RANKING · 2024 ACS · 500 SHOWN OF 3,144

Highest poverty rate, US counties

US counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2024 ACS). Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota leads at 57.6%. 3,144 counties qualify in total. South Dakota carries 7 of the top 25 entries.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

USUnited States334,922,49912.5%–

01Oglala Lakota County, SDSD13,33857.6%–

02Todd County, SDSD8,86348.4%+0.1 pts

03Corson County, SDSD3,78144.2%+3.3 pts

04Sioux County, NDND3,66743.3%+4.1 pts

05Jackson County, SDSD2,66642.4%+5.9 pts

06Mellette County, SDSD2,13741.7%+5.9 pts

07Dimmit County, TXTX8,02441.1%+7.9 pts

08Greene County, ALAL7,06740.1%+5.9 pts

09Lee County, ARAR8,02939.4%+9.5 pts

10McCreary County, KYKY17,12438.9%+6.7 pts

11Zapata County, TXTX13,75338.4%+2.6 pts

12Magoffin County, KYKY11,11038.2%+1.5 pts

13Wolfe County, KYKY6,29837.7%+1.8 pts

14Knox County, KYKY29,53236.9%+2.1 pts

15Holmes County, MSMS15,46536.4%−4.8 pts

16Owsley County, KYKY3,93236.1%−9.2 pts

17Coahoma County, MSMS19,84935.5%−0.4 pts

18East Carroll Parish, LALA6,76035.2%−5.2 pts

19Madison Parish, LALA8,84434.5%−2.1 pts

20Tensas Parish, LALA3,70034.4%−1.8 pts

21McDowell County, WVWV16,87834.2%−3.5 pts

22Zavala County, TXTX9,03733.9%−7.8 pts

23Buffalo County, SDSD1,80233.9%−23.0 pts

24Starr County, TXTX66,31933.5%−17.4 pts

25Ziebach County, SDSD2,38933.5%−16.4 pts

26Bullock County, ALAL9,78033.3%−0.2 pts

27Duval County, TXTX9,40233.3%+6.1 pts

28Terrell County, GAGA8,65633.3%+4.7 pts

29McKinley County, NMNM68,11933.2%−2.8 pts

30Martin County, KYKY10,69733.2%−3.8 pts

31Socorro County, NMNM15,83833.2%+1.5 pts

32Breathitt County, KYKY12,55833.1%−0.1 pts

33Dewey County, SDSD5,41933.0%−0.5 pts

34Calhoun County, WVWV5,97832.9%+7.8 pts

35Wheeler County, GAGA7,57032.7%+7.4 pts

36Bolivar County, MSMS28,26232.6%−0.6 pts

37Jefferson County, MSMS6,82532.5%−3.5 pts

38St. Helena Parish, LALA10,75832.4%+5.6 pts

39Kusilvak Census Area, AKAK7,93232.4%–

40Mingo County, WVWV21,45532.4%+2.7 pts

41Clay County, KYKY19,46532.4%−7.4 pts

42Hancock County, TNTN7,07532.2%+2.9 pts

43Lake County, TNTN6,24932.2%+8.5 pts

44Taylor County, GAGA7,81832.1%+6.1 pts

45Presidio County, TXTX5,43332.0%−4.4 pts

46Claiborne Parish, LALA13,35432.0%+5.5 pts

47Edwards County, TXTX1,37031.9%+0.3 pts

48Concordia Parish, LALA17,83631.8%+2.7 pts

49Leflore County, MSMS25,68631.5%−3.3 pts

50Jim Hogg County, TXTX4,55531.4%+5.5 pts

51Perry County, ALAL7,42531.4%−4.0 pts

52Lincoln Parish, LALA48,36031.2%+4.7 pts

53Glacier County, MTMT13,46331.1%+3.8 pts

54Tunica County, MSMS8,81931.1%−2.0 pts

55Galax, VAVA6,67031.1%+12.5 pts

56Dallas County, ALAL35,14031.0%−0.0 pts

57Sharkey County, MSMS3,09730.9%−7.4 pts

58Yazoo County, MSMS22,94730.8%−1.1 pts

59Claiborne County, MSMS8,05830.7%−1.7 pts

