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Highest poverty rate, US counties · 2010

US counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2010 ACS). Buffalo County, South Dakota leads at 49.3%. 3,131 counties qualify in total. Mississippi carries 7 of the top 25 entries.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000
USUnited States308,745,53813.8%–
01Buffalo County, SDSD1,80249.3%−7.6 pts
02Todd County, SDSD8,86348.8%+0.4 pts
03Sioux County, NDND3,66747.2%+8.0 pts
04Hudspeth County, TXTX3,43346.0%+10.3 pts
05Ziebach County, SDSD2,38946.0%−3.9 pts
06Willacy County, TXTX19,97143.4%+10.2 pts
07Holmes County, MSMS15,46543.4%+2.2 pts
08Zavala County, TXTX9,03743.0%+1.2 pts
09Humphreys County, MSMS7,00142.9%+4.7 pts
10Allendale County, SCSC7,35542.4%+7.9 pts
11Wolfe County, KYKY6,29842.2%+6.3 pts
12Owsley County, KYKY3,93241.5%−3.9 pts
13East Carroll Parish, LALA6,76040.8%+0.4 pts
14Issaquena County, MSMS1,26339.7%+6.5 pts
15Leflore County, MSMS25,68639.7%+4.9 pts
16Jefferson County, MSMS6,82539.0%+3.0 pts
17Wilcox County, ALAL9,66638.5%−1.5 pts
18Starr County, TXTX66,31938.0%−12.8 pts
19Zapata County, TXTX13,75337.6%+1.8 pts
20Elliott County, KYKY7,26536.5%+10.6 pts
21Knox County, KYKY29,53236.5%+1.6 pts
22Dimmit County, TXTX8,02436.4%+3.2 pts
23Bolivar County, MSMS28,26235.7%+2.4 pts
24Noxubee County, MSMS9,79835.6%+2.8 pts
25Benson County, NDND5,75935.6%+6.4 pts
26Coahoma County, MSMS19,84935.5%−0.3 pts
27McCreary County, KYKY17,12435.2%+3.1 pts
28Corson County, SDSD3,78135.1%−5.9 pts
29Claiborne County, MSMS8,05835.0%+2.6 pts
30Sharkey County, MSMS3,09734.9%−3.3 pts
31Quitman County, MSMS5,36434.8%+1.7 pts
32Washington County, MSMS40,44634.8%+5.6 pts
33Sumter County, ALAL11,58834.8%−3.9 pts
34Cameron County, TXTX433,94634.7%+1.7 pts
35Apache County, AZAZ64,44534.4%−3.4 pts
36Hidalgo County, TXTX921,54934.4%−1.4 pts
37Taliaferro County, GAGA1,66234.4%+11.0 pts
38Clay County, KYKY19,46534.4%−5.3 pts
39Clay County, GAGA2,81534.2%+2.9 pts
40Chicot County, ARAR9,10734.1%+5.5 pts
41Brooks County, TXTX6,57934.0%−6.1 pts
42Maverick County, TXTX58,82333.6%−1.2 pts
43Madison Parish, LALA8,84433.6%−3.1 pts
44Clarke County, GAGA129,92133.5%+5.2 pts
45McKinley County, NMNM68,11933.4%−2.7 pts
46Sunflower County, MSMS22,89333.3%+3.2 pts
47Breathitt County, KYKY12,55833.2%−0.0 pts
48Taylor County, GAGA7,81833.1%+7.2 pts
49Jackson County, KYKY13,32533.1%+2.9 pts
50Martin County, KYKY10,69733.0%−4.0 pts
51Yazoo County, MSMS22,94733.0%+1.2 pts
52Macon County, GAGA11,75633.0%+7.2 pts
53Williamsburg County, SCSC29,66232.9%+5.0 pts
54Luna County, NMNM25,40732.8%−0.0 pts
55Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83932.7%+2.6 pts
56McDowell County, WVWV16,87832.6%−5.1 pts
57Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,87732.5%+0.3 pts
58Phillips County, ARAR14,25532.4%−0.3 pts
59Tensas Parish, LALA3,70032.4%−3.9 pts
60Galax, VAVA6,67032.3%+13.7 pts
61Madison County, IDID55,17232.2%+1.7 pts
62Kinney County, TXTX3,12832.2%+8.2 pts
63Echols County, GAGA3,68532.1%+3.4 pts
64Bennett County, SDSD3,30732.1%−7.2 pts
65Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89632.0%+3.8 pts
66Dallas County, ALAL35,14031.8%+0.8 pts
67Rolette County, NDND11,68831.8%+0.8 pts
68Pemiscot County, MOMO14,46531.8%+1.3 pts
69Lee County, KYKY7,29731.6%+1.2 pts
70Menominee County, WIWI4,19931.6%+2.8 pts
71Quitman County, GAGA2,25431.6%+9.7 pts
72Grundy County, TNTN14,11631.5%+5.7 pts
73Telfair County, GAGA11,19531.3%+10.2 pts
74Terrell County, GAGA8,65631.0%+2.4 pts
75Radford, VAVA17,24330.8%−0.5 pts
76Concordia Parish, LALA17,83630.8%+1.7 pts
77Lexington, VAVA7,76930.8%+9.2 pts
78Greene County, ALAL7,06730.8%−3.5 pts
79Harlan County, KYKY24,72530.7%−1.8 pts
80Conecuh County, ALAL10,89930.6%+4.0 pts
81Dewey County, SDSD5,41930.5%−3.1 pts
82Dillon County, SCSC27,45830.5%+6.3 pts
83Bradley County, ARAR9,82830.4%+4.1 pts
84Adams County, MSMS30,06130.4%+4.4 pts
85Hancock County, TNTN7,07530.3%+1.0 pts
86Athens County, OHOH63,19730.3%+3.0 pts
87Gilmer County, WVWV7,08530.3%+4.3 pts
88Robeson County, NCNC119,94130.2%+7.4 pts
89Baker County, GAGA2,72530.0%+6.7 pts
90Jackson County, SDSD2,66630.0%−6.5 pts
91Lee County, SCSC15,73029.9%+8.2 pts
92Bamberg County, SCSC12,79629.9%+2.1 pts
93Magoffin County, KYKY11,11029.8%−6.8 pts
94Webb County, TXTX281,22429.8%−1.4 pts
95Rowan County, KYKY24,47629.8%+8.5 pts
96Isabella County, MIMI64,69129.7%+9.3 pts
97Brazos County, TXTX249,08829.7%+2.8 pts
98St. Francis County, ARAR21,80029.6%+2.1 pts
99Bath County, KYKY13,17629.6%+7.7 pts
100Scotland County, NCNC33,32229.5%+8.9 pts
101Coleman County, TXTX7,91529.4%+9.6 pts
102Bell County, KYKY22,82929.4%−1.7 pts
103Franklin Parish, LALA19,00229.3%+0.9 pts
104Clarke County, ALAL22,01429.2%+6.6 pts
105Clinton County, KYKY9,13929.1%+3.3 pts
106Thurston County, NENE6,75229.1%+3.4 pts
107Crisp County, GAGA19,23729.1%−0.2 pts
108Panola County, MSMS32,69129.1%+3.7 pts
109Blaine County, MTMT6,86029.0%+0.9 pts
110Dougherty County, GAGA82,61628.9%+4.1 pts
111Early County, GAGA10,45528.9%+3.2 pts
112Whitley County, KYKY37,29728.9%+2.5 pts
113Calhoun County, GAGA5,41328.8%+2.3 pts
114Perry County, ALAL7,42528.8%−6.6 pts
115Culberson County, TXTX2,26728.8%+3.7 pts
116Lee County, ARAR8,02928.8%−1.1 pts
117Reeves County, TXTX12,13828.7%−0.2 pts
118Lake County, TNTN6,24928.7%+5.1 pts
119Natchitoches Parish, LALA36,08928.6%+2.1 pts
120Pike County, ALAL33,68828.6%+5.6 pts
121Jackson County, ILIL52,50128.5%+3.2 pts
122Costilla County, COCO3,67928.4%+1.6 pts
123Bulloch County, GAGA86,94928.4%+3.9 pts
124Bronx County, NYNY1,406,33228.4%−2.3 pts
125Kemper County, MSMS8,60028.3%+2.4 pts
126St. Landry Parish, LALA80,76528.3%−1.0 pts
127Casey County, KYKY16,20528.2%+2.7 pts
128Guadalupe County, NMNM4,34328.2%+6.5 pts
129Rockcastle County, KYKY16,14828.1%+5.0 pts
130Floyd County, KYKY34,40128.1%−2.2 pts
131Wilkinson County, MSMS7,58228.1%−9.6 pts
132Randolph County, GAGA6,15628.0%+0.3 pts
133Atkinson County, GAGA8,45428.0%+5.0 pts
134Perry County, KYKY26,55527.9%−1.2 pts
135McCurtain County, OKOK30,74427.7%+3.0 pts
136Hall County, TXTX2,73727.7%+1.4 pts
137Johnson County, GAGA9,31027.7%+5.0 pts
138Washington County, GAGA19,45327.6%+4.7 pts
139Amite County, MSMS12,48727.6%+5.0 pts
140Roane County, WVWV13,31727.6%+5.0 pts
141Whitman County, WAWA48,51227.6%+2.0 pts
142Fulton County, KYKY6,21827.6%+4.5 pts
143Desha County, ARAR9,98427.6%−1.3 pts
144Gadsden County, FLFL44,29827.6%+7.6 pts
145Mississippi County, MOMO12,00327.6%+3.9 pts
146Vance County, NCNC42,63827.5%+7.0 pts
147Lewis County, KYKY12,90127.5%−1.0 pts
148Marlboro County, SCSC25,48827.5%+5.8 pts
149Morehouse Parish, LALA23,70527.4%+0.6 pts
150Macon County, ALAL18,13227.4%−5.4 pts
151Crittenden County, ARAR46,21027.4%+2.0 pts
152Lowndes County, ALAL9,35927.3%−4.0 pts
153Pushmataha County, OKOK10,80727.1%+3.9 pts
154Charlottesville, VAVA44,38827.1%+1.2 pts
155San Augustine County, TXTX7,72227.1%+5.9 pts
156Monroe County, KYKY11,19127.1%+3.7 pts
157Dooly County, GAGA11,15627.1%+5.0 pts
158Mellette County, SDSD2,13727.0%−8.8 pts
159Warren County, NCNC18,89827.0%+7.5 pts
160Ben Hill County, GAGA17,09926.9%+4.7 pts
161Harmon County, OKOK2,32726.9%−2.8 pts
162DeSoto County, FLFL37,07826.9%+3.4 pts
163Pickens County, ALAL18,22126.9%+2.0 pts
164Jefferson County, GAGA15,01126.9%+3.9 pts
165Sumter County, GAGA28,80126.9%+5.4 pts
166Socorro County, NMNM15,83826.8%−4.8 pts
167Hancock County, GAGA8,68226.8%−2.6 pts
168Real County, TXTX2,74526.8%+5.6 pts
169Letcher County, KYKY19,95226.8%−0.3 pts
170Claiborne Parish, LALA13,35426.8%+0.3 pts
171Wayne County, KYKY19,59726.7%−2.7 pts
172Uvalde County, TXTX24,96326.7%+2.4 pts
173Lincoln County, WVWV19,17726.6%−1.3 pts
174Cumberland County, KYKY5,99226.6%+2.8 pts
175Haywood County, TNTN17,04226.6%+7.1 pts
176Bienville Parish, LALA12,26926.6%+0.5 pts
177Adair County, OKOK19,82826.5%+3.3 pts
178Lincoln Parish, LALA48,36026.4%−0.0 pts
179Hendry County, FLFL48,27626.4%+2.2 pts
180Lincoln County, GAGA8,11226.3%+11.0 pts
181Powell County, KYKY12,81226.3%+2.9 pts
182Cherokee County, OKOK49,19626.3%+3.4 pts
183Cocke County, TNTN37,88926.3%+3.7 pts
184Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,94126.2%−2.0 pts
185Yalobusha County, MSMS12,37526.2%+4.4 pts
186Alleghany County, NCNC11,47926.2%+9.0 pts
187Washington Parish, LALA44,93726.1%+1.4 pts
188Hardee County, FLFL25,93226.1%+1.5 pts
189St. Louis, MOMO278,14426.0%+1.4 pts
190Benton County, MSMS7,50226.0%+2.8 pts
191Adair County, MOMO25,68426.0%+2.7 pts
192Emporia, VAVA5,44726.0%+10.0 pts
193Grady County, GAGA26,59025.9%+4.6 pts
194Jackson County, ARAR16,74125.9%+8.4 pts
195Poinsett County, ARAR22,48325.8%+4.6 pts
196Lincoln County, ARAR12,76425.8%+6.3 pts
197San Juan County, UTUT14,54225.8%−5.6 pts
198Orangeburg County, SCSC83,17725.8%+4.3 pts
199Warren County, GAGA5,26925.7%−1.2 pts
200Burke County, GAGA24,40825.7%−2.9 pts
201Toombs County, GAGA27,54525.7%+1.9 pts
202Clay County, MSMS18,23825.7%+2.2 pts
203Tunica County, MSMS8,81925.7%−7.4 pts
204Clinch County, GAGA6,84725.7%+2.2 pts
205El Paso County, TXTX877,85825.6%+1.8 pts
206Franklin County, FLFL13,02925.6%+7.9 pts
207Covington County, MSMS17,89825.6%+2.1 pts
208Forrest County, MSMS79,03425.6%+3.1 pts
209Monroe County, ININ143,34525.5%+6.6 pts
210Wilcox County, GAGA8,79725.5%+4.5 pts
211Wilkes County, GAGA9,54025.5%+8.0 pts
212Mississippi County, ARAR37,82825.5%+2.5 pts
213Glacier County, MTMT13,46325.4%−1.9 pts
214Barnwell County, SCSC20,65325.4%+4.6 pts
215Seminole County, GAGA9,16225.4%+2.3 pts
216Webster County, MSMS10,16725.4%+6.7 pts
217Monroe County, ALAL18,96525.4%+4.1 pts
218Peach County, GAGA29,87725.4%+5.2 pts
219Turner County, GAGA8,98325.4%−1.4 pts
220Irwin County, GAGA9,02025.4%+7.6 pts
221Shelby County, TXTX24,28625.4%+6.0 pts
222Bullock County, ALAL9,78025.3%−8.2 pts
223Pike County, MSMS38,71225.3%+0.0 pts
224Richmond, VAVA237,25725.3%+3.9 pts
225Richmond County, NCNC42,04125.2%+5.6 pts
226Baldwin County, GAGA44,02925.2%+8.4 pts
227Meigs County, TNTN14,18625.2%+6.9 pts
228Santa Cruz County, AZAZ50,02025.2%+0.7 pts
229Grenada County, MSMS20,86825.2%+4.2 pts
230Robertson County, KYKY2,32525.1%+2.9 pts
231Estill County, KYKY13,96225.1%−1.3 pts
232Doddridge County, WVWV7,63425.1%+5.3 pts
233Marion County, SCSC28,24225.1%+1.9 pts
234Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,28125.1%+2.2 pts
235Adams County, WAWA21,48825.1%+6.9 pts
236Barbour County, ALAL24,60725.0%−1.8 pts
237Winston County, MSMS17,47325.0%+1.2 pts
238Yoakum County, TXTX7,43825.0%+5.4 pts
239Butler County, ALAL18,10025.0%+0.3 pts
240Fentress County, TNTN20,32225.0%+1.9 pts
241Cochran County, TXTX2,54624.9%−2.1 pts
242Attala County, MSMS17,10024.9%+3.1 pts
243Chickasaw County, MSMS16,73024.9%+4.8 pts
244San Miguel County, NMNM26,26024.8%+0.4 pts
245Washington County, NCNC10,63824.8%+3.0 pts
246Watauga County, NCNC54,78624.8%+6.8 pts
247Kleberg County, TXTX30,31524.8%−2.0 pts
248Riley County, KSKS72,59824.7%+4.2 pts
249Wright County, MOMO19,67124.7%+3.0 pts
250Edwards County, TXTX1,37024.7%−6.9 pts
251Treutlen County, GAGA6,46624.7%−1.7 pts
252Catahoula Parish, LALA8,22324.6%−3.5 pts
253Hale County, ALAL15,19424.6%−2.2 pts
254Leslie County, KYKY9,62724.6%−8.0 pts
255Nome Census Area, AKAK9,83024.6%+7.2 pts
256Okfuskee County, OKOK11,45124.6%+1.6 pts
257Nacogdoches County, TXTX66,03524.6%+1.3 pts
258Van Buren County, TNTN6,87424.6%+9.4 pts
259Choctaw County, OKOK14,05924.6%+0.3 pts
260Dickens County, TXTX1,69224.6%+7.2 pts
261Scott County, TNTN22,67124.5%+4.3 pts
262Doña Ana County, NMNM229,09124.5%−0.9 pts
263Lawrence County, ARAR16,27324.5%+6.0 pts
264Escambia County, ALAL36,66524.4%+3.6 pts
265Saguache County, COCO6,73224.4%+1.9 pts
266Lawrence County, KYKY15,76524.4%−6.3 pts
267Navajo County, AZAZ109,94624.4%−5.1 pts
268Danville, VAVA41,64724.4%+4.5 pts
269Orleans Parish, LALA362,15424.4%−3.5 pts
270Wheeler County, GAGA7,57024.3%−1.0 pts
271Stewart County, GAGA4,63124.2%+2.0 pts
272Russell County, KYKY18,60824.2%−0.0 pts
273Perry County, TNTN9,12624.2%+8.8 pts
274Emanuel County, GAGA23,14724.2%−3.2 pts
275Tippah County, MSMS21,38924.1%+7.2 pts
276Macon County, TNTN27,66324.1%+9.0 pts
277Bladen County, NCNC30,00724.1%+3.1 pts
278Knott County, KYKY13,32124.1%−7.0 pts
279Lauderdale County, TNTN24,61724.1%+4.9 pts
280Lafayette County, MSMS59,59724.1%+2.8 pts
281Hertford County, NCNC19,01524.1%+5.7 pts
282Presidio County, TXTX5,43324.1%−12.3 pts
283Montgomery County, MSMS9,35424.1%−0.3 pts
284Charles Mix County, SDSD9,30324.0%−2.8 pts
285Cibola County, NMNM26,80724.0%−0.8 pts
286Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,21924.0%+4.6 pts
287Ripley County, MOMO10,71724.0%+2.1 pts
288Oregon County, MOMO8,70924.0%+2.0 pts
289Val Verde County, TXTX47,83524.0%−2.1 pts
290Bent County, COCO5,71624.0%+4.4 pts
291Alamosa County, COCO16,68824.0%+2.7 pts
292Decatur County, GAGA29,43224.0%+1.3 pts
293Clay County, SDSD15,03124.0%+2.7 pts
294Scott County, ARAR9,96523.9%+5.7 pts
295Crosby County, TXTX4,85223.9%−4.2 pts
296Pitt County, NCNC182,93623.9%+3.5 pts
297Halifax County, NCNC46,53423.8%−0.1 pts
298Floyd County, TXTX4,88123.8%+2.3 pts
299Seminole County, OKOK23,44123.8%+3.0 pts
300Walker County, TXTX83,84223.8%+5.4 pts
301Clark County, ARAR20,93823.8%+4.6 pts
302Johnson County, TNTN18,71823.8%+1.2 pts
303Winn Parish, LALA14,96123.7%+2.3 pts
304Duplin County, NCNC51,57123.7%+4.2 pts
305Clay County, WVWV7,53823.7%−3.8 pts
306McDonough County, ILIL25,91623.7%+3.9 pts
307Houston County, TXTX22,31623.7%+2.7 pts
308Drew County, ARAR17,05423.6%+5.5 pts
309Wayne County, MSMS19,80723.6%−1.8 pts
310Dunklin County, MOMO26,85523.6%−0.9 pts
311Webster County, GAGA2,36923.6%+4.4 pts
312Mahnomen County, MNMN5,15323.6%+6.9 pts
313Pike County, OHOH27,06123.6%+5.0 pts
314Lauderdale County, MSMS70,31723.6%+2.8 pts
315Alachua County, FLFL290,02823.6%+0.8 pts
316Morgan County, KYKY14,41523.6%−3.6 pts
317Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,02823.6%−0.3 pts
318Carroll County, MSMS9,22623.6%+7.5 pts
319Greene County, GAGA21,36723.6%+1.2 pts
320Big Horn County, MTMT12,75223.5%−5.7 pts
321Martinsville, VAVA13,84923.5%+4.3 pts
322Hart County, KYKY20,11723.5%+1.1 pts
323Carter County, TNTN57,36123.5%+6.6 pts
324Gallatin County, KYKY8,84023.5%+10.1 pts
325Talbot County, GAGA5,70923.5%−0.8 pts
326San Saba County, TXTX5,78723.4%+6.8 pts
327Martin County, NCNC21,60123.4%+3.2 pts
328Payne County, OKOK83,88923.4%+3.2 pts
329Bristol, VAVA16,41823.4%+7.2 pts
330Stone County, ARAR12,70323.4%+4.5 pts
331Falls County, TXTX17,86923.4%+0.8 pts
332Colquitt County, GAGA47,43823.4%+3.5 pts
333Foard County, TXTX1,04423.4%+9.1 pts
334Putnam County, FLFL77,73423.3%+2.5 pts
335Richmond County, GAGA206,55923.3%+3.8 pts
336Marion County, MSMS24,00123.3%−1.4 pts
337Jackson County, OHOH32,81723.3%+6.9 pts
338Russell County, ALAL58,89823.3%+3.4 pts
339Castro County, TXTX7,29523.3%+4.3 pts
340Wilbarger County, TXTX12,48123.3%+10.2 pts
341Cook County, GAGA18,23223.3%+2.6 pts
342Bertie County, NCNC17,08623.3%−0.2 pts
343Hempstead County, ARAR19,08023.2%+2.9 pts
344Avoyelles Parish, LALA37,94123.2%−2.7 pts
345Franklin County, MSMS7,49123.2%−0.9 pts
346Marion County, TXTX9,89623.2%+0.8 pts
347Campbell County, TNTN40,29023.2%+0.3 pts
348Montgomery County, NCNC26,40323.2%+7.8 pts
349Berrien County, GAGA18,93223.1%+5.4 pts
350Bledsoe County, TNTN15,92023.1%+5.0 pts
351Clarke County, MSMS15,10223.1%+0.1 pts
352Calhoun County, MSMS12,64323.1%+4.9 pts
353Wilkinson County, GAGA8,65023.1%+5.1 pts
354St. Helena Parish, LALA10,75823.1%−3.8 pts
355Elbert County, GAGA20,07223.0%+5.7 pts
356West Carroll Parish, LALA9,15623.0%−0.4 pts
357Clarendon County, SCSC31,04323.0%−0.1 pts
358Adams County, OHOH27,86523.0%+5.6 pts
359Duval County, TXTX9,40222.9%−4.3 pts
360McCulloch County, TXTX7,47222.9%+0.4 pts
361Woodruff County, ARAR5,71022.9%−4.2 pts
362Tulare County, CACA485,14622.9%−1.0 pts
363Columbia County, ARAR21,89422.9%+1.7 pts
364Webster County, WVWV7,76022.9%−8.9 pts
365Sevier County, ARAR15,75822.9%+3.7 pts
366Roosevelt County, NMNM18,61522.8%+0.1 pts
367Tift County, GAGA42,25422.8%+2.9 pts
368Mercer County, WVWV57,50322.8%+3.1 pts
369Taylor County, KYKY26,76322.8%+5.3 pts
370Jones County, MSMS66,49622.8%+2.9 pts
371Nodaway County, MOMO20,17422.8%+6.3 pts
372Thomas County, GAGA46,36822.8%+5.4 pts
373Leake County, MSMS21,66222.8%−0.5 pts
374Shannon County, MOMO7,28522.8%−4.2 pts
375Lenoir County, NCNC55,83722.7%+6.2 pts
376Searcy County, ARAR7,84822.7%−1.1 pts
377Malheur County, OROR32,26122.7%+4.1 pts
378Potter County, TXTX114,45322.7%+3.5 pts
379Fairfield County, SCSC20,34022.7%+3.1 pts
380Keya Paha County, NENE79222.7%−4.2 pts
381Pulaski County, ILIL4,82022.7%−2.0 pts
382Lynchburg, VAVA81,34722.7%+6.8 pts
383Dawes County, NENE7,85822.7%+3.7 pts
384Chesterfield County, SCSC44,74022.7%+2.3 pts
385Marengo County, ALAL18,31122.7%−3.2 pts
386Montgomery County, VAVA98,43422.6%−0.6 pts
387Norton, VAVA3,47722.6%−0.1 pts
388Copiah County, MSMS27,49722.6%−2.5 pts
389Jefferson County, ARAR62,98722.6%+2.1 pts
390Hidalgo County, NMNM3,92922.6%−4.7 pts
391Van Buren County, ARAR16,23822.5%+7.1 pts
392Putnam County, TNTN86,61222.5%+6.1 pts
393Hinds County, MSMS211,88822.5%+2.5 pts
394Fresno County, CACA1,035,45622.5%−0.4 pts
395Newton County, ARAR7,02622.5%+2.1 pts
396Sierra County, NMNM11,39522.5%+1.6 pts
397Atoka County, OKOK14,60922.5%+2.7 pts
398McIntosh County, OKOK19,75822.5%+4.3 pts
399Tangipahoa Parish, LALA141,34622.5%−0.2 pts
400Monroe County, ARAR6,24422.5%−5.0 pts
401Hart County, GAGA28,63922.4%+7.7 pts
402Cherokee County, TXTX53,33722.4%+4.6 pts
403Simpson County, MSMS25,49822.4%+0.8 pts
404Douglas County, MOMO12,34222.4%+4.9 pts
405Bibb County, GAGA157,55622.4%+3.3 pts
406Swain County, NCNC14,02422.4%+4.0 pts
407Walthall County, MSMS13,92822.3%−5.5 pts
408Houghton County, MIMI37,84222.3%+5.5 pts
409Lowndes County, MSMS57,34622.3%+1.0 pts
410Hardin County, ILIL3,58822.3%+3.7 pts
411Candler County, GAGA11,27522.3%−3.9 pts
412Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12122.3%+2.7 pts
413Appling County, GAGA19,10022.2%+3.6 pts
414Scott County, MSMS28,07322.2%+1.5 pts
415Lyon County, KSKS32,26622.2%+7.7 pts
416Mitchell County, GAGA20,46722.2%−4.2 pts
417Owyhee County, IDID12,66122.2%+5.3 pts
418Prentiss County, MSMS25,28422.1%+5.6 pts
419Comanche County, TXTX14,43222.1%+4.8 pts
420Prowers County, COCO11,88422.1%+2.7 pts
421Pike County, KYKY54,72122.1%−1.3 pts
422Johnson County, KYKY22,05122.1%−4.5 pts
423Evangeline Parish, LALA31,98022.1%−10.2 pts
424Franklin, VAVA8,47822.1%+2.2 pts
425Motley County, TXTX1,04322.1%+2.6 pts
426Roscommon County, MIMI23,91422.0%+9.7 pts
427Kings County, NYNY2,653,96322.0%−3.1 pts
428Leon County, FLFL299,04822.0%+3.8 pts
429Howard County, ARAR12,30622.0%+6.5 pts
430Del Norte County, CACA26,41022.0%+1.8 pts
431Marion County, GAGA7,67622.0%−0.5 pts
432Union Parish, LALA20,56122.0%+3.4 pts
433Hughes County, OKOK13,45521.9%+0.0 pts
434Jim Wells County, TXTX38,80421.9%−2.2 pts
435Clare County, MIMI31,54321.9%+5.9 pts
436Caldwell Parish, LALA9,34421.9%+0.7 pts
437Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53721.9%−1.4 pts
438Union County, TNTN21,45021.9%+2.3 pts
439Lincoln County, KYKY25,35321.9%+0.7 pts
