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

Issaquena County had the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure) of 3143 counties in 2022, at 88.7%. Douglas County had the lowest, at 2.4%. The median was 18.1% and the figure for the United States was 16.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest88.7Issaquena County

Lowest2.4Douglas County

Median18.13143 counties

United States16.3History

Map of counties, 2022

%, 2022. 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, 2022

%. 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	2022 (%)	Change on 2021
1	Issaquena County	88.7	+30.3 pts
2	Perry County	61.2	+10.9 pts
3	Tensas Parish	55	+7.3 pts
4	Sharkey County	54.3	+1.2 pts
5	Corson County	53.9	+0.8 pts
6	Jefferson Davis County	53.3	+13.4 pts
6	Phillips County	53.3	+7.4 pts
8	Allendale County	51.2	+4 pts
9	Coahoma County	50.4	-3.7 pts
10	Floyd County	49.8	+14.3 pts
10	Humphreys County	49.8	+2.2 pts
12	Yazoo County	49.4	+10.5 pts
13	Jefferson County	48.9	+5 pts
14	Madison Parish	48.7	+0.6 pts
15	Hudspeth County	48.6	+13.8 pts
16	East Carroll Parish	48.2	-2.3 pts
17	Marion County	47.9	+8.4 pts
18	Terrell County	47.7	+5.4 pts
19	Quitman County	47.4	-2.3 pts
20	Brooks County	47.1	+1.5 pts
20	Zapata County	47.1	+2.5 pts
22	Dallas County	46.8	+1.4 pts
23	Oglala Lakota County	46.6	+5.2 pts
24	Greene County	46.5	-5.3 pts
24	Macon County	46.5	+3.6 pts
26	Leflore County	46.2	-1.7 pts
26	McDowell County	46.2	+6 pts
28	Clay County	46.1	+0.8 pts
28	Lowndes County	46.1	+3.1 pts
30	Ziebach County	46	+0.2 pts
31	Todd County	45.6	-2.5 pts
31	Wilcox County	45.6	-3.8 pts
33	Lee County	45.4	+1.5 pts
34	Lee County	44.9	-0.5 pts
35	Buffalo County	44.8	+0.4 pts
35	St. Francis County	44.8	+2.6 pts
37	Adams County	44.7	+8.1 pts
38	St. Helena Parish	44.6	+6.7 pts
39	Holmes County	44.4	-3.9 pts
40	Owsley County	44	+0.5 pts
41	Conecuh County	43.9	+10 pts
42	Kemper County	43.5	+5.5 pts
43	Claiborne County	43.1	+3.2 pts
44	McCreary County	43	+2.7 pts
45	Lake County	42.9	+4 pts
46	Wolfe County	42.8	+0.2 pts
47	Sumter County	42.7	-5.4 pts
48	Concordia Parish	42.5	-13.2 pts
49	Jim Hogg County	42.4	+5.3 pts
50	Knott County	42.2	+3.2 pts
50	McKinley County	42.2	+4.2 pts
50	Mellette County	42.2	+2 pts
50	Tunica County	42.2	+0.2 pts
54	Sunflower County	42.1	-16.4 pts
55	Zavala County	41.9	+3.1 pts
56	Lee County	41.8	+7.8 pts
57	Copiah County	41.7	+13.8 pts
58	Breathitt County	41.5	-1.1 pts
59	Dougherty County	41.3	+2.9 pts
60	Menominee County	40.8	-0.4 pts
61	Bennett County	40.7	-2.6 pts
61	Desha County	40.7	+3.2 pts
63	Knox County	40.5	-1.7 pts
63	Noxubee County	40.5	0 pts
63	Tallahatchie County	40.5	-2.3 pts
66	Pemiscot County	40.4	+4.9 pts
67	Bell County	40.2	+0.8 pts
67	Martin County	40.2	-4.1 pts
69	Starr County	40	-0.6 pts
70	Pulaski County	39.8	+4.2 pts
70	Randolph County	39.8	-1.4 pts
72	Dillon County	39.7	+0.1 pts
72	Morehouse Parish	39.7	-3.2 pts
72	Wayne County	39.7	+6.7 pts
75	Washington County	39.6	-0.6 pts
76	Wilkinson County	39.5	0 pts
77	Bamberg County	39.3	+4.9 pts
78	Bolivar County	39.2	-7.4 pts
79	Baker County	39	-2.5 pts
79	Bullock County	39	-2.7 pts
79	Mingo County	39	+3.2 pts
82	Fulton County	38.9	+1.7 pts
83	Duval County	38.7	-4.6 pts
83	Uvalde County	38.7	+7.6 pts
85	Clay County	38.6	0 pts
85	Cochran County	38.6	+7.2 pts
85	Hall County	38.6	-3.7 pts
88	Wayne County	38.5	+4.5 pts
89	Cibola County	38.4	+4.4 pts
90	Calhoun County	38.3	-0.8 pts
90	Presidio County	38.3	+3.3 pts
92	Lincoln Parish	38.1	+11.6 pts
92	Menifee County	38.1	-3.9 pts
94	Hancock County	37.9	-6.1 pts
95	Harding County	37.8	+6.2 pts
95	Stewart County	37.8	+1.4 pts
97	Barbour County	37.7	+2.6 pts
98	Crisp County	37.5	-1.1 pts
98	Warren County	37.5	-2.6 pts
100	Hidalgo County	37.4	+5.8 pts
101	Chicot County	37.3	+0.3 pts
102	Alexander County	37.2	-4.8 pts
103	Hidalgo County	37.1	-0.5 pts
103	Leslie County	37.1	+0.8 pts
105	Putnam County	37	-4.1 pts
106	Catahoula Parish	36.9	-2.3 pts
106	Jackson Parish	36.9	+8.4 pts
106	Magoffin County	36.9	-10.1 pts
109	Bienville Parish	36.8	-1.7 pts
109	Hancock County	36.8	-5.8 pts
109	Pike County	36.8	+6.8 pts
112	Jeff Davis County	36.6	-20.5 pts
112	Monroe County	36.6	+0.1 pts
112	Red River Parish	36.6	+1.5 pts
115	Ben Hill County	36.4	+2 pts
115	Harmon County	36.4	-2.4 pts
115	La Salle County	36.4	+4.1 pts
115	Wayne County	36.4	+5.5 pts
115	Willacy County	36.4	-3 pts
120	Benson County	36.3	-0.7 pts
120	Jim Wells County	36.3	+7 pts
120	Pike County	36.3	-3.1 pts
123	Edwards County	36.2	+3.6 pts
123	Sioux County	36.2	-14.5 pts
125	Casey County	36.1	+4 pts
126	Benton County	36	+5.5 pts
127	Claiborne Parish	35.9	-0.8 pts
127	Lafayette County	35.9	+3.3 pts
127	Shannon County	35.9	+3.4 pts
130	Concho County	35.8	+10.2 pts
130	Early County	35.8	-5.7 pts
130	Marlboro County	35.8	+3 pts
133	Catron County	35.7	-1.1 pts
133	Real County	35.7	+6 pts
133	St. Landry Parish	35.7	+1.3 pts
136	Turner County	35.6	-3.9 pts
137	Jackson County	35.5	-1.3 pts
137	Talbot County	35.5	-3.4 pts
139	Brooks County	35.4	-0.6 pts
139	Franklin Parish	35.4	-1.2 pts
139	Webster County	35.4	-0.9 pts
142	Bronx County	35.3	+1 pts
142	Danville city	35.3	-2.5 pts
142	Seminole County	35.3	-1.6 pts
142	Washington County	35.3	-3.5 pts
146	Greene County	35.2	+3.4 pts
146	Letcher County	35.2	-2.1 pts
146	Mississippi County	35.2	+5.9 pts
149	Hamilton County	35.1	-0.6 pts
149	Hertford County	35.1	0 pts
151	Dimmit County	35	-1.5 pts
151	McCormick County	35	-0.7 pts
151	Montmorency County	35	+6.5 pts
151	Robeson County	35	-1 pts
151	Telfair County	35	-3.3 pts
156	Bertie County	34.9	+4.1 pts
157	Jenkins County	34.8	-2.4 pts
157	Lauderdale County	34.8	+3.7 pts
159	Costilla County	34.7	-1.3 pts
159	Gadsden County	34.7	-7.7 pts
159	Menard County	34.7	+1.8 pts
162	Dunklin County	34.6	+2.6 pts
162	St. Mary Parish	34.6	+2.4 pts
162	Summers County	34.6	+4.7 pts
162	Whitley County	34.6	+1.1 pts
166	Harlan County	34.5	-9.3 pts
166	Quitman County	34.5	-6.6 pts
166	Webster Parish	34.5	+0.1 pts
166	Williamsburg County	34.5	+1.1 pts
170	Clay County	34.3	+3.3 pts
170	Luna County	34.3	-3.1 pts
170	Scotland County	34.3	-0.7 pts
173	Apache County	34.2	-0.5 pts
173	Ouachita Parish	34.2	+3.1 pts
175	Marengo County	34.1	-0.1 pts
176	Calhoun County	34	+1.9 pts
176	Union Parish	34	+4.9 pts
178	Clay County	33.8	+0.3 pts
178	Clinton County	33.8	+0.3 pts
178	Crosby County	33.8	-2.9 pts
178	Fentress County	33.8	+7.3 pts
178	Jefferson County	33.8	+2.3 pts
183	Cocke County	33.7	+0.7 pts
183	Culberson County	33.7	+3.8 pts
183	Lincoln County	33.7	+7 pts
183	Natchitoches Parish	33.7	+6.1 pts
183	Sabine Parish	33.7	+5.1 pts
188	Keya Paha County	33.6	+3.5 pts
189	Barnwell County	33.5	+1 pts
189	Marion County	33.5	+2.3 pts
189	Navajo County	33.5	-0.3 pts
189	Navarro County	33.5	+11.2 pts
189	Sumter County	33.5	-6.2 pts
189	Taylor County	33.5	-1.2 pts
195	Jefferson County	33.4	+4.6 pts
196	Dodge County	33.3	+1.6 pts
196	Kusilvak Census Area	33.3	-7.3 pts
196	Metcalfe County	33.3	+1.5 pts
196	Montgomery County	33.3	+0.6 pts
196	Panola County	33.3	-0.8 pts
196	Petersburg city	33.3	-2.3 pts
196	St. Louis city	33.3	+0.3 pts
196	Wyoming County	33.3	+4.9 pts
204	Emporia city	33.2	-0.6 pts
204	Iberia Parish	33.2	-4.5 pts
204	Orleans Parish	33.2	-3.6 pts
204	Seminole County	33.2	+9.6 pts
208	Attala County	33	+1 pts
208	Butler County	33	-1.2 pts
208	Clarke County	33	+3.8 pts
208	Hardin County	33	-0.3 pts
212	Cumberland County	32.9	+1.7 pts
212	Logan County	32.9	+2.7 pts
212	Mecklenburg County	32.9	+10 pts
215	Avoyelles Parish	32.8	-12.2 pts
215	Macon County	32.8	-4.8 pts
215	Mitchell County	32.8	-1.2 pts
215	Socorro County	32.8	-4 pts
215	Twiggs County	32.8	+0.8 pts
220	Johnson County	32.7	+0.4 pts
220	Otero County	32.7	+4 pts
222	Acadia Parish	32.6	+3.9 pts
222	Anson County	32.6	+2.1 pts
222	DeSoto County	32.6	-4.1 pts
222	Grady County	32.6	+1.3 pts
226	Frio County	32.5	-1.2 pts
226	Hale County	32.5	-0.1 pts
226	Kiowa County	32.5	+3.5 pts
229	Decatur County	32.4	-3.3 pts
229	Worth County	32.4	+0.2 pts
231	Bee County	32.3	+1.4 pts
231	Dooly County	32.3	-1.5 pts
231	Evangeline Parish	32.3	-2.8 pts
231	Lake County	32.3	+0.3 pts
231	Latimer County	32.3	+5.1 pts
231	Leake County	32.3	-4.8 pts
231	Madison County	32.3	+1.1 pts
231	Neshoba County	32.3	+1.2 pts
231	Powell County	32.3	+0.3 pts
231	Ripley County	32.3	-0.7 pts
241	Elliott County	32.2	-0.2 pts
241	Lyman County	32.2	+4.1 pts
241	Woodruff County	32.2	-1.5 pts
244	Bledsoe County	32.1	+3.2 pts
244	Hickory County	32.1	+2 pts
244	Jackson County	32.1	-4 pts
244	San Augustine County	32.1	+0.1 pts
248	Chickasaw County	32	+3.3 pts
249	Adair County	31.9	-3.2 pts
249	Monroe County	31.9	-1.3 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. 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/2022/2022-state-and-county/est22all.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), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2022/2022-state-and-county/est22all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/us-counties?period=2022. 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), 2022}},
  year = {2026},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/us-counties?period=2022. 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/2022/2022-state-and-county/est22all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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

Issaquena County, with 88.7% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Douglas County, with 2.4% in 2022.

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