RANKING · 2024 ACS · 500 SHOWN OF 3,144

Most residents in poverty, US counties

US counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of people, not the poverty rate. Los Angeles County, California leads at 1,347,311. 3,144 counties qualify in total. California carries 6 of the top 25 entries.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS IN POVERTYVS 2000

USUnited States12.5% of US population334,922,49941,719,476–

01Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,9341,347,311−21%

02Harris County, TXTX5,045,026786,369+54%

03Cook County, ILIL5,194,625699,097−4%

04Kings County, NYNY2,653,963503,548−19%

05Maricopa County, AZAZ4,689,558500,571+39%

06Miami-Dade County, FLFL2,802,029403,203−0%

07Bronx County, NYNY1,406,332390,739−4%

08Wayne County, MIMI1,769,038368,575+9%

09Dallas County, TXTX2,661,397364,824+22%

10San Diego County, CACA3,282,248338,054−3%

11Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,281337,373−3%

12Clark County, NVNV2,407,226303,714+105%

13Bexar County, TXTX2,160,088302,142+37%

14Orange County, CACA3,149,507300,659+2%

15Queens County, NYNY2,358,182299,766−8%

16San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,091293,248+8%

17New York County, NYNY1,664,862269,263−12%

18Riverside County, CACA2,544,916263,154+20%

19Broward County, FLFL2,013,317241,984+30%

20Tarrant County, TXTX2,248,466240,700+57%

21Hidalgo County, TXTX921,549237,851+16%

22Cuyahoga County, OHOH1,232,925200,261+9%

23Sacramento County, CACA1,618,460199,185+15%

24King County, WAWA2,344,939196,528+35%

25Franklin County, OHOH1,361,536195,994+57%

26Hillsborough County, FLFL1,574,115193,596+55%

27Orange County, FLFL1,528,002191,281+76%

28Fresno County, CACA1,035,456186,187+2%

29Kern County, CACA927,068174,893+27%

30Palm Beach County, FLFL1,575,726173,790+55%

31Shelby County, TNTN910,226163,830+14%

32El Paso County, TXTX877,858163,233+1%

33Milwaukee County, WIWI924,216159,524+11%

34Alameda County, CACA1,636,630152,000−5%

35Pima County, AZAZ1,074,685151,862+23%

36Marion County, ININ992,196149,743+53%

37Travis County, TXTX1,389,670145,345+43%

38Duval County, FLFL1,062,963144,738+56%

39Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,035142,674−1%

40Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,391135,168+7%

41Fulton County, GAGA1,098,791132,893+4%

42Erie County, NYNY946,741131,679+14%

43Oklahoma County, OKOK822,125128,604+28%

44Suffolk County, MAMA791,891127,070−3%

45Middlesex County, MAMA1,669,979126,838+32%

46Essex County, NJNJ896,379126,361+2%

47Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,784126,325+37%

48Hamilton County, OHOH838,418124,354+24%

49Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,383119,643+87%

50Polk County, FLFL874,790114,394+83%

51Baltimore, MDMD569,997113,213−24%

52Jefferson County, KYKY795,222111,906+31%

53Pinellas County, FLFL948,563111,183+21%

54Hudson County, NJNJ735,033107,216+13%

55Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,099105,993+217%

56Cameron County, TXTX433,946105,789−5%

57District of Columbia, DCDC693,645105,187−9%

58Jefferson County, ALAL665,742104,867+7%

59DeKalb County, GAGA774,394104,769+46%

60Prince George's County, MDMD970,374104,066+69%

61Monroe County, NYNY750,506102,851+25%

62Bernalillo County, NMNM667,601102,206+34%

63Jackson County, MOMO732,994101,437+30%

64Multnomah County, OROR795,391100,878+21%

65Capitol Planning Region, CTCT994,115100,559–

66Tulsa County, OKOK698,782100,177+53%

67Davidson County, TNTN745,90499,769+35%

68San Joaquin County, CACA823,81598,959−1%

69Oakland County, MIMI1,288,33798,938+50%

70Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,09098,291+16%

71Lee County, FLFL875,60798,130+129%

72St. Louis County, MOMO990,91197,497+40%

73Salt Lake County, UTUT1,220,91697,429+36%

74Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,07097,403+35%

75Wake County, NCNC1,257,23595,815+95%

76San Francisco County, CACA826,07992,586+5%

77Honolulu County, HIHI988,70392,403+7%

78Macomb County, MIMI886,22191,574+106%

79Westchester County, NYNY1,015,74390,079+11%

80Worcester County, MAMA888,50289,621+29%

81Providence County, RIRI678,17989,134−7%

82East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,18088,753+20%

83Tulare County, CACA485,14685,619−3%

84Orleans Parish, LALA362,15484,054−38%

85Baltimore County, MDMD847,65083,228+71%

86Pierce County, WAWA946,28881,925+11%

87Denver County, COCO740,61380,821+2%

88Montgomery County, OHOH539,59880,482+27%

89Guilford County, NCNC562,23479,867+79%

90Montgomery County, MDMD1,074,58279,418+67%

91Ventura County, CACA830,85178,204+12%

92Essex County, MAMA826,65376,216+18%

93Lucas County, OHOH423,34775,838+20%

94Hampden County, MAMA464,33875,620+12%

95Nassau County, NYNY1,398,93975,286+8%

96Stanislaus County, CACA557,71974,968+5%

97Middlesex County, NJNJ883,33574,868+51%

98Sedgwick County, KSKS538,43373,569+70%

99Richland County, SCSC434,95672,602+65%

100Collin County, TXTX1,297,17972,529+203%

101Jefferson Parish, LALA431,39871,496+15%

102Lake County, ININ504,61271,482+21%

103Douglas County, NENE606,46069,706+53%

104Denton County, TXTX1,069,34669,278+142%

105Summit County, OHOH538,37668,924+28%

106Ocean County, NJNJ673,74668,706+93%

107Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87368,182+55%

108Volusia County, FLFL606,57368,154+32%

109Snohomish County, WAWA870,65667,901+63%

110Pasco County, FLFL674,51667,854+85%

111Cobb County, GAGA793,34567,733+72%

112Passaic County, NJNJ531,62467,699+13%

113Fort Bend County, TXTX975,19167,687+167%

114Ramsey County, MNMN541,62366,990+23%

115Mobile County, ALAL411,65866,946−10%

116Pulaski County, ARAR404,61166,754+39%

117Kent County, MIMI675,23266,659+31%

118Genesee County, MIMI401,09366,161+16%

119Bristol County, MAMA593,64065,918+23%

120Santa Barbara County, CACA442,06565,408+14%

121Camden County, NJNJ535,79965,384+23%

122Bergen County, NJNJ977,02665,351+49%

123South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CTCT578,74165,086–

124Onondaga County, NYNY466,58465,034+17%

125Brevard County, FLFL663,98264,725+43%

126Montgomery County, TXTX781,19464,628+134%

127Spokane County, WAWA558,34464,113+25%

128El Paso County, COCO757,04063,329+52%

129Nueces County, TXTX352,99261,431+8%

130Utah County, UTUT759,85961,287+39%

131DuPage County, ILIL934,29861,055+87%

132Dane County, WIWI590,37560,805+51%

133Alachua County, FLFL290,02860,429+22%

134Knox County, TNTN511,45360,285+25%

135St. Louis, MOMO278,14459,549−30%

136Lake County, ILIL719,33959,539+62%

137Greenville County, SCSC583,12559,359+49%

138Lane County, OROR381,58458,949+27%

139Delaware County, PAPA580,93758,923+34%

140Brazos County, TXTX249,08858,800+43%

141New Castle County, DEDE588,02658,583+39%

142Marion County, FLFL442,66057,671+70%

143Webb County, TXTX281,22457,379−5%

144Arapahoe County, COCO673,82056,986+101%

145Richmond County, NYNY501,29056,854+28%

146Forsyth County, NCNC401,71856,619+67%

147Cumberland County, NCNC338,47356,536+46%

148Montgomery County, PAPA877,64356,464+70%

149Bell County, TXTX402,24856,117+95%

150Monterey County, CACA433,72955,719+3%

151Rockland County, NYNY357,39755,555+104%

152Leon County, FLFL299,04855,546+28%

153Merced County, CACA297,26055,396+21%

154Osceola County, FLFL481,71854,733+175%

155Lubbock County, TXTX328,90654,677+26%

156Clayton County, GAGA297,47153,648+125%

157Union County, NJNJ601,86353,150+21%

158Washoe County, NVNV509,38652,957+57%

159Berks County, PAPA440,07252,942+50%

160Washtenaw County, MIMI370,21452,410+46%

161Pinal County, AZAZ539,38052,063+71%

162Adams County, COCO554,66851,991+60%

163Polk County, IAIA516,54651,881+75%

164Caddo Parish, LALA224,22651,468−3%

165Will County, ILIL712,25351,430+108%

166Orange County, NYNY417,66951,409+43%

167Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CTCT463,34951,015–

168Horry County, SCSC427,55150,699+114%

169Spartanburg County, SCSC380,85750,431+62%

170Luzerne County, PAPA332,12650,201+42%

171San Mateo County, CACA743,56849,778+21%

172Hinds County, MSMS211,88849,552−1%

173Jefferson County, TXTX254,32149,472+13%

174Hamilton County, TNTN390,83349,201+32%

175Allen County, ININ402,32949,099+62%

176Norfolk County, MAMA739,74948,809+62%

177Washington County, OROR611,70848,641+48%

178Fayette County, KYKY329,75148,317+44%

179Escambia County, FLFL333,83447,946+5%

180Doña Ana County, NMNM229,09147,824+8%

181Charleston County, SCSC436,20047,574−7%

182Ingham County, MIMI289,70947,374+16%

183Western Connecticut Planning Region, CTCT640,48246,760–

184Stark County, OHOH373,77146,550+34%

185Butler County, OHOH400,12846,424+60%

186Lancaster County, PAPA563,15945,719+25%

187Marion County, OROR355,77745,520+18%

188Montgomery County, ALAL225,89145,208+17%

189Solano County, CACA455,37645,142+38%

190St. Lucie County, FLFL402,44944,261+71%

191Winnebago County, ILIL283,67444,245+65%

192McLennan County, TXTX272,02044,118+17%

193Lehigh County, PAPA384,38343,841+51%

194Seminole County, FLFL491,88443,473+61%

195Williamson County, TXTX752,82743,259+261%

196Ada County, IDID546,14143,257+88%

197Sonoma County, CACA486,44443,127+17%

198Chatham County, GAGA311,85543,101+19%

199Mahoning County, OHOH224,70642,810+33%

200Collier County, FLFL417,13142,592+65%

201Lafayette Parish, LALA257,94942,445+42%

202Galveston County, TXTX372,20742,042+27%

203Manatee County, FLFL468,20041,999+58%

204Monmouth County, NJNJ651,03541,851+8%

205Richmond, VAVA237,25741,736−1%

206Greene County, MOMO309,28641,401+43%

207Albany County, NYNY321,22541,308+32%

208Richmond County, GAGA206,55941,274+6%

209Clark County, WAWA532,11941,274+32%

210Larimer County, COCO377,29241,130+77%

211Madison County, ALAL433,51641,087+41%

212Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CTCT337,69740,972–

213Kane County, ILIL525,75740,896+51%

214Erie County, PAPA265,83240,271+20%

215Butte County, CACA209,21140,021−0%

216Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,36840,007+43%

217Champaign County, ILIL209,97239,810+38%

218Yakima County, WAWA259,18539,758−9%

219Mercer County, NJNJ399,28939,646+31%

220Bucks County, PAPA647,82839,478+47%

221Sarasota County, FLFL479,95839,457+56%

222Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73739,209+41%

223St. Joseph County, ININ272,86138,826+41%

224Muscogee County, GAGA202,17138,799+33%

225Lancaster County, NENE334,04938,798+63%

226Bibb County, GAGA157,55638,726+32%

227Jefferson County, COCO580,45138,709+42%

228York County, PAPA473,19738,708+50%

229Cleveland County, OKOK303,97338,704+76%

230Norfolk, VAVA231,01338,540−15%

231Lorain County, OHOH323,21938,342+50%

232Durham County, NCNC347,24038,241+28%

233Plymouth County, MAMA546,82938,009+21%

234Washington County, ARAR271,21337,455+63%

235Dauphin County, PAPA293,35137,278+53%

236Yolo County, CACA224,41036,813+19%

237Boulder County, COCO328,56036,715+33%

238Ouachita Parish, LALA158,54236,713+21%

239Lake County, FLFL456,06836,551+80%

240Broome County, NYNY195,73636,498+42%

241Atlantic County, NJNJ278,65736,407+37%

242San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,36736,336+15%

243Tippecanoe County, ININ190,45636,325+58%

244Westmoreland County, PAPA349,32436,204+13%

245Harrison County, MSMS217,13636,047+30%

246Calcasieu Parish, LALA208,46635,988+27%

247Mohave County, AZAZ228,10235,476+65%

248Oneida County, NYNY226,39235,455+15%

249Imperial County, CACA181,41135,196+10%

250Pitt County, NCNC182,93635,153+29%

251St. Clair County, ILIL250,70834,461−7%

252Saginaw County, MIMI187,68834,348+18%

253Lee County, ALAL189,88134,309+37%

254Lexington County, SCSC317,58833,869+73%

255Anne Arundel County, MDMD603,38033,762+34%

256Clarke County, GAGA129,92133,757+18%

257Johnson County, KSKS636,90633,590+117%

258Weld County, COCO378,42633,557+48%

259Rutherford County, TNTN386,35233,425+104%

260Trumbull County, OHOH198,97233,366+43%

261Kalamazoo County, MIMI263,79533,213+16%

262Yuma County, AZAZ224,44933,032+7%

263Chester County, PAPA557,11632,748+44%

264Clackamas County, OROR426,28032,672+47%

265Hays County, TXTX304,39032,593+134%

266Buncombe County, NCNC277,41732,471+38%

267Robeson County, NCNC119,94131,831+13%

268Gaston County, NCNC246,55831,753+54%

269Boone County, MOMO191,74631,180+58%

270Burlington County, NJNJ481,43931,109+56%

271St. Tammany Parish, LALA279,10831,065+67%

272Lackawanna County, PAPA216,50231,034+38%

273Madera County, CACA167,92730,904+18%

274Santa Cruz County, CACA258,85230,784+1%

275Hawaii County, HIHI210,04330,751+32%

276Anderson County, SCSC219,93030,669+54%

277Prince William County, VAVA502,96630,245+145%

278Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CTCT284,01529,826–

279Whatcom County, WAWA236,39229,696+25%

280Yavapai County, AZAZ252,55229,562+48%

281Henrico County, VAVA342,77529,526+83%

282Madison County, ILIL263,11029,229+15%

283New Hanover County, NCNC245,95928,918+38%

284Brazoria County, TXTX419,08028,901+17%

285Hillsborough County, NHNH433,41528,734+20%

286Thurston County, WAWA304,26128,552+56%

287Niagara County, NYNY208,91228,515+22%

288Placer County, CACA442,08128,316+96%

289Peoria County, ILIL178,55328,145+12%

290Smith County, TXTX252,54927,964+16%

291San Juan County, NMNM120,34027,910+14%

292Northampton County, PAPA324,41127,886+31%

293Kanawha County, WVWV172,38127,801−3%

294Sussex County, DEDE277,14027,790+68%

295Monroe County, ININ143,34527,747+22%

296Jackson County, OROR221,79527,518+21%

297Ector County, TXTX173,80127,087+20%

298Navajo County, AZAZ109,94626,800−7%

299Johnson County, IAIA160,04426,741+61%

300Ulster County, NYNY183,33026,724+32%

301Newport News, VAVA183,23026,681+7%

302Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14826,668+126%

303St. Louis County, MNMN200,51826,437+9%

304Wyandotte County, KSKS170,59726,428+1%

305Montgomery County, TNTN249,93526,388+96%

306Canyon County, IDID275,12326,359+67%

307Tangipahoa Parish, LALA141,34626,227+15%

308Dakota County, MNMN457,71026,066+103%

309Anoka County, MNMN381,60525,996+108%

310Centre County, PAPA157,39325,874+1%

311Anchorage, AKAK287,15525,852+35%

312Vanderburgh County, ININ181,99525,708+34%

313Elkhart County, ININ208,77425,676+79%

314Florence County, SCSC138,50425,588+24%

315Sangamon County, ILIL194,17025,565+45%

316Rapides Parish, LALA125,87725,376−2%

317Citrus County, FLFL171,66625,335+84%

318Morris County, NJNJ524,25125,301+39%

319Dutchess County, NYNY300,70825,125+19%

320Humboldt County, CACA131,64725,119+2%

321Hall County, GAGA226,56825,098+45%

322Ottawa County, MIMI308,45925,042+91%

323Aiken County, SCSC181,51524,974+27%

324Baldwin County, ALAL267,76124,928+75%

325Johnston County, NCNC256,44824,914+59%

326Sullivan County, TNTN163,75924,777+25%

327Muskegon County, MIMI177,90124,730+27%

328Pueblo County, COCO169,27724,724+18%

329York County, SCSC306,88724,571+49%

330Brown County, WIWI275,80324,534+57%

331Kings County, CACA154,32724,500−3%

332Berkeley County, SCSC274,66624,478+46%

333Hernando County, FLFL221,70124,297+80%

334Coconino County, AZAZ144,36824,238+14%

335Potter County, TXTX114,45324,154+11%

336Shasta County, CACA181,64824,104−4%

