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RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 3,122

Highest poverty rate, US counties · 1990

US counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (1990 ACS).

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501Montgomery County, ARAR8,57923.8%
502Crowley County, COCO5,67723.8%
503Lafayette County, FLFL8,79223.8%
504Grayson County, KYKY27,40623.8%
505Butler County, KYKY12,52023.8%
506McIntosh County, OKOK19,75823.8%
507Imperial County, CACA181,41123.8%
508Emmons County, NDND3,21523.8%
509Ferry County, WAWA7,51723.7%
510Iron County, MOMO9,31823.7%
511Clare County, MIMI31,54323.7%
512Baylor County, TXTX3,47223.7%
513Lewis County, WVWV16,39423.7%
514Long County, GAGA21,55723.7%
515Charlottesville, VAVA44,38823.7%
516Ohio County, KYKY23,93423.6%
517Pinal County, AZAZ539,38023.6%
518Milam County, TXTX26,25823.6%
519Vinton County, OHOH12,64523.6%
520Knox County, TXTX3,19223.6%
521Northampton County, NCNC16,49123.6%
522Lincoln County, MSMS35,01223.6%
523San Jacinto County, TXTX29,48823.6%
524Medina County, TXTX56,88123.6%
525Lawrence County, OHOH55,71023.5%
526Alachua County, FLFL290,02823.5%
527Colleton County, SCSC39,38223.4%
528Clarke County, MSMS15,10223.4%
529Greer County, OKOK5,37323.4%
530Decatur County, GAGA29,43223.3%
531Latimer County, OKOK9,64523.3%
532Mitchell County, TXTX8,94723.3%
533Musselshell County, MTMT5,58223.3%
534Hardeman County, TNTN25,27423.3%
535Morris County, TXTX12,13323.3%
536Dallas County, MOMO18,02523.2%
537Jefferson County, OKOK5,43123.2%
538Daviess County, MOMO8,55823.2%
539Breckinridge County, KYKY21,50323.2%
540Edmunds County, SDSD4,02223.2%
541Sheridan County, NDND1,29623.1%
542Garza County, TXTX4,51023.1%
543Coconino County, AZAZ144,36823.1%
544Clay County, TNTN7,82123.0%
545Mills County, TXTX4,58023.0%
546Franklin County, WAWA102,61223.0%
547Cass County, TXTX28,65123.0%
548Motley County, TXTX1,04323.0%
549Doddridge County, WVWV7,63423.0%
550Blaine County, NENE45823.0%
551Sequatchie County, TNTN17,86122.9%
552Tillman County, OKOK6,78022.9%
553Taylor County, WVWV16,28722.9%
554Lafourche Parish, LALA95,50522.9%
555Texas County, MOMO25,99422.9%
556Tift County, GAGA42,25422.9%
557Screven County, GAGA14,40822.9%
558Hale County, TXTX31,81922.8%
559Hardee County, FLFL25,93222.8%
560Eastland County, TXTX18,14322.8%
561McCormick County, SCSC10,21522.8%
562Lauderdale County, MSMS70,31722.8%
563Colquitt County, GAGA47,43822.8%
564Hancock County, MSMS46,87322.7%
565Hempstead County, ARAR19,08022.7%
566Prairie County, ARAR7,92322.7%
567Pulaski County, KYKY67,38422.7%
568Jones County, MSMS66,49622.7%
569Monroe County, ALAL18,96522.7%
570Clearwater County, MNMN8,64722.7%
571Simpson County, MSMS25,49822.7%
572Knox County, MOMO3,72822.7%
573Kings County, NYNY2,653,96322.7%
574Thomas County, GAGA46,36822.6%
575Wilkes County, GAGA9,54022.6%
576Plaquemines Parish, LALA22,25622.6%
577Nicholas County, KYKY7,94922.6%
578Tippah County, MSMS21,38922.6%
