List of lowest-income counties in the United States

These are lists of the lowest-income counties in the United States, based on measures of per capita income and median household income.

50 counties 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 capital 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.^[1] The following table is a listing of counties by PCPI.

United States of America: $59,510

Rank	County / Parish	State	Per capita personal income (2020)^[2]	Notes
1	Wheeler County	Georgia	$21,087	Location of Wheeler Correctional Facility
2	Telfair County	Georgia	$22,644	Location of Telfair State Prison and McRae Correctional Institution
3	Crowley County	Colorado	$23,751	Location of Crowley County Correctional Facility
4	Union County	Florida	$24,593	Location of Union Correctional Institution
5	Stewart County	Georgia	$25,041
6	Lake County	Tennessee	$25,921	Location of Northwest Correctional Complex
7	Ziebach County	South Dakota	$26,103	County divided between Cheyenne River and Standing Rock Indian reservations
8	Buffalo County	South Dakota	$26,748	Most of county lies within Crow Creek Indian Reservation
9	Hudspeth County	Texas	$26,835
10	Elliott County	Kentucky	$27,001	Location of Little Sandy Correctional Complex
11	Charlton County	Georgia	$27,192	Location of D. Ray James Correctional Institution
12	DeSoto County	Florida	$27,863	Location of Desoto Annex state prison
13	Johnson County	Georgia	$27,965	Location of Johnson State Prison
14	Glades County	Florida	$28,116	Location of Moore Haven Correctional Facility
15	Forest County	Pennsylvania	$28,271	Location of State Correctional Institution – Forest
16	Calhoun County	Georgia	$28,426	Location of Calhoun State Prison
17	Todd County	South Dakota	$28,440	County lies entirely within Rosebud Indian Reservation
18	Liberty County	Florida	$28,496	Location of Liberty Correctional Institution
19	Zapata County	Texas	$28,981
20	Lincoln County	Arkansas	$29,008	Location of Cummins and Varner correctional prisons
21	Hamilton County	Florida	$29,383	Location of Hamilton Correctional Institution
22	Bledsoe County	Tennessee	$29,572	Location of Bledsoe County Correctional Complex
23	Oglala Lakota County	South Dakota	$29,721	County lies entirely within Pine Ridge Indian Reservation
24	Long County	Georgia	$29,738	Location of Long State Prison
25	Wilcox County	Georgia	$29,895	Location of Wilcox State Prison
26	Brantley County	Georgia	$30,007
27	Lafayette County	Florida	$30,032	Location of Mayo Correctional Institution Annex
28	San Juan County	Utah	$30,198
29	Tattnall County	Georgia	$30,222	Location of Georgia, Rogers, and Smith state prisons
30	Noble County	Ohio	$30,397	Location of Noble Correctional Institution
31	Dixie County	Florida	$30,651	Location of Cross City Correctional Institution
32	Jackson County	South Dakota	$30,705	Most of county lies within Pine Ridge Indian Reservation
33	Johnson County	Arkansas	$30,728
34	Madison County	Idaho	$30,838
35	St. Francis County	Arkansas	$30,903	Location of Federal Correctional Institution, Forrest City
36	McCreary County	Kentucky	$30,943	Location of United States Penitentiary, McCreary
37	Gilmer County	West Virginia	$31,020	Location of Federal Correctional Institution, Gilmer
38	Lanier County	Georgia	$31,021
39	Douglas County	Missouri	$31,031
40	Greene County	Mississippi	$31,102	Location of South Mississippi Correctional Institution
41	Hidalgo County	Texas	$31,153
42	Garza County	Texas	$31,223	Location of Giles W. Dalby Correctional Institution
43	Hancock County	Tennessee	$31,243
44	Hickory County	Missouri	$31,380
45	Corson County	South Dakota	$31,442	County lies entirely within Standing Rock Indian Reservation
46	Morgan County	Kentucky	$31,500	Location of Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex
47	Marion County	Georgia	$31,621
48	Searcy County	Arkansas	$31,657
49	Willacy County	Texas	$31,710
50	Hardee County	Florida	$31,775	Location of Hardee Correctional Institution

50 counties/parishes with lowest median household income[]

United States of America: $67,340

Rank	County / Parish	State	Median household income (2020)^[3]
1	Buffalo County	South Dakota	$22,901
2	Owsley County	Kentucky	$25,997
3	McDowell County	West Virginia	$26,582
4	Clay County	Kentucky	$26,866
5	Catron County	New Mexico	$27,423
6	Taliaferro County	Georgia	$28,004
7	Corson County	South Dakota	$29,860
8	Holmes County	Mississippi	$30,003
9	Coahoma County	Mississippi	$30,047
10	Bell County	Kentucky	$30,202
11	Martin County	Kentucky	$30,320
12	Humphreys County	Mississippi	$30,474
13	Lee County	Kentucky	$30,575
14	Harlan County	Kentucky	$30,745
15	Walthall County	Mississippi	$30,992
16	Quitman County	Mississippi	$31,077
17	Todd County	South Dakota	$31,256
18	McCreary County	Kentucky	$31,453
19	Knox County	Kentucky	$31,568
20	Ziebach County	South Dakota	$31,599
21	Wilcox County	Alabama	$31,909
22	Lake County	Tennessee	$32,163
23	Oglala Lakota County	South Dakota	$32,195
24	Sumter County	Alabama	$32,275
25	Magoffin County	Kentucky	$32,389
26	Lee County	Arkansas	$32,502
27	Issaquena County	Mississippi	$32,675
28	Jefferson County	Mississippi	$32,683
29	Allendale County	South Carolina	$32,701
30	East Carroll Parish	Louisiana	$32,813
31	Mingo County	West Virginia	$32,955
32	Hancock County	Tennessee	$33,109
33	Bullock County	Alabama	$33,124
34	Knott County	Kentucky	$33,253
35	Tensas Parish	Louisiana	$33,294
36	Brooks County	Texas	$33,513
37	Scotland County	North Carolina	$33,531
38	Greene County	Alabama	$33,609
39	Perry County	Alabama	$33,712
40	Wolfe County	Kentucky	$33,757
41	Searcy County	Arkansas	$33,814
42	Madison Parish	Louisiana	$33,841
43	Breathitt County	Kentucky	$33,852
44	Webster County	West Virginia	$34,396
45	Pemiscot County	Missouri	$34,498
46	Claiborne County	Mississippi	$34,551
47	Whitley County	Kentucky	$34,559
48	Dallas County	Arkansas	$34,649
49	Conecuh County	Alabama	$34,664
50	Leflore County	Mississippi	$34,818

