US Census Bureau · ACS 2023

    US Counties with the Highest Poverty Rates— Page 8

    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 #176200
    #CountyStatePoverty Rate
    176Robertson CountyKentucky27.4%
    177Okfuskee CountyOklahoma27.4%
    178Pecos CountyTexas27.4%
    179Avoyelles ParishLouisiana27.4%
    180Pemiscot CountyMissouri27.4%
    181Hamilton CountyFlorida27.3%
    182Cochran CountyTexas27.3%
    183Marion CountySouth Carolina27.3%
    184Leslie CountyKentucky27.3%
    185Harlan CountyKentucky27.2%
    186Lafayette CountyArkansas27.2%
    187Hidalgo CountyTexas27.2%
    188Claiborne CountyMississippi27.2%
    189Elliott CountyKentucky27.2%
    190Bell CountyKentucky27.1%
    191Amite CountyMississippi27.0%
    192Bronx CountyNew York26.9%
    193Webster ParishLouisiana26.9%
    194Madison CountyIdaho26.8%
    195Randolph CountyGeorgia26.8%
    196Letcher CountyKentucky26.8%
    197Jeff Davis CountyGeorgia26.6%
    198Floyd CountyKentucky26.6%
    199Scotland CountyNorth Carolina26.6%
    200Allendale CountySouth Carolina26.5%

    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.