US Census Bureau · ACS 2023

    US Counties with the Highest Poverty Rates— Page 14

    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 #326350
    #CountyStatePoverty Rate
    326Wayne CountyMississippi22.9%
    327Pondera CountyMontana22.9%
    328Charles Mix CountySouth Dakota22.8%
    329Cottle CountyTexas22.8%
    330Ware CountyGeorgia22.8%
    331Haywood CountyTennessee22.8%
    332Marshall CountyMississippi22.8%
    333Jefferson CountyOklahoma22.8%
    334Woodruff CountyArkansas22.8%
    335Drew CountyArkansas22.7%
    336Yalobusha CountyMississippi22.7%
    337Tattnall CountyGeorgia22.7%
    338Ashley CountyArkansas22.7%
    339Calhoun CountyGeorgia22.7%
    340Union CountySouth Carolina22.7%
    341Sabine ParishLouisiana22.7%
    342Columbia CountyArkansas22.7%
    343Sumter CountyGeorgia22.7%
    344Maverick CountyTexas22.6%
    345Iberia ParishLouisiana22.6%
    346Orleans ParishLouisiana22.6%
    347Lewis CountyKentucky22.6%
    348Charlottesville cityVirginia22.6%
    349St. Bernard ParishLouisiana22.6%
    350Monroe CountyAlabama22.6%

    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.