20 territorial equivalents with lowest per capita income[]

Rank	County-equivalent	Territory	Per capita income (2018 for PR) ^[4]^{[note 1]}
1	Maricao Municipality	Puerto Rico	$5,974
2	Comerío Municipality	Puerto Rico	$6,903
3	Las Marías Municipality	Puerto Rico	$7,098
4	Adjuntas Municipality	Puerto Rico	$7,126
5	Lajas Municipality	Puerto Rico	$7,233
6	Guanica Municipality	Puerto Rico	$7,430
7	Jayuya Municipality	Puerto Rico	$7,519
8	Corozal Municipality	Puerto Rico	$7,619
9	Orocovis Municipality	Puerto Rico	$7,889
10	Arroyo Municipality	Puerto Rico	$7,979
11	Barranquitas Municipality	Puerto Rico	$8,221
12	Yauco Municipality	Puerto Rico	$8,339
13	Ciales Municipality	Puerto Rico	$8,398
14	Peñuelas Municipality	Puerto Rico	$8,609
15	Utuado Municipality	Puerto Rico	$8,639
16	Guayanilla Municipality	Puerto Rico	$8,717
17	Lares Municipality	Puerto Rico	$8,735
18	San Sebastián Municipality	Puerto Rico	$8,739
19	Moca Municipality	Puerto Rico	$8,806
20	Loíza Municipality	Puerto Rico	$8,809

20 territorial equivalents with lowest median household income[]

Rank	County-equivalent	Territory	Median household income (2018)^[4]
1	Comerío Municipality	Puerto Rico	$12,812
2	Adjuntas Municipality	Puerto Rico	$12,902
3	Guanica Municipality	Puerto Rico	$13,242
4	Maricao Municipality	Puerto Rico	$13,262
5	Orocovis Municipality	Puerto Rico	$13,319
6	Las Marías Municipality	Puerto Rico	$13,435
7	Lajas Municipality	Puerto Rico	$13,747
8	Mayagüez Municipality	Puerto Rico	$14,120
9	Moca Municipality	Puerto Rico	$14,155
10	Lares Municipality	Puerto Rico	$14,540
11	San Sebastián Municipality	Puerto Rico	$14,812
12	Yauco Municipality	Puerto Rico	$14,954
13	Ciales Municipality	Puerto Rico	$15,071
14	Corozal Municipality	Puerto Rico	$15,088
15	Jayuya Municipality	Puerto Rico	$15,424
16	Vieques Municipality	Puerto Rico	$15,539
17	San Germán Municipality	Puerto Rico	$15,619
18	Patillas Municipality	Puerto Rico	$15,761
19	Barranquitas Municipality	Puerto Rico	$15,970
20	Yabucoa Municipality	Puerto Rico	$16,013

References[]

^ "Per Capita Confusion for Counties". Indiana Business Research Center. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
^ "Personal Income by County and Metropolitan Area, 2020" (PDF). Bureau of Economic Advisors. November 16, 2021.
^ "SAIPE State and County Estimates for 2020". United States Census Bureau.
^ ^a ^b https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/sanjuanmunicipiopuertorico/DIS010218 U.S. Census Bureau. QuickFacts - Puerto Rico municipalities (municipios). 2014-2018 American Community Survey estimates. Retrieved July 4, 2020. [Note: URL link is San Juan's data. To see the data of a different municipio, use the search bar.]

External links[]

Notes[]

^ Puerto Rico data is from 2018.

[IBRC-1] "Per Capita Confusion for Counties". Indiana Business Research Center. Retrieved 21 January 2021.

[Personal_Income-2] "Personal Income by County and Metropolitan Area, 2020" (PDF). Bureau of Economic Advisors. November 16, 2021.

[3] "SAIPE State and County Estimates for 2020". United States Census Bureau.

[Puerto_Rico_2018-4] ttps://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/sanjuanmunicipiopuertorico/DIS010218 U.S. Census Bureau. QuickFacts - Puerto Rico municipalities (municipios). 2014-2018 American Community Survey estimates. Retrieved July 4, 2020. [Note: URL link is San Juan's data. To see the data of a different municipio, use the search bar.]

[5] Puerto Rico data is from 2018.

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