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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1351 | Clark County | Kansas | $63,043 ±$7,046 | 1,974 |
| 1352 | Bradford County | Florida | $63,050 ±$5,645 | 27,885 |
| 1353 | Webb County | Texas | $63,058 ±$2,420 | 269,294 |
| 1354 | East Baton Rouge Parish | Louisiana | $63,071 ±$2,142 | 452,938 |
| 1355 | Ida County | Iowa | $63,073 ±$6,791 | 6,911 |
| 1356 | Ellis County | Kansas | $63,084 ±$5,107 | 28,920 |
| 1357 | Garrard County | Kentucky | $63,087 ±$7,509 | 17,568 |
| 1358 | Navarro County | Texas | $63,111 ±$4,150 | 54,711 |
| 1359 | Stewart County | Tennessee | $63,114 ±$5,169 | 14,027 |
| 1360 | Hampshire County | West Virginia | $63,116 ±$7,583 | 23,465 |
| 1361 | Jefferson County | Illinois | $63,118 ±$2,847 | 36,550 |
| 1362 | Madison County | Nebraska | $63,128 ±$4,259 | 35,532 |
| 1363 | Clark County | Ohio | $63,132 ±$2,105 | 135,158 |
| 1364 | Lafourche Parish | Louisiana | $63,135 ±$3,744 | 96,252 |
| 1365 | Hockley County | Texas | $63,140 ±$4,743 | 21,363 |
| 1366 | Henry County | Indiana | $63,150 ±$2,842 | 48,970 |
| 1367 | Lincoln County | Oregon | $63,165 ±$2,955 | 50,964 |
| 1368 | Calhoun County | Michigan | $63,177 ±$2,107 | 133,778 |
| 1369 | Wallace County | Kansas | $63,207 ±$8,829 | 1,417 |
| 1369 | Okanogan County | Washington | $63,207 ±$5,662 | 43,425 |
| 1371 | Lavaca County | Texas | $63,240 ±$5,166 | 20,552 |
| 1372 | Franklin city | Virginia | $63,245 ±$6,558 | 8,250 |
| 1373 | Nottoway County | Virginia | $63,261 ±$6,928 | 15,597 |
| 1374 | Fayette County | Ohio | $63,275 ±$4,317 | 28,876 |
| 1375 | Person County | North Carolina | $63,300 ±$6,412 | 39,542 |
| 1376 | Newaygo County | Michigan | $63,304 ±$2,643 | 50,792 |
| 1377 | Hardeman County | Texas | $63,333 ±$15,015 | 3,501 |
| 1378 | Delaware County | New York | $63,337 ±$3,063 | 44,487 |
| 1379 | Gallatin County | Kentucky | $63,346 ±$6,282 | 8,769 |
| 1380 | Henry County | Kentucky | $63,347 ±$4,205 | 15,856 |
| 1381 | Madison County | Kentucky | $63,351 ±$3,005 | 95,769 |
| 1382 | Erie County | Pennsylvania | $63,354 ±$1,812 | 269,052 |
| 1383 | Sierra County | California | $63,355 ±$21,034 | 2,746 |
| 1384 | Lake County | Montana | $63,360 ±$3,063 | 32,561 |
| 1385 | Westmoreland County | Virginia | $63,398 ±$7,180 | 18,826 |
| 1386 | Greene County | Iowa | $63,409 ±$4,690 | 8,688 |
| 1387 | Washburn County | Wisconsin | $63,441 ±$3,789 | 16,854 |
| 1388 | Mineral County | Montana | $63,450 ±$6,481 | 4,959 |
| 1389 | Franklin County | Tennessee | $63,494 ±$4,240 | 43,990 |
| 1390 | Washita County | Oklahoma | $63,501 ±$2,837 | 10,815 |
| 1391 | Putnam County | Missouri | $63,510 ±$7,766 | 4,642 |
| 1392 | Manistee County | Michigan | $63,516 ±$2,576 | 25,350 |
| 1393 | Pawnee County | Kansas | $63,517 ±$7,910 | 6,144 |
| 1394 | Stone County | Missouri | $63,520 ±$2,592 | 32,048 |
| 1395 | Gilchrist County | Florida | $63,523 ±$8,592 | 19,040 |
| 1396 | Wichita County | Texas | $63,524 ±$2,811 | 129,996 |
| 1397 | Sussex County | Virginia | $63,530 ±$2,583 | 10,765 |
| 1398 | Gratiot County | Michigan | $63,556 ±$2,453 | 41,385 |
| 1399 | Gooding County | Idaho | $63,559 ±$6,340 | 15,931 |
| 1400 | Sherman County | Nebraska | $63,578 ±$5,496 | 2,967 |
± figures are the published 90% margin of error; small differences between estimates may not be statistically significant.
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