US Counties With the Lowest Population Below the Poverty Line (Census ACS 5-year)

3,144 US counties ranked by population below the poverty line (census acs 5-year), from lowest to highest. First are Nantucket County, MA (29.93), Powhatan County, VA (30.99) and Douglas County, CO (32.15). The middle one of the 3,144 has 130.51.

What this measures

The number of people living below the federal poverty line. Source: Census ACS 5-year.

This is a count, so it is ranked per 1,000 residents. Ranked by the raw total, it would just list the biggest counties.

For most measures, a national ranking mostly sorts places by income and by how urban they are. Each county’s own page compares it with the 50 counties most like it instead, which is often the fairer view.

The 100 lowest counties

Rank	County	Per 1,000 residents
1	Nantucket County, MA	29.93
2	Powhatan County, VA	30.99
3	Douglas County, CO	32.15
4	Falls Church city, VA	36.25
5	Goochland County, VA	37.09
6	Oldham County, KY	37.33
7	Hunterdon County, NJ	37.81
8	Loudoun County, VA	39.39
9	Gove County, KS	40.06
10	Calvert County, MD	40.07
11	Scott County, MN	40.73
12	Carver County, MN	41.74
13	Rockwall County, TX	42.68
14	Hamilton County, IN	43.18
15	Hancock County, IN	44.41
16	Ozaukee County, WI	44.60
17	Williamson County, TN	44.86
18	Forsyth County, GA	45.04
19	Summit County, UT	45.26
20	Monroe County, IL	45.27
21	St. Charles County, MO	46.14
22	Tooele County, UT	46.47
23	Chugach Census Area, AK	46.81
24	Oliver County, ND	47.23
25	Powell County, MT	47.38
26	Rockingham County, NH	47.39
27	Sherburne County, MN	47.41
28	Cass County, NE	47.88
29	Kendall County, IL	48.37
30	Union County, OH	48.54
31	Hendricks County, IN	48.71
32	Livingston County, MI	48.81
33	Wright County, MN	49.07
34	Broomfield County, CO	49.19
35	Stafford County, VA	49.46
36	Washington County, MN	49.52
37	Delaware County, OH	49.87
38	Camden County, NC	49.99
39	Kendall County, TX	50.09
40	Morris County, NJ	50.10
41	Ouray County, CO	50.36
42	Boone County, IN	50.65
43	Howard County, MD	50.66
44	Hanover County, VA	50.72
45	Rooks County, KS	50.73
46	Wakulla County, FL	50.80
47	New Kent County, VA	50.87
48	Wasatch County, UT	51.08
49	Sarpy County, NE	51.32
50	Burke County, ND	51.32
51	Waukesha County, WI	51.55
52	Kiowa County, KS	51.61
53	Warren County, IA	51.74
54	Carroll County, MD	52.00
55	Wheeler County, NE	52.23
56	Washington County, WI	52.31
57	York County, VA	52.33
58	Nassau County, NY	52.39
59	Lyon County, IA	52.45
60	Warren County, OH	52.80
61	Johnson County, KS	52.83
62	Dukes County, MA	53.11
63	Elbert County, CO	53.18
64	Howard County, NE	53.60
65	Trego County, KS	53.64
66	Sussex County, NJ	53.71
67	Dodge County, MN	53.76
68	Anne Arundel County, MD	53.88
69	Somerset County, NJ	54.45
70	Hood River County, OR	54.51
71	Fayette County, GA	54.71
72	Petersburg Borough, AK	55.39
73	Dakota County, MN	55.43
74	Johnson County, NE	55.67
75	Armstrong County, TX	56.29
76	Calumet County, WI	56.32
77	LaGrange County, IN	56.90
78	Calhoun County, IL	56.97
79	Lincoln County, SD	57.14
80	Geauga County, OH	57.50
81	Chisago County, MN	57.84
82	Manassas Park city, VA	57.85
83	Chester County, PA	57.88
84	Dallas County, IA	57.98
85	Pershing County, NV	58.42
86	Fairfax County, VA	58.78
87	Hodgeman County, KS	59.07
88	Piatt County, IL	59.09
89	Davis County, UT	59.27
90	Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK	59.33
91	Kearny County, KS	59.34
92	Lincoln County, NV	59.52
93	Bucks County, PA	59.89
94	Botetourt County, VA	60.13
95	Mercer County, OH	60.21
96	McHenry County, IL	60.26
97	Sioux County, IA	60.36
98	Paulding County, GA	60.39
99	Oconee County, GA	60.44
100	Prince William County, VA	60.47

Every state, lowest first

Each state’s own published figure, not an average of its counties.

Rank	State	Per 1,000 residents
1	New Hampshire	69.50
2	Utah	84.21
3	Minnesota	90.01
4	Maryland	91.56
5	Colorado	91.93
6	New Jersey	95.96
7	Virginia	96.43
8	Massachusetts	96.75
9	Hawaii	97.16
10	Washington	97.33
11	Connecticut	97.81
12	Vermont	99.03
13	Alaska	99.43
14	Nebraska	100.36
15	North Dakota	102.17
16	Wisconsin	103.36
17	Idaho	103.55
18	Delaware	104.64
19	Wyoming	104.71
20	Maine	104.73
21	Rhode Island	104.89
22	Iowa	106.50
23	Kansas	111.82
24	Pennsylvania	114.04
25	Illinois	114.57
26	South Dakota	116.23
27	Oregon	116.72
28	California	117.49
29	Montana	117.64
30	Indiana	118.56
31	Missouri	122.65
32	Florida	123.48
33	Nevada	124.29
34	Arizona	124.81
35	Michigan	127.79
36	North Carolina	128.10
37	Ohio	129.00
38	Georgia	131.50
39	New York	133.69
40	Tennessee	134.57
41	Texas	135.13
42	South Carolina	138.07
43	District of Columbia	140.07
44	Oklahoma	148.63
45	Alabama	151.99
46	Arkansas	155.57
47	Kentucky	156.84
48	West Virginia	161.20
49	New Mexico	177.50
50	Louisiana	183.68
51	Mississippi	184.22
52	Puerto Rico	411.87

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