US Census Bureau · ACS 2023

    US Counties with the Highest Poverty Rates— Page 70

    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 #17261750
    #CountyStatePoverty Rate
    1726Madison CountyIndiana12.9%
    1727Sangamon CountyIllinois12.9%
    1728Gordon CountyGeorgia12.9%
    1729Fulton CountyGeorgia12.9%
    1730Butts CountyGeorgia12.9%
    1731Washington CountyOhio12.9%
    1732Valley CountyMontana12.9%
    1733Stanton CountyKansas12.9%
    1734Towns CountyGeorgia12.9%
    1735Coos CountyNew Hampshire12.9%
    1736San Luis Obispo CountyCalifornia12.8%
    1737Warren CountyIllinois12.8%
    1738Lincoln CountyNebraska12.8%
    1739Perry CountyIndiana12.8%
    1740Banks CountyGeorgia12.8%
    1741Howard CountyMissouri12.8%
    1742Crawford CountyPennsylvania12.8%
    1743Brookings CountySouth Dakota12.8%
    1744Wallace CountyKansas12.8%
    1745Catawba CountyNorth Carolina12.8%
    1746Horry CountySouth Carolina12.8%
    1747Jewell CountyKansas12.8%
    1748Hardeman CountyTexas12.8%
    1749Cortland CountyNew York12.8%
    1750Venango CountyPennsylvania12.8%

    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.