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RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 3,125

Lowest poverty rate, US counties · 2000

US counties with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2000 ACS). Loving County, Texas leads at 0.0%. 3,125 counties qualify in total. Wisconsin carries 4 of the top 25 entries.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 1990
USUnited States281,421,90612.4%
01Loving County, TXTX520.0%+0.0 pts
02Douglas County, COCO399,3962.1%−1.0 pts
03Hunterdon County, NJNJ131,7812.6%−0.1 pts
04Ozaukee County, WIWI94,3462.6%+0.4 pts
05Fayette County, GAGA125,1562.6%+0.0 pts
06Waukesha County, WIWI417,2102.7%−0.4 pts
07Loudoun County, VAVA449,7492.8%−0.3 pts
08Washington County, MNMN286,8952.9%−1.4 pts
09Los Alamos County, NMNM19,4072.9%+0.5 pts
10Hamilton County, ININ387,0362.9%−0.7 pts
11Hancock County, ININ90,9693.0%−1.5 pts
12Kendall County, ILIL145,4703.0%−0.4 pts
13Livingston County, MIMI197,3153.4%−0.8 pts
14Monroe County, ILIL34,8403.4%−1.4 pts
15Scott County, MNMN159,0173.4%−0.8 pts
16Johnson County, KSKS636,9063.4%−0.2 pts
17Carver County, MNMN114,3793.5%−1.4 pts
18Stafford County, VAVA170,8033.5%−0.6 pts
19York County, VAVA71,3743.5%−1.3 pts
20Calumet County, WIWI53,9823.5%−1.4 pts
21Dakota County, MNMN457,7103.6%−0.7 pts
22Washington County, WIWI139,2383.6%+0.4 pts
23DuPage County, ILIL934,2983.6%+0.9 pts
24Hanover County, VAVA116,4233.6%−0.7 pts
25Hendricks County, ININ193,5103.6%−0.0 pts
26McHenry County, ILIL317,7513.7%+0.2 pts
27Somerset County, NJNJ356,4863.8%+1.2 pts
28Carroll County, MDMD176,6773.8%+0.0 pts
29Delaware County, OHOH242,0323.8%−1.8 pts
30Morris County, NJNJ524,2513.9%+1.1 pts
31Howard County, MDMD339,1833.9%+0.7 pts
32Sussex County, NJNJ148,0634.0%+0.5 pts
33Elbert County, COCO30,5344.0%−2.9 pts
34St. Charles County, MOMO426,4994.0%−0.7 pts
35St. Croix County, WIWI98,2764.0%−2.4 pts
36Gilpin County, COCO6,0734.0%−6.5 pts
37Oldham County, KYKY70,9864.1%−2.3 pts
38Falls Church, VAVA15,1594.2%−1.0 pts
39Anoka County, MNMN381,6054.2%−1.1 pts
40Sarpy County, NENE208,3034.2%−0.3 pts
41Warren County, OHOH257,1814.2%−2.1 pts
42Woodford County, ILIL38,1114.3%−2.9 pts
43Putnam County, NYNY99,0284.4%+0.7 pts
44Calvert County, MDMD94,4844.4%−0.8 pts
45Prince William County, VAVA502,9664.4%+1.1 pts
46Lincoln County, SDSD77,1454.4%−1.7 pts
47Montgomery County, PAPA877,6434.4%+0.8 pts
48Sherburne County, MNMN104,1944.4%−3.5 pts
49Roanoke County, VAVA97,1504.5%+0.4 pts
50Poquoson, VAVA13,2924.5%+1.6 pts
51Frederick County, MDMD302,8834.5%−0.3 pts
52Rockingham County, NHNH324,0774.5%+0.1 pts
53Bucks County, PAPA647,8284.5%+0.6 pts
54Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,8734.5%+1.0 pts
55Chesterfield County, VAVA397,1484.5%+0.2 pts
