US Census Bureau · ACS 2023

    US Counties with the Highest Poverty Rates— Page 35

    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 #851875
    #CountyStatePoverty Rate
    851Wright CountyMissouri17.6%
    852Pope CountyArkansas17.6%
    853Johnson CountyGeorgia17.5%
    854Shelby CountyTennessee17.5%
    855Stephens CountyOklahoma17.5%
    856Jackson CountyWest Virginia17.5%
    857Lawrence CountyOhio17.5%
    858Candler CountyGeorgia17.5%
    859Huerfano CountyColorado17.5%
    860Wyandotte CountyKansas17.5%
    861Blackford CountyIndiana17.5%
    862Lynn CountyTexas17.5%
    863Milwaukee CountyWisconsin17.5%
    864Calhoun CountyAlabama17.5%
    865Ogemaw CountyMichigan17.5%
    866Fayette CountyPennsylvania17.4%
    867Harrison CountyMississippi17.4%
    868Grant CountyNorth Dakota17.4%
    869Cass CountyIowa17.4%
    870St. Lawrence CountyNew York17.4%
    871Lafayette ParishLouisiana17.4%
    872Cheyenne CountyKansas17.4%
    873Brown CountyOhio17.4%
    874Alcorn CountyMississippi17.4%
    875Lewis CountyIdaho17.4%

    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.