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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 301 | Jackson County | Illinois | $48,763 ±$3,394 | 53,064 |
| 302 | Scott County | Mississippi | $48,786 ±$4,709 | 27,718 |
| 303 | Gadsden County | Florida | $48,801 ±$4,163 | 43,710 |
| 304 | Grenada County | Mississippi | $48,804 ±$5,032 | 21,217 |
| 305 | Crowley County | Colorado | $48,826 ±$2,849 | 5,647 |
| 306 | Miller County | Arkansas | $48,836 ±$3,086 | 42,360 |
| 307 | Iron County | Missouri | $48,850 ±$4,711 | 9,446 |
| 308 | Rockcastle County | Kentucky | $48,862 ±$4,995 | 16,163 |
| 309 | Winn Parish | Louisiana | $48,871 ±$7,172 | 13,467 |
| 310 | Hidalgo County | New Mexico | $48,882 ±$8,524 | 4,041 |
| 311 | Walthall County | Mississippi | $48,905 ±$4,486 | 13,839 |
| 312 | Montgomery County | Arkansas | $48,906 ±$6,190 | 8,553 |
| 313 | Tillman County | Oklahoma | $48,939 ±$5,907 | 6,910 |
| 314 | Overton County | Tennessee | $48,959 ±$4,897 | 23,065 |
| 315 | Newton County | Arkansas | $48,986 ±$5,252 | 7,112 |
| 316 | Pickett County | Tennessee | $49,030 ±$5,197 | 5,079 |
| 317 | Duval County | Texas | $49,038 ±$8,942 | 9,742 |
| 318 | Dougherty County | Georgia | $49,044 ±$1,712 | 83,091 |
| 319 | Taylor County | Florida | $49,073 ±$7,315 | 21,503 |
| 320 | Copiah County | Mississippi | $49,089 ±$3,182 | 27,855 |
| 320 | Butler County | Missouri | $49,089 ±$3,075 | 42,020 |
| 322 | West Carroll Parish | Louisiana | $49,134 ±$4,935 | 9,464 |
| 323 | Clay County | Georgia | $49,147 ±$6,954 | 2,850 |
| 324 | Jackson County | Florida | $49,149 ±$2,764 | 48,250 |
| 325 | Yalobusha County | Mississippi | $49,151 ±$5,867 | 12,419 |
| 326 | Coleman County | Texas | $49,159 ±$3,270 | 7,833 |
| 327 | Red River Parish | Louisiana | $49,167 ±$6,013 | 7,443 |
| 327 | Upton County | Texas | $49,167 ±$22,121 | 3,191 |
| 329 | Polk County | Arkansas | $49,191 ±$5,643 | 19,361 |
| 330 | Chesterfield County | South Carolina | $49,235 ±$2,518 | 43,784 |
| 331 | Clarke County | Alabama | $49,249 ±$3,377 | 22,543 |
| 332 | Ouachita County | Arkansas | $49,268 ±$2,397 | 22,085 |
| 333 | Pike County | Arkansas | $49,269 ±$7,508 | 10,115 |
| 334 | Hardy County | West Virginia | $49,272 ±$2,641 | 14,243 |
| 335 | Fleming County | Kentucky | $49,307 ±$4,581 | 15,323 |
| 336 | Dickens County | Texas | $49,335 ±$5,467 | 1,747 |
| 337 | Colquitt County | Georgia | $49,341 ±$4,778 | 46,224 |
| 338 | Holmes County | Florida | $49,343 ±$2,104 | 19,513 |
| 339 | Claiborne County | Tennessee | $49,379 ±$3,839 | 32,466 |
| 340 | Clare County | Michigan | $49,384 ±$2,661 | 31,218 |
| 341 | Hinds County | Mississippi | $49,402 ±$1,618 | 218,533 |
| 342 | Izard County | Arkansas | $49,405 ±$5,318 | 14,009 |
| 343 | San Miguel County | New Mexico | $49,431 ±$3,657 | 26,850 |
| 344 | Columbus County | North Carolina | $49,442 ±$4,924 | 50,140 |
| 345 | Hooker County | Nebraska | $49,464 ±$7,996 | 647 |
| 346 | La Paz County | Arizona | $49,478 ±$4,006 | 16,664 |
| 347 | Fayette County | Alabama | $49,488 ±$7,267 | 16,053 |
| 348 | Wheatland County | Montana | $49,489 ±$12,938 | 2,056 |
| 349 | Seminole County | Georgia | $49,495 ±$4,533 | 9,156 |
| 350 | Oscoda County | Michigan | $49,515 ±$3,496 | 8,425 |
± figures are the published 90% margin of error; small differences between estimates may not be statistically significant.
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