56Geauga County, OHOH95,6764.6%−1.0 pts
57Union County, OHOH73,4464.6%−2.9 pts
58Medina County, OHOH185,0254.6%−0.9 pts
59Clinton County, MIMI80,4324.6%−1.4 pts
60Grundy County, IAIA12,3614.6%−3.7 pts
61Norfolk County, MAMA739,7494.6%+0.1 pts
62Rockwall County, TXTX140,7384.7%−1.9 pts
63Outagamie County, WIWI195,8944.7%−1.5 pts
64Burlington County, NJNJ481,4394.7%+0.5 pts
65Williamson County, TNTN272,0614.7%−1.0 pts
66Wright County, MNMN157,5594.7%−2.1 pts
67Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,3884.7%−0.2 pts
68Platte County, MOMO114,4004.8%−0.9 pts
69Williamson County, TXTX752,8274.8%−5.3 pts
70McLeod County, MNMN36,6314.8%−2.7 pts
71Grundy County, ILIL54,0524.8%−1.8 pts
72Collin County, TXTX1,297,1794.9%−0.9 pts
73Whitley County, ININ35,0464.9%−0.3 pts
74Henry County, GAGA264,9224.9%−1.1 pts
75Will County, ILIL712,2534.9%−1.1 pts
76New Kent County, VAVA28,0224.9%+0.0 pts
77Harford County, MDMD266,4464.9%−0.2 pts
78Piatt County, ILIL16,7915.0%−1.2 pts
79Bergen County, NJNJ977,0265.0%+1.1 pts
80Iowa County, IAIA16,5045.0%−3.2 pts
81Lake County, OHOH232,2175.1%+0.2 pts
82Davis County, UTUT381,2275.1%−2.1 pts
83Warren County, IAIA57,3315.1%−1.2 pts
84Bremer County, IAIA25,2965.1%−4.1 pts
85Scott County, KSKS4,8155.1%−4.0 pts
86Chisago County, MNMN59,1425.1%−2.7 pts
87Columbia County, GAGA169,1895.1%−1.4 pts
88Green County, WIWI37,2275.1%−2.7 pts
89Anne Arundel County, MDMD603,3805.1%+0.7 pts
90Tipton County, ININ15,3195.1%−1.3 pts
91Jefferson County, COCO580,4515.2%−0.6 pts
92Cass County, NENE27,6575.2%−2.6 pts
93Manassas Park, VAVA16,5605.2%+1.3 pts
94Boone County, ININ80,6895.2%−1.1 pts
95Wasatch County, UTUT38,5145.2%−2.7 pts
96Sheboygan County, WIWI118,0475.2%−1.3 pts
97Morgan County, UTUT13,3835.2%−3.4 pts
98Botetourt County, VAVA34,1445.2%−1.0 pts
99Nassau County, NYNY1,398,9395.2%+1.5 pts
100Columbia County, WIWI58,1325.2%−2.3 pts
101Chester County, PAPA557,1165.2%+0.5 pts
102Dubois County, ININ44,0165.3%−0.9 pts
103Cherokee County, GAGA299,2735.3%−0.8 pts
104Warrick County, ININ66,8035.3%−1.3 pts
105Dodge County, WIWI89,0975.3%−1.3 pts
106Teller County, COCO24,7565.4%−4.7 pts
107Leelanau County, MIMI22,9825.4%−3.6 pts
108Lapeer County, MIMI89,5165.4%−2.8 pts
109Clear Creek County, COCO8,9945.4%−4.1 pts
110Fulton County, OHOH41,8535.4%−0.8 pts
111Summit County, UTUT43,1415.4%−1.8 pts
112Montgomery County, MDMD1,074,5825.4%+1.2 pts
113Fauquier County, VAVA76,5035.4%+1.3 pts
114Warren County, NJNJ112,9535.4%+0.0 pts
115Clay County, MOMO265,0325.5%−0.4 pts
116Daggett County, UTUT9345.5%−9.4 pts
117Van Wert County, OHOH29,0135.5%−1.6 pts
118King William County, VAVA19,6175.5%−3.8 pts
119Charles County, MDMD176,5935.5%+0.5 pts
120Union County, SDSD17,4025.5%−7.5 pts
121Ottawa County, MIMI308,4595.5%−0.5 pts
