Ranking of US Counties By Poverty Rate in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on December 6, 2023.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for the United States was 12.63%. Among all US counties, Todd County, SD had the highest poverty rate (59.03%); followed by Oglala Lakota County, SD (50.5%); and Mellette County, SD (49.97%). On the other hand, the following 3 counties had the lowest poverty rate: Loving County, TX (1.21%); Kenedy County, TX (1.78%); and Morgan County, UT (1.8%).
The chart below shows the top 10 US counties with high poverty rate, and the table below shows the ranking of the top 500 US counties.
You can see links at the bottom of the page for the ranking of counties by poverty rate for each state.
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Related Topics: US ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates (2021).
Ranking of US Counties By Poverty Rate in 2021
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Rank | County | Poverty Rate (%) |
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1 | Todd County, SD | 59.03 |
2 | Oglala Lakota County, SD | 50.50 |
3 | Mellette County, SD | 49.97 |
4 | East Carroll Parish, LA | 47.26 |
5 | Dimmit County, TX | 46.49 |
6 | Ziebach County, SD | 44.48 |
7 | Jackson County, SD | 44.40 |
8 | Corson County, SD | 43.55 |
9 | Greene County, AL | 39.80 |
10 | Holmes County, MS | 39.21 |
11 | Sioux County, ND | 38.53 |
12 | Coahoma County, MS | 37.54 |
13 | Brooks County, TX | 37.53 |
14 | Buffalo County, SD | 37.51 |
15 | Tensas Parish, LA | 37.14 |
16 | Kusilvak Census Area, AK | 36.65 |
17 | Perry County, AL | 35.69 |
18 | Radford city, VA | 35.39 |
19 | Humphreys County, MS | 35.38 |
20 | Zapata County, TX | 35.16 |
21 | Dewey County, SD | 35.14 |
22 | Madison Parish, LA | 35.02 |
23 | Bennett County, SD | 34.90 |
24 | Quitman County, MS | 34.81 |
25 | Claiborne County, MS | 34.76 |
26 | Wolfe County, KY | 34.64 |
27 | Leslie County, KY | 34.58 |
28 | Knox County, KY | 34.54 |
29 | Lanier County, GA | 34.09 |
30 | McKinley County, NM | 34.04 |
31 | Apache County, AZ | 33.90 |
32 | Presidio County, TX | 33.89 |
33 | Claiborne Parish, LA | 33.65 |
34 | Harlan County, KY | 33.58 |
35 | Clay County, KY | 33.56 |
36 | Phillips County, AR | 33.34 |
37 | Bolivar County, MS | 33.01 |
38 | Starr County, TX | 32.61 |
39 | Tunica County, MS | 32.38 |
40 | Roosevelt County, MT | 32.34 |
41 | Socorro County, NM | 32.26 |
42 | Treutlen County, GA | 32.06 |
43 | Pike County, MS | 31.75 |
44 | Leflore County, MS | 31.62 |
45 | Sumter County, AL | 31.55 |
46 | Breathitt County, KY | 31.30 |
46 | Sunflower County, MS | 31.30 |
47 | Letcher County, KY | 31.22 |
48 | Dillon County, SC | 31.16 |
49 | Bullock County, AL | 30.94 |
50 | Concordia Parish, LA | 30.85 |
51 | Amite County, MS | 30.84 |
52 | Randolph County, GA | 30.69 |
53 | Washington County, MS | 30.37 |
54 | Carter County, KY | 30.23 |
55 | Clinch County, GA | 30.19 |
56 | Benson County, ND | 30.17 |
57 | Morehouse Parish, LA | 30.09 |
58 | Terrell County, GA | 30.06 |
58 | Jefferson County, MS | 30.06 |
59 | McCreary County, KY | 30.04 |
60 | Jim Hogg County, TX | 30.01 |
61 | Lee County, KY | 29.99 |
61 | Barnwell County, SC | 29.99 |
62 | Zavala County, TX | 29.73 |
63 | Chicot County, AR | 29.58 |
64 | Knott County, KY | 29.54 |
65 | Webster County, GA | 29.43 |
66 | King County, TX | 29.26 |
67 | Catahoula Parish, LA | 29.25 |
67 | Adams County, MS | 29.25 |
68 | Hancock County, TN | 29.12 |
69 | Tallahatchie County, MS | 29.11 |
70 | Hancock County, GA | 29.09 |
70 | Bienville Parish, LA | 29.09 |
71 | Magoffin County, KY | 29.03 |
72 | Floyd County, KY | 29.00 |
73 | McDowell County, WV | 28.93 |
74 | Taylor County, GA | 28.75 |
75 | Kleberg County, TX | 28.60 |
76 | Richland Parish, LA | 28.57 |
76 | Big Horn County, MT | 28.57 |
77 | Bethel Census Area, AK | 28.55 |
78 | St. Francis County, AR | 28.52 |
79 | Calhoun County, WV | 28.39 |
80 | Lincoln Parish, LA | 28.38 |
81 | Bell County, KY | 28.30 |
82 | Jackson County, KY | 28.29 |
83 | Norton city, VA | 28.28 |
84 | Mingo County, WV | 28.24 |
85 | Culberson County, TX | 28.14 |
85 | Hidalgo County, TX | 28.14 |
86 | Marlboro County, SC | 28.00 |
87 | Glacier County, MT | 27.99 |
88 | Noxubee County, MS | 27.97 |
89 | Jenkins County, GA | 27.93 |
90 | Cibola County, NM | 27.86 |
91 | Desha County, AR | 27.82 |
91 | Hudspeth County, TX | 27.82 |
92 | Lake County, TN | 27.76 |
93 | Lee County, AR | 27.72 |
93 | Owsley County, KY | 27.72 |
94 | Oktibbeha County, MS | 27.68 |
95 | Okfuskee County, OK | 27.60 |
96 | Pemiscot County, MO | 27.50 |
97 | Wilcox County, AL | 27.42 |
97 | Allendale County, SC | 27.42 |
98 | Warren County, GA | 27.41 |
99 | Macon County, GA | 27.32 |
100 | Sharkey County, MS | 27.27 |
100 | Robeson County, NC | 27.27 |
101 | Turner County, GA | 27.18 |
102 | Franklin Parish, LA | 27.14 |
103 | Cochran County, TX | 27.09 |
104 | Lewis County, KY | 27.03 |
104 | Evangeline Parish, LA | 27.03 |
105 | Yazoo County, MS | 26.99 |
106 | Rolette County, ND | 26.94 |
107 | Atkinson County, GA | 26.91 |
108 | Webster Parish, LA | 26.65 |
109 | Mitchell County, GA | 26.54 |
110 | Bronx County, NY | 26.50 |
111 | Avoyelles Parish, LA | 26.48 |
111 | Natchitoches Parish, LA | 26.48 |
112 | Barbour County, AL | 26.47 |
113 | Menifee County, KY | 26.42 |
114 | Hamilton County, FL | 26.39 |
115 | Stewart County, GA | 26.38 |
116 | Cameron County, TX | 26.32 |
117 | Clay County, WV | 26.31 |
118 | Dougherty County, GA | 26.30 |
119 | Luna County, NM | 26.27 |
120 | Crisp County, GA | 26.24 |
120 | Halifax County, NC | 26.24 |
121 | Hardee County, FL | 26.23 |
122 | Menominee County, WI | 26.20 |
123 | Clarke County, GA | 26.19 |
124 | Telfair County, GA | 26.17 |
124 | Lee County, VA | 26.17 |
125 | Calhoun County, GA | 26.11 |
126 | Lawrence County, KY | 26.10 |
126 | Real County, TX | 26.10 |
127 | Scotland County, NC | 26.08 |
128 | Wilkinson County, GA | 26.04 |
129 | Wilcox County, GA | 25.99 |
130 | Willacy County, TX | 25.97 |
131 | Attala County, MS | 25.93 |
132 | St. Landry Parish, LA | 25.92 |
133 | Hendry County, FL | 25.89 |
134 | Harrisonburg city, VA | 25.81 |
135 | Blaine County, MT | 25.80 |
136 | Neshoba County, MS | 25.76 |
137 | Logan County, WV | 25.69 |
138 | Estill County, KY | 25.66 |
139 | Ben Hill County, GA | 25.65 |
139 | Clay County, GA | 25.65 |
140 | Walthall County, MS | 25.64 |
141 | Pike County, KY | 25.57 |
141 | Marion County, SC | 25.57 |
142 | Montgomery County, MS | 25.54 |
143 | Navajo County, AZ | 25.53 |
144 | Caldwell Parish, LA | 25.52 |
144 | Quay County, NM | 25.52 |
145 | Athens County, OH | 25.48 |
146 | Echols County, GA | 25.44 |
146 | Elliott County, KY | 25.44 |
147 | Bent County, CO | 25.43 |
148 | Appling County, GA | 25.41 |
149 | Oregon County, MO | 25.40 |
