Ranking of US Counties By the Poverty Rate of the Black or African American Alone Racial Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for the Black or African American Alone racial group in the United States was 21.72%. Among all US counties, the Black or African American Alone racial group had the highest poverty rate in Marion County, AR (100%), followed by Stone County, AR (100%), and Alpine County, CA (100%). On the other hand, the Black or African American Alone racial group had the lowest poverty rate in the following 3 counties: Aleutians East Borough, AK (0%), Chugach Census Area, AK (0%), and Copper River Census Area, AK (0%).
The chart below shows the top 10 US counties where the Black or African American Alone racial group had high poverty rate, and the table below shows the top 500 US counties.
You can see similar ranking for other racial and ethnicity groups in the US.
You can also see, for each state, the ranking of counties and cities and places.
Rank | County | Poverty Rate (%) |
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1 | Marion County, AR | 100.00 |
1 | Stone County, AR | 100.00 |
1 | Alpine County, CA | 100.00 |
1 | Sierra County, CA | 100.00 |
1 | Huerfano County, CO | 100.00 |
1 | Mineral County, CO | 100.00 |
1 | Saguache County, CO | 100.00 |
1 | Clark County, ID | 100.00 |
1 | Custer County, ID | 100.00 |
1 | Idaho County, ID | 100.00 |
1 | Power County, ID | 100.00 |
1 | Valley County, ID | 100.00 |
1 | Edwards County, IL | 100.00 |
1 | Gallatin County, IL | 100.00 |
1 | Hamilton County, IL | 100.00 |
1 | Pulaski County, IN | 100.00 |
1 | Scott County, IN | 100.00 |
1 | Vermillion County, IN | 100.00 |
1 | Washington County, IN | 100.00 |
1 | Adams County, IA | 100.00 |
1 | Audubon County, IA | 100.00 |
1 | Dickinson County, IA | 100.00 |
1 | Jackson County, IA | 100.00 |
1 | Lucas County, IA | 100.00 |
1 | Pocahontas County, IA | 100.00 |
1 | Union County, IA | 100.00 |
1 | Edwards County, KS | 100.00 |
1 | Stafford County, KS | 100.00 |
1 | Trego County, KS | 100.00 |
1 | Wilson County, KS | 100.00 |
1 | Breathitt County, KY | 100.00 |
1 | Carter County, KY | 100.00 |
1 | Clinton County, KY | 100.00 |
1 | Johnson County, KY | 100.00 |
1 | Leslie County, KY | 100.00 |
1 | Martin County, KY | 100.00 |
1 | Menifee County, KY | 100.00 |
1 | Owsley County, KY | 100.00 |
1 | Trimble County, KY | 100.00 |
1 | Schoolcraft County, MI | 100.00 |
1 | Big Stone County, MN | 100.00 |
1 | Lake County, MN | 100.00 |
1 | Lake of the Woods County, MN | 100.00 |
1 | Carter County, MO | 100.00 |
1 | Cedar County, MO | 100.00 |
1 | Oregon County, MO | 100.00 |
1 | Osage County, MO | 100.00 |
1 | Schuyler County, MO | 100.00 |
1 | Texas County, MO | 100.00 |
1 | Beaverhead County, MT | 100.00 |
1 | Cherry County, NE | 100.00 |
1 | Dixon County, NE | 100.00 |
1 | Dundy County, NE | 100.00 |
1 | Gosper County, NE | 100.00 |
1 | Harlan County, NE | 100.00 |
1 | Polk County, NE | 100.00 |
1 | Webster County, NE | 100.00 |
1 | Lincoln County, NV | 100.00 |
1 | Catron County, NM | 100.00 |
1 | Hidalgo County, NM | 100.00 |
1 | Sierra County, NM | 100.00 |
1 | Graham County, NC | 100.00 |
1 | Mitchell County, NC | 100.00 |
1 | Emmons County, ND | 100.00 |
1 | Logan County, ND | 100.00 |
1 | Sioux County, ND | 100.00 |
1 | Cameron County, PA | 100.00 |
1 | Douglas County, SD | 100.00 |
1 | Grant County, SD | 100.00 |
1 | Jackson County, SD | 100.00 |
1 | Todd County, SD | 100.00 |
1 | Tripp County, SD | 100.00 |
1 | Hancock County, TN | 100.00 |
1 | Morgan County, TN | 100.00 |
1 | Blanco County, TX | 100.00 |
1 | Brooks County, TX | 100.00 |
1 | Coke County, TX | 100.00 |
1 | Comanche County, TX | 100.00 |
1 | Irion County, TX | 100.00 |
1 | Kent County, TX | 100.00 |
1 | Mills County, TX | 100.00 |
1 | Stonewall County, TX | 100.00 |
1 | Sutton County, TX | 100.00 |
1 | Throckmorton County, TX | 100.00 |
1 | Willacy County, TX | 100.00 |
1 | Zavala County, TX | 100.00 |
1 | Kane County, UT | 100.00 |
1 | Bath County, VA | 100.00 |
1 | Bland County, VA | 100.00 |
1 | Clay County, WV | 100.00 |
1 | Wirt County, WV | 100.00 |
1 | Menominee County, WI | 100.00 |
1 | Sublette County, WY | 100.00 |
1 | Weston County, WY | 100.00 |
2 | Buchanan County, VA | 99.14 |
3 | Piscataquis County, ME | 96.63 |
4 | Luce County, MI | 96.55 |
5 | Maries County, MO | 96.43 |
5 | Blaine County, MT | 96.43 |
6 | Mason County, IL | 95.00 |
7 | Mitchell County, KS | 94.44 |
8 | Koochiching County, MN | 94.29 |
9 | Fulton County, AR | 93.33 |
10 | Republic County, KS | 91.67 |
11 | Norton city, VA | 91.03 |
12 | Clay County, TN | 90.98 |
13 | Sullivan County, IN | 90.91 |
14 | Sheridan County, NE | 90.48 |
15 | Richland County, IL | 90.00 |
15 | Benson County, ND | 90.00 |
16 | Warren County, IN | 89.29 |
16 | Crawford County, MO | 89.29 |
17 | Rolette County, ND | 89.16 |
18 | Stillwater County, MT | 88.89 |
19 | Kearny County, KS | 88.54 |
20 | Jack County, TX | 87.95 |
21 | Delaware County, IA | 87.50 |
22 | Dent County, MO | 87.34 |
23 | Macon County, TN | 86.54 |
24 | Chautauqua County, KS | 85.37 |
25 | Uintah County, UT | 85.35 |
26 | Moniteau County, MO | 85.22 |
27 | Hancock County, IA | 85.04 |
28 | Lewis County, ID | 84.62 |
28 | Ashland County, WI | 84.62 |
29 | Wayne County, IL | 84.12 |
30 | Briscoe County, TX | 83.87 |
31 | Wabash County, IL | 83.33 |
31 | Pipestone County, MN | 83.33 |
32 | Allen County, KY | 83.16 |
33 | Furnas County, NE | 82.35 |
34 | Roosevelt County, NM | 82.21 |
35 | Jackson County, KY | 81.82 |
36 | Hamilton County, IA | 81.08 |
37 | Alleghany County, NC | 80.39 |
38 | Lander County, NV | 80.15 |
39 | Denali Borough, AK | 80.00 |
39 | Greenwood County, KS | 80.00 |
39 | Pershing County, NV | 80.00 |
39 | McPherson County, SD | 80.00 |
40 | Adams County, IN | 78.95 |
41 | O'Brien County, IA | 78.86 |
42 | Gunnison County, CO | 78.57 |
43 | Van Buren County, AR | 78.26 |
43 | Cass County, IA | 78.26 |
44 | McHenry County, ND | 78.13 |
45 | Sullivan County, MO | 77.65 |
46 | Union County, IL | 77.21 |
