US Census Bureau · ACS 2023

    US Counties with the Highest Poverty Rates— Page 61

    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 #15011525
    #CountyStatePoverty Rate
    1501Creek CountyOklahoma13.9%
    1502Jerome CountyIdaho13.9%
    1503Craven CountyNorth Carolina13.9%
    1504Webster CountyKentucky13.9%
    1505Grand Forks CountyNorth Dakota13.9%
    1506Cullman CountyAlabama13.9%
    1507Assumption ParishLouisiana13.9%
    1508Mariposa CountyCalifornia13.9%
    1509Caldwell CountyKentucky13.9%
    1510Caldwell CountyTexas13.9%
    1511Cowley CountyKansas13.9%
    1512Columbiana CountyOhio13.9%
    1513Aiken CountySouth Carolina13.9%
    1514Van Buren CountyTennessee13.8%
    1515Cleburne CountyArkansas13.8%
    1516Wayne CountyIllinois13.8%
    1517Washtenaw CountyMichigan13.8%
    1518Phillips CountyKansas13.8%
    1519Ellis CountyOklahoma13.8%
    1520Walker CountyGeorgia13.8%
    1521Jackson CountyMissouri13.8%
    1522Davidson CountyNorth Carolina13.8%
    1523O'Brien CountyIowa13.8%
    1524Westmoreland CountyVirginia13.8%
    1525Van Buren CountyMichigan13.8%

    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.