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. The median across all 3,144 is 13.2%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Edwards County, TX, up 2,317 places to #47.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

USUnited States334,922,49912.5%–

01▲3Oglala Lakota County, SDSD13,33857.6%–

02▼1Todd County, SDSD8,86348.4%+0.1 pts

03▲5Corson County, SDSD3,78144.2%+3.3 pts

04▲33Sioux County, NDND3,66743.3%+4.1 pts

05▲2Jackson County, SDSD2,66642.4%+5.9 pts

06▼3Mellette County, SDSD2,13741.7%+5.9 pts

07▼1Dimmit County, TXTX8,02441.1%+7.9 pts

08▲8Greene County, ALAL7,06740.1%+5.9 pts

09▲124Lee County, ARAR8,02939.4%+9.5 pts

10▲36McCreary County, KYKY17,12438.9%+6.7 pts

11▲32Zapata County, TXTX13,75338.4%+2.6 pts

12▲77Magoffin County, KYKY11,11038.2%+1.5 pts

13▲5Wolfe County, KYKY6,29837.7%+1.8 pts

14▲19Knox County, KYKY29,53236.9%+2.1 pts

15▼5Holmes County, MSMS15,46536.4%−4.8 pts

16▲94Owsley County, KYKY3,93236.1%−9.2 pts

17▼2Coahoma County, MSMS19,84935.5%−0.4 pts

18▼16East Carroll Parish, LALA6,76035.2%−5.2 pts

19Madison Parish, LALA8,84434.5%−2.1 pts

20▲16Tensas Parish, LALA3,70034.4%−1.8 pts

21▲17McDowell County, WVWV16,87834.2%−3.5 pts

22▲1Zavala County, TXTX9,03733.9%−7.8 pts

23▼9Buffalo County, SDSD1,80233.9%−23.0 pts

24▲7Starr County, TXTX66,31933.5%−17.4 pts

25▼20Ziebach County, SDSD2,38933.5%−16.4 pts

26▲58Bullock County, ALAL9,78033.3%−0.2 pts

27▲587Duval County, TXTX9,40233.3%+6.1 pts

28▲28Terrell County, GAGA8,65633.3%+4.7 pts

29▼7McKinley County, NMNM68,11933.2%−2.8 pts

30▲706Martin County, KYKY10,69733.2%−3.8 pts

31▲27Socorro County, NMNM15,83833.2%+1.5 pts

32▲2Breathitt County, KYKY12,55833.1%−0.1 pts

33▼8Dewey County, SDSD5,41933.0%−0.5 pts

34▲187Calhoun County, WVWV5,97832.9%+7.8 pts

35▲36Wheeler County, GAGA7,57032.7%+7.4 pts

36▲23Bolivar County, MSMS28,26232.6%−0.6 pts

37▲75Jefferson County, MSMS6,82532.5%−3.5 pts

38▲274St. Helena Parish, LALA10,75832.4%+5.6 pts

39▼26Kusilvak Census Area, AKAK7,93232.4%–

40▲82Mingo County, WVWV21,45532.4%+2.7 pts

41▼14Clay County, KYKY19,46532.4%−7.4 pts

42▲15Hancock County, TNTN7,07532.2%+2.9 pts

43▲17Lake County, TNTN6,24932.2%+8.5 pts

44▲41Taylor County, GAGA7,81832.1%+6.1 pts

45▼34Presidio County, TXTX5,43332.0%−4.4 pts

46▼22Claiborne Parish, LALA13,35432.0%+5.5 pts

47▲2,317Edwards County, TXTX1,37031.9%+0.3 pts

48▲47Concordia Parish, LALA17,83631.8%+2.7 pts

49▲6Leflore County, MSMS25,68631.5%−3.3 pts

50▲4Jim Hogg County, TXTX4,55531.4%+5.5 pts

51▼31Perry County, ALAL7,42531.4%−4.0 pts

52▲15Lincoln Parish, LALA48,36031.2%+4.7 pts

53▲27Glacier County, MTMT13,46331.1%+3.8 pts

54▼9Tunica County, MSMS8,81931.1%−2.0 pts

55▲178Galax, VAVA6,67031.1%+12.5 pts

56▲32Dallas County, ALAL35,14031.0%0.0 pts

57▲171Sharkey County, MSMS3,09730.9%−7.4 pts

58▼14Yazoo County, MSMS22,94730.8%−1.1 pts

59▼33Claiborne County, MSMS8,05830.7%−1.7 pts

60▲158Hancock County, GAGA8,68230.6%+1.2 pts

61▼32Apache County, AZAZ64,44530.5%−7.3 pts

62▲10Roosevelt County, MTMT10,24230.4%−2.0 pts

63▼15Leslie County, KYKY9,62730.3%−2.4 pts

64▲122Swisher County, TXTX6,70330.1%+12.7 pts

65▲12Randolph County, GAGA6,15630.0%+2.3 pts

66▲230Marion County, SCSC28,24230.0%+6.8 pts

67▲264Lowndes County, ALAL9,35929.9%−1.4 pts

68▲1Bennett County, SDSD3,30729.9%−9.3 pts

69▲228Caldwell Parish, LALA9,34429.8%+8.5 pts

70▼38Quitman County, MSMS5,36429.6%−3.5 pts

71▲2Pemiscot County, MOMO14,46529.6%−0.8 pts

72▲313Union Parish, LALA20,56129.4%+10.8 pts

73▼22Phillips County, ARAR14,25529.3%−3.4 pts

74▲76Morehouse Parish, LALA23,70529.3%+2.5 pts

75▲8Bienville Parish, LALA12,26929.2%+3.2 pts

76▼10Sunflower County, MSMS22,89328.9%−1.2 pts

77▲44Lee County, VAVA21,64228.8%+4.9 pts

78▼26Bell County, KYKY22,82928.8%−2.2 pts

79▲231Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,94128.7%+0.5 pts

80▼68Radford, VAVA17,24328.7%−2.7 pts

81▲153Luna County, NMNM25,40728.6%−4.3 pts

82▲4Marlboro County, SCSC25,48828.5%+6.8 pts

83▲18St. Francis County, ARAR21,80028.5%+1.0 pts

84▲98Cibola County, NMNM26,80728.4%+3.6 pts

85▲323Bent County, COCO5,71628.4%+8.8 pts

86▲173Faulk County, SDSD2,17828.3%+10.3 pts

87▲94Desha County, ARAR9,98428.3%−0.6 pts

88▲30Wilcox County, ALAL9,66628.2%−11.7 pts

89▲25Allendale County, SCSC7,35528.2%−6.3 pts

90▲37Kleberg County, TXTX30,31528.1%+1.4 pts

91▲3Floyd County, KYKY34,40128.0%−2.2 pts

92▲310Gadsden County, FLFL44,29827.9%+8.0 pts

93▲873Conecuh County, ALAL10,89927.8%+1.3 pts

94▲159Avoyelles Parish, LALA37,94127.8%+1.9 pts

95▲39Bronx County, NYNY1,406,33227.8%−2.9 pts

96▲33Cochran County, TXTX2,54627.8%+0.8 pts

97▼29Dillon County, SCSC27,45827.7%+3.5 pts

98▼34Amite County, MSMS12,48727.6%+5.0 pts

99▲246Metcalfe County, KYKY10,58327.5%+3.9 pts

100▲9Wilkinson County, MSMS7,58227.4%−10.3 pts

101▼71Harlan County, KYKY24,72527.4%−5.1 pts

102▼60Lee County, KYKY7,29727.4%−3.1 pts

103▲28Robeson County, NCNC119,94127.2%+4.4 pts

104▲47San Augustine County, TXTX7,72227.1%+6.0 pts

105▼56Pike County, MSMS38,71227.1%+1.8 pts

106▲257Quay County, NMNM8,45427.1%+6.3 pts

107▼72Adams County, MSMS30,06127.0%+1.1 pts

108▼87Humphreys County, MSMS7,00127.0%−11.2 pts

109▲356Menifee County, KYKY6,43026.9%−2.7 pts

110▲129Winston County, MSMS17,47326.9%+3.1 pts

111▲401Perry County, KYKY26,55526.8%−2.3 pts

112▲91St. Landry Parish, LALA80,76526.8%−2.5 pts

113▼13Hidalgo County, TXTX921,54926.7%−9.2 pts

114▼49Sumter County, ALAL11,58826.5%−12.2 pts

115▼52Washington County, MSMS40,44626.4%−2.8 pts

116▼12Clay County, WVWV7,53826.4%−1.1 pts

117▼12Stewart County, GAGA4,63126.4%+4.2 pts

118▲326Whitley County, KYKY37,29726.3%0.0 pts

119▼28Noxubee County, MSMS9,79826.3%−6.5 pts

120▲193Lauderdale County, MSMS70,31726.3%+5.5 pts

121▼74Norton, VAVA3,47726.3%+3.5 pts

122▲349Baker County, GAGA2,72526.3%+2.9 pts

123▼26Lanier County, GAGA10,62326.1%+7.6 pts

124▼49Clinch County, GAGA6,84726.1%+2.7 pts

125▲24Clarke County, GAGA129,92126.0%−2.2 pts

126▲11Okfuskee County, OKOK11,45125.8%+2.8 pts

127▼1Scotland County, NCNC33,32225.8%+5.2 pts

128▲288Liberty County, MTMT1,95725.8%+5.5 pts

129▲17Red River Parish, LALA7,16525.8%−4.1 pts

130▲33Wayne County, MOMO10,78225.7%+3.8 pts

131▲49Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83925.7%−4.4 pts

132▲106Emanuel County, GAGA23,14725.7%−1.7 pts

133▲1,915Covington, VAVA5,68025.7%+12.8 pts

134▲225Rockcastle County, KYKY16,14825.6%+2.5 pts

135▼36Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,39125.6%+5.0 pts

136▼96Benson County, NDND5,75925.6%−3.5 pts

137▼44Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89625.5%−2.7 pts

138▲1,041Guadalupe County, NMNM4,34325.5%+3.8 pts

139▲84Watauga County, NCNC54,78625.5%+7.5 pts

140▲160Brooks County, GAGA16,10125.4%+2.0 pts

141▼71Natchitoches Parish, LALA36,08925.4%−1.1 pts

142▲460Franklin County, MSMS7,49125.4%+1.3 pts

143▲69Hardee County, FLFL25,93225.3%+0.7 pts

144▲104Bath County, KYKY13,17625.3%+3.4 pts

145▲1,054Talbot County, GAGA5,70925.2%+1.0 pts

146▲189Richmond County, NCNC42,04125.2%+5.7 pts

147▲52Buchanan County, VAVA18,49225.2%+2.0 pts

148▼70Montgomery County, MSMS9,35425.2%+0.8 pts

149▼59Ben Hill County, GAGA17,09925.2%+2.9 pts

150▼35Elliott County, KYKY7,26525.1%−0.8 pts

151▼55Macon County, GAGA11,75625.1%−0.7 pts

152▼27Dougherty County, GAGA82,61625.0%+0.3 pts

153▼36Barnwell County, SCSC20,65325.0%+4.1 pts

154▲16Lee County, SCSC15,73025.0%+3.2 pts

155▲428Pulaski County, ILIL4,82025.0%+0.3 pts

156▲108Acadia Parish, LALA57,03225.0%+0.4 pts

157▼49Atkinson County, GAGA8,45425.0%+2.0 pts

158▲562Eureka County, NVNV1,86724.9%+12.3 pts

159▼27Kemper County, MSMS8,60024.8%−1.1 pts

160▼17Cameron County, TXTX433,94624.8%−8.2 pts

161▲204Cumberland County, KYKY5,99224.8%+1.0 pts

162▲144Ripley County, MOMO10,71724.8%+2.8 pts

163▲46Catron County, NMNM3,82724.8%+0.3 pts

164▲180Wayne County, KYKY19,59724.8%−4.6 pts

165▲25Bibb County, GAGA157,55624.7%+5.6 pts

166▲18Navajo County, AZAZ109,94624.7%−4.8 pts

167▲121Newton County, MSMS20,96024.7%+4.8 pts

168▲216Jim Wells County, TXTX38,80424.7%+0.5 pts

169▲121Danville, VAVA41,64724.7%+4.7 pts

170▲577Baca County, COCO3,34724.6%+7.7 pts

171▼32Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,87724.6%−7.6 pts

172▲44Grenada County, MSMS20,86824.6%+3.7 pts

173▲44Hale County, ALAL15,19424.6%−2.3 pts

174▲628Miller County, ARAR42,35724.6%+5.3 pts

175▼34Madison County, IDID55,17224.5%−6.0 pts

176▼16Bacon County, GAGA11,07024.5%+0.8 pts

177▲816Rosebud County, MTMT8,25324.5%+2.0 pts

178▼7San Miguel County, NMNM26,26024.4%0.0 pts

179▲18Pike County, KYKY54,72124.4%+1.0 pts

180▼101Letcher County, KYKY19,95224.4%−2.7 pts

181▼39Rolette County, NDND11,68824.3%−6.7 pts

182▲84Macon County, ALAL18,13224.3%−8.5 pts

183▲31Washington Parish, LALA44,93724.3%−0.4 pts

184▲248Bamberg County, SCSC12,79624.3%−3.5 pts

185▲405Chaves County, NMNM63,36424.3%+3.0 pts

186▼42Catahoula Parish, LALA8,22324.3%−3.9 pts

187▲55Brazos County, TXTX249,08824.3%−2.6 pts

188▲864Winn Parish, LALA14,96124.3%+2.8 pts

189▼97Evangeline Parish, LALA31,98024.3%−8.0 pts

190▲99Johnson County, GAGA9,31024.2%+1.6 pts

191▲129Throckmorton County, TXTX1,55424.2%+10.8 pts

192▼64Rowan County, KYKY24,47624.2%+3.0 pts

193▼28Clay County, TNTN7,82124.2%+5.1 pts

194▼71Telfair County, GAGA11,19524.1%+3.0 pts

195▼84Franklin Parish, LALA19,00224.1%−4.4 pts

196▼72Washington County, NCNC10,63824.1%+2.3 pts

197▼33DeSoto County, FLFL37,07824.1%+0.5 pts

198▲136Woodruff County, ARAR5,71024.1%−3.0 pts

199▼117Richland Parish, LALA19,58224.0%−3.9 pts

200▲254Charles Mix County, SDSD9,30324.0%−2.8 pts

201▲452Worth County, GAGA20,05924.0%+5.5 pts

202▼26Willacy County, TXTX19,97124.0%−9.2 pts

203▲59Montgomery County, VAVA98,43423.9%+0.7 pts

204▲391Pickett County, TNTN5,21923.9%+8.3 pts

205▲426Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,71123.9%+8.9 pts

206▲334Summers County, WVWV11,53223.8%−0.6 pts

207▲466Bath County, VAVA4,07623.8%+16.0 pts

208▲292Miller County, GAGA5,81223.8%+2.6 pts

209▲15Sumter County, GAGA28,80123.7%+2.3 pts

210▲315Sabine Parish, LALA21,83423.7%+2.2 pts

211▼194King County, TXTX19223.7%+3.0 pts

212▲365Lawrence County, MSMS11,81923.7%+4.1 pts

213▲81Lyman County, SDSD3,69423.7%−0.6 pts

214▼164Early County, GAGA10,45523.6%−2.1 pts

215▼59Oregon County, MOMO8,70923.6%+1.6 pts

216▲183Chickasaw County, MSMS16,73023.5%+3.5 pts

217▼65Martinsville, VAVA13,84923.5%+4.3 pts

218▼63Mitchell County, GAGA20,46723.4%−3.0 pts

219▲110Putnam County, FLFL77,73423.4%+2.5 pts

220▲154Tattnall County, GAGA24,37623.4%−0.5 pts

221▼145Crisp County, GAGA19,23723.3%−6.0 pts

222▲346Panola County, MSMS32,69123.3%−2.0 pts

223▲7Williamsburg County, SCSC29,66223.3%−4.6 pts

224▲68Pike County, ALAL33,68823.3%+0.2 pts

225▼163Knott County, KYKY13,32123.3%−7.8 pts

226▼96Webster County, WVWV7,76023.3%−8.5 pts

227▼58Choctaw County, OKOK14,05923.2%−1.1 pts

228▲42Ouachita Parish, LALA158,54223.2%+2.5 pts

229▲137Lincoln County, WVWV19,17723.2%−4.8 pts

230▲261Coffee County, GAGA44,40723.1%+4.0 pts

231▼111Webster Parish, LALA34,94823.1%+2.9 pts

232▲228Jefferson County, OKOK5,43123.1%+3.9 pts

233▼54Carroll County, KYKY11,14123.1%+8.2 pts

234▲149Russell County, KYKY18,60823.1%−1.2 pts

235▲23Neshoba County, MSMS28,73223.1%+2.1 pts

236▲121Hidalgo County, NMNM3,92923.1%−4.2 pts

237▲134San Juan County, NMNM120,34023.1%+1.6 pts

238▲971Allen Parish, LALA22,67223.1%+3.2 pts

239▲119Scott County, TNTN22,67123.1%+2.8 pts

240▲132Marshall County, MSMS34,65423.0%+1.1 pts

241▼75Searcy County, ARAR7,84823.0%−0.8 pts

242▲310Wheatland County, MTMT2,10023.0%+2.6 pts

243▲96Bulloch County, GAGA86,94923.0%−1.5 pts

244▲1,059McIntosh County, GAGA11,98923.0%+4.3 pts

245▲143Copiah County, MSMS27,49723.0%−2.1 pts

246▲33St. Bernard Parish, LALA45,64223.0%+9.9 pts

247▼7Kiowa County, OKOK8,18122.9%+3.7 pts

248▲231Hertford County, NCNC19,01522.9%+4.6 pts

249▲343Johnston County, OKOK10,44822.9%+0.9 pts

250▲338Crawford County, ININ10,50922.9%+6.1 pts

251▼24Colquitt County, GAGA47,43822.9%+3.0 pts

252▲1,583Coke County, TXTX3,41222.9%+9.8 pts

253▼225Jenkins County, GAGA8,84322.9%−5.5 pts

254▲87Iberia Parish, LALA66,84622.8%−0.7 pts

255▼55Calhoun County, GAGA5,41322.8%−3.7 pts

256▲153Wayne County, MSMS19,80722.8%−2.6 pts

257▼79Halifax County, NCNC46,53422.8%−1.1 pts

258▲203Raleigh County, WVWV71,77522.8%+4.3 pts

259▲137Johnson County, KYKY22,05122.8%−3.8 pts

260▼101Maverick County, TXTX58,82322.8%−12.1 pts

261▲2,873Kalawao County, HIHI8222.7%−17.4 pts

262▲998Harmon County, OKOK2,32722.7%−7.0 pts

263▲227Hinds County, MSMS211,88822.7%+2.7 pts

264▼103Whitman County, WAWA48,51222.7%−2.9 pts

265▼159Chicot County, ARAR9,10722.6%−6.0 pts

266▲279Union County, SCSC26,79922.6%+8.3 pts

267▼110Laurens County, GAGA51,04122.6%+4.2 pts

268▼101Payne County, OKOK83,88922.6%+2.4 pts

269▲16Orleans Parish, LALA362,15422.6%−5.3 pts

270▼125Fulton County, KYKY6,21822.6%−0.5 pts

271▲124Wyoming County, WVWV19,80122.6%−2.5 pts

272▲369Pocahontas County, WVWV7,60222.5%+5.4 pts

273▼135Hendry County, FLFL48,27622.5%−1.6 pts

274▲329Howard County, ARAR12,30622.5%+7.0 pts

275▲882Nolan County, TXTX14,11722.5%+0.8 pts

276▲190Toombs County, GAGA27,54522.5%−1.4 pts

277▲156Powell County, KYKY12,81222.5%−1.0 pts

278▼10Appling County, GAGA19,10022.5%+3.9 pts

279▲470Bibb County, ALAL22,26222.5%+1.8 pts

280▲1Orangeburg County, SCSC83,17722.4%+1.0 pts

281▲70Irwin County, GAGA9,02022.4%+4.7 pts

282▲294Butler County, ALAL18,10022.4%−2.2 pts

283▲212Drew County, ARAR17,05422.4%+4.2 pts

284▲404Montgomery County, ARAR8,57922.4%+5.4 pts

285▲355Randolph County, ARAR18,87622.4%+7.1 pts

286▲13Caddo Parish, LALA224,22622.4%+1.3 pts

287▲180DeKalb County, ALAL74,08522.4%+7.0 pts

288▼77Webster County, GAGA2,36922.3%+3.1 pts

289▲139Jackson Parish, LALA15,83422.3%+2.5 pts

290▲956Izard County, ARAR14,40522.3%+5.0 pts

291▼86Lafayette County, ARAR5,88822.3%−1.0 pts

292▲85Hyde County, NCNC4,55422.2%+6.7 pts

293▲71Russell County, ALAL58,89822.2%+2.3 pts

294▲135Uvalde County, TXTX24,96322.2%−2.1 pts

295▼88Scott County, MSMS28,07322.2%+1.4 pts

296▲743Ashley County, ARAR17,83122.1%+4.7 pts

297▲381Decatur County, TNTN11,82022.1%+6.2 pts

298▼88Monroe County, KYKY11,19122.1%−1.3 pts

299▲48Otero County, COCO17,68322.1%+3.3 pts

300▼181Big Horn County, MTMT12,75222.1%−7.1 pts

301▼55Decatur County, GAGA29,43222.0%−0.6 pts

302▲2,107Sherman County, OROR2,05122.0%+7.5 pts

303▼201Lewis County, KYKY12,90122.0%−6.5 pts

304▼52Dunklin County, MOMO26,85522.0%−2.5 pts

305▼12Adair County, MOMO25,68422.0%−1.3 pts

306▼80Bladen County, NCNC30,00722.0%+1.0 pts

307▲53Lenoir County, NCNC55,83722.0%+5.4 pts

308▲434Pondera County, MTMT6,07221.9%+3.1 pts

309▲72Sequatchie County, TNTN17,86121.9%+5.4 pts

310▲160Cocke County, TNTN37,88921.9%−0.6 pts

311▼91Isabella County, MIMI64,69121.9%+1.5 pts

312▼120Wilcox County, GAGA8,79721.9%+0.9 pts

313▲67Marengo County, ALAL18,31121.9%−4.1 pts

314▼83Roosevelt County, NMNM18,61521.8%−0.9 pts

315▲60Sampson County, NCNC61,50421.8%+4.3 pts

316▲166Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,21921.8%+2.4 pts

317▲510Greenbrier County, WVWV31,57821.8%+3.6 pts

318▲138Fayette County, ALAL15,87221.8%+4.5 pts

319▼118Nacogdoches County, TXTX66,03521.8%−1.5 pts

320▲178Meigs County, OHOH21,58721.8%+2.0 pts

321▼115Hopewell, VAVA23,26121.8%+6.9 pts

322▲1,006Baylor County, TXTX3,47221.8%+5.7 pts

323▼161Logan County, WVWV30,37521.8%−2.4 pts

324▼152Lawrence County, KYKY15,76521.8%−8.9 pts

325▲186Collingsworth County, TXTX2,48721.8%+3.0 pts

326▼39Scioto County, OHOH71,36521.8%+2.5 pts

327▼224Menominee County, WIWI4,19921.7%−7.1 pts

328▼9Seminole County, OKOK23,44121.7%+1.0 pts

329▼14Petersburg, VAVA33,73421.7%+2.1 pts

330▲10Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12121.7%+2.1 pts

331▼177Casey County, KYKY16,20521.7%−3.8 pts

332▲330Anson County, NCNC21,75821.7%+4.0 pts

333▼83Baldwin County, GAGA44,02921.7%+4.9 pts

334▲264Beckham County, OKOK22,15921.7%+3.5 pts

335▼31Jackson County, ARAR16,74121.7%+4.2 pts

336▼27Clare County, MIMI31,54321.6%+5.6 pts

337▲2,594Dolores County, COCO2,46621.6%+8.5 pts

338▼125Wilkinson County, GAGA8,65021.6%+3.7 pts

339▲656Pecos County, TXTX14,56021.6%+1.1 pts

340▲719Ritchie County, WVWV8,03421.6%+2.5 pts

341▲93Clark County, ARAR20,93821.6%+2.4 pts

342▲199Dodge County, GAGA19,66321.5%+4.1 pts

343▲512Hardin County, TNTN27,98321.5%+2.8 pts

344▲34De Soto Parish, LALA27,38121.5%−3.5 pts

345▼72Ware County, GAGA36,90621.5%+1.0 pts

346▲349Benton County, MSMS7,50221.5%−1.7 pts

347▼200Adair County, OKOK19,82821.5%−1.7 pts

348▼15Nome Census Area, AKAK9,83021.5%+4.1 pts

349▲412Haywood County, TNTN17,04221.5%+2.0 pts

350▲92Yalobusha County, MSMS12,37521.5%−0.3 pts

351▼235Athens County, OHOH63,19721.5%−5.9 pts

352▲891Winchester, VAVA28,27221.5%+8.3 pts

353▼116Ozark County, MOMO9,17221.5%−0.2 pts

354▼179Warren County, GAGA5,26921.4%−5.5 pts

355▲348La Salle County, TXTX6,51721.4%−8.3 pts

356▼105Johnson County, TNTN18,71821.4%−1.1 pts

357▲78Mora County, NMNM4,05121.4%−3.9 pts

358▼260Barbour County, ALAL24,60721.4%−5.4 pts

359▼116Sierra County, NMNM11,39521.4%+0.5 pts

360▲351Breckinridge County, KYKY21,50321.4%+5.5 pts

361▼78Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,28121.4%−1.5 pts

362▲318Pike County, OHOH27,06121.3%+2.7 pts

363▼161Doña Ana County, NMNM229,09121.3%−4.1 pts

364▼149Webb County, TXTX281,22421.3%−9.9 pts

365▲636Wayne County, GAGA32,48121.3%+4.6 pts

366▲660San Juan County, COCO81321.3%+0.4 pts

367▼123McCurtain County, OKOK30,74421.2%−3.5 pts

368▲52Chattooga County, GAGA25,30021.2%+6.9 pts

369▲282Fleming County, KYKY15,78721.2%+2.5 pts

370▲98Alachua County, FLFL290,02821.2%−1.6 pts

371▼15Lincoln County, MSMS35,01221.2%+2.0 pts

372▲22Mississippi County, ARAR37,82821.1%−1.9 pts

373▼148Columbia County, ARAR21,89421.1%0.0 pts

374▼267Robertson County, KYKY2,32521.1%−1.1 pts

