US Census Bureau · ACS 2023

    US Counties with the Highest Poverty Rates— Page 17

    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 #401425
    #CountyStatePoverty Rate
    401Oregon CountyMissouri21.9%
    402Barbour CountyAlabama21.9%
    403Edgecombe CountyNorth Carolina21.9%
    404Reeves CountyTexas21.9%
    405Uvalde CountyTexas21.9%
    406Terry CountyTexas21.8%
    407Martinsville cityVirginia21.8%
    408Jackson CountyIllinois21.8%
    409De Soto ParishLouisiana21.8%
    410Warren CountyGeorgia21.8%
    411Matagorda CountyTexas21.8%
    412Powell CountyKentucky21.7%
    413Clay CountyTennessee21.7%
    414Ozark CountyMissouri21.7%
    415Ritchie CountyWest Virginia21.7%
    416Todd CountyKentucky21.7%
    417Prince Edward CountyVirginia21.6%
    418Talbot CountyGeorgia21.6%
    419Hinds CountyMississippi21.6%
    420Raleigh CountyWest Virginia21.6%
    421Bamberg CountySouth Carolina21.6%
    422Decatur CountyTennessee21.6%
    423Hendry CountyFlorida21.6%
    424Turner CountyGeorgia21.6%
    425Rosebud CountyMontana21.6%

    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.