US Census Bureau · ACS 2023
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.
| # | County | State | Poverty Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Brunswick County | Virginia | 15.3% |
| 2002 | Ector County | Texas | 15.3% |
| 2003 | Lane County | Oregon | 15.3% |
| 2004 | Harper County | Kansas | 15.3% |
| 2005 | Walworth County | South Dakota | 15.3% |
| 2006 | Stevens County | Kansas | 15.3% |
| 2007 | Lewis County | Missouri | 15.3% |
| 2008 | Blaine County | Oklahoma | 15.3% |
| 2009 | Tompkins County | New York | 15.3% |
| 2010 | Musselshell County | Montana | 15.3% |
| 2011 | Yuba County | California | 15.3% |
| 2012 | Sanpete County | Utah | 15.3% |
| 2013 | Briscoe County | Texas | 15.3% |
| 2014 | McCracken County | Kentucky | 15.3% |
| 2015 | Garvin County | Oklahoma | 15.3% |
| 2016 | Gooding County | Idaho | 15.3% |
| 2017 | Warren County | Tennessee | 15.3% |
| 2018 | Rhea County | Tennessee | 15.3% |
| 2019 | King County | Texas | 15.3% |
| 2020 | Moore County | Texas | 15.3% |
| 2021 | Marion County | Ohio | 15.3% |
| 2022 | Washington County | Idaho | 15.3% |
| 2023 | Russell County | Kansas | 15.3% |
| 2024 | Tama County | Iowa | 15.4% |
| 2025 | Highlands County | Florida | 15.4% |
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.