US Census Bureau · ACS 2023

    US Counties with the Highest Poverty Rates— Page 12

    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 #276300
    #CountyStatePoverty Rate
    276Chickasaw CountyMississippi24.1%
    277Ouachita ParishLouisiana24.0%
    278Bethel Census AreaAlaska24.0%
    279St. Landry ParishLouisiana24.0%
    280Buchanan CountyVirginia23.9%
    281Prairie CountyMontana23.9%
    282Hale CountyAlabama23.9%
    283Colquitt CountyGeorgia23.9%
    284Putnam CountyFlorida23.9%
    285Payne CountyOklahoma23.9%
    286Brazos CountyTexas23.9%
    287Orangeburg CountySouth Carolina23.9%
    288Lawrence CountyMississippi23.8%
    289Crawford CountyIndiana23.8%
    290Appling CountyGeorgia23.8%
    291Hopewell cityVirginia23.8%
    292Montgomery CountyVirginia23.8%
    293Whitman CountyWashington23.7%
    294Wheatland CountyMontana23.7%
    295Pushmataha CountyOklahoma23.7%
    296Big Horn CountyMontana23.6%
    297Otero CountyColorado23.6%
    298Williamsburg CountySouth Carolina23.6%
    299Jenkins CountyGeorgia23.6%
    300Sequatchie CountyTennessee23.6%

    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.