US Census Bureau · ACS 2023

    US Counties with the Highest Poverty Rates— Page 5

    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 #101125
    #CountyStatePoverty Rate
    101Magoffin CountyKentucky33.4%
    102Calhoun CountyWest Virginia33.4%
    103Terrell CountyGeorgia33.0%
    104Tensas ParishLouisiana32.8%
    105Buffalo CountySouth Dakota32.5%
    106Lake CountyTennessee32.3%
    107Dewey CountySouth Dakota32.3%
    108Bienville ParishLouisiana32.1%
    109Gurabo MunicipioPuerto Rico32.0%
    110Leflore CountyMississippi31.9%
    111Bennett CountySouth Dakota31.9%
    112Sharkey CountyMississippi31.8%
    113Clay CountyKentucky31.8%
    114Kalawao CountyHawaii31.7%
    115Bent CountyColorado31.7%
    116Hancock CountyGeorgia31.5%
    117Hancock CountyTennessee31.5%
    118Jim Hogg CountyTexas31.4%
    119Yazoo CountyMississippi31.4%
    120Perry CountyAlabama31.2%
    121Apache CountyArizona31.2%
    122Kusilvak Census AreaAlaska31.2%
    123Jeff Davis CountyTexas31.2%
    124Telfair CountyGeorgia31.0%
    125McDowell CountyWest Virginia30.9%

    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.