US Census Bureau · ACS 2023

    US Counties with the Lowest Poverty Rates— Page 77

    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 #19011925
    #CountyStatePoverty Rate
    1901Montgomery CountyNew York14.7%
    1902Black Hawk CountyIowa14.7%
    1903Mercer CountyMissouri14.7%
    1904Polk CountyFlorida14.7%
    1905Arkansas CountyArkansas14.7%
    1906Randolph CountyWest Virginia14.7%
    1907Gilmer CountyGeorgia14.7%
    1908Scott CountyIndiana14.7%
    1909Barton CountyKansas14.7%
    1910Sullivan CountyMissouri14.7%
    1911White CountyTennessee14.7%
    1912Wright CountyIowa14.8%
    1913Fulton CountyArkansas14.8%
    1914Randolph CountyNorth Carolina14.8%
    1915Crawford CountyMichigan14.8%
    1916Sutter CountyCalifornia14.8%
    1917Clinton CountyOhio14.8%
    1918Morton CountyKansas14.8%
    1919Love CountyOklahoma14.8%
    1920Washington CountyArkansas14.8%
    1921Schoolcraft CountyMichigan14.8%
    1922Wood CountyWest Virginia14.8%
    1923Henry CountyVirginia14.8%
    1924Hudson CountyNew Jersey14.8%
    1925Gallia CountyOhio14.8%

    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.