RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 3,125

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. Los Angeles County, California leads at 1,704,969. 3,125 counties qualify in total. California carries 8 of the top 25 entries.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS IN POVERTYVS 1990

USUnited States12.4% of US population281,421,90634,832,512–

01Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,9341,704,969+28%

02Cook County, ILIL5,194,625725,396+0%

03Kings County, NYNY2,653,963618,094+19%

04Harris County, TXTX5,045,026509,230+15%

05Bronx County, NYNY1,406,332408,891+18%

06Miami-Dade County, FLFL2,802,029404,951–

07Maricopa County, AZAZ4,689,558360,937+38%

08San Diego County, CACA3,282,248349,763+24%

09Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,281347,429+8%

10Wayne County, MIMI1,769,038337,831−20%

11Queens County, NYNY2,358,182324,902+53%

12New York County, NYNY1,664,862307,384+1%

13Dallas County, TXTX2,661,397298,012+20%

14Orange County, CACA3,149,507293,890+44%

15San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,091270,829+51%

16Bexar County, TXTX2,160,088221,078−6%

17Riverside County, CACA2,544,916218,934+62%

18Hidalgo County, TXTX921,549204,271+27%

19Broward County, FLFL2,013,317186,750+46%

20Cuyahoga County, OHOH1,232,925183,092−6%

21Fresno County, CACA1,035,456183,003+28%

22Sacramento County, CACA1,618,460172,833+33%

23El Paso County, TXTX877,858161,804+2%

24Alameda County, CACA1,636,630159,426+17%

25Tarrant County, TXTX2,248,466153,117+19%

26Baltimore, MDMD569,997149,269−7%

27Clark County, NVNV2,407,226148,082+90%

28King County, WAWA2,344,939145,113+21%

29Milwaukee County, WIWI924,216143,482−6%

30Shelby County, TNTN910,226143,453−5%

31Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,035143,428−7%

32Kern County, CACA927,068137,358+49%

33Orleans Parish, LALA362,154135,429−14%

34Suffolk County, MAMA791,891131,010+9%

35Fulton County, GAGA1,098,791128,365+8%

36Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,391126,657+13%

37Hillsborough County, FLFL1,574,115124,991+13%

38Franklin County, OHOH1,361,536124,524−0%

39Pima County, AZAZ1,074,685123,727+8%

40Essex County, NJNJ896,379123,440+11%

41Erie County, NYNY946,741115,729−2%

42District of Columbia, DCDC693,645115,646+13%

43Palm Beach County, FLFL1,575,726112,247+40%

44Cameron County, TXTX433,946110,801+7%

45Orange County, FLFL1,528,002108,565+42%

46Travis County, TXTX1,389,670101,743+10%

47Oklahoma County, OKOK822,125100,740+13%

48San Joaquin County, CACA823,81599,997+32%

49Hamilton County, OHOH838,41899,899−13%

50Marion County, ININ992,19698,125+2%

51Jefferson County, ALAL665,74297,804−6%

52Providence County, RIRI678,17996,170+35%

53Middlesex County, MAMA1,669,97995,962+11%

54Hudson County, NJNJ735,03394,542+15%

55Duval County, FLFL1,062,96392,752+8%

56Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,78492,339−3%

57Pinellas County, FLFL948,56391,880+14%

58Tulare County, CACA485,14687,977+25%

59San Francisco County, CACA826,07987,872−4%

60Honolulu County, HIHI988,70386,699+39%

61Jefferson County, KYKY795,22285,715−6%

62St. Louis, MOMO278,14485,567−12%

63Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,09084,712+35%

64Multnomah County, OROR795,39183,597+9%

65Monroe County, NYNY750,50681,992+11%

66Westchester County, NYNY1,015,74380,830+35%

67Denver County, COCO740,61379,250−1%

68Jackson County, MOMO732,99478,116−5%

69Bernalillo County, NMNM667,60176,255+9%

70Davidson County, TNTN745,90474,012+12%

71Mobile County, ALAL411,65874,000−9%

72East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,18073,771−1%

73Pierce County, WAWA946,28873,493+10%

74Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,07072,376+23%

75DeKalb County, GAGA774,39471,924+34%

76Salt Lake County, UTUT1,220,91671,869+0%

77Stanislaus County, CACA557,71971,452+37%

78St. Louis County, MOMO990,91169,860+26%

79Nassau County, NYNY1,398,93969,684+45%

80Ventura County, CACA830,85169,556+43%

81Worcester County, MAMA888,50269,403+18%

82Hampden County, MAMA464,33867,265+14%

83Oakland County, MIMI1,288,33766,142+1%

84Tulsa County, OKOK698,78265,415−1%

85Essex County, MAMA826,65364,635+4%

86Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38363,962+31%

87Montgomery County, OHOH539,59863,259−13%

88Lucas County, OHOH423,34763,226−10%

89Polk County, FLFL874,79062,600+19%

90Jefferson Parish, LALA431,39862,185−2%

91Prince George's County, MDMD970,37461,675+46%

92Webb County, TXTX281,22460,199+18%

93Passaic County, NJNJ531,62460,036+32%

94Lake County, ININ504,61259,213−10%

95Santa Barbara County, CACA442,06557,211+21%

96Genesee County, MIMI401,09357,121−19%

97Nueces County, TXTX352,99257,060−6%

98Onondaga County, NYNY466,58455,787+16%

99Ramsey County, MNMN541,62354,327−2%

100Monterey County, CACA433,72954,270+31%

101Summit County, OHOH538,37653,959−14%

102Bristol County, MAMA593,64053,578+16%

103Caddo Parish, LALA224,22653,228−11%

104Camden County, NJNJ535,79953,124+3%

105Volusia County, FLFL606,57351,520+14%

106Spokane County, WAWA558,34451,482+4%

107Charleston County, SCSC436,20050,938−0%

108Kent County, MIMI675,23250,906+11%

109Hinds County, MSMS211,88850,029−7%

110Alachua County, FLFL290,02849,609+16%

111Middlesex County, NJNJ883,33549,437+44%

112Wake County, NCNC1,257,23549,121+38%

113Baltimore County, MDMD847,65048,657+28%

114Pulaski County, ARAR404,61148,158−2%

115Knox County, TNTN511,45348,098+2%

116Montgomery County, MDMD1,074,58247,482+48%

117Lane County, OROR381,58446,421+13%

118Douglas County, NENE606,46045,648+1%

119Merced County, CACA297,26045,601+28%

120Norfolk, VAVA231,01345,474−10%

121Escambia County, FLFL333,83445,455+2%

122Brevard County, FLFL663,98245,114+24%

123Guilford County, NCNC562,23444,587+27%

124Richmond County, NYNY501,29044,579+51%

125Macomb County, MIMI886,22144,502+19%

126Doña Ana County, NMNM229,09144,355+24%

127Utah County, UTUT759,85944,222+9%

128Delaware County, PAPA580,93743,988+14%

129Union County, NJNJ601,86343,972+23%

130Richland County, SCSC434,95643,947+12%

131Bergen County, NJNJ977,02643,910+36%

132Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87343,906+53%

133Jefferson County, TXTX254,32143,783−6%

134Yakima County, WAWA259,18543,781+15%

135Leon County, FLFL299,04843,549+33%

136Lubbock County, TXTX328,90643,250+2%

137Sedgwick County, KSKS538,43343,207−2%

138Lee County, FLFL875,60742,880+40%

139Richmond, VAVA237,25742,252−0%

140New Castle County, DEDE588,02642,117+26%

141Snohomish County, WAWA870,65641,587+36%

142El Paso County, COCO757,04041,586+1%

143San Mateo County, CACA743,56841,247+0%

144Brazos County, TXTX249,08840,996+26%

145Ingham County, MIMI289,70940,855−13%

146Dane County, WIWI590,37540,243+4%

147Butte County, CACA209,21140,208+17%

148Greenville County, SCSC583,12539,932+19%

149Cobb County, GAGA793,34539,317+56%

150Richmond County, GAGA206,55939,073+13%

151Monmouth County, NJNJ651,03538,848+40%

152Montgomery County, ALAL225,89138,757+4%

153Cumberland County, NCNC338,47338,749−2%

154Marion County, OROR355,77738,444+28%

155McLennan County, TXTX272,02037,596−3%

156Hamilton County, TNTN390,83337,194−1%

157St. Clair County, ILIL250,70837,153−19%

158Sonoma County, CACA486,44436,951+25%

159Lake County, ILIL719,33936,863+38%

160Pasco County, FLFL674,51636,772+13%

161Lancaster County, PAPA563,15936,667+9%

162Chatham County, GAGA311,85536,238−3%

163Orange County, NYNY417,66935,977+26%

164Washtenaw County, MIMI370,21435,791+4%

165Ocean County, NJNJ673,74635,515+37%

166Luzerne County, PAPA332,12635,384−4%

167Berks County, PAPA440,07235,248+30%

168Stark County, OHOH373,77134,740−15%

169Marion County, FLFL442,66033,857+19%

170Washoe County, NVNV509,38633,824+42%

171Forsyth County, NCNC401,71833,806+21%

172Erie County, PAPA265,83233,680−5%

173Fayette County, KYKY329,75133,529+5%

174Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,09933,407+138%

175Montgomery County, PAPA877,64333,153+35%

176Galveston County, TXTX372,20733,075−2%

177Washington County, OROR611,70832,871+61%

178DuPage County, ILIL934,29832,699+54%

179Solano County, CACA455,37632,678+28%

180Adams County, COCO554,66832,421+17%

181Mahoning County, OHOH224,70632,205−24%

182Imperial County, CACA181,41132,142+24%

183Westmoreland County, PAPA349,32431,921−20%

184San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,36731,665+12%

185Plymouth County, MAMA546,82931,440+10%

186Clark County, WAWA532,11931,370+41%

187Albany County, NYNY321,22531,282+11%

188Spartanburg County, SCSC380,85731,170+16%

189Yolo County, CACA224,41030,983+26%

190Yuma County, AZAZ224,44930,781+45%

191Oneida County, NYNY226,39230,711+3%

192Ouachita Parish, LALA158,54230,457−13%

193Pinal County, AZAZ539,38030,390+11%

194Santa Cruz County, CACA258,85230,341+24%

195Mercer County, NJNJ399,28930,333+25%

196Allen County, ININ402,32930,299+27%

197Norfolk County, MAMA739,74930,171+8%

198Lafayette Parish, LALA257,94929,955−10%

199Durham County, NCNC347,24029,862+38%

200Polk County, IAIA516,54629,729−1%

201Bibb County, GAGA157,55629,417+2%

202Saginaw County, MIMI187,68829,231−20%

203Madison County, ALAL433,51629,178+13%

204Muscogee County, GAGA202,17129,167−13%

205Greene County, MOMO309,28629,024−1%

206Lehigh County, PAPA384,38328,962+37%

207Butler County, OHOH400,12828,939−7%

208Champaign County, ILIL209,97228,870+7%

209Kanawha County, WVWV172,38128,764−9%

210Navajo County, AZAZ109,94628,758+7%

211Bell County, TXTX402,24828,747−1%

212Kalamazoo County, MIMI263,79528,706−5%

213Clarke County, GAGA129,92128,691+21%

214Denton County, TXTX1,069,34628,675+27%

215Calcasieu Parish, LALA208,46628,333−9%

216Arapahoe County, COCO673,82028,304+22%

217Robeson County, NCNC119,94128,135+11%

218Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,36828,063−7%

219Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73727,721+20%

220Harrison County, MSMS217,13627,662−12%

221Boulder County, COCO328,56027,644+12%

222Montgomery County, TXTX781,19427,587+25%

223St. Joseph County, ININ272,86127,548+15%

224Rockland County, NYNY357,39727,278+61%

225Starr County, TXTX66,31927,275+12%

226Pitt County, NCNC182,93627,214+14%

227Jefferson County, COCO580,45127,185+7%

228Seminole County, FLFL491,88427,067+30%

229Kane County, ILIL525,75727,044+24%

230McKinley County, NMNM68,11926,971+2%

231Bucks County, PAPA647,82826,939+26%

232Winnebago County, ILIL283,67426,782+5%

233Fayette County, PAPA123,02126,761−12%

234Manatee County, FLFL468,20026,605+23%

235Atlantic County, NJNJ278,65726,511+26%

236Madera County, CACA167,92726,289+71%

237Apache County, AZAZ64,44526,256−9%

238Wyandotte County, KSKS170,59726,109−6%

239Rapides Parish, LALA125,87725,955−13%

240St. Lucie County, FLFL402,44925,816+32%

241Collier County, FLFL417,13125,801+61%

242York County, PAPA473,19725,768+20%

243Broome County, NYNY195,73625,738+15%

244St. Landry Parish, LALA80,76525,675−12%

245Lorain County, OHOH323,21925,608−18%

246Centre County, PAPA157,39325,530+13%

247Madison County, ILIL263,11025,350−10%

248Fort Bend County, TXTX975,19125,342+26%

249Sarasota County, FLFL479,95825,337+32%

250Kings County, CACA154,32725,259+37%

251Anne Arundel County, MDMD603,38025,147+32%

252Peoria County, ILIL178,55325,131−5%

253Lee County, ALAL189,88125,104+16%

254Shasta County, CACA181,64825,069+24%

255Newport News, VAVA183,23024,832+4%

256Will County, ILIL712,25324,731+15%

257Humboldt County, CACA131,64724,714+18%

258Brazoria County, TXTX419,08024,619+24%

259San Juan County, NMNM120,34024,495−5%

260Dauphin County, PAPA293,35124,331+1%

261St. Louis County, MNMN200,51824,168−14%

262Smith County, TXTX252,54924,082−3%

263Collin County, TXTX1,297,17923,925+57%

264Clayton County, GAGA297,47123,874+53%

265Lancaster County, NENE334,04923,863+6%

266Hillsborough County, NHNH433,41523,855+21%

267Dougherty County, GAGA82,61623,784+1%

268Whatcom County, WAWA236,39223,713+51%

269Horry County, SCSC427,55123,676+8%

270Buncombe County, NCNC277,41723,594+18%

271Niagara County, NYNY208,91223,281−2%

272Hawaii County, HIHI210,04323,279+36%

273Trumbull County, OHOH198,97223,257−10%

274Larimer County, COCO377,29223,214+4%

275Ada County, IDID546,14123,029+27%

276Washington County, ARAR271,21323,026+39%

277Tippecanoe County, ININ190,45622,957+22%

278Tangipahoa Parish, LALA141,34622,826−15%

279Monroe County, ININ143,34522,814+8%

280Jackson County, OROR221,79522,724+17%

281Chester County, PAPA557,11622,678+28%

282Ector County, TXTX173,80122,666−7%

283Weld County, COCO378,42622,650+12%

284Lackawanna County, PAPA216,50222,512−4%

285Clackamas County, OROR426,28022,183+15%

286Cumberland County, NJNJ157,14822,035+23%

287Cleveland County, OKOK303,97322,006+14%

288Potter County, TXTX114,45321,801−1%

289Mohave County, AZAZ228,10221,526+63%

290Northampton County, PAPA324,41121,208+17%

291Coconino County, AZAZ144,36821,200−5%

292Dutchess County, NYNY300,70821,107+51%

293Pueblo County, COCO169,27721,018−16%

294Cumberland County, MEME317,22220,954+8%

295New Hanover County, NCNC245,95920,928+24%

296Cochise County, AZAZ126,33220,813+5%

297Gaston County, NCNC246,55820,675+11%

298Berrien County, MIMI152,44420,631−13%

299Florence County, SCSC138,50420,621−10%

300Kitsap County, WAWA283,37420,298+14%

301Ulster County, NYNY183,33020,295+44%

302Lake County, FLFL456,06820,279+21%

303Yavapai County, AZAZ252,55220,012+37%

304Washington County, PAPA210,80219,961−24%

305Burlington County, NJNJ481,43919,952+19%

306Terrebonne Parish, LALA104,16319,949−15%

307Anderson County, SCSC219,93019,942+15%

308Osceola County, FLFL481,71819,877+96%

309Penobscot County, MEME157,96719,820+4%

310Sullivan County, TNTN163,75919,785+1%

311Aiken County, SCSC181,51519,718+16%

312Boone County, MOMO191,74619,673+6%

313Orangeburg County, SCSC83,17719,621−7%

314Lexington County, SCSC317,58819,544+38%

315Montgomery County, VAVA98,43419,438+19%

316Muskegon County, MIMI177,90119,436−20%

317Onslow County, NCNC217,17519,411+7%

318Chautauqua County, NYNY124,12619,344−1%

319Bay County, FLFL204,47919,335+5%

320Vanderburgh County, ININ181,99519,186−7%

321Anchorage, AKAK287,15519,124+19%

322Cambria County, PAPA128,96819,058−16%

323St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,48818,861−2%

324Monongalia County, WVWV107,99118,688+20%

325Cabell County, WVWV91,18318,610+1%

326St. Tammany Parish, LALA279,10818,589−6%

327Washington County, MSMS40,44618,415−20%

328Taylor County, TXTX150,07718,409−0%

329Thurston County, WAWA304,26118,322+13%

330Weber County, UTUT278,17418,278+14%

331Morris County, NJNJ524,25118,185+56%

332Calhoun County, ALAL115,83418,085−1%

333Comanche County, OKOK122,15817,937+1%

334Delaware County, ININ113,10617,927−11%

335Sangamon County, ILIL194,17017,609−0%

