US Census Bureau · ACS 2023

    US Counties with the Highest Poverty Rates— Page 24

    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 #576600
    #CountyStatePoverty Rate
    576Bertie CountyNorth Carolina19.8%
    577Coffee CountyGeorgia19.8%
    578Howard CountyArkansas19.8%
    579St. Louis cityMissouri19.8%
    580Dooly CountyGeorgia19.7%
    581Toombs CountyGeorgia19.7%
    582Ripley CountyMissouri19.7%
    583Fall River CountySouth Dakota19.7%
    584Meriwether CountyGeorgia19.7%
    585Roanoke cityVirginia19.7%
    586Alachua CountyFlorida19.7%
    587Hill CountyMontana19.7%
    588Martin CountyNorth Carolina19.6%
    589Imperial CountyCalifornia19.6%
    590Independence CountyArkansas19.6%
    591Sevier CountyArkansas19.6%
    592Tyler CountyTexas19.6%
    593Carter CountyKentucky19.6%
    594Frio CountyTexas19.6%
    595Choctaw CountyAlabama19.5%
    596Grant CountyNew Mexico19.5%
    597Craig CountyOklahoma19.5%
    598Hickory CountyMissouri19.5%
    599Marion CountyKentucky19.5%
    600Van Buren CountyArkansas19.5%

    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.