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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2901 | Benton County | Arkansas | $93,506 ±$2,205 | 303,632 |
| 2902 | Currituck County | North Carolina | $93,511 ±$8,425 | 30,601 |
| 2903 | Gallatin County | Montana | $93,528 ±$3,326 | 124,074 |
| 2904 | Northwest Hills Planning Region | Connecticut | $93,551 ±$3,107 | 113,216 |
| 2905 | Martin County | Texas | $93,734 ±$17,711 | 5,218 |
| 2906 | Larimer County | Colorado | $93,765 ±$1,936 | 367,368 |
| 2907 | Orange County | Virginia | $94,008 ±$4,855 | 37,822 |
| 2908 | Matanuska-Susitna Borough | Alaska | $94,031 ±$2,542 | 112,988 |
| 2909 | Saunders County | Nebraska | $94,066 ±$7,432 | 23,048 |
| 2910 | Chatham County | North Carolina | $94,317 ±$4,141 | 80,151 |
| 2911 | Kent County | Rhode Island | $94,345 ±$3,282 | 171,456 |
| 2912 | Washington County | Nebraska | $94,396 ±$8,682 | 21,106 |
| 2913 | Wilson County | Texas | $94,565 ±$5,242 | 52,781 |
| 2914 | Adams County | Colorado | $94,571 ±$1,524 | 530,225 |
| 2915 | Clear Creek County | Colorado | $94,577 ±$16,910 | 9,262 |
| 2916 | Warren County | Iowa | $94,588 ±$3,834 | 54,409 |
| 2917 | Denver County | Colorado | $94,718 ±$1,644 | 718,877 |
| 2918 | Piatt County | Illinois | $94,811 ±$8,069 | 16,695 |
| 2919 | Le Sueur County | Minnesota | $94,968 ±$3,976 | 29,113 |
| 2919 | Medina County | Ohio | $94,968 ±$2,399 | 183,660 |
| 2921 | Barnstable County | Massachusetts | $95,241 ±$2,510 | 231,668 |
| 2921 | Isle of Wight County | Virginia | $95,241 ±$5,210 | 39,974 |
| 2923 | Fulton County | Georgia | $95,292 ±$1,748 | 1,076,561 |
| 2924 | Gilpin County | Colorado | $95,361 ±$18,874 | 5,901 |
| 2925 | Chesapeake city | Virginia | $95,373 ±$2,728 | 252,583 |
| 2926 | Olmsted County | Minnesota | $95,406 ±$3,039 | 164,498 |
| 2927 | Jefferson County | Montana | $95,490 ±$18,478 | 12,774 |
| 2928 | Coweta County | Georgia | $95,548 ±$2,278 | 152,852 |
| 2929 | Columbia County | Georgia | $95,592 ±$3,151 | 162,434 |
| 2930 | Bristol Bay Borough | Alaska | $95,625 ±$23,629 | 918 |
| 2931 | Suffolk County | Massachusetts | $95,631 ±$1,765 | 785,121 |
| 2932 | Cumberland County | Maine | $95,677 ±$1,883 | 308,827 |
| 2933 | North Slope Borough | Alaska | $95,694 ±$16,311 | 10,810 |
| 2934 | Dodge County | Minnesota | $95,739 ±$3,210 | 21,045 |
| 2935 | Wilson County | Tennessee | $95,839 ±$3,023 | 158,805 |
| 2936 | Worcester County | Massachusetts | $95,939 ±$1,131 | 867,788 |
| 2937 | Platte County | Missouri | $96,227 ±$2,175 | 110,371 |
| 2938 | Washington County | Wisconsin | $96,359 ±$2,602 | 137,879 |
| 2939 | Thurston County | Washington | $96,563 ±$1,945 | 299,067 |
| 2940 | Lake County | Colorado | $96,575 ±$10,498 | 7,380 |
| 2941 | Chittenden County | Vermont | $96,759 ±$3,007 | 169,758 |
| 2942 | Fluvanna County | Virginia | $96,768 ±$6,395 | 28,092 |
| 2943 | Ozaukee County | Wisconsin | $96,996 ±$3,696 | 92,966 |
| 2944 | Merrimack County | New Hampshire | $97,004 ±$2,796 | 155,967 |
| 2945 | Weld County | Colorado | $97,097 ±$2,383 | 350,396 |
| 2946 | Maui County | Hawaii | $97,161 ±$2,901 | 164,522 |
| 2947 | Orange County | New York | $97,178 ±$2,147 | 406,616 |
| 2948 | Monterey County | California | $97,230 ±$1,883 | 437,613 |
| 2949 | Harris County | Georgia | $97,302 ±$6,023 | 36,086 |
| 2950 | Grand Isle County | Vermont | $97,396 ±$12,241 | 7,450 |
± figures are the published 90% margin of error; small differences between estimates may not be statistically significant.
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