RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 3,125

Highest poverty rate, US counties · 2000

US counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2000 ACS). Buffalo County, South Dakota leads at 56.9%. 3,125 counties qualify in total. South Dakota carries 6 of the top 25 entries. The median across all 3,125 is 13.0%.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 1990

USUnited States281,421,90612.4%–

01Buffalo County, SDSD1,80256.9%+11.8 pts

02Starr County, TXTX66,31950.9%−9.1 pts

03Ziebach County, SDSD2,38949.9%−1.2 pts

04Todd County, SDSD8,86348.3%−1.9 pts

05Owsley County, KYKY3,93245.4%−6.7 pts

06Zavala County, TXTX9,03741.8%−8.6 pts

07Holmes County, MSMS15,46541.1%−12.1 pts

08Corson County, SDSD3,78141.0%−1.6 pts

09East Carroll Parish, LALA6,76040.5%−16.4 pts

10Brooks County, TXTX6,57940.2%+3.4 pts

11Kalawao County, HIHI8240.1%−3.5 pts

12Wilcox County, ALAL9,66639.9%−5.3 pts

13Clay County, KYKY19,46539.7%−0.5 pts

14Sioux County, NDND3,66739.2%−8.1 pts

15Bennett County, SDSD3,30739.2%+1.6 pts

16Sumter County, ALAL11,58838.7%−1.1 pts

17Sharkey County, MSMS3,09738.3%−9.3 pts

18Humphreys County, MSMS7,00138.2%−7.7 pts

19Apache County, AZAZ64,44537.8%−9.3 pts

20Wilkinson County, MSMS7,58237.7%−4.5 pts

21McDowell County, WVWV16,87837.7%0.0 pts

22Martin County, KYKY10,69737.0%+1.6 pts

23Madison Parish, LALA8,84436.7%−8.0 pts

24Magoffin County, KYKY11,11036.6%−5.9 pts

25Jackson County, SDSD2,66636.5%−2.3 pts

26Presidio County, TXTX5,43336.4%−11.8 pts

27Tensas Parish, LALA3,70036.3%−10.1 pts

28McKinley County, NMNM68,11936.1%−7.4 pts

29Jefferson County, MSMS6,82536.0%−10.9 pts

30Wolfe County, KYKY6,29835.9%−8.4 pts

31Coahoma County, MSMS19,84935.9%−9.6 pts

32Hidalgo County, TXTX921,54935.9%−6.0 pts

33Mellette County, SDSD2,13735.8%−5.5 pts

34Zapata County, TXTX13,75335.8%−5.2 pts

35Hudspeth County, TXTX3,43335.8%−3.1 pts

36Perry County, ALAL7,42535.4%−7.3 pts

37Maverick County, TXTX58,82334.8%−15.6 pts

38Knox County, KYKY29,53234.8%−4.1 pts

39Leflore County, MSMS25,68634.8%−4.2 pts

40Allendale County, SCSC7,35534.5%−1.4 pts

41Greene County, ALAL7,06734.3%−11.3 pts

42Dewey County, SDSD5,41933.6%−10.8 pts

43Bullock County, ALAL9,78033.5%−3.0 pts

44Bolivar County, MSMS28,26233.3%−9.6 pts

45Dimmit County, TXTX8,02433.2%−15.6 pts

46Issaquena County, MSMS1,26333.2%−16.1 pts

47Breathitt County, KYKY12,55833.2%−6.3 pts

48Willacy County, TXTX19,97133.2%−11.3 pts

49Quitman County, MSMS5,36433.1%−8.4 pts

50Tunica County, MSMS8,81933.1%−23.7 pts

51Cameron County, TXTX433,94633.1%−6.6 pts

52Luna County, NMNM25,40732.9%+1.4 pts

53Macon County, ALAL18,13232.8%−1.6 pts

54Noxubee County, MSMS9,79832.8%−8.5 pts

55Phillips County, ARAR14,25532.7%−10.3 pts

56Leslie County, KYKY9,62732.7%−2.9 pts

57Harlan County, KYKY24,72532.5%−0.6 pts

58Claiborne County, MSMS8,05832.4%−11.2 pts

