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US counties by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate)

Oglala Lakota County had the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 3144 counties in 2022, at 55.8%. Borden County had the lowest, at 1.6%. The median was 13.4% and the figure for the United States was 12.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest55.8Oglala Lakota County
Lowest1.6Borden County
Median13.43144 counties
United States12.5History

Map of counties, 2022

%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Oglala Lakota County: 55.8 %Oglala Lakota County55.8Todd County: 52.2 %Todd County52.2Mellette County: 49.1 %Mellette County49.1Dimmit County: 43.6 %Dimmit County43.6Corson County: 43.5 %Corson County43.5Ziebach County: 41.3 %Ziebach County41.3East Carroll Parish: 40.3 %East Carroll Parish40.3Presidio County: 40 %Presidio County40Sioux County: 39.7 %Sioux County39.7Jackson County: 38.4 %Jackson County38.4Madison Parish: 38.1 %Madison Parish38.1Zapata County: 37.2 %Zapata County37.2Coahoma County: 37 %Coahoma County37Wolfe County: 36.8 %Wolfe County36.8Buffalo County: 36.5 %Buffalo County36.5Tensas Parish: 35.1 %Tensas Parish35.1Holmes County: 35 %Holmes County35Kusilvak Census Area: 34.3 %Kusilvak Census Area34.3Knox County: 34 %Knox County34Concordia Parish: 33.9 %Concordia Parish33.9Radford city: 33.8 %Radford city33.8Calhoun County: 33.7 %Calhoun County33.7McCreary County: 33.7 %McCreary County33.7Leslie County: 33.6 %Leslie County33.6McKinley County: 33.6 %McKinley County33.6Starr County: 33.5 %Starr County33.5McDowell County: 33.3 %McDowell County33.3Brooks County: 33.2 %Brooks County33.2Greene County: 32.9 %Greene County32.9Perry County: 32.8 %Perry County32.8Claiborne Parish: 32.6 %Claiborne Parish32.6Apache County: 32.5 %Apache County32.5Clinch County: 32.5 %Clinch County32.5Hancock County: 32.3 %Hancock County32.3Leflore County: 32.2 %Leflore County32.2Lanier County: 32.1 %Lanier County32.1Humphreys County: 32.1 %Humphreys County32.1Jefferson County: 31.8 %Jefferson County31.8Bolivar County: 31.8 %Bolivar County31.8Dillon County: 31.6 %Dillon County31.6Oglala Lakota County: 55.8 %Oglala Lakota County55.8Todd County: 52.2 %Todd County52.2Mellette County: 49.1 %Mellette County49.1Dimmit County: 43.6 %Dimmit County43.6Corson County: 43.5 %Corson County43.5Ziebach County: 41.3 %Ziebach County41.3East Carroll Parish: 40.3 %East Carroll Parish40.3Presidio County: 40 %Presidio County40Sioux County: 39.7 %Sioux County39.7Jackson County: 38.4 %Jackson County38.4Madison Parish: 38.1 %Madison Parish38.1Zapata County: 37.2 %Zapata County37.2Coahoma County: 37 %Coahoma County37Wolfe County: 36.8 %Wolfe County36.8Buffalo County: 36.5 %Buffalo County36.5Tensas Parish: 35.1 %Tensas Parish35.1Holmes County: 35 %Holmes County35Kusilvak Census Area: 34.3 %Kusilvak Census Area34.3Knox County: 34 %Knox County34Concordia Parish: 33.9 %Concordia Parish33.9Radford city: 33.8 %Radford city33.8Calhoun