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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2501 | Kearney County | Nebraska | $78,631 ±$10,435 | 6,713 |
| 2502 | Hawaii County | Hawaii | $78,639 ±$2,560 | 205,769 |
| 2503 | Calaveras County | California | $78,647 ±$6,007 | 46,248 |
| 2504 | Auglaize County | Ohio | $78,660 ±$4,179 | 46,125 |
| 2505 | Marion County | Iowa | $78,680 ±$3,041 | 33,642 |
| 2506 | Nome Census Area | Alaska | $78,681 ±$4,699 | 9,866 |
| 2507 | Burnet County | Texas | $78,732 ±$5,425 | 52,652 |
| 2508 | Sanborn County | South Dakota | $78,750 ±$8,864 | 2,384 |
| 2509 | Boise County | Idaho | $78,774 ±$3,983 | 8,273 |
| 2510 | Baldwin County | Alabama | $78,775 ±$2,602 | 246,989 |
| 2511 | Providence County | Rhode Island | $78,787 ±$1,722 | 664,854 |
| 2512 | Banner County | Nebraska | $78,839 ±$13,607 | 742 |
| 2513 | McPherson County | Kansas | $78,851 ±$5,212 | 30,205 |
| 2514 | Lancaster County | South Carolina | $78,869 ±$5,418 | 104,475 |
| 2515 | Sutton County | Texas | $78,906 ±$19,411 | 3,277 |
| 2516 | Pickens County | Georgia | $78,930 ±$5,507 | 34,951 |
| 2517 | Bedford County | Virginia | $78,937 ±$3,263 | 80,894 |
| 2518 | Washington County | Pennsylvania | $78,958 ±$2,272 | 210,042 |
| 2519 | Clay County | Nebraska | $78,986 ±$5,366 | 6,095 |
| 2520 | Rich County | Utah | $79,009 ±$10,987 | 2,631 |
| 2521 | San Miguel County | Colorado | $79,024 ±$10,732 | 7,968 |
| 2522 | Douglas County | Minnesota | $79,043 ±$3,167 | 39,575 |
| 2523 | Saline County | Arkansas | $79,046 ±$2,950 | 127,479 |
| 2524 | Wichita County | Kansas | $79,063 ±$15,494 | 2,091 |
| 2525 | Winneshiek County | Iowa | $79,066 ±$5,270 | 19,873 |
| 2526 | Bonneville County | Idaho | $79,068 ±$2,671 | 129,523 |
| 2527 | Santa Fe County | New Mexico | $79,071 ±$2,820 | 156,105 |
| 2528 | Gray County | Kansas | $79,122 ±$4,267 | 5,701 |
| 2529 | Churchill County | Nevada | $79,163 ±$4,413 | 25,805 |
| 2530 | Copper River Census Area | Alaska | $79,250 ±$16,995 | 2,626 |
| 2531 | Butler County | Nebraska | $79,268 ±$10,743 | 8,424 |
| 2532 | Rankin County | Mississippi | $79,357 ±$3,097 | 158,854 |
| 2533 | Beaver County | Utah | $79,360 ±$6,486 | 7,273 |
| 2534 | Morton County | North Dakota | $79,382 ±$6,495 | 33,777 |
| 2535 | Morgan County | Indiana | $79,429 ±$3,469 | 72,659 |
| 2536 | Perry County | Pennsylvania | $79,444 ±$2,718 | 46,239 |
| 2537 | Putnam County | West Virginia | $79,527 ±$6,071 | 57,177 |
| 2538 | Harrison County | Iowa | $79,535 ±$3,655 | 14,632 |
| 2539 | Hillsborough County | Florida | $79,540 ±$1,237 | 1,522,748 |
| 2540 | Sauk County | Wisconsin | $79,541 ±$2,340 | 66,009 |
| 2541 | Eaton County | Michigan | $79,597 ±$2,067 | 109,130 |
| 2542 | Schenectady County | New York | $79,623 ±$2,743 | 160,369 |
| 2543 | Crook County | Wyoming | $79,637 ±$9,718 | 7,455 |
| 2544 | Brown County | Wisconsin | $79,649 ±$1,435 | 270,892 |
| 2545 | Sutter County | California | $79,704 ±$5,306 | 98,857 |
| 2545 | Floyd County | Indiana | $79,704 ±$2,919 | 80,918 |
| 2547 | Orange County | Florida | $79,719 ±$1,200 | 1,471,937 |
| 2548 | Nicollet County | Minnesota | $79,756 ±$5,251 | 34,411 |
| 2549 | Berks County | Pennsylvania | $79,777 ±$1,206 | 433,015 |
| 2550 | Houston County | Minnesota | $79,825 ±$7,881 | 18,653 |
± figures are the published 90% margin of error; small differences between estimates may not be statistically significant.
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