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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
401 Roane County, Tennessee $47,988
402 Copiah County, Mississippi $47,994
403 Adair County, Oklahoma $48,028
404 Winston County, Alabama $48,032
405 Taliaferro County, Georgia $48,036
406 Wyoming County, West Virginia $48,038
407 Texas County, Missouri $48,055
408 McDonald County, Missouri $48,145
409 Woodson County, Kansas $48,152
410 Dawson County, Montana $48,158
411 Coal County, Oklahoma $48,162
412 Madison County, Florida $48,176
413 Howard County, Nebraska $48,186
414 Grafton County, New Hampshire $48,196
415 Niobrara County, Wyoming $48,214
416 Renville County, North Dakota $48,222
417 Kusilvak Census Area, Alaska $48,233
418 Somerset County, Maine $48,250
419 Blaine County, Nebraska $48,302
420 Lincoln County, Mississippi $48,316
421 Rio Grande County, Colorado $48,319
422 Choctaw County, Mississippi $48,321
423 Harney County, Oregon $48,338
424 Rockcastle County, Kentucky $48,367
425 Cocke County, Tennessee $48,416
426 Baxter County, Arkansas $48,427
427 Carter County, Tennessee $48,435
428 Henry County, Virginia $48,445
429 Edgecombe County, North Carolina $48,480
430 Erie County, Pennsylvania $48,482
431 Scott County, Mississippi $48,492
432 Clay County, Arkansas $48,500
433 West Carroll Parish, Louisiana $48,514
434 Charlton County, Georgia $48,534
435 Henry County, Tennessee $48,540
436 Cumberland County, Illinois $48,571
437 Genesee County, New York $48,571
438 Metcalfe County, Kentucky $48,572
439 Nelson County, North Dakota $48,578
440 Lincoln County, West Virginia $48,593
441 Hopewell city, Virginia $48,681
442 Mono County, California $48,682
443 Essex County, Massachusetts $48,750
444 Colleton County, South Carolina $48,779
445 Clarendon County, South Carolina $48,887
446 Butler County, Iowa $48,962
447 Lancaster County, Pennsylvania $48,976
448 Crawford County, Indiana $48,993
449 Montgomery County, Arkansas $49,015
450 Russell County, Virginia $49,020