US Census Bureau · ACS 2023

    US Counties with the Lowest Poverty Rates— Page 15

    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 #351375
    #CountyStatePoverty Rate
    351Ste. Genevieve CountyMissouri7.9%
    352Douglas CountyWashington7.9%
    353Sac CountyIowa7.9%
    354Olmsted CountyMinnesota7.9%
    355Wake CountyNorth Carolina7.9%
    356Sully CountySouth Dakota7.9%
    357Pepin CountyWisconsin7.9%
    358Lac qui Parle CountyMinnesota8.0%
    359Butler CountyPennsylvania8.0%
    360Harvey CountyKansas8.0%
    361Pierce CountyNebraska8.0%
    362Washington CountyOregon8.0%
    363Washington CountyRhode Island8.0%
    364Hamilton CountyIowa8.0%
    365Burnet CountyTexas8.0%
    366Pleasants CountyWest Virginia8.0%
    367Rockbridge CountyVirginia8.0%
    368Perry CountyPennsylvania8.0%
    369Prince George CountyVirginia8.0%
    370Jo Daviess CountyIllinois8.0%
    371Lamoille CountyVermont8.1%
    372Pershing CountyNevada8.1%
    373Henry CountyIllinois8.1%
    374Putnam CountyIndiana8.1%
    375Lake CountyIllinois8.1%

    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.