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US counties by poverty rate, 2024

Issaquena County had the highest poverty rate of 3143 counties in 2024, at 55.7%. Los Alamos County had the lowest, at 3.8%. The median was 13.2% and the figure for the United States was 12.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest55.7Issaquena County
Lowest3.8Los Alamos County
Median13.23143 counties
United States12.1History

Top 40 counties, 2024

CSVChart (SVG)

Issaquena CountyIssaquena County: 55.7 %55.7Ziebach CountyZiebach County: 45.8 %45.8East Carroll ParishEast Carroll Parish: 44.4 %44.4Lee CountyLee County: 41.3 %41.3Crowley CountyCrowley County: 39 %39McDowell CountyMcDowell County: 38.4 %38.4Corson CountyCorson County: 37.9 %37.9Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 36.8 %36.8Bullock CountyBullock County: 36.7 %36.7McCreary CountyMcCreary County: 36.4 %36.4Buffalo CountyBuffalo County: 36.3 %36.3Oglala Lakota CountyOglala Lakota County: 35.8 %35.8Phillips CountyPhillips County: 35.8 %35.8Breathitt CountyBreathitt County: 35.5 %35.5Starr CountyStarr County: 35.4 %35.4Wheeler CountyWheeler County: 35 %35Coahoma CountyCoahoma County: 34.9 %34.9Kusilvak Census AreaKusilvak Census Area: 34.9 %34.9Owsley CountyOwsley County: 34.6 %34.6Holmes CountyHolmes County: 34.3 %34.3Wilcox CountyWilcox County: 34 %34Martin CountyMartin County: 33.8 %33.8Greene CountyGreene County: 33.7 %33.7Clay CountyClay County: 33.6 %33.6Johnson CountyJohnson County: 33.4 %33.4Claiborne CountyClaiborne County: 33.3 %33.3Humphreys CountyHumphreys County: 33.3 %33.3Madison ParishMadison Parish: 33.3 %33.3Todd CountyTodd County: 32.9 %32.9Sharkey CountySharkey County: 32.6 %32.6Sumter CountySumter County: 32.6 %32.6Tallahatchie CountyTallahatchie County: 32.3 %32.3Quitman CountyQuitman County: 31.9 %31.9Bell CountyBell County: 31.8 %31.8Allendale CountyAllendale County: 31.6 %31.6Wilkinson CountyWilkinson County: 31.6 %31.6Lake CountyLake County: 31.2 %31.2Leflore CountyLeflore County: 31.2 %31.2Leslie CountyLeslie County: 31.2 %31.2Zapata CountyZapata County: 30.9 %30.9
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Issaquena County55.7+6.1 pts
2Ziebach County45.8-0.4 pts
3East Carroll Parish44.4-2.1 pts
4Lee County41.3+2.6 pts
5Crowley County39+1.5 pts
6McDowell County38.4+2.2 pts
7Corson County37.9+4.2 pts
8Calhoun County36.8+1.3 pts
9Bullock County36.7+3.1 pts
10McCreary County36.4+0.5 pts
11Buffalo County36.3+3.2 pts
12Oglala Lakota County35.8-1.3 pts
12Phillips County35.8+1.6 pts
14Breathitt County35.5+5.2 pts
15Starr County35.4+6.6 pts
16Wheeler County35-1.3 pts
17Coahoma County34.9+4.1 pts
17Kusilvak Census Area34.9+4.1 pts
19Owsley County34.6+1.5 pts
20Holmes County34.3-1.3 pts
21Wilcox County34+1.3 pts
22Martin County33.8-14.3 pts
23Greene County33.7+2.7 pts
24Clay County33.6-3.6 pts
25Johnson County33.4+7.2 pts
26Claiborne County33.3+0.6 pts
26Humphreys County33.3+0.5 pts
26Madison Parish33.3-0.8 pts
29Todd County32.9-2.7 pts
30Sharkey County32.6-1.9 pts
30Sumter County32.6-0.9 pts
32Tallahatchie County32.3+1.1 pts
33Quitman County31.9-0.2 pts
34Bell County31.8+2.9 pts
35Allendale County31.6-1 pts
35Wilkinson County31.6-0.6 pts
37Lake County31.2-2.8 pts
37Leflore County31.2+2.4 pts
37Leslie County31.2+4.5 pts
40Zapata County30.9+0.5 pts
41Macon County30.8+2 pts
41Marion County30.8+5.4 pts
43Hancock County30.7+0.4 pts
