List of lowest-income counties in the United States

This is a list of the lowest-income counties in the United States.

The county with the lowest per capita income in the 50 states and District of Columbia is Issaquena County, Mississippi, while the county-equivalent with the lowest per capita income (in the entire United States) is Manu'a District, American Samoa. The county with the lowest median household income in the 50 states and District of Columbia is Wilcox County, Alabama, while the county-equivalent with the lowest median household income (in the entire United States) is Adjuntas Municipality, Puerto Rico.

50 counties with lowest per capita income (50 states and District of Columbia)

United States of America: $54,446

Rank County Per Capita
Income
(2018)
1Issaquena County, Mississippi$18,541
2Crowley County, Colorado$19,141
3Wheeler County, Georgia$19,631
4Concho County, Texas$19,801
5Ziebach County, South Dakota$20,571
6Telfair County, Georgia$20,923
7Union County, Florida$22,227
8Elliott County, Kentucky$22,481
9Stewart County, Georgia$22,771
10Forest County, Pennsylvania$22,787
11Lake County, Tennessee$23,230
12Buffalo County, South Dakota$23,341
13Liberty County, Florida$23,582
14DeSoto County, Florida$23,610
15Lafayette County, Florida$24,148
16Glades County, Florida$24,467
17Calhoun County, Georgia$24,638
18Charlton County, Georgia$24,976
19Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota$25,047
20Todd County, South Dakota$25,157
21McCreary County, Kentucky$25,835
22Hamilton County, Florida$26,016
23Johnson County, Georgia$26,195
24Bledsoe County, Tennessee$26,281
25Starr County, Texas$26,316
26Greer County, Oklahoma$26,344
27Madison County, Idaho$26,407
28Hidalgo County, Texas$26,410
29San Juan County, Utah$26,638
30Wilcox County, Georgia$26,712
31Morgan County, Kentucky$26,831
32Jackson County, South Dakota$26,835
33Calhoun County, Florida$26,873
34Lincoln County, Arkansas$27,002
35Hancock County, Tennessee$27,042
36Long County, Georgia$27,071
37Quitman County, Mississippi$27,088
38Noble County, Ohio$27,211
39Yazoo County, Mississippi$27,275
40Brantley County, Georgia$27,413
41Frio County, Texas$27,545
42Lanier County, Georgia$27,561
43Bent County, Colorado$27,574
44Lee County, Arkansas$27,619
45Sioux County, North Dakota$27,662
46Dillon County, South Carolina$27,718
47Tallahatchie County, Mississippi$27,757
48McKinley County, New Mexico$27,771
49Hickory County, Missouri$27,787
50Webster County, West Virginia$27,816

20 counties with lowest per capita income (U.S. territories)

Note: This list excludes county-equivalents in the U.S. territories that have zero people, such as Rose Atoll

Rank County-equivalent Per Capita
Income
(2017)[1][note 1]
1Manu’a District, AS$5,441
2Maricao Municipality, PR$5,943
3Eastern District, AS$6,191
4Western District, AS$6,429
5Comerio Municipality, PR$7,047
6Adjuntas Municipality, PR$7,117
7Las Marias Municipality, PR$7,154
8Jayuya Municipality, PR$7,179
9Guanica Municipality, PR$7,207
10Lajas Municipality, PR$7,229
11Orocovis Municipality, PR$7,326
12Arroyo Municipality, PR$7,639
13Barranquitas Municipality, PR$7,716
14Florida Municipality, PR$7,837
15Moca Municipality, PR$7,881
16Corozal Municipality, PR$7,887
17Peñuelas Municipality, PR$7,983
18Ciales Municipality, PR$8,049
19San Sebastian Municipality, PR$8,072
20Yauco Municipality, PR$8,124

50 counties/parishes with lowest median household income (50 states and District of Columbia)

United States of America: $61,937

Rank County Median
Household
Income
(2018)
1Wilcox County, Alabama$25,385
2Buffalo County, South Dakota$25,973
3Owsley County, Kentucky$26,278
4Holmes County, Mississippi$26,449
5Perry County, Alabama$26,814
6Issaquena County, Mississippi$26,936
7McDowell County, West Virginia$27,292
8East Carroll Parish, Louisiana$27,714
9Quitman County, Mississippi$27,767
10Sumter County, Alabama$27,859
11Jefferson County, Mississippi$28,024
12Lee County, Arkansas$28,080
13Clay County, Kentucky$28,146
14Randolph County, Georgia$28,298
15Madison Parish, Louisiana$28,452
16Greene County, Alabama$28,524
17Humphreys County, Mississippi$28,542
18Sharkey County, Mississippi$28,887
19Martin County, Kentucky$28,925
20Tensas Parish, Louisiana$28,962
21Lee County, Kentucky$29,124
22Allendale County, South Carolina$29,124
23Leflore County, Mississippi$29,244
24Bullock County, Alabama$29,267
25Bell County, Kentucky$29,362
26Coahoma County, Mississippi$29,380
27Guadalupe County, New Mexico$29,515
28Harlan County, Kentucky$29,521
29Claiborne County, Mississippi$29,631
30Wilkinson County, Mississippi$29,900
31Phillips County, Arkansas$29,945
32McCreary County, Kentucky$30,029
33Zavala County, Texas$30,076
34Brooks County, Texas$30,116
35Wolfe County, Kentucky$30,144
36Clay County, Georgia$30,239
37Starr County, Texas$30,490
38Luna County, New Mexico$30,570
39Hancock County, Tennessee$30,691
40Knox County, Kentucky$30,742
41Magoffin County, Kentucky$30,950
42Clinton County, Kentucky$31,118
43Breathitt County, Kentucky$31,182
44Sunflower County, Mississippi$31,329
45Jenkins County, Georgia$31,419
46Costilla County, Colorado$31,557
47Searcy County, Arkansas$31,659
48Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota$31,662
49Hancock County, Georgia$31,716
50Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi$31,739

20 counties with lowest median household income (U.S. territories)

Note: This list excludes county-equivalents in the U.S. territories that have zero people, such as Rose Atoll

Rank County-equivalent Median
Household
Income
(2017)[1]
1Adjuntas Municipality, PR$11,680
2Guanica Municipality, PR$12,653
3Lares Municipality, PR$12,820
4Moca Municipality, PR$13,413
5Maricao Municipality, PR$13,462
6Comerio Municipality, PR$13,523
7Lajas Municipality, PR$13,896
8San Sebastian Municipality, PR$14,275
9Orocovis Municipality, PR$14,296
10Las Marias Municipality, PR$14,404
11Ciales Municipality, PR$14,432
12Yauco Municipality, PR$14,451
13Patillas Municipality, PR$14,512
14Mayaguez Municipality, PR$14,642
15Corozal Municipality, PR$14,752
16Guayanilla Municipality, PR$14,988
17San German Municipality, PR$15,036
18Guayama Municipality, PR$15,296
19Yabucoa Municipality, PR$15,586
20Jayuya Municipality, PR$15,615


See also

References
  1. https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_17_5YR_DP03&prodType=table%5B%5D
    https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_DPAS_ASDP3&prodType=table Archived 2020-02-14 at Archive.today
    American FactFinder. American Samoa. DP03 - Selected Economic characteristics. (And Puerto Rico 2013-2017 American Community Survey estimates). Retrieved July 1, 2019.

Notes
  1. American Samoa data is from 2010.
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