US Census Bureau · ACS 2023

    US Counties with the Highest Poverty Rates— Page 42

    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 #10261050
    #CountyStatePoverty Rate
    1026Terrebonne ParishLouisiana16.5%
    1027Carroll CountyTennessee16.4%
    1028Martin CountyIndiana16.4%
    1029Edgefield CountySouth Carolina16.4%
    1030Pearl River CountyMississippi16.4%
    1031Wilkes CountyNorth Carolina16.4%
    1032White CountyArkansas16.4%
    1033Edwards CountyKansas16.4%
    1034Bossier ParishLouisiana16.4%
    1035Fredericksburg cityVirginia16.4%
    1036Nowata CountyOklahoma16.4%
    1037Ingham CountyMichigan16.4%
    1038Oconee CountySouth Carolina16.4%
    1039Ashland CountyWisconsin16.4%
    1040Hall CountyTexas16.4%
    1041White CountyIllinois16.4%
    1042Harrison CountyKentucky16.4%
    1043Crawford CountyIowa16.4%
    1044Montgomery CountyGeorgia16.4%
    1045Sumter CountySouth Carolina16.4%
    1046Grainger CountyTennessee16.4%
    1047Pendleton CountyWest Virginia16.3%
    1048Glynn CountyGeorgia16.3%
    1049Osceola CountyIowa16.3%
    1050Jefferson CountyAlabama16.3%

    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.