Ranking of US Counties By the Poverty Rate of the Black or African American Alone Racial Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on December 10, 2023.

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.

Ranking of US Counties By the Poverty Rate of the Black or African American Alone Racial Group in 2021
Marion County, AR
Stone County, AR
Alpine County, CA
Sierra County, CA
Huerfano County, CO
Mineral County, CO
Saguache County, CO
Clark County, ID
Custer County, ID
Idaho County, ID
Ranking of US Counties By the Poverty Rate of the Black or African American Alone Racial Group in 2021
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Rank County Poverty Rate (%)
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