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    US Counties with the Highest Poverty Rates— Page 41

    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 #1001–1025
    #CountyStatePoverty Rate
    1001Benton CountyMissouri16.7%
    1002Tuscaloosa CountyAlabama16.7%
    1003Taylor CountyKentucky16.6%
    1004Wetzel CountyWest Virginia16.6%
    1005Iosco CountyMichigan16.6%
    1006Henry CountyKentucky16.6%
    1007Siskiyou CountyCalifornia16.6%
    1008St. Martin ParishLouisiana16.6%
    1009Clay CountyAlabama16.5%
    1010Smyth CountyVirginia16.5%
    1011Lawrence CountyMissouri16.5%
    1012Franklin CountyNew York16.5%
    1013Oswego CountyNew York16.5%
    1014Marshall CountyOklahoma16.5%
    1015Cannon CountyTennessee16.5%
    1016Piscataquis CountyMaine16.5%
    1017Robertson CountyTexas16.5%
    1018Fayette CountyIllinois16.5%
    1019Lincoln CountyOklahoma16.5%
    1020Lucas CountyIowa16.5%
    1021Garland CountyArkansas16.5%
    1022Little River CountyArkansas16.5%
    1023Custer CountyOklahoma16.5%
    1024Yuma CountyArizona16.5%
    1025Suffolk CountyMassachusetts16.5%
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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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