122Barry County, MIMI63,9915.5%−3.6 pts
123Paulding County, GAGA190,9965.5%−3.3 pts
124Forsyth County, GAGA282,8055.5%−1.3 pts
125Benton County, ININ8,8835.5%−2.5 pts
126Colonial Heights, VAVA18,7385.5%−0.2 pts
127Wyandot County, OHOH21,5675.5%−3.0 pts
128Cedar County, IAIA18,3595.5%−4.7 pts
129Putnam County, ILIL5,6195.5%−2.0 pts
130Oakland County, MIMI1,288,3375.5%−0.5 pts
131Miami County, KSKS36,2405.5%−2.6 pts
132Huntington County, ININ37,2245.5%−1.0 pts
133Marshall County, ILIL11,4735.6%−3.8 pts
134Putnam County, OHOH34,3805.6%−0.2 pts
135Park County, COCO18,3145.6%−3.8 pts
136Dallas County, IAIA118,4575.6%−2.0 pts
137Boone County, KYKY145,3165.6%−1.8 pts
138King George County, VAVA29,6465.6%−0.4 pts
139Johnson County, ININ174,2625.6%−1.3 pts
140Defiance County, OHOH38,2925.6%−3.1 pts
141Macomb County, MIMI886,2215.6%+0.5 pts
142Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,0995.7%+1.7 pts
143Powhatan County, VAVA32,5915.7%−0.1 pts
144Isanti County, MNMN44,3865.7%−3.0 pts
145Jefferson County, WIWI86,5055.7%−1.5 pts
146Goodhue County, MNMN48,1955.7%−2.4 pts
147Lake County, ILIL719,3395.7%+0.6 pts
148Saratoga County, NYNY241,3435.7%−0.2 pts
149Fairfax, VAVA26,7725.7%−0.3 pts
150Cass County, MOMO115,8595.8%−2.5 pts
151Storey County, NVNV4,2605.8%−3.7 pts
152Arapahoe County, COCO673,8205.8%−0.1 pts
153Augusta County, VAVA78,9405.8%−1.4 pts
154Polk County, NENE5,2705.8%−2.5 pts
155Placer County, CACA442,0815.8%−1.3 pts
156Dodge County, MNMN21,3765.8%−1.8 pts
157San Mateo County, CACA743,5685.8%−0.5 pts
158Eaton County, MIMI109,5815.8%−1.0 pts
159Fond du Lac County, WIWI104,6695.8%−1.8 pts
160Kewaunee County, WIWI20,7585.8%−2.4 pts
161Wells County, ININ28,8835.9%+0.3 pts
162DeKalb County, ININ44,5355.9%−0.6 pts
163Fluvanna County, VAVA28,9755.9%−4.6 pts
164Grand Traverse County, MIMI96,7295.9%−2.7 pts
165Fairfield County, OHOH169,7525.9%−2.9 pts
166Ottawa County, OHOH39,4815.9%−0.7 pts
167Merrimack County, NHNH158,0785.9%+0.4 pts
168Porter County, ININ176,0495.9%−0.2 pts
169Washington County, NENE21,3026.0%+0.3 pts
170Juneau, AKAK31,6096.0%+0.4 pts
171Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,0906.0%+1.2 pts
172Dickinson County, IAIA18,0776.0%−3.2 pts
173Plymouth County, IAIA25,6976.0%−3.0 pts
174Washington County, ILIL13,5646.0%−3.3 pts
175Wabasha County, MNMN21,5376.0%−2.4 pts
176Teton County, WYWY23,3336.0%−2.1 pts
177Shelby County, IAIA11,6896.0%−3.4 pts
178Williams County, OHOH36,5496.0%−1.5 pts
179Mathews County, VAVA8,5296.0%−3.7 pts
180Hancock County, IAIA10,5286.0%−2.8 pts
181Manitowoc County, WIWI81,7106.1%−2.3 pts
182Belknap County, NHNH65,1476.1%−0.4 pts
183Routt County, COCO25,3296.1%−3.7 pts
184Benton County, IAIA26,0046.1%−5.3 pts
185Preble County, OHOH40,6646.1%−4.1 pts
186Gloucester County, NJNJ312,6386.2%−0.0 pts
187Auglaize County, OHOH45,9096.2%−0.1 pts
188Henrico County, VAVA342,7756.2%+0.7 pts
189Pitkin County, COCO16,6256.2%−0.1 pts
190Steele County, MNMN37,4646.2%−0.5 pts
191Hamilton County, IAIA14,9446.3%−2.0 pts
192Tazewell County, ILIL130,0496.3%−2.9 pts
193Hillsborough County, NHNH433,4156.3%+0.4 pts
194Bristol County, RIRI50,0016.3%+1.5 pts
195Manassas, VAVA44,3326.3%+2.5 pts
196Shelby County, ALAL238,5526.3%−2.8 pts
197Monmouth County, NJNJ651,0356.3%+1.3 pts
198Queen Anne's County, MDMD54,4486.3%−0.3 pts
199Douglas County, ILIL19,8806.4%−3.3 pts
200Mercer County, OHOH42,7376.4%−0.3 pts
201Harrison County, ININ40,4376.4%−3.4 pts
202Brown County, MNMN25,5176.4%−1.9 pts
203Frederick County, VAVA99,9556.4%−0.7 pts
204James City County, VAVA83,3266.4%−0.3 pts
205Olmsted County, MNMN166,7316.4%−0.5 pts
206Door County, WIWI30,6166.4%−3.4 pts
207Harvey County, KSKS33,5806.4%−2.0 pts
208Kosciusko County, ININ80,8926.4%−0.2 pts
209Sioux County, IAIA36,7746.4%−1.6 pts
210Clinton County, ILIL37,1286.4%−3.8 pts
211Baltimore County, MDMD847,6506.5%+1.0 pts
212Carroll County, IAIA20,3036.5%−4.1 pts
213Jasper County, IAIA38,1536.5%−0.5 pts
214Cobb County, GAGA793,3456.5%+0.8 pts
215Oconee County, GAGA44,8936.5%−1.4 pts
216Linn County, IAIA232,0286.5%−2.1 pts
217Wood County, WIWI74,0606.5%−2.0 pts
218Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,5496.5%+2.3 pts
219Virginia Beach, VAVA453,7376.5%+0.7 pts
220Houston County, MNMN18,4006.5%−2.3 pts
221Warren County, ININ8,4746.5%−2.6 pts
222Waseca County, MNMN18,6886.5%−2.8 pts
223Middlesex County, MAMA1,669,9796.5%+0.4 pts
224Clackamas County, OROR426,2806.6%−0.4 pts
225Greene County, VAVA21,9586.6%−5.8 pts
226Kodiak Island, AKAK12,3876.6%+1.0 pts
227Roseau County, MNMN15,2466.6%−4.7 pts
228Marin County, CACA253,6946.6%+1.4 pts
229Cumberland County, PAPA277,2706.6%+1.3 pts
230Clarke County, VAVA15,6096.6%−2.1 pts
231Kent County, RIRI173,4956.6%+1.0 pts
232Marathon County, WIWI139,4326.6%−1.3 pts
233Hartley County, TXTX4,9046.6%−3.8 pts
234Middlesex County, NJNJ883,3356.6%+1.5 pts
235Coffey County, KSKS8,4676.6%−2.3 pts
236Dearborn County, ININ51,6096.6%−1.9 pts
237Saunders County, NENE23,7026.6%−3.0 pts
238Denton County, TXTX1,069,3466.6%−1.6 pts
239Morgan County, ININ74,9676.6%−0.0 pts
240McPherson County, KSKS30,0646.6%−0.4 pts
241Plymouth County, MAMA546,8296.6%+0.1 pts
242Leavenworth County, KSKS84,5906.7%−1.2 pts
243Jasper County, ININ33,8946.7%−1.3 pts
244Wilson County, TNTN175,0336.7%−2.1 pts
245Tooele County, UTUT87,4616.7%−4.8 pts
246Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,5946.7%−1.6 pts
247Winnebago County, WIWI174,2186.7%−2.1 pts
248Kane County, ILIL525,7576.7%−0.2 pts
249Salem, VAVA25,8166.7%+1.6 pts
