US Census Bureau · ACS 2023

    US Counties with the Highest Poverty Rates— Page 19

    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 #451475
    #CountyStatePoverty Rate
    451Escambia CountyAlabama21.2%
    452Anson CountyNorth Carolina21.2%
    453Jackson CountyArkansas21.2%
    454Menominee CountyWisconsin21.2%
    455Catron CountyNew Mexico21.2%
    456Glades CountyFlorida21.2%
    457Richmond CountyGeorgia21.1%
    458Nome Census AreaAlaska21.1%
    459Randolph CountyArkansas21.1%
    460Clare CountyMichigan21.1%
    461Menard CountyTexas21.1%
    462Bath CountyVirginia21.1%
    463McCurtain CountyOklahoma21.1%
    464Izard CountyArkansas21.1%
    465Petersburg cityVirginia21.1%
    466Early CountyGeorgia21.1%
    467Swain CountyNorth Carolina21.1%
    468Miller CountyArkansas21.0%
    469Webb CountyTexas21.0%
    470Barren CountyKentucky21.0%
    471Mississippi CountyArkansas21.0%
    472Butler CountyAlabama21.0%
    473Alexander CountyIllinois21.0%
    474Wilson CountyNorth Carolina21.0%
    475Albany CountyWyoming21.0%

    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.