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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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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

USUnited States334,922,49912.5%–

01Oglala Lakota County, SDSD13,33857.6%–

02Todd County, SDSD8,86348.4%+0%

03Corson County, SDSD3,78144.2%+8%

04Sioux County, NDND3,66743.3%+10%

05Jackson County, SDSD2,66642.4%+16%

06Mellette County, SDSD2,13741.7%+17%

07Dimmit County, TXTX8,02441.1%+24%

08Greene County, ALAL7,06740.1%+17%

09Lee County, ARAR8,02939.4%+32%

10McCreary County, KYKY17,12438.9%+21%

11Zapata County, TXTX13,75338.4%+7%

12Magoffin County, KYKY11,11038.2%+4%

13Wolfe County, KYKY6,29837.7%+5%

14Knox County, KYKY29,53236.9%+6%

15Holmes County, MSMS15,46536.4%−12%

16Owsley County, KYKY3,93236.1%−20%

17Coahoma County, MSMS19,84935.5%−1%

18East Carroll Parish, LALA6,76035.2%−13%

19Madison Parish, LALA8,84434.5%−6%

20Tensas Parish, LALA3,70034.4%−5%

21McDowell County, WVWV16,87834.2%−9%

22Zavala County, TXTX9,03733.9%−19%

23Buffalo County, SDSD1,80233.9%−40%

24Starr County, TXTX66,31933.5%−34%

25Ziebach County, SDSD2,38933.5%−33%

26Bullock County, ALAL9,78033.3%−1%

27Duval County, TXTX9,40233.3%+22%

28Terrell County, GAGA8,65633.3%+17%

29McKinley County, NMNM68,11933.2%−8%

30Martin County, KYKY10,69733.2%−10%

31Socorro County, NMNM15,83833.2%+5%

32Breathitt County, KYKY12,55833.1%−0%

33Dewey County, SDSD5,41933.0%−2%

34Calhoun County, WVWV5,97832.9%+31%

35Wheeler County, GAGA7,57032.7%+29%

36Bolivar County, MSMS28,26232.6%−2%

37Jefferson County, MSMS6,82532.5%−10%

38St. Helena Parish, LALA10,75832.4%+21%

39Kusilvak Census Area, AKAK7,93232.4%–

40Mingo County, WVWV21,45532.4%+9%

41Clay County, KYKY19,46532.4%−19%

42Hancock County, TNTN7,07532.2%+10%

43Lake County, TNTN6,24932.2%+36%

44Taylor County, GAGA7,81832.1%+24%

45Presidio County, TXTX5,43332.0%−12%

46Claiborne Parish, LALA13,35432.0%+21%

47Edwards County, TXTX1,37031.9%+1%

48Concordia Parish, LALA17,83631.8%+9%

49Leflore County, MSMS25,68631.5%−9%

50Jim Hogg County, TXTX4,55531.4%+21%

51Perry County, ALAL7,42531.4%−11%

52Lincoln Parish, LALA48,36031.2%+18%

53Glacier County, MTMT13,46331.1%+14%

54Tunica County, MSMS8,81931.1%−6%

55Galax, VAVA6,67031.1%+67%

56Dallas County, ALAL35,14031.0%−0%

57Sharkey County, MSMS3,09730.9%−19%

58Yazoo County, MSMS22,94730.8%−3%

59Claiborne County, MSMS8,05830.7%−5%

60Hancock County, GAGA8,68230.6%+4%

61Apache County, AZAZ64,44530.5%−19%

62Roosevelt County, MTMT10,24230.4%−6%

63Leslie County, KYKY9,62730.3%−7%

64Swisher County, TXTX6,70330.1%+73%

65Randolph County, GAGA6,15630.0%+8%

66Marion County, SCSC28,24230.0%+29%

67Lowndes County, ALAL9,35929.9%−5%

68Bennett County, SDSD3,30729.9%−24%

69Caldwell Parish, LALA9,34429.8%+40%

70Quitman County, MSMS5,36429.6%−11%

71Pemiscot County, MOMO14,46529.6%−3%

72Union Parish, LALA20,56129.4%+58%

73Phillips County, ARAR14,25529.3%−10%

74Morehouse Parish, LALA23,70529.3%+9%

75Bienville Parish, LALA12,26929.2%+12%

76Sunflower County, MSMS22,89328.9%−4%

77Lee County, VAVA21,64228.8%+21%

78Bell County, KYKY22,82928.8%−7%

79Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,94128.7%+2%

80Radford, VAVA17,24328.7%−9%

81Luna County, NMNM25,40728.6%−13%

82Marlboro County, SCSC25,48828.5%+31%

83St. Francis County, ARAR21,80028.5%+4%

84Cibola County, NMNM26,80728.4%+15%

85Bent County, COCO5,71628.4%+45%

86Faulk County, SDSD2,17828.3%+57%

87Desha County, ARAR9,98428.3%−2%

88Wilcox County, ALAL9,66628.2%−29%

89Allendale County, SCSC7,35528.2%−18%

90Kleberg County, TXTX30,31528.1%+5%

91Floyd County, KYKY34,40128.0%−7%

92Gadsden County, FLFL44,29827.9%+40%

93Conecuh County, ALAL10,89927.8%+5%

94Avoyelles Parish, LALA37,94127.8%+7%

95Bronx County, NYNY1,406,33227.8%−9%

96Cochran County, TXTX2,54627.8%+3%

97Dillon County, SCSC27,45827.7%+15%

98Amite County, MSMS12,48727.6%+22%

99Metcalfe County, KYKY10,58327.5%+16%

100Wilkinson County, MSMS7,58227.4%−27%

101Harlan County, KYKY24,72527.4%−16%

102Lee County, KYKY7,29727.4%−10%

103Robeson County, NCNC119,94127.2%+19%

104San Augustine County, TXTX7,72227.1%+28%

105Pike County, MSMS38,71227.1%+7%

106Quay County, NMNM8,45427.1%+30%

107Adams County, MSMS30,06127.0%+4%

108Humphreys County, MSMS7,00127.0%−29%

109Menifee County, KYKY6,43026.9%−9%

110Winston County, MSMS17,47326.9%+13%

111Perry County, KYKY26,55526.8%−8%

112St. Landry Parish, LALA80,76526.8%−9%

113Hidalgo County, TXTX921,54926.7%−26%

114Sumter County, ALAL11,58826.5%−32%

115Washington County, MSMS40,44626.4%−10%

116Clay County, WVWV7,53826.4%−4%

117Stewart County, GAGA4,63126.4%+19%

118Whitley County, KYKY37,29726.3%−0%

119Noxubee County, MSMS9,79826.3%−20%

120Lauderdale County, MSMS70,31726.3%+26%

121Norton, VAVA3,47726.3%+16%

122Baker County, GAGA2,72526.3%+12%

123Lanier County, GAGA10,62326.1%+41%

124Clinch County, GAGA6,84726.1%+11%

125Clarke County, GAGA129,92126.0%−8%

126Okfuskee County, OKOK11,45125.8%+12%

127Scotland County, NCNC33,32225.8%+26%

128Liberty County, MTMT1,95725.8%+27%

129Red River Parish, LALA7,16525.8%−14%

130Wayne County, MOMO10,78225.7%+18%

131Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83925.7%−15%

132Emanuel County, GAGA23,14725.7%−6%

133Covington, VAVA5,68025.7%+99%

134Rockcastle County, KYKY16,14825.6%+11%

135Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,39125.6%+24%

136Benson County, NDND5,75925.6%−12%

137Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89625.5%−9%

138Guadalupe County, NMNM4,34325.5%+18%

139Watauga County, NCNC54,78625.5%+42%

140Brooks County, GAGA16,10125.4%+9%

141Natchitoches Parish, LALA36,08925.4%−4%