47 | Montgomery County, IL | 76.92 |
47 | Dade County, MO | 76.92 |
48 | Gilmer County, WV | 76.85 |
49 | Lexington city, VA | 76.84 |
50 | Waseca County, MN | 76.24 |
51 | Jersey County, IL | 76.19 |
52 | Clay County, IL | 76.09 |
53 | Mahaska County, IA | 75.86 |
54 | Conejos County, CO | 75.68 |
55 | Lincoln County, WV | 75.41 |
56 | Miller County, MO | 75.15 |
57 | Swisher County, TX | 75.06 |
58 | Montgomery County, AR | 75.00 |
59 | Union County, OR | 74.74 |
60 | Greene County, AR | 74.56 |
61 | Marshall County, OK | 74.07 |
62 | Carbon County, WY | 74.05 |
63 | Pitkin County, CO | 73.33 |
64 | Clinton County, IN | 73.29 |
65 | Pawnee County, KS | 72.41 |
66 | Taos County, NM | 72.22 |
67 | Mercer County, IL | 71.43 |
67 | Shannon County, MO | 71.43 |
68 | Adair County, OK | 71.08 |
69 | Ramsey County, ND | 70.97 |
70 | Collingsworth County, TX | 70.74 |
71 | Cherokee County, KS | 70.71 |
72 | Kalkaska County, MI | 70.05 |
73 | Ripley County, MO | 70.00 |
74 | Dearborn County, IN | 69.71 |
75 | Pike County, AR | 69.27 |
76 | Louisa County, IA | 69.23 |
76 | Ogemaw County, MI | 69.23 |
77 | Clay County, SD | 68.67 |
78 | Avery County, NC | 68.57 |
79 | Meigs County, OH | 68.42 |
80 | Somervell County, TX | 68.24 |
81 | Arenac County, MI | 67.74 |
82 | Albany County, WY | 67.41 |
83 | Haskell County, TX | 67.33 |
84 | Delta County, MI | 67.24 |
85 | Jasper County, IL | 66.67 |
85 | Crawford County, MI | 66.67 |
85 | Franklin County, NE | 66.67 |
86 | Oscoda County, MI | 65.96 |
87 | Wheeler County, TX | 65.93 |
88 | Chariton County, MO | 65.66 |
89 | Buffalo County, WI | 65.22 |
90 | Hancock County, IL | 65.17 |
91 | Iron County, MI | 64.95 |
92 | Prowers County, CO | 64.18 |
93 | Leelanau County, MI | 64.00 |
94 | Gove County, KS | 63.64 |
94 | Ontonagon County, MI | 63.64 |
94 | Beaver County, OK | 63.64 |
95 | Blackford County, IN | 63.33 |
95 | Converse County, WY | 63.33 |
96 | Wayne County, IA | 63.16 |
97 | Martin County, MN | 62.86 |
98 | Teton County, MT | 62.50 |
98 | Fentress County, TN | 62.50 |
99 | Lewis County, NY | 62.15 |
100 | Mackinac County, MI | 61.96 |
101 | Fremont County, ID | 61.54 |
102 | Phillips County, KS | 61.46 |
103 | Carlton County, MN | 61.23 |
104 | Beltrami County, MN | 61.20 |
105 | Ellis County, KS | 61.16 |
106 | Humboldt County, IA | 61.11 |
107 | Gila County, AZ | 61.00 |
108 | Davison County, SD | 60.90 |
109 | Gallatin County, KY | 60.87 |
109 | Nemaha County, NE | 60.87 |
110 | Clinton County, IA | 60.84 |
111 | Santa Cruz County, AZ | 60.73 |
112 | Mecosta County, MI | 60.42 |
112 | Grant County, WV | 60.42 |
113 | Logan County, IL | 60.39 |
114 | Oldham County, TX | 60.00 |
114 | Washburn County, WI | 60.00 |
115 | Russell County, KY | 59.81 |
116 | Kingfisher County, OK | 59.57 |
117 | Waldo County, ME | 59.48 |
118 | Park County, WY | 59.26 |
119 | Menominee County, MI | 59.17 |
120 | Moultrie County, IL | 59.14 |
121 | Knox County, KY | 59.02 |
122 | White County, IL | 58.82 |
123 | Marshall County, IL | 58.57 |
