US Census Bureau · ACS 2023

    US Counties with the Highest Poverty Rates— Page 73

    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 #18011825
    #CountyStatePoverty Rate
    1801Ralls CountyMissouri12.6%
    1802Nobles CountyMinnesota12.6%
    1803Hockley CountyTexas12.6%
    1804Mason CountyWashington12.6%
    1805Union CountyIowa12.6%
    1806Dawes CountyNebraska12.6%
    1807Muskegon CountyMichigan12.6%
    1808Umatilla CountyOregon12.6%
    1809Yavapai CountyArizona12.6%
    1810Bureau CountyIllinois12.6%
    1811Jackson CountyWisconsin12.6%
    1812Monterey CountyCalifornia12.6%
    1813Hoonah-Angoon Census AreaAlaska12.6%
    1814St. John the Baptist ParishLouisiana12.6%
    1815McPherson CountySouth Dakota12.6%
    1816Washington CountyKentucky12.6%
    1817Jefferson CountyWashington12.6%
    1818Carbon CountyWyoming12.6%
    1819Ontonagon CountyMichigan12.6%
    1820Crawford CountyWisconsin12.6%
    1821Staunton cityVirginia12.6%
    1822Pontotoc CountyOklahoma12.6%
    1823Caledonia CountyVermont12.6%
    1824San Joaquin CountyCalifornia12.6%
    1825Kankakee CountyIllinois12.5%

    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.