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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1551 | Montgomery County | Missouri | $65,500 ±$5,054 | 11,426 |
| 1552 | Merced County | California | $65,510 ±$2,304 | 290,201 |
| 1553 | Ingham County | Michigan | $65,526 ±$1,674 | 283,913 |
| 1554 | St. James Parish | Louisiana | $65,531 ±$4,784 | 19,528 |
| 1555 | Fisher County | Texas | $65,533 ±$2,822 | 3,655 |
| 1556 | Huntingdon County | Pennsylvania | $65,557 ±$2,012 | 43,653 |
| 1557 | Ellsworth County | Kansas | $65,560 ±$4,418 | 6,360 |
| 1558 | Floyd County | Georgia | $65,565 ±$3,312 | 99,693 |
| 1559 | Staunton city | Virginia | $65,581 ±$4,919 | 25,948 |
| 1560 | McLean County | Kentucky | $65,596 ±$8,147 | 9,114 |
| 1561 | Chilton County | Alabama | $65,603 ±$4,047 | 45,992 |
| 1562 | Williamson County | Illinois | $65,604 ±$3,466 | 66,876 |
| 1563 | Kidder County | North Dakota | $65,610 ±$7,266 | 2,377 |
| 1564 | Jasper County | South Carolina | $65,613 ±$3,705 | 32,166 |
| 1565 | Lake and Peninsula Borough | Alaska | $65,625 ±$6,339 | 1,013 |
| 1565 | Haakon County | South Dakota | $65,625 ±$12,666 | 1,722 |
| 1565 | Borden County | Texas | $65,625 ±$21,776 | 713 |
| 1565 | Highland County | Virginia | $65,625 ±$11,958 | 2,296 |
| 1569 | Carroll County | Indiana | $65,645 ±$4,422 | 20,535 |
| 1570 | Alamance County | North Carolina | $65,651 ±$1,854 | 176,893 |
| 1571 | Union County | Oregon | $65,661 ±$3,326 | 26,144 |
| 1572 | Marquette County | Wisconsin | $65,681 ±$2,584 | 15,746 |
| 1573 | Giles County | Virginia | $65,691 ±$3,318 | 16,557 |
| 1574 | Washakie County | Wyoming | $65,714 ±$3,946 | 7,703 |
| 1575 | Moniteau County | Missouri | $65,715 ±$3,289 | 15,262 |
| 1576 | Rowan County | North Carolina | $65,725 ±$2,025 | 149,875 |
| 1577 | Hamilton County | Illinois | $65,746 ±$6,413 | 7,916 |
| 1578 | Highland County | Ohio | $65,785 ±$1,628 | 43,517 |
| 1579 | Warren County | Kentucky | $65,794 ±$2,643 | 140,918 |
| 1580 | Concho County | Texas | $65,795 ±$12,568 | 3,328 |
| 1581 | Lee County | Alabama | $65,824 ±$2,432 | 181,134 |
| 1582 | Marshall County | Kentucky | $65,831 ±$6,084 | 31,743 |
| 1583 | Fulton County | Pennsylvania | $65,836 ±$2,460 | 14,531 |
| 1584 | Winnebago County | Illinois | $65,837 ±$1,162 | 283,292 |
| 1585 | Hancock County | Illinois | $65,865 ±$3,254 | 17,281 |
| 1586 | Heard County | Georgia | $65,868 ±$12,936 | 11,773 |
| 1586 | Monroe County | Indiana | $65,868 ±$2,341 | 140,965 |
| 1588 | Orange County | Indiana | $65,873 ±$4,367 | 19,767 |
| 1588 | Craven County | North Carolina | $65,873 ±$3,115 | 102,612 |
| 1590 | Benton County | Indiana | $65,875 ±$2,631 | 8,735 |
| 1591 | Steuben County | New York | $65,887 ±$2,505 | 92,588 |
| 1592 | Barron County | Wisconsin | $65,933 ±$2,114 | 46,797 |
| 1593 | Howard County | Missouri | $65,938 ±$7,076 | 10,147 |
| 1594 | Beauregard Parish | Louisiana | $65,944 ±$6,358 | 36,676 |
| 1595 | Schuyler County | Illinois | $65,948 ±$7,520 | 6,787 |
| 1596 | Ward County | Texas | $65,952 ±$17,987 | 11,144 |
| 1597 | Morgan County | Tennessee | $65,954 ±$4,555 | 21,361 |
| 1598 | Bond County | Illinois | $65,959 ±$3,052 | 16,716 |
| 1599 | Pointe Coupee Parish | Louisiana | $65,961 ±$5,777 | 20,217 |
| 1600 | Orleans County | New York | $65,969 ±$3,199 | 39,608 |
± figures are the published 90% margin of error; small differences between estimates may not be statistically significant.
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