US Census Bureau · ACS 2023

    US Counties with the Highest Poverty Rates— Page 47

    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 #11511175
    #CountyStatePoverty Rate
    1151Pottawatomie CountyOklahoma15.7%
    1152Wayne CountyWest Virginia15.7%
    1153Ohio CountyWest Virginia15.7%
    1154Monroe CountyWest Virginia15.7%
    1155Lumpkin CountyGeorgia15.7%
    1156Douglas CountyOregon15.6%
    1157Muskingum CountyOhio15.6%
    1158Perry CountyArkansas15.6%
    1159Carroll CountyGeorgia15.6%
    1160Wythe CountyVirginia15.6%
    1161Chippewa CountyMichigan15.6%
    1162Shelby CountyMissouri15.6%
    1163Coos CountyOregon15.6%
    1164Ferry CountyWashington15.6%
    1165Chester CountyTennessee15.6%
    1166Clark CountyOhio15.6%
    1167Cleveland CountyArkansas15.6%
    1168Somerset CountyMaine15.6%
    1169Gentry CountyMissouri15.6%
    1170Rockland CountyNew York15.6%
    1171Gallatin CountyIllinois15.6%
    1172Washington CountyGeorgia15.5%
    1173Iberville ParishLouisiana15.5%
    1174Kay CountyOklahoma15.5%
    1175Cochise CountyArizona15.5%

    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.