List of lowest-income counties in the United States

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These are lists of the lowest-income counties in the United States, based on measures of per capita personal income and median household income. This article lists counties by per capita personal income (PCPI), a more comprehensive measurement of an individual's income than per capita income (PCI).

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50 counties/parishes with lowest median household income

United States of America: $77,719
RankCounty / ParishStateMedian
household income
(2023) [1]
1
 Claiborne County Flag of Mississippi.svg Mississippi
$28,579
2
 Holmes County Flag of Mississippi.svg Mississippi
$30,542
3
 Humphreys County Flag of Mississippi.svg Mississippi
$31,538
4
 Buffalo County Flag of South Dakota.svg South Dakota
$32,803
5
 Leflore County Flag of Mississippi.svg Mississippi
$33,945
6
 Perry County Flag of Alabama.svg Alabama
$34,176
7
 Wilcox County Flag of Alabama.svg Alabama
$34,426
8
 East Carroll Parish Flag of Louisiana.svg Louisiana
$34,604
9
 Greene County Flag of Alabama.svg Alabama
$34,619
10
 Madison Parish Flag of Louisiana.svg Louisiana
$34,704
11
 Owsley County Flag of Kentucky.svg Kentucky
$35,000
12
 Quitman County Flag of Mississippi.svg Mississippi
$35,150
13
 McDowell County Flag of West Virginia.svg West Virginia
$35,161
14
 Allendale County Flag of South Carolina.svg South Carolina
$35,477
15
 Martin County Flag of Kentucky.svg Kentucky
$35,522
16
 Coahoma County Flag of Mississippi.svg Mississippi
$35,552
17
 Bell County Flag of Kentucky.svg Kentucky
$35,566
18
 Tensas Parish Flag of Louisiana.svg Louisiana
$35,670
19
 Bullock County Flag of Alabama.svg Alabama
$36,204
20
 Wilkinson County Flag of Mississippi.svg Mississippi
$36,240
21
 Clay County Flag of Kentucky.svg Kentucky
$36,330
22
 McCreary County Flag of Kentucky.svg Kentucky
$36,348
23
 Brooks County Flag of Texas.svg Texas
$36,695
24
 Lee County Flag of Arkansas.svg Arkansas
$36,735
25
 Zavala County Flag of Texas.svg Texas
$36,878
26
 Harlan County Flag of Kentucky.svg Kentucky
$36,916
27
 Issaquena County Flag of Mississippi.svg Mississippi
$36,986
28
 Sumter County Flag of Alabama.svg Alabama
$37,021
29
 Sharkey County Flag of Mississippi.svg Mississippi
$37,098
30
 Mineral County Flag of Colorado.svg Colorado
$37,108
31
 Morehouse Parish Flag of Louisiana.svg Louisiana
$37,255
32
 Phillips County Flag of Arkansas.svg Arkansas
$37,338
33
 Noxubee County Flag of Mississippi.svg Mississippi
$37,567
34
 Jefferson County Flag of Mississippi.svg Mississippi
$37,617
35
 Knox County Flag of Kentucky.svg Kentucky
$37,640
36
 Clay County Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg Georgia
$37,858
37
 Lee County Flag of Kentucky.svg Kentucky
$37,939
38
 Mingo County Flag of West Virginia.svg West Virginia
$38,358
39
 Luna County Flag of New Mexico.svg New Mexico
$38,641
40
 Costilla County Flag of Colorado.svg Colorado
$38,731
41
 Starr County Flag of Texas.svg Texas
$38,824
42
 Dallas County Flag of Alabama.svg Alabama
$39,013
43
 Hancock County Flag of Tennessee.svg Tennessee
$39,077
44
 Washington County Flag of Mississippi.svg Mississippi
$39,081
45
 Claiborne Parish Flag of Louisiana.svg Louisiana
$39,576
46
 Tunica County Flag of Mississippi.svg Mississippi
$39,659
47
 Bienville Parish Flag of Louisiana.svg Louisiana
$39,743
48
 Jefferson Davis County Flag of Mississippi.svg Mississippi
$39,794
49
 Leslie County Flag of Kentucky.svg Kentucky
$39,855
50
 Clinton County Flag of Kentucky.svg Kentucky
$39,877

50 counties/parishes with lowest per capita personal income

Two common measurements of the average annual income of individuals in the United States are: per capita income (PCI) and per capita personal income (PCPI). Per capita personal income is the more comprehensive of the two measures, and thus PCPI for an individual, county, or state will be higher than PCI. The following table is a listing of counties by PCPI. Many of these counties are home to prisons, which lowers their per capita personal incomes.

United States of America: $69,810
RankCounty / ParishStatePer capita
personal income
(2023) [2] 		Notes
1
 Wheeler County Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg Georgia
$24,588
Location of Wheeler Correctional Facility
2
 Crowley County Flag of Colorado.svg Colorado
$25,013
Location of Crowley County Correctional Facility and Arkansas Valley Correctional Facility
3
 Union County Flag of Florida.svg Florida
$28,946
Location of Union Correctional Institution
4
 Madison County Flag of Idaho.svg Idaho
$29,168
Location of Brigham Young University–Idaho
5
 Elliott County Flag of Kentucky.svg Kentucky
$29,689
Location of Little Sandy Correctional Complex
6
 Forest County Flag of Pennsylvania.svg Pennsylvania
$30,606
Location of State Correctional Institution – Forest
7
 Lake County Flag of Tennessee.svg Tennessee
$32,554
Location of Northwest Correctional Complex
8
 Lincoln County Flag of Arkansas.svg Arkansas
$32,565
Location of Cummins and Varner correctional prisons
9
 Wilcox County Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg Georgia
$32,581
Location of Wilcox State Prison
10
 Charlton County Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg Georgia
$32,717
Location of D. Ray James Correctional Institution
11
 Starr County Flag of Texas.svg Texas
$32,785
12
 Glades County Flag of Florida.svg Florida
$32,897
Location of Moore Haven Correctional Facility
13
 Hancock County Flag of Tennessee.svg Tennessee
$33,223
14
 Noble County Flag of Ohio.svg Ohio
$33,492
Location of Noble Correctional Institution
15
 Martin County Flag of Kentucky.svg Kentucky
$33,523
Location of USP Big Sandy
16
 Telfair County Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg Georgia
$34,086
Location of Telfair State Prison and McRae Correctional Institution
17
 Bent County Flag of Colorado.svg Colorado
$34,152
Location of Bent County Correctional Facility
18
 Zapata County Flag of Texas.svg Texas
$34,154
19
 Johnson County Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg Georgia
$34,237
Location of Johnson State Prison
20
 Echols County Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg Georgia
$34,289
21
 Greene County Flag of Mississippi.svg Mississippi
$34,362
Location of South Mississippi Correctional Institution
22
 Hidalgo County Flag of Texas.svg Texas
$34,373
23
 Morgan County Flag of Kentucky.svg Kentucky
$34,380
Location of Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex
24
 Webster County Flag of West Virginia.svg West Virginia
$34,445
25
 DeSoto County Flag of Florida.svg Florida
$34,786
Location of Desoto Annex state prison
26
 Clayton County Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg Georgia
$34,871
27
 McCreary County Flag of Kentucky.svg Kentucky
$35,036
Location of USP McCreary
28
 Cibola County Flag of New Mexico.svg New Mexico
$35,144
Location of Cibola County Correctional Center
County lies partly in Zuni Indian Reservation
29
 Lanier County Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg Georgia
$35,327
30
 Tattnall County Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg Georgia
$35,381
31
 East Carroll Parish Flag of Louisiana.svg Louisiana
$35,475
32
 Johnson County Flag of Arkansas.svg Arkansas
$35,549
33
 Calhoun County Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg Georgia
$35,593
Location of Calhoun State Prison
34
 Liberty County Flag of Florida.svg Florida
$35,661
Location of Liberty Correctional Institution
35
 Searcy County Flag of Arkansas.svg Arkansas
$35,719
36
 McDowell County Flag of West Virginia.svg West Virginia
$35,813
Location of FCI McDowell
37
 Willacy County Flag of Texas.svg Texas
$35,832
Location of Willacy County State Jail and Willacy County Regional Detention Center
38
 Dixie County Flag of Florida.svg Florida
$35,895
Location of Cross City Correctional Institution
39
 Walker County Flag of Texas.svg Texas
$35,913
Location of Texas State Penitentiary at Huntsville
40
 Lafayette County Flag of Florida.svg Florida
$35,986
Location of Mayo Correctional Institution Annex
41
 Bledsoe County Flag of Tennessee.svg Tennessee
$36,038
Location of Bledsoe County Correctional Complex
42
 Issaquena County Flag of Mississippi.svg Mississippi
$36,046
Location of Issaquena County Correctional Facility
43
 Bullock County Flag of Alabama.svg Alabama
$36,061
Location of Bullock Correctional Facility
44
 McKinley County Flag of New Mexico.svg New Mexico
$36,133
County lies partly in Zuni Indian Reservation
45
 Fulton County Flag of Arkansas.svg Arkansas
$36,218
46
 Oglala Lakota County  Flag of South Dakota.svg South Dakota
$36,222
County lies entirely within Pine Ridge Indian Reservation
47
 Buffalo County Flag of South Dakota.svg South Dakota
$36,239
Most of county lies within Crow Creek Indian Reservation
48
 Lee County Flag of Kentucky.svg Kentucky
$36,462
49
 Hancock County Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg Georgia
$36,621
Location of Hancock State Prison
50
 Atkinson County Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg Georgia
$36,641

See also

References

  1. ↑ "SAIPE State and County Estimates for 2023". United States Census Bureau. December 2024.
  2. ↑ "Personal Income by County and Metropolitan Area, 2023" (PDF). Bureau of Economic Analysis. November 14, 2024.
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