US Census Bureau · ACS 2023

    US Counties with the Highest Poverty Rates— Page 55

    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 #13511375
    #CountyStatePoverty Rate
    1351Falls CountyTexas14.6%
    1352Hawaii CountyHawaii14.6%
    1353Ward CountyTexas14.6%
    1354Jefferson CountyIowa14.6%
    1355Fulton CountyNew York14.5%
    1356Franklin CountyOhio14.5%
    1357Adams CountyNorth Dakota14.5%
    1358Harnett CountyNorth Carolina14.5%
    1359District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia14.5%
    1360Gonzales CountyTexas14.5%
    1361Jefferson CountyKentucky14.5%
    1362Cherokee CountyAlabama14.5%
    1363Brown CountyTexas14.5%
    1364Doddridge CountyWest Virginia14.5%
    1365Montgomery CountyMissouri14.5%
    1366Sedgwick CountyColorado14.5%
    1367Vernon CountyWisconsin14.5%
    1368Spartanburg CountySouth Carolina14.5%
    1369Dickens CountyTexas14.5%
    1370Austin CountyTexas14.5%
    1371Escambia CountyFlorida14.5%
    1372Liberty CountyGeorgia14.5%
    1373Wharton CountyTexas14.5%
    1374Richland CountyWisconsin14.5%
    1375San Saba CountyTexas14.5%

    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.