US Census Bureau · ACS 2023

    US Counties with the Highest Poverty Rates— Page 121

    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 #30013025
    #CountyStatePoverty Rate
    3001Montgomery CountyMaryland7.1%
    3002Dixon CountyNebraska7.1%
    3003Storey CountyNevada7.1%
    3004Lincoln CountyWyoming7.1%
    3005Marion CountyIowa7.1%
    3006Cumberland CountyMaine7.1%
    3007Wabaunsee CountyKansas7.1%
    3008Madison CountyVirginia7.0%
    3009Lee CountyGeorgia7.0%
    3010Denton CountyTexas7.0%
    3011Buchanan CountyIowa7.0%
    3012Teton CountyWyoming7.0%
    3013Gosper CountyNebraska7.0%
    3014Morton CountyNorth Dakota7.0%
    3015Harford CountyMaryland7.0%
    3016Green CountyWisconsin7.0%
    3017Island CountyWashington7.0%
    3018Spotsylvania CountyVirginia7.0%
    3019Queen Anne's CountyMaryland7.0%
    3020Will CountyIllinois7.0%
    3021Traill CountyNorth Dakota6.9%
    3022Gray CountyKansas6.9%
    3023Jasper CountyIndiana6.9%
    3024Shelby CountyAlabama6.9%
    3025Washington CountyNebraska6.9%

    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.