59Roosevelt County, MTMT10,24232.4%+4.7 pts

60Evangeline Parish, LALA31,98032.2%−2.9 pts

61Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,87732.2%−9.7 pts

62McCreary County, KYKY17,12432.2%−13.3 pts

63Yazoo County, MSMS22,94731.9%−7.4 pts

64Webster County, WVWV7,76031.8%−3.0 pts

65Socorro County, NMNM15,83831.7%+1.8 pts

66Edwards County, TXTX1,37031.6%−10.2 pts

67San Juan County, UTUT14,54231.4%−5.0 pts

68Lowndes County, ALAL9,35931.4%−7.2 pts

69Radford, VAVA17,24331.4%−0.9 pts

70Clay County, GAGA2,81531.3%−4.4 pts

71Webb County, TXTX281,22431.2%−7.0 pts

72Bell County, KYKY22,82931.1%−5.2 pts

73Knott County, KYKY13,32131.1%−9.3 pts

74Dallas County, ALAL35,14031.1%−5.2 pts

75Rolette County, NDND11,68831.0%−9.6 pts

76Lawrence County, KYKY15,76530.7%−5.3 pts

77Bronx County, NYNY1,406,33230.7%+2.0 pts

78Madison County, IDID55,17230.5%+1.9 pts

79Pemiscot County, MOMO14,46530.4%−5.4 pts

80Lee County, KYKY7,29730.4%−7.0 pts

81Floyd County, KYKY34,40130.3%−1.0 pts

82Jackson County, KYKY13,32530.2%−8.1 pts

83Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83930.1%+8.6 pts

84Sunflower County, MSMS22,89330.0%−11.8 pts

85Lee County, ARAR8,02929.9%−17.4 pts

86Red River Parish, LALA7,16529.9%−5.2 pts

87La Salle County, TXTX6,51729.8%−7.3 pts

88Harmon County, OKOK2,32729.7%−4.4 pts

89Mingo County, WVWV21,45529.7%−1.3 pts

90Menifee County, KYKY6,43029.6%−5.4 pts

91Navajo County, AZAZ109,94629.5%−5.2 pts

92Hancock County, GAGA8,68229.4%−0.7 pts

93Hancock County, TNTN7,07529.4%−10.7 pts

94Wayne County, KYKY19,59729.4%−7.9 pts

95Crisp County, GAGA19,23729.3%+0.3 pts

96St. Landry Parish, LALA80,76529.3%−7.0 pts

97Washington County, MSMS40,44629.2%−4.5 pts

98Big Horn County, MTMT12,75229.2%−6.1 pts

99Benson County, NDND5,75929.1%−2.5 pts

100Concordia Parish, LALA17,83629.1%−1.5 pts

101Perry County, KYKY26,55529.1%−3.0 pts

102Frio County, TXTX18,82329.0%−10.2 pts

103Desha County, ARAR9,98428.9%−5.1 pts

104Reeves County, TXTX12,13828.9%+0.1 pts

105Menominee County, WIWI4,19928.8%−19.9 pts

106Burke County, GAGA24,40828.7%−1.6 pts

107Echols County, GAGA3,68528.7%+14.0 pts

108Chicot County, ARAR9,10728.6%−11.7 pts

109Terrell County, GAGA8,65628.6%−0.6 pts

110Lewis County, KYKY12,90128.5%−2.2 pts

111Franklin Parish, LALA19,00228.4%−6.0 pts

112Jenkins County, GAGA8,84328.4%+0.6 pts

113Clarke County, GAGA129,92128.3%+1.3 pts

114Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89628.2%−1.9 pts

115Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,94128.2%−5.1 pts

116Catahoula Parish, LALA8,22328.1%−8.6 pts

117Blaine County, MTMT6,86028.1%+0.4 pts

118Crosby County, TXTX4,85228.1%−1.5 pts

119Orleans Parish, LALA362,15427.9%−3.7 pts

120Richland Parish, LALA19,58227.9%−5.3 pts

121Lincoln County, WVWV19,17727.9%−5.9 pts

122Williamsburg County, SCSC29,66227.9%−0.8 pts

123Walthall County, MSMS13,92827.8%−8.1 pts

124Bamberg County, SCSC12,79627.8%−0.4 pts

125Randolph County, GAGA6,15627.7%−8.2 pts

126Clay County, WVWV7,53827.5%−11.7 pts

127St. Francis County, ARAR21,80027.5%−9.1 pts

128Monroe County, ARAR6,24427.5%−8.5 pts

129Emanuel County, GAGA23,14727.4%+1.7 pts

130Athens County, OHOH63,19727.4%−1.3 pts

131Glacier County, MTMT13,46327.3%−8.4 pts

132Hidalgo County, NMNM3,92927.3%+6.5 pts

133Morgan County, KYKY14,41527.2%−11.6 pts

134Duval County, TXTX9,40227.2%−11.8 pts

135Letcher County, KYKY19,95227.1%−4.7 pts

136Woodruff County, ARAR5,71027.0%−7.5 pts

137Evans County, GAGA11,02827.0%+1.7 pts

138Cochran County, TXTX2,54627.0%−1.3 pts

139Warren County, GAGA5,26927.0%−5.6 pts

140Shannon County, MOMO7,28526.9%+2.8 pts

141Brazos County, TXTX249,08826.9%+0.2 pts

142Charles Mix County, SDSD9,30326.9%−4.5 pts

143Hale County, ALAL15,19426.9%−8.7 pts

144Keya Paha County, NENE79226.9%+1.2 pts

145St. Helena Parish, LALA10,75826.8%−7.6 pts

146Barbour County, ALAL24,60726.8%+1.6 pts

147Costilla County, COCO3,67926.8%−7.8 pts

148Morehouse Parish, LALA23,70526.8%−4.2 pts

149Turner County, GAGA8,98326.7%−4.6 pts

150Kleberg County, TXTX30,31526.7%−0.7 pts

151Conecuh County, ALAL10,89926.6%−3.1 pts

152Johnson County, KYKY22,05126.6%−2.2 pts

153Natchitoches Parish, LALA36,08926.5%−7.4 pts

154Claiborne Parish, LALA13,35426.5%−5.5 pts

155Calhoun County, GAGA5,41326.5%−5.3 pts

156Lincoln Parish, LALA48,36026.5%−0.1 pts

157Estill County, KYKY13,96226.4%−2.6 pts

158Mitchell County, GAGA20,46726.4%−2.3 pts

159Whitley County, KYKY37,29726.4%−6.6 pts

160Treutlen County, GAGA6,46626.3%−0.8 pts

161Hall County, TXTX2,73726.3%−2.8 pts

162Bradley County, ARAR9,82826.3%+1.4 pts

163Candler County, GAGA11,27526.1%+2.0 pts

164Val Verde County, TXTX47,83526.1%−10.3 pts

165Alexander County, ILIL4,57026.1%−6.1 pts

166Bienville Parish, LALA12,26926.1%−5.1 pts

167Hamilton County, FLFL14,18026.0%−1.8 pts

168Kemper County, MSMS8,60026.0%−9.2 pts

169Taylor County, GAGA7,81826.0%−3.5 pts

170Avoyelles Parish, LALA37,94125.9%−11.1 pts

171Jim Hogg County, TXTX4,55525.9%−9.4 pts

172Charlottesville, VAVA44,38825.9%+2.3 pts

173Adams County, MSMS30,06125.9%−4.6 pts

174Elliott County, KYKY7,26525.9%−12.1 pts

175Gilmer County, WVWV7,08525.9%−7.6 pts

176Marengo County, ALAL18,31125.9%−4.1 pts

177Macon County, GAGA11,75625.8%−3.4 pts

178Golden Valley County, MTMT84425.8%−1.7 pts

179Menard County, TXTX1,95625.8%−5.3 pts

180Grundy County, TNTN14,11625.8%+1.8 pts

181Clinton County, KYKY9,13925.8%−12.3 pts

182Early County, GAGA10,45525.7%−5.7 pts

183Thurston County, NENE6,75225.6%−5.3 pts

184Whitman County, WAWA48,51225.6%+1.4 pts

185Casey County, KYKY16,20525.5%−3.9 pts

186Doña Ana County, NMNM229,09125.4%−1.1 pts

187Wayne County, MSMS19,80725.4%−4.1 pts

188Mora County, NMNM4,05125.4%−10.8 pts

189Crittenden County, ARAR46,21025.3%−1.7 pts

190Panola County, MSMS32,69125.3%−8.5 pts

191Wheeler County, GAGA7,57025.3%−5.0 pts

192Pike County, MSMS38,71225.3%−7.6 pts

193Jackson County, ILIL52,50125.2%−3.2 pts

194Terrell County, TXTX70225.2%−2.1 pts

195Carter County, MOMO5,41825.2%−2.4 pts

196Wyoming County, WVWV19,80125.1%−2.8 pts

197Culberson County, TXTX2,26725.1%−4.7 pts

198Copiah County, MSMS27,49725.1%−6.9 pts

199Kings County, NYNY2,653,96325.1%+2.4 pts

200Calhoun County, WVWV5,97825.1%−7.0 pts

201De Soto Parish, LALA27,38125.1%−4.8 pts

202Pickens County, ALAL18,22124.9%−4.0 pts

203Cibola County, NMNM26,80724.8%−8.8 pts

204Marion County, MSMS24,00124.8%−4.8 pts

205Dougherty County, GAGA82,61624.8%+0.3 pts

206McCurtain County, OKOK30,74424.7%−5.5 pts

207Choctaw County, MSMS8,04824.7%−0.3 pts

208Washington Parish, LALA44,93724.7%−6.9 pts

209Pulaski County, ILIL4,82024.7%−5.5 pts

210Butler County, ALAL18,10024.6%−6.9 pts

211Hardee County, FLFL25,93224.6%+1.8 pts

212St. Louis, MOMO278,14424.6%−0.1 pts

213Acadia Parish, LALA57,03224.5%−6.0 pts

214Choctaw County, ALAL11,90424.5%−5.7 pts

215Dunklin County, MOMO26,85524.5%−5.4 pts

216Bulloch County, GAGA86,94924.5%−3.0 pts

217Santa Cruz County, AZAZ50,02024.5%−1.9 pts

218Catron County, NMNM3,82724.5%−1.2 pts

219Summers County, WVWV11,53224.4%0.0 pts

220San Miguel County, NMNM26,26024.4%−5.8 pts

221Montgomery County, MSMS9,35424.3%−9.7 pts

222Choctaw County, OKOK14,05924.3%−8.4 pts

223Uvalde County, TXTX24,96324.3%−6.8 pts

224Russell County, KYKY18,60824.3%−1.3 pts

225Lyman County, SDSD3,69424.3%−0.4 pts

226Talbot County, GAGA5,70924.2%−0.7 pts

227Dillon County, SCSC27,45824.2%−4.0 pts

228Hendry County, FLFL48,27624.1%+5.2 pts

229Logan County, WVWV30,37524.1%−3.6 pts

230Jim Wells County, TXTX38,80424.1%−6.2 pts

231Franklin County, MSMS7,49124.1%−9.2 pts

232Kinney County, TXTX3,12824.0%−4.5 pts

233Adair County, KYKY19,42324.0%−1.1 pts

234Bee County, TXTX32,51524.0%−3.5 pts

235Lee County, VAVA21,64223.9%−4.8 pts

236Tulare County, CACA485,14623.9%+1.3 pts

237Halifax County, NCNC46,53423.9%−1.7 pts

238Tattnall County, GAGA24,37623.9%+1.9 pts

239Toombs County, GAGA27,54523.9%−0.1 pts

240Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,02823.8%−2.2 pts

241Searcy County, ARAR7,84823.8%−6.1 pts

242Cumberland County, KYKY5,99223.8%−7.8 pts

243El Paso County, TXTX877,85823.8%−3.0 pts

244Winston County, MSMS17,47323.7%−2.8 pts

245Mississippi County, MOMO12,00323.7%−6.1 pts

246Bacon County, GAGA11,07023.7%−0.4 pts

247Lake County, TNTN6,24923.6%−3.8 pts

248Metcalfe County, KYKY10,58323.6%−4.3 pts

249St. Mary Parish, LALA46,55223.6%−3.4 pts

250DeSoto County, FLFL37,07823.6%+4.3 pts

251Iberia Parish, LALA66,84623.6%−2.3 pts

252Covington County, MSMS17,89823.5%−7.8 pts

253Clay County, MSMS18,23823.5%−2.4 pts

254Powell County, KYKY12,81223.5%−2.8 pts

255Bertie County, NCNC17,08623.5%−2.5 pts

256Clinch County, GAGA6,84723.4%−3.0 pts

257Brooks County, GAGA16,10123.4%−2.5 pts

258Pike County, KYKY54,72123.4%−2.0 pts

259Taliaferro County, GAGA1,66223.4%−8.4 pts

260West Carroll Parish, LALA9,15623.4%−4.0 pts

261Monroe County, KYKY11,19123.4%−3.6 pts

262Baker County, GAGA2,72523.4%−1.5 pts

263Nacogdoches County, TXTX66,03523.3%−1.8 pts

264Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53723.3%−1.7 pts

265Adair County, MOMO25,68423.3%−1.6 pts

266Leake County, MSMS21,66223.3%−6.3 pts

267Terry County, TXTX11,72023.3%−2.3 pts

268Montgomery County, VAVA98,43423.2%+1.1 pts

269Marion County, SCSC28,24223.2%−5.4 pts

270Lafayette County, ARAR5,88823.2%−11.4 pts

271Petroleum County, MTMT54823.2%−2.4 pts

272Adair County, OKOK19,82823.2%−3.4 pts

273Benton County, MSMS7,50223.2%−6.5 pts

274Buchanan County, VAVA18,49223.2%+1.3 pts

275Seminole County, GAGA9,16223.2%−5.9 pts

276Pushmataha County, OKOK10,80723.2%−7.1 pts

277Pointe Coupee Parish, LALA19,52023.1%−7.2 pts

278Fulton County, KYKY6,21823.1%−7.2 pts

279Rockcastle County, KYKY16,14823.1%−7.6 pts

280Iberville Parish, LALA29,57923.1%−4.9 pts

281Pike County, ALAL33,68823.1%−4.2 pts

282Clarendon County, SCSC31,04323.1%−6.0 pts

283Madison County, FLFL18,75923.1%−2.8 pts

284Coal County, OKOK5,43623.1%−4.3 pts

285Fentress County, TNTN20,32223.1%−9.2 pts

286Atkinson County, GAGA8,45423.0%−3.0 pts

287Okfuskee County, OKOK11,45123.0%−6.4 pts

288Mississippi County, ARAR37,82823.0%−3.2 pts

289East Feliciana Parish, LALA18,91123.0%−2.0 pts

290Jefferson County, GAGA15,01123.0%−8.3 pts

291Graham County, AZAZ40,15723.0%−3.7 pts

292Conejos County, COCO7,52923.0%−10.9 pts

293Clarke County, MSMS15,10223.0%−0.4 pts

294Baltimore, MDMD569,99722.9%+1.1 pts

295Knox County, TXTX3,19222.9%−0.7 pts

296Washington County, GAGA19,45322.9%+1.3 pts

297Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,28122.9%+2.6 pts

298Fresno County, CACA1,035,45622.9%+1.5 pts

299Cherokee County, OKOK49,19622.9%−5.9 pts

300Campbell County, TNTN40,29022.8%−4.0 pts

301Monongalia County, WVWV107,99122.8%+2.3 pts

302Haskell County, TXTX5,49922.8%+2.0 pts

303Robeson County, NCNC119,94122.8%−1.3 pts

304Alachua County, FLFL290,02822.8%−0.7 pts

305Norton, VAVA3,47722.8%−3.9 pts

306Nevada County, ARAR7,94222.8%+2.5 pts

307Roosevelt County, NMNM18,61522.7%−4.2 pts

308Columbus County, NCNC50,48722.7%−1.2 pts

309Latimer County, OKOK9,64522.7%−0.6 pts

310Jasper County, MSMS15,78522.7%−8.0 pts

311Tangipahoa Parish, LALA141,34622.7%−8.8 pts

312Decatur County, GAGA29,43222.7%−0.7 pts

313McPherson County, SDSD2,34722.6%+1.2 pts

314Lynn County, TXTX6,01722.6%−9.8 pts

315Amite County, MSMS12,48722.6%−8.2 pts

316Johnson County, GAGA9,31022.6%+0.4 pts

317Falls County, TXTX17,86922.6%−4.9 pts

318Roane County, WVWV13,31722.6%−5.5 pts

319Clarke County, ALAL22,01422.6%−3.3 pts

320Imperial County, CACA181,41122.6%−1.2 pts

321Saguache County, COCO6,73222.6%−8.1 pts

322Claiborne County, TNTN33,22922.6%−3.1 pts

323Barbour County, WVWV15,41422.6%−6.0 pts

324Johnson County, TNTN18,71822.6%−6.0 pts

325Cocke County, TNTN37,88922.5%−2.7 pts

326McCulloch County, TXTX7,47222.5%−5.1 pts

327Forrest County, MSMS79,03422.5%−5.0 pts

328Rosebud County, MTMT8,25322.4%+2.1 pts

329Marion County, GAGA7,67622.4%−5.7 pts

330Hart County, KYKY20,11722.4%−4.7 pts

331Marion County, TXTX9,89622.4%−8.2 pts

332Garza County, TXTX4,51022.3%−0.8 pts

333Greene County, GAGA21,36722.3%−2.8 pts

334Carter County, KYKY26,14922.3%−4.5 pts

335Ben Hill County, GAGA17,09922.3%+0.3 pts

336Robertson County, KYKY2,32522.2%−2.5 pts

337Stewart County, GAGA4,63122.2%−9.2 pts

338Roberts County, SDSD10,25522.1%−4.2 pts

339Vermilion Parish, LALA57,67122.1%−4.4 pts

340Crenshaw County, ALAL13,17522.1%−2.2 pts

341Dooly County, GAGA11,15622.1%−10.8 pts

342New Madrid County, MOMO15,08622.1%−4.8 pts

343Perry County, MSMS11,57722.0%−7.1 pts

344Boone County, WVWV20,25122.0%−5.0 pts

345Johnston County, OKOK10,44822.0%−6.5 pts

346Braxton County, WVWV11,88522.0%−3.9 pts

347Oregon County, MOMO8,70922.0%−5.4 pts

348Ripley County, MOMO10,71722.0%−9.5 pts

349Marshall County, MSMS34,65421.9%−8.0 pts

350Hughes County, OKOK13,45521.9%−4.9 pts

351Bath County, KYKY13,17621.9%−5.3 pts

352Quitman County, GAGA2,25421.9%−11.1 pts

353Karnes County, TXTX15,01821.9%−14.6 pts

354Tillman County, OKOK6,78021.9%−1.0 pts

355Wayne County, MOMO10,78221.9%−7.2 pts

356Aleutians East, AKAK3,47921.8%+10.0 pts

357Assumption Parish, LALA19,72021.8%−6.4 pts

358Lee County, ALAL189,88121.8%−3.1 pts

359Yalobusha County, MSMS12,37521.8%−4.6 pts

360Attala County, MSMS17,10021.8%−8.4 pts

361Hampton County, SCSC18,17421.8%−5.9 pts

362Washington County, NCNC10,63821.8%+1.3 pts

363Lee County, SCSC15,73021.8%−7.8 pts

364Rock County, NENE1,25921.8%+6.4 pts

365Gaines County, TXTX23,95621.7%−5.6 pts

366Wright County, MOMO19,67121.7%−3.6 pts

367Caddo County, OKOK26,13021.7%−6.1 pts

368Marlboro County, SCSC25,48821.7%−5.0 pts

369Nolan County, TXTX14,11721.7%+0.4 pts

370Fayette County, WVWV38,16521.7%−2.7 pts

371Merced County, CACA297,26021.7%+1.8 pts

372Guadalupe County, NMNM4,34321.6%−16.8 pts

373Ozark County, MOMO9,17221.6%−0.5 pts

374Simpson County, MSMS25,49821.6%−1.1 pts

375Lexington, VAVA7,76921.6%+3.4 pts

376St. Martin Parish, LALA51,10621.5%−5.8 pts

377San Juan County, NMNM120,34021.5%−6.7 pts

378Schleicher County, TXTX2,24521.5%+1.6 pts

379Sabine Parish, LALA21,83421.5%−5.6 pts

380Floyd County, TXTX4,88121.5%−5.6 pts

381Grant Parish, LALA22,07521.5%−4.0 pts

382Winn Parish, LALA14,96121.5%−6.0 pts

383Garfield County, MTMT1,14821.5%+4.1 pts

384Modoc County, CACA8,42621.5%+6.4 pts

385Sumter County, GAGA28,80121.4%−3.4 pts

