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Most residents in poverty, US counties · 2000

US counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2000 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of people, not the poverty rate.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS IN POVERTYVS 1990

3001Cottle County, TXTX1,224350−48%

3002Foster County, NDND3,212349−50%

3003Logan County, NDND1,859348−34%

3004Lincoln County, KSKS2,861348−40%

3005Hand County, SDSD3,121346−54%

3006Rush County, KSKS2,845346−25%

3007Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,357344+3%

3008Burke County, NDND2,132344−38%

3009Daniels County, MTMT1,612342−3%

3010Worth County, MOMO1,914341−38%

3011Pawnee County, NENE2,510341−35%

3012Miner County, SDSD2,281341−37%

3013Garfield County, WAWA2,416341+44%

3014Garden County, NENE1,804339−9%

3015Potter County, SDSD2,377339−44%

3016Graham County, KSKS2,371339−37%

3017Putnam County, ILIL5,619337−22%

3018Divide County, NDND2,110333−9%

3019McCone County, MTMT1,720333−21%

3020Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,711331−14%

3021Polk County, NENE5,270328−30%

3022Stonewall County, TXTX1,186327−2%

3023Niobrara County, WYWY2,341323−24%

3024Highland County, VAVA2,318319−11%

3025Gove County, KSKS2,631317−12%

3026Dundy County, NENE1,568312+11%

3027Wahkiakum County, WAWA4,873308−11%

3028Oliver County, NDND1,898307−33%

3029Haakon County, SDSD1,802305−15%

3030Clark County, KSKS1,900302+124%

3031Ness County, KSKS2,617302−32%

3032Cheyenne County, KSKS2,604299−39%

3033Golden Valley County, NDND1,808294−13%

3034Keweenaw County, MIMI2,186292−17%

3035Renville County, NDND2,331287−22%

3036Harding County, SDSD1,331286−9%

3037Briscoe County, TXTX1,474286−44%

3038Sherman County, OROR2,051282+48%

3039Wallace County, KSKS1,441282−23%

3040Griggs County, NDND2,239278−46%

3041Motley County, TXTX1,043277−21%

3042Garfield County, MTMT1,148275−0%

3043Sedgwick County, COCO2,247275−11%

3044Terrell County, TXTX702273−29%

3045Ouray County, COCO5,265271+23%

3046Adams County, NDND2,275270−38%

3047Golden Valley County, MTMT844269+7%

3048Eddy County, NDND2,329267−12%

3049Bowman County, NDND2,762266−53%

3050Keya Paha County, NENE792264+0%

3051Scott County, KSKS4,815261−46%

3052Chase County, KSKS2,572260−53%

3053Towner County, NDND2,040256−67%

3054Haines, AKAK2,068255+31%

3055Campbell County, SDSD1,377251−30%

3056Throckmorton County, TXTX1,554249−27%

3057Cheyenne County, COCO1,713247−11%

3058Carter County, MTMT1,383246−40%

3059Dolores County, COCO2,466242+12%

3060Wheeler County, OROR1,472241−17%

3061Powder River County, MTMT1,781240−37%

3062Stanley County, SDSD3,018240−21%

3063Hodgeman County, KSKS1,619240+12%

3064Garfield County, NENE1,710239−36%

3065Alpine County, CACA1,043235+17%

3066Sterling County, TXTX1,349234+14%

3067Piute County, UTUT1,509233−13%

3068Foard County, TXTX1,044231−36%

3069Sioux County, NENE1,188228−11%

3070Armstrong County, TXTX1,843228−5%

3071Logan County, KSKS2,661223−38%

3072Jackson County, COCO1,211222+38%

3073Eureka County, NVNV1,867208+31%

3074Glasscock County, TXTX1,128207−36%

3075Prairie County, MTMT1,112206−2%

3076Hyde County, SDSD1,191205−27%

3077Clark County, IDID783203+186%

3078Comanche County, KSKS1,673200−50%

3079Rich County, UTUT2,687200−17%

3080Kiowa County, COCO1,412198−15%

3081Hayes County, NENE821197−8%

3082Storey County, NVNV4,260196−18%

3083Gilpin County, COCO6,073192−41%

3084Deuel County, NENE1,862191−30%

3085Jones County, SDSD913188−6%

3086Sully County, SDSD1,479188−10%

3087Wheeler County, NENE789185+37%

3088Greeley County, KSKS1,182178+9%

3089Lane County, KSKS1,508176−36%

3090McMullen County, TXTX544176+19%

3091Gilliam County, OROR1,971173−15%

3092Gosper County, NENE1,803168+2%

3093Wibaux County, MTMT885164−24%

3094Steele County, NDND1,797159−47%

3095Denali, AKAK1,616149–

3096Irion County, TXTX1,463149−32%

3097Esmeralda County, NVNV729148−29%

3098Harding County, NMNM617132−13%

3099Slope County, NDND628130−32%

3100Treasure County, MTMT728126−9%

3101Loup County, NENE570126+13%

3102Bristol Bay, AKAK847119+63%

3103San Juan County, COCO813116+21%

3104Petroleum County, MTMT548114−14%

3105Billings County, NDND1,071114−65%

3106Blaine County, NENE458113−27%

3107Banner County, NENE686111−40%

3108Yakutat, AKAK672109–

3109Thomas County, NENE639104−41%

3110Borden County, TXTX567102−15%

3111Kent County, TXTX67489−59%

3112McPherson County, NENE36986−52%

3113Mineral County, COCO91085+16%

3114Camas County, IDID1,31682−5%

3115Logan County, NENE66981−31%

3116King County, TXTX19274+185%

3117Grant County, NENE56172−16%

3118Roberts County, TXTX86764+0%

3119Kenedy County, TXTX31963−36%

3120Arthur County, NENE39661+15%

3121Kalawao County, HIHI8259+4%

3122Hinsdale County, COCO75357−12%

3123Hooker County, NENE68654−40%

3124Daggett County, UTUT93450−51%

3125Loving County, TXTX520–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS