US Census Bureau · ACS 2023

    US Counties with the Highest Poverty Rates— Page 38

    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 #926950
    #CountyStatePoverty Rate
    926Northampton CountyVirginia17.1%
    927Anderson CountyTexas17.1%
    928Upton CountyTexas17.1%
    929Greene CountyArkansas17.0%
    930Columbia CountyFlorida17.0%
    931Gregg CountyTexas17.0%
    932St. Francois CountyMissouri17.0%
    933Chautauqua CountyNew York17.0%
    934Pawnee CountyOklahoma17.0%
    935Palo Pinto CountyTexas17.0%
    936Obion CountyTennessee17.0%
    937Grand CountyUtah17.0%
    938Cedar CountyMissouri17.0%
    939Alpena CountyMichigan17.0%
    940Wilkes CountyGeorgia17.0%
    941Bee CountyTexas17.0%
    942Morgan CountyMissouri17.0%
    943Stoddard CountyMissouri17.0%
    944Harmon CountyOklahoma17.0%
    945Edwards CountyIllinois17.0%
    946Colfax CountyNew Mexico17.0%
    947Putnam CountyTennessee16.9%
    948Lowndes CountyMississippi16.9%
    949Iron CountyMichigan16.9%
    950Fairfield CountySouth Carolina16.9%

    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.