US Census Bureau · ACS 2023

    US Counties with the Highest Poverty Rates— Page 18

    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 #426450
    #CountyStatePoverty Rate
    426Roosevelt CountyNew Mexico21.6%
    427Stone CountyArkansas21.6%
    428Adair CountyOklahoma21.5%
    429Wheeler CountyGeorgia21.5%
    430Green CountyKentucky21.5%
    431Forrest CountyMississippi21.5%
    432Dunklin CountyMissouri21.4%
    433Hertford CountyNorth Carolina21.4%
    434DeKalb CountyTennessee21.4%
    435Logan CountyWest Virginia21.4%
    436Howell CountyMissouri21.4%
    437Dallas CountyMissouri21.4%
    438Taliaferro CountyGeorgia21.4%
    439Butte CountyIdaho21.3%
    440Upson CountyGeorgia21.3%
    441Breckinridge CountyKentucky21.3%
    442Laurel CountyKentucky21.3%
    443Karnes CountyTexas21.3%
    444Lincoln CountyMississippi21.3%
    445Coal CountyOklahoma21.3%
    446Jones CountyNorth Carolina21.3%
    447Bladen CountyNorth Carolina21.2%
    448Calhoun CountyFlorida21.2%
    449Adair CountyMissouri21.2%
    450Hart CountyKentucky21.2%

    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.