US Census Bureau · ACS 2023

    US Counties with the Lowest Poverty Rates

    US counties ranked by poverty rate from lowest to highest. These are the counties where the smallest share of residents live below the federal poverty line.

    3,222 counties rankedSource: US Census Bureau ACS 2023Lowest firstShowing #125
    #CountyStatePoverty Rate
    1Morgan CountyUtah1.7%
    2Stanley CountySouth Dakota2.1%
    3Sterling CountyTexas2.7%
    4Los Alamos CountyNew Mexico2.9%
    5Nantucket CountyMassachusetts3.0%
    6Douglas CountyColorado3.2%
    7Crockett CountyTexas3.3%
    8Powhatan CountyVirginia3.3%
    9Hemphill CountyTexas3.5%
    10Falls Church cityVirginia3.6%
    11Hamilton CountyKansas3.7%
    12Hunterdon CountyNew Jersey3.8%
    13Goochland CountyVirginia3.9%
    14Loudoun CountyVirginia4.0%
    15Oldham CountyKentucky4.0%
    16Calvert CountyMaryland4.0%
    17Gove CountyKansas4.1%
    18Scott CountyMinnesota4.1%
    19McCone CountyMontana4.2%
    20Carver CountyMinnesota4.2%
    21Rockwall CountyTexas4.3%
    22Hamilton CountyIndiana4.3%
    23Hinsdale CountyColorado4.5%
    24Hancock CountyIndiana4.5%
    25Williamson CountyTennessee4.5%

    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.