US Census Bureau · ACS 2023

    US Counties with the Highest Poverty Rates— Page 79

    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 #19511975
    #CountyStatePoverty Rate
    1951Wood CountyOhio12.0%
    1952Yoakum CountyTexas12.0%
    1953Clark CountyWisconsin12.0%
    1954Rutland CountyVermont12.0%
    1955Redwood CountyMinnesota12.0%
    1956Hays CountyTexas12.0%
    1957Ray CountyMissouri12.0%
    1958Fannin CountyGeorgia12.0%
    1959Durham CountyNorth Carolina12.0%
    1960Hernando CountyFlorida12.0%
    1961Bartholomew CountyIndiana12.0%
    1962Dundy CountyNebraska12.0%
    1963Stewart CountyTennessee12.0%
    1964Tillamook CountyOregon12.0%
    1965Montcalm CountyMichigan12.0%
    1966Winkler CountyTexas12.0%
    1967Keokuk CountyIowa12.0%
    1968St. Joseph CountyMichigan12.0%
    1969Stokes CountyNorth Carolina12.0%
    1970Montgomery CountyIowa12.0%
    1971Big Horn CountyWyoming12.0%
    1972Huron CountyOhio12.0%
    1973Windham CountyVermont12.0%
    1974Montgomery CountyIndiana11.9%
    1975Williams CountyOhio11.9%

    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.