Which county has the lowest poverty rate?

Loving County, Texas ranks #1 with 0.0% (2020 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 counties by poverty rate?

Loving County, Texas, Kalawao County, Hawaii, Morgan County, Utah, Falls Church, Virginia, Kenedy County, Texas.

How many counties are in this ranking?

3,135 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2020 Decennial Census data.

How is poverty rate measured?

Share of people with income below the federal poverty line. Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Decennial Census.

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Lowest poverty rate, US counties · 2020

US counties with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2020 ACS).

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

3001Estill County, KYKY13,96226.9%+0.5 pts

3002Bronx County, NYNY1,406,33227.0%−3.7 pts

3003Lee County, ARAR8,02927.0%−2.9 pts

3004Kemper County, MSMS8,60027.0%+1.1 pts

3005Robeson County, NCNC119,94127.1%+4.2 pts

3006Webster County, WVWV7,76027.1%−4.7 pts

3007Cochran County, TXTX2,54627.1%+0.1 pts

3008Rowan County, KYKY24,47627.1%+5.9 pts

3009Kleberg County, TXTX30,31527.2%+0.5 pts

3010Scotland County, NCNC33,32227.3%+6.7 pts

3011Dougherty County, GAGA82,61627.3%+2.6 pts

3012Washington County, NCNC10,63827.3%+5.6 pts

3013Telfair County, GAGA11,19527.4%+6.3 pts

3014Mingo County, WVWV21,45527.4%−2.2 pts

3015Lee County, VAVA21,64227.5%+3.6 pts

3016Webster Parish, LALA34,94827.5%+7.3 pts

3017Big Horn County, MTMT12,75227.6%−1.6 pts

3018Wilcox County, ALAL9,66627.6%−12.3 pts

3019Barnwell County, SCSC20,65327.8%+7.0 pts

3020Athens County, OHOH63,19727.9%+0.5 pts

3021Elliott County, KYKY7,26527.9%+2.0 pts

3022Allendale County, SCSC7,35528.0%−6.5 pts

3023Issaquena County, MSMS1,26328.0%−5.2 pts

3024Jefferson County, MSMS6,82528.0%−8.0 pts

3025Franklin Parish, LALA19,00228.0%−0.4 pts

3026Owsley County, KYKY3,93228.1%−17.3 pts

3027Wilkinson County, MSMS7,58228.1%−9.6 pts

3028Atkinson County, GAGA8,45428.2%+5.2 pts

3029Robertson County, KYKY2,32528.2%+6.0 pts

3030Chicot County, ARAR9,10728.2%−0.4 pts

3031Stewart County, GAGA4,63128.2%+6.0 pts

3032Clay County, WVWV7,53828.2%+0.7 pts

3033Menominee County, WIWI4,19928.3%−0.5 pts

3034Lewis County, KYKY12,90128.4%−0.1 pts

3035St. Francis County, ARAR21,80028.4%+0.9 pts

3036Hidalgo County, TXTX921,54928.4%−7.4 pts

3037Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,39128.6%+8.0 pts

3038Barbour County, ALAL24,60728.6%+1.8 pts

3039Lanier County, GAGA10,62328.6%+10.1 pts

3040Macon County, GAGA11,75628.6%+2.8 pts

3041Concordia Parish, LALA17,83628.6%−0.5 pts

3042Floyd County, KYKY34,40128.9%−1.4 pts

3043Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89629.0%+0.8 pts

3044Evangeline Parish, LALA31,98029.0%−3.2 pts

3045Noxubee County, MSMS9,79829.1%−3.7 pts

3046Ben Hill County, GAGA17,09929.1%+6.8 pts

3047Magoffin County, KYKY11,11029.2%−7.4 pts

3048Dallas County, ALAL35,14029.2%−1.8 pts

3049Blaine County, MTMT6,86029.3%+1.2 pts

3050Marlboro County, SCSC25,48829.4%+7.7 pts

3051Taylor County, GAGA7,81829.4%+3.5 pts

3052Bullock County, ALAL9,78029.5%−4.0 pts

3053Bienville Parish, LALA12,26929.5%+3.4 pts

3054Richland Parish, LALA19,58229.5%+1.6 pts

3055Turner County, GAGA8,98329.5%+2.8 pts

3056Glacier County, MTMT13,46329.7%+2.3 pts

3057Letcher County, KYKY19,95229.7%+2.6 pts

3058Montgomery County, MSMS9,35429.7%+5.4 pts