250Miami County, OHOH112,6346.7%−1.6 pts
251Jefferson County, KSKS18,2966.7%−1.9 pts
252Steuben County, ININ34,7996.7%+1.1 pts
253Lenawee County, MIMI97,7796.7%−3.7 pts
254Shelby County, OHOH48,0656.7%−1.0 pts
255Albemarle County, VAVA118,3566.7%−0.8 pts
256Madison County, IAIA17,2706.7%−4.4 pts
257York County, PAPA473,1976.7%+0.4 pts
258Waupaca County, WIWI51,4616.8%−1.7 pts
259Stanton County, NENE5,7446.8%−6.7 pts
260Otsego County, MIMI26,0806.8%−2.7 pts
261Marshall County, ININ46,5996.8%−0.8 pts
262Jefferson County, MOMO233,1326.8%−0.7 pts
263Clay County, FLFL239,5936.8%−0.3 pts
264Ray County, MOMO23,3986.8%−3.6 pts
265Carroll County, ININ20,6556.8%−0.7 pts
266Snohomish County, WAWA870,6566.9%+0.3 pts
267Hooker County, NENE6866.9%−4.5 pts
268Goochland County, VAVA29,1876.9%−0.9 pts
269St. Louis County, MOMO990,9116.9%+1.3 pts
270Barnstable County, MAMA233,5396.9%−0.7 pts
271Brown County, WIWI275,8036.9%−2.3 pts
272Spencer County, ININ20,0616.9%−2.9 pts
273Pike County, PAPA62,8086.9%−0.2 pts
274Le Sueur County, MNMN29,4536.9%−1.9 pts
275Rice County, MNMN69,9396.9%−1.8 pts
276Wabash County, ININ30,7136.9%−2.3 pts
277Newton County, ININ14,1886.9%−1.9 pts
278Lincoln County, WIWI28,4036.9%−3.5 pts
279Ocean County, NJNJ673,7467.0%+1.0 pts
280Henry County, OHOH27,5987.0%−0.0 pts
281Green Lake County, WIWI19,3057.0%−3.0 pts
282Ford County, ILIL13,2167.0%−2.3 pts
283White County, ININ25,1647.0%−0.7 pts
284Island County, WAWA85,6577.0%−0.3 pts
285Benzie County, MIMI18,5687.0%−5.9 pts
286Boone County, ILIL53,5687.0%−0.2 pts
287Seward County, NENE18,0327.0%−2.2 pts
288Elk County, PAPA29,9267.0%−2.5 pts
289Franklin County, MOMO108,0907.0%−1.2 pts
290Osceola County, IAIA5,9807.0%−2.8 pts
291Monroe County, MIMI156,0047.0%−1.6 pts
292Lyon County, IAIA12,3547.0%−6.3 pts
293Wright County, IAIA12,8017.0%−2.7 pts
294Steele County, NDND1,7977.1%−5.4 pts
295Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7257.1%−1.1 pts
296Clermont County, OHOH216,9777.1%−1.6 pts
297Jersey County, ILIL21,1607.1%−2.6 pts
298Oconto County, WIWI40,1957.1%−5.0 pts
299Franklin County, ININ23,2867.1%−3.5 pts
300Meeker County, MNMN23,6037.1%−3.7 pts
301Polk County, WIWI45,8037.1%−4.7 pts
302Bedford County, VAVA83,0597.1%+0.1 pts
303DeSoto County, MSMS197,9187.1%−3.7 pts
304Box Elder County, UTUT65,3207.1%−0.1 pts
305Adams County, PAPA107,5947.1%+0.4 pts
306Newport County, RIRI83,0517.1%−0.4 pts
307Alleghany County, VAVA14,5467.1%−2.6 pts
308Ogle County, ILIL51,3997.1%−0.1 pts
309Harrison County, IAIA14,6237.1%−6.6 pts
310Ohio County, ININ5,9947.1%−2.7 pts
311Benton County, MNMN41,7447.1%−3.1 pts
312El Dorado County, CACA192,3237.1%−0.5 pts
313Fort Bend County, TXTX975,1917.1%−1.8 pts
314Turner County, SDSD9,3147.2%−7.2 pts
315Roberts County, TXTX8677.2%+0.9 pts
