US Census Bureau · ACS 2023

    US Counties with the Lowest Poverty Rates— Page 98

    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 #24262450
    #CountyStatePoverty Rate
    2426Dyer CountyTennessee17.9%
    2427Polk CountyMissouri17.9%
    2428Mason CountyWest Virginia17.9%
    2429Duplin CountyNorth Carolina17.9%
    2430Cherokee CountyTexas17.9%
    2431Burke CountyNorth Carolina17.9%
    2432Walker CountyTexas17.9%
    2433Montmorency CountyMichigan17.9%
    2434Halifax CountyVirginia17.9%
    2435Carter CountyTennessee18.0%
    2436McCormick CountySouth Carolina18.0%
    2437Golden Valley CountyMontana18.0%
    2438Mercer CountyWest Virginia18.0%
    2439Walker CountyAlabama18.0%
    2440Lafourche ParishLouisiana18.0%
    2441Champaign CountyIllinois18.0%
    2442Trinity CountyCalifornia18.0%
    2443Thurston CountyNebraska18.0%
    2444Scott CountyVirginia18.0%
    2445Golden Valley CountyNorth Dakota18.0%
    2446Beaufort CountyNorth Carolina18.0%
    2447Audrain CountyMissouri18.0%
    2448Houston CountyAlabama18.0%
    2449Grayson CountyVirginia18.0%
    2450Covington CountyAlabama18.0%

    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.