60Hancock County, GAGA8,68230.6%+1.2 pts

61Apache County, AZAZ64,44530.5%−7.3 pts

62Roosevelt County, MTMT10,24230.4%−2.0 pts

63Leslie County, KYKY9,62730.3%−2.4 pts

64Swisher County, TXTX6,70330.1%+12.7 pts

65Randolph County, GAGA6,15630.0%+2.3 pts

66Marion County, SCSC28,24230.0%+6.8 pts

67Lowndes County, ALAL9,35929.9%−1.4 pts

68Bennett County, SDSD3,30729.9%−9.3 pts

69Caldwell Parish, LALA9,34429.8%+8.5 pts

70Quitman County, MSMS5,36429.6%−3.5 pts

71Pemiscot County, MOMO14,46529.6%−0.8 pts

72Union Parish, LALA20,56129.4%+10.8 pts

73Phillips County, ARAR14,25529.3%−3.4 pts

74Morehouse Parish, LALA23,70529.3%+2.5 pts

75Bienville Parish, LALA12,26929.2%+3.2 pts

76Sunflower County, MSMS22,89328.9%−1.2 pts

77Lee County, VAVA21,64228.8%+4.9 pts

78Bell County, KYKY22,82928.8%−2.2 pts

79Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,94128.7%+0.5 pts

80Radford, VAVA17,24328.7%−2.7 pts

81Luna County, NMNM25,40728.6%−4.3 pts

82Marlboro County, SCSC25,48828.5%+6.8 pts

83St. Francis County, ARAR21,80028.5%+1.0 pts

84Cibola County, NMNM26,80728.4%+3.6 pts

85Bent County, COCO5,71628.4%+8.8 pts

86Faulk County, SDSD2,17828.3%+10.3 pts

87Desha County, ARAR9,98428.3%−0.6 pts

88Wilcox County, ALAL9,66628.2%−11.7 pts

89Allendale County, SCSC7,35528.2%−6.3 pts

90Kleberg County, TXTX30,31528.1%+1.4 pts

91Floyd County, KYKY34,40128.0%−2.2 pts

92Gadsden County, FLFL44,29827.9%+8.0 pts

93Conecuh County, ALAL10,89927.8%+1.3 pts

94Avoyelles Parish, LALA37,94127.8%+1.9 pts

95Bronx County, NYNY1,406,33227.8%−2.9 pts

96Cochran County, TXTX2,54627.8%+0.8 pts

97Dillon County, SCSC27,45827.7%+3.5 pts

98Amite County, MSMS12,48727.6%+5.0 pts

99Metcalfe County, KYKY10,58327.5%+3.9 pts

100Wilkinson County, MSMS7,58227.4%−10.3 pts

101Harlan County, KYKY24,72527.4%−5.1 pts

102Lee County, KYKY7,29727.4%−3.1 pts

103Robeson County, NCNC119,94127.2%+4.4 pts

104San Augustine County, TXTX7,72227.1%+6.0 pts

105Pike County, MSMS38,71227.1%+1.8 pts

106Quay County, NMNM8,45427.1%+6.3 pts

107Adams County, MSMS30,06127.0%+1.1 pts

108Humphreys County, MSMS7,00127.0%−11.2 pts

109Menifee County, KYKY6,43026.9%−2.7 pts

110Winston County, MSMS17,47326.9%+3.1 pts

111Perry County, KYKY26,55526.8%−2.3 pts

112St. Landry Parish, LALA80,76526.8%−2.5 pts

113Hidalgo County, TXTX921,54926.7%−9.2 pts

114Sumter County, ALAL11,58826.5%−12.2 pts

115Washington County, MSMS40,44626.4%−2.8 pts

116Clay County, WVWV7,53826.4%−1.1 pts

117Stewart County, GAGA4,63126.4%+4.2 pts

118Whitley County, KYKY37,29726.3%−0.0 pts

119Noxubee County, MSMS9,79826.3%−6.5 pts

120Lauderdale County, MSMS70,31726.3%+5.5 pts

121Norton, VAVA3,47726.3%+3.5 pts

122Baker County, GAGA2,72526.3%+2.9 pts

123Lanier County, GAGA10,62326.1%+7.6 pts

124Clinch County, GAGA6,84726.1%+2.7 pts

125Clarke County, GAGA129,92126.0%−2.2 pts

126Okfuskee County, OKOK11,45125.8%+2.8 pts

