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. The median across all 3,144 is 3,743. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Prince George's County, MD, up 25 places to #60.

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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%

04▲1Kings County, NYNY2,653,963503,548−19%

05▼1Maricopa County, AZAZ4,689,558500,571+39%

06Miami-Dade County, FLFL2,802,029403,2030%

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

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

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

10▲1San Diego County, CACA3,282,248338,054−3%

11▼1Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,281337,373−3%

12▲4Clark County, NVNV2,407,226303,714+105%

13▲1Bexar County, TXTX2,160,088302,142+37%

14▼1Orange County, CACA3,149,507300,659+2%

15▲2Queens County, NYNY2,358,182299,766−8%

16▼4San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,091293,248+8%

17▲1New York County, NYNY1,664,862269,263−12%

18▼3Riverside County, CACA2,544,916263,154+20%

19▲1Broward County, FLFL2,013,317241,984+30%

20▲1Tarrant County, TXTX2,248,466240,700+57%

21▼2Hidalgo County, TXTX921,549237,851+16%

22▲1Cuyahoga County, OHOH1,232,925200,261+9%

23▼1Sacramento County, CACA1,618,460199,185+15%

24▲4King County, WAWA2,344,939196,528+35%

25▲2Franklin County, OHOH1,361,536195,994+57%

26▼1Hillsborough County, FLFL1,574,115193,596+55%

27▼1Orange County, FLFL1,528,002191,281+76%

28▼4Fresno County, CACA1,035,456186,187+2%

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

30▲1Palm Beach County, FLFL1,575,726173,790+55%

31▼1Shelby County, TNTN910,226163,830+14%

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

33▼1Milwaukee County, WIWI924,216159,524+11%

34▲2Alameda County, CACA1,636,630152,000−5%

35▼1Pima County, AZAZ1,074,685151,862+23%

36▼1Marion County, ININ992,196149,743+53%

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

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

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

40▲1Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,391135,168+7%

41▼2Fulton County, GAGA1,098,791132,893+4%

42▲2Erie County, NYNY946,741131,679+14%

43▲3Oklahoma County, OKOK822,125128,604+28%

44▼2Suffolk County, MAMA791,891127,070−3%

45▲4Middlesex County, MAMA1,669,979126,838+32%

46▼3Essex County, NJNJ896,379126,361+2%

47▼2Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,784126,325+37%

48▼1Hamilton County, OHOH838,418124,354+24%

49▼1Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,383119,643+87%

50▲4Polk County, FLFL874,790114,394+83%

51▼1Baltimore, MDMD569,997113,213−24%

52▲5Jefferson County, KYKY795,222111,906+31%

53▼1Pinellas County, FLFL948,563111,183+21%

54▲8Hudson County, NJNJ735,033107,216+13%

55▲11Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,099105,993+217%

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

57▲3District of Columbia, DCDC693,645105,187−9%

58▲3Jefferson County, ALAL665,742104,867+7%

59▼6DeKalb County, GAGA774,394104,769+46%

60▲25Prince George's County, MDMD970,374104,066+69%

61▼3Monroe County, NYNY750,506102,851+25%

62▼7Bernalillo County, NMNM667,601102,206+34%

63▲6Jackson County, MOMO732,994101,437+30%

64▼8Multnomah County, OROR795,391100,878+21%

