US Census Bureau · ACS 2023

    US Counties with the Lowest Poverty Rates— Page 121

    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 #30013025
    #CountyStatePoverty Rate
    3001Perry CountyKentucky25.5%
    3002Faulk CountySouth Dakota25.6%
    3003Noxubee CountyMississippi25.6%
    3004Harrisonburg cityVirginia25.6%
    3005Montgomery CountyMississippi25.6%
    3006Franklin ParishLouisiana25.6%
    3007Bullock CountyAlabama25.7%
    3008Metcalfe CountyKentucky25.7%
    3009Fulton CountyKentucky25.7%
    3010Norton cityVirginia25.7%
    3011Ben Hill CountyGeorgia25.7%
    3012Pickett CountyTennessee25.8%
    3013Clarke CountyGeorgia25.9%
    3014Knott CountyKentucky25.9%
    3015Luna CountyNew Mexico26.1%
    3016Pulaski CountyIllinois26.1%
    3017Marlboro CountySouth Carolina26.2%
    3018Collingsworth CountyTexas26.2%
    3019Humphreys CountyMississippi26.4%
    3020Webster CountyGeorgia26.4%
    3021Dougherty CountyGeorgia26.4%
    3022Tallahatchie CountyMississippi26.5%
    3023Allendale CountySouth Carolina26.5%
    3024Scotland CountyNorth Carolina26.6%
    3025Floyd CountyKentucky26.6%

    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.