US Census Bureau · ACS 2023

    US Counties with the Lowest Poverty Rates— Page 97

    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 #24012425
    #CountyStatePoverty Rate
    2401Perry CountyTennessee17.7%
    2402Covington CountyMississippi17.7%
    2403Ellis CountyKansas17.7%
    2404Wise CountyVirginia17.7%
    2405Comanche CountyOklahoma17.7%
    2406Peach CountyGeorgia17.7%
    2407Tulare CountyCalifornia17.8%
    2408Gila CountyArizona17.8%
    2409Muhlenberg CountyKentucky17.8%
    2410Lafayette CountyFlorida17.8%
    2411Pointe Coupee ParishLouisiana17.8%
    2412Jefferson Davis ParishLouisiana17.8%
    2413Washington CountyMaine17.8%
    2414Lucas CountyOhio17.8%
    2415Calcasieu ParishLouisiana17.8%
    2416Nicholas CountyWest Virginia17.8%
    2417Lake CountyOregon17.8%
    2418Marion CountyArkansas17.8%
    2419Malheur CountyOregon17.8%
    2420Mineral CountyMontana17.9%
    2421Reynolds CountyMissouri17.9%
    2422Stone CountyMississippi17.9%
    2423Sherman CountyOregon17.9%
    2424Thomas CountyGeorgia17.9%
    2425Ouachita CountyArkansas17.9%

    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.