US Census Bureau · ACS 2023

    US Counties with the Highest Poverty Rates— Page 9

    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 #201–225
    #CountyStatePoverty Rate
    201Tallahatchie CountyMississippi26.5%
    202Dougherty CountyGeorgia26.4%
    203Webster CountyGeorgia26.4%
    204Humphreys CountyMississippi26.4%
    205Collingsworth CountyTexas26.2%
    206Marlboro CountySouth Carolina26.2%
    207Pulaski CountyIllinois26.1%
    208Luna CountyNew Mexico26.1%
    209Knott CountyKentucky25.9%
    210Clarke CountyGeorgia25.9%
    211Pickett CountyTennessee25.8%
    212Ben Hill CountyGeorgia25.7%
    213Norton cityVirginia25.7%
    214Fulton CountyKentucky25.7%
    215Metcalfe CountyKentucky25.7%
    216Bullock CountyAlabama25.7%
    217Franklin ParishLouisiana25.6%
    218Montgomery CountyMississippi25.6%
    219Harrisonburg cityVirginia25.6%
    220Noxubee CountyMississippi25.6%
    221Faulk CountySouth Dakota25.6%
    222Perry CountyKentucky25.5%
    223Mitchell CountyGeorgia25.5%
    224Macon CountyGeorgia25.5%
    225Liberty CountyMontana25.5%
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    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.

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