US Census Bureau · ACS 2023

    US Counties with the Highest Poverty Rates— Page 36

    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 #876900
    #CountyStatePoverty Rate
    876Las Animas CountyColorado17.4%
    877Union CountyKentucky17.4%
    878Lynchburg cityVirginia17.4%
    879Bryan CountyOklahoma17.4%
    880Alleghany CountyNorth Carolina17.4%
    881Harrison CountyTexas17.4%
    882Franklin CountyAlabama17.4%
    883Mecklenburg CountyVirginia17.4%
    884Hoke CountyNorth Carolina17.4%
    885Titus CountyTexas17.3%
    886Sharp CountyArkansas17.3%
    887Roberts CountySouth Dakota17.3%
    888Hardeman CountyTennessee17.3%
    889Taylor CountyFlorida17.3%
    890Franklin CountyFlorida17.3%
    891Boone CountyWest Virginia17.3%
    892Norfolk cityVirginia17.3%
    893Cass CountyTexas17.3%
    894Refugio CountyTexas17.3%
    895Calloway CountyKentucky17.2%
    896Luce CountyMichigan17.2%
    897Cleveland CountyNorth Carolina17.2%
    898Pickens CountySouth Carolina17.2%
    899Allegany CountyMaryland17.2%
    900Phelps CountyMissouri17.2%

    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.