US Census Bureau · ACS 2023

    US Counties with the Highest Poverty Rates— Page 43

    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 #10511075
    #CountyStatePoverty Rate
    1051Dillingham Census AreaAlaska16.3%
    1052Wichita CountyKansas16.3%
    1053Bowie CountyTexas16.3%
    1054Gray CountyTexas16.3%
    1055Marshall CountyAlabama16.3%
    1056Calhoun CountySouth Carolina16.3%
    1057Montgomery CountyKansas16.3%
    1058Jefferson ParishLouisiana16.3%
    1059St. Clair CountyMissouri16.3%
    1060Blue Earth CountyMinnesota16.3%
    1061Pike CountyMissouri16.3%
    1062Mobile CountyAlabama16.3%
    1063Angelina CountyTexas16.3%
    1064Sebastian CountyArkansas16.3%
    1065Yolo CountyCalifornia16.3%
    1066Carroll CountyArkansas16.3%
    1067Ramsey CountyNorth Dakota16.3%
    1068Henry CountyMissouri16.3%
    1069Dorchester CountyMaryland16.3%
    1070Houston CountyTexas16.3%
    1071Cumberland CountyNew Jersey16.3%
    1072Putnam CountyMissouri16.2%
    1073Pulaski CountyArkansas16.2%
    1074Carroll CountyVirginia16.2%
    1075Linn CountyMissouri16.2%

    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.