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

Ziebach County had the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure) of 3132 counties in 2019, at 63.4%. Douglas County had the lowest, at 2.4%. The median was 18.7% and the figure for the United States was 16.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest63.4Ziebach County

Lowest2.4Douglas County

Median18.73132 counties

United States16.8History

Map of counties, 2019

%, 2019. 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, 2019

%. 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	2019 (%)	Change on 2018
1	Ziebach County	63.4	+20.6 pts
2	Humphreys County	55.3	-1 pts
3	Madison Parish	54.1	-2.2 pts
4	Corson County	52.8	+11.4 pts
5	East Carroll Parish	52	-9.5 pts
6	Quitman County	51.8	-3.2 pts
7	Hamilton County	51.5	+15.6 pts
8	Leflore County	50.8	+1.8 pts
8	Sharkey County	50.8	+1.7 pts
10	Phillips County	49.9	+2 pts
11	Todd County	49.4	-3.6 pts
12	Coahoma County	49.1	-1.2 pts
13	Bolivar County	49	+10.1 pts
14	Claiborne County	48.9	+3 pts
14	Wilcox County	48.9	-1.7 pts
16	Robeson County	48.1	+12.5 pts
17	Tensas Parish	48	+0.3 pts
17	Washington County	48	-4 pts
19	Treutlen County	47.8	+13.3 pts
20	Sunflower County	47.2	+4.9 pts
21	Allendale County	46.9	-4.7 pts
22	Buffalo County	46.3	-5 pts
22	Scotland County	46.3	+4.5 pts
24	Perry County	46.2	-6.6 pts
25	Greene County	45.8	+1.8 pts
26	Sumter County	45.3	-2.8 pts
27	Holmes County	45.2	-0.3 pts
28	Chicot County	45.1	+1 pts
29	Apache County	44.7	-2.6 pts
30	Bennett County	44.4	-0.3 pts
30	Brooks County	44.4	-4.2 pts
30	Issaquena County	44.4	-6.4 pts
30	Tallahatchie County	44.4	+3.9 pts
34	Lee County	44.3	+0.6 pts
35	McDowell County	44.2	+1.7 pts
36	Menominee County	44	+0.7 pts
36	Oglala Lakota County	44	-12.6 pts
36	Wolfe County	44	+0.4 pts
36	Yazoo County	44	+2.8 pts
40	Crisp County	43.9	+0.9 pts
41	Jackson County	43.8	+2.2 pts
42	Zapata County	43.7	-5.4 pts
43	McCreary County	43.6	+4.2 pts
43	Owsley County	43.6	-4.2 pts
45	Hancock County	43.5	-1.2 pts
46	Jefferson County	43.2	-7.6 pts
46	Starr County	43.2	-2.1 pts
46	Tunica County	43.2	-0.3 pts
49	Turner County	43	+0.8 pts
50	Lee County	42.8	+10.3 pts
50	Orangeburg County	42.8	+6.3 pts
52	Richmond County	42.7	+11.6 pts
53	Clay County	42.6	-4.6 pts
54	Mitchell County	42.3	+2.7 pts
54	St. Francis County	42.3	-3.7 pts
56	Lee County	42.1	-8.8 pts
57	Clay County	41.9	-2.9 pts
57	Mellette County	41.9	+3.1 pts
57	Ware County	41.9	+6.3 pts
60	Clarendon County	41.8	+5.5 pts
61	Dooly County	41.5	+3.3 pts
62	Cocke County	41.3	+5.6 pts
62	Noxubee County	41.3	+0.5 pts
62	Yalobusha County	41.3	+10.5 pts
65	Hudspeth County	41.2	+16.2 pts
66	Bell County	41.1	-2.4 pts
67	Barbour County	41	-2.9 pts
67	Dallas County	41	-7 pts
67	Macon County	41	+1.8 pts
67	Marion County	41	+3.9 pts
71	Adams County	40.8	+0.4 pts
71	Early County	40.8	+0.4 pts
71	Monroe County	40.8	+1.9 pts
74	Pemiscot County	40.7	-3.8 pts
75	Bledsoe County	40.6	+5.6 pts
76	Hall County	40.5	+1.7 pts
77	Zavala County	40.4	-4.1 pts
78	Kemper County	40.3	+0.9 pts
78	Maverick County	40.3	+5.3 pts
78	Warren County	40.3	-1.4 pts
81	Lake County	40	-1.2 pts
82	Bullock County	39.9	-28.4 pts
82	Morehouse Parish	39.9	-1.2 pts
84	Baker County	39.8	-3.4 pts
84	Terrell County	39.8	-4.7 pts
86	Sierra County	39.7	-2.8 pts
87	Dougherty County	39.5	-4.2 pts
88	Claiborne Parish	39.4	-1.7 pts
88	Concordia Parish	39.4	+0.7 pts
90	Knox County	39.3	-5.2 pts
91	Macon County	39.2	-0.5 pts
92	Magoffin County	39.1	+1.5 pts
93	Calhoun County	39	-4.2 pts
93	Jeff Davis County	39	+4.6 pts
93	McKinley County	39	-3.8 pts
96	Alexander County	38.9	-5.6 pts
96	Costilla County	38.9	+2 pts
96	Harlan County	38.9	-4.7 pts
96	Wilcox County	38.9	+3.6 pts
96	Wilkinson County	38.9	+0.2 pts
101	Saguache County	38.8	+1.8 pts
102	Desha County	38.6	+2.5 pts
103	Barnwell County	38.5	+4.9 pts
103	Leslie County	38.5	-0.3 pts
103	Menifee County	38.5	-0.7 pts
106	Franklin Parish	38.4	-3.3 pts
106	Sumter County	38.4	-1.1 pts
108	Bristol city	38.3	+5.2 pts
108	Catron County	38.3	-1.9 pts
108	Martin County	38.3	-5.8 pts
108	Nevada County	38.3	+8.3 pts
112	Charlton County	38.2	+7.7 pts
113	Jones County	38.1	+9.5 pts
113	Willacy County	38.1	-6.4 pts
113	Woodruff County	38.1	+1.7 pts
116	Fulton County	37.8	-8.3 pts
117	Breathitt County	37.7	-5.7 pts
117	Richland Parish	37.7	+0.8 pts
117	Williamsburg County	37.7	0 pts
120	Socorro County	37.6	+1.6 pts
121	Halifax County	37.5	+3.9 pts
121	Randolph County	37.5	-6.8 pts
123	Hidalgo County	37.4	-3 pts
123	Ouachita Parish	37.4	+7.1 pts
123	Winston County	37.4	+5.3 pts
126	Webster Parish	37.3	+2.8 pts
127	Northampton County	37.2	+2.9 pts
128	Danville city	37.1	-1 pts
128	Lafayette County	37.1	+2.3 pts
128	Lenoir County	37.1	-0.6 pts
131	Jenkins County	37	-5.6 pts
131	Lincoln Parish	37	+7.1 pts
131	Montgomery County	37	+1 pts
134	Atkinson County	36.8	-5.4 pts
135	Bronx County	36.5	-1.1 pts
135	Ozark County	36.5	+3.3 pts
135	Pike County	36.5	-9.7 pts
138	Bibb County	36.4	-0.2 pts
138	Jefferson Davis County	36.4	-1.2 pts
138	Stewart County	36.4	-3.4 pts
138	Washington County	36.4	-2.3 pts
142	Burke County	36.3	+3.1 pts
142	Cameron County	36.3	-3.9 pts
142	Marengo County	36.3	+1.8 pts
145	Leake County	36.2	-3.5 pts
145	Seminole County	36.2	-3.9 pts
147	Lowndes County	36.1	-3.5 pts
148	Evans County	36	-2.7 pts
148	Jackson County	36	-0.5 pts
148	Quitman County	36	-4.5 pts
151	Frio County	35.9	+2 pts
151	Okfuskee County	35.9	+4.7 pts
151	Sharp County	35.9	+1.5 pts
154	Caddo Parish	35.8	+0.2 pts
154	Collingsworth County	35.8	+9.1 pts
154	Hancock County	35.8	-5.3 pts
157	Decatur County	35.6	-0.1 pts
157	Jefferson County	35.6	+0.4 pts
157	Johnson County	35.6	+7.7 pts
160	Kusilvak Census Area	35.5	-11.9 pts
161	Huerfano County	35.4	-2 pts
161	Menard County	35.4	-5.4 pts
161	Sioux County	35.4	-2.2 pts
164	Brooks County	35.3	+1.6 pts
164	Butler County	35.3	+5.1 pts
164	Dunklin County	35.3	-2.8 pts
164	Reynolds County	35.3	+2.3 pts
164	Taliaferro County	35.3	-6.5 pts
169	Dillon County	35.2	-13.3 pts
169	Shannon County	35.2	-2.2 pts
171	Attala County	35	+2.4 pts
171	Jim Hogg County	35	-3.6 pts
171	Navajo County	35	-5.2 pts
171	Putnam County	35	+1.7 pts
175	Tyrrell County	34.9	-0.2 pts
176	Dimmit County	34.8	-1 pts
176	Lee County	34.8	-8 pts
178	Clay County	34.7	-0.9 pts
178	Conecuh County	34.7	-5.4 pts
178	Letcher County	34.7	-1.3 pts
181	Butler County	34.6	-1.7 pts
181	Petersburg city	34.6	-4.3 pts
183	Edwards County	34.5	-2.8 pts
184	Mississippi County	34.4	-0.9 pts
184	Richmond County	34.4	+0.3 pts
184	San Saba County	34.4	+6.4 pts
187	Candler County	34.3	-1 pts
187	Catahoula Parish	34.3	-2.7 pts
189	Avoyelles Parish	34.2	-2.7 pts
189	Floyd County	34.2	-10.1 pts
189	Quay County	34.2	-3.5 pts
192	Hickory County	34.1	-0.4 pts
192	Knott County	34.1	-7.3 pts
192	Searcy County	34.1	-0.8 pts
192	Webster County	34.1	-2.7 pts
196	Pickens County	34	+3.2 pts
196	Pulaski County	34	+0.6 pts
196	Telfair County	34	-2.7 pts
199	Bamberg County	33.9	-5.2 pts
199	Benson County	33.9	-6.5 pts
199	Emporia city	33.9	-3.5 pts
202	Harmon County	33.8	+2.3 pts
203	Red River Parish	33.7	+0.4 pts
204	Crosby County	33.6	-3.5 pts
204	Mahnomen County	33.6	+3.9 pts
204	Otero County	33.6	+3.7 pts
204	Tattnall County	33.6	+0.9 pts
204	Washington Parish	33.6	-3.1 pts
204	Wheeler County	33.6	-3.1 pts
210	Duval County	33.5	-2.6 pts
210	Martin County	33.5	+2.9 pts
210	Mingo County	33.5	-3 pts
213	Colleton County	33.4	-0.1 pts
213	Orleans Parish	33.4	-0.2 pts
215	Covington County	33.3	-2.7 pts
215	Edgecombe County	33.3	-3.7 pts
215	Franklin city	33.3	-0.8 pts
215	Warren County	33.3	+2.3 pts
215	Wayne County	33.3	-2.7 pts
215	Wayne County	33.3	-2.5 pts
221	Adair County	33.2	-1.7 pts
221	Clarke County	33.2	+0.4 pts
221	Lake County	33.2	-3.2 pts
221	Luna County	33.2	-4.6 pts
221	Morgan County	33.2	+1 pts
221	Walthall County	33.2	-3.6 pts
227	Cumberland County	33.1	0 pts
227	Galax city	33.1	-1.6 pts
227	Jefferson County	33.1	-0.7 pts
227	Talbot County	33.1	-6.4 pts
231	Copiah County	33	-3.1 pts
231	Evangeline Parish	33	-1.2 pts
231	Fleming County	33	+3.9 pts
231	Screven County	33	-8.2 pts
235	Bienville Parish	32.9	-3.4 pts
235	Casey County	32.9	-5.6 pts
235	Golden Valley County	32.9	+0.3 pts
235	Hardeman County	32.9	+5.8 pts
235	Marion County	32.9	-1.1 pts
235	New Madrid County	32.9	+6.3 pts
235	Poinsett County	32.9	-2.3 pts
242	Chickasaw County	32.8	+5.7 pts
243	Dewey County	32.7	+1.8 pts
243	Real County	32.7	-2.9 pts
243	Somerset County	32.7	+1.3 pts
243	Warren County	32.7	+2.6 pts
247	Clinton County	32.6	-4.9 pts
247	Kimble County	32.6	-3.3 pts
247	La Paz County	32.6	+0.8 pts
247	Madison County	32.6	+0.1 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 2019 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/2019/2019-state-and-county/est19all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). 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), 2019) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2019/2019-state-and-county/est19all.txt

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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), 2019. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2019/2019-state-and-county/est19all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/us-counties?period=2019. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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@misc{census_us_counties_by_child_2019,
  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), 2019}},
  year = {2026},
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  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2019/2019-state-and-county/est19all.txt},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/us-counties?period=2019. 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/2019/2019-state-and-county/est19all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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

Ziebach County, with 63.4% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Douglas County, with 2.4% in 2019.

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