US Census Bureau · ACS 2023

    US Counties with the Lowest Poverty Rates— Page 78

    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 #19261950
    #CountyStatePoverty Rate
    1926Crockett CountyTennessee14.8%
    1927Starke CountyIndiana14.8%
    1928Rabun CountyGeorgia14.8%
    1929Anderson CountyTennessee14.8%
    1930Hamilton CountyOhio14.9%
    1931Delaware CountyNew York14.9%
    1932Accomack CountyVirginia14.9%
    1933Greenwood CountyKansas14.9%
    1934Minidoka CountyIdaho14.9%
    1935Maries CountyMissouri14.9%
    1936Montgomery CountyOhio14.9%
    1937Yancey CountyNorth Carolina14.9%
    1938Rio Grande CountyColorado14.9%
    1939Pontotoc CountyMississippi14.9%
    1940Sullivan CountyTennessee14.9%
    1941Massac CountyIllinois14.9%
    1942Twiggs CountyGeorgia14.9%
    1943Fergus CountyMontana14.9%
    1944Miami-Dade CountyFlorida14.9%
    1945Asotin CountyWashington14.9%
    1946Gogebic CountyMichigan15.0%
    1947Hancock CountyWest Virginia15.0%
    1948Grant CountyWashington15.0%
    1949Sawyer CountyWisconsin15.0%
    1950Benewah CountyIdaho15.0%

    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.