US Census Bureau · ACS 2023

    US Counties with the Highest Poverty Rates— Page 32

    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 #776800
    #CountyStatePoverty Rate
    776Audrain CountyMissouri18.0%
    777Beaufort CountyNorth Carolina18.0%
    778Golden Valley CountyNorth Dakota18.0%
    779Scott CountyVirginia18.0%
    780Thurston CountyNebraska18.0%
    781Trinity CountyCalifornia18.0%
    782Champaign CountyIllinois18.0%
    783Lafourche ParishLouisiana18.0%
    784Walker CountyAlabama18.0%
    785Mercer CountyWest Virginia18.0%
    786Golden Valley CountyMontana18.0%
    787McCormick CountySouth Carolina18.0%
    788Carter CountyTennessee18.0%
    789Halifax CountyVirginia17.9%
    790Montmorency CountyMichigan17.9%
    791Walker CountyTexas17.9%
    792Burke CountyNorth Carolina17.9%
    793Cherokee CountyTexas17.9%
    794Duplin CountyNorth Carolina17.9%
    795Mason CountyWest Virginia17.9%
    796Polk CountyMissouri17.9%
    797Dyer CountyTennessee17.9%
    798Ouachita CountyArkansas17.9%
    799Thomas CountyGeorgia17.9%
    800Sherman CountyOregon17.9%

    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.