579Tulare County, CACA485,14622.6%
580Jackson County, FLFL49,62922.6%
581Rapides Parish, LALA125,87722.6%
582Potter County, TXTX114,45322.5%
583Camp County, TXTX13,38022.5%
584Coffee County, GAGA44,40722.5%
585Jefferson County, FLFL16,00722.5%
586Boyd County, NENE1,67422.5%
587Live Oak County, TXTX11,92922.5%
588Worth County, MOMO1,91422.5%
589Russell County, VAVA25,33222.5%
590Gallia County, OHOH29,07222.5%
591Le Flore County, OKOK50,19622.5%
592Tate County, MSMS28,72522.5%
593Webster County, GAGA2,36922.5%
594Lauderdale County, TNTN24,61722.4%
595Cook County, GAGA18,23222.4%
596Lea County, NMNM74,74922.4%
597Warren County, MSMS41,75922.4%
598Meriwether County, GAGA21,51622.4%
599Nome Census Area, AKAK9,83022.4%
600St. Clair County, MOMO9,97622.4%
601Chaves County, NMNM63,36422.4%
602Miller County, ARAR42,35722.4%
603Dallas County, ARAR6,01122.3%
604Gladwin County, MIMI26,07722.3%
605Glasscock County, TXTX1,12822.3%
606Grenada County, MSMS20,86822.3%
607Dawes County, NENE7,85822.3%
608Delta County, TXTX5,54922.3%
609Martin County, NCNC21,60122.3%
610McIntosh County, GAGA11,98922.3%
611Walker County, TXTX83,84222.3%
612Meigs County, TNTN14,18622.3%
613Grady County, GAGA26,59022.3%
614Cherry County, NENE5,56122.2%
615Johnson County, GAGA9,31022.2%
616Van Buren County, ARAR16,23822.2%
617Lowndes County, MSMS57,34622.1%
618Ozark County, MOMO9,17222.1%
619Miller County, GAGA5,81222.1%
620Montgomery County, VAVA98,43422.1%
621Union County, KYKY12,83922.1%
622Mason County, WVWV24,70722.1%
623Pitt County, NCNC182,93622.1%
624Burleson County, TXTX20,54922.1%
625Covington County, ALAL37,94722.0%
626Wirt County, WVWV4,87922.0%
627Ben Hill County, GAGA17,09922.0%
628Union County, ARAR36,92622.0%
629Carroll County, KYKY11,14122.0%
630De Baca County, NMNM1,64721.9%
631Bladen County, NCNC30,00721.9%
632Tattnall County, GAGA24,37621.9%
633Randolph County, WVWV26,88221.9%
634Madison County, MOMO12,85821.9%
635Scott County, ARAR9,96521.9%
636Washington County, FLFL26,69521.9%
637Baltimore, MDMD569,99721.9%
638Hickory County, MOMO9,04421.9%
639Muskogee County, OKOK66,70821.9%
640Buchanan County, VAVA18,49221.9%
641Dodge County, GAGA19,66321.8%
642Banner County, NENE68621.8%
643Sharp County, ARAR18,12221.8%
644Barnwell County, SCSC20,65321.8%
645Cass County, MNMN31,43021.8%
646Forest County, WIWI9,57421.8%
647Murray County, OKOK13,80521.8%
648Nodaway County, MOMO20,17421.8%
649Wadena County, MNMN14,38821.8%
650Granite County, MTMT3,65821.8%
651Wayne County, WVWV37,30921.8%
652Stephens County, TXTX9,38021.8%
653Ogemaw County, MIMI21,12121.8%
654Pontotoc County, OKOK38,52821.7%
655Douglas County, SDSD2,88821.7%
656Day County, SDSD5,48421.7%
657Hill County, TXTX39,50321.7%
658Payne County, OKOK83,88921.7%
659Prince Edward County, VAVA22,39121.7%
660McDuffie County, GAGA21,64021.6%
661Kent County, TXTX67421.6%
662Gregory County, SDSD4,03721.6%
663Comanche County, TXTX14,43221.6%
664Wise County, VAVA34,82421.6%
665Cherokee County, TXTX53,33721.6%
666Green County, KYKY11,64421.6%
