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Highest poverty rate, US counties · 2000

US counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2000 ACS).

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 1990
3001Benton County, ININ8,8835.5%−2.5 pts
3002Forsyth County, GAGA282,8055.5%−1.3 pts
3003Paulding County, GAGA190,9965.5%−3.3 pts
3004Barry County, MIMI63,9915.5%−3.6 pts
3005Ottawa County, MIMI308,4595.5%−0.5 pts
3006Union County, SDSD17,4025.5%−7.5 pts
3007Charles County, MDMD176,5935.5%+0.5 pts
3008King William County, VAVA19,6175.5%−3.8 pts
3009Van Wert County, OHOH29,0135.5%−1.6 pts
3010Daggett County, UTUT9345.5%−9.4 pts
3011Clay County, MOMO265,0325.5%−0.4 pts
3012Warren County, NJNJ112,9535.4%+0.0 pts
3013Fauquier County, VAVA76,5035.4%+1.3 pts
3014Montgomery County, MDMD1,074,5825.4%+1.2 pts
3015Summit County, UTUT43,1415.4%−1.8 pts
3016Fulton County, OHOH41,8535.4%−0.8 pts
3017Clear Creek County, COCO8,9945.4%−4.1 pts
3018Lapeer County, MIMI89,5165.4%−2.8 pts
3019Leelanau County, MIMI22,9825.4%−3.6 pts
3020Teller County, COCO24,7565.4%−4.7 pts
3021Dodge County, WIWI89,0975.3%−1.3 pts
3022Warrick County, ININ66,8035.3%−1.3 pts
3023Cherokee County, GAGA299,2735.3%−0.8 pts
3024Dubois County, ININ44,0165.3%−0.9 pts
3025Chester County, PAPA557,1165.2%+0.5 pts
3026Columbia County, WIWI58,1325.2%−2.3 pts
3027Nassau County, NYNY1,398,9395.2%+1.5 pts
3028Botetourt County, VAVA34,1445.2%−1.0 pts
3029Morgan County, UTUT13,3835.2%−3.4 pts
3030Sheboygan County, WIWI118,0475.2%−1.3 pts
3031Wasatch County, UTUT38,5145.2%−2.7 pts
3032Boone County, ININ80,6895.2%−1.1 pts
3033Manassas Park, VAVA16,5605.2%+1.3 pts
3034Cass County, NENE27,6575.2%−2.6 pts
3035Jefferson County, COCO580,4515.2%−0.6 pts
3036Tipton County, ININ15,3195.1%−1.3 pts
3037Anne Arundel County, MDMD603,3805.1%+0.7 pts
3038Green County, WIWI37,2275.1%−2.7 pts
3039Columbia County, GAGA169,1895.1%−1.4 pts
3040Chisago County, MNMN59,1425.1%−2.7 pts
3041Scott County, KSKS4,8155.1%−4.0 pts
3042Bremer County, IAIA25,2965.1%−4.1 pts
3043Warren County, IAIA57,3315.1%−1.2 pts
3044Davis County, UTUT381,2275.1%−2.1 pts
3045Lake County, OHOH232,2175.1%+0.2 pts
3046Iowa County, IAIA16,5045.0%−3.2 pts
3047Bergen County, NJNJ977,0265.0%+1.1 pts
3048Piatt County, ILIL16,7915.0%−1.2 pts
3049Harford County, MDMD266,4464.9%−0.2 pts
3050New Kent County, VAVA28,0224.9%+0.0 pts
3051Will County, ILIL712,2534.9%−1.1 pts
3052Henry County, GAGA264,9224.9%−1.1 pts
3053Whitley County, ININ35,0464.9%−0.3 pts
3054Collin County, TXTX1,297,1794.9%−0.9 pts
3055Grundy County, ILIL54,0524.8%−1.8 pts
3056McLeod County, MNMN36,6314.8%−2.7 pts
3057Williamson County, TXTX752,8274.8%−5.3 pts
3058Platte County, MOMO114,4004.8%−0.9 pts
3059Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,3884.7%−0.2 pts
3060Wright County, MNMN157,5594.7%−2.1 pts
3061Williamson County, TNTN272,0614.7%−1.0 pts
