RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 3,131

Most residents in poverty, US counties · 2010

US counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2010 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of people, not the poverty rate. Los Angeles County, California leads at 1,542,189. 3,131 counties qualify in total. California carries 6 of the top 25 entries.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS IN POVERTYVS 2000

USUnited States13.8% of US population308,745,53842,682,708–

01Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,9341,542,189−10%

02Cook County, ILIL5,194,625793,291+9%

03Harris County, TXTX5,045,026686,671+35%

04Kings County, NYNY2,653,963551,565−11%

05Maricopa County, AZAZ4,689,558530,997+47%

06Miami-Dade County, FLFL2,802,029428,813+6%

07Dallas County, TXTX2,661,397416,844+40%

08Bronx County, NYNY1,406,332393,056−4%

09Wayne County, MIMI1,769,038388,749+15%

10Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,281382,744+10%

11San Diego County, CACA3,282,248381,516+9%

12Orange County, CACA3,149,507305,470+4%

13San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,091301,995+12%

14Riverside County, CACA2,544,916293,626+34%

15Queens County, NYNY2,358,182289,663−11%

16Bexar County, TXTX2,160,088289,447+31%

17New York County, NYNY1,664,862281,621−8%

18Hidalgo County, TXTX921,549266,782+31%

19Tarrant County, TXTX2,248,466243,077+59%

20Clark County, NVNV2,407,226228,569+54%

21Broward County, FLFL2,013,317214,706+15%

22Cuyahoga County, OHOH1,232,925209,749+15%

23Fresno County, CACA1,035,456209,228+14%

24El Paso County, TXTX877,858205,176+27%

25Franklin County, OHOH1,361,536198,032+59%

26Sacramento County, CACA1,618,460197,750+14%

27King County, WAWA2,344,939196,720+36%

28Shelby County, TNTN910,226183,054+28%

29Milwaukee County, WIWI924,216182,435+27%

30Hillsborough County, FLFL1,574,115174,219+39%

31Kern County, CACA927,068172,723+26%

32Alameda County, CACA1,636,630172,228+8%

33Travis County, TXTX1,389,670166,306+63%

34Palm Beach County, FLFL1,575,726161,506+44%

35Pima County, AZAZ1,074,685160,777+30%

36Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,391158,416+25%

37Marion County, ININ992,196156,497+59%

38Orange County, FLFL1,528,002153,772+42%

39Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,035150,541+5%

40Suffolk County, MAMA791,891148,907+14%

41Cameron County, TXTX433,946141,117+27%

42Fulton County, GAGA1,098,791140,996+10%

43Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,784138,881+50%

44Baltimore, MDMD569,997132,203−11%

45Erie County, NYNY946,741128,767+11%

46Hamilton County, OHOH838,418123,254+23%

47Duval County, FLFL1,062,963122,627+32%

48Oklahoma County, OKOK822,125120,908+20%

49Multnomah County, OROR795,391117,346+40%

50Denver County, COCO740,613115,065+45%

51Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,383114,854+80%

52Jefferson County, KYKY795,222114,644+34%

53Middlesex County, MAMA1,669,979114,352+19%

54Essex County, NJNJ896,379114,108−8%

55DeKalb County, GAGA774,394111,282+55%

56District of Columbia, DCDC693,645111,069−4%

57Pinellas County, FLFL948,563110,683+20%

58San Joaquin County, CACA823,815109,948+10%

59Davidson County, TNTN745,904108,725+47%

60Jackson County, MOMO732,994106,032+36%

61Salt Lake County, UTUT1,220,916105,731+47%

62Oakland County, MIMI1,288,337104,908+59%

63Bernalillo County, NMNM667,601103,441+36%

64Monroe County, NYNY750,506102,319+25%

65Jefferson County, ALAL665,742101,890+4%

66Tulare County, CACA485,146101,195+15%

67Providence County, RIRI678,17996,659+1%

68Hudson County, NJNJ735,03396,036+2%

69St. Louis County, MOMO990,91195,561+37%

70San Francisco County, CACA826,07995,513+9%

71Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,07094,304+30%

72Pierce County, WAWA946,28892,495+26%

73Polk County, FLFL874,79091,351+46%

74Tulsa County, OKOK698,78291,137+39%

75Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,09988,847+166%

76Wake County, NCNC1,257,23587,742+79%

77Kent County, MIMI675,23286,207+69%

78Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,09085,852+1%

79Stanislaus County, CACA557,71984,508+18%

80Honolulu County, HIHI988,70384,188−3%

81Orleans Parish, LALA362,15483,923−38%

82Montgomery County, OHOH539,59883,861+33%

83St. Louis, MOMO278,14483,077−3%

84Macomb County, MIMI886,22182,533+85%

85East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,18080,783+10%

86Ramsey County, MNMN541,62380,455+48%

87Lake County, ININ504,61279,769+35%

88Hampden County, MAMA464,33879,735+19%

89Lucas County, OHOH423,34779,564+26%

90Mobile County, ALAL411,65879,324+7%

91Westchester County, NYNY1,015,74378,224−3%

92Guilford County, NCNC562,23477,548+74%

93Genesee County, MIMI401,09376,882+35%

94Worcester County, MAMA888,50276,262+10%

95Ventura County, CACA830,85176,102+9%

96Passaic County, NJNJ531,62475,875+26%

97Essex County, MAMA826,65374,818+16%

98Lee County, FLFL875,60774,557+74%

99Summit County, OHOH538,37674,554+38%

100Webb County, TXTX281,22474,513+24%

101Cobb County, GAGA793,34573,061+86%

102Sedgwick County, KSKS538,43369,077+60%

103El Paso County, COCO757,04068,890+66%

104Prince George's County, MDMD970,37468,483+11%

105Volusia County, FLFL606,57368,316+33%

106Douglas County, NENE606,46067,787+48%

107Arapahoe County, COCO673,82066,522+135%

108Nassau County, NYNY1,398,93966,365−5%

109Utah County, UTUT759,85966,280+50%

110Spokane County, WAWA558,34466,243+29%

111Baltimore County, MDMD847,65065,424+34%

112Nueces County, TXTX352,99265,116+14%

113Greenville County, SCSC583,12563,731+60%

114Onondaga County, NYNY466,58463,561+14%

115Pulaski County, ARAR404,61162,690+30%

116Bristol County, MAMA593,64062,076+16%

117Jefferson Parish, LALA431,39861,570−1%

118Adams County, COCO554,66861,447+90%

119Santa Barbara County, CACA442,06560,807+6%

120Leon County, FLFL299,04860,620+39%

121Middlesex County, NJNJ883,33560,057+21%

122Snohomish County, WAWA870,65659,999+44%

123Knox County, TNTN511,45359,052+23%

124Lane County, OROR381,58458,732+27%

125Alachua County, FLFL290,02858,342+18%

126Montgomery County, MDMD1,074,58257,958+22%

127Monterey County, CACA433,72957,835+7%

128Charleston County, SCSC436,20057,833+14%

129Brazos County, TXTX249,08857,808+41%

130Camden County, NJNJ535,79957,540+8%

131Brevard County, FLFL663,98257,145+27%

132Pasco County, FLFL674,51657,046+55%

133Dane County, WIWI590,37556,555+41%

134Ingham County, MIMI289,70956,048+37%

135Richland County, SCSC434,95655,843+27%

136Merced County, CACA297,26055,818+22%

137Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87355,322+26%

138New Castle County, DEDE588,02655,206+31%

139Hinds County, MSMS211,88855,178+10%

140Collin County, TXTX1,297,17954,216+127%

141Forsyth County, NCNC401,71853,567+58%

142Washoe County, NVNV509,38653,085+57%

143Cumberland County, NCNC338,47353,041+37%

144Denton County, TXTX1,069,34652,960+85%

145Yakima County, WAWA259,18552,958+21%

146Delaware County, PAPA580,93752,796+20%

147Bergen County, NJNJ977,02652,706+20%

148Lubbock County, TXTX328,90652,553+22%

149DuPage County, ILIL934,29852,116+59%

150Ocean County, NJNJ673,74652,028+46%

151Caddo Parish, LALA224,22651,890−3%

152Richmond, VAVA237,25751,602+22%

153Fayette County, KYKY329,75151,463+53%

154Doña Ana County, NMNM229,09151,223+15%

155Berks County, PAPA440,07251,114+45%

156Pinal County, AZAZ539,38050,585+66%

157Marion County, FLFL442,66050,575+49%

158Washington County, OROR611,70850,446+53%

159Marion County, OROR355,77750,370+31%

160San Mateo County, CACA743,56850,234+22%

161Lancaster County, PAPA563,15950,225+37%

162Sonoma County, CACA486,44449,705+35%

163Hamilton County, TNTN390,83349,536+33%

164Montgomery County, TXTX781,19449,452+79%

165Lake County, ILIL719,33949,279+34%

166Escambia County, FLFL333,83448,812+7%

167Union County, NJNJ601,86348,643+11%

168Richmond County, NYNY501,29048,479+9%

169McLennan County, TXTX272,02048,119+28%

170Stark County, OHOH373,77147,808+38%

171Washtenaw County, MIMI370,21447,341+32%

172Jefferson County, TXTX254,32147,319+8%

173Kane County, ILIL525,75747,066+74%

174Butler County, OHOH400,12847,006+62%

175Winnebago County, ILIL283,67446,938+75%

176Richmond County, GAGA206,55946,797+20%

177Fort Bend County, TXTX975,19146,604+84%

178Clark County, WAWA532,11946,194+47%

179Kalamazoo County, MIMI263,79546,061+60%

180Montgomery County, PAPA877,64344,846+35%

181Will County, ILIL712,25344,638+80%

182Greene County, MOMO309,28644,474+53%

183Polk County, IAIA516,54644,434+49%

184Chatham County, GAGA311,85543,907+21%

185Luzerne County, PAPA332,12643,850+24%

186Allen County, ININ402,32943,782+44%

187Bell County, TXTX402,24843,695+52%

188Erie County, PAPA265,83243,634+30%

189Montgomery County, ALAL225,89143,457+12%

190Horry County, SCSC427,55143,447+84%

191Clayton County, GAGA297,47143,418+82%

192Durham County, NCNC347,24043,169+45%

193Jefferson County, COCO580,45142,911+58%

194Solano County, CACA455,37642,790+31%

195Spartanburg County, SCSC380,85742,195+35%

196St. Clair County, ILIL250,70841,867+13%

197Lehigh County, PAPA384,38341,602+44%

198Seminole County, FLFL491,88441,576+54%

199Norfolk County, MAMA739,74941,554+38%

200Orange County, NYNY417,66941,409+15%

201Champaign County, ILIL209,97241,295+43%

202Manatee County, FLFL468,20041,210+55%

203Yuma County, AZAZ224,44940,998+33%

204Robeson County, NCNC119,94140,562+44%

205Butte County, CACA209,21140,486+1%

206Pitt County, NCNC182,93640,131+47%

207Madison County, ALAL433,51640,028+37%

208Norfolk, VAVA231,01340,013−12%

209Ada County, IDID546,14139,926+73%

210Larimer County, COCO377,29239,917+72%

211Sarasota County, FLFL479,95839,715+57%

212Mahoning County, OHOH224,70639,613+23%

213Lorain County, OHOH323,21939,512+54%

214Monmouth County, NJNJ651,03539,507+2%

215Lancaster County, NENE334,04939,255+65%

216York County, PAPA473,19739,173+52%

217Collier County, FLFL417,13139,081+51%

218Clarke County, GAGA129,92139,076+36%

219St. Joseph County, ININ272,86138,896+41%

220Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,36838,437+37%

221Albany County, NYNY321,22538,232+22%

222St. Lucie County, FLFL402,44938,118+48%

223Boulder County, COCO328,56037,581+36%

224Galveston County, TXTX372,20737,355+13%

225Imperial County, CACA181,41137,354+16%

226Mercer County, NJNJ399,28937,063+22%

227Saginaw County, MIMI187,68837,050+27%

228Lafayette Parish, LALA257,94936,422+22%

229Washington County, ARAR271,21336,306+58%

230Westmoreland County, PAPA349,32435,808+12%

231Osceola County, FLFL481,71835,604+79%

232Monroe County, ININ143,34535,230+54%

233Weld County, COCO378,42635,225+56%

234Rockland County, NYNY357,39735,108+29%

235Oneida County, NYNY226,39235,037+14%

236Buncombe County, NCNC277,41735,012+48%

237San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,36734,883+10%

238Plymouth County, MAMA546,82934,864+11%

239Bibb County, GAGA157,55634,828+18%

240Madison County, ILIL263,11034,793+37%

241Muscogee County, GAGA202,17134,638+19%

242Tippecanoe County, ININ190,45634,514+50%

243Gaston County, NCNC246,55834,312+66%

244Yolo County, CACA224,41034,294+11%

245Clackamas County, OROR426,28033,754+52%

246Wyandotte County, KSKS170,59733,527+28%

247Santa Cruz County, CACA258,85233,352+10%

248Rutherford County, TNTN386,35233,351+104%

249Brazoria County, TXTX419,08033,269+35%

250Lake County, FLFL456,06832,787+62%

251Canyon County, IDID275,12332,644+107%

252Atlantic County, NJNJ278,65732,353+22%

253Mohave County, AZAZ228,10232,304+50%

254Trumbull County, OHOH198,97232,286+39%

255Smith County, TXTX252,54932,253+34%

256Ouachita Parish, LALA158,54232,240+6%

257Dauphin County, PAPA293,35131,965+31%

258Calcasieu Parish, LALA208,46631,304+10%

259New Hanover County, NCNC245,95931,209+49%

260Broome County, NYNY195,73631,058+21%

261Chester County, PAPA557,11631,037+37%

262Cleveland County, OKOK303,97330,932+41%

263Muskegon County, MIMI177,90130,931+59%

264Bucks County, PAPA647,82830,850+15%

265St. Louis County, MNMN200,51830,334+26%

266Johnson County, KSKS636,90630,184+95%

267Whatcom County, WAWA236,39230,155+27%

268Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73729,980+8%

269Boone County, MOMO191,74629,947+52%

270Anderson County, SCSC219,93029,553+48%

271Kings County, CACA154,32729,530+17%

272Cumberland County, MEME317,22229,450+41%

273Henrico County, VAVA342,77529,449+82%

274Shasta County, CACA181,64829,275+17%

275Madera County, CACA167,92729,109+11%

276Lexington County, SCSC317,58829,034+49%

277Hillsborough County, NHNH433,41528,997+22%

278Yavapai County, AZAZ252,55228,894+44%

279Anne Arundel County, MDMD603,38028,699+14%

280Harrison County, MSMS217,13628,537+3%

281Centre County, PAPA157,39328,486+12%

282Jackson County, OROR221,79528,430+25%

283Lackawanna County, PAPA216,50228,345+26%

284York County, SCSC306,88728,289+71%

285Vanderburgh County, ININ181,99527,965+46%

286Niagara County, NYNY208,91227,622+19%

287Potter County, TXTX114,45327,489+26%

288Pueblo County, COCO169,27727,442+31%

289Williamson County, TXTX752,82727,391+129%

290Dougherty County, GAGA82,61627,331+15%

291Tangipahoa Parish, LALA141,34627,206+19%

292Elkhart County, ININ208,77427,159+90%

293San Juan County, NMNM120,34027,014+10%

294Peoria County, ILIL178,55326,971+7%

295Lee County, ALAL189,88126,898+7%

296Hawaii County, HIHI210,04326,686+15%

297Aiken County, SCSC181,51526,651+35%

298Weber County, UTUT278,17426,530+45%

299Hall County, GAGA226,56826,512+53%

300Kanawha County, WVWV172,38126,510−8%

301Shawnee County, KSKS178,60726,445+62%

302Sangamon County, ILIL194,17026,394+50%

303Fayette County, PAPA123,02126,266−2%

304Navajo County, AZAZ109,94626,244−9%

305Northampton County, PAPA324,41126,087+23%

306Thurston County, WAWA304,26126,057+42%

307Benton County, ARAR332,55425,970+68%

308Hays County, TXTX304,39025,769+85%

309Berrien County, MIMI152,44425,742+25%

310Brown County, WIWI275,80325,635+64%

311Johnston County, NCNC256,44825,431+63%

312Montgomery County, TNTN249,93525,130+87%

313Dutchess County, NYNY300,70824,987+18%

314Coconino County, AZAZ144,36824,958+18%

315Sullivan County, TNTN163,75924,879+26%

316Florence County, SCSC138,50424,632+19%

317Apache County, AZAZ64,44524,627−6%

318Burlington County, NJNJ481,43924,587+23%

319Alamance County, NCNC186,17724,567+69%

320Onslow County, NCNC217,17524,511+26%

321Newport News, VAVA183,23024,479−1%

322Randolph County, NCNC149,51624,402+105%

323Cumberland County, NJNJ157,14824,395+11%

324Penobscot County, MEME157,96724,107+22%

325Jackson County, MIMI159,55223,872+67%

326McKinley County, NMNM68,11923,868−12%

327Humboldt County, CACA131,64723,865−3%

328Orangeburg County, SCSC83,17723,822+21%

329Rapides Parish, LALA125,87723,803−8%

330Johnson County, IAIA160,04423,763+43%

331Delaware County, ININ113,10623,756+33%

332Davidson County, NCNC180,18223,666+60%

333Lowndes County, GAGA122,86723,633+40%

334Kitsap County, WAWA283,37423,592+16%

335St. Landry Parish, LALA80,76523,585−8%

336Starr County, TXTX66,31923,195−15%

337Chautauqua County, NYNY124,12623,116+19%

338Calhoun County, ALAL115,83423,073+28%

339Anchorage, AKAK287,15523,046+21%

340Sussex County, DEDE277,14023,031+40%

341Placer County, CACA442,08122,995+59%

342Ottawa County, MIMI308,45922,926+75%

343Ector County, TXTX173,80122,872+1%

344Wayne County, NCNC122,27822,821+45%

345Calhoun County, MIMI133,40822,686+46%

346Sebastian County, ARAR130,64122,684+45%

347Rowan County, NCNC155,09622,496+63%

348Berkeley County, SCSC274,66622,480+34%

349Racine County, WIWI198,91922,436+41%

350Baldwin County, ALAL267,76122,255+56%

351Benton County, WAWA221,72222,251+52%

352Jasper County, MOMO127,42822,220+47%

353Dakota County, MNMN457,71022,171+73%

354Black Hawk County, IAIA131,53222,096+32%

355St. Tammany Parish, LALA279,10822,057+19%

356Clark County, OHOH135,34022,010+43%

357McLean County, ILIL171,41921,867+50%

358Orange County, NCNC152,49821,862+31%

359Portage County, OHOH163,40421,744+54%

360Taylor County, TXTX150,07721,675+18%

361Comanche County, OKOK122,15821,615+21%

362Washington County, PAPA210,80221,520+8%

363Montgomery County, VAVA98,43421,374+10%

364Scott County, IAIA175,25921,341+28%

365Prince William County, VAVA502,96621,307+73%

366Anoka County, MNMN381,60521,210+69%

367Douglas County, KSKS120,92021,185+34%

368Warren County, KYKY149,37521,071+48%

369Vigo County, ININ106,51221,006+41%

370Isabella County, MIMI64,69120,889+62%

371Bay County, FLFL204,47920,884+8%

372Washington County, TNTN141,19920,837+39%

373Sumter County, SCSC105,06720,825+23%

374Jefferson County, MOMO233,13220,797+55%

375Santa Fe County, NMNM156,90720,703+33%

376Cochise County, AZAZ126,33220,668−1%

377Jackson County, MSMS147,66620,610+23%

378Gloucester County, NJNJ312,63820,567+31%

379Ulster County, NYNY183,33020,553+1%

380Hernando County, FLFL221,70120,424+51%

381Linn County, IAIA232,02820,362+63%

382Citrus County, FLFL171,66620,361+48%

383St. Clair County, MIMI160,48620,276+58%

384Kent County, DEDE194,78620,272+50%

385Monongalia County, WVWV107,99120,247+8%

386Roanoke, VAVA99,11120,243+34%

387Wichita County, TXTX129,55520,088+16%

388Gregg County, TXTX126,09520,049+19%

389Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72520,042+116%

390Davis County, UTUT381,22720,029+65%

391Bulloch County, GAGA86,94919,967+46%

392Cabell County, WVWV91,18319,858+7%

393Morris County, NJNJ524,25119,835+9%

394Rock County, WIWI166,47219,826+78%

395Iredell County, NCNC211,79819,813+98%

396Pickens County, SCSC139,19819,779+30%

397Whitfield County, GAGA106,21219,725+106%

398Cambria County, PAPA128,96819,669+3%

399Athens County, OHOH63,19719,632+15%

400Terrebonne Parish, LALA104,16319,482−2%

401Kenosha County, WIWI168,44819,480+74%

402Stearns County, MNMN164,11019,415+67%

403Madison County, ININ135,08819,396+56%

404Catawba County, NCNC170,17219,299+50%

405Okaloosa County, FLFL221,81019,170+27%

406Forrest County, MSMS79,03419,146+17%

407Tompkins County, NYNY104,04719,132+12%

408Carroll County, GAGA131,03619,130+60%

409Cass County, NDND201,79419,103+54%

410McHenry County, ILIL317,75119,063+100%

411Cleveland County, NCNC103,32519,002+49%

412Lauderdale County, MSMS70,31718,941+16%

413Beaver County, PAPA166,03218,930+11%

414St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,48818,926+0%

415Harnett County, NCNC150,13718,893+39%

416Missoula County, MTMT123,51318,875+33%

417Craighead County, ARAR116,95718,706+48%

418Rensselaer County, NYNY160,51018,684+29%

419Oswego County, NYNY118,56918,657+9%

420Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14818,640+58%

421Marshall County, ALAL103,53718,553+54%

422Hampshire County, MAMA164,06518,538+30%

423Lake County, OHOH232,21718,521+61%

424Licking County, OHOH185,56418,508+70%

425Tom Green County, TXTX120,60218,482+17%

426Greene County, OHOH174,32218,377+47%

427Clermont County, OHOH216,97718,358+46%

428Madison County, TNTN100,79018,259+43%

429Maverick County, TXTX58,82318,237+11%

430Linn County, OROR132,84318,225+55%

431Mesa County, COCO162,84518,196+53%

432Rock Island County, ILIL141,86918,186+13%

433Grant County, WAWA105,72718,184+40%

434Kenton County, KYKY175,77918,136+33%

435Payne County, OKOK83,88918,119+31%

436St. Charles County, MOMO426,49918,096+60%

437Floyd County, GAGA101,37817,985+37%

438Morgan County, ALAL126,48317,902+31%

439Houston County, GAGA178,21417,857+58%

440Washington County, MSMS40,44617,793−3%

441Schuylkill County, PAPA145,08517,676+24%

442Monroe County, PAPA167,17917,609+41%

443Etowah County, ALAL103,88617,595+8%

444Riley County, KSKS72,59817,582+36%

445Marin County, CACA253,69417,580+8%

446Winnebago County, WIWI174,21817,543+67%

447Jefferson County, ARAR62,98717,496+1%

448Indian River County, FLFL172,79917,437+66%

449Macon County, ILIL99,30017,425+18%

450Clay County, MOMO265,03217,375+73%

451Putnam County, FLFL77,73417,362+18%

452Cowlitz County, WAWA114,88517,351+34%

453Faulkner County, ARAR133,97917,328+61%

454Allen County, OHOH100,88117,308+32%

455Hampton, VAVA137,31517,302+5%

456Columbiana County, OHOH99,37717,237+33%

457Waukesha County, WIWI417,21017,236+76%

458Schenectady County, NYNY162,58117,225+7%

459St. Johns County, FLFL346,32817,219+74%

460Union County, NCNC267,67417,201+71%

461Santa Rosa County, FLFL211,11517,176+48%

462Midland County, TXTX187,85517,152+15%

463Jackson County, ILIL52,50117,137+14%

464Lynchburg, VAVA81,34717,135+65%

465Beaufort County, SCSC204,43317,064+32%

466Wilson County, NCNC81,15017,047+25%

467Garland County, ARAR99,69517,043+33%

468Houston County, ALAL110,31817,037+28%

469Kankakee County, ILIL105,52516,989+43%

470Ellis County, TXTX240,86716,969+77%

471Chittenden County, VTVT169,11516,957+32%

472Henry County, GAGA264,92216,880+188%

473Charlotte County, FLFL217,21216,875+45%

474Douglas County, OROR111,95116,808+27%

475Lycoming County, PAPA112,58716,768+21%

476Jefferson County, NYNY111,54016,755+13%

477Cache County, UTUT145,00016,753+36%

478Highlands County, FLFL111,12216,684+25%

479York County, MEME222,43416,664+9%

480Story County, IAIA101,29116,649+48%

481Craven County, NCNC105,02516,571+39%

482Yellowstone County, MTMT172,69216,546+15%

483Deschutes County, OROR213,07216,542+54%

484Scioto County, OHOH71,36516,529+8%

485Indiana County, PAPA82,87816,518+7%

486Hunt County, TXTX123,33616,507+69%

487Lauderdale County, ALAL97,13516,419+29%

488Blair County, PAPA119,54116,419+1%

489Kootenai County, IDID191,86416,418+44%

490Minnehaha County, SDSD212,69116,379+46%

491Benton County, OROR97,72816,328+43%

492Clay County, FLFL239,59316,313+71%

493Putnam County, TNTN86,61216,280+59%

494Grayson County, TXTX153,61316,259+30%

495Sumner County, TNTN215,53816,172+53%

496Walker County, TXTX83,84216,140+42%

497Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83916,011+31%

498Ashtabula County, OHOH96,71315,929+29%

499Nacogdoches County, TXTX66,03515,871+15%

500Cherokee County, GAGA299,27315,844+110%

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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 1,542,189 (2010 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 counties by residents in poverty?

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

How many counties are in this ranking?

3,131 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2010 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, 2010 Decennial Census.