US Census Bureau · ACS 2023

    US Counties with the Highest Poverty Rates— Page 115

    US counties ranked by poverty rate from highest to lowest, based on Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates.

    3,222 counties rankedSource: US Census Bureau ACS 2023Highest firstShowing #28512875
    #CountyStatePoverty Rate
    2851Pershing CountyNevada8.1%
    2852Lamoille CountyVermont8.1%
    2853Jo Daviess CountyIllinois8.0%
    2854Prince George CountyVirginia8.0%
    2855Perry CountyPennsylvania8.0%
    2856Rockbridge CountyVirginia8.0%
    2857Pleasants CountyWest Virginia8.0%
    2858Burnet CountyTexas8.0%
    2859Hamilton CountyIowa8.0%
    2860Washington CountyRhode Island8.0%
    2861Washington CountyOregon8.0%
    2862Pierce CountyNebraska8.0%
    2863Harvey CountyKansas8.0%
    2864Butler CountyPennsylvania8.0%
    2865Lac qui Parle CountyMinnesota8.0%
    2866Pepin CountyWisconsin7.9%
    2867Sully CountySouth Dakota7.9%
    2868Wake CountyNorth Carolina7.9%
    2869Olmsted CountyMinnesota7.9%
    2870Sac CountyIowa7.9%
    2871Douglas CountyWashington7.9%
    2872Ste. Genevieve CountyMissouri7.9%
    2873King William CountyVirginia7.9%
    2874Fillmore CountyNebraska7.9%
    2875Winneshiek CountyIowa7.9%

    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.