3062Burlington County, NJNJ481,4394.7%+0.5 pts
3063Outagamie County, WIWI195,8944.7%−1.5 pts
3064Rockwall County, TXTX140,7384.7%−1.9 pts
3065Norfolk County, MAMA739,7494.6%+0.1 pts
3066Grundy County, IAIA12,3614.6%−3.7 pts
3067Clinton County, MIMI80,4324.6%−1.4 pts
3068Medina County, OHOH185,0254.6%−0.9 pts
3069Union County, OHOH73,4464.6%−2.9 pts
3070Geauga County, OHOH95,6764.6%−1.0 pts
3071Chesterfield County, VAVA397,1484.5%+0.2 pts
3072Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,8734.5%+1.0 pts
3073Bucks County, PAPA647,8284.5%+0.6 pts
3074Rockingham County, NHNH324,0774.5%+0.1 pts
3075Frederick County, MDMD302,8834.5%−0.3 pts
3076Poquoson, VAVA13,2924.5%+1.6 pts
3077Roanoke County, VAVA97,1504.5%+0.4 pts
3078Sherburne County, MNMN104,1944.4%−3.5 pts
3079Montgomery County, PAPA877,6434.4%+0.8 pts
3080Lincoln County, SDSD77,1454.4%−1.7 pts
3081Prince William County, VAVA502,9664.4%+1.1 pts
3082Calvert County, MDMD94,4844.4%−0.8 pts
3083Putnam County, NYNY99,0284.4%+0.7 pts
3084Woodford County, ILIL38,1114.3%−2.9 pts
3085Warren County, OHOH257,1814.2%−2.1 pts
3086Sarpy County, NENE208,3034.2%−0.3 pts
3087Anoka County, MNMN381,6054.2%−1.1 pts
3088Falls Church, VAVA15,1594.2%−1.0 pts
3089Oldham County, KYKY70,9864.1%−2.3 pts
3090Gilpin County, COCO6,0734.0%−6.5 pts
3091St. Croix County, WIWI98,2764.0%−2.4 pts
3092St. Charles County, MOMO426,4994.0%−0.7 pts
3093Elbert County, COCO30,5344.0%−2.9 pts
3094Sussex County, NJNJ148,0634.0%+0.5 pts
3095Howard County, MDMD339,1833.9%+0.7 pts
3096Morris County, NJNJ524,2513.9%+1.1 pts
3097Delaware County, OHOH242,0323.8%−1.8 pts
3098Carroll County, MDMD176,6773.8%+0.0 pts
3099Somerset County, NJNJ356,4863.8%+1.2 pts
3100McHenry County, ILIL317,7513.7%+0.2 pts
3101Hendricks County, ININ193,5103.6%−0.0 pts
3102Hanover County, VAVA116,4233.6%−0.7 pts
3103DuPage County, ILIL934,2983.6%+0.9 pts
3104Washington County, WIWI139,2383.6%+0.4 pts
3105Dakota County, MNMN457,7103.6%−0.7 pts
3106Calumet County, WIWI53,9823.5%−1.4 pts
3107York County, VAVA71,3743.5%−1.3 pts
3108Stafford County, VAVA170,8033.5%−0.6 pts
3109Carver County, MNMN114,3793.5%−1.4 pts
3110Johnson County, KSKS636,9063.4%−0.2 pts
3111Scott County, MNMN159,0173.4%−0.8 pts
3112Monroe County, ILIL34,8403.4%−1.4 pts
3113Livingston County, MIMI197,3153.4%−0.8 pts
3114Kendall County, ILIL145,4703.0%−0.4 pts
3115Hancock County, ININ90,9693.0%−1.5 pts
3116Hamilton County, ININ387,0362.9%−0.7 pts
3117Los Alamos County, NMNM19,4072.9%+0.5 pts
3118Washington County, MNMN286,8952.9%−1.4 pts
3119Loudoun County, VAVA449,7492.8%−0.3 pts
3120Waukesha County, WIWI417,2102.7%−0.4 pts
3121Fayette County, GAGA125,1562.6%+0.0 pts
3122Ozaukee County, WIWI94,3462.6%+0.4 pts
3123Hunterdon County, NJNJ131,7812.6%−0.1 pts
3124Douglas County, COCO399,3962.1%−1.0 pts
3125Loving County, TXTX520.0%+0.0 pts
SHOWING 3,001–3,125 OF 3,125

UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS