US Census Bureau · ACS 2023

    US Counties with the Highest Poverty Rates— Page 29

    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 #701725
    #CountyStatePoverty Rate
    701Lea CountyNew Mexico18.7%
    702Nodaway CountyMissouri18.6%
    703Putnam CountyGeorgia18.6%
    704Madison CountyTennessee18.6%
    705Story CountyIowa18.6%
    706Delaware CountyOklahoma18.6%
    707Butler CountyKentucky18.6%
    708Laclede CountyMissouri18.6%
    709East Baton Rouge ParishLouisiana18.6%
    710New Madrid CountyMissouri18.6%
    711Clarendon CountySouth Carolina18.5%
    712Wayne CountyTennessee18.5%
    713Lincoln CountyKentucky18.5%
    714Leon CountyFlorida18.5%
    715Texas CountyOklahoma18.5%
    716Nicholas CountyKentucky18.5%
    717Okanogan CountyWashington18.5%
    718Troup CountyGeorgia18.5%
    719Benton CountyTennessee18.5%
    720King and Queen CountyVirginia18.5%
    721Cherokee CountySouth Carolina18.5%
    722Washington CountyAlabama18.4%
    723Person CountyNorth Carolina18.4%
    724La Paz CountyArizona18.4%
    725Valencia CountyNew Mexico18.4%

    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.