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US counties by poverty rate

Corson County had the highest poverty rate of 3143 counties in 2022, at 42.4%. Douglas County had the lowest, at 3.1%. The median was 13.6% and the figure for the United States was 12.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest42.4Corson County
Lowest3.1Douglas County
Median13.63143 counties
United States12.6History

Top 40 counties, 2022

CSVChart (SVG)

Corson CountyCorson County: 42.4 %42.4Issaquena CountyIssaquena County: 42.3 %42.3Oglala Lakota CountyOglala Lakota County: 42.3 %42.3East Carroll ParishEast Carroll Parish: 41.5 %41.5Buffalo CountyBuffalo County: 39.7 %39.7Todd CountyTodd County: 39.5 %39.5Ziebach CountyZiebach County: 38.9 %38.9McDowell CountyMcDowell County: 37.6 %37.6Yazoo CountyYazoo County: 37.1 %37.1Madison ParishMadison Parish: 37 %37Allendale CountyAllendale County: 36.7 %36.7Lee CountyLee County: 36.4 %36.4Martin CountyMartin County: 36.2 %36.2Coahoma CountyCoahoma County: 35.9 %35.9Perry CountyPerry County: 35.9 %35.9Hudspeth CountyHudspeth County: 35.7 %35.7Crowley CountyCrowley County: 35.6 %35.6Clay CountyClay County: 35.1 %35.1Lee CountyLee County: 35.1 %35.1Sharkey CountySharkey County: 35.1 %35.1Mellette CountyMellette County: 35 %35Tensas ParishTensas Parish: 35 %35Phillips CountyPhillips County: 34.9 %34.9Floyd CountyFloyd County: 34.8 %34.8McCreary CountyMcCreary County: 34.6 %34.6Holmes CountyHolmes County: 34.5 %34.5Leflore CountyLeflore County: 34.4 %34.4St. Francis CountySt. Francis County: 34.4 %34.4Lake CountyLake County: 34.2 %34.2Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 34.1 %34.1Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 33.9 %33.9Claiborne CountyClaiborne County: 33.2 %33.2Knox CountyKnox County: 33.1 %33.1Sioux CountySioux County: 33 %33Dallas CountyDallas County: 32.9 %32.9Owsley CountyOwsley County: 32.9 %32.9Starr CountyStarr County: 32.8 %32.8Zapata CountyZapata County: 32.8 %32.8Lincoln ParishLincoln Parish: 32.4 %32.4Macon CountyMacon County: 32.4 %32.4
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Corson County42.4+0.5 pts
2Issaquena County42.3-1.6 pts
2Oglala Lakota County42.3-1.2 pts
4East Carroll Parish41.5+1.6 pts
5Buffalo County39.7+3.8 pts
6Todd County39.5-0.3 pts
7Ziebach County38.9+0.8 pts
8McDowell County37.6+5.9 pts
9Yazoo County37.1+5.8 pts
10Madison Parish37+1.7 pts
11Allendale County36.7+1.3 pts
12Lee County36.4+2.9 pts
13Martin County36.2-4.3 pts
14Coahoma County35.9-2 pts
14Perry County35.9+2.2 pts
16Hudspeth County35.7+11.7 pts
17Crowley County35.6-2.2 pts
18Clay County35.1-0.8 pts
18Lee County35.1+0.2 pts
18Sharkey County35.10 pts
21Mellette County35+5 pts
21Tensas Parish35+2.9 pts
23Phillips County34.9-0.8 pts
24Floyd County34.8+6.8 pts
25McCreary County34.6+1.1 pts
26Holmes County34.5-3.3 pts
27Leflore County34.4-1.2 pts
27St. Francis County34.4+2.2 pts
29Lake County34.2+0.8 pts
30Jefferson County34.1+2.4 pts
31Calhoun County33.9-0.1 pts
32Claiborne County33.2-0.1 pts
33Knox County33.1-2 pts
34Sioux County33-9.8 pts
35Dallas County32.9+3.4 pts
35Owsley County32.9-2.7 pts
37Starr County32.8+1.2 pts
37Zapata County32.8+3.9 pts
39Lincoln Parish32.4+7 pts
39Macon County32.4+4.9 pts
41Humphreys County32.3-1 pts