123 | Cochran County, TX | 58.57 |
124 | Roosevelt County, MT | 58.33 |
124 | Johnson County, NE | 58.33 |
125 | Carroll County, KY | 58.23 |
126 | Routt County, CO | 58.21 |
127 | Montgomery County, IN | 58.14 |
128 | Ford County, IL | 58.03 |
129 | Cheboygan County, MI | 58.00 |
130 | Le Sueur County, MN | 57.95 |
131 | Knox County, MO | 57.90 |
132 | East Carroll Parish, LA | 57.81 |
132 | Gladwin County, MI | 57.81 |
133 | Bandera County, TX | 57.71 |
134 | Boundary County, ID | 57.69 |
135 | Fisher County, TX | 57.53 |
135 | Tyler County, TX | 57.53 |
136 | Schuyler County, IL | 57.50 |
136 | Ottawa County, KS | 57.50 |
137 | Stevens County, MN | 57.49 |
138 | Cloud County, KS | 57.48 |
139 | Rusk County, WI | 57.32 |
140 | Glenn County, CA | 57.30 |
141 | Tuscola County, MI | 57.21 |
142 | Holmes County, OH | 57.14 |
142 | Emery County, UT | 57.14 |
143 | Pacific County, WA | 56.98 |
144 | Monroe County, KY | 56.57 |
145 | Jackson County, TN | 56.52 |
146 | Nicollet County, MN | 56.27 |
147 | Des Moines County, IA | 56.12 |
148 | Clay County, MN | 56.11 |
149 | Starr County, TX | 56.10 |
150 | Mille Lacs County, MN | 55.81 |
151 | Oceana County, MI | 55.79 |
152 | Randolph County, WV | 55.78 |
153 | Wadena County, MN | 55.74 |
154 | Chippewa County, MN | 55.71 |
155 | Webster County, IA | 55.61 |
156 | Perry County, TN | 55.56 |
157 | Amite County, MS | 55.27 |
158 | Montgomery County, MO | 55.22 |
159 | Ralls County, MO | 55.14 |
160 | Bollinger County, MO | 55.00 |
161 | Keith County, NE | 54.96 |
162 | Guthrie County, IA | 54.84 |
163 | Grant County, WI | 54.73 |
164 | Harrison County, MO | 54.72 |
165 | Fremont County, WY | 54.70 |
166 | Elk County, PA | 54.55 |
166 | Dickens County, TX | 54.55 |
167 | Wayne County, TN | 54.38 |
168 | Pierce County, GA | 54.37 |
169 | Franklin County, IL | 54.17 |
169 | Colfax County, NM | 54.17 |
170 | Sabine Parish, LA | 54.08 |
171 | Uvalde County, TX | 54.03 |
172 | Grayson County, KY | 54.00 |
173 | Franklin County, AR | 53.97 |
174 | Asotin County, WA | 53.96 |
175 | Gilchrist County, FL | 53.88 |
176 | Lincoln County, OK | 53.81 |
177 | Dunn County, WI | 53.70 |
178 | Lanier County, GA | 53.65 |
179 | Tillman County, OK | 53.59 |
180 | Modoc County, CA | 53.38 |
181 | Holmes County, FL | 53.18 |
182 | Oxford County, ME | 53.11 |
183 | Kleberg County, TX | 53.08 |
184 | Wallowa County, OR | 53.03 |
185 | Bond County, IL | 52.97 |
186 | Malheur County, OR | 52.94 |
187 | Goodhue County, MN | 52.73 |
188 | Jones County, TX | 52.67 |
189 | Otero County, CO | 52.63 |
189 | Adams County, WI | 52.63 |
190 | Swain County, NC | 52.58 |
191 | Karnes County, TX | 52.45 |
192 | Lee County, IA | 52.38 |
193 | Noble County, IN | 52.22 |
194 | Stoddard County, MO | 52.19 |
195 | Vernon County, WI | 52.08 |
196 | Cass County, IN | 52.02 |
197 | Bee County, TX | 51.94 |
198 | Madison County, GA | 51.91 |
199 | George County, MS | 51.88 |
200 | Floyd County, KY | 51.85 |
201 | Tensas Parish, LA | 51.79 |
202 | Floyd County, TX | 51.74 |
203 | Lamoille County, VT | 51.54 |
204 | Warren County, PA | 51.44 |
205 | Pike County, KY | 51.40 |
206 | Casey County, KY | 51.19 |
206 | Morrison County, MN | 51.19 |
207 | Knox County, IL | 51.18 |
208 | Mercer County, PA | 51.02 |
209 | Chippewa County, MI | 50.94 |
210 | Hall County, TX | 50.93 |
211 | Jay County, IN | 50.85 |
212 | Lincoln County, ME | 50.81 |
213 | Rhea County, TN | 50.70 |
214 | Wood County, WV | 50.54 |
215 | Clay County, NC | 50.41 |
216 | Trempealeau County, WI | 50.40 |
217 | Chautauqua County, NY | 50.29 |
218 | Atkinson County, GA | 50.27 |
219 | McCreary County, KY | 50.16 |
220 | Watauga County, NC | 50.08 |
221 | Boone County, AR | 50.00 |
221 | Archuleta County, CO | 50.00 |
221 | Marshall County, IN | 50.00 |
221 | Jewell County, KS | 50.00 |
221 | Smith County, KS | 50.00 |
221 | Linn County, MO | 50.00 |
221 | Hamilton County, NY | 50.00 |
221 | Hamilton County, TX | 50.00 |
221 | Skamania County, WA | 50.00 |
222 | Smyth County, VA | 49.91 |
223 | Larue County, KY | 49.79 |
224 | Sanpete County, UT | 49.38 |
225 | Bryan County, OK | 49.12 |
226 | Otoe County, NE | 49.06 |
227 | Kandiyohi County, MN | 49.03 |
228 | Silver Bow County, MT | 49.02 |
229 | Lee County, VA | 48.78 |
229 | Mason County, WV | 48.78 |
230 | Aleutians West Census Area, AK | 48.75 |
231 | Pemiscot County, MO | 48.70 |
232 | Lamar County, AL | 48.62 |
233 | Grant County, AR | 48.40 |
234 | Livingston County, KY | 48.39 |
235 | Gaines County, TX | 48.38 |
236 | Pendleton County, KY | 48.24 |
237 | Lyon County, KS | 48.20 |
238 | Taylor County, WI | 48.15 |
239 | Howell County, MO | 48.12 |
240 | Jackson County, OH | 48.11 |
241 | Fulton County, NY | 48.10 |
242 | Acadia Parish, LA | 47.90 |
243 | Cabell County, WV | 47.82 |
244 | Yancey County, NC | 47.67 |
245 | Nicholas County, WV | 47.62 |
246 | Poinsett County, AR | 47.57 |
247 | Swift County, MN | 47.54 |
248 | Livingston County, IL | 47.53 |
249 | Holt County, NE | 47.50 |
250 | Catahoula Parish, LA | 47.38 |
251 | Rabun County, GA | 47.37 |
252 | Richland Parish, LA | 47.23 |
253 | Barnes County, ND | 46.99 |
254 | Oneida County, NY | 46.93 |
254 | Jackson County, NC | 46.93 |
255 | Kossuth County, IA | 46.88 |
256 | Winnebago County, WI | 46.80 |
257 | Stearns County, MN | 46.69 |
258 | Claiborne Parish, LA | 46.63 |
259 | Yell County, AR | 46.46 |
260 | Posey County, IN | 46.41 |
261 | Madison Parish, LA | 46.33 |
262 | Whitman County, WA | 46.30 |
263 | Hill County, MT | 46.27 |
264 | Moffat County, CO | 46.25 |
265 | Radford city, VA | 46.19 |
266 | Harlan County, KY | 46.14 |
267 | Twin Falls County, ID | 45.98 |
268 | West Carroll Parish, LA | 45.91 |
269 | Scott County, MO | 45.90 |
270 | Oswego County, NY | 45.88 |
271 | Fayette County, IL | 45.86 |
272 | Fayette County, IA | 45.83 |
272 | Newton County, MO | 45.83 |
272 | Kittitas County, WA | 45.83 |
273 | Huron County, OH | 45.82 |
274 | Tazewell County, VA | 45.78 |
275 | Ballard County, KY | 45.68 |
276 | DeSoto County, FL | 45.62 |
277 | Hickman County, KY | 45.60 |
