US Census Bureau · ACS 2023

    US Counties with the Highest Poverty Rates— Page 57

    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 #14011425
    #CountyStatePoverty Rate
    1401Pendleton CountyKentucky14.3%
    1402Ulster CountyNew York14.3%
    1403Sabine CountyTexas14.3%
    1404Kittitas CountyWashington14.3%
    1405Freestone CountyTexas14.3%
    1406Giles CountyTennessee14.3%
    1407Meigs CountyTennessee14.3%
    1408Rusk CountyTexas14.3%
    1409Morgan CountyOhio14.3%
    1410Juneau CountyWisconsin14.3%
    1411Dent CountyMissouri14.3%
    1412Williamson CountyIllinois14.3%
    1413Newaygo CountyMichigan14.3%
    1414Belmont CountyOhio14.3%
    1415Gratiot CountyMichigan14.3%
    1416Union CountyMississippi14.3%
    1417Essex CountyVermont14.3%
    1418Mineral CountyWest Virginia14.3%
    1419Stanly CountyNorth Carolina14.2%
    1420Marshall CountyTennessee14.2%
    1421Hill CountyTexas14.2%
    1422Andrews CountyTexas14.2%
    1423Unicoi CountyTennessee14.2%
    1424Greene CountyIllinois14.2%
    1425Brown CountyKansas14.2%

    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.