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RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 3,122

Most residents in poverty, US counties · 1990

US counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 1990 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of people, not the poverty rate.

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1001Okeechobee County, FLFL42,6086,155
1002Coffee County, TNTN62,4196,145
1003Coweta County, GAGA160,2406,141
1004Dyer County, TNTN36,3206,137
1005Sabine Parish, LALA21,8346,136
1006Montgomery County, NYNY50,0466,136
1007Wilcox County, ALAL9,6666,133
1008Lapeer County, MIMI89,5166,126
1009Zavala County, TXTX9,0376,125
1010Stoddard County, MOMO28,2846,123
1011Pulaski County, MOMO54,4426,122
1012Adair County, MOMO25,6846,112
1013Winona County, MNMN50,5236,103
1014Seminole County, OKOK23,4416,099
1015Carteret County, NCNC70,4696,098
1016Siskiyou County, CACA42,0136,091
1017Randolph County, WVWV26,8826,090
1018Montgomery County, KSKS30,1776,087
1019Albany County, WYWY38,5586,083
1020Johnson County, ININ174,2626,082
1021Chenango County, NYNY45,7156,071
1022Lee County, NCNC70,2586,068
1023Newaygo County, MIMI51,6226,067
1024Nevada County, CACA101,9116,057
1025Delaware County, NYNY44,3056,045
1026Burleigh County, NDND103,2516,037
1027Columbia County, NYNY60,1686,034
1028Perry County, OHOH35,9186,017
1029Tioga County, PAPA40,5026,008
1030Newton County, GAGA125,5836,002
1031Rutland County, VTVT59,6535,992
1032Marshall County, WVWV29,1595,992
1033Blount County, ALAL60,1565,987
1034Pickens County, ALAL18,2215,980
1035Meigs County, OHOH21,5875,979
1036Dunn County, WIWI46,2235,973
1037Haywood County, NCNC63,3695,970
1038Saline County, ARAR133,2885,961
1039Bartow County, GAGA120,8005,957
1040Decatur County, GAGA29,4325,954
1041Henry County, ININ49,1375,946
1042Jefferson County, ILIL36,1475,944
1043Huntingdon County, PAPA43,0015,925
1044Clare County, MIMI31,5435,917
1045Wilson County, TNTN175,0335,915
1046Knox County, OHOH64,0025,911
1047Saline County, KSKS53,3775,909
1048Chippewa County, MIMI36,0815,909
1049Fulton County, ILIL32,9015,900
1050Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,9725,894
1051Hill County, TXTX39,5035,890
1052Highland County, OHOH43,8235,889
1053Rowan County, KYKY24,4765,888
1054Grant County, NMNM27,2525,880
1055Cass County, MIMI51,6775,879
1056Bingham County, IDID51,1535,870
1057Erath County, TXTX43,9115,862
1058Wagoner County, OKOK93,2635,856
1059Howard County, MDMD339,1835,854
1060Lonoke County, ARAR76,6645,845
1061Branch County, MIMI45,9935,845
1062Pickaway County, OHOH62,9785,828
1063Mitchell County, GAGA20,4675,826
1064Rogers County, OKOK102,1975,818
1065Crisp County, GAGA19,2375,807
1066Plaquemines Parish, LALA22,2565,787
1067Toombs County, GAGA27,5455,767
1068Franklin County, ALAL32,4495,762
1069Wayne County, MSMS19,8075,750
1070Lamar County, MSMS67,4035,727
1071Clinton County, PAPA37,8705,715
1072Marion County, ALAL29,0975,710
1073Desha County, ARAR9,9845,708
1074Sanilac County, MIMI40,0835,708
1075Washington County, NYNY59,3535,699
1076Luna County, NMNM25,4075,696
1077Stanly County, NCNC68,8305,694
1078Greene County, ARAR47,4115,684
1079Latah County, IDID41,8425,673
1080Holmes County, OHOH44,9705,665
1081Graves County, KYKY37,0505,656
1082New Madrid County, MOMO15,0865,633
1083Kershaw County, SCSC73,1665,628
1084Hertford County, NCNC19,0155,620
1085Lewis and Clark County, MTMT75,3315,615
1086Lincoln County, OROR50,6365,597
1087Upshur County, TXTX44,4105,597
1088Martin County, NCNC21,6015,591
1089St. Mary's County, MDMD116,6925,581
1090Scotts Bluff County, NENE35,5865,578
1091Sandusky County, OHOH58,6555,575
1092Humphreys County, MSMS7,0015,574
1093Attala County, MSMS17,1005,573
1094Claiborne Parish, LALA13,3545,565
1095Magoffin County, KYKY11,1105,562
1096Madison Parish, LALA8,8445,561
1097Hillsdale County, MIMI45,7385,561
1098Warren County, TNTN43,7175,556
1099Mason County, WVWV24,7075,556
1100Chilton County, ALAL47,7085,554
1101Crawford County, OHOH41,8965,549
1102Washington County, MOMO23,8105,547
1103Delta County, MIMI36,5825,521
1104Hale County, ALAL15,1945,518
1105East Carroll Parish, LALA6,7605,516
1106Clinton County, IAIA46,0025,513
1107Polk County, GAGA45,5145,510
1108Beauregard Parish, LALA36,6735,501
1109Grand Traverse County, MIMI96,7295,495
1110Gratiot County, MIMI41,1905,489
1111Preston County, WVWV34,0045,486
1112Chippewa County, WIWI67,6145,485
1113Cherokee County, GAGA299,2735,483
1114Shelby County, TXTX24,2865,482
1115Houston County, TXTX22,3165,473
1116Clay County, MSMS18,2385,471
1117Leake County, MSMS21,6625,459
1118Kerr County, TXTX54,0375,458
1119Lee County, SCSC15,7305,455
1120Hardeman County, TNTN25,2745,449
1121Jefferson County, GAGA15,0115,447
1122Wapello County, IAIA35,2105,446
1123Lincoln County, KYKY25,3535,445
1124Perry County, ALAL7,4255,441
1125Bartholomew County, ININ85,7295,440
1126Calloway County, KYKY39,4215,439
1127Monroe County, ALAL18,9655,437
1128Simpson County, MSMS25,4985,428
1129Monroe County, TNTN49,7305,426
1130Warren County, NYNY65,0205,421
1131Milam County, TXTX26,2585,417
1132Lawrence County, TNTN46,9145,412
1133Smyth County, VAVA28,8825,410
1134Chester County, SCSC33,0015,408
1135Kittitas County, WAWA48,8035,408
1136Ashland County, OHOH52,5235,389
1137Dickson County, TNTN58,6625,383
1138Levy County, FLFL48,5205,368
1139Henry County, ILIL48,0955,361
1140Saline County, ILIL22,7725,359
1141Autauga County, ALAL61,9205,357
1142Cecil County, MDMD107,1315,350
1143Independence County, ARAR38,7855,349
1144Huron County, OHOH58,2505,345
1145Haywood County, TNTN17,0425,336
1146Carbon County, PAPA65,8685,329
1147St. James Parish, LALA18,9385,326
1148Stevens County, WAWA49,6685,321
1149Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,7205,320
1150Hopkins County, TXTX39,0635,316
1151Wood County, TXTX49,6885,307
1152Henry County, VAVA49,2425,306
1153Livingston County, NYNY61,4385,305
1154Deaf Smith County, TXTX18,6265,298
1155Franklin County, NCNC82,0375,293
1156Adams County, PAPA107,5945,287
1157Bertie County, NCNC17,0865,284
1158Waldo County, MEME40,6935,279
1159Henry County, TNTN32,8965,276
1160Suwannee County, FLFL48,1495,275
1161Emanuel County, GAGA23,1475,275
1162Lauderdale County, TNTN24,6175,270
1163Frio County, TXTX18,8235,269
1164Jackson County, OKOK24,7645,267
1165Buffalo County, NENE51,1725,257
1166Hall County, NENE63,6335,254
1167Garvin County, OKOK26,3775,251
1168Huron County, MIMI30,5305,246
1169Jasper County, MSMS15,7855,246
1170Cass County, MOMO115,8595,243
1171Washington County, OKOK54,0375,220
1172Logan County, OKOK55,4735,217
1173Noxubee County, MSMS9,7985,213
1174Walton County, FLFL93,2885,210
1175Clark County, KYKY37,8885,209
1176Fremont County, COCO50,0395,201
1177Jackson County, WVWV27,4505,196
1178Rolette County, NDND11,6885,194
1179Worth County, GAGA20,0595,172
1180Granville County, NCNC61,4215,167
1181Covington County, MSMS17,8985,164
1182Winston County, MSMS17,4735,162
1183Putnam County, WVWV56,8855,158
1184Walthall County, MSMS13,9285,152
1185Union County, SCSC26,7995,151
1186Albemarle County, VAVA118,3565,145
1187Radford, VAVA17,2435,134
1188Clark County, ARAR20,9385,133
1189Nassau County, FLFL106,8795,125
1190Custer County, OKOK28,1755,122
1191Scott County, TNTN22,6715,105
1192Dimmit County, TXTX8,0245,098
1193Hardin County, OHOH30,0725,097
1194Ashley County, ARAR17,8315,090
1195Baxter County, ARAR42,9825,089
1196Catoosa County, GAGA69,6285,087
1197Dodge County, WIWI89,0975,087
1198Peach County, GAGA29,8775,083
1199Walton County, GAGA112,6965,082
1200Newberry County, SCSC39,5615,079
1201Charles County, MDMD176,5935,078
1202Lincoln County, OKOK35,2785,076
1203La Plata County, COCO56,8985,065
1204Windsor County, VTVT57,3125,064
1205Cole County, MOMO77,9085,057
1206Mason County, WAWA71,1655,054
1207Cooke County, TXTX44,4615,051
1208Limestone County, TXTX22,8495,050
1209Lawrence County, KYKY15,7655,044
1210Jackson County, ARAR16,7415,043
1211Duval County, TXTX9,4025,037
1212Hampton County, SCSC18,1745,034
1213Leavenworth County, KSKS84,5905,028
1214Malheur County, OROR32,2615,027
1215Meriwether County, GAGA21,5165,017
1216Choctaw County, OKOK14,0595,008
1217Grayson County, KYKY27,4065,006
1218Gonzales County, TXTX20,1595,004
1219Prentiss County, MSMS25,2845,003
1220Silver Bow County, MTMT36,1184,995
1221Franklin County, TNTN45,5794,995
1222Waller County, TXTX69,8584,990
1223Bienville Parish, LALA12,2694,988
1224Ohio County, KYKY23,9344,986
1225Jefferson County, TNTN60,0244,984
1226Warren County, NJNJ112,9534,981
1227Lee County, IAIA32,3064,976
1228Pender County, NCNC72,1114,967
1229Becker County, MNMN35,4974,958
1230Union Parish, LALA20,5614,954
1231Claiborne County, MSMS8,0584,954
1232Brown County, OHOH44,3974,950
1233Weakley County, TNTN33,2614,948
1234Cheshire County, NHNH78,2694,943
1235Bullitt County, KYKY86,4544,941
1236Hempstead County, ARAR19,0804,913
1237Texas County, MOMO25,9944,911
1238Adair County, OKOK19,8284,910
1239Northampton County, NCNC16,4914,908
1240Pettis County, MOMO44,2544,897
1241Lyon County, KSKS32,2664,897
1242Gladwin County, MIMI26,0774,888
1243Susquehanna County, PAPA38,2374,887
1244Geary County, KSKS36,3384,885
1245Lowndes County, ALAL9,3594,883
1246Tioga County, NYNY47,4534,878
1247Hendry County, FLFL48,2764,878
1248Falls County, TXTX17,8694,877
1249Jefferson County, WIWI86,5054,877
1250Palo Pinto County, TXTX30,7914,875
1251Cross County, ARAR16,1864,874
1252Warren County, NCNC18,8984,869
1253Bedford County, TNTN55,2734,862
1254Wise County, TXTX83,7784,861
1255Hot Spring County, ARAR33,4514,860
1256Lawrence County, MOMO39,4014,853
1257Hockley County, TXTX21,6004,853
1258Leslie County, KYKY9,6274,853
1259Upshur County, WVWV23,7584,845
1260Scott County, VAVA21,2004,845
1261Delaware County, OKOK41,9104,839
1262Choctaw County, ALAL11,9044,836
1263Halifax County, VAVA33,4474,836
1264Lincoln County, NCNC98,6544,836
1265Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,7474,831
1266Des Moines County, IAIA38,0774,830
1267Otero County, COCO17,6834,822
1268Hoke County, NCNC56,9394,820
1269Darke County, OHOH51,5204,818
1270Tate County, MSMS28,7254,813
1271Obion County, TNTN30,0674,811
1272Grenada County, MSMS20,8684,809
1273East Feliciana Parish, LALA18,9114,808
1274Marion County, TNTN29,8044,808
1275Campbell County, VAVA55,6294,803
1276Clatsop County, OROR40,9264,798
1277Franklin County, KYKY52,6494,778
1278Livingston County, MIMI197,3154,777
1279DeWitt County, TXTX20,3094,774
1280Webster County, IAIA36,8384,771
1281Hancock County, OHOH75,0344,769
1282Bamberg County, SCSC12,7964,765
1283Monroe County, WIWI46,5724,763
1284Stephenson County, ILIL43,2204,761
1285Titus County, TXTX31,5634,757
1286Cass County, MNMN31,4304,749
1287Morrison County, MNMN34,6204,741
1288Wayne County, GAGA32,4814,740
1289Fentress County, TNTN20,3224,739
1290Nodaway County, MOMO20,1744,728
1291Washington County, TXTX38,2884,728
1292Marinette County, WIWI42,5744,728
1293Hancock County, MEME57,1714,713
1294Barron County, WIWI46,4844,708
1295Douglas County, GAGA154,2934,690
1296Wilson County, TXTX56,1394,688
1297Fannin County, TXTX39,2654,675
1298Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,9414,674
1299Wright County, MNMN157,5594,673
1300Coshocton County, OHOH37,1884,672
1301Williamson County, TNTN272,0614,669
1302Polk County, MNMN30,5454,664
1303Carroll County, MDMD176,6774,653
1304Tunica County, MSMS8,8194,641
1305Marion County, MOMO28,5254,638
1306Greene County, ALAL7,0674,627
1307Rhea County, TNTN34,8444,614
1308Geneva County, ALAL27,5544,610
1309Grimes County, TXTX34,2524,608
1310Pulaski County, VAVA33,5864,608
1311Sarpy County, NENE208,3034,603
1312Fairfield County, SCSC20,3404,599
1313DeSoto County, FLFL37,0784,595
1314San Juan County, UTUT14,5424,592
1315Barry County, MOMO36,2004,578
1316Jackson County, KYKY13,3254,571
1317Reeves County, TXTX12,1384,566
1318Panola County, TXTX23,0184,565
1319Dickenson County, VAVA13,2364,561
1320Hardin County, TNTN27,9834,558
1321Webster County, MOMO43,0544,556
1322Essex County, NYNY36,4384,555
1323Washington County, VTVT59,6524,554
1324Sauk County, WIWI66,6524,553
1325Karnes County, TXTX15,0184,549
1326Rockcastle County, KYKY16,1484,549
1327Laclede County, MOMO36,9434,546
1328Barry County, MIMI63,9914,543
1329McNairy County, TNTN26,2364,542
1330Morgan County, KYKY14,4154,516
1331Wayne County, PAPA51,7034,514
1332Aransas County, TXTX26,1464,514
1333Grady County, GAGA26,5904,512
1334Sussex County, NJNJ148,0634,510
1335Geauga County, OHOH95,6764,504
1336Lake County, MTMT33,3924,503
1337Roosevelt County, NMNM18,6154,501
1338Brookings County, SDSD37,6354,483
1339Nelson County, KYKY49,0364,480
1340Barbour County, WVWV15,4144,478
1341Jackson County, NCNC45,0394,477
1342Winn Parish, LALA14,9614,470
1343Grant Parish, LALA22,0754,462
1344Fayette County, OHOH28,5524,455
1345Hardee County, FLFL25,9324,453
1346Wythe County, VAVA27,9834,449
1347Todd County, MNMN26,0604,433
1348Martin County, KYKY10,6974,432
1349Polk County, MOMO33,6044,430
1350Logan County, OHOH46,3024,429
1351Arkansas County, ARAR15,8364,427
1352Barnwell County, SCSC20,6534,423
1353Tippah County, MSMS21,3894,415
1354Socorro County, NMNM15,8384,415
1355Tuolumne County, CACA53,1604,414
1356Franklin County, VAVA55,5264,409
1357Robertson County, TXTX17,8394,406
1358Island County, WAWA85,6574,406
1359Genesee County, NYNY58,4164,400
1360Boyle County, KYKY31,6324,386
1361Robertson County, TNTN80,1754,383
1362Dawson County, TXTX11,7764,383
1363Carroll County, TNTN29,2004,374
1364Lawrence County, ARAR16,2734,373
1365Winston County, ALAL23,8294,363
1366West Feliciana Parish, LALA15,1344,361
1367Quitman County, MSMS5,3644,360
1368Clark County, WIWI35,0524,358
1369Barrow County, GAGA99,7734,355
1370McDuffie County, GAGA21,6404,353
1371Greene County, NYNY47,2384,344
1372Warren County, PAPA37,0384,342
1373Clinton County, OHOH42,3014,339
1374Pecos County, TXTX14,5604,339
1375Kosciusko County, ININ80,8924,337
1376Columbia County, GAGA169,1894,335
1377Knox County, MEME41,1174,334
1378Cherokee County, KSKS19,1054,326
1379Glenn County, CACA28,1414,325
1380Glacier County, MTMT13,4634,325
1381Montgomery County, ILIL28,0764,311
1382Rice County, MNMN69,9394,294
1383Mississippi County, MOMO12,0034,294
1384Madison County, FLFL18,7594,293
1385Dorchester County, MDMD33,6284,284
1386Daviess County, ININ34,2094,279
1387Iosco County, MIMI25,2664,277
1388Boone County, KYKY145,3164,261
1389Roane County, WVWV13,3174,250
1390Jackson County, GAGA99,2654,245
1391Loudon County, TNTN63,7644,244
1392Wright County, MOMO19,6714,242
1393Estill County, KYKY13,9624,242
1394Newton County, MSMS20,9604,232
1395Giles County, TNTN31,4334,229
1396Marion County, KYKY20,1154,226
1397Eastland County, TXTX18,1434,222
1398Montgomery County, MSMS9,3544,213
1399Brown County, SDSD37,5614,212
1400Drew County, ARAR17,0544,202
1401Allendale County, SCSC7,3554,202
1402Shawano County, WIWI41,5604,198
1403Todd County, SDSD8,8634,192
1404Hancock County, WVWV27,7294,185
1405Casey County, KYKY16,2054,183
1406Conecuh County, ALAL10,8994,179
1407Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,3724,170
1408Lawrence County, ININ45,5684,164
1409Uintah County, UTUT38,2784,158
1410Washington County, ALAL14,8224,148
1411Bonner County, IDID54,4204,146
1412Anson County, NCNC21,7584,143
1413Garrett County, MDMD28,3704,130
1414Alpena County, MIMI28,8534,124
1415Washington County, GAGA19,4534,123
1416Cherokee County, NCNC30,8304,119
1417Amite County, MSMS12,4874,114
1418Taylor County, KYKY26,7634,113
1419Polk County, WIWI45,8034,111
1420Montgomery County, KYKY28,8224,111
1421Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,3914,100
1422Butler County, KSKS69,4844,098
1423Ashe County, NCNC27,5144,089
1424Wilkinson County, MSMS7,5824,087
1425Preble County, OHOH40,6644,087
1426Lewis County, WVWV16,3944,080
1427McDowell County, NCNC45,1984,080
1428Lamb County, TXTX12,5794,078
1429Morgan County, ILIL32,5154,075
1430Monroe County, ARAR6,2444,074
1431George County, MSMS26,3314,073
1432Catahoula Parish, LALA8,2234,071
1433Franklin County, VTVT51,1774,070
1434Ravalli County, MTMT48,5824,069
1435Ogemaw County, MIMI21,1214,064
1436Nez Perce County, IDID42,9054,062
1437Jefferson County, MSMS6,8254,055
1438Vernon County, WIWI31,4434,054
1439Bennington County, VTVT36,6304,051
1440Clarke County, MSMS15,1024,048
1441Orleans County, NYNY39,8254,048
1442Hart County, KYKY20,1174,042
1443Snyder County, PAPA39,6554,040
1444Miami County, ININ34,4874,036
1445Bullock County, ALAL9,7804,032
1446Muscatine County, IAIA41,8534,031
1447Randolph County, MOMO24,5134,030
1448Christian County, ILIL33,4434,030
1449Burnet County, TXTX57,0154,020
1450Oceana County, MIMI27,1774,016
1451Jessamine County, KYKY57,1474,013
1452Hocking County, OHOH27,5124,011
1453Greene County, ININ31,1654,008
1454Big Horn County, MTMT12,7524,001
1455Lewis County, KYKY12,9013,999
1456McIntosh County, OKOK19,7583,988
1457Lincoln County, TNTN36,8533,987
1458Brooks County, GAGA16,1013,986
1459Scott County, ININ25,0533,984
1460Cass County, ININ37,8363,975
1461Rockingham County, VAVA89,3163,972
1462Atoka County, OKOK14,6093,970
1463Logan County, ARAR21,6333,963
1464Jackson County, ININ47,3703,959
1465Wetzel County, WVWV13,7343,954
1466Mineral County, WVWV26,7923,947
1467Brunswick County, VAVA15,7273,942
1468Stephens County, GAGA27,8543,942
1469West Baton Rouge Parish, LALA28,7563,939
1470Windham County, VTVT45,2043,932
1471Logan County, KYKY28,6693,930
1472Johnson County, TNTN18,7183,928
1473Boone County, ARAR38,6283,927
1474Augusta County, VAVA78,9403,926
1475Cowley County, KSKS34,3823,923
1476Lincoln County, NENE33,3033,921
1477Colorado County, TXTX21,4393,921
1478Jasper County, SCSC38,5333,914
1479Waupaca County, WIWI51,4613,914
1480Hamilton County, ININ387,0363,913
1481Clay County, WVWV7,5383,911
1482Person County, NCNC40,6363,909
1483La Paz County, AZAZ16,7113,904
1484Gordon County, GAGA61,7013,901
1485Red River County, TXTX11,8163,888
1486Holmes County, FLFL20,1193,888
1487Tattnall County, GAGA24,3763,888
1488Macon County, NCNC39,2323,885
1489Ripley County, MOMO10,7173,872
1490Ellis County, KSKS29,0753,870
1491Upson County, GAGA28,5003,865
1492Adair County, KYKY19,4233,860
1493Wexford County, MIMI34,4453,859
1494San Jacinto County, TXTX29,4883,859
1495Gaines County, TXTX23,9563,854
1496Worcester County, MDMD54,4593,852
1497Columbia County, OROR54,0913,847
1498Chickasaw County, MSMS16,7303,846
1499Dodge County, GAGA19,6633,846
1500Beckham County, OKOK22,1593,844
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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS