US Census Bureau · ACS 2023

    US Counties with the Highest Poverty Rates— Page 45

    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 #11011125
    #CountyStatePoverty Rate
    1101Winnebago CountyIllinois16.0%
    1102Newberry CountySouth Carolina16.0%
    1103West Baton Rouge ParishLouisiana16.0%
    1104Jackson CountyOklahoma16.0%
    1105Monroe CountyMissouri16.0%
    1106Victoria CountyTexas16.0%
    1107Beltrami CountyMinnesota16.0%
    1108Lamb CountyTexas15.9%
    1109Genesee CountyMichigan15.9%
    1110Harper CountyOklahoma15.9%
    1111Erath CountyTexas15.9%
    1112Lexington cityVirginia15.9%
    1113Houghton CountyMichigan15.9%
    1114Wibaux CountyMontana15.9%
    1115Lunenburg CountyVirginia15.9%
    1116Harris CountyTexas15.9%
    1117DeKalb CountyIllinois15.9%
    1118Choctaw CountyMississippi15.9%
    1119Hancock CountyKentucky15.9%
    1120Wichita CountyTexas15.9%
    1121Lewis CountyTennessee15.9%
    1122DeWitt CountyTexas15.9%
    1123Knox CountyIllinois15.9%
    1124New York CountyNew York15.8%
    1125Jones CountySouth Dakota15.8%

    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.