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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 751 | Dawes County | Nebraska | $56,280 ±$5,544 | 8,140 |
| 752 | Lewis County | Tennessee | $56,285 ±$7,872 | 12,992 |
| 753 | Dent County | Missouri | $56,312 ±$4,171 | 14,539 |
| 754 | Prince Edward County | Virginia | $56,315 ±$4,908 | 21,996 |
| 755 | Twiggs County | Georgia | $56,324 ±$7,194 | 7,803 |
| 756 | Labette County | Kansas | $56,325 ±$2,355 | 19,869 |
| 757 | Scott County | Indiana | $56,352 ±$5,484 | 24,526 |
| 758 | Simpson County | Mississippi | $56,381 ±$2,849 | 25,691 |
| 759 | Hendry County | Florida | $56,393 ±$6,381 | 42,382 |
| 760 | Montgomery County | Kentucky | $56,396 ±$3,128 | 28,395 |
| 761 | Cass County | Indiana | $56,403 ±$2,746 | 37,680 |
| 762 | Wilson County | North Carolina | $56,423 ±$3,380 | 79,290 |
| 763 | Caldwell County | North Carolina | $56,425 ±$2,209 | 80,536 |
| 764 | Menominee County | Michigan | $56,435 ±$3,732 | 23,247 |
| 764 | Trumbull County | Ohio | $56,435 ±$1,731 | 200,929 |
| 766 | Chautauqua County | Kansas | $56,438 ±$4,556 | 3,370 |
| 767 | Carroll County | Kentucky | $56,466 ±$12,944 | 10,954 |
| 768 | Lewis County | West Virginia | $56,477 ±$4,510 | 16,740 |
| 769 | Coles County | Illinois | $56,478 ±$3,441 | 46,777 |
| 770 | Chase County | Kansas | $56,484 ±$3,845 | 2,561 |
| 771 | Taney County | Missouri | $56,497 ±$3,805 | 56,529 |
| 772 | Walker County | Alabama | $56,509 ±$3,563 | 64,841 |
| 773 | Essex County | Virginia | $56,520 ±$7,548 | 10,623 |
| 774 | Houston County | Texas | $56,531 ±$3,782 | 22,051 |
| 775 | Bath County | Kentucky | $56,541 ±$8,587 | 12,851 |
| 776 | Citrus County | Florida | $56,546 ±$1,701 | 162,472 |
| 777 | Independence County | Arkansas | $56,609 ±$4,487 | 38,175 |
| 778 | Neosho County | Kansas | $56,618 ±$5,385 | 15,656 |
| 779 | Orleans Parish | Louisiana | $56,631 ±$1,781 | 371,853 |
| 780 | Suwannee County | Florida | $56,658 ±$4,147 | 45,342 |
| 781 | Knox County | Texas | $56,667 ±$6,490 | 3,307 |
| 782 | Delaware County | Oklahoma | $56,676 ±$2,693 | 41,279 |
| 783 | Sumter County | South Carolina | $56,693 ±$2,137 | 104,725 |
| 784 | Aroostook County | Maine | $56,700 ±$1,809 | 67,058 |
| 785 | Kimball County | Nebraska | $56,712 ±$5,825 | 3,248 |
| 786 | Jasper County | Texas | $56,723 ±$6,933 | 32,727 |
| 787 | McDuffie County | Georgia | $56,733 ±$8,832 | 21,718 |
| 788 | Miller County | Missouri | $56,736 ±$5,476 | 25,269 |
| 789 | Franklin County | Illinois | $56,740 ±$3,913 | 37,323 |
| 790 | Levy County | Florida | $56,750 ±$4,509 | 45,391 |
| 790 | Monroe County | West Virginia | $56,750 ±$5,967 | 12,386 |
| 792 | Tangipahoa Parish | Louisiana | $56,760 ±$2,614 | 136,738 |
| 793 | Troup County | Georgia | $56,776 ±$2,603 | 70,330 |
| 793 | Castro County | Texas | $56,776 ±$10,779 | 7,344 |
| 795 | Schoolcraft County | Michigan | $56,782 ±$4,076 | 8,128 |
| 796 | Madison County | Arkansas | $56,798 ±$5,659 | 17,329 |
| 797 | Hopkins County | Kentucky | $56,815 ±$3,927 | 45,119 |
| 798 | Gallia County | Ohio | $56,830 ±$4,410 | 29,068 |
| 799 | Republic County | Kansas | $56,833 ±$3,472 | 4,646 |
| 800 | Wetzel County | West Virginia | $56,836 ±$5,601 | 14,078 |
± figures are the published 90% margin of error; small differences between estimates may not be statistically significant.
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