65Capitol Planning Region, CTCT994,115100,559–

66▲5Tulsa County, OKOK698,782100,177+53%

67▼2Davidson County, TNTN745,90499,769+35%

68▼9San Joaquin County, CACA823,81598,959−1%

69▼2Oakland County, MIMI1,288,33798,938+50%

70▼2Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,09098,291+16%

71▲4Lee County, FLFL875,60798,130+129%

72▲1St. Louis County, MOMO990,91197,497+40%

73▼9Salt Lake County, UTUT1,220,91697,429+36%

74▼2Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,07097,403+35%

75▼5Wake County, NCNC1,257,23595,815+95%

76▲1San Francisco County, CACA826,07992,586+5%

77▲4Honolulu County, HIHI988,70392,403+7%

78▲1Macomb County, MIMI886,22191,574+106%

79▲4Westchester County, NYNY1,015,74390,079+11%

80▲4Worcester County, MAMA888,50289,621+29%

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

82▲7East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,18088,753+20%

83▼20Tulare County, CACA485,14685,619−3%

84▼8Orleans Parish, LALA362,15484,054−38%

85▲5Baltimore County, MDMD847,65083,228+71%

86▼8Pierce County, WAWA946,28881,925+11%

87▼5Denver County, COCO740,61380,821+2%

88▼8Montgomery County, OHOH539,59880,482+27%

89▼3Guilford County, NCNC562,23479,867+79%

90▲14Montgomery County, MDMD1,074,58279,418+67%

91▲3Ventura County, CACA830,85178,204+12%

92▼5Essex County, MAMA826,65376,216+18%

93▼5Lucas County, OHOH423,34775,838+20%

94▲6Hampden County, MAMA464,33875,620+12%

95▼2Nassau County, NYNY1,398,93975,286+8%

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

97▼2Middlesex County, NJNJ883,33574,868+51%

98▲7Sedgwick County, KSKS538,43373,569+70%

99▲10Richland County, SCSC434,95672,602+65%

100▲14Collin County, TXTX1,297,17972,529+203%

101▲12Jefferson Parish, LALA431,39871,496+15%

102▼10Lake County, ININ504,61271,482+21%

103▲22Douglas County, NENE606,46069,706+53%

104▲8Denton County, TXTX1,069,34669,278+142%

105▲2Summit County, OHOH538,37668,924+28%

106▲16Ocean County, NJNJ673,74668,706+93%

107▲4Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87368,182+55%

108▼7Volusia County, FLFL606,57368,154+32%

109▲24Snohomish County, WAWA870,65667,901+63%

110▼2Pasco County, FLFL674,51667,854+85%

111▲6Cobb County, GAGA793,34567,733+72%

112▼21Passaic County, NJNJ531,62467,699+13%

113▲15Fort Bend County, TXTX975,19167,687+167%

114▼16Ramsey County, MNMN541,62366,990+23%

115▼18Mobile County, ALAL411,65866,946−10%

116▲7Pulaski County, ARAR404,61166,754+39%

117▼15Kent County, MIMI675,23266,659+31%

118▼19Genesee County, MIMI401,09366,161+16%

119▲8Bristol County, MAMA593,64065,918+23%

120▲17Santa Barbara County, CACA442,06565,408+14%

121▼1Camden County, NJNJ535,79965,384+23%

122▲8Bergen County, NJNJ977,02665,351+49%

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

124▼8Onondaga County, NYNY466,58465,034+17%

125▼15Brevard County, FLFL663,98264,725+43%

126▲18Montgomery County, TXTX781,19464,628+134%

127▼21Spokane County, WAWA558,34464,113+25%

128▼25El Paso County, COCO757,04063,329+52%

129▲12Nueces County, TXTX352,99261,431+8%

130▼15Utah County, UTUT759,85961,287+39%

131▲8DuPage County, ILIL934,29861,055+87%

132▼6Dane County, WIWI590,37560,805+51%

133▲3Alachua County, FLFL290,02860,429+22%

134▼13Knox County, TNTN511,45360,285+25%

135▼6St. Louis, MOMO278,14459,549−30%

136▲11Lake County, ILIL719,33959,539+62%

137▼3Greenville County, SCSC583,12559,359+49%

138▼19Lane County, OROR381,58458,949+27%

139▲3Delaware County, PAPA580,93758,923+34%

140▲3Brazos County, TXTX249,08858,800+43%

141▼10New Castle County, DEDE588,02658,583+39%

142▼7Marion County, FLFL442,66057,671+70%

143▼25Webb County, TXTX281,22457,379−5%

144▲17Arapahoe County, COCO673,82056,986+101%

145▲3Richmond County, NYNY501,29056,854+28%

146▼14Forsyth County, NCNC401,71856,619+67%

147▼23Cumberland County, NCNC338,47356,536+46%

148▲20Montgomery County, PAPA877,64356,464+70%

149▲3Bell County, TXTX402,24856,117+95%

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

151▲19Rockland County, NYNY357,39755,555+104%

152▼12Leon County, FLFL299,04855,546+28%

153▼2Merced County, CACA297,26055,396+21%

154▲1Osceola County, FLFL481,71854,733+175%

155▼17Lubbock County, TXTX328,90654,677+26%

156▲13Clayton County, GAGA297,47153,648+125%

157▲6Union County, NJNJ601,86353,150+21%

158▼9Washoe County, NVNV509,38652,957+57%

159▲7Berks County, PAPA440,07252,942+50%

160▼4Washtenaw County, MIMI370,21452,410+46%

161▼4Pinal County, AZAZ539,38052,063+71%

162▼4Adams County, COCO554,66851,991+60%

163▼4Polk County, IAIA516,54651,881+75%

164▼18Caddo Parish, LALA224,22651,468−3%

165▲10Will County, ILIL712,25351,430+108%

166▲21Orange County, NYNY417,66951,409+43%

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

168▼3Horry County, SCSC427,55150,699+114%

169▲7Spartanburg County, SCSC380,85750,431+62%

170▲4Luzerne County, PAPA332,12650,201+42%

171▲8San Mateo County, CACA743,56849,778+21%

172▲8Hinds County, MSMS211,88849,552−1%

173▲9Jefferson County, TXTX254,32149,472+13%

174▲10Hamilton County, TNTN390,83349,201+32%

175▼4Allen County, ININ402,32949,099+62%

176▲20Norfolk County, MAMA739,74948,809+62%

177▼15Washington County, OROR611,70848,641+48%

178▼18Fayette County, KYKY329,75148,317+44%

179▲10Escambia County, FLFL333,83447,946+5%

180▼35Doña Ana County, NMNM229,09147,824+8%

181▼28Charleston County, SCSC436,20047,574−7%

182▼28Ingham County, MIMI289,70947,374+16%

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

184▼17Stark County, OHOH373,77146,550+34%

185▲6Butler County, OHOH400,12846,424+60%

186▼22Lancaster County, PAPA563,15945,719+25%

187▼6Marion County, OROR355,77745,520+18%

188▲12Montgomery County, ALAL225,89145,208+17%

189▲20Solano County, CACA455,37645,142+38%

190▲7St. Lucie County, FLFL402,44944,261+71%

191▼1Winnebago County, ILIL283,67444,245+65%

192▼20McLennan County, TXTX272,02044,118+17%

193▼15Lehigh County, PAPA384,38343,841+51%

194▼11Seminole County, FLFL491,88443,473+61%

195▲40Williamson County, TXTX752,82743,259+261%

196▼11Ada County, IDID546,14143,257+88%

197▲2Sonoma County, CACA486,44443,127+17%

198▲4Chatham County, GAGA311,85543,101+19%

199▲16Mahoning County, OHOH224,70642,810+33%

200▲10Collier County, FLFL417,13142,592+65%

201▲12Lafayette Parish, LALA257,94942,445+42%

202▲22Galveston County, TXTX372,20742,042+27%

203▼9Manatee County, FLFL468,20041,999+58%

204▲3Monmouth County, NJNJ651,03541,851+8%

205▼28Richmond, VAVA237,25741,736−1%

206▼20Greene County, MOMO309,28641,401+43%

207▲19Albany County, NYNY321,22541,308+32%

208▼35Richmond County, GAGA206,55941,274+6%

209▼21Clark County, WAWA532,11941,274+32%

210▲7Larimer County, COCO377,29241,130+77%

211▼19Madison County, ALAL433,51641,087+41%

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

213▼18Kane County, ILIL525,75740,896+51%

214▼9Erie County, PAPA265,83240,271+20%

215▲8Butte County, CACA209,21140,0210%

216▲6Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,36840,007+43%

217▲1Champaign County, ILIL209,97239,810+38%

218▼15Yakima County, WAWA259,18539,758−9%

219▼21Mercer County, NJNJ399,28939,646+31%

220▲17Bucks County, PAPA647,82839,478+47%

221▲8Sarasota County, FLFL479,95839,457+56%

222▲33Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73739,209+41%

223▼11St. Joseph County, ININ272,86138,826+41%

224▼16Muscogee County, GAGA202,17138,799+33%

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

226▼7Bibb County, GAGA157,55638,726+32%

227▼6Jefferson County, COCO580,45138,709+42%

228▼12York County, PAPA473,19738,708+50%

229▲10Cleveland County, OKOK303,97338,704+76%

230▼26Norfolk, VAVA231,01338,540−15%

231▼25Lorain County, OHOH323,21938,342+50%

232▼39Durham County, NCNC347,24038,241+28%

233▲9Plymouth County, MAMA546,82938,009+21%

234▼14Washington County, ARAR271,21337,455+63%

235▲13Dauphin County, PAPA293,35137,278+53%

236▼22Yolo County, CACA224,41036,813+19%

237▼3Boulder County, COCO328,56036,715+33%

238▼8Ouachita Parish, LALA158,54236,713+21%

239▼38Lake County, FLFL456,06836,551+80%

240▼4Broome County, NYNY195,73636,498+42%

241▼8Atlantic County, NJNJ278,65736,407+37%

242▲24San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,36736,336+15%

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

244▲8Westmoreland County, PAPA349,32436,204+13%

245▼18Harrison County, MSMS217,13636,047+30%

246▼8Calcasieu Parish, LALA208,46635,988+27%

247▼1Mohave County, AZAZ228,10235,476+65%

248▲8Oneida County, NYNY226,39235,455+15%

249▼38Imperial County, CACA181,41135,196+10%

250▼10Pitt County, NCNC182,93635,153+29%

251▼20St. Clair County, ILIL250,70834,461−7%

252▲2Saginaw County, MIMI187,68834,348+18%

253▼3Lee County, ALAL189,88134,309+37%

254▼9Lexington County, SCSC317,58833,869+73%

255▼4Anne Arundel County, MDMD603,38033,762+34%

256▼9Clarke County, GAGA129,92133,757+18%

257▲19Johnson County, KSKS636,90633,590+117%

258▼9Weld County, COCO378,42633,557+48%

259▼18Rutherford County, TNTN386,35233,425+104%

260▼16Trumbull County, OHOH198,97233,366+43%

261▼33Kalamazoo County, MIMI263,79533,213+16%

262▼30Yuma County, AZAZ224,44933,032+7%

263▼10Chester County, PAPA557,11632,748+44%

264▼1Clackamas County, OROR426,28032,672+47%

265▲7Hays County, TXTX304,39032,593+134%

266▲4Buncombe County, NCNC277,41732,471+38%

267▼5Robeson County, NCNC119,94131,831+13%

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

269▲2Boone County, MOMO191,74631,180+58%

270▲29Burlington County, NJNJ481,43931,109+56%

271▲11St. Tammany Parish, LALA279,10831,065+67%

272▲2Lackawanna County, PAPA216,50231,034+38%

273▲2Madera County, CACA167,92730,904+18%

274▼14Santa Cruz County, CACA258,85230,784+1%

275▲15Hawaii County, HIHI210,04330,751+32%

276▲17Anderson County, SCSC219,93030,669+54%

277▲3Prince William County, VAVA502,96630,245+145%

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

279▼15Whatcom County, WAWA236,39229,696+25%

280▼3Yavapai County, AZAZ252,55229,562+48%

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

282▼25Madison County, ILIL263,11029,229+15%

283▼25New Hanover County, NCNC245,95928,918+38%

284▼5Brazoria County, TXTX419,08028,901+17%

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

286▼3Thurston County, WAWA304,26128,552+56%

287▲21Niagara County, NYNY208,91228,515+22%

288▼3Placer County, CACA442,08128,316+96%

289▼2Peoria County, ILIL178,55328,145+12%

290▼31Smith County, TXTX252,54927,964+16%

291▲16San Juan County, NMNM120,34027,910+14%

292▲13Northampton County, PAPA324,41127,886+31%

293▼24Kanawha County, WVWV172,38127,801−3%

294▼2Sussex County, DEDE277,14027,790+68%

295▼34Monroe County, ININ143,34527,747+22%

296▼23Jackson County, OROR221,79527,518+21%

297▲67Ector County, TXTX173,80127,087+20%

298▲3Navajo County, AZAZ109,94626,800−7%

299▲12Johnson County, IAIA160,04426,741+61%

300▲22Ulster County, NYNY183,33026,724+32%

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

302▲34Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14826,668+126%

303▼8St. Louis County, MNMN200,51826,437+9%

304▼37Wyandotte County, KSKS170,59726,428+1%

305▼5Montgomery County, TNTN249,93526,388+96%

306▼20Canyon County, IDID275,12326,359+67%

307▼3Tangipahoa Parish, LALA141,34626,227+15%

308▲10Dakota County, MNMN457,71026,066+103%

309▲64Anoka County, MNMN381,60525,996+108%

310▼21Centre County, PAPA157,39325,874+1%

311▲4Anchorage, AKAK287,15525,852+35%

312▼28Vanderburgh County, ININ181,99525,708+34%

313▲19Elkhart County, ININ208,77425,676+79%

314▲21Florence County, SCSC138,50425,588+24%

315▼19Sangamon County, ILIL194,17025,565+45%

316▲15Rapides Parish, LALA125,87725,376−2%

317▲27Citrus County, FLFL171,66625,335+84%

318▲11Morris County, NJNJ524,25125,301+39%

319▼6Dutchess County, NYNY300,70825,125+19%

320▼18Humboldt County, CACA131,64725,119+2%

321▼33Hall County, GAGA226,56825,098+45%

322▲17Ottawa County, MIMI308,45925,042+91%

323▲20Aiken County, SCSC181,51524,974+27%

324▲43Baldwin County, ALAL267,76124,928+75%

325▼15Johnston County, NCNC256,44824,914+59%

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

327▼3Muskegon County, MIMI177,90124,730+27%

328▼50Pueblo County, COCO169,27724,724+18%

329▼26York County, SCSC306,88724,571+49%

330▼16Brown County, WIWI275,80324,534+57%

331▼4Kings County, CACA154,32724,500−3%

332▼34Berkeley County, SCSC274,66624,478+46%

333▼42Hernando County, FLFL221,70124,297+80%

334▼11Coconino County, AZAZ144,36824,238+14%

335▲3Potter County, TXTX114,45324,154+11%

336▼39Shasta County, CACA181,64824,104−4%

337▼18Onslow County, NCNC217,17524,101+24%

338▲4Warren County, KYKY149,37523,971+68%

339▼2Rowan County, NCNC155,09623,970+74%

340▼15Cumberland County, NJNJ157,14823,882+8%

341▲77Davis County, UTUT381,22723,838+97%

342▲94Chesapeake, VAVA255,33223,804+63%

343▼2Montgomery County, VAVA98,43423,732+22%

344▲30Gloucester County, NJNJ312,63823,639+51%

345▼36Alamance County, NCNC186,17723,617+62%

346▼30McKinley County, NMNM68,11923,414−13%

347▲22Benton County, WAWA221,72223,389+60%

348▼28Berrien County, MIMI152,44423,114+12%

349▲14Pickens County, SCSC139,19823,111+52%

350▲5Henry County, GAGA264,92223,032+293%

351▼45Lowndes County, GAGA122,86723,007+36%

352▼22Benton County, ARAR332,55422,941+48%

353▲53Craighead County, ARAR116,95722,783+80%

354▼5Kitsap County, WAWA283,37422,762+12%

355▼34Cumberland County, MEME317,22222,691+8%

356▲46Shawnee County, KSKS178,60722,661+39%

357▼40Davidson County, NCNC180,18222,220+50%

358▼13Bay County, FLFL204,47922,163+15%

359▼47McLean County, ILIL171,41922,147+52%

360▼10Starr County, TXTX66,31922,143−19%

361▲16Rock Island County, ILIL141,86922,129+38%

362▼28Delaware County, ININ113,10622,062+23%

363▲59Comanche County, OKOK122,15822,037+23%

364▼4Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72521,896+136%

365▼17Chautauqua County, NYNY124,12621,879+13%

366▲14Clay County, MOMO265,03221,855+118%

367▲17St. Landry Parish, LALA80,76521,852−15%

368▲19Penobscot County, MEME157,96721,814+10%

369▼17Weber County, UTUT278,17421,806+19%

370▼9Linn County, IAIA232,02821,644+74%

371▲44St. Charles County, MOMO426,49921,566+90%

372▲14Waukesha County, WIWI417,21021,530+120%

373▼22Wichita County, TXTX129,55521,438+23%

374▲79Marin County, CACA253,69421,431+32%

375▲21Taylor County, TXTX150,07721,403+16%

376▲80Schenectady County, NYNY162,58121,277+33%

377▲31Cass County, NDND201,79421,273+72%

378▼6Randolph County, NCNC149,51621,215+78%

379▼13Fayette County, PAPA123,02121,195−21%

380▲12Washington County, TNTN141,19921,173+42%

381▼19Monongalia County, WVWV107,99121,119+13%

382▼23Jasper County, MOMO127,42821,097+39%

383▼2Clay County, FLFL239,59320,982+120%

384▲16Catawba County, NCNC170,17220,841+62%

385▼45Dougherty County, GAGA82,61620,799−13%

386▲60Calhoun County, ALAL115,83420,770+15%

387▲37Stearns County, MNMN164,11020,740+78%

388▼5Jefferson County, MOMO233,13220,713+54%

389▼31Bossier Parish, LALA131,86720,665+53%

390▼25Sebastian County, ARAR130,64120,581+31%

391▼35Wayne County, NCNC122,27820,568+31%

392▼14Clark County, OHOH135,34020,524+33%

393▼65Racine County, WIWI198,91920,374+28%

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

395▲14Kenton County, KYKY175,77920,294+49%

396▼39Gregg County, TXTX126,09520,208+20%

397▲43Washington County, PAPA210,80220,187+1%

398▼51Okaloosa County, FLFL221,81020,182+34%

399▼45Jackson County, MSMS147,66620,097+20%

400▼32St. Johns County, FLFL346,32820,087+103%

401▼22Scott County, IAIA175,25920,080+21%

402▲49Cumberland County, PAPA277,27020,069+43%

403▼70Kent County, DEDE194,78619,955+48%

404▼58Apache County, AZAZ64,44519,948−24%

405▲80Midland County, TXTX187,85519,836+33%

406▲43Iredell County, NCNC211,79819,719+97%

407▲37Cherokee County, GAGA299,27319,615+160%

408▼19Black Hawk County, IAIA131,53219,589+17%

409▲29Johnson County, TXTX218,04819,557+75%

410▲21Winnebago County, WIWI174,21819,467+86%

411▼23McHenry County, ILIL317,75119,461+105%

412▲15Cochise County, AZAZ126,33219,366−7%

413▲13Lake County, OHOH232,21719,359+68%

414▲23Washington County, MDMD157,73119,336+54%

415▲43Washington County, UTUT213,67019,323+91%

416▲165Liberty County, TXTX121,36419,287+92%

417▲45Union County, NCNC267,67419,280+92%

418▲3Clermont County, OHOH216,97719,258+53%

419▼14Oswego County, NYNY118,56919,255+12%

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

421▼51Harnett County, NCNC150,13719,127+41%

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

423▼7Dorchester County, SCSC178,39719,034+104%

424▲28Bulloch County, GAGA86,94919,027+39%

425▲44Rensselaer County, NYNY160,51018,946+31%

426▲6Houston County, ALAL110,31818,937+42%

427▲21Portage County, OHOH163,40418,918+34%

428▲31Harford County, MDMD266,44618,827+74%

429▲59Lauderdale County, MSMS70,31718,818+16%

430▲35Beaufort County, SCSC204,43318,811+46%

431▲33Somerset County, NJNJ356,48618,802+68%

432▼2Houston County, GAGA178,21418,759+66%

433▼62Payne County, OKOK83,88918,755+36%

434▼17Cambria County, PAPA128,96818,716−2%

435▼24Orangeburg County, SCSC83,17718,683−5%

436▼45Santa Fe County, NMNM156,90718,680+20%

437▲6Orange County, NCNC152,49818,675+12%

438▼85Calhoun County, MIMI133,40818,644+20%

439▼38Jackson County, MIMI159,55218,643+30%

440▲27Licking County, OHOH185,56418,583+71%

441▲19DeSoto County, MSMS197,91818,570+144%

442▼23Faulkner County, ARAR133,97918,528+72%

443▲49Indian River County, FLFL172,79918,458+76%

444▲135Loudoun County, VAVA449,74918,335+292%

445▲52Martin County, FLFL166,27218,335+65%

446▲26Hampshire County, MAMA164,06518,333+28%

447▼43Story County, IAIA101,29118,322+63%

448▼14Schuylkill County, PAPA145,08518,310+28%

449▲98Douglas County, OROR111,95118,233+38%

450▼38Deschutes County, OROR213,07218,164+69%

451▼26St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,48818,083−4%

452▼55St. Clair County, MIMI160,48618,073+41%

453▼50Charlotte County, FLFL217,21218,067+55%

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

455▼45Sumner County, TNTN215,53818,032+70%

456▼63Roanoke, VAVA99,11118,028+19%

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

458▼3Monroe County, PAPA167,17917,893+43%

459▼84Cabell County, WVWV91,18317,807−4%

460▲62Barnstable County, MAMA233,53917,772+16%

461▼54Douglas County, KSKS120,92017,719+12%

462▼77Kenosha County, WIWI168,44817,677+58%

463▼64Madison County, ININ135,08817,640+42%

464▲27Putnam County, FLFL77,73417,604+20%

465▲11Howard County, MDMD339,18317,592+83%

466▼3Benton County, OROR97,72817,530+54%

467▼91Hampton, VAVA137,31517,499+6%

468▲21Etowah County, ALAL103,88617,462+8%

469▲56Arlington County, VAVA243,93117,458+19%

470▼37Santa Rosa County, FLFL211,11517,382+50%

471▼48Sumter County, SCSC105,06717,339+2%

472▼31Frederick County, MDMD302,88317,224+97%

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

474▼32Tompkins County, NYNY104,04717,103+1%

475▲43Guadalupe County, TXTX201,11117,100+96%

476▼41Ashtabula County, OHOH96,71317,092+38%

477▼87Mesa County, COCO162,84517,007+43%

478▼96Terrebonne Parish, LALA104,16316,996−15%

479▲31Linn County, OROR132,84316,970+44%

480▲41Portsmouth, VAVA96,77716,853+4%

481▲85Saratoga County, NYNY241,34316,824+47%

482▼35Morgan County, ALAL126,48316,774+23%

483▼55Cleveland County, NCNC103,32516,762+31%

484▲12Porter County, ININ176,04916,742+92%

485▼71Cache County, UTUT145,00016,739+36%

486▲29Kaufman County, TXTX209,23516,714+123%

487▲33Raleigh County, WVWV71,77516,700+14%

488▼43Greene County, OHOH174,32216,696+34%

489▼50Marshall County, ALAL103,53716,596+38%

490▲21York County, MEME222,43416,588+9%

491▲35Shelby County, ALAL238,55216,532+83%

492▼63Chittenden County, VTVT169,11516,516+28%

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

494▼33Kootenai County, IDID191,86416,458+45%

495▼100Forrest County, MSMS79,03416,412+1%

496▼28Monroe County, MIMI156,00416,373+60%

497▼20Lafourche Parish, LALA95,50516,334+10%

498▲122Androscoggin County, MEME116,48716,314+42%

499▲39DeKalb County, ALAL74,08516,157+63%

500▼29Wood County, OHOH134,17616,156+39%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · 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).