Which county has the highest poverty rate?

Starr County, Texas ranks #1 with 60.0% (1990 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 counties by poverty rate?

Starr County, Texas, Tunica County, Mississippi, East Carroll Parish, Louisiana, Holmes County, Mississippi, Owsley County, Kentucky.

How many counties are in this ranking?

3,122 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 1990 Decennial Census data.

How is poverty rate measured?

Share of people with income below the federal poverty line. Source: US Census Bureau, 1990 Decennial Census.

RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 122 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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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS –

3001Lincoln County, SDSD77,1456.2%–

3002Middlesex County, MAMA1,669,9796.2%–

3003Rockdale County, GAGA98,4166.2%–

3004Dubois County, ININ44,0166.1%–

3005Piatt County, ILIL16,7916.1%–

3006Porter County, ININ176,0496.1%–

3007Cherokee County, GAGA299,2736.1%–

3008Henry County, GAGA264,9226.1%–

3009Oakland County, MIMI1,288,3376.0%–

3010Will County, ILIL712,2536.0%–

3011Fairfax, VAVA26,7726.0%–

3012Clinton County, MIMI80,4326.0%–

3013King George County, VAVA29,6466.0%–

3014Ocean County, NJNJ673,7466.0%–

3015Ottawa County, MIMI308,4596.0%–

3016Saratoga County, NYNY241,3435.9%–

3017Arapahoe County, COCO673,8205.9%–

3018Virginia Beach, VAVA453,7375.9%–

3019Clay County, MOMO265,0325.9%–

3020Hillsborough County, NHNH433,4155.9%–

3021Prince George's County, MDMD970,3745.8%–

3022Jefferson County, COCO580,4515.8%–

3023Collin County, TXTX1,297,1795.8%–

3024Williamson County, TNTN272,0615.8%–

3025Putnam County, OHOH34,3805.8%–

3026Powhatan County, VAVA32,5915.7%–

3027Nantucket County, MAMA14,7585.7%–

3028Colonial Heights, VAVA18,7385.7%–

3029Delaware County, OHOH242,0325.7%–

3030Platte County, MOMO114,4005.7%–

3031Washington County, NENE21,3025.7%–

3032Cobb County, GAGA793,3455.6%–

3033Steuben County, ININ34,7995.6%–

3034St. Louis County, MOMO990,9115.6%–

3035Juneau, AKAK31,6095.6%–

3036Wells County, ININ28,8835.6%–

3037Clark County, KSKS1,9005.6%–

3038Kent County, RIRI173,4955.6%–

3039Geauga County, OHOH95,6765.6%–

3040Merrimack County, NHNH158,0785.5%–

3041Medina County, OHOH185,0255.5%–

3042Kodiak Island, AKAK12,3875.5%–

3043Baltimore County, MDMD847,6505.5%–

3044Henrico County, VAVA342,7755.4%–

3045Warren County, NJNJ112,9535.4%–

3046Dutchess County, NYNY300,7085.4%–

3047Anoka County, MNMN381,6055.3%–

3048Cumberland County, PAPA277,2705.3%–

3049Whitley County, ININ35,0465.2%–

3050Calvert County, MDMD94,4845.2%–

3051Marin County, CACA253,6945.2%–

3052Macomb County, MIMI886,2215.2%–

3053Lake County, ILIL719,3395.2%–

3054Salem, VAVA25,8165.2%–

3055Falls Church, VAVA15,1595.2%–

3056Bristol Bay, AKAK8475.1%–

3057Harford County, MDMD266,4465.1%–

3058Middlesex County, NJNJ883,3355.1%–

3059Charles County, MDMD176,5935.0%–

3060Monmouth County, NJNJ651,0355.0%–

3061Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,3884.9%–

3062New Kent County, VAVA28,0224.9%–

3063Lake County, OHOH232,2174.9%–

3064Calumet County, WIWI53,9824.9%–

3065Carver County, MNMN114,3794.9%–

3066Frederick County, MDMD302,8834.8%–

3067Sitka, AKAK8,3194.8%–

3068Monroe County, ILIL34,8404.8%–

3069Bristol County, RIRI50,0014.8%–

3070York County, VAVA71,3744.8%–

3071Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,0904.7%–

3072Prince George County, VAVA43,9364.7%–

3073Chester County, PAPA557,1164.7%–

3074St. Charles County, MOMO426,4994.7%–

3075Norfolk County, MAMA739,7494.5%–

3076Sarpy County, NENE208,3034.5%–

3077Anne Arundel County, MDMD603,3804.5%–

3078Hancock County, ININ90,9694.5%–

3079Rockingham County, NHNH324,0774.4%–

3080Washington County, MNMN286,8954.4%–

3081Chesterfield County, VAVA397,1484.3%–

3082Hanover County, VAVA116,4234.3%–

3083Dakota County, MNMN457,7104.3%–

3084Burlington County, NJNJ481,4394.2%–

3085Montgomery County, MDMD1,074,5824.2%–

3086Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,5494.2%–

3087Fauquier County, VAVA76,5034.2%–

3088Scott County, MNMN159,0174.1%–

3089Livingston County, MIMI197,3154.1%–

3090Roanoke County, VAVA97,1504.1%–

3091Stafford County, VAVA170,8034.1%–

3092Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,0994.0%–

3093Bucks County, PAPA647,8284.0%–

3094Bergen County, NJNJ977,0263.9%–

3095Manassas Park, VAVA16,5603.9%–

3096Manassas, VAVA44,3323.8%–

3097Carroll County, MDMD176,6773.8%–

3098Nassau County, NYNY1,398,9393.7%–

3099Hendricks County, ININ193,5103.7%–

3100Putnam County, NYNY99,0283.6%–

3101Montgomery County, PAPA877,6433.6%–

3102Johnson County, KSKS636,9063.6%–

3103Hamilton County, ININ387,0363.6%–

3104Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,8733.5%–

3105McHenry County, ILIL317,7513.5%–

3106Sussex County, NJNJ148,0633.4%–

3107Kendall County, ILIL145,4703.4%–

3108Prince William County, VAVA502,9663.2%–

3109Washington County, WIWI139,2383.2%–

3110Douglas County, COCO399,3963.2%–

3111Howard County, MDMD339,1833.1%–

3112Waukesha County, WIWI417,2103.1%–

3113Loudoun County, VAVA449,7493.1%–

3114Poquoson, VAVA13,2922.8%–

3115Morris County, NJNJ524,2512.8%–

3116DuPage County, ILIL934,2982.7%–

3117Hunterdon County, NJNJ131,7812.6%–

3118Fayette County, GAGA125,1562.6%–

3119Somerset County, NJNJ356,4862.6%–

3120Los Alamos County, NMNM19,4072.4%–

3121Ozaukee County, WIWI94,3462.2%–

3122Loving County, TXTX520.0%–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS