US Census Bureau · ACS 2023

    US Counties with the Highest Poverty Rates— Page 65

    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 #16011625
    #CountyStatePoverty Rate
    1601Boone CountyArkansas13.4%
    1602Sweetwater CountyWyoming13.4%
    1603Grant CountyWisconsin13.4%
    1604Pettis CountyMissouri13.4%
    1605Newton CountyMissouri13.4%
    1606Page CountyIowa13.4%
    1607Grant CountyWest Virginia13.4%
    1608Franklin CountyKentucky13.4%
    1609Gibson CountyTennessee13.4%
    1610Cumberland CountyTennessee13.4%
    1611Winona CountyMinnesota13.4%
    1612Arenac CountyMichigan13.4%
    1613Marshall CountyKentucky13.4%
    1614Madison CountyTexas13.4%
    1615Jefferson CountyNew York13.4%
    1616Knox CountyIndiana13.4%
    1617Iroquois CountyIllinois13.4%
    1618St. Louis CountyMinnesota13.4%
    1619Owyhee CountyIdaho13.4%
    1620Plaquemines ParishLouisiana13.4%
    1621Calaveras CountyCalifornia13.4%
    1622Polk CountyTennessee13.3%
    1623Cook CountyIllinois13.3%
    1624Woodbury CountyIowa13.3%
    1625Hancock CountyMississippi13.3%

    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.