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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 701 | Hot Spring County | Arkansas | $55,405 ±$3,337 | 33,180 |
| 702 | Whitman County | Washington | $55,406 ±$4,182 | 47,003 |
| 703 | Upson County | Georgia | $55,429 ±$8,777 | 28,029 |
| 703 | Cheyenne County | Kansas | $55,429 ±$4,259 | 2,628 |
| 705 | Hamblen County | Tennessee | $55,454 ±$4,745 | 65,669 |
| 706 | Warren County | Tennessee | $55,487 ±$3,018 | 42,166 |
| 707 | Christian County | Kentucky | $55,494 ±$2,726 | 72,069 |
| 708 | Union County | Mississippi | $55,505 ±$4,529 | 28,122 |
| 709 | Treutlen County | Georgia | $55,518 ±$13,343 | 6,376 |
| 710 | Wayne County | Illinois | $55,521 ±$3,923 | 15,973 |
| 711 | Shoshone County | Idaho | $55,527 ±$5,264 | 13,785 |
| 712 | Itawamba County | Mississippi | $55,546 ±$7,632 | 24,036 |
| 713 | Coshocton County | Ohio | $55,577 ±$3,620 | 36,744 |
| 714 | Ferry County | Washington | $55,614 ±$6,024 | 7,387 |
| 715 | Daniels County | Montana | $55,625 ±$13,820 | 1,494 |
| 716 | Richmond County | Georgia | $55,637 ±$2,844 | 206,069 |
| 717 | Surry County | North Carolina | $55,656 ±$3,280 | 71,425 |
| 718 | Wayne County | Indiana | $55,692 ±$3,150 | 66,397 |
| 719 | Montgomery County | Kansas | $55,697 ±$4,353 | 30,940 |
| 720 | Vermilion Parish | Louisiana | $55,707 ±$3,692 | 57,123 |
| 721 | Union County | Illinois | $55,728 ±$5,408 | 16,997 |
| 722 | Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | Alaska | $55,741 ±$6,244 | 5,195 |
| 723 | Perry County | Arkansas | $55,764 ±$8,217 | 10,101 |
| 724 | Cleburne County | Arkansas | $55,798 ±$2,882 | 25,226 |
| 724 | McCormick County | South Carolina | $55,798 ±$7,160 | 9,760 |
| 726 | Jackson County | North Carolina | $55,815 ±$5,024 | 43,771 |
| 727 | San Saba County | Texas | $55,819 ±$7,549 | 5,696 |
| 728 | Cabell County | West Virginia | $55,832 ±$2,843 | 92,739 |
| 729 | Breckinridge County | Kentucky | $55,843 ±$4,183 | 20,881 |
| 730 | Gentry County | Missouri | $55,848 ±$4,994 | 6,245 |
| 731 | San Juan County | New Mexico | $55,872 ±$1,667 | 120,942 |
| 732 | Otero County | New Mexico | $55,876 ±$2,502 | 68,816 |
| 733 | Langlade County | Wisconsin | $55,878 ±$3,624 | 19,490 |
| 734 | Franklin County | Arkansas | $55,886 ±$7,278 | 17,326 |
| 735 | Yell County | Arkansas | $55,934 ±$8,149 | 20,134 |
| 736 | Iron County | Michigan | $55,940 ±$3,026 | 11,667 |
| 737 | St. Martin Parish | Louisiana | $55,960 ±$5,042 | 51,353 |
| 738 | Perry County | Tennessee | $55,972 ±$10,067 | 8,697 |
| 739 | Athens County | Ohio | $56,001 ±$2,207 | 61,737 |
| 740 | Washington County | Maine | $56,024 ±$2,346 | 31,331 |
| 741 | Washington County | Missouri | $56,043 ±$6,053 | 23,470 |
| 742 | Butler County | Kentucky | $56,092 ±$5,519 | 12,393 |
| 743 | Noble County | Ohio | $56,098 ±$8,300 | 14,282 |
| 744 | St. Louis city | Missouri | $56,160 ±$1,305 | 288,512 |
| 745 | Bath County | Virginia | $56,184 ±$19,950 | 4,100 |
| 746 | Alleghany County | Virginia | $56,188 ±$4,205 | 14,859 |
| 747 | Greene County | Tennessee | $56,194 ±$3,104 | 71,628 |
| 748 | Sullivan County | Indiana | $56,204 ±$4,192 | 20,780 |
| 749 | Brewster County | Texas | $56,212 ±$9,462 | 9,503 |
| 750 | Mineral County | Colorado | $56,250 ±$12,789 | 729 |
± figures are the published 90% margin of error; small differences between estimates may not be statistically significant.
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