US Census Bureau · ACS 2023

    US Counties with the Highest Poverty Rates— Page 20

    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 #476500
    #CountyStatePoverty Rate
    476Fentress CountyTennessee20.9%
    477Madison CountyFlorida20.9%
    478Mahnomen CountyMinnesota20.9%
    479Tift CountyGeorgia20.9%
    480Bacon CountyGeorgia20.9%
    481Hughes CountyOklahoma20.9%
    482McIntosh CountyOklahoma20.9%
    483Red River CountyTexas20.9%
    484Potter CountyTexas20.9%
    485Foard CountyTexas20.9%
    486Curry CountyNew Mexico20.9%
    487Montgomery CountyArkansas20.8%
    488Culebra MunicipioPuerto Rico20.8%
    489Hickman CountyKentucky20.8%
    490Liberty CountyFlorida20.8%
    491Pocahontas CountyWest Virginia20.8%
    492Tyrrell CountyNorth Carolina20.8%
    493Hardin CountyTennessee20.8%
    494Crawford CountyKansas20.8%
    495Barbour CountyWest Virginia20.8%
    496Baylor CountyTexas20.8%
    497Jones CountyMississippi20.8%
    498Yukon-Koyukuk Census AreaAlaska20.8%
    499Attala CountyMississippi20.7%
    500Ottawa CountyOklahoma20.7%

    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.