County: 33.7 %Calhoun County33.7McCreary County: 33.7 %McCreary County33.7Leslie County: 33.6 %Leslie County33.6McKinley County: 33.6 %McKinley County33.6Starr County: 33.5 %Starr County33.5McDowell County: 33.3 %McDowell County33.3Brooks County: 33.2 %Brooks County33.2Greene County: 32.9 %Greene County32.9Perry County: 32.8 %Perry County32.8Claiborne Parish: 32.6 %Claiborne Parish32.6Apache County: 32.5 %Apache County32.5Clinch County: 32.5 %Clinch County32.5Hancock County: 32.3 %Hancock County32.3Leflore County: 32.2 %Leflore County32.2Lanier County: 32.1 %Lanier County32.1Humphreys County: 32.1 %Humphreys County32.1Jefferson County: 31.8 %Jefferson County31.8Bolivar County: 31.8 %Bolivar County31.8Dillon County: 31.6 %Dillon County31.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Oglala Lakota County55.8+5.3 pts
2Todd County52.2-6.8 pts
3Mellette County49.1-0.8 pts
4Dimmit County43.6-2.9 pts
5Corson County43.5-0.1 pts
6Ziebach County41.3-3.1 pts
7East Carroll Parish40.3-7 pts
8Presidio County40+6.1 pts
9Sioux County39.7+1.2 pts
10Jackson County38.4-6 pts
11Madison Parish38.1+3.1 pts
12Zapata County37.2+2 pts
13Coahoma County37-0.6 pts
14Wolfe County36.8+2.1 pts
15Buffalo County36.5-1 pts
16Tensas Parish35.1-2.1 pts
17Holmes County35-4.2 pts
18Kusilvak Census Area34.3-2.4 pts
19Knox County34-0.5 pts
20Concordia Parish33.9+3 pts
21Radford city33.8-1.6 pts
22Calhoun County33.7+5.3 pts
23McCreary County33.7+3.6 pts
24Leslie County33.6-0.9 pts
25McKinley County33.6-0.5 pts
26Starr County33.5+0.9 pts
27McDowell County33.3+4.3 pts
28Brooks County33.2-4.3 pts
29Greene County32.9-6.9 pts
30Perry County32.8-2.9 pts
31Claiborne Parish32.6-1 pts
32Apache County32.5-1.4 pts
33Clinch County32.5+2.3 pts
34Hancock County32.3+3.2 pts
35Leflore County32.2+0.6 pts
36Lanier County32.1-2 pts
37Humphreys County32.1-3.3 pts
38Jefferson County31.8+1.7 pts
39Bolivar County31.8-1.2 pts
40Dillon County31.6+0.4 pts
41Roosevelt County31.6-0.8 pts
42Lee County31.4+1.4 pts
42Tunica County31.4-1 pts
44Telfair County31.3+5.2 pts
45Clay County31.2-2.3 pts
46Bienville Parish31.1+2 pts
47Zavala County31+1.3 pts
48Dewey County30.9-4.2 pts
49Pike County30.7-1.1 pts
50Kleberg County30.6+2 pts
51Socorro County30.5-1.7 pts
52Phillips County30.5-2.9 pts
53Magoffin County30.4+1.4 pts
54Claiborne County30.4-4.3 pts
55Sumter County30.4-1.2 pts
56Quitman County30.2-4.6 pts
57Madison County30.1+5.8 pts
58Harlan County30-3.6 pts
59Hyde County29.9+5.8 pts
60Terrell County29.8-0.3 pts
61Lincoln Parish29.7+1.3 pts
62Bennett County29.6-5.3 pts
63Swisher County29.5+4.6 pts
64Glacier County29.4+1.4 pts
65Washington County29.3-1.1 pts
66Floyd County29.3+0.3 pts
67Pemiscot County29.3+1.8 pts
68Yazoo County29.1+2.1 pts
69Norton city29.1+0.8 pts
70Letcher County29-2.2 pts
71Jim Hogg County29-1 pts
72Taylor County29+0.2 pts
73Owsley County28.8+1.1 pts
74Morehouse Parish28.8-1.3 pts
75Mitchell County28.7+2.2 pts
76Sunflower County28.7-2.6 pts
77Mingo County28.6+0.4 pts
78Breathitt County28.5-2.8 pts
