US Census Bureau · ACS 2023

    US Counties with the Highest Poverty Rates— Page 81

    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 #20012025
    #CountyStatePoverty Rate
    2001Lawrence CountySouth Dakota11.8%
    2002Lemhi CountyIdaho11.8%
    2003Bourbon CountyKansas11.8%
    2004Buncombe CountyNorth Carolina11.8%
    2005Manistee CountyMichigan11.8%
    2006Franklin CountyMaine11.8%
    2007Todd CountyMinnesota11.8%
    2008Hall CountyNebraska11.8%
    2009Perkins CountySouth Dakota11.7%
    2010Jefferson CountyOregon11.7%
    2011Marshall CountyIllinois11.7%
    2012Potter CountyPennsylvania11.7%
    2013Lee CountyFlorida11.7%
    2014Greene CountyVirginia11.7%
    2015White CountyGeorgia11.7%
    2016Webster CountyIowa11.7%
    2017Butler CountyOhio11.7%
    2018Fulton CountyPennsylvania11.7%
    2019Lee CountyIllinois11.7%
    2020Tom Green CountyTexas11.7%
    2021Palo Alto CountyIowa11.7%
    2022Walla Walla CountyWashington11.7%
    2023Onslow CountyNorth Carolina11.7%
    2024Archer CountyTexas11.7%
    2025Kerr CountyTexas11.7%

    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.