US Census Bureau · ACS 2023

    US Counties with the Highest Poverty Rates— Page 125

    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 #31013125
    #CountyStatePoverty Rate
    3101Frederick CountyMaryland6.3%
    3102Sherman CountyTexas6.3%
    3103Jefferson CountyMontana6.3%
    3104Dickinson CountyIowa6.3%
    3105Polk CountyNebraska6.2%
    3106Cedar CountyNebraska6.2%
    3107Skagway MunicipalityAlaska6.2%
    3108Hanson CountySouth Dakota6.2%
    3109Crook CountyWyoming6.2%
    3110Fairbanks North Star BoroughAlaska6.2%
    3111Fauquier CountyVirginia6.1%
    3112Mercer CountyOhio6.1%
    3113Medina CountyOhio6.1%
    3114Prince William CountyVirginia6.1%
    3115Haines BoroughAlaska6.1%
    3116Botetourt CountyVirginia6.1%
    3117Oconee CountyGeorgia6.1%
    3118Paulding CountyGeorgia6.1%
    3119Bucks CountyPennsylvania6.1%
    3120McHenry CountyIllinois6.1%
    3121Kearny CountyKansas6.1%
    3122Hodgeman CountyKansas6.0%
    3123Davis CountyUtah6.0%
    3124Piatt CountyIllinois5.9%
    3125Chester CountyPennsylvania5.9%

    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.