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%+18%

3002Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,7706.4%−35%

3003Harding County, SDSD1,3316.3%−70%

3004Hodgeman County, KSKS1,6196.3%−45%

3005Sully County, SDSD1,4796.3%−48%

3006Calhoun County, ILIL4,3006.3%−30%

3007Boone County, KYKY145,3166.3%+12%

3008Saunders County, NENE23,7026.3%−5%

3009Outagamie County, WIWI195,8946.3%+34%

3010Medina County, OHOH185,0256.3%+37%

3011Dallas County, IAIA118,4576.3%+12%

3012Cass County, MOMO115,8596.2%+8%

3013Collin County, TXTX1,297,1796.2%+28%

3014Hooker County, NENE6866.2%−9%

3015McHenry County, ILIL317,7516.2%+70%

3016Oconee County, GAGA44,8936.2%−4%

3017Union County, SDSD17,4026.2%+13%

3018Andrew County, MOMO18,2416.2%−25%

3019Hemphill County, TXTX3,0836.2%−51%

3020Prince William County, VAVA502,9666.2%+41%

3021Potter County, SDSD2,3776.2%−51%

3022Madison County, MTMT10,0266.2%−49%

3023Broomfield County, COCO79,1746.2%–

3024Botetourt County, VAVA34,1446.2%+19%

3025Boone County, IAIA26,7996.2%−19%

3026Camden County, NCNC11,3156.1%−39%

3027Piatt County, ILIL16,7916.1%+24%

3028Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,9726.1%−21%

3029Bucks County, PAPA647,8286.1%+35%

3030Jackson County, KSKS13,4386.1%−31%

3031Marshall County, SDSD4,4266.1%−56%

3032Loving County, TXTX526.1%–

3033Crook County, WYWY7,8526.0%−34%

3034Frederick County, MDMD302,8836.0%+34%

3035Grundy County, ILIL54,0526.0%+24%

3036Chester County, PAPA557,1166.0%+14%

3037Warren County, OHOH257,1816.0%+41%

3038Chisago County, MNMN59,1426.0%+17%

3039Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,8735.9%+31%

3040LaGrange County, ININ41,3055.9%−23%

3041Burke County, NDND2,1325.9%−62%

3042Chugach Census Area, AKAK6,5535.9%–

3043Calumet County, WIWI53,9825.9%+68%

3044Camas County, IDID1,3165.9%−29%

3045Skagway, AKAK1,1045.9%–

3046King William County, VAVA19,6175.9%+7%

3047Kiowa County, KSKS2,4325.9%−46%

3048Dakota County, MNMN457,7105.8%+62%

3049Washington County, WIWI139,2385.8%+60%

3050Teton County, WYWY23,3335.7%−5%

3051Jefferson County, MTMT13,3295.7%−36%

3052Nuckolls County, NENE4,1005.7%−49%

3053Hanover County, VAVA116,4235.7%+56%

3054Lee County, GAGA34,1795.7%−31%

3055Hyde County, SDSD1,1915.7%−54%

3056Roberts County, TXTX8675.6%−21%

3057Anne Arundel County, MDMD603,3805.6%+10%

3058Jefferson County, KSKS18,2965.6%−16%

3059Logan County, NENE6695.6%−46%

3060Fayette County, GAGA125,1565.6%+112%

3061Lincoln County, SDSD77,1455.6%+26%

3062Foard County, TXTX1,0445.6%−61%

3063Sarpy County, NENE208,3035.6%+32%

3064Geauga County, OHOH95,6765.6%+22%

3065Powell County, MTMT7,1575.6%−56%

3066York County, VAVA71,3745.6%+59%

3067Sussex County, NJNJ148,0635.5%+39%

3068Rooks County, KSKS4,6465.5%−43%

3069Trego County, KSKS2,7405.5%−55%

3070Putnam County, OHOH34,3805.5%−1%

3071Haines, AKAK2,0685.4%−49%

3072Nassau County, NYNY1,398,9395.4%+4%

