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Counties by Child Poverty Rate

Child poverty measures the share of children under 18 living in poverty — a leading indicator of long-term educational and economic outcomes.

All 3,222 counties ranked by Child Poverty Rate, from lowest to highest. Click the column header to reverse sort order. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates, 2023.

States Counties Cities Metros ZIPs
# Counties Child Poverty Rate
2601 Walker County, Alabama 23.0%
2602 Fentress County, Tennessee 23.1%
2603 Clarendon County, South Carolina 23.1%
2604 Saguache County, Colorado 23.1%
2605 Lowndes County, Georgia 23.1%
2606 Hawkins County, Tennessee 23.1%
2607 Newton County, Texas 23.1%
2608 Laurel County, Kentucky 23.1%
2609 Claiborne County, Mississippi 23.2%
2610 Franklin County, Alabama 23.2%
2611 Grafton County, New Hampshire 23.2%
2612 Wilbarger County, Texas 23.2%
2613 Franklin County, Massachusetts 23.3%
2614 Wayne County, Mississippi 23.3%
2615 Henry County, Tennessee 23.3%
2616 Grainger County, Tennessee 23.4%
2617 Montgomery County, North Carolina 23.4%
2618 Ashtabula County, Ohio 23.4%
2619 Calhoun County, Mississippi 23.4%
2620 Clarke County, Mississippi 23.4%
2621 Roberts County, South Dakota 23.4%
2622 Lincoln County, West Virginia 23.4%
2623 Sullivan County, Missouri 23.4%
2624 Weakley County, Tennessee 23.5%
2625 Chicot County, Arkansas 23.5%
2626 Vermilion Parish, Louisiana 23.5%
2627 Freestone County, Texas 23.5%
2628 Williamsburg County, South Carolina 23.5%
2629 Sabana Grande Municipio, Puerto Rico 23.5%
2630 Mecklenburg County, Virginia 23.6%
2631 Swain County, North Carolina 23.6%
2632 Silver Bow County, Montana 23.6%
2633 Karnes County, Texas 23.6%
2634 Le Flore County, Oklahoma 23.6%
2635 Barton County, Missouri 23.7%
2636 Wright County, Iowa 23.7%
2637 Meriwether County, Georgia 23.7%
2638 Saginaw County, Michigan 23.7%
2639 Crawford County, Indiana 23.7%
2640 Franklin County, Georgia 23.7%
2641 Fleming County, Kentucky 23.7%
2642 Madison County, Missouri 23.7%
2643 Merrimack County, New Hampshire 23.7%
2644 Kent County, Rhode Island 23.8%
2645 Fayette County, West Virginia 23.8%
2646 Moore County, Texas 23.8%
2647 Jackson County, Tennessee 23.8%
2648 Washington County, Missouri 23.8%
2649 Independence County, Arkansas 23.8%
2650 Elbert County, Georgia 23.8%
2651 Mahoning County, Ohio 23.9%
2652 Stone County, Mississippi 23.9%
2653 Ritchie County, West Virginia 23.9%
2654 San Augustine County, Texas 23.9%
2655 Hertford County, North Carolina 23.9%
2656 Muhlenberg County, Kentucky 23.9%
2657 Person County, North Carolina 24.0%
2658 Cavalier County, North Dakota 24.0%
2659 Whitley County, Kentucky 24.0%
2660 Powell County, Kentucky 24.0%
2661 Nowata County, Oklahoma 24.0%
2662 Talladega County, Alabama 24.0%
2663 Chesterfield County, South Carolina 24.0%
2664 Somerset County, Maryland 24.0%
2665 Socorro County, New Mexico 24.1%
2666 San Lorenzo Municipio, Puerto Rico 24.1%
2667 Adams County, Ohio 24.1%
2668 Wayne County, Michigan 24.1%
2669 San Juan County, New Mexico 24.1%
2670 Pierce County, North Dakota 24.1%
2671 Butler County, Missouri 24.1%
2672 Santa Cruz County, Arizona 24.1%
2673 Cedar County, Nebraska 24.1%
2674 Hardeman County, Tennessee 24.1%
2675 Iron County, Michigan 24.2%
2676 Grayson County, Virginia 24.2%
2677 Dunklin County, Missouri 24.2%
2678 Clarke County, Alabama 24.2%
2679 DeKalb County, Alabama 24.3%
2680 Willacy County, Texas 24.3%
2681 Webb County, Texas 24.3%
2682 Glynn County, Georgia 24.3%
2683 Jefferson County, Texas 24.3%
2684 Monroe County, West Virginia 24.3%
2685 Lunenburg County, Virginia 24.4%
2686 McIntosh County, Oklahoma 24.4%
2687 Franklin County, New York 24.4%
2688 Adams County, Mississippi 24.4%
2689 Sequoyah County, Oklahoma 24.4%
2690 Union County, Arkansas 24.5%
2691 Geneva County, Alabama 24.5%
2692 Graham County, Kansas 24.5%
2693 Liberty County, Montana 24.5%
2694 Livingston County, Kentucky 24.5%
2695 Alfalfa County, Oklahoma 24.5%
2696 Pondera County, Montana 24.5%
2697 Grant County, New Mexico 24.5%
2698 Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana 24.6%
2699 Mason County, West Virginia 24.6%
2700 Cherokee County, South Carolina 24.7%