US Census Bureau · ACS 2023

    US Counties with the Highest Poverty Rates— Page 6

    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 #126150
    #CountyStatePoverty Rate
    126Morehouse ParishLouisiana30.7%
    127Lincoln ParishLouisiana30.7%
    128Brooks CountyTexas30.7%
    129Roosevelt CountyMontana30.6%
    130Winston CountyMississippi30.4%
    131Glacier CountyMontana30.3%
    132St. Helena ParishLouisiana30.0%
    133Sunflower CountyMississippi29.9%
    134Mingo CountyWest Virginia29.9%
    135Lowndes CountyAlabama29.6%
    136Swisher CountyTexas29.5%
    137Baker CountyGeorgia29.4%
    138Red River ParishLouisiana29.4%
    139Taylor CountyGeorgia29.4%
    140Carolina MunicipioPuerto Rico29.3%
    141Martin CountyKentucky29.2%
    142Dillon CountySouth Carolina29.2%
    143Dorado MunicipioPuerto Rico29.2%
    144Duval CountyTexas29.0%
    145Wilcox CountyAlabama29.0%
    146Dallas CountyAlabama29.0%
    147Socorro CountyNew Mexico29.0%
    148Desha CountyArkansas28.9%
    149Lee CountyKentucky28.9%
    150Kleberg CountyTexas28.8%

    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.