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Most residents in poverty, US counties · 2020

US counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2020 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of people, not the poverty rate.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS IN POVERTYVS 2000

3001McIntosh County, NDND2,451258−50%

3002Meagher County, MTMT2,137256−30%

3003Rush County, KSKS2,845256−26%

3004McPherson County, SDSD2,347255−61%

3005Eddy County, NDND2,329252−6%

3006Wayne County, UTUT2,587252−35%

3007Lincoln County, NVNV4,320245−64%

3008Copper River Census Area, AKAK2,666244–

3009Marshall County, SDSD4,426244−62%

3010Clark County, SDSD4,031243−60%

3011Sanborn County, SDSD2,388242−39%

3012Mason County, TXTX3,990242−51%

3013Grant County, NDND2,206241−58%

3014Briscoe County, TXTX1,474241−16%

3015Frontier County, NENE2,655237−37%

3016De Baca County, NMNM1,647237−40%

3017Kidder County, NDND2,393237−57%

3018Powder River County, MTMT1,781236−2%

3019Gove County, KSKS2,631234−26%

3020Denali, AKAK1,616229+54%

3021Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,357228−34%

3022Highland County, VAVA2,318228−29%

3023Cheyenne County, COCO1,713228−8%

3024Bowman County, NDND2,762227−15%

3025Douglas County, SDSD2,888227−55%

3026Edmunds County, SDSD4,022225−63%

3027Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AKAK2,271223–

3028Oliver County, NDND1,898218−29%

3029Oldham County, TXTX1,783216−50%

3030Wheeler County, OROR1,472215−11%

3031Deuel County, SDSD4,408215−54%

3032Hettinger County, NDND2,492214−47%

3033Keweenaw County, MIMI2,186210−28%

3034Clark County, KSKS1,900210−30%

3035Hamilton County, KSKS2,500209−50%

3036Morgan County, UTUT13,383207−44%

3037Carter County, MTMT1,383204−17%

3038Crane County, TXTX4,554203−62%

3039Potter County, SDSD2,377202−40%

3040Towner County, NDND2,040196−23%

3041Kiowa County, COCO1,412196−1%

3042Lane County, KSKS1,508195+11%

3043Hodgeman County, KSKS1,619194−19%

3044Perkins County, NENE2,849192−56%

3045Irion County, TXTX1,463190+28%

3046Garfield County, WAWA2,416190−44%

3047Wallace County, KSKS1,441189−33%

3048Sherman County, OROR2,051187−34%

3049Trego County, KSKS2,740187−54%

3050Glasscock County, TXTX1,128185−11%

3051Dundy County, NENE1,568183−41%

3052Boyd County, NENE1,674182−51%

3053Chase County, KSKS2,572178−32%

3054Steele County, NDND1,797172+8%

3055Wrangell, AKAK2,007171–

3056Sweet Grass County, MTMT3,762171−58%

3057Wichita County, KSKS2,031170−55%

3058Petersburg, AKAK3,394166–

3059Sargent County, NDND3,711166−54%

3060Divide County, NDND2,110163−51%

3061Garden County, NENE1,804160−53%

3062Dolores County, COCO2,466159−34%

3063Prairie County, MTMT1,112156−24%

3064Garfield County, NENE1,710156−35%

3065Kiowa County, KSKS2,432155−56%

3066Sully County, SDSD1,479153−19%

3067Deuel County, NENE1,862151−21%

3068Aurora County, SDSD2,801150−57%

3069Burke County, NDND2,132148−57%

3070Comanche County, KSKS1,673148−26%

3071Edwards County, TXTX1,370146−79%

3072Alpine County, CACA1,043144−39%

3073Jerauld County, SDSD1,654142−70%

3074Golden Valley County, MTMT844136−49%

3075Logan County, NDND1,859134−61%

3076Armstrong County, TXTX1,843134−41%

3077Camas County, IDID1,316133+62%

3078Greeley County, KSKS1,182132−26%

3079Daniels County, MTMT1,612129−62%

3080Mineral County, COCO910129+52%

3081Sheridan County, KSKS2,427129−71%

3082Jones County, SDSD913126−33%

3083Jackson County, COCO1,211125−44%

3084Hayes County, NENE821119−40%

3085Stonewall County, TXTX1,186115−65%

3086San Juan County, COCO813115−1%

3087Grant County, NENE561106+47%

3088Foard County, TXTX1,044105−55%

3089Billings County, NDND1,071103−10%

3090Griggs County, NDND2,239100−64%

3091Wibaux County, MTMT885100−39%

3092Wheeler County, NENE78998−47%

3093Gosper County, NENE1,80397−42%

3094King County, TXTX19296+30%

3095Esmeralda County, NVNV72996−35%

3096Kent County, TXTX67493+4%

3097McCone County, MTMT1,72092−72%

3098Sioux County, NENE1,18892−60%

3099Renville County, NDND2,33192−68%

3100Roberts County, TXTX86789+39%

3101Harding County, SDSD1,33187−70%

3102Golden Valley County, NDND1,80887−70%

3103Treasure County, MTMT72884−33%

3104Hooker County, NENE68682+52%

3105Hinsdale County, COCO75381+42%

3106Rock County, NENE1,25980−79%

3107Logan County, NENE66979−2%

3108Harding County, NMNM61779−40%

3109Sheridan County, NDND1,29679−78%

3110Clark County, IDID78378−62%

3111Stanley County, SDSD3,01877−68%

3112Motley County, TXTX1,04377−72%

3113Thomas County, NENE63974−29%

3114Skagway, AKAK1,10472–

3115Garfield County, MTMT1,14864−77%

3116Hyde County, SDSD1,19164−69%

3117McMullen County, TXTX54463−64%

3118Petroleum County, MTMT54860−47%

3119Arthur County, NENE39654−11%

3120Keya Paha County, NENE79254−80%

3121Loup County, NENE57054−57%

3122McPherson County, NENE36954−37%

3123Campbell County, SDSD1,37747−81%

3124Yakutat, AKAK67244−60%

3125Bristol Bay, AKAK84743−64%

3126Terrell County, TXTX70236−87%

3127Slope County, NDND62835−73%

3128Sterling County, TXTX1,34933−86%

3129Daggett County, UTUT93431−38%

3130Banner County, NENE68623−79%

3131Borden County, TXTX56723−77%

3132Blaine County, NENE45818−84%

3133Kenedy County, TXTX3197−89%

3134Kalawao County, HIHI821−98%

3135Loving County, TXTX520–

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