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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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

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2501Dawson County, MTMT8,6921,372–

2502Jackson County, MNMN9,8571,371–

2503DeKalb County, MOMO9,7951,371–

2504Calhoun County, IAIA9,5621,371–

2505Pulaski County, ININ12,4631,369–

2506Valley County, MTMT7,3851,369–

2507Jefferson County, KSKS18,2961,368–

2508Pike County, GAGA20,9321,366–

2509Dickinson County, IAIA18,0771,366–

2510Pendleton County, WVWV5,8261,365–

2511Lincoln County, WYWY21,1801,360–

2512Howard County, MOMO10,1801,359–

2513Howard County, IAIA9,4151,358–

2514Carbon County, MTMT11,4661,354–

2515Anderson County, KYKY25,2251,354–

2516Louisa County, IAIA10,4161,352–

2517Atchison County, MOMO5,1751,350–

2518Wayne County, IAIA6,7381,350–

2519Mills County, IAIA14,7931,346–

2520Sullivan County, MOMO5,7381,339–

2521Morgan County, WVWV18,0271,339–

2522Baraga County, MIMI8,1691,338–

2523Cedar County, NENE8,3731,336–

2524Kendall County, ILIL145,4701,334–

2525Lafayette County, FLFL8,7921,329–

2526Converse County, WYWY13,8241,328–

2527Union County, SDSD17,4021,327–

2528Franklin County, TXTX10,9941,327–

2529Lincoln County, GAGA8,1121,326–

2530Humboldt County, NVNV17,2671,323–

2531Chariton County, MOMO7,3771,322–

2532Ford County, ILIL13,2161,322–

2533Hancock County, KYKY9,0501,321–

2534Maries County, MOMO8,3971,320–

2535Hamilton County, IAIA14,9441,320–

2536Tucker County, WVWV6,5401,315–

2537Houston County, TNTN8,4791,313–

2538Mahnomen County, MNMN5,1531,311–

2539Spencer County, KYKY20,9981,305–

2540Taylor County, IAIA5,8351,303–

2541Love County, OKOK10,7801,300–

2542Fluvanna County, VAVA28,9751,300–

2543Alger County, MIMI8,6411,299–

2544Hyde County, NCNC4,5541,298–

2545Benewah County, IDID10,5081,296–

2546Harmon County, OKOK2,3271,295–

2547Prince George County, VAVA43,9361,294–

2548Gentry County, MOMO6,3841,292–

2549Doniphan County, KSKS7,5941,290–

2550Richardson County, NENE7,5301,287–

2551Dade County, MOMO7,8041,286–

2552Cumberland County, ILIL10,2081,286–

2553Van Buren County, IAIA7,1311,286–

2554Clay County, NCNC12,2391,284–

2555Alleghany County, VAVA14,5461,284–

2556Franklin County, IAIA9,8681,283–

2557Major County, OKOK7,5361,281–

2558Platte County, WYWY8,6341,280–

2559Fisher County, TXTX3,6921,270–

2560Greene County, VAVA21,9581,268–

2561Monroe County, IAIA7,4061,267–

2562Jack County, TXTX9,5631,266–

2563Lexington, VAVA7,7691,264–

2564Teller County, COCO24,7561,262–

2565Crawford County, GAGA12,2061,256–

2566Ochiltree County, TXTX9,2841,255–

2567Moffat County, COCO13,1221,255–

2568Galax, VAVA6,6701,253–

2569Shelby County, MOMO5,8701,252–

2570Linn County, KSKS9,9501,250–

2571Shelby County, IAIA11,6891,240–

2572Cochran County, TXTX2,5461,239–

2573Schuyler County, ILIL6,6571,237–

2574Hidalgo County, NMNM3,9291,236–

2575McHenry County, NDND5,1301,233–

2576Cumberland County, VAVA10,3521,233–

2577Turner County, SDSD9,3141,230–

2578Perry County, TNTN9,1261,230–

2579Greene County, IAIA8,6581,228–

2580Guthrie County, IAIA10,7821,228–

2581Scotland County, MOMO4,7961,227–

2582Salem, VAVA25,8161,226–

2583Montgomery County, IAIA10,0021,223–

2584Sheridan County, NENE4,8091,221–

2585Dawson County, GAGA35,3651,210–

2586Marshall County, ILIL11,4731,206–

2587Bennett County, SDSD3,3071,205–

2588Clay County, GAGA2,8151,202–

2589Newton County, ININ14,1881,200–

2590Iowa County, IAIA16,5041,198–

2591Dodge County, MNMN21,3761,194–

2592Yuma County, COCO9,8961,190–

2593Rock County, MNMN9,5241,189–

2594Garza County, TXTX4,5101,188–

2595Lucas County, IAIA8,8471,185–

2596Martin County, TXTX5,2841,184–

2597Fairfax, VAVA26,7721,184–

2598Thomas County, KSKS7,7251,181–

2599Burt County, NENE6,6781,180–

2600Switzerland County, ININ10,0371,178–

2601McKenzie County, NDND15,1921,172–

2602Essex County, VAVA10,6541,172–

2603Osage County, MOMO13,6111,169–

2604Ontonagon County, MIMI5,8231,168–

2605Boundary County, IDID13,9971,163–

2606Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,7041,162–

2607Gregory County, SDSD4,0371,159–

2608Norman County, MNMN6,3361,157–

2609Morrow County, OROR12,6021,154–

2610Clay County, KSKS7,9901,152–

2611Emmons County, NDND3,2151,147–

2612Richmond County, VAVA9,2941,147–

2613Wirt County, WVWV4,8791,144–

2614Greenwood County, KSKS5,8261,143–

2615Knox County, TXTX3,1921,142–

2616Clarke County, IAIA9,5741,138–

2617Hall County, TXTX2,7371,138–

2618Ziebach County, SDSD2,3891,134–

2619Hudspeth County, TXTX3,4331,133–

2620Norton, VAVA3,4771,132–

2621Pickett County, TNTN5,2191,131–

2622Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,0951,129–

2623Sherman County, KSKS5,7631,129–

2624Adair County, IAIA7,4031,128–

2625Mitchell County, IAIA10,6501,127–

2626Pondera County, MTMT6,0721,124–

2627Clay County, TXTX10,7641,124–

2628Powell County, MTMT7,1571,122–

2629Summit County, UTUT43,1411,121–

2630Hancock County, IAIA10,5281,120–

2631Hickman County, KYKY4,3721,117–

2632Costilla County, COCO3,6791,103–

2633Madison County, MTMT10,0261,101–

2634Pope County, ILIL3,6721,101–

2635Sullivan County, PAPA5,8561,100–

2636Lake County, SDSD10,9931,100–

2637Grant County, KSKS7,0281,100–

2638Goochland County, VAVA29,1871,094–

2639Wallowa County, OROR7,5951,089–

2640Jackson County, SDSD2,6661,089–

2641Emery County, UTUT10,1771,088–

2642Lincoln County, MNMN5,5831,087–

2643Dickey County, NDND4,8951,086–

2644Bon Homme County, SDSD7,2441,086–

2645Kit Carson County, COCO7,0691,086–

2646Lincoln County, WAWA11,9821,086–

2647Walworth County, SDSD5,2171,083–

2648Delta County, TXTX5,5491,083–

2649Monroe County, ILIL34,8401,079–

2650Traill County, NDND7,9201,075–

2651Hardeman County, TXTX3,2921,072–

2652Goliad County, TXTX7,2081,070–

2653Alfalfa County, OKOK5,6491,069–

2654Menard County, ILIL11,8631,067–

2655Fall River County, SDSD7,4671,065–

2656Glades County, FLFL13,2701,064–

2657Teton County, MTMT6,4961,061–

2658Manassas, VAVA44,3321,061–

2659Russell County, KSKS6,5811,059–

2660Wells County, NDND3,7291,058–

2661Clarke County, VAVA15,6091,055–

2662Holt County, MOMO4,2001,054–

2663Washington County, KSKS5,5331,053–

2664Henderson County, ILIL5,9841,048–

2665Trousdale County, TNTN12,6231,047–

2666Mills County, TXTX4,5801,042–

2667Blaine County, IDID25,5171,041–

2668Middlesex County, VAVA10,8411,040–

2669Baylor County, TXTX3,4721,039–

2670Clearwater County, IDID9,1181,038–

2671LaMoure County, NDND4,1351,038–

2672Tipton County, ININ15,3191,038–

2673Bottineau County, NDND6,2841,037–

2674Jefferson County, NENE7,0701,033–

2675Crockett County, TXTX2,7691,029–

2676Bent County, COCO5,7161,029–

2677Luce County, MIMI6,3391,019–

2678Collingsworth County, TXTX2,4871,017–

2679Knox County, MOMO3,7281,016–

2680Culberson County, TXTX2,2671,016–

2681Blanco County, TXTX13,5811,015–

2682Nemaha County, NENE7,1021,014–

2683Greenlee County, AZAZ9,3121,013–

2684Brule County, SDSD5,2781,013–

2685Anderson County, KSKS8,0181,013–

2686Putnam County, MOMO4,5461,012–

2687King William County, VAVA19,6171,011–

2688Edmunds County, SDSD4,0221,010–

2689Summit County, COCO31,5171,009–

2690Rains County, TXTX13,5421,008–

2691Wheeler County, TXTX4,7731,008–

2692White Pine County, NVNV8,6611,006–

2693Dunn County, NDND4,0581,003–

2694Lake County, OROR8,1871,002–

2695Grant County, OROR7,0751,000–

2696Fremont County, IAIA6,5221,000–

2697Grundy County, IAIA12,361997–

2698Pocahontas County, IAIA6,819994–

2699Charles City County, VAVA6,623993–

2700Trimble County, KYKY8,701992–

2701Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,483986–

2702Butler County, NENE8,507986–

2703Dallam County, TXTX7,508986–

2704Lake County, MNMN10,746985–

2705Mono County, CACA12,505983–

2706Cuming County, NENE8,823983–

2707Franklin County, IDID15,889983–

2708Dewey County, OKOK4,207977–

2709Colfax County, NENE10,934970–

2710Ida County, IAIA6,777970–

2711Cheyenne County, NENE9,528970–

2712Grand County, UTUT9,790969–

2713Brown County, ININ15,777967–

2714Tyrrell County, NCNC3,537965–

2715Kingman County, KSKS7,029962–

2716Musselshell County, MTMT5,582958–

2717Emporia, VAVA5,447957–

2718King and Queen County, VAVA6,743955–

2719Pratt County, KSKS9,117955–

2720York County, NENE14,564954–

2721Ralls County, MOMO10,444953–

2722Piatt County, ILIL16,791953–

2723Mason County, TXTX3,990952–

2724Lincoln County, SDSD77,145951–

2725Big Stone County, MNMN5,054950–

2726Camden County, NCNC11,315948–

2727Towns County, GAGA13,285948–

2728Humboldt County, IAIA9,409948–

2729Lyon County, KYKY9,123948–

2730Amelia County, VAVA13,632947–

2731Boone County, NENE5,355946–

2732Grant County, MNMN6,085945–

2733Edwards County, TXTX1,370945–

2734Issaquena County, MSMS1,263941–

2735Washakie County, WYWY7,597940–

2736Crowley County, COCO5,677940–

2737Washington County, NENE21,302939–

2738Nuckolls County, NENE4,100938–

2739Power County, IDID8,246936–

2740Van Buren County, TNTN6,874932–

2741Ringgold County, IAIA4,642931–

2742Carlisle County, KYKY4,747930–

2743Archer County, TXTX9,129925–

2744Liberty County, FLFL8,035925–

2745Buena Vista, VAVA6,672922–

2746Somervell County, TXTX10,261917–

2747Colonial Heights, VAVA18,738917–

2748Covington, VAVA5,680915–

2749Rooks County, KSKS4,646915–

2750Chautauqua County, KSKS3,321914–

2751Thayer County, NENE4,842913–

2752Teton County, WYWY23,333911–

2753Edwards County, ILIL5,898908–

2754Merrick County, NENE7,905907–

2755Calhoun County, ARAR4,632906–

2756Archuleta County, COCO14,306905–

2757Grant County, SDSD7,534903–

2758Dixon County, NENE5,602902–

2759Baker County, GAGA2,725898–

2760Lyman County, SDSD3,694897–

2761Pepin County, WIWI7,513897–

2762Chouteau County, MTMT5,865892–

2763Phillips County, MTMT4,203891–

2764Kinney County, TXTX3,128891–

2765Essex County, VTVT6,051890–

2766Schuyler County, MOMO4,140889–

2767Audubon County, IAIA5,509887–

2768Mercer County, NDND8,441886–

2769Mellette County, SDSD2,137883–

2770Powhatan County, VAVA32,591879–

2771Phillips County, KSKS4,728872–

2772Grant County, NDND2,206870–

2773Bear Lake County, IDID6,727869–

2774Baca County, COCO3,347868–

2775Moody County, SDSD6,632867–

2776Union County, NMNM3,844866–

2777Marshall County, SDSD4,426856–

2778Keith County, NENE8,100855–

2779Cavalier County, NDND3,497853–

2780Phelps County, NENE8,994853–

2781Pembina County, NDND6,568852–

2782Furnas County, NENE4,524851–

2783Harper County, KSKS5,370851–

2784Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,240849–

2785Surry County, VAVA6,603842–

2786Kane County, UTUT8,597841–

2787Morris County, KSKS5,348841–

2788Stanton County, NENE5,744840–

2789Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,270839–

2790Pierce County, NENE7,378833–

2791Clark County, SDSD4,031829–

2792Mineral County, NVNV4,407826–

2793Wilkin County, MNMN6,288824–

2794Douglas County, SDSD2,888815–

2795Adams County, IAIA3,617815–

2796Stark County, ILIL5,319814–

2797King George County, VAVA29,646813–

2798Norton County, KSKS5,288813–

2799Hamlin County, SDSD6,900811–

2800Mathews County, VAVA8,529810–

2801Rio Blanco County, COCO6,683810–

2802Lincoln County, COCO5,645809–

2803Mitchell County, KSKS5,590809–

2804Calhoun County, ILIL4,300806–

2805Ellsworth County, KSKS6,257806–

2806Dickens County, TXTX1,692804–

2807Pierce County, NDND3,838804–

2808Pawnee County, KSKS5,991804–

2809Morrill County, NENE4,404804–

2810Iron County, WIWI6,127804–

2811Kimble County, TXTX4,438803–

2812Kingsbury County, SDSD5,284802–

2813Kidder County, NDND2,393801–

2814Republic County, KSKS4,640801–

2815Wasatch County, UTUT38,514800–

2816Pitkin County, COCO16,625798–

2817Buffalo County, SDSD1,802793–

2818Clay County, NENE6,170792–

2819Worth County, IAIA7,338792–

2820Johnson County, WYWY8,908791–

2821Brown County, ILIL6,401789–

2822Donley County, TXTX3,213787–

2823Upton County, TXTX3,131786–

2824Concho County, TXTX3,607786–

2825Sutton County, TXTX3,203784–

2826Dukes County, MAMA21,219782–

2827Skamania County, WAWA12,669781–

2828Towner County, NDND2,040780–

2829Grant County, OKOK4,067780–

2830Smith County, KSKS3,566779–

2831Columbia County, WAWA4,141779–

2832Valley County, IDID12,831778–

2833Hamilton County, NENE9,678777–

2834Gallatin County, KYKY8,840773–

2835Sheridan County, MTMT3,436768–

2836Custer County, SDSD9,431764–

2837Benton County, ININ8,883759–

2838Washington County, COCO4,732755–

2839Hand County, SDSD3,121752–

2840Toole County, MTMT5,211752–

2841Coffey County, KSKS8,467751–

2842Deuel County, SDSD4,408750–

2843Warren County, ININ8,474749–

2844Harney County, OROR7,380746–

2845Howard County, NENE6,538743–

2846Lake County, COCO7,552741–

2847Grand County, COCO16,496740–

2848San Juan County, WAWA18,577740–

2849Real County, TXTX2,745735–

2850Kodiak Island, AKAK12,387734–

2851Hansford County, TXTX4,944732–

2852Quitman County, GAGA2,254729–

2853Roger Mills County, OKOK3,259728–

2854Stafford County, KSKS4,005728–

2855Clear Creek County, COCO8,994724–

2856Sherman County, NENE2,924717–

2857Rappahannock County, VAVA7,439716–

2858Crook County, WYWY7,852716–

2859Schley County, GAGA4,593713–

2860Osceola County, IAIA5,980712–

2861Menard County, TXTX1,956701–

2862Crane County, TXTX4,554700–

2863Foster County, NDND3,212697–

2864Kittson County, MNMN4,031696–

2865Kearney County, NENE6,790693–

2866McPherson County, SDSD2,347693–

2867Stillwater County, MTMT9,445693–

2868Valley County, NENE4,094691–

2869Brown County, NENE2,826688–

2870Webster County, NENE3,336687–

2871Red Lake County, MNMN3,940684–

2872Bath County, VAVA4,076684–

2873Mercer County, MOMO3,404682–

2874Osborne County, KSKS3,285679–

2875McIntosh County, NDND2,451678–

2876Traverse County, MNMN3,130673–

2877Lander County, NVNV5,872672–

2878Park County, COCO18,314671–

2879McCook County, SDSD5,964670–

2880Cottle County, TXTX1,224670–

2881Ransom County, NDND5,617667–

2882Faulk County, SDSD2,178667–

2883Cameron County, PAPA4,211666–

2884Elbert County, COCO30,534661–

2885Union County, ININ6,863661–

2886Catron County, NMNM3,827657–

2887Bland County, VAVA6,151651–

2888Scott County, ILIL4,866651–

2889Beaver County, UTUT7,301639–

2890Boyd County, NENE1,674638–

2891Hettinger County, NDND2,492638–

2892Barber County, KSKS4,083638–

2893Weston County, WYWY6,840637–

2894Ellis County, OKOK3,613635–

2895Fillmore County, NENE5,458633–

2896Jewell County, KSKS2,830629–

2897Teton County, IDID13,254622–

2898Coke County, TXTX3,412619–

2899Juab County, UTUT13,567617–

2900Chase County, NENE3,718617–

2901Nelson County, NDND2,963616–

2902Custer County, IDID4,636613–

2903Grand Isle County, VTVT7,511610–

2904Taliaferro County, GAGA1,662610–

2905Potter County, SDSD2,377608–

2906Wabaunsee County, KSKS7,018606–

2907Florence County, WIWI4,748603–

2908Hitchcock County, NENE2,467601–

2909Perkins County, SDSD2,853597–

2910Sanborn County, SDSD2,388596–

2911Schleicher County, TXTX2,245595–

2912Stevens County, KSKS4,984594–

2913Shackelford County, TXTX3,197592–

2914Carson County, TXTX5,805591–

2915Jefferson County, MTMT13,329589–

2916Phillips County, COCO4,420589–

2917Garfield County, UTUT5,256587–

2918Decatur County, KSKS2,716583–

2919Elk County, KSKS2,458583–

2920Mineral County, MTMT5,185582–

2921Cimarron County, OKOK2,059582–

2922Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,549580–

2923Lincoln County, KSKS2,861576–

2924Johnson County, NENE5,218566–

2925Pershing County, NVNV6,421566–

2926Frontier County, NENE2,655565–

2927Morton County, KSKS2,470564–

2928Forest County, PAPA6,614564–

2929Bowman County, NDND2,762561–

2930Granite County, MTMT3,658555–

2931Burke County, NDND2,132553–

2932Chase County, KSKS2,572551–

2933Worth County, MOMO1,914549–

2934Lewis County, IDID3,704548–

2935Gray County, KSKS5,652545–

2936Lincoln County, NVNV4,320542–

2937Miner County, SDSD2,281542–

2938Graham County, KSKS2,371541–

2939Broadwater County, MTMT8,493538–

2940Beaver County, OKOK4,882538–

2941Nance County, NENE3,290535–

2942Harlan County, NENE3,000529–

2943Logan County, NDND1,859529–

2944Pawnee County, NENE2,510528–

2945Robertson County, KYKY2,325526–

2946Ohio County, ININ5,994525–

2947Franklin County, NENE2,795523–

2948Sargent County, NDND3,711523–

2949North Slope, AKAK10,582518–

2950New Kent County, VAVA28,022516–

2951Ottawa County, KSKS5,744516–

2952Briscoe County, TXTX1,474515–

2953Griggs County, NDND2,239514–

2954Hot Springs County, WYWY4,600512–

2955Kiowa County, KSKS2,432510–

2956Reagan County, TXTX3,166508–

2957Webster County, GAGA2,369508–

2958Hanson County, SDSD3,456502–

2959Sheridan County, KSKS2,427500–

2960Sheridan County, NDND1,296497–

2961Meade County, KSKS3,852495–

2962De Baca County, NMNM1,647494–

2963Falls Church, VAVA15,159494–

2964Caribou County, IDID7,252494–

2965Cheyenne County, KSKS2,604494–

2966Woodson County, KSKS3,118494–

2967Perkins County, NENE2,849492–

2968Oneida County, IDID5,085491–

2969Edwards County, KSKS2,640480–

2970Scott County, KSKS4,815479–

2971Wheatland County, MTMT2,100478–

2972Kimball County, NENE3,391474–

2973Morgan County, UTUT13,383474–

2974Polk County, NENE5,270470–

2975Aurora County, SDSD2,801469–

2976Boise County, IDID8,545462–

2977Rush County, KSKS2,845462–

2978Oliver County, NDND1,898460–

2979Hamilton County, NYNY5,006458–

2980Greeley County, NENE2,154452–

2981Lincoln County, IDID5,603450–

2982Trego County, KSKS2,740446–

2983Jerauld County, SDSD1,654441–

2984Ness County, KSKS2,617441–

2985Rawlins County, KSKS2,431437–

2986Los Alamos County, NMNM19,407435–

2987Harper County, OKOK3,172435–

2988Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,770434–

2989Adams County, NDND2,275434–

2990Putnam County, ILIL5,619433–

2991Craig County, VAVA4,800429–

2992Lipscomb County, TXTX2,955425–

2993Niobrara County, WYWY2,341425–

2994McCone County, MTMT1,720424–

2995Cook County, MNMN5,522421–

2996San Miguel County, COCO7,753418–

2997Kearny County, KSKS3,888415–

2998Sitka, AKAK8,319414–

2999Liberty County, MTMT1,957414–

3000Carter County, MTMT1,383412–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS