US counties by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure)

Perry County had the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure) of 3132 counties in 2014, at 65.9%. Falls Church city had the lowest, at 3.3%. The median was 22.9% and the figure for the United States was 21.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest65.9Perry County

Lowest3.3Falls Church city

Median22.93132 counties

United States21.7History

Map of counties, 2014

%, 2014. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2014

%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2014 (%)	Change on 2013
1	Perry County	65.9	+13.3 pts
2	Holmes County	58	-4.1 pts
3	Humphreys County	56.7	-8 pts
4	Clay County	56.4	+0.7 pts
5	Owsley County	54.8	-0.2 pts
6	East Carroll Parish	54.3	-3.4 pts
7	Leflore County	54.1	-2.1 pts
7	Sharkey County	54.1	-3.8 pts
9	Oglala Lakota County	53.5	+0.1 pts
10	Todd County	52.8	+1.7 pts
11	Alexander County	52	-1.2 pts
12	Randolph County	51.4	+6.3 pts
13	Quitman County	51.2	-7.1 pts
14	Sumter County	51.1	+2.3 pts
15	Madison Parish	50.9	-4.3 pts
15	Phillips County	50.9	-2.1 pts
17	Wolfe County	50.3	-0.9 pts
18	McCreary County	50.2	-2.4 pts
19	Claiborne County	50	-2.1 pts
20	Dallas County	49.5	-0.1 pts
21	Knox County	49	-0.4 pts
21	Taliaferro County	49	+3.6 pts
23	Ziebach County	48.9	-6.5 pts
24	Allendale County	48.7	-7.4 pts
25	Quitman County	48.4	+1.8 pts
26	Coahoma County	48.3	-7.6 pts
27	Marion County	48	-5.5 pts
28	Issaquena County	47.8	-8.6 pts
28	Shannon County	47.8	-2.3 pts
30	Tallahatchie County	47.7	+2.1 pts
31	Sumter County	47.6	-6.4 pts
32	Buffalo County	47.5	0 pts
32	Washington County	47.5	-3.6 pts
34	Dougherty County	47.4	+2.9 pts
35	Adams County	47.1	+2.8 pts
35	Wilcox County	47.1	-3 pts
37	Cameron County	47	+2.4 pts
38	Clay County	46.8	-5.7 pts
39	Robeson County	46.6	+2.6 pts
39	Turner County	46.6	+0.8 pts
41	Lee County	46.5	-5.2 pts
41	Marlboro County	46.5	+5.7 pts
43	McDowell County	46.2	-1.5 pts
44	Terrell County	46.1	+1.5 pts
45	Crisp County	45.9	-3 pts
45	Willacy County	45.9	-3.9 pts
47	St. Francis County	45.8	-4.4 pts
48	Greene County	45.7	-4.8 pts
49	Bennett County	45.5	-3.2 pts
49	Brooks County	45.5	-1.2 pts
49	Hidalgo County	45.5	+1 pts
52	Corson County	45.2	-8.2 pts
52	Jefferson County	45.2	-4.5 pts
54	Bell County	45.1	-2.2 pts
54	Lee County	45.1	-4.9 pts
56	Emanuel County	45	-4.6 pts
56	Jenkins County	45	-3.9 pts
58	Fulton County	44.9	-0.7 pts
58	Lewis County	44.9	+5.6 pts
58	Sunflower County	44.9	-6.8 pts
61	Zapata County	44.8	+1.9 pts
62	Calhoun County	44.7	+2.1 pts
62	Morehouse Parish	44.7	+3.6 pts
62	Noxubee County	44.7	-5.7 pts
62	Stewart County	44.7	+0.7 pts
66	Tensas Parish	44.6	-5.6 pts
67	Lake County	44.4	-7.8 pts
67	Macon County	44.4	-2 pts
67	Starr County	44.4	-6.8 pts
70	Floyd County	44.3	+6.4 pts
70	Putnam County	44.3	+1.5 pts
72	Franklin Parish	44.2	-0.9 pts
72	Menominee County	44.2	-14.3 pts
72	Thurston County	44.2	+3.5 pts
72	Washington County	44.2	+7.4 pts
72	Williamsburg County	44.2	-5.1 pts
77	Breathitt County	44.1	+0.5 pts
77	Knott County	44.1	+5.8 pts
79	Lake County	44	-0.9 pts
80	Hancock County	43.9	-4.9 pts
81	Kusilvak Census Area	43.7	+1.3 pts
82	Candler County	43.6	+0.4 pts
83	Concordia Parish	43.4	+1.6 pts
83	Jefferson Davis County	43.4	-0.9 pts
85	Jackson County	43.3	-1.2 pts
85	Mellette County	43.3	-4.6 pts
85	Orleans Parish	43.3	+4.3 pts
85	Washington County	43.3	+3 pts
89	Bullock County	43.1	-1.1 pts
89	Chicot County	43.1	-3.5 pts
89	Orangeburg County	43.1	+4.8 pts
92	Bolivar County	43	-12.8 pts
92	Bronx County	43	+1.4 pts
94	Martin County	42.9	-3.1 pts
94	McKinley County	42.9	-4.6 pts
94	St. Louis city	42.9	-0.2 pts
97	Catron County	42.8	+2 pts
97	Hancock County	42.8	-2.4 pts
97	Warren County	42.8	0 pts
100	Lowndes County	42.7	-10.4 pts
100	Seminole County	42.7	-0.7 pts
102	Bibb County	42.6	-2 pts
102	Casey County	42.6	-0.2 pts
102	Harlan County	42.6	+6 pts
102	Leake County	42.6	-5.6 pts
102	Socorro County	42.6	-1.3 pts
107	Burke County	42.4	-3.6 pts
108	Barnwell County	42.3	+3.7 pts
108	Clay County	42.3	-5.4 pts
108	Webb County	42.3	+1.7 pts
111	McDuffie County	42.1	+4.7 pts
112	Brooks County	42	+4.1 pts
112	Menifee County	42	-4 pts
112	Sioux County	42	-1 pts
115	Tunica County	41.9	-6.3 pts
116	Dillon County	41.8	-1.1 pts
116	Emporia city	41.8	+0.2 pts
118	Scotland County	41.6	-2.5 pts
118	Telfair County	41.6	+1 pts
120	Dunklin County	41.5	+1.5 pts
121	Spalding County	41.4	+6.5 pts
122	Baker County	41.3	-1.9 pts
122	Benson County	41.3	+3.6 pts
124	Conecuh County	41.2	-2.2 pts
124	Forest County	41.2	+3.2 pts
124	Jasper County	41.2	+0.9 pts
127	DeSoto County	41.1	-5.4 pts
127	Rolette County	41.1	+7.7 pts
129	Bamberg County	41	-2 pts
129	Crittenden County	41	+4.9 pts
129	Magoffin County	41	+1.5 pts
129	McCormick County	41	+3.2 pts
129	Upson County	41	+6.4 pts
129	Zavala County	41	-4 pts
135	Wilkes County	40.9	+3.4 pts
136	Macon County	40.8	-2.9 pts
136	Pike County	40.8	-1.5 pts
136	Wayne County	40.8	-0.8 pts
139	Clinch County	40.6	+0.8 pts
139	Decatur County	40.6	-0.1 pts
139	Early County	40.6	-2.7 pts
142	Ware County	40.5	-0.2 pts
143	Ben Hill County	40.4	-3.6 pts
143	Cocke County	40.4	-0.7 pts
143	Saguache County	40.4	-2.6 pts
143	Tift County	40.4	-0.3 pts
147	Marion County	40.3	-0.2 pts
148	Costilla County	40.2	+2.4 pts
148	Elliott County	40.2	+2.1 pts
148	Pemiscot County	40.2	-5.2 pts
148	Screven County	40.2	-0.3 pts
148	St. Landry Parish	40.2	-0.3 pts
148	Winston County	40.2	-1.3 pts
154	Mississippi County	40.1	-11.5 pts
155	Sierra County	40	-6.3 pts
156	Colquitt County	39.9	+2.8 pts
156	Hamilton County	39.9	-0.6 pts
158	Jefferson County	39.8	+1.8 pts
158	Menard County	39.8	-2.1 pts
158	Treutlen County	39.8	-4.1 pts
158	Walthall County	39.8	-2.8 pts
158	Wilcox County	39.8	+0.3 pts
163	Gadsden County	39.7	+0.1 pts
163	Morgan County	39.7	+2.2 pts
163	Wilkinson County	39.7	-2.4 pts
166	Webster County	39.6	-2.7 pts
167	Apache County	39.5	-9.8 pts
167	Dooly County	39.5	-1.6 pts
167	Hickory County	39.5	-3.6 pts
167	Marion County	39.5	+0.7 pts
167	Wheeler County	39.5	+0.4 pts
172	Bacon County	39.4	+2.9 pts
172	Doña Ana County	39.4	+1.8 pts
172	Panola County	39.4	+0.4 pts
172	Twiggs County	39.4	+5.6 pts
176	Greene County	39.3	-1.9 pts
176	Washington County	39.3	+0.1 pts
178	Gila County	39.2	+2.7 pts
178	Mitchell County	39.2	-3 pts
178	Wilson County	39.2	+5.5 pts
181	Bradley County	39.1	-0.7 pts
181	Clarendon County	39.1	-1.5 pts
181	Monroe County	39.1	+3.3 pts
184	Clarke County	39	+0.6 pts
185	Bertie County	38.9	+2 pts
185	Jeff Davis County	38.9	+2 pts
185	Richmond city	38.9	+1.1 pts
188	Clare County	38.8	-1.3 pts
188	Hardee County	38.8	+0.1 pts
188	Hudspeth County	38.8	-6.9 pts
191	Monroe County	38.7	-3.3 pts
191	Powell County	38.7	-2.1 pts
191	Yazoo County	38.7	-12.7 pts
194	Hall County	38.6	+0.6 pts
194	Stone County	38.6	-2.1 pts
194	Vance County	38.6	-1.7 pts
197	Coffee County	38.5	+0.4 pts
197	Evans County	38.5	-5.7 pts
197	Whitley County	38.5	+1.3 pts
200	Leslie County	38.4	+1.1 pts
201	Adair County	38.3	-0.7 pts
201	Desha County	38.3	-9.2 pts
201	Luna County	38.3	-5.8 pts
201	Malheur County	38.3	-0.5 pts
205	Greene County	38.2	+4.3 pts
205	Oregon County	38.2	-1.5 pts
205	Washington Parish	38.2	+2 pts
208	Barbour County	38.1	-4.3 pts
208	Edgecombe County	38.1	-7.7 pts
208	Northampton County	38.1	-4 pts
208	Searcy County	38.1	-4.9 pts
212	Crowley County	38	-0.5 pts
212	Estill County	38	-2.3 pts
212	Fresno County	38	-4 pts
212	Grady County	38	-1.5 pts
216	Copiah County	37.9	-4.6 pts
216	Gallia County	37.9	+4.7 pts
216	Huerfano County	37.9	-2.3 pts
216	Richmond County	37.9	-5.7 pts
216	Toombs County	37.9	-2.9 pts
221	Benton County	37.8	-1.8 pts
221	Cumberland County	37.8	-2.5 pts
221	Tattnall County	37.8	+0.2 pts
224	Atkinson County	37.7	-0.7 pts
224	Fentress County	37.7	+0.7 pts
224	Natchitoches Parish	37.7	+1 pts
224	San Augustine County	37.7	-1.8 pts
224	Sequoyah County	37.7	+3.2 pts
224	Wayne County	37.7	-1.6 pts
230	Calhoun County	37.6	+1.3 pts
230	Choctaw County	37.6	-2.6 pts
230	Cibola County	37.6	-5.3 pts
230	Duplin County	37.6	+0.6 pts
234	Bienville Parish	37.5	+3.5 pts
234	Clinton County	37.5	-3.7 pts
234	Jefferson County	37.5	-2 pts
234	Metcalfe County	37.5	-3.6 pts
234	Petersburg city	37.5	-9.4 pts
239	Edwards County	37.4	-0.9 pts
239	Houston County	37.4	+2.6 pts
239	Russell County	37.4	-0.5 pts
239	Wheeler County	37.4	-8.2 pts
243	Claiborne Parish	37.3	-5.1 pts
243	Lafayette County	37.3	-3 pts
245	Culberson County	37.2	+1.2 pts
245	Grundy County	37.2	-1.1 pts
245	Miller County	37.2	-2.3 pts
245	Mississippi County	37.2	-1.8 pts
245	Richmond County	37.2	-3.6 pts
245	Talbot County	37.2	-3.5 pts

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People under 18 in families or living alone with income below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people under 18 whose poverty status can be determined. United States: Census Bureau Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) for the nation, states and counties.

A model-based single-year estimate; the national figure is the one-year American Community Survey estimate. The Census Bureau advises comparing years from 2006 on only. Absolute thresholds set by the US government, so not comparable with the EU at_risk_of_poverty_rate. The rate for all ages is poverty_rate.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. 11 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2014 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2014/2014-state-and-county/est14all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties, US counties by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2014. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2014/2014-state-and-county/est14all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/us-counties?period=2014. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties: US counties by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2014}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/us-counties?period=2014. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2014/2014-state-and-county/est14all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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Which county has the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure)?

Perry County, with 65.9% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Falls Church city, with 3.3% in 2014.

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