43Knox County30.7-4.3 pts
45Brooks County30.6+0.9 pts
45St. Francis County30.6-3.7 pts
45Stewart County30.6-1.9 pts
48Jefferson County30.5+0.3 pts
49Hudspeth County30.2-1.8 pts
49Marlboro County30.2+3 pts
51Magoffin County30.1+0.9 pts
52Bolivar County30-8.7 pts
53Macon County29.9-1.7 pts
53Sioux County29.9-5 pts
55Perry County29.8-4 pts
55Sunflower County29.8-2.7 pts
57Dallas County29.6-1.8 pts
57Lee County29.6-1.5 pts
59Bennett County29.4+1.7 pts
59Harlan County29.4-0.3 pts
59Washington County29.4-6.1 pts
62Apache County29.3-0.3 pts
63Jackson County29.1-0.7 pts
64Bent County28.9+0.3 pts
65Dewey County28.8+2.6 pts
65Jenkins County28.8-0.1 pts
65Wayne County28.8+3.8 pts
68Bronx County28.7+1 pts
69Dimmit County28.5+1.2 pts
69Morehouse Parish28.5-2.8 pts
69Socorro County28.5+3.3 pts
72Bethel Census Area28.4-0.9 pts
72Wilcox County28.40 pts
74Atkinson County28.3+5.9 pts
74Elliott County28.3+2.5 pts
76Barbour County28.1+2.6 pts
77Chicot County27.9-1.8 pts
78Concordia Parish27.7+2.5 pts
78Floyd County27.7+1.2 pts
80Sumter County27.6+1.3 pts
81Noxubee County27.4-1.5 pts
81Tensas Parish27.4-3.4 pts
83La Salle County27.3+0.2 pts
83Terrell County27.3-0.8 pts
85Radford city27.2+0.8 pts
86Frio County27+1.4 pts
87Natchitoches Parish26.9+2.6 pts
88Gilmer County26.8+0.4 pts
89Early County26.7+1.2 pts
90Claiborne Parish26.6-2.6 pts
91Choctaw County26.4+2.9 pts
91Harrisonburg city26.4+2.6 pts
91Richland Parish26.4+1.3 pts
91Worth County26.4+5 pts
95Greensville County26.2-1.1 pts
95McKinley County26.2-8.1 pts
97Hancock County26.1-0.6 pts
97Wolfe County26.1-2.5 pts
99Greer County26+0.3 pts
99Lee County26+1 pts
99San Miguel County26+1.3 pts
102Cibola County25.9+2.2 pts
102Desha County25.9+0.9 pts
102Evangeline Parish25.9+3.7 pts
102Glacier County25.9-2.1 pts
102Knott County25.9-0.2 pts
102Mellette County25.9-0.1 pts
102Randolph County25.9-0.8 pts
109Bienville Parish25.8+0.5 pts
109Franklin Parish25.8+1.9 pts
109Lincoln County25.8-0.4 pts
112Clay County25.7-0.7 pts
112Mingo County25.7-3.1 pts
112Telfair County25.7-4.4 pts
112Zavala County25.7-3.2 pts
116Dooly County25.6+3.1 pts
116Washington Parish25.6+2.3 pts
116Woodruff County25.6+1.2 pts
119Lincoln Parish25.5-2.9 pts
119Whitley County25.5-1.4 pts
119Williamsburg County25.5+0.7 pts
119Yazoo County25.5-5.4 pts
123Dunklin County25.4+2.4 pts
123Kemper County25.4-0.5 pts
125Athens County25.30 pts
125Hamilton County25.3+3.4 pts
125Letcher County25.3+1.5 pts
125Morgan County25.3+0.6 pts
129Turner County25.2+1.3 pts
130Jackson County25.1+0.5 pts
130Taylor County25.1-1.5 pts
130Washington County25.1+3.5 pts
133Avoyelles Parish25-2 pts
133Lowndes County25-4.4 pts
133Tunica County25-2.6 pts
136Alexander County24.8-1 pts
136Duval County24.8-4.3 pts
136Wyoming County24.8+3.3 pts
139Darlington County24.6+2.3 pts
139Warren County24.6+0.4 pts
141Harmon County24.5-0.6 pts
141Perry County24.5-5.2 pts
141St. Landry Parish24.5+1.3 pts
144Menominee County24.4-3 pts
144Webster County24.4-1.9 pts
146Cameron County24.3+0.8 pts
146Madison County24.3+3.7 pts
146Okfuskee County24.3-0.7 pts
149Bamberg County24.2-3.5 pts
149Bee County24.2-0.7 pts
149Benson County24.2+1.5 pts
149Burke County24.2+3 pts
149Hidalgo County24.2-2.7 pts
149Lake County24.2+3 pts
149Summers County24.2+1.6 pts
149Willacy County24.2-3.6 pts
157Baker County24.1-2.1 pts
157Tattnall County24.1-1.6 pts
159Adams County24-1.2 pts
159Hidalgo County240 pts
161Fulton County23.9-2 pts
161Jefferson Davis County23.9-1.1 pts
161Luna County23.9-2.5 pts
164Dillon County23.8-0.6 pts
164Northwest Arctic Borough23.8+4.7 pts
166Pemiscot County23.7-3.7 pts
166Robeson County23.7-4 pts
166Saguache County23.7+3.1 pts
166Winn Parish23.7-0.5 pts
170Allen Parish23.6+3.5 pts
170Dillingham Census Area23.6+0.2 pts
170Dougherty County23.6-2.8 pts
170Menifee County23.6-1.5 pts
170Ware County23.6+3.7 pts
175Buchanan County23.5+0.7 pts
175Clarke County23.5-0.6 pts
177Bibb County23.4+1.3 pts
177Lawrence County23.4+2.8 pts
177Rolette County23.4-0.1 pts
177Taliaferro County23.4-1.1 pts
181Coffee County23.3+0.8 pts
181Petersburg city23.3+2.1 pts
181Walker County23.3+0.9 pts
181West Feliciana Parish23.3+1 pts
181Williamsburg city23.3+4.5 pts
186Swisher County23.2+3.8 pts
187Chickasaw County23.1+3.5 pts
188Mitchell County23-0.8 pts
188Trinity County23+2.2 pts
188Whitman County23-1.8 pts
191Alachua County22.9+4.4 pts
191Calhoun County22.9+1.6 pts
191Danville city22.9-0.5 pts
191Hertford County22.9+0.2 pts
191Red River Parish22.9-1.6 pts
191Scotland County22.9-5.7 pts
191Treutlen County22.9-1.1 pts
198Costilla County22.8+0.2 pts
198Crisp County22.8-3.2 pts
198Forest County22.8-2 pts
198Haskell County22.8+3.5 pts
198Jim Wells County22.8+1.6 pts
198Lee County22.8-1.7 pts
198Monroe County22.8-3.5 pts
198Montgomery County22.8+1.2 pts
198Pike County22.8-1 pts
198Roosevelt County22.8-1.5 pts
198Toombs County22.80 pts
209Conecuh County22.7-3.8 pts
209Jones County22.7+2.2 pts
209Lexington city22.7+1.3 pts
209Navajo County22.7-2 pts
213Bath County22.6+4.8 pts
213Catahoula Parish22.6-7.4 pts
213Evans County22.6-1.1 pts
213Iberia Parish22.6+0.5 pts
217Crittenden County22.5+1.9 pts
217Northampton County22.5+1.8 pts
217Potter County22.5+4.7 pts
217Seminole County22.5+0.2 pts
221Adair County22.4-0.7 pts
221Grayson County22.4+4.6 pts
221Hughes County22.4-1.8 pts
221Nome Census Area22.4+1.7 pts
221Pike County22.4-1 pts
221Vermilion Parish22.4+4.9 pts
227Guadalupe County22.3-2.6 pts
227Jefferson County22.3-2 pts
227Quitman County22.3-1.4 pts
227Walthall County22.3+1.7 pts
231Ben Hill County22.2-2.2 pts
231Big Horn County22.2+0.5 pts
231Colquitt County22.2-1.2 pts
231East Baton Rouge Parish22.2+2.2 pts
231Echols County22.2+0.6 pts
231Hinds County22.2+1.2 pts
231Kiowa County22.2+0.5 pts
231Lewis County22.2+0.1 pts
231Tillman County22.2+2.5 pts
240Brazos County22.1-1.6 pts
240Caddo Parish22.1-0.7 pts
240Dixie County22.1-1.6 pts
240Emanuel County22.1-4 pts
240Hall County22.10 pts
240Jim Hogg County22.1-2.5 pts
240Marion County22.1-2.1 pts
240Mitchell County22.1+1 pts
240Poinsett County22.1+3 pts
240Wayne County22.1+1.5 pts
250Amite County22-0.8 pts

Showing the top 250 of 3143. The CSV download has every row.

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About this ranking

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

Absolute thresholds set by the US government, so not comparable with the EU at_risk_of_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.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Which county has the highest poverty rate?

Issaquena County, with 55.7% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest poverty rate?

Los Alamos County, with 3.8% in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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