US Census Bureau · ACS 2023

    US Counties with the Highest Poverty Rates— Page 26

    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 #626650
    #CountyStatePoverty Rate
    626Geary CountyKansas19.3%
    627Summers CountyWest Virginia19.2%
    628Benton CountyOregon19.2%
    629Vermilion ParishLouisiana19.2%
    630Latimer CountyOklahoma19.2%
    631Grundy CountyTennessee19.2%
    632Clarke CountyMississippi19.2%
    633Campbell CountyTennessee19.2%
    634Burke CountyGeorgia19.2%
    635Mecosta CountyMichigan19.2%
    636Hopkins CountyKentucky19.2%
    637Carter CountyMissouri19.2%
    638Craighead CountyArkansas19.1%
    639Woods CountyOklahoma19.1%
    640Geneva CountyAlabama19.1%
    641Bradford CountyFlorida19.1%
    642Kern CountyCalifornia19.0%
    643Okeechobee CountyFlorida19.0%
    644McDuffie CountyGeorgia19.0%
    645Tippecanoe CountyIndiana19.0%
    646Hempstead CountyArkansas19.0%
    647Vernon CountyMissouri19.0%
    648Caddo CountyOklahoma19.0%
    649Hudspeth CountyTexas19.0%
    650Polk CountyArkansas19.0%

    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.