US Census Bureau · ACS 2023

    US Counties with the Highest Poverty Rates— Page 23

    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 #551575
    #CountyStatePoverty Rate
    551Chesterfield CountySouth Carolina20.2%
    552Worth CountyGeorgia20.2%
    553Wayne CountyMichigan20.1%
    554Somerset CountyMaryland20.1%
    555Bracken CountyKentucky20.1%
    556Rio Arriba CountyNew Mexico20.1%
    557Chattooga CountyGeorgia20.1%
    558Cross CountyArkansas20.1%
    559Baltimore cityMaryland20.1%
    560Poinsett CountyArkansas20.1%
    561Bradley CountyArkansas20.1%
    562Hampton CountySouth Carolina20.0%
    563Vigo CountyIndiana20.0%
    564Haskell CountyOklahoma20.0%
    565Le Flore CountyOklahoma20.0%
    566Northampton CountyNorth Carolina20.0%
    567Otero CountyNew Mexico20.0%
    568Tishomingo CountyMississippi19.9%
    569Delaware CountyIndiana19.9%
    570Pike CountyOhio19.9%
    571McDonough CountyIllinois19.9%
    572Leake CountyMississippi19.9%
    573Madera CountyCalifornia19.9%
    574Clay CountySouth Dakota19.8%
    575Cabell CountyWest Virginia19.8%

    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.