386Orangeburg County, SCSC83,17721.4%−3.5 pts

387Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,48321.4%−3.2 pts

388Texas County, MOMO25,99421.4%−1.5 pts

389Richmond, VAVA237,25721.4%+0.5 pts

390Madera County, CACA167,92721.4%+3.9 pts

391Okanogan County, WAWA45,23021.3%−0.2 pts

392Grady County, GAGA26,59021.3%−0.9 pts

393Monroe County, ALAL18,96521.3%−1.4 pts

394Lowndes County, MSMS57,34621.3%−0.8 pts

395Dickenson County, VAVA13,23621.3%−4.6 pts

396Alamosa County, COCO16,68821.3%−3.5 pts

397Chaves County, NMNM63,36421.3%−1.1 pts

398Lafayette County, MSMS59,59721.3%−3.8 pts

399Rowan County, KYKY24,47621.3%−7.7 pts

400Northampton County, NCNC16,49121.3%−2.3 pts

401Laurel County, KYKY63,74621.3%−3.5 pts

402Caldwell Parish, LALA9,34421.2%−7.5 pts

403Real County, TXTX2,74521.2%−9.2 pts

404Clay County, SDSD15,03121.2%−3.4 pts

405Poinsett County, ARAR22,48321.2%−4.4 pts

406Miller County, GAGA5,81221.2%−0.9 pts

407San Augustine County, TXTX7,72221.2%−8.5 pts

408Telfair County, GAGA11,19521.2%−6.2 pts

409Judith Basin County, MTMT2,16221.1%+6.0 pts

410Lincoln County, KYKY25,35321.1%−6.0 pts

411Harding County, SDSD1,33121.1%+2.2 pts

412Colleton County, SCSC39,38221.1%−2.3 pts

413Columbia County, ARAR21,89421.1%−3.2 pts

414Caddo Parish, LALA224,22621.1%−2.9 pts

415Lea County, NMNM74,74921.1%−1.3 pts

416Albany County, WYWY38,55821.0%+1.3 pts

417Bladen County, NCNC30,00721.0%−1.0 pts

418Wilcox County, GAGA8,79721.0%−7.6 pts

419Sheridan County, NDND1,29621.0%−2.2 pts

420Neshoba County, MSMS28,73221.0%−5.6 pts

421Houston County, TXTX22,31621.0%−4.7 pts

422Lamb County, TXTX12,57920.9%−6.1 pts

423Taos County, NMNM34,56420.9%−6.6 pts

424Grenada County, MSMS20,86820.9%−1.4 pts

425Charlton County, GAGA13,12120.9%+2.6 pts

426Sierra County, NMNM11,39520.9%+1.3 pts

427Jefferson Davis Parish, LALA31,47120.9%−6.4 pts

428Putnam County, FLFL77,73420.9%+0.9 pts

429San Juan County, COCO81320.9%+8.0 pts

430Escambia County, ALAL36,66520.9%−7.2 pts

431Wheeler County, NENE78920.9%+6.6 pts

432Barnwell County, SCSC20,65320.9%−0.9 pts

433Camp County, TXTX13,38020.9%−1.7 pts

434Quay County, NMNM8,45420.9%−4.2 pts

435Lauderdale County, MSMS70,31720.8%−2.0 pts

436Yuba County, CACA88,69120.8%+1.3 pts

437Seminole County, OKOK23,44120.8%−3.2 pts

438Kern County, CACA927,06820.8%+3.8 pts

439Washington County, MOMO23,81020.8%−6.5 pts

440McDonald County, MOMO23,99220.7%+0.1 pts

441Scott County, MSMS28,07320.7%−6.7 pts

442Cook County, GAGA18,23220.7%−1.7 pts

443St. James Parish, LALA18,93820.7%−4.8 pts

444Ouachita Parish, LALA158,54220.7%−4.0 pts

445McMullen County, TXTX54420.7%+2.6 pts

446King County, TXTX19220.7%+13.3 pts

447Gallatin County, ILIL4,61620.7%−0.8 pts

448Jasper County, SCSC38,53320.7%−4.6 pts

449Robertson County, TXTX17,83920.6%−7.8 pts

450Jerauld County, SDSD1,65420.6%+2.4 pts

451Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,39120.6%−9.4 pts

452Bibb County, ALAL22,26220.6%−0.6 pts

453Scotland County, NCNC33,32220.6%+2.0 pts

454Riley County, KSKS72,59820.6%−0.6 pts

455Deaf Smith County, TXTX18,62620.6%−7.1 pts

456Ware County, GAGA36,90620.5%−0.5 pts

457Rapides Parish, LALA125,87720.5%−2.0 pts

458Chouteau County, MTMT5,86520.5%+4.2 pts

459Jefferson County, ARAR62,98720.5%−3.4 pts

460Northampton County, VAVA11,87920.5%−6.0 pts

461Vance County, NCNC42,63820.5%+0.9 pts

462Haskell County, OKOK11,78720.5%−6.6 pts

463Pecos County, TXTX14,56020.4%−9.1 pts

464Isabella County, MIMI64,69120.4%−4.5 pts

465Newton County, ARAR7,02620.4%−9.2 pts

466Wheatland County, MTMT2,10020.4%−0.9 pts

467Pitt County, NCNC182,93620.3%−1.7 pts

468Chesterfield County, SCSC44,74020.3%+1.1 pts

469Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,83220.3%−7.2 pts

470Hempstead County, ARAR19,08020.3%−2.4 pts

471Taylor County, WVWV16,28720.3%−2.6 pts

472Liberty County, MTMT1,95720.3%+2.2 pts

473Grant County, NDND2,20620.3%−4.2 pts

474Darlington County, SCSC62,88820.3%+0.4 pts

475Payne County, OKOK83,88920.3%−1.4 pts

476Peach County, GAGA29,87720.2%−3.8 pts

477Greene County, NCNC20,70020.2%+1.1 pts

478Scott County, TNTN22,67120.2%−7.6 pts

479District of Columbia, DCDC693,64520.2%+3.3 pts

480Atascosa County, TXTX53,59020.2%−9.7 pts

481Webster Parish, LALA34,94820.2%−4.9 pts

482Martin County, NCNC21,60120.2%−2.1 pts

483Del Norte County, CACA26,41020.2%+4.5 pts

484Somerset County, MDMD24,97320.1%+4.1 pts

485Reynolds County, MOMO5,99220.1%−4.1 pts

486Nottoway County, VAVA15,79620.1%+2.4 pts

487Gregory County, SDSD4,03720.1%−1.6 pts

488Screven County, GAGA14,40820.1%−2.8 pts

489Emmons County, NDND3,21520.1%−3.7 pts

490Chickasaw County, MSMS16,73020.0%−1.2 pts

491Upshur County, WVWV23,75820.0%−1.2 pts

492Vinton County, OHOH12,64520.0%−3.6 pts

493Calhoun County, FLFL13,28920.0%+1.2 pts

494New York County, NYNY1,664,86220.0%−0.5 pts

495Wise County, VAVA34,82420.0%−1.6 pts

496Danville, VAVA41,64720.0%+1.0 pts

497Buckingham County, VAVA17,13720.0%+0.5 pts

498Lunenburg County, VAVA12,05820.0%+0.9 pts

499Hinds County, MSMS211,88819.9%−1.3 pts

500Lewis County, WVWV16,39419.9%−3.7 pts

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Frequently asked

Which county has the highest poverty rate?

Buffalo County, South Dakota ranks #1 with 56.9% (2000 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 counties by poverty rate?

Buffalo County, South Dakota, Starr County, Texas, Ziebach County, South Dakota, Todd County, South Dakota, Owsley County, Kentucky.

How many counties are in this ranking?

3,125 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2000 Decennial Census data.

How is poverty rate measured?

Share of people with income below the federal poverty line. Source: US Census Bureau, 2000 Decennial Census.