US Census Bureau · ACS 2023

    US Counties with the Lowest Poverty Rates— Page 76

    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 #18761900
    #CountyStatePoverty Rate
    1876McCulloch CountyTexas14.6%
    1877Miller CountyMissouri14.6%
    1878Republic CountyKansas14.6%
    1879Oneida CountyNew York14.6%
    1880Lake CountyIndiana14.6%
    1881Pulaski CountyVirginia14.6%
    1882Mason CountyMichigan14.6%
    1883Duval CountyFlorida14.6%
    1884Cherokee CountyNorth Carolina14.6%
    1885Bell CountyTexas14.6%
    1886Washington CountyOklahoma14.6%
    1887Eastland CountyTexas14.6%
    1888Macon CountyIllinois14.6%
    1889Saline CountyMissouri14.7%
    1890Tulsa CountyOklahoma14.7%
    1891Wilkin CountyMinnesota14.7%
    1892Knox CountyMissouri14.7%
    1893Taylor CountyWest Virginia14.7%
    1894Beaverhead CountyMontana14.7%
    1895Lawrence CountyIllinois14.7%
    1896Greer CountyOklahoma14.7%
    1897Forest CountyPennsylvania14.7%
    1898Forsyth CountyNorth Carolina14.7%
    1899Bexar CountyTexas14.7%
    1900Perry CountyOhio14.7%

    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.