US Census Bureau · ACS 2023

    US Counties with the Highest Poverty Rates— Page 21

    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 #501525
    #CountyStatePoverty Rate
    501Crittenden CountyArkansas20.7%
    502Greenbrier CountyWest Virginia20.7%
    503Scott CountyMississippi20.7%
    504Iron CountyMissouri20.7%
    505Jackson CountyTennessee20.7%
    506Lincoln CountyWest Virginia20.6%
    507Elbert CountyGeorgia20.6%
    508Lake CountyMichigan20.6%
    509Conway CountyArkansas20.6%
    510Jefferson CountyArkansas20.6%
    511Grady CountyGeorgia20.6%
    512De Baca CountyNew Mexico20.6%
    513Wayne CountyGeorgia20.5%
    514Bleckley CountyGeorgia20.5%
    515Cook CountyGeorgia20.5%
    516Clarke CountyAlabama20.5%
    517Chowan CountyNorth Carolina20.5%
    518Graves CountyKentucky20.5%
    519Greene CountyMississippi20.5%
    520Bibb CountyAlabama20.5%
    521Monongalia CountyWest Virginia20.5%
    522Hidalgo CountyNew Mexico20.5%
    523Real CountyTexas20.5%
    524Adams CountyWashington20.5%
    525Torrance CountyNew Mexico20.4%

    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.