336Wichita County, TXTX129,55517,366−11%

337Jefferson County, ARAR62,98717,303−15%

338Hall County, GAGA226,56817,291+71%

339Iberia Parish, LALA66,84617,256−2%

340Oswego County, NYNY118,56917,120+20%

341Athens County, OHOH63,19717,020−0%

342Tompkins County, NYNY104,04717,014−5%

343Sumter County, SCSC105,06717,000−20%

344Beaver County, PAPA166,03216,983−31%

345Lowndes County, GAGA122,86716,901+12%

346Gregg County, TXTX126,09516,804−4%

347Black Hawk County, IAIA131,53216,798−11%

348Berkeley County, SCSC274,66616,769+6%

349Jackson County, MSMS147,66616,753−10%

350Orange County, NCNC152,49816,706+28%

351Scott County, IAIA175,25916,660−9%

352Johnson County, IAIA160,04416,626+1%

353Hampton, VAVA137,31516,540+14%

354York County, SCSC306,88716,525+21%

355Sussex County, DEDE277,14016,508+36%

356Maverick County, TXTX58,82316,482−10%

357Rutherford County, TNTN386,35216,358+27%

358Blair County, PAPA119,54116,321−11%

359Forrest County, MSMS79,03416,307−13%

360Shawnee County, KSKS178,60716,287+1%

361Lauderdale County, MSMS70,31716,283−6%

362Portsmouth, VAVA96,77716,255−12%

363Marin County, CACA253,69416,242+35%

364Etowah County, ALAL103,88616,241−1%

365Henrico County, VAVA342,77516,176+36%

366Pike County, KYKY54,72116,095−13%

367Rock Island County, ILIL141,86916,046−18%

368Schenectady County, NYNY162,58116,024+29%

369Racine County, WIWI198,91915,868−11%

370Douglas County, KSKS120,92015,848−6%

371Tom Green County, TXTX120,60215,811−7%

372Butler County, PAPA200,16915,808+7%

373Bowie County, TXTX92,69615,784+13%

374Canyon County, IDID275,12315,768+16%

375Sebastian County, ARAR130,64115,698+20%

376Gloucester County, NJNJ312,63815,693+11%

377Wayne County, NCNC122,27815,685−1%

378Brown County, WIWI275,80315,643−12%

379Johnston County, NCNC256,44815,627+35%

380Calhoun County, MIMI133,40815,529−20%

381Santa Fe County, NMNM156,90715,516+20%

382Johnson County, KSKS636,90615,501+21%

383Indiana County, PAPA82,87815,485−8%

384Benton County, ARAR332,55415,449+65%

385Clark County, OHOH135,34015,442−22%

386Barnstable County, MAMA233,53915,308+9%

387Scioto County, OHOH71,36515,277−26%

388York County, MEME222,43415,221+35%

389Pickens County, SCSC139,19815,195+30%

390Jasper County, MOMO127,42815,154+10%

391Roanoke, VAVA99,11115,135−2%

392Okaloosa County, FLFL221,81015,074+2%

393Jackson County, ILIL52,50115,031−13%

394Midland County, TXTX187,85514,966−3%

395Washington County, TNTN141,19914,954+4%

396Vigo County, ININ106,51214,904−4%

397Lafourche Parish, LALA95,50514,874−24%

398Jefferson County, NYNY111,54014,854+13%

399Davidson County, NCNC180,18214,828+19%

400Macon County, ILIL99,30014,784−1%

401Putnam County, FLFL77,73414,699+13%

402Arlington County, VAVA243,93114,693+20%

403Raleigh County, WVWV71,77514,691−4%

404Benton County, WAWA221,72214,645+17%

405McLean County, ILIL171,41914,613−5%

406Chesapeake, VAVA255,33214,574+7%

407Alamance County, NCNC186,17714,565+52%

408Rensselaer County, NYNY160,51014,492+1%

409Acadia Parish, LALA57,03214,444−15%

410Placer County, CACA442,08114,430+17%

411Dallas County, ALAL35,14014,399−17%

412Yellowstone County, MTMT172,69214,368+5%

413Elkhart County, ININ208,77414,330+30%

414Jackson County, MIMI159,55214,322−20%

415Hampshire County, MAMA164,06514,306−9%

416Schuylkill County, PAPA145,08514,306−12%

417Warren County, KYKY149,37514,279+6%

418Baldwin County, ALAL267,76114,248+1%

419Missoula County, MTMT123,51314,156+6%

420Talladega County, ALAL81,60314,148−5%

421Portage County, OHOH163,40414,114−17%

422Cumberland County, PAPA277,27014,038+35%

423Hays County, TXTX304,39013,915+1%

424Lycoming County, PAPA112,58713,847+2%

425Mercer County, PAPA107,86013,813−11%

426Payne County, OKOK83,88913,810+4%

427Nacogdoches County, TXTX66,03513,808+0%

428Rowan County, NCNC155,09613,806+32%

429Citrus County, FLFL171,66613,787+17%

430Mendocino County, CACA88,12213,749+21%

431Halifax County, NCNC46,53413,713−3%

432Bulloch County, GAGA86,94913,712+16%

433Darlington County, SCSC62,88813,666+11%

434Kenton County, KYKY175,77913,656−2%

435Morgan County, ALAL126,48313,651+13%

436Richland County, OHOH124,89313,637−4%

437Wilson County, NCNC81,15013,635+5%

438Harnett County, NCNC150,13713,563+14%

439Bolivar County, MSMS28,26213,518−25%

440Hernando County, FLFL221,70113,518+22%

441Kent County, DEDE194,78613,507+8%

442Bossier Parish, LALA131,86713,505−3%

443Montgomery County, TNTN249,93513,440+4%

444Jefferson County, MOMO233,13213,423+5%

445Maui County, HIHI160,59213,394+69%

446Houston County, ALAL110,31813,317−1%

447Highlands County, FLFL111,12213,296+28%

448Leflore County, MSMS25,68613,189−9%

449Douglas County, OROR111,95113,186−6%

450Lowndes County, MSMS57,34613,127−0%

451Allen County, OHOH100,88113,121−6%

452Floyd County, GAGA101,37813,084+18%

453Ottawa County, MIMI308,45913,080+16%

454Steuben County, NYNY91,85513,064−2%

455Chaves County, NMNM63,36413,053+1%

456Kennebec County, MEME129,06713,035+10%

457Grant County, WAWA105,72713,002+21%

458Cowlitz County, WAWA114,88512,986+19%

459Columbiana County, OHOH99,37712,932−25%

460Riley County, KSKS72,59812,923−9%

461Isabella County, MIMI64,69112,912−5%

462Chittenden County, VTVT169,11512,895+12%

463Beaufort County, SCSC204,43312,893+10%

464Crittenden County, ARAR46,21012,887−5%

465Jones County, MSMS66,49612,872−9%

466Catawba County, NCNC170,17212,867+53%

467Floyd County, KYKY34,40112,844−6%

468Garland County, ARAR99,69512,843−3%

469Dakota County, MNMN457,71012,837+9%

470St. Clair County, MIMI160,48612,815−19%

471Madison County, TNTN100,79012,813−3%

472Cleveland County, NCNC103,32512,780+37%

473Berkshire County, MAMA128,22412,762+6%

474Lauderdale County, ALAL97,13512,690+7%

475Craighead County, ARAR116,95712,651+8%

476Angelina County, TXTX88,15412,645−3%

477St. Mary Parish, LALA46,55212,630−19%

478Clermont County, OHOH216,97712,600−4%

479Washington County, MDMD157,73112,561+11%

480Yuba County, CACA88,69112,522+11%

481Anoka County, MNMN381,60512,514−4%

482Greene County, OHOH174,32212,505−4%

483Monroe County, PAPA167,17912,496+80%

484Grayson County, TXTX153,61312,467−5%

485Linn County, IAIA232,02812,466−14%

486Rockingham County, NHNH324,07712,459+15%

487Madison County, ININ135,08812,451−25%

488Muskogee County, OKOK66,70812,440−16%

489Columbus County, NCNC50,48712,430+5%

490Mercer County, WVWV57,50312,429−6%

491Ashtabula County, OHOH96,71312,386−23%

492Cass County, NDND201,79412,383+2%

493Prince William County, VAVA502,96612,329+76%

494Cache County, UTUT145,00012,311+29%

495Sutter County, CACA98,78712,266+23%

496Wood County, WVWV82,38512,189−1%

497Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83912,183+85%

498Davis County, UTUT381,22712,111−10%

499San Patricio County, TXTX72,05312,101−19%

500Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89612,099+5%

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

Frequently asked

Which county has the highest residents in poverty?

Los Angeles County, California ranks #1 with 1,704,969 (2000 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 counties by residents in poverty?

Los Angeles County, California, Cook County, Illinois, Kings County, New York, Harris County, Texas, Bronx County, New York.

How many counties are in this ranking?

3,125 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2000 Decennial Census 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, 2000 Decennial Census.