US Census Bureau · ACS 2023

    US Counties with the Highest Poverty Rates— Page 33

    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 #801825
    #CountyStatePoverty Rate
    801Stone CountyMississippi17.9%
    802Reynolds CountyMissouri17.9%
    803Mineral CountyMontana17.9%
    804Malheur CountyOregon17.8%
    805Marion CountyArkansas17.8%
    806Lake CountyOregon17.8%
    807Nicholas CountyWest Virginia17.8%
    808Calcasieu ParishLouisiana17.8%
    809Lucas CountyOhio17.8%
    810Washington CountyMaine17.8%
    811Jefferson Davis ParishLouisiana17.8%
    812Pointe Coupee ParishLouisiana17.8%
    813Lafayette CountyFlorida17.8%
    814Muhlenberg CountyKentucky17.8%
    815Gila CountyArizona17.8%
    816Tulare CountyCalifornia17.8%
    817Peach CountyGeorgia17.7%
    818Comanche CountyOklahoma17.7%
    819Wise CountyVirginia17.7%
    820Ellis CountyKansas17.7%
    821Covington CountyMississippi17.7%
    822Perry CountyTennessee17.7%
    823Boyd CountyKentucky17.7%
    824Lake CountyMontana17.7%
    825San Jacinto CountyTexas17.7%

    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.