667Winkler County, TXTX7,54021.6%
668Washington County, GAGA19,45321.6%
669Perquimans County, NCNC13,49021.5%
670Okanogan County, WAWA45,23021.5%
671Watauga County, NCNC54,78621.5%
672Towner County, NDND2,04021.5%
673Prentiss County, MSMS25,28421.5%
674Monroe County, OHOH12,99421.5%
675Barren County, KYKY45,64121.5%
676McPherson County, SDSD2,34721.5%
677Calhoun County, MSMS12,64321.5%
678Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83921.5%
679Pearl River County, MSMS59,36321.5%
680Bracken County, KYKY8,51121.4%
681Fresno County, CACA1,035,45621.4%
682Polk County, TXTX53,43421.4%
683Gallatin County, ILIL4,61621.4%
684Lake County, MTMT33,39221.4%
685Mobile County, ALAL411,65821.4%
686Greene County, PAPA33,88521.4%
687Union County, TNTN21,45021.3%
688Waller County, TXTX69,85821.3%
689Colorado County, TXTX21,43921.3%
690Wharton County, TXTX42,06021.3%
691Nolan County, TXTX14,11721.3%
692Kenedy County, TXTX31921.3%
693Wheatland County, MTMT2,10021.3%
694Donley County, TXTX3,21321.3%
695Pierce County, GAGA20,76421.3%
696Leon County, TXTX16,89421.3%
697Chickasaw County, MSMS16,73021.3%
698Grant County, NMNM27,25221.2%
699Hinds County, MSMS211,88821.2%
700Ouachita County, ARAR21,73121.2%
701Clay County, ARAR14,05221.2%
702Morgan County, OHOH13,62621.2%
703Madison County, KYKY101,69621.2%
704Wayne County, GAGA32,48121.2%
705Riley County, KSKS72,59821.2%
706Pocahontas County, WVWV7,60221.2%
707Stoddard County, MOMO28,28421.2%
708Upshur County, WVWV23,75821.2%
709Bibb County, ALAL22,26221.2%
710Sullivan County, MOMO5,73821.2%
711LaSalle Parish, LALA15,15421.2%
712Monroe County, MSMS33,31821.2%
713Izard County, ARAR14,40521.1%
714Mountrail County, NDND9,39521.1%
715Hoke County, NCNC56,93921.1%
716Ware County, GAGA36,90621.1%
717Jones County, TXTX20,86121.1%
718Torrance County, NMNM16,10021.1%
719Sanborn County, SDSD2,38821.0%
720Houghton County, MIMI37,84221.0%
721Jackson County, TXTX15,39321.0%
722Montgomery County, KYKY28,82221.0%
723Decatur County, IAIA7,65521.0%
724Prowers County, COCO11,88421.0%
725Schuyler County, MOMO4,14021.0%
726Union County, NMNM3,84421.0%
727Piute County, UTUT1,50921.0%
728Lewis County, TNTN13,48721.0%
729Monroe County, WVWV12,49121.0%
730Slope County, NDND62820.9%
731Erath County, TXTX43,91120.9%
732Fayette County, PAPA123,02120.9%
733Hays County, TXTX304,39020.9%
734Ashley County, ARAR17,83120.9%
735Cedar County, MOMO14,88820.9%
736Wheeler County, OROR1,47220.9%
737Richmond, VAVA237,25720.9%
738Nowata County, OKOK9,52220.9%
739Scott County, VAVA21,20020.9%
740Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12120.9%
741Cotton County, OKOK5,43220.9%
742Marshall County, OKOK16,25520.9%
743Newton County, MSMS20,96020.9%
744Alcorn County, MSMS34,56920.8%
745Nueces County, TXTX352,99220.8%
746Thomas County, NENE63920.8%
747Haskell County, TXTX5,49920.8%
748Okeechobee County, FLFL42,60820.8%
749Franklin County, ILIL36,91620.8%
750Taylor County, FLFL21,21020.8%
751Hidalgo County, NMNM3,92920.7%