142Franklin County, MSMS7,49125.4%+5%

143Hardee County, FLFL25,93225.3%+3%

144Bath County, KYKY13,17625.3%+16%

145Talbot County, GAGA5,70925.2%+4%

146Richmond County, NCNC42,04125.2%+29%

147Buchanan County, VAVA18,49225.2%+9%

148Montgomery County, MSMS9,35425.2%+3%

149Ben Hill County, GAGA17,09925.2%+13%

150Elliott County, KYKY7,26525.1%−3%

151Macon County, GAGA11,75625.1%−3%

152Dougherty County, GAGA82,61625.0%+1%

153Barnwell County, SCSC20,65325.0%+20%

154Lee County, SCSC15,73025.0%+15%

155Pulaski County, ILIL4,82025.0%+1%

156Acadia Parish, LALA57,03225.0%+2%

157Atkinson County, GAGA8,45425.0%+8%

158Eureka County, NVNV1,86724.9%+98%

159Kemper County, MSMS8,60024.8%−4%

160Cameron County, TXTX433,94624.8%−25%

161Cumberland County, KYKY5,99224.8%+4%

162Ripley County, MOMO10,71724.8%+13%

163Catron County, NMNM3,82724.8%+1%

164Wayne County, KYKY19,59724.8%−16%

165Bibb County, GAGA157,55624.7%+29%

166Navajo County, AZAZ109,94624.7%−16%

167Newton County, MSMS20,96024.7%+24%

168Jim Wells County, TXTX38,80424.7%+2%

169Danville, VAVA41,64724.7%+23%

170Baca County, COCO3,34724.6%+46%

171Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,87724.6%−24%

172Grenada County, MSMS20,86824.6%+18%

173Hale County, ALAL15,19424.6%−9%

174Miller County, ARAR42,35724.6%+27%

175Madison County, IDID55,17224.5%−20%

176Bacon County, GAGA11,07024.5%+3%

177Rosebud County, MTMT8,25324.5%+9%

178San Miguel County, NMNM26,26024.4%−0%

179Pike County, KYKY54,72124.4%+4%

180Letcher County, KYKY19,95224.4%−10%

181Rolette County, NDND11,68824.3%−22%

182Macon County, ALAL18,13224.3%−26%

183Washington Parish, LALA44,93724.3%−1%

184Bamberg County, SCSC12,79624.3%−13%

185Chaves County, NMNM63,36424.3%+14%

186Catahoula Parish, LALA8,22324.3%−14%

187Brazos County, TXTX249,08824.3%−10%

188Winn Parish, LALA14,96124.3%+13%

189Evangeline Parish, LALA31,98024.3%−25%

190Johnson County, GAGA9,31024.2%+7%

191Throckmorton County, TXTX1,55424.2%+80%

192Rowan County, KYKY24,47624.2%+14%

193Clay County, TNTN7,82124.2%+27%

194Telfair County, GAGA11,19524.1%+14%

195Franklin Parish, LALA19,00224.1%−15%

196Washington County, NCNC10,63824.1%+11%

197DeSoto County, FLFL37,07824.1%+2%

198Woodruff County, ARAR5,71024.1%−11%

199Richland Parish, LALA19,58224.0%−14%

200Charles Mix County, SDSD9,30324.0%−11%

201Worth County, GAGA20,05924.0%+30%

202Willacy County, TXTX19,97124.0%−28%

203Montgomery County, VAVA98,43423.9%+3%

204Pickett County, TNTN5,21923.9%+54%

205Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,71123.9%+59%

206Summers County, WVWV11,53223.8%−3%

207Bath County, VAVA4,07623.8%+205%

208Miller County, GAGA5,81223.8%+12%

209Sumter County, GAGA28,80123.7%+11%

210Sabine Parish, LALA21,83423.7%+10%

211King County, TXTX19223.7%+15%

212Lawrence County, MSMS11,81923.7%+21%

213Lyman County, SDSD3,69423.7%−3%

214Early County, GAGA10,45523.6%−8%

215Oregon County, MOMO8,70923.6%+7%

216Chickasaw County, MSMS16,73023.5%+18%

217Martinsville, VAVA13,84923.5%+22%

218Mitchell County, GAGA20,46723.4%−11%

219Putnam County, FLFL77,73423.4%+12%

220Tattnall County, GAGA24,37623.4%−2%

221Crisp County, GAGA19,23723.3%−20%

222Panola County, MSMS32,69123.3%−8%

223Williamsburg County, SCSC29,66223.3%−16%

224Pike County, ALAL33,68823.3%+1%

225Knott County, KYKY13,32123.3%−25%

226Webster County, WVWV7,76023.3%−27%

227Choctaw County, OKOK14,05923.2%−5%

228Ouachita Parish, LALA158,54223.2%+12%

229Lincoln County, WVWV19,17723.2%−17%

230Coffee County, GAGA44,40723.1%+21%

231Webster Parish, LALA34,94823.1%+15%

232Jefferson County, OKOK5,43123.1%+20%

233Carroll County, KYKY11,14123.1%+55%

234Russell County, KYKY18,60823.1%−5%

235Neshoba County, MSMS28,73223.1%+10%

236Hidalgo County, NMNM3,92923.1%−15%

237San Juan County, NMNM120,34023.1%+7%

238Allen Parish, LALA22,67223.1%+16%

239Scott County, TNTN22,67123.1%+14%

240Marshall County, MSMS34,65423.0%+5%

241Searcy County, ARAR7,84823.0%−3%

242Wheatland County, MTMT2,10023.0%+13%

243Bulloch County, GAGA86,94923.0%−6%

244McIntosh County, GAGA11,98923.0%+23%

245Copiah County, MSMS27,49723.0%−8%

246St. Bernard Parish, LALA45,64223.0%+75%

247Kiowa County, OKOK8,18122.9%+19%

248Hertford County, NCNC19,01522.9%+25%

249Johnston County, OKOK10,44822.9%+4%

250Crawford County, ININ10,50922.9%+36%

251Colquitt County, GAGA47,43822.9%+15%

252Coke County, TXTX3,41222.9%+76%

253Jenkins County, GAGA8,84322.9%−19%

254Iberia Parish, LALA66,84622.8%−3%

255Calhoun County, GAGA5,41322.8%−14%

256Wayne County, MSMS19,80722.8%−10%

257Halifax County, NCNC46,53422.8%−5%

258Raleigh County, WVWV71,77522.8%+23%

259Johnson County, KYKY22,05122.8%−14%

260Maverick County, TXTX58,82322.8%−35%

261Kalawao County, HIHI8222.7%−43%

262Harmon County, OKOK2,32722.7%−24%

263Hinds County, MSMS211,88822.7%+14%

264Whitman County, WAWA48,51222.7%−11%

265Chicot County, ARAR9,10722.6%−21%

266Union County, SCSC26,79922.6%+58%

267Laurens County, GAGA51,04122.6%+23%

268Payne County, OKOK83,88922.6%+12%

269Orleans Parish, LALA362,15422.6%−19%

270Fulton County, KYKY6,21822.6%−2%

271Wyoming County, WVWV19,80122.6%−10%

272Pocahontas County, WVWV7,60222.5%+32%

273Hendry County, FLFL48,27622.5%−7%

274Howard County, ARAR12,30622.5%+45%

275Nolan County, TXTX14,11722.5%+4%

276Toombs County, GAGA27,54522.5%−6%

277Powell County, KYKY12,81222.5%−4%

278Appling County, GAGA19,10022.5%+21%

279Bibb County, ALAL22,26222.5%+9%

280Orangeburg County, SCSC83,17722.4%+5%

281Irwin County, GAGA9,02022.4%+26%

282Butler County, ALAL18,10022.4%−9%

283Drew County, ARAR17,05422.4%+23%

284Montgomery County, ARAR8,57922.4%+32%

285Randolph County, ARAR18,87622.4%+46%

286Caddo Parish, LALA224,22622.4%+6%

287DeKalb County, ALAL74,08522.4%+45%

288Webster County, GAGA2,36922.3%+16%

289Jackson Parish, LALA15,83422.3%+12%

290Izard County, ARAR14,40522.3%+29%

291Lafayette County, ARAR5,88822.3%−4%

292Hyde County, NCNC4,55422.2%+44%

293Russell County, ALAL58,89822.2%+11%

294Uvalde County, TXTX24,96322.2%−9%

295Scott County, MSMS28,07322.2%+7%

296Ashley County, ARAR17,83122.1%+27%

297Decatur County, TNTN11,82022.1%+39%

298Monroe County, KYKY11,19122.1%−5%

299Otero County, COCO17,68322.1%+18%

300Big Horn County, MTMT12,75222.1%−24%

301Decatur County, GAGA29,43222.0%−3%

302Sherman County, OROR2,05122.0%+51%

303Lewis County, KYKY12,90122.0%−23%

304Dunklin County, MOMO26,85522.0%−10%

305Adair County, MOMO25,68422.0%−6%

306Bladen County, NCNC30,00722.0%+5%

307Lenoir County, NCNC55,83722.0%+32%

308Pondera County, MTMT6,07221.9%+17%

309Sequatchie County, TNTN17,86121.9%+33%

310Cocke County, TNTN37,88921.9%−3%

311Isabella County, MIMI64,69121.9%+7%

312Wilcox County, GAGA8,79721.9%+4%

313Marengo County, ALAL18,31121.9%−16%

314Roosevelt County, NMNM18,61521.8%−4%

315Sampson County, NCNC61,50421.8%+24%

316Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,21921.8%+12%

317Greenbrier County, WVWV31,57821.8%+20%

318Fayette County, ALAL15,87221.8%+26%

319Nacogdoches County, TXTX66,03521.8%−7%

320Meigs County, OHOH21,58721.8%+10%

321Hopewell, VAVA23,26121.8%+46%

322Baylor County, TXTX3,47221.8%+35%

323Logan County, WVWV30,37521.8%−10%

324Lawrence County, KYKY15,76521.8%−29%

325Collingsworth County, TXTX2,48721.8%+16%

326Scioto County, OHOH71,36521.8%+13%

327Menominee County, WIWI4,19921.7%−25%

328Seminole County, OKOK23,44121.7%+5%

329Petersburg, VAVA33,73421.7%+11%

330Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12121.7%+11%

331Casey County, KYKY16,20521.7%−15%

332Anson County, NCNC21,75821.7%+22%

333Baldwin County, GAGA44,02921.7%+29%

334Beckham County, OKOK22,15921.7%+19%

335Jackson County, ARAR16,74121.7%+24%

336Clare County, MIMI31,54321.6%+35%

337Dolores County, COCO2,46621.6%+65%

338Wilkinson County, GAGA8,65021.6%+20%

339Pecos County, TXTX14,56021.6%+6%

340Ritchie County, WVWV8,03421.6%+13%

341Clark County, ARAR20,93821.6%+13%

342Dodge County, GAGA19,66321.5%+24%

343Hardin County, TNTN27,98321.5%+15%

344De Soto Parish, LALA27,38121.5%−14%

345Ware County, GAGA36,90621.5%+5%

346Benton County, MSMS7,50221.5%−7%

347Adair County, OKOK19,82821.5%−7%

348Nome Census Area, AKAK9,83021.5%+23%

349Haywood County, TNTN17,04221.5%+10%

350Yalobusha County, MSMS12,37521.5%−1%

351Athens County, OHOH63,19721.5%−21%

352Winchester, VAVA28,27221.5%+63%

353Ozark County, MOMO9,17221.5%−1%

354Warren County, GAGA5,26921.4%−20%

355La Salle County, TXTX6,51721.4%−28%

356Johnson County, TNTN18,71821.4%−5%

357Mora County, NMNM4,05121.4%−16%

358Barbour County, ALAL24,60721.4%−20%

359Sierra County, NMNM11,39521.4%+2%

360Breckinridge County, KYKY21,50321.4%+35%

361Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,28121.4%−7%

362Pike County, OHOH27,06121.3%+15%

363Doña Ana County, NMNM229,09121.3%−16%

364Webb County, TXTX281,22421.3%−32%

365Wayne County, GAGA32,48121.3%+28%

366San Juan County, COCO81321.3%+2%

367McCurtain County, OKOK30,74421.2%−14%

368Chattooga County, GAGA25,30021.2%+48%

369Fleming County, KYKY15,78721.2%+14%

370Alachua County, FLFL290,02821.2%−7%

371Lincoln County, MSMS35,01221.2%+10%

372Mississippi County, ARAR37,82821.1%−8%

373Columbia County, ARAR21,89421.1%+0%

374Robertson County, KYKY2,32521.1%−5%

375Northampton County, NCNC16,49121.1%−1%

376Warren County, NCNC18,89821.1%+9%

377Darlington County, SCSC62,88821.1%+4%

378McIntosh County, OKOK19,75821.1%+16%

379Greene County, NCNC20,70021.0%+4%

380Lauderdale County, TNTN24,61721.0%+10%

381Clay County, GAGA2,81521.0%−33%

382Tillman County, OKOK6,78021.0%−4%

383Costilla County, COCO3,67921.0%−22%

384Madison County, FLFL18,75921.0%−9%

385Crittenden County, ARAR46,21021.0%−17%

386Jackson County, ILIL52,50121.0%−17%

387Fentress County, TNTN20,32221.0%−9%

388Jefferson County, FLFL16,00721.0%+22%

389Forrest County, MSMS79,03421.0%−7%

390Marion County, GAGA7,67620.9%−7%

391Dixie County, FLFL18,03820.9%+9%

392Clay County, MSMS18,23820.9%−11%

393Albany County, WYWY38,55820.9%−1%

394Prince Edward County, VAVA22,39120.9%+11%

395Todd County, KYKY12,97220.9%+22%

396Ottawa County, OKOK30,43820.9%+26%

397Potter County, TXTX114,45320.8%+8%

398Coal County, OKOK5,43620.8%−10%

399Tift County, GAGA42,25420.8%+4%

400Wayne County, MIMI1,769,03820.8%+27%

401St. Mary Parish, LALA46,55220.8%−12%

402Haskell County, OKOK11,78720.8%+1%

403Carter County, MOMO5,41820.8%−18%

404Schuyler County, ILIL6,65720.8%+106%

405Calhoun County, FLFL13,28920.7%+4%

406Jasper County, TXTX33,07520.7%+15%

407Okanogan County, WAWA45,23020.7%−3%

408Estill County, KYKY13,96220.7%−22%

409Matagorda County, TXTX36,46320.7%+12%

410Bledsoe County, TNTN15,92020.7%+15%

411Pushmataha County, OKOK10,80720.7%−11%

412Latimer County, OKOK9,64520.7%−9%

413Trinity County, CACA15,72020.7%+11%

414Hill County, MTMT16,16720.7%+13%

415Hampton County, SCSC18,17420.7%−5%

416Oldham County, TXTX1,78320.7%+5%

417Pike County, ARAR9,96420.7%+23%

418St. Louis, MOMO278,14420.6%−16%

419Crawford County, KSKS39,00820.6%+29%

420Prairie County, MTMT1,11220.6%+20%

421Trigg County, KYKY14,51220.6%+67%

422Berrien County, GAGA18,93220.6%+16%

423Shelby County, TXTX24,28620.6%+6%

424Monroe County, ARAR6,24420.6%−25%

425Worth County, MOMO1,91420.6%+43%

426Montgomery County, GAGA8,63520.6%+3%

427Hale County, TXTX31,81920.5%+14%

428Leake County, MSMS21,66220.5%−12%

429Lake County, MIMI13,18220.5%+6%

430Butler County, KYKY12,52020.5%+28%

