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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 ↑
901 Morgan County, Georgia 5.1%
902 Strafford County, New Hampshire 5.1%
903 Lyon County, Kansas 5.1%
904 Blaine County, Idaho 5.1%
905 Dewey County, South Dakota 5.1%
906 Charlevoix County, Michigan 5.1%
907 De Soto Parish, Louisiana 5.1%
908 LaMoure County, North Dakota 5.2%
909 Benton County, Missouri 5.2%
910 Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut 5.2%
911 Isanti County, Minnesota 5.2%
912 Jasper County, Iowa 5.2%
913 Lake County, Ohio 5.2%
914 Fremont County, Iowa 5.2%
915 Franklin County, Maine 5.2%
916 Pierce County, Nebraska 5.2%
917 Cascade County, Montana 5.2%
918 Warren County, Tennessee 5.2%
919 Snyder County, Pennsylvania 5.2%
920 Will County, Illinois 5.2%
921 Union County, Pennsylvania 5.2%
922 Uvalde County, Texas 5.2%
923 York County, Maine 5.2%
924 Waseca County, Minnesota 5.2%
925 Scurry County, Texas 5.2%
926 Winnebago County, Wisconsin 5.2%
927 King County, Washington 5.2%
928 Jayuya Municipio, Puerto Rico 5.2%
929 Worcester County, Maryland 5.2%
930 Salt Lake County, Utah 5.3%
931 DeKalb County, Tennessee 5.3%
932 Jackson County, Colorado 5.3%
933 Dearborn County, Indiana 5.3%
934 Vilas County, Wisconsin 5.3%
935 Putnam County, Ohio 5.3%
936 Dinwiddie County, Virginia 5.3%
937 Edwards County, Illinois 5.3%
938 Barry County, Michigan 5.3%
939 Columbia County, Oregon 5.3%
940 Johnston County, Oklahoma 5.3%
941 Antrim County, Michigan 5.3%
942 Cheshire County, New Hampshire 5.3%
943 Hubbard County, Minnesota 5.4%
944 Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut 5.4%
945 Wabasha County, Minnesota 5.4%
946 Foster County, North Dakota 5.4%
947 Wallowa County, Oregon 5.4%
948 Wilson County, Tennessee 5.4%
949 Natrona County, Wyoming 5.4%
950 Oconto County, Wisconsin 5.4%
951 Jefferson County, Wisconsin 5.4%
952 Burnet County, Texas 5.4%
953 El Dorado County, California 5.4%
954 Autauga County, Alabama 5.4%
955 Bayfield County, Wisconsin 5.4%
956 Campbell County, Virginia 5.4%
957 Grand Traverse County, Michigan 5.4%
958 Grant County, Kansas 5.4%
959 Smith County, Texas 5.4%
960 Franklin County, Texas 5.4%
961 Franklin County, Missouri 5.4%
962 Leslie County, Kentucky 5.4%
963 Washington County, Kansas 5.4%
964 Glades County, Florida 5.4%
965 Wheeler County, Nebraska 5.4%
966 Burleigh County, North Dakota 5.4%
967 Perkins County, Nebraska 5.5%
968 Davis County, Iowa 5.5%
969 Chickasaw County, Iowa 5.5%
970 White County, Indiana 5.5%
971 Cobb County, Georgia 5.5%
972 Colonial Heights city, Virginia 5.5%
973 Platte County, Wyoming 5.5%
974 Duplin County, North Carolina 5.5%
975 Polk County, Wisconsin 5.5%
976 Auglaize County, Ohio 5.5%
977 Armstrong County, Texas 5.5%
978 Seward County, Kansas 5.5%
979 Jasper County, Illinois 5.5%
980 Cook County, Minnesota 5.5%
981 Douglas County, Nevada 5.5%
982 Effingham County, Illinois 5.5%
983 Carroll County, Illinois 5.5%
984 Coleman County, Texas 5.5%
985 Washington County, Georgia 5.5%
986 Rock County, Minnesota 5.5%
987 Perry County, Missouri 5.5%
988 Brazoria County, Texas 5.5%
989 Coahoma County, Mississippi 5.5%
990 Clark County, Idaho 5.5%
991 Orange County, Vermont 5.5%
992 Kingman County, Kansas 5.5%
993 Brooks County, Texas 5.5%
994 Washington County, Utah 5.5%
995 Douglas County, Kansas 5.6%
996 Cloud County, Kansas 5.6%
997 Lamar County, Alabama 5.6%
998 Northumberland County, Virginia 5.6%
999 Napa County, California 5.6%
1000 Richland County, Illinois 5.6%