752Matagorda County, TXTX36,46320.7%
753Chautauqua County, KSKS3,32120.7%
754Franklin County, ALAL32,44920.7%
755Panola County, TXTX23,01820.7%
756Levy County, FLFL48,52020.7%
757Wilson County, TXTX56,13920.7%
758Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,63420.7%
759Sampson County, NCNC61,50420.7%
760Washita County, OKOK10,88420.7%
761Brown County, TXTX38,71120.7%
762Arenac County, MIMI15,06820.6%
763Franklin, VAVA8,47820.6%
764Fairfield County, SCSC20,34020.6%
765Tripp County, SDSD5,70820.6%
766McDonald County, MOMO23,99220.6%
767Columbia County, FLFL74,09420.6%
768Bristol, VAVA16,41820.6%
769Sumter County, SCSC105,06720.6%
770Douglas County, KSKS120,92020.6%
771Keweenaw County, MIMI2,18620.6%
772Stevens County, MNMN9,74720.6%
773McLennan County, TXTX272,02020.6%
774Monongalia County, WVWV107,99120.6%
775Sawyer County, WIWI18,84620.5%
776Wetzel County, WVWV13,73420.5%
777Grainger County, TNTN25,73920.5%
778New York County, NYNY1,664,86220.5%
779Laurens County, GAGA51,04120.5%
780Harrison County, TXTX71,95620.5%
781Clark County, MOMO6,47520.5%
782Arkansas County, ARAR15,83620.4%
783Eddy County, NMNM62,50920.4%
784Beckham County, OKOK22,15920.4%
785Ector County, TXTX173,80120.4%
786Washington County, NCNC10,63820.4%
787Cherokee County, NCNC30,83020.4%
788Franklin County, ARAR17,72520.4%
789Bent County, COCO5,71620.4%
790Appanoose County, IAIA12,07720.4%
791Randolph County, ARAR18,87620.4%
792Mercer County, WVWV57,50320.4%
793Grundy County, MOMO9,74420.4%
794Russell County, ALAL58,89820.4%
795Madison County, NCNC22,55320.4%
796Howard County, TXTX30,50420.4%
797Rosebud County, MTMT8,25320.4%
798Tishomingo County, MSMS18,63920.3%
799Perry County, ARAR10,30920.3%
800DeKalb County, TNTN21,87320.3%
801Fayette County, ALAL15,87220.3%
802Cochise County, AZAZ126,33220.3%
803Petersburg, VAVA33,73420.3%
804Polk County, MOMO33,60420.3%
805Hardeman County, TXTX3,29220.3%
806West Baton Rouge Parish, LALA28,75620.3%
807Mason County, KYKY16,93620.3%
808Nevada County, ARAR7,94220.3%
809Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,28120.3%
810McNairy County, TNTN26,23620.3%
811Lemhi County, IDID8,47420.2%
812Georgetown County, SCSC65,91220.2%
813Jones County, NCNC9,57520.2%
814Cherokee County, KSKS19,10520.2%
815Kittitas County, WAWA48,80320.2%
816Pueblo County, COCO169,27720.2%
817Yakima County, WAWA259,18520.2%
818Sanpete County, UTUT31,45320.2%
819Jasper County, TXTX33,07520.2%
820Montezuma County, COCO26,67820.2%
821Lafayette Parish, LALA257,94920.2%
822Benton County, MOMO20,53620.2%
823Saline County, ILIL22,77220.2%
824Morgan County, TNTN22,16020.2%
825Pend Oreille County, WAWA14,45720.2%
826Talladega County, ALAL81,60320.2%
827Ottawa County, OKOK30,43820.1%
828Hardin County, TNTN27,98320.1%
829Foard County, TXTX1,04420.1%
830Lincoln County, NMNM19,84420.1%
831Ward County, TXTX11,12520.1%
832Lamar County, TXTX51,50320.1%
833Calhoun County, SCSC14,18820.1%
834Florence County, SCSC138,50420.1%
835Meagher County, MTMT2,13720.1%
