US Census Bureau · ACS 2023

    US Counties with the Highest Poverty Rates— Page 122

    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 #30263050
    #CountyStatePoverty Rate
    3026Mitchell CountyIowa6.9%
    3027Thomas CountyKansas6.9%
    3028Seward CountyNebraska6.9%
    3029Mills CountyIowa6.9%
    3030Santa Clara CountyCalifornia6.9%
    3031Clarke CountyVirginia6.9%
    3032Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning RegionConnecticut6.9%
    3033Chesterfield CountyVirginia6.8%
    3034Platte CountyMissouri6.8%
    3035Columbia CountyGeorgia6.8%
    3036Johnson CountyNebraska6.8%
    3037Madison CountyIowa6.8%
    3038Clear Creek CountyColorado6.8%
    3039Gloucester CountyVirginia6.8%
    3040Bristol CountyRhode Island6.8%
    3041Madison CountyMontana6.8%
    3042Albemarle CountyVirginia6.8%
    3043Burlington CountyNew Jersey6.8%
    3044Plymouth CountyIowa6.8%
    3045Hartley CountyTexas6.8%
    3046Deuel CountySouth Dakota6.7%
    3047Saratoga CountyNew York6.7%
    3048Hamilton CountyNebraska6.7%
    3049Bergen CountyNew Jersey6.7%
    3050Boone CountyIowa6.7%

    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.