US Census Bureau · ACS 2023

    US Counties with the Highest Poverty Rates— Page 76

    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 #18761900
    #CountyStatePoverty Rate
    1876Furnas CountyNebraska12.3%
    1877Sierra CountyCalifornia12.3%
    1878Saline CountyKansas12.3%
    1879Goshen CountyWyoming12.3%
    1880Dawson CountyNebraska12.3%
    1881Alpine CountyCalifornia12.3%
    1882Shenandoah CountyVirginia12.3%
    1883Clatsop CountyOregon12.3%
    1884Grant CountyArkansas12.3%
    1885Kennebec CountyMaine12.3%
    1886Hardin CountyTexas12.3%
    1887Grady CountyOklahoma12.3%
    1888Woodson CountyKansas12.3%
    1889Lancaster CountySouth Carolina12.3%
    1890Newton CountyGeorgia12.3%
    1891Hayes CountyNebraska12.3%
    1892Appomattox CountyVirginia12.3%
    1893Dauphin CountyPennsylvania12.3%
    1894Grant CountyKentucky12.3%
    1895Morgan CountyColorado12.3%
    1896Toole CountyMontana12.3%
    1897Adams CountyIllinois12.3%
    1898Randolph CountyIllinois12.3%
    1899Hopkins CountyTexas12.3%
    1900Queens CountyNew York12.2%

    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.