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    US Counties with the Highest Poverty Rates— Page 37

    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 #901–925
    #CountyStatePoverty Rate
    901Clay CountyArkansas17.2%
    902Cumberland CountyNorth Carolina17.2%
    903Christian CountyKentucky17.2%
    904Vermilion CountyIllinois17.2%
    905Scott CountyArkansas17.2%
    906Issaquena CountyMississippi17.2%
    907McDonald CountyMissouri17.2%
    908Lubbock CountyTexas17.2%
    909Live Oak CountyTexas17.2%
    910Tillman CountyOklahoma17.2%
    911Boundary CountyIdaho17.2%
    912Hamblen CountyTennessee17.2%
    913Prowers CountyColorado17.2%
    914Parke CountyIndiana17.2%
    915Levy CountyFlorida17.2%
    916Owen CountyKentucky17.2%
    917Boone CountyMissouri17.1%
    918Hawkins CountyTennessee17.1%
    919Saline CountyIllinois17.1%
    920Greenwood CountySouth Carolina17.1%
    921McLennan CountyTexas17.1%
    922Etowah CountyAlabama17.1%
    923Hocking CountyOhio17.1%
    924Garrard CountyKentucky17.1%
    925Hot Spring CountyArkansas17.1%
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    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.

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