US Census Bureau · ACS 2023

    US Counties with the Highest Poverty Rates— Page 13

    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 #301325
    #CountyStatePoverty Rate
    301Covington cityVirginia23.6%
    302Shelby CountyTexas23.5%
    303Richland ParishLouisiana23.5%
    304Bath CountyKentucky23.5%
    305Russell CountyKentucky23.4%
    306Pike CountyAlabama23.4%
    307Galax cityVirginia23.4%
    308Johnson CountyKentucky23.4%
    309Lee CountySouth Carolina23.3%
    310Franklin CountyMississippi23.3%
    311Jim Wells CountyTexas23.2%
    312San Juan CountyNew Mexico23.2%
    313Beckham CountyOklahoma23.2%
    314Isabella CountyMichigan23.2%
    315Wilcox CountyGeorgia23.1%
    316DeSoto CountyFlorida23.1%
    317Clay CountyGeorgia23.0%
    318Guadalupe CountyNew Mexico23.0%
    319Mississippi CountyMissouri23.0%
    320Jackson CountyKentucky23.0%
    321Copiah CountyMississippi23.0%
    322Evangeline ParishLouisiana23.0%
    323Fleming CountyKentucky22.9%
    324Cotton CountyOklahoma22.9%
    325Clinch CountyGeorgia22.9%

    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.