Which county has the highest poverty rate?

Buffalo County, South Dakota ranks #1 with 49.3% (2010 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 counties by poverty rate?

Buffalo County, South Dakota, Todd County, South Dakota, Sioux County, North Dakota, Hudspeth County, Texas, Ziebach County, South Dakota.

How many counties are in this ranking?

3,131 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2010 Decennial Census data.

How is poverty rate measured?

Share of people with income below the federal poverty line. Source: US Census Bureau, 2010 Decennial Census.

RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 131 SHOWN OF 3,131

Highest poverty rate, US counties · 2010

US counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2010 ACS).

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

3001Culpeper County, VAVA57,6666.7%−2.5 pts

3002Bowman County, NDND2,7626.7%−1.5 pts

3003Grand County, COCO16,4966.6%−0.7 pts

3004Boone County, NENE5,3556.6%−3.8 pts

3005McLeod County, MNMN36,6316.6%+1.8 pts

3006Hooker County, NENE6866.6%−0.3 pts

3007Placer County, CACA442,0816.6%+0.8 pts

3008Will County, ILIL712,2536.6%+1.7 pts

3009Surry County, VAVA6,6036.6%−4.2 pts

3010Davis County, UTUT381,2276.5%+1.5 pts

3011Tipton County, ININ15,3196.5%+1.4 pts

3012Juneau, AKAK31,6096.5%+0.5 pts

3013Bristol County, RIRI50,0016.5%+0.2 pts

3014Cumberland County, PAPA277,2706.5%−0.1 pts

3015Jefferson County, KSKS18,2966.5%−0.2 pts

3016Morton County, KSKS2,4706.5%−4.0 pts

3017Tooele County, UTUT87,4616.5%−0.2 pts

3018Williamson County, TXTX752,8276.5%+1.7 pts

3019Greeley County, KSKS1,1826.5%−5.1 pts

3020Sioux County, IAIA36,7746.4%+0.0 pts

3021St. Croix County, WIWI98,2766.4%+2.4 pts

3022Grand Isle County, VTVT7,5116.4%−1.2 pts

3023Anoka County, MNMN381,6056.4%+2.2 pts

3024Union County, OHOH73,4466.4%+1.8 pts

3025Kittson County, MNMN4,0316.4%−3.8 pts

3026Saratoga County, NYNY241,3436.4%+0.6 pts

3027Medina County, OHOH185,0256.3%+1.7 pts

3028Monmouth County, NJNJ651,0356.3%−0.0 pts

3029Chester County, PAPA557,1166.2%+1.0 pts

3030Mercer County, NDND8,4416.2%−1.3 pts

3031Livingston County, MIMI197,3156.2%+2.8 pts

3032Norfolk County, MAMA739,7496.2%+1.6 pts

3033Park County, COCO18,3146.2%+0.6 pts

3034McHenry County, ILIL317,7516.2%+2.5 pts

3035Dodge County, MNMN21,3766.1%+0.3 pts

3036Talbot County, MDMD38,2386.1%−2.2 pts

3037Deuel County, SDSD4,4086.1%−4.2 pts

3038Warrick County, ININ66,8036.1%+0.7 pts

3039Wasatch County, UTUT38,5146.1%+0.9 pts

3040Forsyth County, GAGA282,8056.0%+0.5 pts

3041Stanton County, KSKS1,9866.0%−8.9 pts

3042Montgomery County, MDMD1,074,5826.0%+0.5 pts

3043Warren County, OHOH257,1816.0%+1.7 pts

3044Mitchell County, IAIA10,6505.9%−4.8 pts

3045Renville County, NDND2,3315.9%−5.1 pts

3046Perkins County, NENE2,8495.9%−7.7 pts

3047Chesterfield County, VAVA397,1485.9%+1.4 pts

3048Bergen County, NJNJ977,0265.8%+0.9 pts

3049Burke County, NDND2,1325.8%−9.6 pts

3050Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,0905.7%−0.2 pts

3051Lyon County, IAIA12,3545.7%−1.3 pts

3052DuPage County, ILIL934,2985.7%+2.1 pts

3053Carson County, TXTX5,8055.7%−1.6 pts

3054Sarpy County, NENE208,3035.7%+1.5 pts

3055Hendricks County, ININ193,5105.7%+2.0 pts

3056Washakie County, WYWY7,5975.6%−8.5 pts

3057Montgomery County, PAPA877,6435.6%+1.2 pts

3058Rockwall County, TXTX140,7385.6%+0.9 pts

3059Logan County, NENE6695.6%−4.9 pts

3060Storey County, NVNV4,2605.6%−0.2 pts

3061Dakota County, MNMN457,7105.6%+2.0 pts

3062Botetourt County, VAVA34,1445.6%+0.4 pts

3063Harford County, MDMD266,4465.6%+0.6 pts

3064Johnson County, KSKS636,9065.5%+2.1 pts

3065Queen Anne's County, MDMD54,4485.5%−0.8 pts

3066Burlington County, NJNJ481,4395.5%+0.8 pts

3067Wright County, MNMN157,5595.5%+0.7 pts

3068Broomfield County, COCO79,1745.5%–

3069Calumet County, WIWI53,9825.5%+2.0 pts

3070Washington County, WIWI139,2385.4%+1.8 pts

3071Kent County, TXTX6745.4%−5.0 pts

3072Fauquier County, VAVA76,5035.4%−0.1 pts

3073Anne Arundel County, MDMD603,3805.3%+0.2 pts

3074Rio Blanco County, COCO6,6835.3%−4.3 pts

3075Carroll County, MDMD176,6775.3%+1.5 pts

3076Prince William County, VAVA502,9665.3%+0.9 pts

3077Williamson County, TNTN272,0615.2%+0.5 pts

3078Washington County, MNMN286,8955.2%+2.3 pts

3079Charles County, MDMD176,5935.2%−0.3 pts

3080Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,8735.1%+0.6 pts

3081Roanoke County, VAVA97,1505.1%+0.6 pts

3082Cherokee County, IAIA11,3695.1%−2.2 pts

3083Fairfax, VAVA26,7725.0%−0.7 pts

3084St. Charles County, MOMO426,4995.0%+1.0 pts

3085Bristol Bay, AKAK8475.0%−4.5 pts

3086Nassau County, NYNY1,398,9395.0%−0.3 pts

3087Bucks County, PAPA647,8284.9%+0.4 pts

3088Poquoson, VAVA13,2924.9%+0.4 pts

3089Union County, SDSD17,4024.9%−0.6 pts

3090Plymouth County, IAIA25,6974.8%−1.2 pts

3091Sussex County, NJNJ148,0634.8%+0.8 pts

3092Frederick County, MDMD302,8834.8%+0.3 pts

3093Falls Church, VAVA15,1594.8%+0.6 pts

3094Powhatan County, VAVA32,5914.7%−0.9 pts

3095Carver County, MNMN114,3794.7%+1.3 pts

3096Rockingham County, NHNH324,0774.7%+0.2 pts

3097Fayette County, GAGA125,1564.7%+2.1 pts

3098Cass County, NENE27,6574.7%−0.5 pts

3099Scott County, MNMN159,0174.7%+1.3 pts

3100Denali, AKAK1,6164.6%−3.2 pts

3101Delaware County, OHOH242,0324.6%+0.7 pts

3102Ozaukee County, WIWI94,3464.5%+2.0 pts

3103Hamilton County, ININ387,0364.5%+1.6 pts

3104Monroe County, ILIL34,8404.5%+1.1 pts

3105Calvert County, MDMD94,4844.4%+0.1 pts

3106Waukesha County, WIWI417,2104.4%+1.7 pts

3107New Kent County, VAVA28,0224.4%−0.6 pts

3108Washington County, NENE21,3024.4%−1.6 pts

3109Hanover County, VAVA116,4234.3%+0.6 pts

3110Yakutat, AKAK6724.3%−9.3 pts

3111Borden County, TXTX5674.3%−9.7 pts

3112Lincoln County, SDSD77,1454.3%−0.2 pts

3113Steele County, NDND1,7974.2%−2.9 pts

3114Sublette County, WYWY8,9294.2%−5.5 pts

3115Howard County, MDMD339,1834.2%+0.3 pts

3116Kalawao County, HIHI824.1%−36.1 pts

3117Stafford County, VAVA170,8034.0%+0.6 pts

3118Morris County, NJNJ524,2514.0%+0.2 pts

3119Hunterdon County, NJNJ131,7814.0%+1.4 pts

3120York County, VAVA71,3743.9%+0.4 pts

3121Kendall County, ILIL145,4703.9%+0.9 pts

3122Hinsdale County, COCO7533.7%−3.5 pts

3123Somerset County, NJNJ356,4863.6%−0.2 pts

3124Elbert County, COCO30,5343.5%−0.5 pts

3125Loudoun County, VAVA449,7493.2%+0.4 pts

3126Douglas County, COCO399,3962.9%+0.7 pts

3127Los Alamos County, NMNM19,4072.4%−0.5 pts

3128Irion County, TXTX1,4631.5%−6.9 pts

3129Morgan County, UTUT13,3831.1%−4.1 pts

3130King County, TXTX1920.0%−20.7 pts

3131Loving County, TXTX520.0%+0.0 pts

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