3059Randolph County, GAGA6,15629.7%+2.0 pts

3060Crisp County, GAGA19,23729.7%+0.4 pts

3061Clinch County, GAGA6,84729.8%+6.3 pts

3062Madison County, FLFL18,75929.8%+6.7 pts

3063Pemiscot County, MOMO14,46530.0%−0.4 pts

3064Roosevelt County, MTMT10,24230.0%−2.4 pts

3065Wheeler County, GAGA7,57030.0%+4.7 pts

3066Natchitoches Parish, LALA36,08930.1%+3.6 pts

3067Bennett County, SDSD3,30730.1%−9.1 pts

3068Dillon County, SCSC27,45830.2%+6.0 pts

3069Lincoln Parish, LALA48,36030.5%+4.0 pts

3070Sunflower County, MSMS22,89330.6%+0.5 pts

3071Sumter County, ALAL11,58830.8%−7.9 pts

3072Amite County, MSMS12,48730.9%+8.3 pts

3073Washington County, MSMS40,44630.9%+1.7 pts

3074Knott County, KYKY13,32131.0%−0.1 pts

3075Jackson County, KYKY13,32531.0%+0.9 pts

3076Lake County, TNTN6,24931.0%+7.4 pts

3077Bolivar County, MSMS28,26231.1%−2.2 pts

3078Socorro County, NMNM15,83831.1%−0.6 pts

3079Hancock County, TNTN7,07531.1%+1.7 pts

3080Terrell County, GAGA8,65631.2%+2.6 pts

3081Leflore County, MSMS25,68631.2%−3.5 pts

3082Jim Hogg County, TXTX4,55531.3%+5.3 pts

3083Treutlen County, GAGA6,46631.3%+4.9 pts

3084Bell County, KYKY22,82931.3%+0.2 pts

3085Phillips County, ARAR14,25531.3%−1.4 pts

3086Early County, GAGA10,45531.4%+5.7 pts

3087Pike County, MSMS38,71231.4%+6.1 pts

3088Leslie County, KYKY9,62731.5%−1.1 pts

3089Norton, VAVA3,47731.6%+8.9 pts

3090McCreary County, KYKY17,12431.7%−0.5 pts

3091Tunica County, MSMS8,81931.7%−1.4 pts

3092Yazoo County, MSMS22,94732.1%+0.2 pts

3093Zapata County, TXTX13,75332.2%−3.6 pts

3094Lee County, KYKY7,29732.2%+1.8 pts

3095Culberson County, TXTX2,26732.3%+7.2 pts

3096Benson County, NDND5,75932.4%+3.3 pts

3097Clay County, GAGA2,81532.7%+1.4 pts

3098McDowell County, WVWV16,87832.8%−4.9 pts

3099Sioux County, NDND3,66732.9%−6.3 pts

3100Tensas Parish, LALA3,70033.2%−3.0 pts

3101Adams County, MSMS30,06133.4%+7.4 pts

3102Breathitt County, KYKY12,55833.4%+0.2 pts

3103Knox County, KYKY29,53233.5%−1.4 pts

3104Quitman County, MSMS5,36433.9%+0.8 pts

3105Starr County, TXTX66,31934.2%−16.7 pts

3106Harlan County, KYKY24,72534.2%+1.7 pts

3107Apache County, AZAZ64,44534.4%−3.4 pts

3108Jenkins County, GAGA8,84334.5%+6.1 pts

3109Clay County, KYKY19,46534.9%−4.8 pts

3110Claiborne County, MSMS8,05835.0%+2.6 pts

3111Dewey County, SDSD5,41935.0%+1.5 pts

3112Claiborne Parish, LALA13,35435.1%+8.6 pts

3113Zavala County, TXTX9,03735.2%−6.6 pts

3114McKinley County, NMNM68,11935.2%−0.9 pts

3115Humphreys County, MSMS7,00135.8%−2.4 pts

3116Perry County, ALAL7,42536.1%+0.7 pts

3117Madison Parish, LALA8,84436.1%−0.6 pts

3118Wolfe County, KYKY6,29836.1%+0.2 pts

3119King County, TXTX19236.2%+15.5 pts

3120Greene County, ALAL7,06736.4%+2.1 pts

3121Coahoma County, MSMS19,84936.5%+0.6 pts

3122Buffalo County, SDSD1,80237.3%−19.6 pts

3123Kusilvak Census Area, AKAK7,93237.9%–

3124Radford, VAVA17,24339.3%+8.0 pts

3125Presidio County, TXTX5,43339.9%+3.5 pts

3126Holmes County, MSMS15,46540.2%−1.0 pts

3127Brooks County, TXTX6,57940.2%+0.1 pts

3128Corson County, SDSD3,78141.0%+0.0 pts

3129Jackson County, SDSD2,66642.1%+5.6 pts

3130Dimmit County, TXTX8,02442.6%+9.4 pts

3131Ziebach County, SDSD2,38942.9%−7.0 pts

3132Oglala Lakota County, SDSD13,33844.8%–

3133Mellette County, SDSD2,13747.7%+11.9 pts

3134East Carroll Parish, LALA6,76050.7%+10.3 pts

3135Todd County, SDSD8,86358.9%+10.5 pts

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