375▲143Northampton County, NCNC16,49121.1%−0.1 pts

376▲62Warren County, NCNC18,89821.1%+1.7 pts

377▲33Darlington County, SCSC62,88821.1%+0.8 pts

378▼50McIntosh County, OKOK19,75821.1%+2.9 pts

379▲32Greene County, NCNC20,70021.0%+0.8 pts

380▲198Lauderdale County, TNTN24,61721.0%+1.9 pts

381▼342Clay County, GAGA2,81521.0%−10.3 pts

382▲11Tillman County, OKOK6,78021.0%−0.9 pts

383▼235Costilla County, COCO3,67921.0%−5.8 pts

384▼310Madison County, FLFL18,75921.0%−2.1 pts

385▲42Crittenden County, ARAR46,21021.0%−4.3 pts

386▼150Jackson County, ILIL52,50121.0%−4.2 pts

387▲289Fentress County, TNTN20,32221.0%−2.1 pts

388▲513Jefferson County, FLFL16,00721.0%+3.8 pts

389▼212Forrest County, MSMS79,03421.0%−1.5 pts

390▲1,061Marion County, GAGA7,67620.9%−1.5 pts

391▲537Dixie County, FLFL18,03820.9%+1.8 pts

392▼197Clay County, MSMS18,23820.9%−2.6 pts

393▲44Albany County, WYWY38,55820.9%−0.1 pts

394▼119Prince Edward County, VAVA22,39120.9%+2.0 pts

395▲29Todd County, KYKY12,97220.9%+3.7 pts

396▲140Ottawa County, OKOK30,43820.9%+4.3 pts

397▲126Potter County, TXTX114,45320.8%+1.6 pts

398▼131Coal County, OKOK5,43620.8%−2.2 pts

399▼72Tift County, GAGA42,25420.8%+0.9 pts

400▲4Wayne County, MIMI1,769,03820.8%+4.4 pts

401▲149St. Mary Parish, LALA46,55220.8%−2.8 pts

402▲47Haskell County, OKOK11,78720.8%+0.3 pts

403▲288Carter County, MOMO5,41820.8%−4.4 pts

404▲444Schuyler County, ILIL6,65720.8%+10.7 pts

405▲615Calhoun County, FLFL13,28920.7%+0.7 pts

406▲99Jasper County, TXTX33,07520.7%+2.7 pts

407▲68Okanogan County, WAWA45,23020.7%−0.6 pts

408▼273Estill County, KYKY13,96220.7%−5.7 pts

409▲358Matagorda County, TXTX36,46320.7%+2.2 pts

410▲67Bledsoe County, TNTN15,92020.7%+2.7 pts

411▲264Pushmataha County, OKOK10,80720.7%−2.4 pts

412▲576Latimer County, OKOK9,64520.7%−2.0 pts

413▼137Trinity County, CACA15,72020.7%+2.0 pts

414▲527Hill County, MTMT16,16720.7%+2.3 pts

415▲348Hampton County, SCSC18,17420.7%−1.1 pts

416▲1,467Oldham County, TXTX1,78320.7%+0.9 pts

417▲528Pike County, ARAR9,96420.7%+3.9 pts

418▲66St. Louis, MOMO278,14420.6%−3.9 pts

419▲96Crawford County, KSKS39,00820.6%+4.7 pts

420▲1,005Prairie County, MTMT1,11220.6%+3.4 pts

421▲899Trigg County, KYKY14,51220.6%+8.3 pts

422▼108Berrien County, GAGA18,93220.6%+2.9 pts

423▼152Shelby County, TXTX24,28620.6%+1.2 pts

424▼126Monroe County, ARAR6,24420.6%−6.9 pts

425▲673Worth County, MOMO1,91420.6%+6.2 pts

426▲553Montgomery County, GAGA8,63520.6%+0.7 pts

427▲367Hale County, TXTX31,81920.5%+2.6 pts

428▼234Leake County, MSMS21,66220.5%−2.8 pts

429▲218Lake County, MIMI13,18220.5%+1.1 pts

430▲380Butler County, KYKY12,52020.5%+4.5 pts

431▲215Curry County, NMNM46,65520.5%+1.5 pts

432▼70Butler County, MOMO41,90420.5%+1.9 pts

433▲154Dallas County, MOMO18,02520.5%+2.6 pts

434▲132Hickman County, KYKY4,37220.5%+3.1 pts

435▲219Cotton County, OKOK5,43220.5%+2.3 pts

436▲303Duplin County, NCNC51,57120.5%+1.0 pts

437▼129Laurel County, KYKY63,74620.5%−0.8 pts

438▼106Green County, KYKY11,64420.4%+2.0 pts

