US Census Bureau · ACS 2023

    US Counties with the Highest Poverty Rates— Page 117

    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 #29012925
    #CountyStatePoverty Rate
    2901Amador CountyCalifornia7.8%
    2902Hansford CountyTexas7.8%
    2903Cumberland CountyPennsylvania7.8%
    2904Eaton CountyMichigan7.7%
    2905Fluvanna CountyVirginia7.7%
    2906Iowa CountyWisconsin7.7%
    2907McLeod CountyMinnesota7.7%
    2908Nemaha CountyKansas7.7%
    2909Brown CountyMinnesota7.7%
    2910Kodiak Island BoroughAlaska7.7%
    2911Mills CountyTexas7.7%
    2912Oakland CountyMichigan7.7%
    2913Cumberland CountyVirginia7.7%
    2914Cavalier CountyNorth Dakota7.7%
    2915Hooker CountyNebraska7.7%
    2916Potter CountySouth Dakota7.7%
    2917Union CountyNorth Carolina7.7%
    2918Perkins CountyNebraska7.7%
    2919Meade CountySouth Dakota7.6%
    2920Currituck CountyNorth Carolina7.6%
    2921Kewaunee CountyWisconsin7.6%
    2922Woodford CountyIllinois7.6%
    2923Benton CountyArkansas7.6%
    2924Wilson CountyTennessee7.6%
    2925Washington CountyColorado7.6%

    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.