836Johnson County, ARAR26,22520.1%
837Rusk County, TXTX54,85420.1%
838Sussex County, VAVA10,75520.1%
839Hickman County, KYKY4,37220.1%
840Wayne County, MIMI1,769,03820.1%
841Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,36820.1%
842Callahan County, TXTX14,49120.1%
843Alleghany County, NCNC11,47920.1%
844Madison County, ARAR18,41020.1%
845Hockley County, TXTX21,60020.1%
846Jackson County, TNTN12,46620.0%
847Jackson County, WVWV27,45020.0%
848Blaine County, OKOK8,51520.0%
849Lenoir County, NCNC55,83720.0%
850Tipton County, TNTN62,28720.0%
851Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,35720.0%
852Putnam County, FLFL77,73420.0%
853Knox County, NENE8,33520.0%
854Wallace County, KSKS1,44120.0%
855Lampasas County, TXTX23,65720.0%
856Putnam County, MOMO4,54619.9%
857Larue County, KYKY15,18419.9%
858Schleicher County, TXTX2,24519.9%
859Darlington County, SCSC62,88819.9%
860Decatur County, TNTN11,82019.9%
861Merced County, CACA297,26019.9%
862Yuma County, AZAZ224,44919.9%
863Lowndes County, GAGA122,86719.9%
864Raleigh County, WVWV71,77519.9%
865Schley County, GAGA4,59319.9%
866Caldwell County, KYKY12,60919.9%
867Bexar County, TXTX2,160,08819.9%
868Appling County, GAGA19,10019.9%
869Hamilton County, ILIL7,85919.8%
870Lawrence County, ILIL13,79019.8%
871Sumter County, FLFL157,77219.8%
872Lawrence County, ALAL33,84319.8%
873Titus County, TXTX31,56319.8%
874Winston County, ALAL23,82919.8%
875Albany County, WYWY38,55819.8%
876Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20119.7%
877Henry County, KYKY16,44719.7%
878Wilson County, NCNC81,15019.7%
879Elbert County, GAGA20,07219.7%
880Garvin County, OKOK26,37719.7%
881Carter County, OKOK48,91019.7%
882Harrison County, OHOH14,07019.7%
883Suwannee County, FLFL48,14919.7%
884Bollinger County, MOMO10,64619.7%
885East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,18019.7%
886Bourbon County, KSKS14,31919.7%
887Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,71119.7%
888Accomack County, VAVA33,85919.6%
889Yoakum County, TXTX7,43819.6%
890Grant County, WAWA105,72719.6%
891Vance County, NCNC42,63819.6%
892Sanders County, MTMT14,06219.6%
893Pittsburg County, OKOK43,32019.6%
894Navarro County, TXTX57,18119.6%
895Sierra County, NMNM11,39519.6%
896Washington County, IDID11,58319.6%
897Butte County, SDSD10,85619.5%
898Beaufort County, NCNC44,67019.5%
899Geneva County, ALAL27,55419.5%
900Owen County, KYKY11,60119.5%
901Buckingham County, VAVA17,13719.5%
902Kimble County, TXTX4,43819.5%
903Yuba County, CACA88,69119.5%
904Palo Pinto County, TXTX30,79119.5%
905Jefferson County, TXTX254,32119.5%
906Taylor County, KYKY26,76319.5%
907Pleasants County, WVWV7,33819.4%
908Freestone County, TXTX20,81119.4%
909Monroe County, ININ143,34519.4%
910Charlotte County, VAVA11,40119.4%
911Williamsburg, VAVA15,86119.4%
912Columbia County, WAWA4,14119.4%
913Asotin County, WAWA22,54519.4%
914Antelope County, NENE6,35219.4%
915Marion County, TNTN29,80419.3%
916Wilbarger County, TXTX12,48119.3%
917Norfolk, VAVA231,01319.3%
