US Census Bureau · ACS 2023

    US Counties with the Highest Poverty Rates— Page 74

    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 #18261850
    #CountyStatePoverty Rate
    1826Hamilton CountyIllinois12.5%
    1827Hamilton CountyTennessee12.5%
    1828Elkhart CountyIndiana12.5%
    1829Greene CountyPennsylvania12.5%
    1830Erie CountyOhio12.5%
    1831Howard CountyIndiana12.5%
    1832Schuylkill CountyPennsylvania12.5%
    1833Multnomah CountyOregon12.5%
    1834Clearwater CountyIdaho12.5%
    1835Lycoming CountyPennsylvania12.5%
    1836Morgan CountyIllinois12.5%
    1837Atchison CountyMissouri12.5%
    1838Santa Fe CountyNew Mexico12.5%
    1839Rusk CountyWisconsin12.5%
    1840Jennings CountyIndiana12.5%
    1841Mitchell CountyKansas12.5%
    1842Schenectady CountyNew York12.5%
    1843Anderson CountyKentucky12.5%
    1844Fayette CountyIowa12.5%
    1845Carroll CountyOhio12.5%
    1846Lyon CountyMinnesota12.5%
    1847Osborne CountyKansas12.5%
    1848Washington CountyMaryland12.5%
    1849Osceola CountyFlorida12.5%
    1850La Plata CountyColorado12.4%

    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.