US Census Bureau · ACS 2023

    US Counties with the Lowest Poverty Rates— Page 79

    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 #19511975
    #CountyStatePoverty Rate
    1951Yuma CountyColorado15.0%
    1952Pittsylvania CountyVirginia15.0%
    1953Randolph CountyIndiana15.0%
    1954Madison CountyArkansas15.0%
    1955Marshall CountyWest Virginia15.0%
    1956Wayne CountyIowa15.0%
    1957Forest CountyWisconsin15.0%
    1958Faulkner CountyArkansas15.0%
    1959Essex CountyNew Jersey15.0%
    1960Adams CountyIdaho15.0%
    1961Kimble CountyTexas15.0%
    1962Camden CountyGeorgia15.0%
    1963Allen CountyKentucky15.0%
    1964Coleman CountyTexas15.0%
    1965Lamar CountyAlabama15.1%
    1966Franklin CountyIowa15.1%
    1967Howard CountyTexas15.1%
    1968Prince of Wales-Hyder Census AreaAlaska15.1%
    1969Sanders CountyMontana15.1%
    1970Carter CountyOklahoma15.1%
    1971Shoshone CountyIdaho15.1%
    1972Haralson CountyGeorgia15.1%
    1973Greenup CountyKentucky15.1%
    1974Webster CountyMississippi15.1%
    1975Simpson CountyKentucky15.1%

    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.