337Onslow County, NCNC217,17524,101+24%

338Warren County, KYKY149,37523,971+68%

339Rowan County, NCNC155,09623,970+74%

340Cumberland County, NJNJ157,14823,882+8%

341Davis County, UTUT381,22723,838+97%

342Chesapeake, VAVA255,33223,804+63%

343Montgomery County, VAVA98,43423,732+22%

344Gloucester County, NJNJ312,63823,639+51%

345Alamance County, NCNC186,17723,617+62%

346McKinley County, NMNM68,11923,414−13%

347Benton County, WAWA221,72223,389+60%

348Berrien County, MIMI152,44423,114+12%

349Pickens County, SCSC139,19823,111+52%

350Henry County, GAGA264,92223,032+293%

351Lowndes County, GAGA122,86723,007+36%

352Benton County, ARAR332,55422,941+48%

353Craighead County, ARAR116,95722,783+80%

354Kitsap County, WAWA283,37422,762+12%

355Cumberland County, MEME317,22222,691+8%

356Shawnee County, KSKS178,60722,661+39%

357Davidson County, NCNC180,18222,220+50%

358Bay County, FLFL204,47922,163+15%

359McLean County, ILIL171,41922,147+52%

360Starr County, TXTX66,31922,143−19%

361Rock Island County, ILIL141,86922,129+38%

362Delaware County, ININ113,10622,062+23%

363Comanche County, OKOK122,15822,037+23%

364Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72521,896+136%

365Chautauqua County, NYNY124,12621,879+13%

366Clay County, MOMO265,03221,855+118%

367St. Landry Parish, LALA80,76521,852−15%

368Penobscot County, MEME157,96721,814+10%

369Weber County, UTUT278,17421,806+19%

370Linn County, IAIA232,02821,644+74%

371St. Charles County, MOMO426,49921,566+90%

372Waukesha County, WIWI417,21021,530+120%

373Wichita County, TXTX129,55521,438+23%

374Marin County, CACA253,69421,431+32%

375Taylor County, TXTX150,07721,403+16%

376Schenectady County, NYNY162,58121,277+33%

377Cass County, NDND201,79421,273+72%

378Randolph County, NCNC149,51621,215+78%

379Fayette County, PAPA123,02121,195−21%

380Washington County, TNTN141,19921,173+42%

381Monongalia County, WVWV107,99121,119+13%

382Jasper County, MOMO127,42821,097+39%

383Clay County, FLFL239,59320,982+120%

384Catawba County, NCNC170,17220,841+62%

385Dougherty County, GAGA82,61620,799−13%

386Calhoun County, ALAL115,83420,770+15%

387Stearns County, MNMN164,11020,740+78%

388Jefferson County, MOMO233,13220,713+54%

389Bossier Parish, LALA131,86720,665+53%

390Sebastian County, ARAR130,64120,581+31%

391Wayne County, NCNC122,27820,568+31%

392Clark County, OHOH135,34020,524+33%

393Racine County, WIWI198,91920,374+28%

394Vigo County, ININ106,51220,322+36%

395Kenton County, KYKY175,77920,294+49%

396Gregg County, TXTX126,09520,208+20%

397Washington County, PAPA210,80220,187+1%

398Okaloosa County, FLFL221,81020,182+34%

399Jackson County, MSMS147,66620,097+20%

400St. Johns County, FLFL346,32820,087+103%

401Scott County, IAIA175,25920,080+21%

402Cumberland County, PAPA277,27020,069+43%

403Kent County, DEDE194,78619,955+48%

404Apache County, AZAZ64,44519,948−24%

405Midland County, TXTX187,85519,836+33%

406Iredell County, NCNC211,79819,719+97%

407Cherokee County, GAGA299,27319,615+160%

408Black Hawk County, IAIA131,53219,589+17%

409Johnson County, TXTX218,04819,557+75%

410Winnebago County, WIWI174,21819,467+86%

411McHenry County, ILIL317,75119,461+105%

412Cochise County, AZAZ126,33219,366−7%

413Lake County, OHOH232,21719,359+68%

414Washington County, MDMD157,73119,336+54%

415Washington County, UTUT213,67019,323+91%

416Liberty County, TXTX121,36419,287+92%

417Union County, NCNC267,67419,280+92%

418Clermont County, OHOH216,97719,258+53%

419Oswego County, NYNY118,56919,255+12%

420Carroll County, GAGA131,03619,143+60%

421Harnett County, NCNC150,13719,127+41%

422Livingston Parish, LALA155,03619,050+83%

423Dorchester County, SCSC178,39719,034+104%

424Bulloch County, GAGA86,94919,027+39%

425Rensselaer County, NYNY160,51018,946+31%

426Houston County, ALAL110,31818,937+42%

427Portage County, OHOH163,40418,918+34%

428Harford County, MDMD266,44618,827+74%

429Lauderdale County, MSMS70,31718,818+16%

430Beaufort County, SCSC204,43318,811+46%

431Somerset County, NJNJ356,48618,802+68%

432Houston County, GAGA178,21418,759+66%

433Payne County, OKOK83,88918,755+36%

434Cambria County, PAPA128,96818,716−2%

435Orangeburg County, SCSC83,17718,683−5%

436Santa Fe County, NMNM156,90718,680+20%

437Orange County, NCNC152,49818,675+12%

438Calhoun County, MIMI133,40818,644+20%

439Jackson County, MIMI159,55218,643+30%

440Licking County, OHOH185,56418,583+71%

441DeSoto County, MSMS197,91818,570+144%

442Faulkner County, ARAR133,97918,528+72%

443Indian River County, FLFL172,79918,458+76%

444Loudoun County, VAVA449,74918,335+292%

445Martin County, FLFL166,27218,335+65%

446Hampshire County, MAMA164,06518,333+28%

447Story County, IAIA101,29118,322+63%

448Schuylkill County, PAPA145,08518,310+28%

449Douglas County, OROR111,95118,233+38%

450Deschutes County, OROR213,07218,164+69%

451St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,48818,083−4%

452St. Clair County, MIMI160,48618,073+41%

453Charlotte County, FLFL217,21218,067+55%

454Madison County, TNTN100,79018,054+41%

455Sumner County, TNTN215,53818,032+70%

456Roanoke, VAVA99,11118,028+19%

457Minnehaha County, SDSD212,69117,933+60%

458Monroe County, PAPA167,17917,893+43%

459Cabell County, WVWV91,18317,807−4%

460Barnstable County, MAMA233,53917,772+16%

461Douglas County, KSKS120,92017,719+12%

462Kenosha County, WIWI168,44817,677+58%

463Madison County, ININ135,08817,640+42%

464Putnam County, FLFL77,73417,604+20%

465Howard County, MDMD339,18317,592+83%

466Benton County, OROR97,72817,530+54%

467Hampton, VAVA137,31517,499+6%

468Etowah County, ALAL103,88617,462+8%

469Arlington County, VAVA243,93117,458+19%

470Santa Rosa County, FLFL211,11517,382+50%

471Sumter County, SCSC105,06717,339+2%

472Frederick County, MDMD302,88317,224+97%

473Richland County, OHOH124,89317,217+26%

474Tompkins County, NYNY104,04717,103+1%

475Guadalupe County, TXTX201,11117,100+96%

476Ashtabula County, OHOH96,71317,092+38%

477Mesa County, COCO162,84517,007+43%

478Terrebonne Parish, LALA104,16316,996−15%

479Linn County, OROR132,84316,970+44%

480Portsmouth, VAVA96,77716,853+4%

481Saratoga County, NYNY241,34316,824+47%

482Morgan County, ALAL126,48316,774+23%

483Cleveland County, NCNC103,32516,762+31%

484Porter County, ININ176,04916,742+92%

485Cache County, UTUT145,00016,739+36%

486Kaufman County, TXTX209,23516,714+123%

487Raleigh County, WVWV71,77516,700+14%

488Greene County, OHOH174,32216,696+34%

489Marshall County, ALAL103,53716,596+38%

490York County, MEME222,43416,588+9%

491Shelby County, ALAL238,55216,532+83%

492Chittenden County, VTVT169,11516,516+28%

493Beaver County, PAPA166,03216,472−3%

494Kootenai County, IDID191,86416,458+45%

495Forrest County, MSMS79,03416,412+1%

496Monroe County, MIMI156,00416,373+60%

497Lafourche Parish, LALA95,50516,334+10%

498Androscoggin County, MEME116,48716,314+42%

499DeKalb County, ALAL74,08516,157+63%

500Wood County, OHOH134,17616,156+39%

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

Frequently asked

Which county has the highest residents in poverty?

Los Angeles County, California ranks #1 with 1,347,311 (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 counties by residents in poverty?

Los Angeles County, California, Harris County, Texas, Cook County, Illinois, Kings County, New York, Maricopa County, Arizona.

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 residents in poverty measured?

Estimated number of residents living below the federal poverty line, from the poverty rate applied to total population. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).