Lowest-income counties in the US
Explore places with the lowest median household income, with uncertainty shown.
U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimatesPeriod: 2020–2024 ACS 5-yearRetrieved 2026-10-05T08:20:49+00:00
Ascending median household income: ACS B19013_001E. Low median income is not the same measure as the share of residents in poverty. All US counties and county equivalents with usable estimates. ACS 5-year pooled estimates; margins of error are at the 90% confidence level. Ranks do not imply statistically significant differences. Missing, suppressed, and annotated/top-coded estimates are excluded.
Ranks are competition ranks computed across the full filtered set.
| Rank | Name | State | Median household income | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 651 | Ouachita Parish | Louisiana | $54,688 ±$2,311 | 158,480 |
| 652 | Lawrence County | Tennessee | $54,706 ±$2,672 | 45,385 |
| 653 | Bledsoe County | Tennessee | $54,720 ±$6,369 | 15,032 |
| 654 | Hopewell city | Virginia | $54,729 ±$7,645 | 22,959 |
| 655 | Stephens County | Georgia | $54,754 ±$5,125 | 27,012 |
| 656 | Atoka County | Oklahoma | $54,785 ±$2,473 | 14,379 |
| 657 | Cleveland County | Arkansas | $54,794 ±$5,975 | 7,453 |
| 658 | White County | Illinois | $54,813 ±$4,036 | 13,619 |
| 659 | Lunenburg County | Virginia | $54,842 ±$9,089 | 12,016 |
| 660 | Mineral County | Nevada | $54,855 ±$7,897 | 4,542 |
| 661 | Luce County | Michigan | $54,893 ±$2,148 | 6,271 |
| 662 | Highlands County | Florida | $54,897 ±$2,416 | 105,702 |
| 663 | Van Buren County | Tennessee | $54,931 ±$11,768 | 6,437 |
| 664 | Glascock County | Georgia | $54,934 ±$6,267 | 2,932 |
| 664 | Appanoose County | Iowa | $54,934 ±$3,506 | 12,184 |
| 666 | Edmonson County | Kentucky | $54,937 ±$4,974 | 12,355 |
| 667 | Dale County | Alabama | $54,963 ±$3,147 | 49,599 |
| 668 | Rapides Parish | Louisiana | $54,967 ±$2,192 | 127,527 |
| 669 | Jay County | Indiana | $54,969 ±$3,017 | 20,229 |
| 670 | Pike County | Missouri | $54,989 ±$5,518 | 17,711 |
| 671 | Alcona County | Michigan | $54,993 ±$1,572 | 10,397 |
| 672 | Laurens County | Georgia | $55,010 ±$5,114 | 49,798 |
| 673 | Calhoun County | Alabama | $55,029 ±$2,763 | 116,090 |
| 674 | Rhea County | Tennessee | $55,033 ±$2,802 | 33,992 |
| 675 | Henderson County | Tennessee | $55,136 ±$4,037 | 27,980 |
| 676 | Boone County | Arkansas | $55,143 ±$3,545 | 38,138 |
| 677 | Duplin County | North Carolina | $55,148 ±$3,396 | 49,335 |
| 678 | Clark County | Idaho | $55,208 ±$16,773 | 849 |
| 678 | Harney County | Oregon | $55,208 ±$8,057 | 7,499 |
| 680 | Santa Cruz County | Arizona | $55,217 ±$4,149 | 48,926 |
| 681 | Shannon County | Missouri | $55,222 ±$9,830 | 7,177 |
| 682 | Isabella County | Michigan | $55,237 ±$2,195 | 64,565 |
| 683 | Roscommon County | Michigan | $55,246 ±$2,903 | 23,737 |
| 684 | White County | Arkansas | $55,249 ±$3,850 | 77,838 |
| 685 | Clay County | Alabama | $55,250 ±$6,691 | 14,192 |
| 686 | Union County | Arkansas | $55,259 ±$4,567 | 37,900 |
| 687 | Wheeler County | Oregon | $55,284 ±$4,440 | 1,485 |
| 688 | Pittsburg County | Oklahoma | $55,310 ±$2,668 | 43,561 |
| 689 | Lawrence County | Illinois | $55,324 ±$4,940 | 15,031 |
| 690 | Cumberland County | Virginia | $55,325 ±$6,015 | 9,818 |
| 691 | Baraga County | Michigan | $55,327 ±$6,240 | 8,191 |
| 692 | Columbia County | Arkansas | $55,334 ±$6,938 | 22,349 |
| 693 | Vinton County | Ohio | $55,336 ±$4,819 | 12,630 |
| 694 | Cleburne County | Alabama | $55,345 ±$6,656 | 15,426 |
| 695 | Gladwin County | Michigan | $55,349 ±$2,210 | 25,693 |
| 696 | Caddo County | Oklahoma | $55,353 ±$2,462 | 26,447 |
| 697 | Crittenden County | Arkansas | $55,358 ±$3,602 | 47,266 |
| 698 | Roanoke city | Virginia | $55,378 ±$2,433 | 98,355 |
| 699 | Tyler County | Texas | $55,396 ±$6,988 | 20,238 |
| 700 | Alamosa County | Colorado | $55,397 ±$4,512 | 16,581 |
± figures are the published 90% margin of error; small differences between estimates may not be statistically significant.
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