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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1001 | Morgan County | Ohio | $59,351 ±$3,770 | 13,651 |
| 1002 | Tallapoosa County | Alabama | $59,356 ±$4,275 | 40,938 |
| 1003 | Goliad County | Texas | $59,359 ±$7,643 | 7,141 |
| 1004 | Pierce County | North Dakota | $59,365 ±$8,413 | 3,928 |
| 1005 | Marion County | Ohio | $59,371 ±$4,308 | 65,020 |
| 1006 | Hart County | Georgia | $59,385 ±$4,472 | 26,939 |
| 1007 | Montgomery County | Alabama | $59,386 ±$1,569 | 226,718 |
| 1008 | Warren County | Mississippi | $59,401 ±$3,053 | 43,020 |
| 1009 | Greer County | Oklahoma | $59,406 ±$6,494 | 5,489 |
| 1010 | Mahnomen County | Minnesota | $59,441 ±$3,445 | 5,358 |
| 1011 | Adams County | Wisconsin | $59,442 ±$2,974 | 21,123 |
| 1012 | Cannon County | Tennessee | $59,443 ±$5,405 | 14,818 |
| 1013 | Audrain County | Missouri | $59,448 ±$5,227 | 24,548 |
| 1014 | Grant County | Oregon | $59,450 ±$4,846 | 7,209 |
| 1015 | Modoc County | California | $59,455 ±$6,095 | 8,600 |
| 1015 | Maries County | Missouri | $59,455 ±$10,375 | 8,450 |
| 1017 | Jones County | Texas | $59,464 ±$8,588 | 20,304 |
| 1018 | Walker County | Georgia | $59,469 ±$3,399 | 68,762 |
| 1019 | Harrison County | Mississippi | $59,479 ±$1,997 | 210,891 |
| 1020 | Echols County | Georgia | $59,489 ±$12,940 | 3,709 |
| 1021 | Martin County | Minnesota | $59,507 ±$3,542 | 19,780 |
| 1022 | Richland County | Ohio | $59,509 ±$1,463 | 125,099 |
| 1023 | Rolette County | North Dakota | $59,517 ±$9,283 | 11,924 |
| 1024 | Nicholas County | Kentucky | $59,531 ±$9,781 | 7,708 |
| 1025 | Cattaraugus County | New York | $59,540 ±$2,028 | 76,145 |
| 1026 | Craighead County | Arkansas | $59,548 ±$3,493 | 113,249 |
| 1027 | Houston County | Tennessee | $59,576 ±$4,089 | 8,353 |
| 1028 | Caldwell County | Kentucky | $59,583 ±$10,570 | 12,618 |
| 1029 | Allegany County | Maryland | $59,603 ±$2,750 | 67,452 |
| 1030 | Gray County | Texas | $59,614 ±$5,857 | 21,045 |
| 1031 | Marion County | Kentucky | $59,627 ±$7,914 | 19,749 |
| 1032 | Webster County | Kentucky | $59,628 ±$4,406 | 12,842 |
| 1033 | Comanche County | Texas | $59,635 ±$8,590 | 13,950 |
| 1034 | Jones County | North Carolina | $59,641 ±$6,422 | 9,302 |
| 1035 | Polk County | Missouri | $59,647 ±$3,036 | 32,444 |
| 1036 | Pamlico County | North Carolina | $59,717 ±$4,799 | 12,390 |
| 1037 | Wayne County | North Carolina | $59,733 ±$2,739 | 118,652 |
| 1038 | Custer County | Oklahoma | $59,738 ±$3,033 | 28,259 |
| 1039 | Cochise County | Arizona | $59,742 ±$1,950 | 125,566 |
| 1040 | Caswell County | North Carolina | $59,755 ±$4,753 | 22,404 |
| 1041 | George County | Mississippi | $59,758 ±$4,688 | 25,170 |
| 1042 | Pike County | Illinois | $59,777 ±$3,316 | 14,469 |
| 1043 | Benewah County | Idaho | $59,794 ±$5,083 | 10,142 |
| 1044 | Bowie County | Texas | $59,803 ±$2,992 | 92,115 |
| 1045 | Clayton County | Georgia | $59,806 ±$1,877 | 298,924 |
| 1045 | El Paso County | Texas | $59,806 ±$1,141 | 870,779 |
| 1047 | Kingman County | Kansas | $59,842 ±$5,588 | 7,186 |
| 1048 | Trigg County | Kentucky | $59,857 ±$5,728 | 14,315 |
| 1049 | Simpson County | Kentucky | $59,858 ±$5,221 | 19,972 |
| 1050 | Franklin County | Iowa | $59,894 ±$6,520 | 9,956 |
± figures are the published 90% margin of error; small differences between estimates may not be statistically significant.
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