316Cecil County, MDMD107,1317.2%−0.3 pts
317Saline County, ARAR133,2887.2%−2.1 pts
318Ellsworth County, KSKS6,2577.2%−5.0 pts
319Hinsdale County, COCO7537.2%−6.7 pts
320St. Mary's County, MDMD116,6927.2%−0.1 pts
321Sauk County, WIWI66,6527.2%−2.5 pts
322Ouray County, COCO5,2657.2%−2.4 pts
323Bureau County, ILIL32,5107.3%−3.1 pts
324O'Brien County, IAIA14,2207.3%−4.8 pts
325Cherokee County, IAIA11,3697.3%−3.9 pts
326Woodford County, KYKY27,8837.3%−0.6 pts
327Rush County, ININ16,7677.3%−3.9 pts
328Douglas County, NVNV50,1117.3%+0.5 pts
329Washington County, RIRI129,7957.3%+0.5 pts
330Iowa County, WIWI23,9517.3%−2.7 pts
331Carson County, TXTX5,8057.3%−1.7 pts
332Wabaunsee County, KSKS7,0187.3%−1.9 pts
333Ontario County, NYNY113,1307.3%−0.1 pts
334Dukes County, MAMA21,2197.3%+0.6 pts
335Butler County, KSKS69,4847.3%−0.8 pts
336Chesapeake, VAVA255,3327.3%−1.6 pts
337Rock County, WIWI166,4727.3%−2.6 pts
338Allegan County, MIMI123,1887.3%−2.2 pts
339Logan County, KSKS2,6617.3%−4.3 pts
340Grand County, COCO16,4967.3%−2.0 pts
341Anchorage, AKAK287,1557.3%+0.3 pts
342Bartholomew County, ININ85,7297.3%−1.2 pts
343Lake County, MNMN10,7467.4%−2.1 pts
344Posey County, ININ24,9887.4%−0.3 pts
345Franklin County, IDID15,8897.4%−3.3 pts
346Emmet County, MIMI33,7757.4%−1.1 pts
347Washington County, OROR611,7087.4%+0.8 pts
348Oneida County, WIWI38,1317.4%−2.2 pts
349Seminole County, FLFL491,8847.4%+0.2 pts
350Cheatham County, TNTN42,7787.4%−3.4 pts
351Hancock County, OHOH75,0347.5%+0.2 pts
352Buffalo County, WIWI13,3187.5%−4.4 pts
353Sandusky County, OHOH58,6557.5%−1.5 pts
354Garfield County, COCO63,4747.5%−1.9 pts
355Anderson County, KYKY25,2257.5%−1.8 pts
356Hamilton County, NENE9,6787.5%−1.3 pts
357Ripley County, ININ29,4347.5%−3.1 pts
358Licking County, OHOH185,5647.5%−3.0 pts
359Kenosha County, WIWI168,4487.5%−2.7 pts
360Lebanon County, PAPA146,3807.5%+0.3 pts
361Mercer County, NDND8,4417.5%−1.5 pts
362Nicollet County, MNMN34,2737.5%−1.4 pts
363Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,3917.5%+0.0 pts
364Nantucket County, MAMA14,7587.5%+1.8 pts
365Dutchess County, NYNY300,7087.5%+2.2 pts
366Dickinson County, KSKS18,6377.5%−3.7 pts
367Minnehaha County, SDSD212,6917.5%−0.5 pts
368Shelby County, ININ45,8827.6%+0.3 pts
369Fulton County, ININ20,0917.6%−2.8 pts
370Cass County, ININ37,8367.6%−2.8 pts
371Washington County, IAIA22,6677.6%−1.9 pts
372Boone County, IAIA26,7997.6%−1.2 pts
373Champaign County, OHOH38,8207.6%−1.2 pts
374Franklin County, PAPA160,6527.6%−0.7 pts
375Dawson County, GAGA35,3657.6%−5.2 pts
376Campbell County, WYWY48,1457.6%−0.8 pts
377Rappahannock County, VAVA7,4397.6%−3.2 pts
378Genesee County, NYNY58,4167.6%+0.3 pts
379Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,0707.6%+0.3 pts
