US Census Bureau · ACS 2023
US counties ranked by poverty rate from highest to lowest, based on Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates.
| # | County | State | Poverty Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 226 | Quay County | New Mexico | 25.4% |
| 227 | Caldwell Parish | Louisiana | 25.4% |
| 228 | Brooks County | Georgia | 25.4% |
| 229 | Edwards County | Texas | 25.3% |
| 230 | Richmond County | North Carolina | 25.2% |
| 231 | Halifax County | North Carolina | 25.2% |
| 232 | Wayne County | Missouri | 25.1% |
| 233 | Neshoba County | Mississippi | 25.1% |
| 234 | Rolette County | North Dakota | 25.1% |
| 235 | Lauderdale County | Mississippi | 25.1% |
| 236 | Whitley County | Kentucky | 25.1% |
| 237 | Pike County | Kentucky | 25.0% |
| 238 | Atkinson County | Georgia | 25.0% |
| 239 | Kiowa County | Oklahoma | 25.0% |
| 240 | Jefferson Davis County | Mississippi | 25.0% |
| 241 | Treutlen County | Georgia | 25.0% |
| 242 | Bledsoe County | Tennessee | 25.0% |
| 243 | Danville city | Virginia | 25.0% |
| 244 | Sierra County | New Mexico | 24.9% |
| 245 | Clay County | West Virginia | 24.9% |
| 246 | Scott County | Tennessee | 24.9% |
| 247 | Owsley County | Kentucky | 24.9% |
| 248 | Bibb County | Georgia | 24.8% |
| 249 | Decatur County | Georgia | 24.8% |
| 250 | Clay County | Mississippi | 24.8% |
Data from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates, 2019–2023. Rankings include all counties, county equivalents, and independent cities in the United States. Click any county to see its full profile.