US Census Bureau · ACS 2023

    US Counties with the Highest Poverty Rates— Page 4

    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 #76100
    #CountyStatePoverty Rate
    76Knox CountyKentucky36.7%
    77Madison ParishLouisiana36.7%
    78Caguas MunicipioPuerto Rico36.6%
    79Hatillo MunicipioPuerto Rico36.4%
    80Presidio CountyTexas36.3%
    81Zavala CountyTexas36.3%
    82Coahoma CountyMississippi36.3%
    83Cidra MunicipioPuerto Rico36.2%
    84Greene CountyAlabama35.9%
    85East Carroll ParishLouisiana35.7%
    86McKinley CountyNew Mexico35.7%
    87McCreary CountyKentucky35.1%
    88Claiborne ParishLouisiana35.0%
    89Concordia ParishLouisiana34.8%
    90Bayamón MunicipioPuerto Rico34.4%
    91Juncos MunicipioPuerto Rico34.0%
    92Cumberland CountyKentucky33.9%
    93Canóvanas MunicipioPuerto Rico33.9%
    94Toa Baja MunicipioPuerto Rico33.8%
    95Toa Alta MunicipioPuerto Rico33.8%
    96Tunica CountyMississippi33.8%
    97Bolivar CountyMississippi33.7%
    98Radford cityVirginia33.7%
    99Starr CountyTexas33.5%
    100Quitman CountyMississippi33.5%

    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.