278 | Humphreys County, TN | 45.56 |
279 | Wilcox County, GA | 45.53 |
279 | Bremer County, IA | 45.53 |
280 | Lycoming County, PA | 45.50 |
281 | Morehouse Parish, LA | 45.39 |
281 | Hancock County, MS | 45.39 |
282 | Todd County, KY | 45.36 |
283 | Coles County, IL | 45.35 |
284 | Clinch County, GA | 45.30 |
285 | Greer County, OK | 45.28 |
286 | Washington County, RI | 45.20 |
287 | Choctaw County, OK | 45.06 |
288 | Benzie County, MI | 45.00 |
289 | Pratt County, KS | 44.97 |
289 | Evangeline Parish, LA | 44.97 |
290 | Juneau County, WI | 44.94 |
291 | Perry County, AL | 44.88 |
291 | Houghton County, MI | 44.88 |
292 | Sanilac County, MI | 44.85 |
293 | Grimes County, TX | 44.74 |
294 | Churchill County, NV | 44.63 |
295 | Fayette County, PA | 44.61 |
296 | Caldwell County, KY | 44.54 |
297 | Yates County, NY | 44.52 |
298 | St. Louis County, MN | 44.51 |
299 | Crisp County, GA | 44.48 |
300 | Howard County, IA | 44.44 |
300 | Montmorency County, MI | 44.44 |
301 | Smith County, TN | 44.39 |
302 | Carter County, TN | 44.35 |
303 | Beckham County, OK | 44.27 |
304 | Harrison County, OH | 44.20 |
305 | Montgomery County, MS | 44.15 |
306 | Phillips County, AR | 44.10 |
306 | Caldwell Parish, LA | 44.10 |
307 | Franklin Parish, LA | 43.83 |
307 | Coahoma County, MS | 43.83 |
308 | Holmes County, MS | 43.79 |
309 | Clinton County, NY | 43.78 |
310 | Cocke County, TN | 43.66 |
311 | Greene County, AL | 43.63 |
312 | Avoyelles Parish, LA | 43.60 |
313 | Clay County, KY | 43.51 |
313 | Barnwell County, SC | 43.51 |
314 | Armstrong County, PA | 43.50 |
315 | Warren County, IA | 43.45 |
316 | Hillsdale County, MI | 43.28 |
317 | Macoupin County, IL | 43.20 |
318 | McCurtain County, OK | 43.13 |
319 | DeKalb County, TN | 43.04 |
320 | Humboldt County, CA | 42.97 |
321 | Grafton County, NH | 42.94 |
322 | Crawford County, IA | 42.91 |
322 | Bolivar County, MS | 42.91 |
323 | Cassia County, ID | 42.86 |
323 | Vermilion County, IL | 42.86 |
323 | Lake County, MT | 42.86 |
324 | Seneca County, OH | 42.81 |
325 | St. Lawrence County, NY | 42.80 |
326 | Edmonson County, KY | 42.78 |
327 | Grant County, IN | 42.76 |
328 | Lawrence County, SD | 42.72 |
329 | Jones County, MS | 42.68 |
330 | Lawrence County, AR | 42.65 |
331 | Columbia County, AR | 42.62 |
331 | Johnson County, WY | 42.62 |
332 | Jasper County, TX | 42.60 |
333 | Jackson County, IL | 42.54 |
334 | Sullivan County, PA | 42.49 |
335 | Rutherford County, NC | 42.47 |
336 | Clatsop County, OR | 42.39 |
337 | Mathews County, VA | 42.35 |
338 | Daviess County, MO | 42.31 |
339 | Cooke County, TX | 42.29 |
340 | Cambria County, PA | 42.20 |
341 | Upshur County, WV | 42.18 |
342 | Union Parish, LA | 42.14 |
343 | Treutlen County, GA | 42.11 |
344 | Fayette County, AL | 42.09 |
345 | Sumter County, FL | 42.03 |
346 | Webster Parish, LA | 41.99 |
347 | Sandusky County, OH | 41.97 |
348 | Clay County, AL | 41.91 |
348 | Washington County, IA | 41.91 |
349 | Van Buren County, MI | 41.84 |
349 | Union County, PA | 41.84 |