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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 | Kerr County | Texas | $69,395 ±$3,840 | 53,489 |
| 1902 | Muscatine County | Iowa | $69,396 ±$3,217 | 42,559 |
| 1903 | Hansford County | Texas | $69,441 ±$9,481 | 5,119 |
| 1904 | Morrison County | Minnesota | $69,446 ±$3,808 | 34,249 |
| 1905 | Kimble County | Texas | $69,455 ±$13,799 | 4,389 |
| 1906 | Aransas County | Texas | $69,466 ±$8,686 | 24,876 |
| 1907 | Monroe County | Wisconsin | $69,467 ±$3,463 | 46,208 |
| 1908 | Bernalillo County | New Mexico | $69,473 ±$1,449 | 673,930 |
| 1909 | Van Zandt County | Texas | $69,475 ±$3,694 | 62,649 |
| 1910 | Fayette County | Kentucky | $69,479 ±$1,691 | 323,725 |
| 1911 | Cavalier County | North Dakota | $69,531 ±$8,867 | 3,633 |
| 1912 | Nelson County | Kentucky | $69,562 ±$2,671 | 47,606 |
| 1913 | Garfield County | Montana | $69,583 ±$16,791 | 1,094 |
| 1913 | Blaine County | Nebraska | $69,583 ±$13,269 | 422 |
| 1915 | Yavapai County | Arizona | $69,613 ±$1,866 | 245,480 |
| 1916 | Bossier Parish | Louisiana | $69,617 ±$2,278 | 129,789 |
| 1917 | Hampton city | Virginia | $69,621 ±$2,291 | 137,557 |
| 1918 | Pipestone County | Minnesota | $69,628 ±$4,614 | 9,284 |
| 1919 | Niagara County | New York | $69,633 ±$2,124 | 210,721 |
| 1920 | Newport News city | Virginia | $69,634 ±$2,426 | 184,216 |
| 1921 | Howard County | Texas | $69,649 ±$3,878 | 32,290 |
| 1922 | Story County | Iowa | $69,685 ±$2,902 | 100,466 |
| 1923 | Lincoln County | Minnesota | $69,694 ±$3,667 | 5,603 |
| 1924 | Yates County | New York | $69,701 ±$3,930 | 24,526 |
| 1925 | Tate County | Mississippi | $69,704 ±$5,349 | 28,321 |
| 1925 | San Patricio County | Texas | $69,704 ±$4,048 | 70,181 |
| 1927 | Lancaster County | Virginia | $69,713 ±$6,479 | 10,936 |
| 1928 | Parmer County | Texas | $69,735 ±$9,395 | 9,731 |
| 1929 | Douglas County | Kansas | $69,746 ±$2,954 | 120,302 |
| 1930 | Caldwell County | Texas | $69,758 ±$5,400 | 48,669 |
| 1931 | Sullivan County | Pennsylvania | $69,764 ±$5,111 | 5,888 |
| 1932 | Polk County | Nebraska | $69,768 ±$3,459 | 5,225 |
| 1932 | Wyandot County | Ohio | $69,768 ±$4,532 | 21,598 |
| 1934 | Decatur County | Indiana | $69,783 ±$7,427 | 26,422 |
| 1935 | Glynn County | Georgia | $69,799 ±$3,187 | 85,447 |
| 1936 | Grimes County | Texas | $69,803 ±$4,947 | 31,340 |
| 1937 | DeKalb County | Missouri | $69,826 ±$11,753 | 10,876 |
| 1938 | Ashland County | Ohio | $69,860 ±$4,887 | 52,256 |
| 1939 | Jefferson County | Kentucky | $69,866 ±$1,228 | 783,022 |
| 1940 | Dawson County | Nebraska | $69,880 ±$4,325 | 24,202 |
| 1941 | Charlotte County | Florida | $69,952 ±$1,682 | 201,064 |
| 1942 | Caledonia County | Vermont | $69,970 ±$5,116 | 30,475 |
| 1943 | Burleson County | Texas | $70,000 ±$8,319 | 18,857 |
| 1943 | Kinney County | Texas | $70,000 ±$8,852 | 3,157 |
| 1945 | Clay County | Indiana | $70,010 ±$6,394 | 26,409 |
| 1946 | Volusia County | Florida | $70,044 ±$1,237 | 579,622 |
| 1947 | Park County | Montana | $70,047 ±$6,130 | 17,710 |
| 1948 | Brookings County | South Dakota | $70,064 ±$6,292 | 35,353 |
| 1949 | St. Louis County | Minnesota | $70,069 ±$1,494 | 200,123 |
| 1950 | Sanpete County | Utah | $70,083 ±$3,368 | 29,719 |
± figures are the published 90% margin of error; small differences between estimates may not be statistically significant.
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