US Census Bureau · ACS 2023

    US Counties with the Lowest Poverty Rates— Page 89

    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 #22012225
    #CountyStatePoverty Rate
    2201Little River CountyArkansas16.5%
    2202Garland CountyArkansas16.5%
    2203Lucas CountyIowa16.5%
    2204Lincoln CountyOklahoma16.5%
    2205Fayette CountyIllinois16.5%
    2206Robertson CountyTexas16.5%
    2207Piscataquis CountyMaine16.5%
    2208Cannon CountyTennessee16.5%
    2209Marshall CountyOklahoma16.5%
    2210Oswego CountyNew York16.5%
    2211Franklin CountyNew York16.5%
    2212Lawrence CountyMissouri16.5%
    2213Smyth CountyVirginia16.5%
    2214Clay CountyAlabama16.5%
    2215St. Martin ParishLouisiana16.6%
    2216Siskiyou CountyCalifornia16.6%
    2217Henry CountyKentucky16.6%
    2218Iosco CountyMichigan16.6%
    2219Wetzel CountyWest Virginia16.6%
    2220Taylor CountyKentucky16.6%
    2221Tuscaloosa CountyAlabama16.7%
    2222Benton CountyMissouri16.7%
    2223Barry CountyMissouri16.7%
    2224Johnson CountyIllinois16.7%
    2225Monroe CountyMississippi16.7%

    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.