439▲242Braxton County, WVWV11,88520.4%−1.6 pts

440▲177Calhoun County, MSMS12,64320.4%+2.3 pts

441▲818Independence County, ARAR38,78520.4%+7.4 pts

442▲39Martin County, NCNC21,60120.4%+0.2 pts

443▼235Taliaferro County, GAGA1,66220.4%−3.0 pts

444▼29Chesterfield County, SCSC44,74020.3%0.0 pts

445▲193McDuffie County, GAGA21,64020.3%+1.9 pts

446▼199Howell County, MOMO40,79820.3%+1.6 pts

447▲275Grady County, GAGA26,59020.3%−1.0 pts

448▼367Turner County, GAGA8,98320.3%−6.5 pts

449▲624Jackson County, TNTN12,46620.3%+2.2 pts

450▼47Nevada County, ARAR7,94220.3%−2.5 pts

451▼96Hempstead County, ARAR19,08020.2%−0.1 pts

452▲56Adams County, OHOH27,86520.2%+2.9 pts

453▲259Union County, ILIL16,65620.2%+3.7 pts

454▼54Hughes County, OKOK13,45520.2%−1.7 pts

455▲936Tyler County, WVWV7,88120.2%+3.6 pts

456▲880Scott County, VAVA21,20020.2%+3.4 pts

457▲191Sequoyah County, OKOK40,84220.2%+0.4 pts

458▼68Santa Cruz County, AZAZ50,02020.2%−4.3 pts

459▲10Barton County, MOMO11,79520.2%+7.1 pts

460▲462Vermilion Parish, LALA57,67120.2%−1.9 pts

461▼288Hamilton County, FLFL14,18020.1%−5.9 pts

462▲352Craighead County, ARAR116,95720.1%+4.7 pts

463▼310Seminole County, GAGA9,16220.1%−3.1 pts

464▲19Poinsett County, ARAR22,48320.1%−1.1 pts

465▲1,026Lawrence County, ARAR16,27320.1%+1.7 pts

466▼231Monroe County, ALAL18,96520.1%−1.2 pts

467▼27Crosby County, TXTX4,85220.1%−8.0 pts

468▼280Grayson County, KYKY27,40620.1%+2.0 pts

469▼278Clarke County, ALAL22,01420.1%−2.5 pts

470▲139Simpson County, MSMS25,49820.0%−1.6 pts

471▼194Richmond County, GAGA206,55920.0%+0.5 pts

472▼227Escambia County, ALAL36,66520.0%−0.8 pts

473▼269Pickens County, ALAL18,22120.0%−4.9 pts

474▲85Hopkins County, KYKY45,12720.0%+3.4 pts

475▼50Barbour County, WVWV15,41420.0%−2.6 pts

476▲579Wayne County, TNTN16,41620.0%+3.7 pts

477▲187Montgomery County, ALAL225,89119.9%+2.6 pts

478▲44Camp County, TXTX13,38019.9%−0.9 pts

479▲425Iberville Parish, LALA29,57919.9%−3.2 pts

480▲180Randolph County, ALAL23,16319.9%+2.9 pts

481▲190Rapides Parish, LALA125,87719.9%−0.6 pts

482▲670Woods County, OKOK8,44319.9%+4.9 pts

483▲247Benton County, MOMO20,53619.9%+4.2 pts

484▼177Riley County, KSKS72,59819.9%−0.7 pts

485▲657Bradley County, ARAR9,82819.9%−6.4 pts

486▲94Mecosta County, MIMI42,32019.9%+3.8 pts

487▲12Graves County, KYKY37,05019.9%+3.5 pts

488▼38Pitt County, NCNC182,93619.8%−0.5 pts

489▲215Grant County, ININ66,52419.8%+8.1 pts

490▲2,583Golden Valley County, NDND1,80819.8%+4.6 pts

491▼153Texas County, MOMO25,99419.8%−1.5 pts

492▲45Wilson County, NCNC81,15019.8%+1.3 pts

493▲36Vance County, NCNC42,63819.8%−0.7 pts

494▲227Johnson County, ARAR26,22519.8%+3.4 pts

495▼276Covington County, MSMS17,89819.8%−3.7 pts

496▲1,033Hickory County, MOMO9,04419.8%+0.1 pts

497▲29Baltimore, MDMD569,99719.7%−3.2 pts

498▼55Clay County, SDSD15,03119.7%−1.5 pts

499▲374Cross County, ARAR16,18619.7%−0.2 pts

500▼178Pulaski 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).