US Counties With the Lowest Population Below the Poverty Line (Census SAIPE)

3,141 US counties ranked by population below the poverty line (census saipe), from lowest to highest. First are Lincoln County, SD (35.57), Los Alamos County, NM (38.20) and Douglas County, CO (38.48). The middle one of the 3,141 has 132.17.

What this measures

The number of people below the poverty line. It is an estimate from a statistical model, not a direct count. Source: Census SAIPE.

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	Lincoln County, SD	35.57
2	Los Alamos County, NM	38.20
3	Douglas County, CO	38.48
4	Loudoun County, VA	41.82
5	Hinsdale County, CO	42.60
6	Morgan County, UT	44.58
7	Calumet County, WI	45.97
8	Carver County, MN	46.78
9	Hunterdon County, NJ	47.32
10	Ozaukee County, WI	47.68
11	Boone County, IN	48.09
12	Morris County, NJ	48.18
13	Monroe County, IL	48.36
14	Skagway Municipality, AK	48.93
15	Calvert County, MD	49.32
16	Hamilton County, IN	49.87
17	Washington County, MN	50.11
18	Williamson County, TN	50.45
19	Sarpy County, NE	50.52
20	Summit County, UT	50.53
21	Falls Church city, VA	50.57
22	Delaware County, OH	51.37
23	Wasatch County, UT	51.61
24	Kendall County, IL	52.07
25	Broomfield County, CO	52.08
26	Hanover County, VA	52.76
27	Forsyth County, GA	53.00
28	Johnson County, KS	53.58
29	Stafford County, VA	53.63
30	Scott County, MN	53.81
31	Rockingham County, NH	54.08
32	Sussex County, NJ	54.35
33	Somerset County, NJ	54.57
34	Routt County, CO	55.06
35	Chisago County, MN	55.23
36	St. Charles County, MO	55.26
37	Union County, OH	55.40
38	Oldham County, KY	55.41
39	Waukesha County, WI	55.48
40	Wright County, MN	55.76
41	Livingston County, MI	55.76
42	Howard County, MD	55.86
43	Rockwall County, TX	56.44
44	Hendricks County, IN	56.95
45	Nassau County, NY	57.17
46	Union County, SD	57.34
47	Sherburne County, MN	57.51
48	Poquoson city, VA	57.74
49	Warren County, IA	57.98
50	St. Croix County, WI	58.07
51	Fayette County, GA	58.54
52	New Kent County, VA	58.83
53	Hancock County, IN	58.86
54	Warren County, OH	59.03
55	Dakota County, MN	59.86
56	Washington County, WI	60.25
57	Davis County, UT	60.51
58	Fairfax County, VA	60.56
59	Powhatan County, VA	60.57
60	Denali Borough, AK	60.62
61	Washington County, NE	60.79
62	Chester County, PA	61.17
63	Teton County, WY	61.18
64	Elbert County, CO	61.54
65	Pitkin County, CO	61.69
66	Fauquier County, VA	61.81
67	Anne Arundel County, MD	62.00
68	Geauga County, OH	62.35
69	Platte County, MO	62.40
70	Outagamie County, WI	62.60
71	McHenry County, IL	62.62
72	Botetourt County, VA	62.91
73	Carroll County, MD	63.28
74	Dallas County, IA	63.30
75	Hillsborough County, NH	63.73
76	Putnam County, OH	64.07
77	York County, VA	64.13
78	Denton County, TX	64.21
79	DuPage County, IL	64.41
80	Seward County, NE	64.41
81	Eagle County, CO	64.69
82	King George County, VA	64.73
83	Sioux County, IA	64.75
84	Anoka County, MN	65.37
85	Nantucket County, MA	65.39
86	Placer County, CA	65.68
87	Bergen County, NJ	65.85
88	St. Johns County, FL	65.85
89	Frederick County, MD	65.90
90	Monmouth County, NJ	65.92
91	Grundy County, IA	65.98
92	Saunders County, NE	66.17
93	Bucks County, PA	66.45
94	Cass County, NE	66.72
95	Burlington County, NJ	66.81
96	Queen Anne's County, MD	66.81
97	Piatt County, IL	67.06
98	Prince William County, VA	67.12
99	Woodford County, IL	67.15
100	Montgomery County, PA	67.59

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	72.03
2	Utah	90.86
3	Minnesota	90.91
4	Colorado	92.70
5	Maryland	94.82
6	Vermont	95.45
7	New Jersey	95.56
8	North Dakota	96.85
9	Hawaii	99.05
10	Connecticut	99.92
11	Virginia	100.15
12	Nebraska	100.53
13	Massachusetts	101.56
14	Idaho	102.43
15	Washington	102.48
16	Wyoming	102.56
17	Alaska	102.99
18	Maine	103.09
19	Wisconsin	104.22
20	Iowa	107.91
21	Delaware	108.56
22	Kansas	108.87
23	Rhode Island	109.63
24	Illinois	112.26
25	South Dakota	112.52
26	Pennsylvania	115.33
27	California	117.16
28	Missouri	117.35
29	Montana	117.91
30	Oregon	118.85
31	Indiana	119.77
32	Nevada	122.17
33	Florida	125.02
34	Arizona	126.29
35	North Carolina	127.72
36	Ohio	128.87
37	Michigan	131.54
38	New York	135.75
39	Georgia	136.51
40	Tennessee	137.91
41	Texas	138.04
42	South Carolina	139.01
43	District of Columbia	147.02
44	Arkansas	151.58
45	Alabama	154.33
46	Oklahoma	155.45
47	Kentucky	157.27
48	West Virginia	157.99
49	New Mexico	165.44
50	Mississippi	175.98
51	Louisiana	181.67

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