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Poorest Counties in America

US counties with the lowest median household incomes. Many of the poorest counties are in rural Appalachia, the Mississippi Delta, and tribal lands. Data from US Census Bureau ACS 2023.

Ranked by Median Household Income. Click any location to see its full Census data profile. All figures are from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates, 2023, so they are directly comparable across locations.

# Location Median Household Income
301 Dutchess County, New York $45,544
302 Manistee County, Michigan $45,556
303 Appomattox County, Virginia $45,556
304 Jackson County, Illinois $45,572
305 Grundy County, Tennessee $45,573
306 Lawrence County, Kentucky $45,584
307 St. Landry Parish, Louisiana $45,637
308 Willacy County, Texas $45,645
309 Union Parish, Louisiana $45,743
310 Fulton County, Ohio $45,777
311 Tazewell County, Virginia $45,788
312 McMullen County, Texas $45,833
313 Clay County, Minnesota $45,865
314 LoĆ­za Municipio, Puerto Rico $45,893
315 Grant County, New Mexico $45,921
316 Grant County, North Dakota $45,948
317 Macon County, Alabama $45,951
318 Charles County, Maryland $45,954
319 Scott County, Arkansas $45,955
320 Hettinger County, North Dakota $45,969
321 Bronx County, New York $46,042
322 Gadsden County, Florida $46,047
323 Mitchell County, Iowa $46,057
324 Okanogan County, Washington $46,094
325 Hamilton County, New York $46,154
326 Overton County, Tennessee $46,159
327 Worth County, Missouri $46,167
328 Hardeman County, Tennessee $46,173
329 Martin County, Kentucky $46,185
330 Moore County, Texas $46,185
331 Banner County, Nebraska $46,190
332 Decatur County, Tennessee $46,190
333 Seminole County, Oklahoma $46,191
334 McIntosh County, Oklahoma $46,203
335 Dunklin County, Missouri $46,250
336 Tishomingo County, Mississippi $46,257
337 Dawes County, Nebraska $46,307
338 Dent County, Missouri $46,334
339 San Augustine County, Texas $46,338
340 Winn Parish, Louisiana $46,368
341 Monroe County, Ohio $46,399
342 Wyandot County, Ohio $46,425
343 Catron County, New Mexico $46,439
344 Benton County, Missouri $46,490
345 Hill County, Texas $46,671
346 Meigs County, Ohio $46,701
347 St. Clair County, Missouri $46,731
348 St. Louis city, Missouri $46,768
349 Dougherty County, Georgia $46,784
350 Martin County, North Carolina $46,793