RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 3,135

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. Los Angeles County, California leads at 1,420,073. 3,135 counties qualify in total. California carries 7 of the top 25 entries.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS IN POVERTYVS 2000

USUnited States12.8% of US population331,449,28142,539,640–

01Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,9341,420,073−17%

02Harris County, TXTX5,045,026738,365+45%

03Cook County, ILIL5,194,625721,538−1%

04Maricopa County, AZAZ4,689,558562,237+56%

05Kings County, NYNY2,653,963526,219−15%

06Miami-Dade County, FLFL2,802,029432,548+7%

07Bronx County, NYNY1,406,332397,002−3%

08Wayne County, MIMI1,769,038382,617+13%

09Dallas County, TXTX2,661,397381,064+28%

10Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,281369,987+6%

11San Diego County, CACA3,282,248360,245+3%

12San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,091326,831+21%

13Orange County, CACA3,149,507323,147+10%

14Bexar County, TXTX2,160,088313,436+42%

15Riverside County, CACA2,544,916302,908+38%

16Clark County, NVNV2,407,226302,559+104%

17Queens County, NYNY2,358,182278,961−14%

18New York County, NYNY1,664,862263,761−14%

19Hidalgo County, TXTX921,549247,648+21%

20Broward County, FLFL2,013,317247,196+32%

21Tarrant County, TXTX2,248,466239,844+57%

22Sacramento County, CACA1,618,460219,572+27%

23Cuyahoga County, OHOH1,232,925216,340+18%

24Fresno County, CACA1,035,456209,673+15%

25Hillsborough County, FLFL1,574,115204,280+63%

26Orange County, FLFL1,528,002202,832+87%

27Franklin County, OHOH1,361,536199,996+61%

28King County, WAWA2,344,939191,217+32%

29Kern County, CACA927,068185,743+35%

30Shelby County, TNTN910,226176,352+23%

31Palm Beach County, FLFL1,575,726173,447+55%

32Milwaukee County, WIWI924,216172,310+20%

33El Paso County, TXTX877,858168,682+4%

34Pima County, AZAZ1,074,685166,362+34%

35Marion County, ININ992,196160,453+64%

36Alameda County, CACA1,636,630156,441−2%

37Travis County, TXTX1,389,670146,777+44%

38Duval County, FLFL1,062,963144,605+56%

39Fulton County, GAGA1,098,791142,597+11%

40Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,035141,309−1%

41Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,391138,833+10%

42Suffolk County, MAMA791,891138,724+6%

43Essex County, NJNJ896,379132,115+7%

44Erie County, NYNY946,741130,823+13%

45Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,784130,090+41%

46Oklahoma County, OKOK822,125123,797+23%

47Hamilton County, OHOH838,418123,269+23%

48Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,383121,539+90%

49Middlesex County, MAMA1,669,979118,247+23%

50Baltimore, MDMD569,997117,339−21%

51Cameron County, TXTX433,946112,334+1%

52Pinellas County, FLFL948,563111,138+21%

53DeKalb County, GAGA774,394110,024+53%

54Polk County, FLFL874,790109,555+75%

55Bernalillo County, NMNM667,601107,573+41%

56Multnomah County, OROR795,391107,500+29%

57Jefferson County, KYKY795,222107,396+25%

58Monroe County, NYNY750,506106,904+30%

59San Joaquin County, CACA823,815106,806+7%

60District of Columbia, DCDC693,645106,552−8%

61Jefferson County, ALAL665,742105,690+8%

62Hudson County, NJNJ735,033103,018+9%

63Tulare County, CACA485,146102,957+17%

64Salt Lake County, UTUT1,220,916101,922+42%

65Davidson County, TNTN745,904101,891+38%

66Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,099100,714+201%

67Oakland County, MIMI1,288,33799,068+50%

68Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,09098,545+16%

69Jackson County, MOMO732,99497,678+25%

70Wake County, NCNC1,257,23596,247+96%

71Tulsa County, OKOK698,78295,988+47%

72Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,07095,277+32%

73St. Louis County, MOMO990,91193,382+34%

74Providence County, RIRI678,17992,541−4%

75Lee County, FLFL875,60789,885+110%

76Orleans Parish, LALA362,15488,438−35%

77San Francisco County, CACA826,07988,435+1%

78Pierce County, WAWA946,28887,740+19%

79Macomb County, MIMI886,22187,275+96%

80Montgomery County, OHOH539,59886,072+36%

81Honolulu County, HIHI988,70385,632−1%

82Denver County, COCO740,61384,858+7%

83Westchester County, NYNY1,015,74384,165+4%

84Worcester County, MAMA888,50283,331+20%

85Prince George's County, MDMD970,37483,124+35%

86Guilford County, NCNC562,23482,700+85%

87Essex County, MAMA826,65382,104+27%

88Lucas County, OHOH423,34780,535+27%

89East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,18079,663+8%

90Baltimore County, MDMD847,65079,292+63%

91Passaic County, NJNJ531,62477,745+29%

92Lake County, ININ504,61276,960+30%

93Nassau County, NYNY1,398,93975,448+8%

94Ventura County, CACA830,85175,400+8%

95Middlesex County, NJNJ883,33574,831+51%

96Stanislaus County, CACA557,71974,569+4%

97Mobile County, ALAL411,65874,115+0%

98Ramsey County, MNMN541,62374,095+36%

99Genesee County, MIMI401,09373,287+28%

100Hampden County, MAMA464,33873,263+9%

101Volusia County, FLFL606,57373,209+42%

102Kent County, MIMI675,23273,079+44%

103El Paso County, COCO757,04071,860+73%

104Montgomery County, MDMD1,074,58269,943+47%

105Sedgwick County, KSKS538,43369,942+62%

106Spokane County, WAWA558,34469,643+35%

107Summit County, OHOH538,37669,072+28%

108Pasco County, FLFL674,51668,854+87%

109Richland County, SCSC434,95668,834+57%

110Brevard County, FLFL663,98267,795+50%

111Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87367,751+54%

112Denton County, TXTX1,069,34667,433+135%

113Jefferson Parish, LALA431,39866,828+7%

114Collin County, TXTX1,297,17966,589+178%

115Utah County, UTUT759,85966,214+50%

116Onondaga County, NYNY466,58466,113+19%

117Cobb County, GAGA793,34565,921+68%

118Webb County, TXTX281,22465,815+9%

119Lane County, OROR381,58465,780+42%

120Camden County, NJNJ535,79964,529+21%

121Knox County, TNTN511,45363,223+31%

122Ocean County, NJNJ673,74662,984+77%

123Pulaski County, ARAR404,61162,931+31%

124Cumberland County, NCNC338,47362,759+62%

125Douglas County, NENE606,46062,729+37%

126Dane County, WIWI590,37561,769+53%

127Bristol County, MAMA593,64061,719+15%

128Fort Bend County, TXTX975,19161,701+143%

129St. Louis, MOMO278,14461,620−28%

130Bergen County, NJNJ977,02661,525+40%

131New Castle County, DEDE588,02661,330+46%

132Forsyth County, NCNC401,71860,545+79%

133Snohomish County, WAWA870,65659,678+44%

134Greenville County, SCSC583,12559,054+48%

135Marion County, FLFL442,66058,390+72%

136Alachua County, FLFL290,02857,674+16%

137Santa Barbara County, CACA442,06557,665+1%

138Lubbock County, TXTX328,90657,523+33%

139DuPage County, ILIL934,29857,466+76%

140Leon County, FLFL299,04857,250+31%

141Nueces County, TXTX352,99257,190+0%

142Delaware County, PAPA580,93757,162+30%

143Brazos County, TXTX249,08855,894+36%

144Montgomery County, TXTX781,19455,299+100%

145Doña Ana County, NMNM229,09154,524+23%

146Caddo Parish, LALA224,22654,395+2%

147Lake County, ILIL719,33954,064+47%

148Richmond County, NYNY501,29053,589+20%

149Washoe County, NVNV509,38653,082+57%

150Monterey County, CACA433,72952,835−3%

151Merced County, CACA297,26052,733+16%

152Bell County, TXTX402,24852,655+83%

153Charleston County, SCSC436,20052,434+3%

154Ingham County, MIMI289,70952,360+28%

155Osceola County, FLFL481,71852,004+162%

156Washtenaw County, MIMI370,21451,622+44%

157Pinal County, AZAZ539,38051,568+70%

158Adams County, COCO554,66851,412+59%

159Polk County, IAIA516,54650,993+72%

160Fayette County, KYKY329,75150,973+52%

161Arapahoe County, COCO673,82050,835+80%

162Washington County, OROR611,70850,743+54%

163Union County, NJNJ601,86350,599+15%

164Lancaster County, PAPA563,15950,375+37%

165Horry County, SCSC427,55150,233+112%

166Berks County, PAPA440,07250,190+42%

167Stark County, OHOH373,77149,948+44%

168Montgomery County, PAPA877,64349,548+49%

169Clayton County, GAGA297,47149,431+107%

170Rockland County, NYNY357,39749,220+80%

171Allen County, ININ402,32948,644+61%

172McLennan County, TXTX272,02048,194+28%

173Richmond County, GAGA206,55947,923+23%

174Luzerne County, PAPA332,12647,582+34%

175Will County, ILIL712,25347,515+92%

176Spartanburg County, SCSC380,85747,368+52%

177Richmond, VAVA237,25747,357+12%

178Lehigh County, PAPA384,38347,341+63%

179San Mateo County, CACA743,56847,241+15%

180Hinds County, MSMS211,88846,456−7%

181Marion County, OROR355,77746,254+20%

182Jefferson County, TXTX254,32146,091+5%

183Seminole County, FLFL491,88446,076+70%

184Hamilton County, TNTN390,83346,016+24%

185Ada County, IDID546,14145,930+99%

186Greene County, MOMO309,28645,693+57%

187Orange County, NYNY417,66945,670+27%

188Clark County, WAWA532,11945,566+45%

189Escambia County, FLFL333,83445,060−1%

190Winnebago County, ILIL283,67445,022+68%

191Butler County, OHOH400,12844,928+55%

192Madison County, ALAL433,51644,390+52%

193Durham County, NCNC347,24043,862+47%

194Manatee County, FLFL468,20043,823+65%

195Kane County, ILIL525,75743,745+62%

196Norfolk County, MAMA739,74943,472+44%

197St. Lucie County, FLFL402,44943,124+67%

198Mercer County, NJNJ399,28943,013+42%

199Sonoma County, CACA486,44443,004+16%

200Montgomery County, ALAL225,89142,958+11%

201Lake County, FLFL456,06842,601+110%

202Chatham County, GAGA311,85542,570+17%

203Yakima County, WAWA259,18542,323−3%

204Norfolk, VAVA231,01342,305−7%

205Erie County, PAPA265,83241,968+25%

206Lorain County, OHOH323,21941,824+63%

207Monmouth County, NJNJ651,03541,807+8%

208Muscogee County, GAGA202,17141,474+42%

209Solano County, CACA455,37641,190+26%

210Collier County, FLFL417,13141,186+60%

211Imperial County, CACA181,41140,489+26%

212St. Joseph County, ININ272,86140,360+47%

213Lafayette Parish, LALA257,94940,337+35%

214Yolo County, CACA224,41040,234+30%

215Mahoning County, OHOH224,70640,134+25%

216York County, PAPA473,19739,886+55%

217Larimer County, COCO377,29239,812+71%

218Champaign County, ILIL209,97239,413+37%

219Bibb County, GAGA157,55639,407+34%

220Washington County, ARAR271,21339,284+71%

221Jefferson County, COCO580,45139,249+44%

222Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,36839,083+39%

223Butte County, CACA209,21138,562−4%

224Galveston County, TXTX372,20738,382+16%

225Lancaster County, NENE334,04938,285+60%

226Albany County, NYNY321,22538,003+21%

227Harrison County, MSMS217,13637,907+37%

228Kalamazoo County, MIMI263,79537,718+31%

229Sarasota County, FLFL479,95837,563+48%

230Ouachita Parish, LALA158,54237,437+23%

231St. Clair County, ILIL250,70837,105−0%

232Yuma County, AZAZ224,44937,075+20%

233Atlantic County, NJNJ278,65736,943+39%

234Boulder County, COCO328,56036,900+33%

235Williamson County, TXTX752,82736,887+208%

236Broome County, NYNY195,73636,843+43%

237Bucks County, PAPA647,82836,450+35%

238Calcasieu Parish, LALA208,46636,296+28%

239Cleveland County, OKOK303,97335,589+62%

240Pitt County, NCNC182,93635,402+30%

241Rutherford County, TNTN386,35235,317+116%

242Plymouth County, MAMA546,82935,316+12%

243Tippecanoe County, ININ190,45635,116+53%

244Trumbull County, OHOH198,97234,913+50%

245Lexington County, SCSC317,58834,647+77%

246Mohave County, AZAZ228,10234,519+60%

247Clarke County, GAGA129,92134,130+19%

248Dauphin County, PAPA293,35134,046+40%

249Weld County, COCO378,42633,797+49%

250Lee County, ALAL189,88133,749+34%

251Anne Arundel County, MDMD603,38033,646+34%

252Westmoreland County, PAPA349,32433,517+5%

253Chester County, PAPA557,11633,470+48%

254Saginaw County, MIMI187,68833,376+14%

255Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73733,071+19%

256Oneida County, NYNY226,39233,055+8%

257Madison County, ILIL263,11033,042+30%

258New Hanover County, NCNC245,95933,012+58%

259Smith County, TXTX252,54932,581+35%

260Santa Cruz County, CACA258,85232,268+6%

261Monroe County, ININ143,34531,591+38%

262Robeson County, NCNC119,94131,532+12%

263Clackamas County, OROR426,28031,519+42%

264Whatcom County, WAWA236,39231,475+33%

265Hillsborough County, NHNH433,41531,427+32%

266San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,36731,311−1%

267Wyandotte County, KSKS170,59731,278+20%

268Gaston County, NCNC246,55831,052+50%

269Kanawha County, WVWV172,38131,030+8%

270Buncombe County, NCNC277,41730,971+31%

271Boone County, MOMO191,74630,953+57%

272Hays County, TXTX304,39030,733+121%

273Jackson County, OROR221,79530,590+35%

274Lackawanna County, PAPA216,50229,882+33%

275Madera County, CACA167,92729,747+13%

276Johnson County, KSKS636,90629,732+92%

277Yavapai County, AZAZ252,55229,713+48%

278Pueblo County, COCO169,27729,660+41%

279Brazoria County, TXTX419,08029,480+20%

280Prince William County, VAVA502,96629,369+138%

281Henrico County, VAVA342,77529,326+81%

282St. Tammany Parish, LALA279,10829,026+56%

283Thurston County, WAWA304,26128,976+58%

284Vanderburgh County, ININ181,99528,926+51%

285Placer County, CACA442,08128,901+100%

286Canyon County, IDID275,12328,813+83%

287Peoria County, ILIL178,55328,441+13%

288Hall County, GAGA226,56828,392+64%

289Centre County, PAPA157,39328,167+10%

290Hawaii County, HIHI210,04328,045+20%

291Hernando County, FLFL221,70127,943+107%

292Sussex County, DEDE277,14027,779+68%

293Anderson County, SCSC219,93027,693+39%

294Newport News, VAVA183,23027,614+11%

295St. Louis County, MNMN200,51827,566+14%

296Sangamon County, ILIL194,17027,470+56%

297Shasta County, CACA181,64827,420+9%

298Berkeley County, SCSC274,66627,361+63%

299Burlington County, NJNJ481,43927,312+37%

300Montgomery County, TNTN249,93527,099+102%

301Navajo County, AZAZ109,94627,022−6%

302Humboldt County, CACA131,64726,924+9%

303York County, SCSC306,88726,895+63%

304Tangipahoa Parish, LALA141,34626,842+18%

305Northampton County, PAPA324,41126,831+27%

306Lowndes County, GAGA122,86726,789+59%

307San Juan County, NMNM120,34026,459+8%

308Niagara County, NYNY208,91226,441+14%

309Alamance County, NCNC186,17726,432+81%

310Johnston County, NCNC256,44826,408+69%

311Johnson County, IAIA160,04426,292+58%

312McLean County, ILIL171,41926,058+78%

313Dutchess County, NYNY300,70826,020+23%

314Brown County, WIWI275,80325,983+66%

315Anchorage, AKAK287,15525,772+35%

316McKinley County, NMNM68,11925,655−5%

317Davidson County, NCNC180,18225,599+73%

318Dakota County, MNMN457,71025,491+99%

319Onslow County, NCNC217,17525,381+31%

320Berrien County, MIMI152,44425,189+22%

321Cumberland County, MEME317,22225,130+20%

322Ulster County, NYNY183,33024,857+22%

323Coconino County, AZAZ144,36824,814+17%

324Muskegon County, MIMI177,90124,776+27%

325Cumberland County, NJNJ157,14824,699+12%

326Sullivan County, TNTN163,75924,542+24%

327Kings County, CACA154,32724,419−3%

328Racine County, WIWI198,91924,405+54%

329Morris County, NJNJ524,25124,396+34%

330Benton County, ARAR332,55424,374+58%

331Rapides Parish, LALA125,87724,348−6%

332Elkhart County, ININ208,77424,149+69%

333Kent County, DEDE194,78624,070+78%

334Delaware County, ININ113,10624,000+34%

335Florence County, SCSC138,50423,905+16%

336Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14823,890+102%

337Rowan County, NCNC155,09623,829+73%

338Potter County, TXTX114,45323,768+9%

339Ottawa County, MIMI308,45923,525+80%

340Dougherty County, GAGA82,61623,433−1%

341Montgomery County, VAVA98,43423,429+21%

342Warren County, KYKY149,37523,417+64%

343Aiken County, SCSC181,51523,318+18%

344Citrus County, FLFL171,66623,030+67%

345Bay County, FLFL204,47922,797+18%

346Apache County, AZAZ64,44522,734−13%

347Okaloosa County, FLFL221,81022,727+51%

348Chautauqua County, NYNY124,12622,671+17%

349Kitsap County, WAWA283,37422,605+11%

350Starr County, TXTX66,31922,528−17%

351Wichita County, TXTX129,55522,472+29%

352Weber County, UTUT278,17422,456+23%

353Calhoun County, MIMI133,40822,363+44%

354Jackson County, MSMS147,66622,145+32%

355Henry County, GAGA264,92221,960+274%

356Wayne County, NCNC122,27821,943+40%

357Gregg County, TXTX126,09521,806+30%

358Bossier Parish, LALA131,86721,764+61%

359Jasper County, MOMO127,42821,750+44%

360Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72521,748+135%

361Linn County, IAIA232,02821,618+73%

362Monongalia County, WVWV107,99121,589+16%

363Pickens County, SCSC139,19821,546+42%

364Ector County, TXTX173,80121,473−5%

365Sebastian County, ARAR130,64121,398+36%

366Fayette County, PAPA123,02121,272−21%

367Baldwin County, ALAL267,76121,262+49%

368St. Johns County, FLFL346,32821,166+114%

369Benton County, WAWA221,72221,151+44%

370Harnett County, NCNC150,13721,129+56%

371Payne County, OKOK83,88921,109+53%

372Randolph County, NCNC149,51621,077+77%

373Anoka County, MNMN381,60521,057+68%

374Gloucester County, NJNJ312,63821,048+34%

375Cabell County, WVWV91,18321,013+13%

376Hampton, VAVA137,31520,972+27%

377Rock Island County, ILIL141,86920,777+29%

378Clark County, OHOH135,34020,758+34%

379Scott County, IAIA175,25920,754+25%

380Clay County, MOMO265,03220,697+106%

381Clay County, FLFL239,59320,694+117%

382Terrebonne Parish, LALA104,16320,569+3%

383Jefferson County, MOMO233,13220,562+53%

384St. Landry Parish, LALA80,76520,459−20%

385Kenosha County, WIWI168,44820,352+82%

386Waukesha County, WIWI417,21020,349+108%

387Penobscot County, MEME157,96720,343+3%

388McHenry County, ILIL317,75120,312+113%

389Black Hawk County, IAIA131,53220,304+21%

390Mesa County, COCO162,84520,244+70%

391Santa Fe County, NMNM156,90720,194+30%

392Washington County, TNTN141,19920,170+35%

393Roanoke, VAVA99,11120,106+33%

394Vigo County, ININ106,51220,095+35%

395Forrest County, MSMS79,03420,031+23%

396Taylor County, TXTX150,07719,997+9%

397St. Clair County, MIMI160,48619,968+56%

398Rock County, WIWI166,47219,944+79%

399Madison County, ININ135,08819,942+60%

400Catawba County, NCNC170,17219,885+55%

401Jackson County, MIMI159,55219,867+39%

402Shawnee County, KSKS178,60719,851+22%

403Charlotte County, FLFL217,21219,804+70%

404Story County, IAIA101,29119,707+75%

405Oswego County, NYNY118,56919,698+15%

406Craighead County, ARAR116,95719,654+55%

407Douglas County, KSKS120,92019,643+24%

408Cass County, NDND201,79419,527+58%

409Kenton County, KYKY175,77919,508+43%

410Sumner County, TNTN215,53819,490+84%

411Orangeburg County, SCSC83,17719,481−1%

412Deschutes County, OROR213,07219,452+81%

413Madison County, TNTN100,79019,435+52%

414Cache County, UTUT145,00019,427+58%

415St. Charles County, MOMO426,49919,415+71%

416Dorchester County, SCSC178,39719,414+109%

417Cambria County, PAPA128,96819,398+2%

418Davis County, UTUT381,22719,386+60%

419Faulkner County, ARAR133,97919,371+79%

420Carroll County, GAGA131,03619,367+62%

421Clermont County, OHOH216,97719,212+52%

422Comanche County, OKOK122,15819,147+7%

423Sumter County, SCSC105,06719,118+12%

424Stearns County, MNMN164,11019,093+64%

425St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,48819,091+1%

426Lake County, OHOH232,21719,089+66%

427Cochise County, AZAZ126,33219,084−8%

428Cleveland County, NCNC103,32519,034+49%

429Chittenden County, VTVT169,11518,928+47%

430Houston County, GAGA178,21418,909+67%

431Winnebago County, WIWI174,21818,904+80%

432Houston County, ALAL110,31818,831+41%

433Santa Rosa County, FLFL211,11518,809+63%

434Schuylkill County, PAPA145,08518,786+31%

435Ashtabula County, OHOH96,71318,768+52%

436Chesapeake, VAVA255,33218,671+28%

437Washington County, MDMD157,73118,634+48%

438Johnson County, TXTX218,04818,610+67%

439Marshall County, ALAL103,53718,602+54%

440Washington County, PAPA210,80218,576−7%

441Frederick County, MDMD302,88318,520+112%

442Tompkins County, NYNY104,04718,474+9%

443Orange County, NCNC152,49818,433+10%

444Cherokee County, GAGA299,27318,417+144%

445Greene County, OHOH174,32218,389+47%

446Calhoun County, ALAL115,83418,379+2%

447Morgan County, ALAL126,48318,354+34%

448Portage County, OHOH163,40418,307+30%

449Iredell County, NCNC211,79818,302+83%

450Floyd County, GAGA101,37818,288+40%

451Cumberland County, PAPA277,27018,286+30%

452Bulloch County, GAGA86,94918,110+32%

453Marin County, CACA253,69418,109+11%

454Sandoval County, NMNM159,56518,062+66%

455Monroe County, PAPA167,17918,051+44%

456Schenectady County, NYNY162,58118,018+12%

457Minnehaha County, SDSD212,69118,017+61%

458Washington County, UTUT213,67017,950+77%

459Harford County, MDMD266,44617,814+65%

460DeSoto County, MSMS197,91817,720+132%

461Kootenai County, IDID191,86417,694+56%

462Union County, NCNC267,67417,693+76%

463Benton County, OROR97,72817,685+55%

464Somerset County, NJNJ356,48617,560+57%

465Beaufort County, SCSC204,43317,430+35%

466Athens County, OHOH63,19717,414+2%

467Licking County, OHOH185,56417,407+60%

468Monroe County, MIMI156,00417,392+70%

469Rensselaer County, NYNY160,51017,388+20%

470LaPorte County, ININ111,29417,388+82%

471Wood County, OHOH134,17617,305+49%

472Hampshire County, MAMA164,06517,242+21%

473Richland County, OHOH124,89317,117+26%

474Garland County, ARAR99,69517,024+33%

475Scioto County, OHOH71,36517,021+11%

476Howard County, MDMD339,18316,995+77%

477Lafourche Parish, LALA95,50516,984+14%

478Blair County, PAPA119,54116,924+4%

479Bradley County, TNTN115,46516,915+57%

480Newton County, GAGA125,58316,823+171%

481Jefferson County, NYNY111,54016,752+13%

482Bay County, MIMI102,12316,729+56%

483Whitfield County, GAGA106,21216,708+74%

484Daviess County, KYKY104,89816,662+48%

485Midland County, TXTX187,85516,619+11%

486Madison County, KYKY101,69616,596+40%

487Douglas County, GAGA154,29316,541+131%

488Lauderdale County, MSMS70,31716,529+2%

489Etowah County, ALAL103,88616,515+2%

490Beaver County, PAPA166,03216,501−3%

491Putnam County, FLFL77,73416,454+12%

492Indian River County, FLFL172,79916,423+56%

493Wicomico County, MDMD106,89916,406+51%

494Riley County, KSKS72,59816,363+27%

495Rockingham County, NCNC94,19516,334+39%

496Porter County, ININ176,04916,285+87%

497Martin County, FLFL166,27216,266+46%

498Grayson County, TXTX153,61316,249+30%

499Highlands County, FLFL111,12216,247+22%

500El Dorado County, CACA192,32316,234+45%

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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 1,420,073 (2020 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 counties by residents in poverty?

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

How many counties are in this ranking?

3,135 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2020 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, 2020 Decennial Census.