Which county has the lowest poverty rate?

Morgan County, Utah ranks #1 with 1.4% (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 counties by poverty rate?

Morgan County, Utah, Stanton County, Kansas, Nantucket County, Massachusetts, Los Alamos County, New Mexico, Douglas County, Colorado.

How many counties are in this ranking?

3,144 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2024 ACS 5-year data.

How is poverty rate measured?

Share of people with income below the federal poverty line. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).

RANKING · 2024 ACS · 144 SHOWN OF 3,144

Lowest poverty rate, US counties

US counties with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2024 ACS).

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

3001Bath County, KYKY13,17625.3%+16%

3002Hardee County, FLFL25,93225.3%+3%

3003Franklin County, MSMS7,49125.4%+5%

3004Natchitoches Parish, LALA36,08925.4%−4%

3005Brooks County, GAGA16,10125.4%+9%

3006Watauga County, NCNC54,78625.5%+42%

3007Guadalupe County, NMNM4,34325.5%+18%

3008Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89625.5%−9%

3009Benson County, NDND5,75925.6%−12%

3010Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,39125.6%+24%

3011Rockcastle County, KYKY16,14825.6%+11%

3012Covington, VAVA5,68025.7%+99%

3013Emanuel County, GAGA23,14725.7%−6%

3014Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83925.7%−15%

3015Wayne County, MOMO10,78225.7%+18%

3016Red River Parish, LALA7,16525.8%−14%

3017Liberty County, MTMT1,95725.8%+27%

3018Scotland County, NCNC33,32225.8%+26%

3019Okfuskee County, OKOK11,45125.8%+12%

3020Clarke County, GAGA129,92126.0%−8%

3021Clinch County, GAGA6,84726.1%+11%

3022Lanier County, GAGA10,62326.1%+41%

3023Baker County, GAGA2,72526.3%+12%

3024Norton, VAVA3,47726.3%+16%

3025Lauderdale County, MSMS70,31726.3%+26%

3026Noxubee County, MSMS9,79826.3%−20%

3027Whitley County, KYKY37,29726.3%−0%

3028Stewart County, GAGA4,63126.4%+19%

3029Clay County, WVWV7,53826.4%−4%

3030Washington County, MSMS40,44626.4%−10%

3031Sumter County, ALAL11,58826.5%−32%

3032Hidalgo County, TXTX921,54926.7%−26%

3033St. Landry Parish, LALA80,76526.8%−9%

3034Perry County, KYKY26,55526.8%−8%

3035Winston County, MSMS17,47326.9%+13%

3036Menifee County, KYKY6,43026.9%−9%

3037Humphreys County, MSMS7,00127.0%−29%

3038Adams County, MSMS30,06127.0%+4%

3039Quay County, NMNM8,45427.1%+30%

3040Pike County, MSMS38,71227.1%+7%

3041San Augustine County, TXTX7,72227.1%+28%

3042Robeson County, NCNC119,94127.2%+19%

3043Lee County, KYKY7,29727.4%−10%

3044Harlan County, KYKY24,72527.4%−16%

3045Wilkinson County, MSMS7,58227.4%−27%

3046Metcalfe County, KYKY10,58327.5%+16%

3047Amite County, MSMS12,48727.6%+22%

3048Dillon County, SCSC27,45827.7%+15%

3049Cochran County, TXTX2,54627.8%+3%

3050Bronx County, NYNY1,406,33227.8%−9%

3051Avoyelles Parish, LALA37,94127.8%+7%

3052Conecuh County, ALAL10,89927.8%+5%

3053Gadsden County, FLFL44,29827.9%+40%

3054Floyd County, KYKY34,40128.0%−7%

3055Kleberg County, TXTX30,31528.1%+5%

3056Allendale County, SCSC7,35528.2%−18%

3057Wilcox County, ALAL9,66628.2%−29%

3058Desha County, ARAR9,98428.3%−2%

3059Faulk County, SDSD2,17828.3%+57%

3060Bent County, COCO5,71628.4%+45%

3061Cibola County, NMNM26,80728.4%+15%

3062St. Francis County, ARAR21,80028.5%+4%

3063Marlboro County, SCSC25,48828.5%+31%

3064Luna County, NMNM25,40728.6%−13%

3065Radford, VAVA17,24328.7%−9%

3066Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,94128.7%+2%

3067Bell County, KYKY22,82928.8%−7%

3068Lee County, VAVA21,64228.8%+21%

3069Sunflower County, MSMS22,89328.9%−4%

3070Bienville Parish, LALA12,26929.2%+12%

3071Morehouse Parish, LALA23,70529.3%+9%

3072Phillips County, ARAR14,25529.3%−10%

3073Union Parish, LALA20,56129.4%+58%

3074Pemiscot County, MOMO14,46529.6%−3%

3075Quitman County, MSMS5,36429.6%−11%

3076Caldwell Parish, LALA9,34429.8%+40%

3077Bennett County, SDSD3,30729.9%−24%

3078Lowndes County, ALAL9,35929.9%−5%

3079Marion County, SCSC28,24230.0%+29%

3080Randolph County, GAGA6,15630.0%+8%

3081Swisher County, TXTX6,70330.1%+73%

3082Leslie County, KYKY9,62730.3%−7%

3083Roosevelt County, MTMT10,24230.4%−6%

3084Apache County, AZAZ64,44530.5%−19%

3085Hancock County, GAGA8,68230.6%+4%

3086Claiborne County, MSMS8,05830.7%−5%

3087Yazoo County, MSMS22,94730.8%−3%

3088Sharkey County, MSMS3,09730.9%−19%

3089Dallas County, ALAL35,14031.0%−0%

3090Galax, VAVA6,67031.1%+67%

3091Tunica County, MSMS8,81931.1%−6%

3092Glacier County, MTMT13,46331.1%+14%

3093Lincoln Parish, LALA48,36031.2%+18%

3094Perry County, ALAL7,42531.4%−11%

3095Jim Hogg County, TXTX4,55531.4%+21%

3096Leflore County, MSMS25,68631.5%−9%

3097Concordia Parish, LALA17,83631.8%+9%

3098Edwards County, TXTX1,37031.9%+1%

3099Claiborne Parish, LALA13,35432.0%+21%

3100Presidio County, TXTX5,43332.0%−12%

3101Taylor County, GAGA7,81832.1%+24%

3102Lake County, TNTN6,24932.2%+36%

3103Hancock County, TNTN7,07532.2%+10%

3104Clay County, KYKY19,46532.4%−19%

3105Mingo County, WVWV21,45532.4%+9%

3106Kusilvak Census Area, AKAK7,93232.4%–

3107St. Helena Parish, LALA10,75832.4%+21%

3108Jefferson County, MSMS6,82532.5%−10%

3109Bolivar County, MSMS28,26232.6%−2%

3110Wheeler County, GAGA7,57032.7%+29%

3111Calhoun County, WVWV5,97832.9%+31%

3112Dewey County, SDSD5,41933.0%−2%

3113Breathitt County, KYKY12,55833.1%−0%

3114Socorro County, NMNM15,83833.2%+5%

3115Martin County, KYKY10,69733.2%−10%

3116McKinley County, NMNM68,11933.2%−8%

3117Terrell County, GAGA8,65633.3%+17%

3118Duval County, TXTX9,40233.3%+22%

3119Bullock County, ALAL9,78033.3%−1%

3120Ziebach County, SDSD2,38933.5%−33%

3121Starr County, TXTX66,31933.5%−34%

3122Buffalo County, SDSD1,80233.9%−40%

3123Zavala County, TXTX9,03733.9%−19%

3124McDowell County, WVWV16,87834.2%−9%

3125Tensas Parish, LALA3,70034.4%−5%

3126Madison Parish, LALA8,84434.5%−6%

3127East Carroll Parish, LALA6,76035.2%−13%

3128Coahoma County, MSMS19,84935.5%−1%

3129Owsley County, KYKY3,93236.1%−20%

3130Holmes County, MSMS15,46536.4%−12%

3131Knox County, KYKY29,53236.9%+6%

3132Wolfe County, KYKY6,29837.7%+5%

3133Magoffin County, KYKY11,11038.2%+4%

3134Zapata County, TXTX13,75338.4%+7%

3135McCreary County, KYKY17,12438.9%+21%

3136Lee County, ARAR8,02939.4%+32%

3137Greene County, ALAL7,06740.1%+17%

3138Dimmit County, TXTX8,02441.1%+24%

3139Mellette County, SDSD2,13741.7%+17%

3140Jackson County, SDSD2,66642.4%+16%

3141Sioux County, NDND3,66743.3%+10%

3142Corson County, SDSD3,78144.2%+8%

3143Todd County, SDSD8,86348.4%+0%

3144Oglala Lakota County, SDSD13,33857.6%–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES