US Census Bureau · ACS 2023

    US Counties with the Highest Poverty Rates— Page 15

    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 #351375
    #CountyStatePoverty Rate
    351Pickens CountyAlabama22.6%
    352Wyoming CountyWest Virginia22.6%
    353Marengo CountyAlabama22.6%
    354Charlton CountyGeorgia22.5%
    355Bulloch CountyGeorgia22.5%
    356Lenoir CountyNorth Carolina22.5%
    357Camp CountyTexas22.4%
    358Seminole CountyOklahoma22.4%
    359Hyde CountyNorth Carolina22.4%
    360Laurens CountyGeorgia22.4%
    361McIntosh CountyGeorgia22.4%
    362Newton CountyTexas22.4%
    363Carroll CountyMississippi22.4%
    364Scioto CountyOhio22.4%
    365Greene CountyNorth Carolina22.4%
    366Grenada CountyMississippi22.3%
    367Costilla CountyColorado22.3%
    368Caddo ParishLouisiana22.3%
    369Nacogdoches CountyTexas22.3%
    370Chaves CountyNew Mexico22.3%
    371Russell CountyAlabama22.2%
    372Jasper CountyTexas22.2%
    373Warren CountyNorth Carolina22.2%
    374Monroe CountyKentucky22.2%
    375Barton CountyMissouri22.2%

    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.