440Marshall County, MSMS34,65421.8%−0.1 pts
441Sequatchie County, TNTN17,86121.8%+5.3 pts
442Merced County, CACA297,26021.8%+0.2 pts
443Polk County, TXTX53,43421.8%+4.4 pts
444Logan County, WVWV30,37521.8%−2.3 pts
445Frio County, TXTX18,82321.8%−7.2 pts
446Carroll County, KYKY11,14121.8%+6.9 pts
447La Salle County, TXTX6,51721.8%−8.0 pts
448Cimarron County, OKOK2,05921.8%+4.2 pts
449Buchanan County, VAVA18,49221.8%−1.4 pts
450Yakima County, WAWA259,18521.8%+2.1 pts
451Bedford County, TNTN55,27321.7%+8.6 pts
452Jackson County, TNTN12,46621.7%+3.6 pts
453Garza County, TXTX4,51021.7%−0.6 pts
454Northampton County, NCNC16,49121.7%+0.5 pts
455Caswell County, NCNC22,56321.7%+7.3 pts
456Lake County, COCO7,55221.7%+8.7 pts
457Weakley County, TNTN33,26121.7%+5.6 pts
458Coal County, OKOK5,43621.6%−1.4 pts
459Summers County, WVWV11,53221.6%−2.8 pts
460Lowndes County, GAGA122,86721.6%+3.3 pts
461Runnels County, TXTX9,69321.6%+2.4 pts
462De Baca County, NMNM1,64721.6%+3.9 pts
463Mingo County, WVWV21,45521.6%−8.1 pts
464Levy County, FLFL48,52021.6%+3.0 pts
465Iron County, MOMO9,31821.6%+2.6 pts
466Lake County, MTMT33,39221.6%+2.9 pts
467Polk County, MOMO33,60421.6%+5.3 pts
468Matagorda County, TXTX36,46321.6%+3.1 pts
469Sharp County, ARAR18,12221.5%+3.3 pts
470Latah County, IDID41,84221.5%+4.8 pts
471Jasper County, SCSC38,53321.5%+0.9 pts
472Texas County, MOMO25,99421.5%+0.2 pts
473Albany County, WYWY38,55821.5%+0.5 pts
474Roosevelt County, MTMT10,24221.5%−10.9 pts
475Red River Parish, LALA7,16521.5%−8.4 pts
476Pondera County, MTMT6,07221.5%+2.7 pts
477Webster Parish, LALA34,94821.5%+1.3 pts
478Randolph County, ALAL23,16321.5%+4.5 pts
479Tattnall County, GAGA24,37621.4%−2.4 pts
480Clay County, NCNC12,23921.4%+10.0 pts
481Brantley County, GAGA18,93621.4%+5.8 pts
482Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,35721.4%+2.5 pts
483Imperial County, CACA181,41121.4%−1.2 pts
484Todd County, KYKY12,97221.4%+4.2 pts
485Hamilton County, FLFL14,18021.4%−4.6 pts
486Warren County, MSMS41,75921.4%+2.7 pts
487Chester County, SCSC33,00121.4%+6.1 pts
488Union County, ARAR36,92621.4%+2.6 pts
489Columbus County, NCNC50,48721.4%−1.3 pts
490Woodson County, KSKS3,11821.4%+8.2 pts
491Wayne County, MIMI1,769,03821.4%+5.0 pts
492Colleton County, SCSC39,38221.3%+0.2 pts
493Coffee County, GAGA44,40721.3%+2.2 pts
494Adair County, KYKY19,42321.3%−2.7 pts
495East Feliciana Parish, LALA18,91121.3%−1.7 pts
496Choctaw County, MSMS8,04821.3%−3.4 pts
497Gallia County, OHOH29,07221.3%+3.2 pts
498Sanders County, MTMT14,06221.3%+4.1 pts
499Fayette County, WVWV38,16521.3%−0.4 pts
500Baltimore, MDMD569,99721.3%−1.6 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS

Frequently asked

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.