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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2951 | San Luis Obispo County | California | $97,446 ±$2,876 | 281,555 |
| 2952 | Salt Lake County | Utah | $97,494 ±$1,272 | 1,196,523 |
| 2953 | Clark County | Washington | $97,536 ±$1,952 | 516,959 |
| 2954 | Frederick County | Virginia | $97,606 ±$4,171 | 95,008 |
| 2955 | Hennepin County | Minnesota | $97,653 ±$1,190 | 1,269,496 |
| 2956 | Kauai County | Hawaii | $97,668 ±$5,401 | 73,731 |
| 2957 | Dunn County | North Dakota | $97,689 ±$5,164 | 4,040 |
| 2958 | Montgomery County | Texas | $97,701 ±$2,366 | 684,432 |
| 2959 | Oakland County | Michigan | $97,760 ±$1,268 | 1,279,825 |
| 2960 | Shelby County | Alabama | $97,961 ±$3,160 | 230,211 |
| 2961 | Brazoria County | Texas | $97,993 ±$3,188 | 391,255 |
| 2962 | Paulding County | Georgia | $98,031 ±$4,633 | 178,909 |
| 2963 | Santa Barbara County | California | $98,161 ±$2,430 | 443,701 |
| 2964 | Richmond County | New York | $98,333 ±$2,070 | 494,956 |
| 2965 | Jefferson County | West Virginia | $98,806 ±$4,916 | 59,260 |
| 2966 | Lincoln County | South Dakota | $99,166 ±$2,500 | 70,638 |
| 2967 | Chisago County | Minnesota | $99,400 ±$4,454 | 57,991 |
| 2968 | Boone County | Kentucky | $99,414 ±$2,884 | 139,841 |
| 2969 | Mono County | California | $99,415 ±$18,554 | 13,148 |
| 2970 | Leelanau County | Michigan | $99,422 ±$6,699 | 22,734 |
| 2971 | Dutchess County | New York | $99,478 ±$2,151 | 298,220 |
| 2972 | Pierce County | Washington | $99,564 ±$1,209 | 930,319 |
| 2973 | Ellis County | Texas | $99,595 ±$3,164 | 213,160 |
| 2974 | Travis County | Texas | $99,611 ±$1,578 | 1,330,015 |
| 2975 | Teton County | Idaho | $99,805 ±$15,311 | 12,425 |
| 2976 | Culpeper County | Virginia | $100,049 ±$5,011 | 54,397 |
| 2977 | Solano County | California | $100,401 ±$2,108 | 451,918 |
| 2978 | Mercer County | New Jersey | $100,645 ±$2,565 | 385,864 |
| 2979 | Utah County | Utah | $100,671 ±$1,431 | 705,400 |
| 2980 | Saratoga County | New York | $100,787 ±$3,028 | 238,284 |
| 2981 | Warren County | New Jersey | $100,869 ±$3,607 | 110,849 |
| 2982 | Arapahoe County | Colorado | $101,087 ±$1,532 | 659,844 |
| 2983 | Hendricks County | Indiana | $101,144 ±$2,791 | 183,344 |
| 2984 | Glasscock County | Texas | $101,250 ±$53,302 | 1,068 |
| 2985 | Juneau City and Borough | Alaska | $101,661 ±$7,108 | 31,794 |
| 2986 | Sitka City and Borough | Alaska | $101,727 ±$6,460 | 8,368 |
| 2987 | Juab County | Utah | $101,786 ±$8,313 | 12,586 |
| 2988 | Prince George's County | Maryland | $101,798 ±$1,449 | 959,754 |
| 2989 | Anoka County | Minnesota | $101,869 ±$2,019 | 370,349 |
| 2990 | Essex County | Massachusetts | $101,883 ±$1,515 | 813,054 |
| 2991 | Comal County | Texas | $101,889 ±$2,995 | 183,826 |
| 2992 | Chesterfield County | Virginia | $101,931 ±$1,923 | 377,869 |
| 2993 | Dallas County | Iowa | $102,379 ±$3,721 | 107,968 |
| 2994 | Spencer County | Kentucky | $102,618 ±$12,041 | 20,193 |
| 2995 | Pitkin County | Colorado | $102,645 ±$7,295 | 16,985 |
| 2996 | Cobb County | Georgia | $102,738 ±$1,561 | 775,208 |
| 2997 | Monroe County | Illinois | $102,880 ±$5,432 | 35,036 |
| 2998 | Union County | North Carolina | $102,900 ±$1,953 | 250,958 |
| 2999 | Livingston County | Michigan | $103,039 ±$1,720 | 195,833 |
| 3000 | St. Croix County | Wisconsin | $103,046 ±$3,545 | 96,033 |
± figures are the published 90% margin of error; small differences between estimates may not be statistically significant.
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