US Census Bureau · ACS 2023

    US Counties with the Lowest Poverty Rates— Page 49

    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 #12011225
    #CountyStatePoverty Rate
    1201Walla Walla CountyWashington11.7%
    1202Palo Alto CountyIowa11.7%
    1203Tom Green CountyTexas11.7%
    1204Lee CountyIllinois11.7%
    1205Fulton CountyPennsylvania11.7%
    1206Butler CountyOhio11.7%
    1207Webster CountyIowa11.7%
    1208White CountyGeorgia11.7%
    1209Greene CountyVirginia11.7%
    1210Lee CountyFlorida11.7%
    1211Potter CountyPennsylvania11.7%
    1212Marshall CountyIllinois11.7%
    1213Jefferson CountyOregon11.7%
    1214Perkins CountySouth Dakota11.7%
    1215Hall CountyNebraska11.8%
    1216Todd CountyMinnesota11.8%
    1217Franklin CountyMaine11.8%
    1218Manistee CountyMichigan11.8%
    1219Buncombe CountyNorth Carolina11.8%
    1220Bourbon CountyKansas11.8%
    1221Lemhi CountyIdaho11.8%
    1222Lawrence CountySouth Dakota11.8%
    1223Madison CountyNebraska11.8%
    1224Rensselaer CountyNew York11.8%
    1225Essex CountyNew York11.8%

    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.