US Census Bureau · ACS 2023

    US Counties with the Lowest Poverty Rates— Page 9

    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 #201225
    #CountyStatePoverty Rate
    201Gray CountyKansas6.9%
    202Traill CountyNorth Dakota6.9%
    203Will CountyIllinois7.0%
    204Queen Anne's CountyMaryland7.0%
    205Spotsylvania CountyVirginia7.0%
    206Island CountyWashington7.0%
    207Green CountyWisconsin7.0%
    208Harford CountyMaryland7.0%
    209Morton CountyNorth Dakota7.0%
    210Gosper CountyNebraska7.0%
    211Teton CountyWyoming7.0%
    212Buchanan CountyIowa7.0%
    213Denton CountyTexas7.0%
    214Lee CountyGeorgia7.0%
    215Madison CountyVirginia7.0%
    216Wabaunsee CountyKansas7.1%
    217Cumberland CountyMaine7.1%
    218Marion CountyIowa7.1%
    219Lincoln CountyWyoming7.1%
    220Storey CountyNevada7.1%
    221Dixon CountyNebraska7.1%
    222Montgomery CountyMaryland7.1%
    223Stanton CountyNebraska7.1%
    224Frederick CountyVirginia7.1%
    225Plymouth CountyMassachusetts7.1%

    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.