79Oktibbeha County28.5+0.8 pts
80Hardee County28.5+2.2 pts
81Cumberland County28.3+3.4 pts
82Treutlen County28.2-3.9 pts
83Randolph County28.1-2.6 pts
84St. Francis County28.1-0.4 pts
85La Salle County28+5.2 pts
86Neshoba County28+2.2 pts
87Avoyelles Parish28+1.5 pts
88Bullock County27.9-3 pts
89Lake County27.9+0.2 pts
90Jenkins County27.9-0 pts
91Webster County27.9-1.6 pts
92Nevada County27.8+2.7 pts
93Marlboro County27.8-0.2 pts
94King County27.8-1.5 pts
94Lee County27.8+5 pts
96Evangeline Parish27.8+0.7 pts
97Knott County27.7-1.8 pts
98Hidalgo County27.7-0.4 pts
99Lee County27.6-0.1 pts
100Webster Parish27.6+1 pts
101Atkinson County27.5+0.6 pts
102Hancock County27.5-1.6 pts
103St. Landry Parish27.5+1.6 pts
104St. Helena Parish27.5+2.3 pts
105Chicot County27.4-2.1 pts
106Marion County27.4+1.8 pts
107Fulton County27.4+2.2 pts
108San Augustine County27.3+2.2 pts
109Cibola County27.3-0.6 pts
110Desha County27.2-0.6 pts
110Harrisonburg city27.2+1.4 pts
112Allendale County27.2-0.2 pts
113Benson County27.2-3 pts
114Adams County27.2-2.1 pts
115Robeson County27.1-0.1 pts
116Dallas County27.1+2.8 pts
117Bent County27.1+1.6 pts
118Amite County27.1-3.8 pts
119Bronx County26.9+0.4 pts
119Sharkey County26.9-0.4 pts
121Menifee County26.9+0.5 pts
122Union Parish26.8+3.3 pts
123Wilcox County26.8-0.6 pts
124Wheeler County26.7+3.7 pts
125Okfuskee County26.7-0.9 pts
126Chickasaw County26.6+4.7 pts
126Willacy County26.6+0.7 pts
128Clarke County26.6+0.4 pts
129Lewis County26.6-0.4 pts
130Searcy County26.6+2.4 pts
131Brooks County26.5+3.4 pts
132Ben Hill County26.5+0.8 pts
133Hamilton County26.40 pts
134DeSoto County26.4+1.1 pts
135Dougherty County26.4+0.1 pts
136Lawrence County26.3+0.2 pts
137Bell County26.3-2 pts
138Macon County26.2-1.1 pts
139Jackson Parish26.2+5.2 pts
139Liberty County26.2+4 pts
141Scotland County26.1+0.1 pts
142Casey County26.1+1.2 pts
143Franklin Parish26-1.1 pts
144Bledsoe County26+4.9 pts
145Lee County26-0.2 pts
145Winston County26+0.6 pts
147Natchitoches Parish25.9-0.6 pts
148Cochran County25.9-1.2 pts
149Calhoun County25.8-0.3 pts
150Big Horn County25.7-2.8 pts
150Clay County25.7+0.1 pts
152Scott County25.7+2.5 pts
153Tallahatchie County25.7-3.4 pts
154Gadsden County25.6+1.3 pts
155Lowndes County25.5+4.1 pts
156Navajo County25.5-0.1 pts
157Hudspeth County25.4-2.4 pts
158Wayne County25.4+2.9 pts
159Cameron County25.3-1 pts
160Appling County25.3-0.1 pts
161Danville city25.3+2.2 pts
162Barnwell County25.3-4.7 pts
163Buchanan County25.30 pts
164Bethel Census Area25.3-3.3 pts
165Sierra County25.2+0.2 pts
166Wayne County25.1+1.5 pts
167Lyman County25.1+2.9 pts
168Bibb County25.1-0.2 pts
169Hale County25+0.1 pts
169Macon County25+2.9 pts
171Orangeburg County25+0.1 pts
171Pulaski County25+6.8 pts
173Watauga County24.9+1.8 pts
174Montgomery County24.9+0.1 pts
174Quay County24.9-0.6 pts
176Caldwell Parish24.9-0.7 pts
177Lauderdale County24.9+1.1 pts
177Rolette County24.9-2.1 pts
179Dawson County24.8+2.2 pts
180Red River Parish24.8+2.9 pts
181Elliott County24.7-0.8 pts
182Catahoula Parish24.7-4.6 pts
183Jeff Davis County24.6+2.6 pts
184Rowan County24.6-0.8 pts
185Martinsville city24.6-0.8 pts
186Clay County24.6-1.8 pts
187Real County24.5-1.6 pts
188San Juan County24.5+1 pts
189Miller County24.5+1.8 pts
190Athens County24.5-1 pts
191Wyoming County24.4-0.9 pts
192Bladen County24.4-0.1 pts
193Laurens County24.4-0.6 pts
194Colquitt County24.4+0.5 pts
195Briscoe County24.4+5 pts
196Decatur County24.3+3.3 pts
197Brazos County24.3+0.7 pts
198Payne County24.3-0.7 pts
199Newton County24.2+0.3 pts
200Sumter County24.2+0.1 pts
201Crowley County24.2-0.7 pts
201Montgomery County24.2-1.3 pts
203Barbour County24.2-2.3 pts
204Uvalde County24.1+4.9 pts
205Cottle County24.1+1.1 pts
206Richland Parish24-4.5 pts
207Metcalfe County24+2.8 pts
208Otero County24+2 pts
209Estill County24-1.7 pts
210Sabine Parish23.9+2.3 pts
211Pike County23.9-1.7 pts
212Carter County23.9-6.3 pts
213Halifax County23.9-2.4 pts
213Whitman County23.9-0.8 pts
215Faulk County23.8+3 pts
215Perry County23.8+2.3 pts
217Monroe County23.8+2.4 pts
218Scioto County23.8-0 pts
219Franklin County23.8+0.9 pts
220Logan County23.8-1.9 pts
221Acadia Parish23.7+0.6 pts
222Ware County23.7-0.2 pts
223Bath County23.7+4.5 pts
224Mississippi County23.7+0.2 pts
225Pike County23.6-0.1 pts
226Covington County23.6+0.9 pts
226Isabella County23.6-0.2 pts
228Charlottesville city23.6+0.5 pts
229Adair County23.6+0.7 pts
230Crosby County23.6+0.2 pts
231Attala County23.6-2.4 pts
232Crisp County23.6-2.7 pts
232Rockcastle County23.6+2.4 pts
232Washington Parish23.6-1.1 pts
235San Miguel County23.5-1.3 pts
236Martin County23.5+1.2 pts
236Williamsburg County23.5+1.1 pts
238Breckinridge County23.5+4 pts
239Whitley County23.5+1.9 pts
240Newton County23.5-0.6 pts
241Maverick County23.4-1.6 pts
241Ouachita Parish23.4-0.9 pts
243Copiah County23.4+1.4 pts
244Edwards County23.4+10.3 pts
245Luna County23.3-3 pts
246Ashley County23.3+2.7 pts
247Shelby County23.3-0.4 pts
248Berrien County23.2+2.1 pts
248Hidalgo County23.2+1.1 pts
250Noxubee County23.2-4.8 pts

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People with income in the past 12 months below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people whose poverty status is determined. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

The headline single-year rate for states and counties is poverty_rate (SAIPE). Poverty status is not determined for people in institutions, military group quarters or college dormitories, or for unrelated children under 15. 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.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs (US counties by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US counties by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/us-counties?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Oglala Lakota County, with 55.8% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Borden County, with 1.6% in 2022.

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