US Census Bureau · ACS 2023

    US Counties with the Highest Poverty Rates— Page 82

    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 #20262050
    #CountyStatePoverty Rate
    2026Washburn CountyWisconsin11.7%
    2027Waynesboro cityVirginia11.7%
    2028Kingfisher CountyOklahoma11.7%
    2029Llano CountyTexas11.7%
    2030Finney CountyKansas11.7%
    2031Berks CountyPennsylvania11.7%
    2032Shiawassee CountyMichigan11.7%
    2033Lancaster CountyNebraska11.7%
    2034Noble CountyOhio11.7%
    2035Custer CountyMontana11.7%
    2036Henderson CountyNorth Carolina11.7%
    2037Bay CountyFlorida11.7%
    2038Hardin CountyKentucky11.7%
    2039Polk CountyMinnesota11.7%
    2040Moffat CountyColorado11.7%
    2041Garfield CountyNebraska11.7%
    2042Scott CountyIowa11.6%
    2043Bristol CountyMassachusetts11.6%
    2044St. Lucie CountyFlorida11.6%
    2045Charleston CountySouth Carolina11.6%
    2046Montgomery CountyTennessee11.6%
    2047Coosa CountyAlabama11.6%
    2048Del Norte CountyCalifornia11.6%
    2049Hitchcock CountyNebraska11.6%
    2050Kenai Peninsula BoroughAlaska11.6%

    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.