431Curry County, NMNM46,65520.5%+8%

432Butler County, MOMO41,90420.5%+10%

433Dallas County, MOMO18,02520.5%+14%

434Hickman County, KYKY4,37220.5%+18%

435Cotton County, OKOK5,43220.5%+12%

436Duplin County, NCNC51,57120.5%+5%

437Laurel County, KYKY63,74620.5%−4%

438Green County, KYKY11,64420.4%+11%

439Braxton County, WVWV11,88520.4%−7%

440Calhoun County, MSMS12,64320.4%+12%

441Independence County, ARAR38,78520.4%+57%

442Martin County, NCNC21,60120.4%+1%

443Taliaferro County, GAGA1,66220.4%−13%

444Chesterfield County, SCSC44,74020.3%+0%

445McDuffie County, GAGA21,64020.3%+10%

446Howell County, MOMO40,79820.3%+9%

447Grady County, GAGA26,59020.3%−5%

448Turner County, GAGA8,98320.3%−24%

449Jackson County, TNTN12,46620.3%+12%

450Nevada County, ARAR7,94220.3%−11%

451Hempstead County, ARAR19,08020.2%−0%

452Adams County, OHOH27,86520.2%+16%

453Union County, ILIL16,65620.2%+22%

454Hughes County, OKOK13,45520.2%−8%

455Tyler County, WVWV7,88120.2%+22%

456Scott County, VAVA21,20020.2%+21%

457Sequoyah County, OKOK40,84220.2%+2%

458Santa Cruz County, AZAZ50,02020.2%−18%

459Barton County, MOMO11,79520.2%+55%

460Vermilion Parish, LALA57,67120.2%−9%

461Hamilton County, FLFL14,18020.1%−23%

462Craighead County, ARAR116,95720.1%+31%

463Seminole County, GAGA9,16220.1%−13%

464Poinsett County, ARAR22,48320.1%−5%

465Lawrence County, ARAR16,27320.1%+9%

466Monroe County, ALAL18,96520.1%−6%

467Crosby County, TXTX4,85220.1%−28%

468Grayson County, KYKY27,40620.1%+11%

469Clarke County, ALAL22,01420.1%−11%

470Simpson County, MSMS25,49820.0%−7%

471Richmond County, GAGA206,55920.0%+2%

472Escambia County, ALAL36,66520.0%−4%

473Pickens County, ALAL18,22120.0%−20%

474Hopkins County, KYKY45,12720.0%+21%

475Barbour County, WVWV15,41420.0%−11%

476Wayne County, TNTN16,41620.0%+22%

477Montgomery County, ALAL225,89119.9%+15%

478Camp County, TXTX13,38019.9%−5%

479Iberville Parish, LALA29,57919.9%−14%

480Randolph County, ALAL23,16319.9%+17%

481Rapides Parish, LALA125,87719.9%−3%

482Woods County, OKOK8,44319.9%+33%

483Benton County, MOMO20,53619.9%+27%

484Riley County, KSKS72,59819.9%−3%

485Bradley County, ARAR9,82819.9%−24%

486Mecosta County, MIMI42,32019.9%+23%

487Graves County, KYKY37,05019.9%+21%

488Pitt County, NCNC182,93619.8%−2%

489Grant County, ININ66,52419.8%+68%

490Golden Valley County, NDND1,80819.8%+30%

491Texas County, MOMO25,99419.8%−7%

492Wilson County, NCNC81,15019.8%+7%

493Vance County, NCNC42,63819.8%−3%

494Johnson County, ARAR26,22519.8%+20%

495Covington County, MSMS17,89819.8%−16%

496Hickory County, MOMO9,04419.8%+0%

497Baltimore, MDMD569,99719.7%−14%

498Clay County, SDSD15,03119.7%−7%

499Cross County, ARAR16,18619.7%−1%

500Pulaski County, KYKY67,38419.7%+3%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

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).