127Scotland County, NCNC33,32225.8%+5.2 pts

128Liberty County, MTMT1,95725.8%+5.5 pts

129Red River Parish, LALA7,16525.8%−4.1 pts

130Wayne County, MOMO10,78225.7%+3.8 pts

131Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83925.7%−4.4 pts

132Emanuel County, GAGA23,14725.7%−1.7 pts

133Covington, VAVA5,68025.7%+12.8 pts

134Rockcastle County, KYKY16,14825.6%+2.5 pts

135Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,39125.6%+5.0 pts

136Benson County, NDND5,75925.6%−3.5 pts

137Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89625.5%−2.7 pts

138Guadalupe County, NMNM4,34325.5%+3.8 pts

139Watauga County, NCNC54,78625.5%+7.5 pts

140Brooks County, GAGA16,10125.4%+2.0 pts

141Natchitoches Parish, LALA36,08925.4%−1.1 pts

142Franklin County, MSMS7,49125.4%+1.3 pts

143Hardee County, FLFL25,93225.3%+0.7 pts

144Bath County, KYKY13,17625.3%+3.4 pts

145Talbot County, GAGA5,70925.2%+1.0 pts

146Richmond County, NCNC42,04125.2%+5.7 pts

147Buchanan County, VAVA18,49225.2%+2.0 pts

148Montgomery County, MSMS9,35425.2%+0.8 pts

149Ben Hill County, GAGA17,09925.2%+2.9 pts

150Elliott County, KYKY7,26525.1%−0.8 pts

151Macon County, GAGA11,75625.1%−0.7 pts

152Dougherty County, GAGA82,61625.0%+0.3 pts

153Barnwell County, SCSC20,65325.0%+4.1 pts

154Lee County, SCSC15,73025.0%+3.2 pts

155Pulaski County, ILIL4,82025.0%+0.3 pts

156Acadia Parish, LALA57,03225.0%+0.4 pts

157Atkinson County, GAGA8,45425.0%+2.0 pts

158Eureka County, NVNV1,86724.9%+12.3 pts

159Kemper County, MSMS8,60024.8%−1.1 pts

160Cameron County, TXTX433,94624.8%−8.2 pts

161Cumberland County, KYKY5,99224.8%+1.0 pts

162Ripley County, MOMO10,71724.8%+2.8 pts

163Catron County, NMNM3,82724.8%+0.3 pts

164Wayne County, KYKY19,59724.8%−4.6 pts

165Bibb County, GAGA157,55624.7%+5.6 pts

166Navajo County, AZAZ109,94624.7%−4.8 pts

167Newton County, MSMS20,96024.7%+4.8 pts

168Jim Wells County, TXTX38,80424.7%+0.5 pts

169Danville, VAVA41,64724.7%+4.7 pts

170Baca County, COCO3,34724.6%+7.7 pts

171Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,87724.6%−7.6 pts

172Grenada County, MSMS20,86824.6%+3.7 pts

173Hale County, ALAL15,19424.6%−2.3 pts

174Miller County, ARAR42,35724.6%+5.3 pts

175Madison County, IDID55,17224.5%−6.0 pts

176Bacon County, GAGA11,07024.5%+0.8 pts

177Rosebud County, MTMT8,25324.5%+2.0 pts

178San Miguel County, NMNM26,26024.4%−0.0 pts

179Pike County, KYKY54,72124.4%+1.0 pts

180Letcher County, KYKY19,95224.4%−2.7 pts

181Rolette County, NDND11,68824.3%−6.7 pts

182Macon County, ALAL18,13224.3%−8.5 pts

183Washington Parish, LALA44,93724.3%−0.4 pts

184Bamberg County, SCSC12,79624.3%−3.5 pts

185Chaves County, NMNM63,36424.3%+3.0 pts

186Catahoula Parish, LALA8,22324.3%−3.9 pts

187Brazos County, TXTX249,08824.3%−2.6 pts

188Winn Parish, LALA14,96124.3%+2.8 pts

189Evangeline Parish, LALA31,98024.3%−8.0 pts

190Johnson County, GAGA9,31024.2%+1.6 pts

191Throckmorton County, TXTX1,55424.2%+10.8 pts

192Rowan County, KYKY24,47624.2%+3.0 pts

193Clay County, TNTN7,82124.2%+5.1 pts

194Telfair County, GAGA11,19524.1%+3.0 pts

195Franklin Parish, LALA19,00224.1%−4.4 pts

196Washington County, NCNC10,63824.1%+2.3 pts

197DeSoto County, FLFL37,07824.1%+0.5 pts

198Woodruff County, ARAR5,71024.1%−3.0 pts

199Richland Parish, LALA19,58224.0%−3.9 pts

200Charles Mix County, SDSD9,30324.0%−2.8 pts

201Worth County, GAGA20,05924.0%+5.5 pts

202Willacy County, TXTX19,97124.0%−9.2 pts

203Montgomery County, VAVA98,43423.9%+0.7 pts

204Pickett County, TNTN5,21923.9%+8.3 pts

205Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,71123.9%+8.9 pts

206Summers County, WVWV11,53223.8%−0.6 pts

207Bath County, VAVA4,07623.8%+16.0 pts

208Miller County, GAGA5,81223.8%+2.6 pts

209Sumter County, GAGA28,80123.7%+2.3 pts

210Sabine Parish, LALA21,83423.7%+2.2 pts

211King County, TXTX19223.7%+3.0 pts

212Lawrence County, MSMS11,81923.7%+4.1 pts

213Lyman County, SDSD3,69423.7%−0.6 pts

214Early County, GAGA10,45523.6%−2.1 pts

215Oregon County, MOMO8,70923.6%+1.6 pts

216Chickasaw County, MSMS16,73023.5%+3.5 pts

217Martinsville, VAVA13,84923.5%+4.3 pts

218Mitchell County, GAGA20,46723.4%−3.0 pts

219Putnam County, FLFL77,73423.4%+2.5 pts

220Tattnall County, GAGA24,37623.4%−0.5 pts

221Crisp County, GAGA19,23723.3%−6.0 pts

222Panola County, MSMS32,69123.3%−2.0 pts

223Williamsburg County, SCSC29,66223.3%−4.6 pts

224Pike County, ALAL33,68823.3%+0.2 pts

225Knott County, KYKY13,32123.3%−7.8 pts

226Webster County, WVWV7,76023.3%−8.5 pts

227Choctaw County, OKOK14,05923.2%−1.1 pts

228Ouachita Parish, LALA158,54223.2%+2.5 pts

229Lincoln County, WVWV19,17723.2%−4.8 pts

230Coffee County, GAGA44,40723.1%+4.0 pts

231Webster Parish, LALA34,94823.1%+2.9 pts

232Jefferson County, OKOK5,43123.1%+3.9 pts

233Carroll County, KYKY11,14123.1%+8.2 pts

234Russell County, KYKY18,60823.1%−1.2 pts

235Neshoba County, MSMS28,73223.1%+2.1 pts

236Hidalgo County, NMNM3,92923.1%−4.2 pts

237San Juan County, NMNM120,34023.1%+1.6 pts

238Allen Parish, LALA22,67223.1%+3.2 pts

239Scott County, TNTN22,67123.1%+2.8 pts

240Marshall County, MSMS34,65423.0%+1.1 pts

241Searcy County, ARAR7,84823.0%−0.8 pts

242Wheatland County, MTMT2,10023.0%+2.6 pts

243Bulloch County, GAGA86,94923.0%−1.5 pts

244McIntosh County, GAGA11,98923.0%+4.3 pts

245Copiah County, MSMS27,49723.0%−2.1 pts

246St. Bernard Parish, LALA45,64223.0%+9.9 pts

247Kiowa County, OKOK8,18122.9%+3.7 pts

248Hertford County, NCNC19,01522.9%+4.6 pts

249Johnston County, OKOK10,44822.9%+0.9 pts

250Crawford County, ININ10,50922.9%+6.1 pts

251Colquitt County, GAGA47,43822.9%+3.0 pts

252Coke County, TXTX3,41222.9%+9.8 pts

253Jenkins County, GAGA8,84322.9%−5.5 pts

254Iberia Parish, LALA66,84622.8%−0.7 pts