380Marion County, IAIA34,1927.6%−2.4 pts
381Grand Isle County, VTVT7,5117.6%−3.8 pts
382Adair County, IAIA7,4037.6%−5.8 pts
383Ada County, IDID546,1417.7%−1.2 pts
384Perry County, PAPA46,8067.7%+0.1 pts
385Paulding County, OHOH18,7277.7%−2.1 pts
386Windsor County, VTVT57,3127.7%−1.7 pts
387Franklin County, KSKS26,2997.7%−4.1 pts
388Redwood County, MNMN15,2657.7%−5.1 pts
389Gloucester County, VAVA40,0977.7%−0.7 pts
390Prince George's County, MDMD970,3747.7%+1.9 pts
391Pierce County, WIWI43,5197.7%−2.7 pts
392LaGrange County, ININ41,3057.7%−3.8 pts
393Lee County, ILIL32,9147.7%−1.1 pts
394Marquette County, WIWI15,9277.7%−3.9 pts
395Platte County, NENE35,6497.7%−1.0 pts
396Audubon County, IAIA5,5097.7%−4.4 pts
397Arlington County, VAVA243,9317.8%+0.6 pts
398Dubuque County, IAIA99,3817.8%−2.5 pts
399Sweetwater County, WYWY41,2677.8%−0.2 pts
400Sarasota County, FLFL479,9587.8%+0.8 pts
401Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,9727.8%+0.2 pts
402Douglas County, GAGA154,2937.8%+1.2 pts
403Blaine County, IDID25,5177.8%+0.1 pts
404Bath County, VAVA4,0767.8%−6.5 pts
405Lancaster County, PAPA563,1597.8%−0.2 pts
406St. Clair County, MIMI160,4867.8%−3.1 pts
407Eagle County, COCO54,2917.8%+0.3 pts
408Coweta County, GAGA160,2407.8%−3.6 pts
409Sitka, AKAK8,3197.8%+3.0 pts
410Burleigh County, NDND103,2517.8%−2.2 pts
411Wake County, NCNC1,257,2357.8%−0.6 pts
412Henry County, ININ49,1377.8%−4.5 pts
413Madison County, OHOH46,9857.8%−0.6 pts
414Mercer County, ILIL15,2297.8%−2.3 pts
415Shiawassee County, MIMI67,6817.8%−2.8 pts
416Elkhart County, ININ208,7747.8%+0.8 pts
417Moultrie County, ILIL14,3717.8%−3.5 pts
418Fillmore County, NENE5,4587.8%−1.1 pts
419Gosper County, NENE1,8037.9%−0.6 pts
420Cumberland County, MEME317,2227.9%−0.1 pts
421Noble County, ININ47,9377.9%−0.2 pts
422Denali, AKAK1,6167.9%
423Kane County, UTUT8,5977.9%−8.4 pts
424Bullitt County, KYKY86,4547.9%−2.5 pts
425Carroll County, NHNH52,7847.9%−1.1 pts
426Carlton County, MNMN36,7117.9%−4.3 pts
427Fayette County, ININ23,5337.9%−2.9 pts
428Shawano County, WIWI41,5607.9%−3.4 pts
429Polk County, IAIA516,5467.9%−1.3 pts
430Canadian County, OKOK187,1897.9%−0.5 pts
431Delaware County, IAIA17,6747.9%−4.9 pts
432Northampton County, PAPA324,4117.9%+0.6 pts
433Cheshire County, NHNH78,2698.0%+0.9 pts
434Rock County, MNMN9,5248.0%−4.2 pts
435Washington County, VTVT59,6528.0%−0.3 pts
436Hardin County, IAIA16,4558.0%−2.8 pts
437Winneshiek County, IAIA19,7338.0%−5.2 pts
438Putnam County, ININ37,8768.0%−0.3 pts
439Franklin County, IAIA9,8688.0%−3.3 pts
440Hughes County, SDSD17,5708.0%−2.4 pts
441Prince George County, VAVA43,9368.0%+3.3 pts
442Delaware County, PAPA580,9378.0%+1.0 pts
443Miami County, ININ34,4878.0%−2.9 pts
444Salt Lake County, UTUT1,220,9168.0%−1.9 pts