3073Kendall County, ILIL145,4705.4%+80%

3074Johnson County, KSKS636,9065.4%+57%

3075Somerset County, NJNJ356,4865.4%+43%

3076Hendricks County, ININ193,5105.3%+46%

3077Lyon County, IAIA12,3545.3%−24%

3078Elbert County, COCO30,5345.3%+32%

3079Howard County, MDMD339,1835.2%+35%

3080Waukesha County, WIWI417,2105.2%+93%

3081Cass County, NENE27,6575.2%+1%

3082Oliver County, NDND1,8985.2%−65%

3083Hamilton County, NENE9,6785.2%−30%

3084Carroll County, MDMD176,6775.2%+36%

3085St. Charles County, MOMO426,4995.2%+30%

3086Wheeler County, NENE7895.2%−75%

3087Armstrong County, TXTX1,8435.2%−51%

3088Tooele County, UTUT87,4615.2%−22%

3089Wright County, MNMN157,5595.2%+9%

3090Gloucester County, VAVA40,0975.2%−33%

3091Routt County, COCO25,3295.2%−15%

3092Hand County, SDSD3,1215.2%−44%

3093Goochland County, VAVA29,1875.1%−25%

3094Warren County, IAIA57,3315.1%+1%

3095Washington County, MNMN286,8955.1%+76%

3096Manassas Park, VAVA16,5605.1%−1%

3097Sherburne County, MNMN104,1945.1%+15%

3098Livingston County, MIMI197,3155.1%+51%

3099Stanley County, SDSD3,0185.1%−41%

3100Gove County, KSKS2,6315.1%−51%

3101McCone County, MTMT1,7205.0%−70%

3102Lincoln County, NVNV4,3205.0%−69%

3103Kendall County, TXTX53,2895.0%−52%

3104Monroe County, ILIL34,8405.0%+49%

3105Ozaukee County, WIWI94,3465.0%+94%

3106Union County, OHOH73,4465.0%+9%

3107Slope County, NDND6285.0%−71%

3108Park County, COCO18,3145.0%−11%

3109Morris County, NJNJ524,2514.9%+27%

3110Summit County, UTUT43,1414.9%−10%

3111Howard County, NENE6,5384.8%−59%

3112Rockingham County, NHNH324,0774.8%+6%

3113Wasatch County, UTUT38,5144.7%−8%

3114Hancock County, ININ90,9694.7%+60%

3115New Kent County, VAVA28,0224.7%−4%

3116Stafford County, VAVA170,8034.7%+35%

3117Delaware County, OHOH242,0324.7%+21%

3118Williamson County, TNTN272,0614.6%−2%

3119Scott County, MNMN159,0174.6%+37%

3120Powhatan County, VAVA32,5914.6%−20%

3121Sutton County, TXTX3,2034.5%−75%

3122Boone County, ININ80,6894.5%−13%

3123Kearny County, KSKS3,8884.5%−62%

3124Poquoson, VAVA13,2924.5%+0%

3125Sierra County, CACA3,0984.4%−61%

3126Dukes County, MAMA21,2194.4%−39%

3127Carver County, MNMN114,3794.4%+28%

3128Hamilton County, ININ387,0364.4%+50%

3129Forsyth County, GAGA282,8054.3%−21%

3130Sterling County, TXTX1,3494.3%−74%

3131Oldham County, KYKY70,9864.3%+6%

3132Ouray County, COCO5,2654.3%−41%

3133Loudoun County, VAVA449,7494.2%+54%

3134Hinsdale County, COCO7534.1%−43%

3135Rockwall County, TXTX140,7384.0%−14%

3136Falls Church, VAVA15,1594.0%−4%

3137Hunterdon County, NJNJ131,7814.0%+56%

3138Calvert County, MDMD94,4843.9%−12%

3139Rich County, UTUT2,6873.8%−63%

3140Douglas County, COCO399,3963.8%+78%

3141Los Alamos County, NMNM19,4073.5%+21%

3142Nantucket County, MAMA14,7583.2%−58%

3143Stanton County, KSKS1,9861.5%−90%

3144Morgan County, UTUT13,3831.4%−73%

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