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Counties by Poverty Rate

The poverty rate measures the share of residents with income below the federal threshold. It varies by household size and is a key indicator of economic hardship.

All 3,222 counties ranked by 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 Poverty Rate ↑
2701 Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska 15.4%
2702 Brown County, South Dakota 15.4%
2703 Rio Arriba County, New Mexico 15.4%
2704 Franklin County, Georgia 15.4%
2705 McIntosh County, Oklahoma 15.4%
2706 Peñuelas Municipio, Puerto Rico 15.5%
2707 Reynolds County, Missouri 15.5%
2708 Franklin County, Nebraska 15.5%
2709 Overton County, Tennessee 15.5%
2710 Wilson County, North Carolina 15.5%
2711 San Miguel County, New Mexico 15.5%
2712 Le Flore County, Oklahoma 15.5%
2713 Polk County, Texas 15.5%
2714 Toombs County, Georgia 15.5%
2715 Campbell County, Tennessee 15.5%
2716 Yauco Municipio, Puerto Rico 15.5%
2717 Yalobusha County, Mississippi 15.5%
2718 Larimer County, Colorado 15.5%
2719 Haskell County, Oklahoma 15.6%
2720 Sabana Grande Municipio, Puerto Rico 15.6%
2721 Canóvanas Municipio, Puerto Rico 15.6%
2722 Union County, Arkansas 15.6%
2723 Blaine County, Oklahoma 15.6%
2724 Graves County, Kentucky 15.6%
2725 Cumberland County, Illinois 15.6%
2726 Ripley County, Missouri 15.6%
2727 Fulton County, Ohio 15.6%
2728 Geary County, Kansas 15.6%
2729 Pike County, Ohio 15.7%
2730 Blaine County, Nebraska 15.7%
2731 Lincoln County, Missouri 15.7%
2732 Berkeley County, South Carolina 15.7%
2733 Benton County, Mississippi 15.7%
2734 Chester County, South Carolina 15.7%
2735 Somerset County, Maryland 15.7%
2736 Karnes County, Texas 15.8%
2737 Marshall County, Mississippi 15.8%
2738 Hardin County, Tennessee 15.8%
2739 Lincoln County, West Virginia 15.8%
2740 Larue County, Kentucky 15.8%
2741 Darlington County, South Carolina 15.8%
2742 Refugio County, Texas 15.8%
2743 Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana 15.8%
2744 Chattooga County, Georgia 15.8%
2745 Curry County, Oregon 15.9%
2746 Dawson County, Texas 15.9%
2747 Richmond County, North Carolina 15.9%
2748 Person County, North Carolina 15.9%
2749 Phillips County, Colorado 15.9%
2750 Dimmit County, Texas 15.9%
2751 Colleton County, South Carolina 15.9%
2752 Parke County, Indiana 15.9%
2753 Vermilion Parish, Louisiana 15.9%
2754 Howell County, Missouri 15.9%
2755 Lauderdale County, Tennessee 15.9%
2756 Garfield County, Nebraska 15.9%
2757 Calhoun County, Florida 15.9%
2758 Morrow County, Ohio 16.0%
2759 Centre County, Pennsylvania 16.0%
2760 Hale County, Alabama 16.0%
2761 Montgomery County, Alabama 16.0%
2762 Baldwin County, Georgia 16.0%
2763 Titus County, Texas 16.0%
2764 Talladega County, Alabama 16.1%
2765 Nicholas County, Kentucky 16.1%
2766 Chicot County, Arkansas 16.1%
2767 Meagher County, Montana 16.1%
2768 Hamilton County, New York 16.2%
2769 Cocke County, Tennessee 16.2%
2770 Early County, Georgia 16.2%
2771 Jackson County, Michigan 16.2%
2772 Newton County, Texas 16.2%
2773 Uintah County, Utah 16.2%
2774 Caldwell Parish, Louisiana 16.2%
2775 Summers County, West Virginia 16.2%
2776 Roane County, West Virginia 16.2%
2777 Kendall County, Illinois 16.3%
2778 Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska 16.3%
2779 Upson County, Georgia 16.3%
2780 Logan County, West Virginia 16.3%
2781 Berkshire County, Massachusetts 16.3%
2782 Powell County, Kentucky 16.3%
2783 Andrew County, Missouri 16.3%
2784 Tift County, Georgia 16.3%
2785 Searcy County, Arkansas 16.3%
2786 Hertford County, North Carolina 16.3%
2787 Orleans Parish, Louisiana 16.3%
2788 Mifflin County, Pennsylvania 16.4%
2789 Boundary County, Idaho 16.4%
2790 Highland County, Ohio 16.4%
2791 Hinds County, Mississippi 16.4%
2792 Ozark County, Missouri 16.4%
2793 Anson County, North Carolina 16.4%
2794 Reeves County, Texas 16.4%
2795 Franklin Parish, Louisiana 16.5%
2796 Foard County, Texas 16.5%
2797 Pulaski County, Kentucky 16.5%
2798 Sabine Parish, Louisiana 16.5%
2799 Metcalfe County, Kentucky 16.5%
2800 Hamilton County, Florida 16.5%