US Census Bureau · ACS 2023

    US Counties with the Highest Poverty Rates— Page 62

    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 #15261550
    #CountyStatePoverty Rate
    1526Adams CountyWisconsin13.8%
    1527Lee CountyMississippi13.8%
    1528Beadle CountySouth Dakota13.8%
    1529Clinton CountyNew York13.8%
    1530Baker CountyOregon13.8%
    1531Clearfield CountyPennsylvania13.8%
    1532Ashland CountyOhio13.8%
    1533Conejos CountyColorado13.8%
    1534Montgomery CountyIllinois13.8%
    1535Ballard CountyKentucky13.8%
    1536Santa Barbara CountyCalifornia13.8%
    1537Cayuga CountyNew York13.8%
    1538Houston CountyTennessee13.8%
    1539Clarke CountyIowa13.8%
    1540Carter CountyMontana13.8%
    1541Lawrence CountyAlabama13.7%
    1542Meade CountyKentucky13.7%
    1543Whitfield CountyGeorgia13.7%
    1544Buckingham CountyVirginia13.7%
    1545McKean CountyPennsylvania13.7%
    1546Humphreys CountyTennessee13.7%
    1547Hot Springs CountyWyoming13.7%
    1548Klickitat CountyWashington13.7%
    1549Burt CountyNebraska13.7%
    1550Humboldt CountyIowa13.7%

    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.