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).

RANKING · 2024 ACS · 144 SHOWN OF 3,144

Highest poverty rate, US counties

US counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2024 ACS).

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

3001Clear Creek County, COCO8,9946.4%+1.0 pts

3002Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,7706.4%−3.5 pts

3003Harding County, SDSD1,3316.3%−14.8 pts

3004Hodgeman County, KSKS1,6196.3%−5.2 pts

3005Sully County, SDSD1,4796.3%−5.7 pts

3006Calhoun County, ILIL4,3006.3%−2.7 pts

3007Boone County, KYKY145,3166.3%+0.7 pts

3008Saunders County, NENE23,7026.3%−0.3 pts

3009Outagamie County, WIWI195,8946.3%+1.6 pts

3010Medina County, OHOH185,0256.3%+1.7 pts

3011Dallas County, IAIA118,4576.3%+0.6 pts

3012Cass County, MOMO115,8596.2%+0.5 pts

3013Collin County, TXTX1,297,1796.2%+1.4 pts

3014Hooker County, NENE6866.2%−0.6 pts

3015McHenry County, ILIL317,7516.2%+2.6 pts

3016Oconee County, GAGA44,8936.2%−0.3 pts

3017Union County, SDSD17,4026.2%+0.7 pts

3018Andrew County, MOMO18,2416.2%−2.1 pts

3019Hemphill County, TXTX3,0836.2%−6.4 pts

3020Prince William County, VAVA502,9666.2%+1.8 pts

3021Potter County, SDSD2,3776.2%−6.4 pts

3022Madison County, MTMT10,0266.2%−6.0 pts

3023Broomfield County, COCO79,1746.2%–

3024Botetourt County, VAVA34,1446.2%+1.0 pts

3025Boone County, IAIA26,7996.2%−1.4 pts

3026Camden County, NCNC11,3156.1%−3.9 pts

3027Piatt County, ILIL16,7916.1%+1.2 pts

3028Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,9726.1%−1.7 pts

3029Bucks County, PAPA647,8286.1%+1.6 pts

3030Jackson County, KSKS13,4386.1%−2.7 pts

3031Marshall County, SDSD4,4266.1%−7.8 pts

3032Loving County, TXTX526.1%+6.1 pts

3033Crook County, WYWY7,8526.0%−3.1 pts

3034Frederick County, MDMD302,8836.0%+1.5 pts

3035Grundy County, ILIL54,0526.0%+1.2 pts

3036Chester County, PAPA557,1166.0%+0.7 pts

3037Warren County, OHOH257,1816.0%+1.7 pts

3038Chisago County, MNMN59,1426.0%+0.9 pts

3039Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,8735.9%+1.4 pts

3040LaGrange County, ININ41,3055.9%−1.8 pts

3041Burke County, NDND2,1325.9%−9.5 pts

3042Chugach Census Area, AKAK6,5535.9%–

3043Calumet County, WIWI53,9825.9%+2.4 pts

3044Camas County, IDID1,3165.9%−2.5 pts

3045Skagway, AKAK1,1045.9%–

3046King William County, VAVA19,6175.9%+0.4 pts

3047Kiowa County, KSKS2,4325.9%−4.9 pts

3048Dakota County, MNMN457,7105.8%+2.2 pts

3049Washington County, WIWI139,2385.8%+2.2 pts

3050Teton County, WYWY23,3335.7%−0.3 pts

3051Jefferson County, MTMT13,3295.7%−3.3 pts

3052Nuckolls County, NENE4,1005.7%−5.5 pts

3053Hanover County, VAVA116,4235.7%+2.1 pts

3054Lee County, GAGA34,1795.7%−2.6 pts

3055Hyde County, SDSD1,1915.7%−6.6 pts

3056Roberts County, TXTX8675.6%−1.5 pts

3057Anne Arundel County, MDMD603,3805.6%+0.5 pts

3058Jefferson County, KSKS18,2965.6%−1.1 pts

3059Logan County, NENE6695.6%−4.9 pts

3060Fayette County, GAGA125,1565.6%+2.9 pts

3061Lincoln County, SDSD77,1455.6%+1.2 pts

3062Foard County, TXTX1,0445.6%−8.7 pts

3063Sarpy County, NENE208,3035.6%+1.4 pts

3064Geauga County, OHOH95,6765.6%+1.0 pts

3065Powell County, MTMT7,1575.6%−7.0 pts

3066York County, VAVA71,3745.6%+2.1 pts

3067Sussex County, NJNJ148,0635.5%+1.5 pts

3068Rooks County, KSKS4,6465.5%−4.2 pts

3069Trego County, KSKS2,7405.5%−6.7 pts

3070Putnam County, OHOH34,3805.5%−0.1 pts

3071Haines, AKAK2,0685.4%−5.2 pts

3072Nassau County, NYNY1,398,9395.4%+0.2 pts

3073Kendall County, ILIL145,4705.4%+2.4 pts

3074Johnson County, KSKS636,9065.4%+2.0 pts

3075Somerset County, NJNJ356,4865.4%+1.6 pts

3076Hendricks County, ININ193,5105.3%+1.7 pts

3077Lyon County, IAIA12,3545.3%−1.7 pts

3078Elbert County, COCO30,5345.3%+1.3 pts

3079Howard County, MDMD339,1835.2%+1.4 pts

3080Waukesha County, WIWI417,2105.2%+2.5 pts

3081Cass County, NENE27,6575.2%+0.1 pts

3082Oliver County, NDND1,8985.2%−9.7 pts

3083Hamilton County, NENE9,6785.2%−2.3 pts

3084Carroll County, MDMD176,6775.2%+1.4 pts

3085St. Charles County, MOMO426,4995.2%+1.2 pts

3086Wheeler County, NENE7895.2%−15.7 pts

3087Armstrong County, TXTX1,8435.2%−5.4 pts

3088Tooele County, UTUT87,4615.2%−1.5 pts

3089Wright County, MNMN157,5595.2%+0.4 pts

3090Gloucester County, VAVA40,0975.2%−2.5 pts

3091Routt County, COCO25,3295.2%−0.9 pts

3092Hand County, SDSD3,1215.2%−4.1 pts

3093Goochland County, VAVA29,1875.1%−1.7 pts

3094Warren County, IAIA57,3315.1%+0.1 pts

3095Washington County, MNMN286,8955.1%+2.2 pts

3096Manassas Park, VAVA16,5605.1%−0.0 pts

3097Sherburne County, MNMN104,1945.1%+0.7 pts

3098Livingston County, MIMI197,3155.1%+1.7 pts

3099Stanley County, SDSD3,0185.1%−3.6 pts

3100Gove County, KSKS2,6315.1%−5.3 pts

3101McCone County, MTMT1,7205.0%−11.8 pts

3102Lincoln County, NVNV4,3205.0%−11.5 pts

3103Kendall County, TXTX53,2895.0%−5.5 pts

3104Monroe County, ILIL34,8405.0%+1.7 pts

3105Ozaukee County, WIWI94,3465.0%+2.4 pts

3106Union County, OHOH73,4465.0%+0.4 pts

3107Slope County, NDND6285.0%−12.0 pts

3108Park County, COCO18,3145.0%−0.6 pts

3109Morris County, NJNJ524,2514.9%+1.1 pts

3110Summit County, UTUT43,1414.9%−0.6 pts

3111Howard County, NENE6,5384.8%−6.9 pts

3112Rockingham County, NHNH324,0774.8%+0.3 pts

3113Wasatch County, UTUT38,5144.7%−0.4 pts

3114Hancock County, ININ90,9694.7%+1.8 pts

3115New Kent County, VAVA28,0224.7%−0.2 pts

3116Stafford County, VAVA170,8034.7%+1.2 pts

3117Delaware County, OHOH242,0324.7%+0.8 pts

3118Williamson County, TNTN272,0614.6%−0.1 pts

3119Scott County, MNMN159,0174.6%+1.2 pts

3120Powhatan County, VAVA32,5914.6%−1.1 pts

3121Sutton County, TXTX3,2034.5%−13.5 pts

3122Boone County, ININ80,6894.5%−0.7 pts

3123Kearny County, KSKS3,8884.5%−7.2 pts

3124Poquoson, VAVA13,2924.5%+0.0 pts

3125Sierra County, CACA3,0984.4%−6.9 pts

3126Dukes County, MAMA21,2194.4%−2.9 pts

3127Carver County, MNMN114,3794.4%+1.0 pts

3128Hamilton County, ININ387,0364.4%+1.5 pts

3129Forsyth County, GAGA282,8054.3%−1.2 pts

3130Sterling County, TXTX1,3494.3%−12.5 pts

3131Oldham County, KYKY70,9864.3%+0.2 pts

3132Ouray County, COCO5,2654.3%−3.0 pts

3133Loudoun County, VAVA449,7494.2%+1.5 pts

3134Hinsdale County, COCO7534.1%−3.1 pts

3135Rockwall County, TXTX140,7384.0%−0.6 pts

3136Falls Church, VAVA15,1594.0%−0.2 pts

3137Hunterdon County, NJNJ131,7814.0%+1.4 pts

3138Calvert County, MDMD94,4843.9%−0.5 pts

3139Rich County, UTUT2,6873.8%−6.4 pts

3140Douglas County, COCO399,3963.8%+1.6 pts

3141Los Alamos County, NMNM19,4073.5%+0.6 pts

3142Nantucket County, MAMA14,7583.2%−4.4 pts

3143Stanton County, KSKS1,9861.5%−13.4 pts

3144Morgan County, UTUT13,3831.4%−3.8 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES