US Census Bureau · ACS 2023

    US Counties with the Lowest Poverty Rates— Page 13

    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 #301325
    #CountyStatePoverty Rate
    301Woodford CountyIllinois7.6%
    302Kewaunee CountyWisconsin7.6%
    303Currituck CountyNorth Carolina7.6%
    304Meade CountySouth Dakota7.6%
    305Perkins CountyNebraska7.7%
    306Union CountyNorth Carolina7.7%
    307Hooker CountyNebraska7.7%
    308Potter CountySouth Dakota7.7%
    309Cavalier CountyNorth Dakota7.7%
    310Cumberland CountyVirginia7.7%
    311Oakland CountyMichigan7.7%
    312Mills CountyTexas7.7%
    313Kodiak Island BoroughAlaska7.7%
    314Brown CountyMinnesota7.7%
    315Nemaha CountyKansas7.7%
    316McLeod CountyMinnesota7.7%
    317Iowa CountyWisconsin7.7%
    318Fluvanna CountyVirginia7.7%
    319Eaton CountyMichigan7.7%
    320Cumberland CountyPennsylvania7.8%
    321Hansford CountyTexas7.8%
    322Amador CountyCalifornia7.8%
    323Cuming CountyNebraska7.8%
    324Franklin CountyPennsylvania7.8%
    325York CountyMaine7.8%

    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.