US Census Bureau · ACS 2023

    US Counties with the Highest Poverty Rates— Page 46

    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 #11261150
    #CountyStatePoverty Rate
    1126Rowan CountyNorth Carolina15.8%
    1127Randolph CountyMissouri15.8%
    1128Osceola CountyMichigan15.8%
    1129Deaf Smith CountyTexas15.8%
    1130Washington CountyTennessee15.8%
    1131Judith Basin CountyMontana15.8%
    1132Madison CountyKentucky15.8%
    1133Union CountyOregon15.8%
    1134Bernalillo CountyNew Mexico15.8%
    1135Henry CountyAlabama15.8%
    1136Wilson CountyKansas15.8%
    1137Josephine CountyOregon15.8%
    1138Milam CountyTexas15.8%
    1139Guernsey CountyOhio15.8%
    1140Oscoda CountyMichigan15.8%
    1141Chemung CountyNew York15.8%
    1142Phillips CountyColorado15.7%
    1143West Carroll ParishLouisiana15.7%
    1144Lincoln CountyOregon15.7%
    1145Wahkiakum CountyWashington15.7%
    1146Hampden CountyMassachusetts15.7%
    1147Oklahoma CountyOklahoma15.7%
    1148Caswell CountyNorth Carolina15.7%
    1149Columbia CountyPennsylvania15.7%
    1150Fayette CountyKentucky15.7%

    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.