US Census Bureau · ACS 2023

    US Counties with the Highest Poverty Rates— Page 75

    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 #18511875
    #CountyStatePoverty Rate
    1851Eddy CountyNew Mexico12.4%
    1852Adams CountyIndiana12.4%
    1853Reno CountyKansas12.4%
    1854Morrill CountyNebraska12.4%
    1855Aleutians East BoroughAlaska12.4%
    1856Jackson CountyOregon12.4%
    1857Stutsman CountyNorth Dakota12.4%
    1858Fountain CountyIndiana12.4%
    1859Orange CountyNorth Carolina12.4%
    1860La Crosse CountyWisconsin12.4%
    1861Lincoln CountyTennessee12.4%
    1862Chouteau CountyMontana12.4%
    1863Bastrop CountyTexas12.4%
    1864Hunt CountyTexas12.4%
    1865Ramsey CountyMinnesota12.4%
    1866Fremont CountyWyoming12.4%
    1867New Hanover CountyNorth Carolina12.4%
    1868Shawnee CountyKansas12.4%
    1869Pamlico CountyNorth Carolina12.4%
    1870Davison CountySouth Dakota12.4%
    1871Echols CountyGeorgia12.4%
    1872Elmore CountyIdaho12.4%
    1873Caroline CountyMaryland12.4%
    1874Glenn CountyCalifornia12.4%
    1875Aitkin CountyMinnesota12.3%

    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.