918Oliver County, NDND1,89819.3%
919Malheur County, OROR32,26119.3%
920Washington County, MEME31,33419.3%
921Berrien County, GAGA18,93219.3%
922LaMoure County, NDND4,13519.3%
923Little River County, ARAR11,76319.3%
924Logan County, ARAR21,63319.3%
925Sherman County, NENE2,92419.3%
926Chesterfield County, SCSC44,74019.3%
927DeSoto County, FLFL37,07819.3%
928Macon County, TNTN27,66319.3%
929McLean County, KYKY9,06419.2%
930Van Buren County, TNTN6,87419.2%
931Sabine County, TXTX10,01219.2%
932Bibb County, GAGA157,55619.2%
933Hutchinson County, SDSD7,41319.2%
934Spencer County, KYKY20,99819.2%
935Webster County, MOMO43,05419.2%
936Curry County, NMNM46,65519.2%
937Bledsoe County, TNTN15,92019.2%
938Marion County, ALAL29,09719.1%
939Duplin County, NCNC51,57119.1%
940Wayne County, IAIA6,73819.1%
941Cabell County, WVWV91,18319.1%
942Lunenburg County, VAVA12,05819.1%
943Greene County, NCNC20,70019.1%
944Fremont County, WYWY39,46419.1%
945Perry County, OHOH35,91819.1%
946White County, ILIL13,25019.1%
947McDonough County, ILIL25,91619.1%
948Heard County, GAGA12,14919.1%
949Baca County, COCO3,34719.0%
950Custer County, OKOK28,17519.0%
951Potter County, SDSD2,37719.0%
952Cleveland County, ARAR7,22419.0%
953Tazewell County, VAVA38,63519.0%
954Harrison County, MSMS217,13619.0%
955Lubbock County, TXTX328,90619.0%
956Scott County, ININ25,05319.0%
957Todd County, MNMN26,06019.0%
958Sutton County, TXTX3,20319.0%
959Valencia County, NMNM82,01319.0%
960Danville, VAVA41,64719.0%
961Marion County, WVWV55,58419.0%
962Rhea County, TNTN34,84419.0%
963Tompkins County, NYNY104,04718.9%
964Pendleton County, KYKY14,80018.9%
965Hendry County, FLFL48,27618.9%
966Henry County, TNTN32,89618.9%
967Preston County, WVWV34,00418.9%
968McHenry County, NDND5,13018.9%
969Pamlico County, NCNC12,75818.9%
970Harding County, SDSD1,33118.9%
971Chester County, TNTN17,99418.9%
972Butte County, CACA209,21118.9%
973Marion County, ARAR17,59318.9%
974Gentry County, MOMO6,38418.9%
975Randolph County, ALAL23,16318.9%
976Fannin County, TXTX39,26518.8%
977Clark County, SDSD4,03118.8%
978Lamar County, MSMS67,40318.8%
979Harrison County, MOMO8,28118.8%
980Brown County, NENE2,82618.8%
981Chambers County, ALAL34,25318.8%
982Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,21918.8%
983Todd County, KYKY12,97218.8%
984Galax, VAVA6,67018.8%
985Crawford County, KSKS39,00818.8%
986Calhoun County, FLFL13,28918.8%
987Walton County, FLFL93,28818.8%
988Washington County, KYKY12,36818.8%
989White County, ARAR80,08518.7%
990Wayne County, TNTN16,41618.7%
991Duchesne County, UTUT20,85618.7%
992Crittenden County, KYKY8,80718.7%
993Aitkin County, MNMN16,25218.7%
994Uintah County, UTUT38,27818.7%
995Houston County, TNTN8,47918.7%
996Mayes County, OKOK40,41618.7%
997Indiana County, PAPA82,87818.7%
998Angelina County, TXTX88,15418.7%
999Calhoun County, TXTX19,59918.7%
1000Yancey County, NCNC19,08418.7%
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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS