US Census Bureau · ACS 2023

    US Counties with the Lowest Poverty Rates— Page 7

    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 #151175
    #CountyStatePoverty Rate
    151Hillsborough CountyNew Hampshire6.5%
    152Putnam CountyNew York6.5%
    153Houston CountyMinnesota6.5%
    154Denali BoroughAlaska6.6%
    155St. Croix CountyWisconsin6.6%
    156Hamlin CountySouth Dakota6.6%
    157Lincoln CountyNevada6.6%
    158Custer CountySouth Dakota6.6%
    159Boone CountyKentucky6.6%
    160Hand CountySouth Dakota6.6%
    161Charles CountyMaryland6.6%
    162Meade CountyKansas6.6%
    163Norfolk CountyMassachusetts6.6%
    164Spencer CountyIndiana6.6%
    165Anoka CountyMinnesota6.6%
    166Miami CountyKansas6.7%
    167Camas CountyIdaho6.7%
    168Kearney CountyNebraska6.7%
    169Jefferson CountyColorado6.7%
    170Placer CountyCalifornia6.7%
    171St. Johns CountyFlorida6.7%
    172Manassas cityVirginia6.7%
    173Boone CountyIowa6.7%
    174Bergen CountyNew Jersey6.7%
    175Hamilton CountyNebraska6.7%

    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.