US Census Bureau · ACS 2023

    US Counties with the Highest Poverty Rates— Page 78

    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 #19261950
    #CountyStatePoverty Rate
    1926Humboldt CountyNevada12.2%
    1927Menominee CountyMichigan12.2%
    1928Franklin CountyMassachusetts12.2%
    1929Stearns CountyMinnesota12.2%
    1930Huron CountyMichigan12.2%
    1931Wasco CountyOregon12.2%
    1932Camden CountyNew Jersey12.2%
    1933Brown CountyNebraska12.1%
    1934Mower CountyMinnesota12.1%
    1935Hancock CountyIowa12.1%
    1936Langlade CountyWisconsin12.1%
    1937Ottawa CountyKansas12.1%
    1938Brooke CountyWest Virginia12.1%
    1939Sussex CountyVirginia12.1%
    1940Pickaway CountyOhio12.1%
    1941Henry CountyIowa12.1%
    1942Benton CountyIndiana12.1%
    1943Whiteside CountyIllinois12.1%
    1944Alexander CountyNorth Carolina12.1%
    1945Fallon CountyMontana12.1%
    1946Frontier CountyNebraska12.1%
    1947Allamakee CountyIowa12.1%
    1948Carbon CountyPennsylvania12.0%
    1949Pennington CountySouth Dakota12.0%
    1950Stark CountyIllinois12.0%

    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.