255Calhoun County, GAGA5,41322.8%−3.7 pts

256Wayne County, MSMS19,80722.8%−2.6 pts

257Halifax County, NCNC46,53422.8%−1.1 pts

258Raleigh County, WVWV71,77522.8%+4.3 pts

259Johnson County, KYKY22,05122.8%−3.8 pts

260Maverick County, TXTX58,82322.8%−12.1 pts

261Kalawao County, HIHI8222.7%−17.4 pts

262Harmon County, OKOK2,32722.7%−7.0 pts

263Hinds County, MSMS211,88822.7%+2.7 pts

264Whitman County, WAWA48,51222.7%−2.9 pts

265Chicot County, ARAR9,10722.6%−6.0 pts

266Union County, SCSC26,79922.6%+8.3 pts

267Laurens County, GAGA51,04122.6%+4.2 pts

268Payne County, OKOK83,88922.6%+2.4 pts

269Orleans Parish, LALA362,15422.6%−5.3 pts

270Fulton County, KYKY6,21822.6%−0.5 pts

271Wyoming County, WVWV19,80122.6%−2.5 pts

272Pocahontas County, WVWV7,60222.5%+5.4 pts

273Hendry County, FLFL48,27622.5%−1.6 pts

274Howard County, ARAR12,30622.5%+7.0 pts

275Nolan County, TXTX14,11722.5%+0.8 pts

276Toombs County, GAGA27,54522.5%−1.4 pts

277Powell County, KYKY12,81222.5%−1.0 pts

278Appling County, GAGA19,10022.5%+3.9 pts

279Bibb County, ALAL22,26222.5%+1.8 pts

280Orangeburg County, SCSC83,17722.4%+1.0 pts

281Irwin County, GAGA9,02022.4%+4.7 pts

282Butler County, ALAL18,10022.4%−2.2 pts

283Drew County, ARAR17,05422.4%+4.2 pts

284Montgomery County, ARAR8,57922.4%+5.4 pts

285Randolph County, ARAR18,87622.4%+7.1 pts

286Caddo Parish, LALA224,22622.4%+1.3 pts

287DeKalb County, ALAL74,08522.4%+7.0 pts

288Webster County, GAGA2,36922.3%+3.1 pts

289Jackson Parish, LALA15,83422.3%+2.5 pts

290Izard County, ARAR14,40522.3%+5.0 pts

291Lafayette County, ARAR5,88822.3%−1.0 pts

292Hyde County, NCNC4,55422.2%+6.7 pts

293Russell County, ALAL58,89822.2%+2.3 pts

294Uvalde County, TXTX24,96322.2%−2.1 pts

295Scott County, MSMS28,07322.2%+1.4 pts

296Ashley County, ARAR17,83122.1%+4.7 pts

297Decatur County, TNTN11,82022.1%+6.2 pts

298Monroe County, KYKY11,19122.1%−1.3 pts

299Otero County, COCO17,68322.1%+3.3 pts

300Big Horn County, MTMT12,75222.1%−7.1 pts

301Decatur County, GAGA29,43222.0%−0.6 pts

302Sherman County, OROR2,05122.0%+7.5 pts

303Lewis County, KYKY12,90122.0%−6.5 pts

304Dunklin County, MOMO26,85522.0%−2.5 pts

305Adair County, MOMO25,68422.0%−1.3 pts

306Bladen County, NCNC30,00722.0%+1.0 pts

307Lenoir County, NCNC55,83722.0%+5.4 pts

308Pondera County, MTMT6,07221.9%+3.1 pts

309Sequatchie County, TNTN17,86121.9%+5.4 pts

310Cocke County, TNTN37,88921.9%−0.6 pts

311Isabella County, MIMI64,69121.9%+1.5 pts

312Wilcox County, GAGA8,79721.9%+0.9 pts

313Marengo County, ALAL18,31121.9%−4.1 pts

314Roosevelt County, NMNM18,61521.8%−0.9 pts

315Sampson County, NCNC61,50421.8%+4.3 pts

316Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,21921.8%+2.4 pts

317Greenbrier County, WVWV31,57821.8%+3.6 pts

318Fayette County, ALAL15,87221.8%+4.5 pts

319Nacogdoches County, TXTX66,03521.8%−1.5 pts

320Meigs County, OHOH21,58721.8%+2.0 pts