445Vilas County, WIWI23,7618.0%−6.7 pts
446Charlevoix County, MIMI26,0368.0%−2.4 pts
447Butler County, IAIA14,0498.0%−2.7 pts
448Darke County, OHOH51,5208.0%−1.0 pts
449Wayne County, OHOH116,7588.0%−3.6 pts
450St. Johns County, FLFL346,3288.0%−2.3 pts
451Henry County, ILIL48,0958.0%−2.5 pts
452Dare County, NCNC38,2458.0%−0.2 pts
453Guthrie County, IAIA10,7828.0%−3.2 pts
454El Paso County, COCO757,0408.0%−2.3 pts
455Pike County, ININ12,0038.0%−5.2 pts
456Sonoma County, CACA486,4448.1%+0.4 pts
457Wahkiakum County, WAWA4,8738.1%−2.4 pts
458Nevada County, CACA101,9118.1%+0.3 pts
459Effingham County, ILIL34,5198.1%−0.9 pts
460Otoe County, NENE16,5318.1%−3.5 pts
461Randall County, TXTX152,3518.1%−0.8 pts
462Sibley County, MNMN15,3568.1%−2.4 pts
463Logan County, ILIL27,1828.1%−2.7 pts
464Greene County, IAIA8,6588.1%−4.1 pts
465Wilkin County, MNMN6,2888.1%−2.9 pts
466McCook County, SDSD5,9648.1%−3.7 pts
467Clark County, ININ130,4518.1%−2.0 pts
468Sumner County, TNTN215,5388.1%−1.0 pts
469Garfield County, UTUT5,2568.1%−6.6 pts
470Union County, NCNC267,6748.1%−0.3 pts
471York County, MEME222,4348.2%+1.3 pts
472Iredell County, NCNC211,7988.2%−1.2 pts
473Butler County, NENE8,5078.2%−3.3 pts
474De Witt County, ILIL15,1188.2%−2.1 pts
475Rockingham County, VAVA89,3168.2%+1.3 pts
476Tuscola County, MIMI52,6808.2%−4.7 pts
477Lane County, KSKS1,5088.2%−3.3 pts
478Rockdale County, GAGA98,4168.2%+2.0 pts
479Gibson County, ININ33,0918.2%−1.4 pts
480Shenandoah County, VAVA45,8398.2%−2.8 pts
481Bowman County, NDND2,7628.2%−7.4 pts
482Emmet County, IAIA9,1078.2%−4.8 pts
483Clay County, IAIA16,2028.2%−1.7 pts
484Lee County, GAGA34,1798.2%−4.4 pts
485Harris County, GAGA37,2808.2%−5.5 pts
486Ste. Genevieve County, MOMO18,6898.2%−3.8 pts
487Charlotte County, FLFL217,2128.2%+0.7 pts
488Hillsdale County, MIMI45,7388.2%−4.6 pts
489Chippewa County, WIWI67,6148.2%−2.2 pts
490Menard County, ILIL11,8638.2%−1.3 pts
491Sargent County, NDND3,7118.2%−3.3 pts
492Andrew County, MOMO18,2418.2%−4.6 pts
493Mills County, IAIA14,7938.3%−1.9 pts
494Chickasaw County, IAIA11,6638.3%−2.4 pts
495Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,7848.3%−1.0 pts
496Lincoln County, MOMO66,6768.3%−3.5 pts
497Solano County, CACA455,3768.3%+0.8 pts
498Trempealeau County, WIWI31,1718.3%−2.4 pts
499Humboldt County, IAIA9,4098.3%−0.5 pts
500Murray County, MNMN7,9428.3%−5.9 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS

Frequently asked

Which county has the lowest poverty rate?

Loving County, Texas ranks #1 with 0.0% (2000 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 counties by poverty rate?

Loving County, Texas, Douglas County, Colorado, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, Fayette County, Georgia.

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.