US Census Bureau · ACS 2023

    US Counties with the Highest Poverty Rates— Page 50

    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 #12261250
    #CountyStatePoverty Rate
    1226Lawrence CountyTennessee15.3%
    1227Daviess CountyKentucky15.2%
    1228Montgomery CountyKentucky15.2%
    1229Lake and Peninsula BoroughAlaska15.2%
    1230Cherokee CountyIowa15.2%
    1231Guilford CountyNorth Carolina15.2%
    1232Grant CountyOregon15.2%
    1233Decatur CountyIowa15.2%
    1234Tallapoosa CountyAlabama15.2%
    1235Douglas CountyKansas15.2%
    1236Macon CountyTennessee15.2%
    1237Sullivan CountyNew York15.2%
    1238Greene CountyTennessee15.2%
    1239Miami CountyIndiana15.2%
    1240Mendocino CountyCalifornia15.2%
    1241Lyon CountyKansas15.2%
    1242Berrien CountyMichigan15.2%
    1243San Patricio CountyTexas15.1%
    1244Newport News cityVirginia15.1%
    1245Monroe CountyOhio15.1%
    1246Schuyler CountyNew York15.1%
    1247Marion CountyIndiana15.1%
    1248Simpson CountyKentucky15.1%
    1249Webster CountyMississippi15.1%
    1250Greenup CountyKentucky15.1%

    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.