41Sunflower County32.3-6.4 pts
43Wolfe County32+3 pts
44McKinley County31.9+1.6 pts
45Marion County31.6+2.4 pts
46Bullock County31.5-0.6 pts
47Quitman County31.4-2.4 pts
48Jefferson Davis County31.3+6.1 pts
48Wilkinson County31.3-1.1 pts
50Adams County31.1+5.3 pts
50Sumter County31.1-4 pts
50Tallahatchie County31.1-2.6 pts
50Wheeler County31.1-2.1 pts
54Bennett County30.7-0.3 pts
54Mingo County30.7-0.4 pts
56Telfair County30.6+0.4 pts
57Bell County30.4-1.7 pts
58Dillon County30.3+4.2 pts
59Breathitt County30.1-0.9 pts
59Conecuh County30.1+7.7 pts
59Leslie County30.1+0.3 pts
62Greene County30-3.2 pts
62Pemiscot County30+6.3 pts
64Kusilvak Census Area29.8-0.6 pts
64Magoffin County29.8-3.4 pts
66Wilcox County29.7-2.7 pts
67Cibola County29.6+3.2 pts
68Lowndes County29.4+1.1 pts
69Fulton County29.2+5.8 pts
69Knott County29.2-2.8 pts
69Terrell County29.2+2.6 pts
72Bolivar County29.1-5.1 pts
72Zavala County29.1+3.7 pts
74La Salle County29+0.4 pts
74Willacy County29-5.3 pts
76Claiborne Parish28.9-0.9 pts
76Natchitoches Parish28.9+6.6 pts
78Jackson County28.8+0.7 pts
78Wayne County28.8+4.9 pts
80Bee County28.7+1.6 pts
80Letcher County28.7-0.4 pts
80Marlboro County28.7+4.6 pts
83Harrisonburg city28.5+3.5 pts
84Bamberg County28.4+2.5 pts
85Adair County28.2+4.3 pts
85Apache County28.2-0.2 pts
87Brooks County28-0.6 pts
87Noxubee County28+1.2 pts
87St. Landry Parish28+1.7 pts
90Desha County27.9+0.3 pts
90Jenkins County27.9+0.5 pts
90Lee County27.9+2 pts
90Tunica County27.9+1.3 pts
94Concordia Parish27.7-6 pts
94Dougherty County27.7+1.6 pts
94Kemper County27.7+1.6 pts
97Bronx County27.6+1.2 pts
98Hidalgo County27.4-1.4 pts
98Pike County27.4+3.5 pts
98Randolph County27.4-0.7 pts
101Johnson County27.3+0.6 pts
101Washington County27.3-0.8 pts
103Avoyelles Parish27.2-3.3 pts
103Elliott County27.2+0.6 pts
105Hancock County27.1-0.5 pts
106Bent County27-3 pts
106Chicot County27-0.9 pts
106Duval County27-3 pts
106Perry County27-2.9 pts
110Buchanan County26.9+3 pts
110Harlan County26.9-6.3 pts
110Jim Hogg County26.9+3.7 pts
113Ben Hill County26.8+4.7 pts
113Danville city26.8+2.6 pts
113Morehouse Parish26.8-4.1 pts
116Barbour County26.7+3.7 pts
116Kleberg County26.7+2.1 pts
118Garza County26.6+1.8 pts
119Clarke County26.5+5 pts
119Hancock County26.5-4 pts
121Luna County26.4-1.2 pts
121Wilcox County26.4-1.2 pts
123Cochran County26.3+5 pts
123Whitley County26.3-1.3 pts
123Williamsburg County26.3+5.1 pts
126Powell County26.2+3.4 pts
127Harmon County26.1-1.7 pts
127Robeson County26.1-1.8 pts
127Wayne County26.1+3.6 pts
130Gadsden County26+0.2 pts
130Johnson County26+1.8 pts
132Dunklin County25.9+3.6 pts
132Lawrence County25.9+1.1 pts
132Navajo County25.9+1.1 pts
132Stewart County25.9-5.5 pts
136Glacier County25.8+1.2 pts
137Pike County25.7-1.9 pts
137Rolette County25.7-1.5 pts
139Copiah County25.6+4.7 pts
139Sabine Parish25.6+5.9 pts
141Bienville Parish25.5-0.5 pts
141Brooks County25.5+2 pts
141Casey County25.5+4.8 pts
141Forest County25.5+5.9 pts
141Logan County25.5+2 pts
141Turner County25.5-0.7 pts
147Dewey County25.4+1.7 pts
147Wayne County25.4+5.4 pts
149Benson County25.3-1 pts
149Catahoula Parish25.3-1.4 pts
149Greene County25.3+2 pts
149Wyoming County25.3+0.3 pts
153Hidalgo County25.2+1.1 pts
153Lincoln County25.2+2.6 pts
153Morgan County25.2-1.1 pts
153St. Helena Parish25.2-0.1 pts
157Clay County25.1+0.8 pts
157Crisp County25.1+0.9 pts
157Dimmit County25.1-0.6 pts
157Pike County25.1-5 pts
161Seminole County25+4.9 pts
162Acadia Parish24.9+4.3 pts
162Monroe County24.9-0.4 pts
162Uvalde County24.9+4.4 pts
165DeSoto County24.8-0.7 pts
165Franklin Parish24.8+0.8 pts
165Jim Wells County24.8+3.4 pts
165Mississippi County24.8+1.6 pts
169Hardee County24.7+2.8 pts
169Jackson County24.7+2.2 pts
169Red River Parish24.7+1.1 pts
172Frio County24.6-2.1 pts
172Orangeburg County24.6-1.9 pts
172Radford city24.6-1 pts
172Socorro County24.6+2.4 pts
172St. Mary Parish24.6+1.7 pts
177Jackson County24.5-0.7 pts
177Panola County24.5+1.9 pts
177Pulaski County24.5+2.2 pts
180Choctaw County24.4+5.8 pts
180Dodge County24.4-1.2 pts
180Lee County24.4-0.7 pts
183Metcalfe County24.3+5 pts
184Menominee County24.20 pts
184Montgomery County24.2+3 pts
184Rockcastle County24.2+2.9 pts
187Baldwin County24.1-0.3 pts
187Jackson Parish24.1+3.7 pts
187Scotland County24.1-0.3 pts
190Evangeline Parish24-2.3 pts
190Lincoln County24+3.7 pts
190Winn Parish24-2.8 pts
193Cumberland County23.9+1.4 pts
193Pickens County23.9+2.8 pts
195Bertie County23.8+3.1 pts
195Bulloch County23.8+2.5 pts
195Clay County23.8+1.5 pts
195Guadalupe County23.8-2 pts
195Macon County23.8-6.5 pts
195Okfuskee County23.8-3 pts
201Dooly County23.7+1.2 pts
201Early County23.7-2.4 pts
201Hardin County23.7+6.1 pts
201Jefferson County23.7+3.4 pts
201Lafayette County23.70 pts
201Lauderdale County23.7+0.9 pts
201Webster County23.7-1.5 pts
208Oktibbeha County23.6+1.4 pts
208Quay County23.6+1.3 pts
208Roosevelt County23.6-1.7 pts
211Clarke County23.5+4.1 pts
211Clinton County23.5+0.9 pts
211Ouachita Parish23.5-2 pts
211Sussex County23.5+4 pts
211Tattnall County23.5-4.5 pts
216Alexander County23.4+1.6 pts
216Butler County23.4+0.7 pts
216Dickenson County23.4+1.4 pts
216Hamilton County23.4-2.3 pts
216San Miguel County23.4+2 pts
216Warren County23.4-2.2 pts
222Coal County23.3+4.6 pts
222Fentress County23.3+3.4 pts
222Jackson County23.3+1 pts
222Nacogdoches County23.3+2.5 pts
222Neshoba County23.3+2.1 pts
222Union Parish23.3+2.5 pts
228Costilla County23.2+0.1 pts
228Doña Ana County23.2+3.9 pts
228Gilmer County23.2-2.1 pts
228Otero County23.2+3.5 pts
228Seminole County23.2-0.1 pts
233Benton County23.1+3.4 pts
233Hall County23.1-1 pts
233Lewis County23.1+0.5 pts
233Menifee County23.1-4.7 pts
233Summers County23.1-1.7 pts
233Washington Parish23.1-1.4 pts
239Presidio County23+1.7 pts
240Attala County22.9+0.6 pts
240Bacon County22.9-0.5 pts
240Charlton County22.9-1.7 pts
240Hale County22.9+0.8 pts
240Lake County22.9+4.2 pts
240Miller County22.9+2.5 pts
240Miller County22.9-1.3 pts
240Navarro County22.9+6.9 pts
240Reeves County22.9+0.7 pts
240Wright County22.9+3.1 pts
250Big Horn County22.8-2.9 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/2022/2022-state-and-county/est22all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Which county has the highest poverty rate?

Corson County, with 42.4% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest poverty rate?

Douglas County, with 3.1% in 2022.

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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