321Hopewell, VAVA23,26121.8%+6.9 pts

322Baylor County, TXTX3,47221.8%+5.7 pts

323Logan County, WVWV30,37521.8%−2.4 pts

324Lawrence County, KYKY15,76521.8%−8.9 pts

325Collingsworth County, TXTX2,48721.8%+3.0 pts

326Scioto County, OHOH71,36521.8%+2.5 pts

327Menominee County, WIWI4,19921.7%−7.1 pts

328Seminole County, OKOK23,44121.7%+1.0 pts

329Petersburg, VAVA33,73421.7%+2.1 pts

330Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12121.7%+2.1 pts

331Casey County, KYKY16,20521.7%−3.8 pts

332Anson County, NCNC21,75821.7%+4.0 pts

333Baldwin County, GAGA44,02921.7%+4.9 pts

334Beckham County, OKOK22,15921.7%+3.5 pts

335Jackson County, ARAR16,74121.7%+4.2 pts

336Clare County, MIMI31,54321.6%+5.6 pts

337Dolores County, COCO2,46621.6%+8.5 pts

338Wilkinson County, GAGA8,65021.6%+3.7 pts

339Pecos County, TXTX14,56021.6%+1.1 pts

340Ritchie County, WVWV8,03421.6%+2.5 pts

341Clark County, ARAR20,93821.6%+2.4 pts

342Dodge County, GAGA19,66321.5%+4.1 pts

343Hardin County, TNTN27,98321.5%+2.8 pts

344De Soto Parish, LALA27,38121.5%−3.5 pts

345Ware County, GAGA36,90621.5%+1.0 pts

346Benton County, MSMS7,50221.5%−1.7 pts

347Adair County, OKOK19,82821.5%−1.7 pts

348Nome Census Area, AKAK9,83021.5%+4.1 pts

349Haywood County, TNTN17,04221.5%+2.0 pts

350Yalobusha County, MSMS12,37521.5%−0.3 pts

351Athens County, OHOH63,19721.5%−5.9 pts

352Winchester, VAVA28,27221.5%+8.3 pts

353Ozark County, MOMO9,17221.5%−0.2 pts

354Warren County, GAGA5,26921.4%−5.5 pts

355La Salle County, TXTX6,51721.4%−8.3 pts

356Johnson County, TNTN18,71821.4%−1.1 pts

357Mora County, NMNM4,05121.4%−3.9 pts

358Barbour County, ALAL24,60721.4%−5.4 pts

359Sierra County, NMNM11,39521.4%+0.5 pts

360Breckinridge County, KYKY21,50321.4%+5.5 pts

361Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,28121.4%−1.5 pts

362Pike County, OHOH27,06121.3%+2.7 pts

363Doña Ana County, NMNM229,09121.3%−4.1 pts

364Webb County, TXTX281,22421.3%−9.9 pts

365Wayne County, GAGA32,48121.3%+4.6 pts

366San Juan County, COCO81321.3%+0.4 pts

367McCurtain County, OKOK30,74421.2%−3.5 pts

368Chattooga County, GAGA25,30021.2%+6.9 pts

369Fleming County, KYKY15,78721.2%+2.5 pts

370Alachua County, FLFL290,02821.2%−1.6 pts

371Lincoln County, MSMS35,01221.2%+2.0 pts

372Mississippi County, ARAR37,82821.1%−1.9 pts

373Columbia County, ARAR21,89421.1%+0.0 pts

374Robertson County, KYKY2,32521.1%−1.1 pts

375Northampton County, NCNC16,49121.1%−0.1 pts

376Warren County, NCNC18,89821.1%+1.7 pts

377Darlington County, SCSC62,88821.1%+0.8 pts

378McIntosh County, OKOK19,75821.1%+2.9 pts

379Greene County, NCNC20,70021.0%+0.8 pts

380Lauderdale County, TNTN24,61721.0%+1.9 pts

381Clay County, GAGA2,81521.0%−10.3 pts

382Tillman County, OKOK6,78021.0%−0.9 pts

383Costilla County, COCO3,67921.0%−5.8 pts

384Madison County, FLFL18,75921.0%−2.1 pts

385Crittenden County, ARAR46,21021.0%−4.3 pts

386Jackson County, ILIL52,50121.0%−4.2 pts

387Fentress County, TNTN20,32221.0%−2.1 pts

388Jefferson County, FLFL16,00721.0%+3.8 pts

389Forrest County, MSMS79,03421.0%−1.5 pts

390Marion County, GAGA7,67620.9%−1.5 pts

391Dixie County, FLFL18,03820.9%+1.8 pts

392Clay County, MSMS18,23820.9%−2.6 pts

393Albany County, WYWY38,55820.9%−0.1 pts

394Prince Edward County, VAVA22,39120.9%+2.0 pts

395Todd County, KYKY12,97220.9%+3.7 pts

396Ottawa County, OKOK30,43820.9%+4.3 pts

397Potter County, TXTX114,45320.8%+1.6 pts

398Coal County, OKOK5,43620.8%−2.2 pts

399Tift County, GAGA42,25420.8%+0.9 pts

400Wayne County, MIMI1,769,03820.8%+4.4 pts

401St. Mary Parish, LALA46,55220.8%−2.8 pts

402Haskell County, OKOK11,78720.8%+0.3 pts

403Carter County, MOMO5,41820.8%−4.4 pts

404Schuyler County, ILIL6,65720.8%+10.7 pts

405Calhoun County, FLFL13,28920.7%+0.7 pts

406Jasper County, TXTX33,07520.7%+2.7 pts

407Okanogan County, WAWA45,23020.7%−0.6 pts

408Estill County, KYKY13,96220.7%−5.7 pts

409Matagorda County, TXTX36,46320.7%+2.2 pts

410Bledsoe County, TNTN15,92020.7%+2.7 pts

411Pushmataha County, OKOK10,80720.7%−2.4 pts

412Latimer County, OKOK9,64520.7%−2.0 pts

413Trinity County, CACA15,72020.7%+2.0 pts

414Hill County, MTMT16,16720.7%+2.3 pts

415Hampton County, SCSC18,17420.7%−1.1 pts

416Oldham County, TXTX1,78320.7%+0.9 pts

417Pike County, ARAR9,96420.7%+3.9 pts

418St. Louis, MOMO278,14420.6%−3.9 pts

419Crawford County, KSKS39,00820.6%+4.7 pts

420Prairie County, MTMT1,11220.6%+3.4 pts

421Trigg County, KYKY14,51220.6%+8.3 pts

422Berrien County, GAGA18,93220.6%+2.9 pts

423Shelby County, TXTX24,28620.6%+1.2 pts

424Monroe County, ARAR6,24420.6%−6.9 pts

425Worth County, MOMO1,91420.6%+6.2 pts

426Montgomery County, GAGA8,63520.6%+0.7 pts

427Hale County, TXTX31,81920.5%+2.6 pts

428Leake County, MSMS21,66220.5%−2.8 pts

429Lake County, MIMI13,18220.5%+1.1 pts

430Butler County, KYKY12,52020.5%+4.5 pts

431Curry County, NMNM46,65520.5%+1.5 pts

432Butler County, MOMO41,90420.5%+1.9 pts

433Dallas County, MOMO18,02520.5%+2.6 pts

434Hickman County, KYKY4,37220.5%+3.1 pts

435Cotton County, OKOK5,43220.5%+2.3 pts

436Duplin County, NCNC51,57120.5%+1.0 pts

437Laurel County, KYKY63,74620.5%−0.8 pts

438Green County, KYKY11,64420.4%+2.0 pts

439Braxton County, WVWV11,88520.4%−1.6 pts

440Calhoun County, MSMS12,64320.4%+2.3 pts

441Independence County, ARAR38,78520.4%+7.4 pts

442Martin County, NCNC21,60120.4%+0.2 pts

443Taliaferro County, GAGA1,66220.4%−3.0 pts

444Chesterfield County, SCSC44,74020.3%+0.0 pts

445McDuffie County, GAGA21,64020.3%+1.9 pts

446Howell County, MOMO40,79820.3%+1.6 pts

447Grady County, GAGA26,59020.3%−1.0 pts

448Turner County, GAGA8,98320.3%−6.5 pts

449Jackson County, TNTN12,46620.3%+2.2 pts

450Nevada County, ARAR7,94220.3%−2.5 pts

451Hempstead County, ARAR19,08020.2%−0.1 pts

452Adams County, OHOH27,86520.2%+2.9 pts

453Union County, ILIL16,65620.2%+3.7 pts

454Hughes County, OKOK13,45520.2%−1.7 pts

455Tyler County, WVWV7,88120.2%+3.6 pts

456Scott County, VAVA21,20020.2%+3.4 pts

457Sequoyah County, OKOK40,84220.2%+0.4 pts

458Santa Cruz County, AZAZ50,02020.2%−4.3 pts

459Barton County, MOMO11,79520.2%+7.1 pts

460Vermilion Parish, LALA57,67120.2%−1.9 pts

461Hamilton County, FLFL14,18020.1%−5.9 pts

462Craighead County, ARAR116,95720.1%+4.7 pts

463Seminole County, GAGA9,16220.1%−3.1 pts

464Poinsett County, ARAR22,48320.1%−1.1 pts

465Lawrence County, ARAR16,27320.1%+1.7 pts

466Monroe County, ALAL18,96520.1%−1.2 pts

467Crosby County, TXTX4,85220.1%−8.0 pts

468Grayson County, KYKY27,40620.1%+2.0 pts

469Clarke County, ALAL22,01420.1%−2.5 pts

470Simpson County, MSMS25,49820.0%−1.6 pts

471Richmond County, GAGA206,55920.0%+0.5 pts

472Escambia County, ALAL36,66520.0%−0.8 pts

473Pickens County, ALAL18,22120.0%−4.9 pts

474Hopkins County, KYKY45,12720.0%+3.4 pts

475Barbour County, WVWV15,41420.0%−2.6 pts

476Wayne County, TNTN16,41620.0%+3.7 pts

477Montgomery County, ALAL225,89119.9%+2.6 pts

478Camp County, TXTX13,38019.9%−0.9 pts

479Iberville Parish, LALA29,57919.9%−3.2 pts

480Randolph County, ALAL23,16319.9%+2.9 pts

481Rapides Parish, LALA125,87719.9%−0.6 pts

482Woods County, OKOK8,44319.9%+4.9 pts

483Benton County, MOMO20,53619.9%+4.2 pts

484Riley County, KSKS72,59819.9%−0.7 pts

485Bradley County, ARAR9,82819.9%−6.4 pts

486Mecosta County, MIMI42,32019.9%+3.8 pts

487Graves County, KYKY37,05019.9%+3.5 pts

488Pitt County, NCNC182,93619.8%−0.5 pts

489Grant County, ININ66,52419.8%+8.1 pts

490Golden Valley County, NDND1,80819.8%+4.6 pts

491Texas County, MOMO25,99419.8%−1.5 pts

492Wilson County, NCNC81,15019.8%+1.3 pts

493Vance County, NCNC42,63819.8%−0.7 pts

494Johnson County, ARAR26,22519.8%+3.4 pts

495Covington County, MSMS17,89819.8%−3.7 pts

496Hickory County, MOMO9,04419.8%+0.1 pts

497Baltimore, MDMD569,99719.7%−3.2 pts

498Clay County, SDSD15,03119.7%−1.5 pts

499Cross County, ARAR16,18619.7%−0.2 pts

500Pulaski County, KYKY67,38419.7%+0.6 pts

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Frequently asked

Which county has the highest poverty rate?

Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota ranks #1 with 57.6% (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 counties by poverty rate?

Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota, Todd County, South Dakota, Corson County, South Dakota, Sioux County, North Dakota, Jackson County, South Dakota.

How many counties are in this ranking?

3,144 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2024 ACS 5-year data.

How is poverty rate measured?

Share of people with income below the federal poverty line. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).