150 | Madison County, FL | 25.39 |
150 | Winston County, MS | 25.39 |
151 | Rowan County, KY | 25.38 |
152 | Martinsville city, VA | 25.37 |
153 | Wyoming County, WV | 25.34 |
154 | DeSoto County, FL | 25.32 |
155 | Kemper County, MS | 25.29 |
156 | Bibb County, GA | 25.25 |
157 | Buchanan County, VA | 25.24 |
158 | St. Helena Parish, LA | 25.21 |
159 | Nevada County, AR | 25.17 |
160 | Fulton County, KY | 25.15 |
161 | Baker County, GA | 25.07 |
161 | San Augustine County, TX | 25.07 |
162 | Maverick County, TX | 25.04 |
163 | Early County, GA | 25.00 |
163 | Payne County, OK | 25.00 |
164 | Frio County, TX | 24.99 |
165 | Laurens County, GA | 24.98 |
165 | Sierra County, NM | 24.98 |
166 | Richmond County, NC | 24.95 |
167 | Candler County, GA | 24.94 |
168 | Emanuel County, GA | 24.93 |
169 | Hale County, AL | 24.91 |
169 | Swisher County, TX | 24.91 |
170 | Crowley County, CO | 24.87 |
170 | San Miguel County, NM | 24.87 |
171 | Casey County, KY | 24.86 |
171 | Cumberland County, KY | 24.86 |
172 | Orangeburg County, SC | 24.85 |
173 | Seminole County, GA | 24.82 |
174 | Montgomery County, VA | 24.77 |
175 | Whitman County, WA | 24.68 |
176 | Washington Parish, LA | 24.65 |
177 | Hempstead County, AR | 24.56 |
178 | Bladen County, NC | 24.55 |
179 | Alexander County, IL | 24.53 |
179 | Adair County, OK | 24.53 |
180 | Bacon County, GA | 24.45 |
181 | Marion County, MS | 24.43 |
182 | Ouachita Parish, LA | 24.35 |
183 | Dallas County, AL | 24.31 |
184 | Carroll County, KY | 24.30 |
185 | Madison County, ID | 24.27 |
185 | Monroe County, KY | 24.27 |
186 | Gadsden County, FL | 24.24 |
187 | Washington County, NC | 24.22 |
187 | Kiowa County, OK | 24.22 |
188 | Jasper County, TX | 24.20 |
189 | Hyde County, NC | 24.16 |
190 | Sumter County, GA | 24.15 |
191 | Searcy County, AR | 24.12 |
192 | Newton County, MS | 24.10 |
193 | Bertie County, NC | 24.05 |
194 | Clay County, TN | 24.04 |
195 | Hopewell city, VA | 23.99 |
196 | Newton County, TX | 23.95 |
197 | Torrance County, NM | 23.90 |
198 | Colquitt County, GA | 23.84 |
198 | Jackson County, IL | 23.84 |
198 | Orleans Parish, LA | 23.84 |
199 | Ware County, GA | 23.83 |
200 | Scioto County, OH | 23.82 |
201 | Pike County, AL | 23.78 |
201 | Isabella County, MI | 23.78 |
202 | Lauderdale County, MS | 23.75 |
203 | Grayson County, KY | 23.72 |
204 | Putnam County, FL | 23.70 |
205 | Clare County, MI | 23.66 |
206 | Evans County, GA | 23.65 |
207 | Wayne County, MO | 23.64 |
207 | Shelby County, TX | 23.64 |
208 | Brazos County, TX | 23.61 |
208 | Albany County, WY | 23.61 |
209 | Barren County, KY | 23.59 |
209 | Duval County, TX | 23.59 |
210 | Union Parish, LA | 23.58 |
210 | Charles Mix County, SD | 23.58 |
211 | Prince Edward County, VA | 23.57 |
212 | Geneva County, AL | 23.51 |
213 | San Juan County, NM | 23.50 |
214 | Escambia County, AL | 23.49 |
215 | Elbert County, GA | 23.47 |
216 | Howell County, MO | 23.46 |
217 | Lafayette County, AR | 23.45 |
218 | Columbia County, AR | 23.44 |
218 | Shannon County, MO | 23.44 |
219 | Mississippi County, MO | 23.42 |
220 | Crosby County, TX | 23.36 |
221 | Lenoir County, NC | 23.27 |
222 | Clay County, MS | 23.24 |
223 | Scott County, TN | 23.23 |
224 | Texas County, OK | 23.22 |
225 | Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK | 23.21 |
226 | Doña Ana County, NM | 23.20 |
227 | Jefferson County, OK | 23.17 |
228 | Watauga County, NC | 23.16 |
229 | Nacogdoches County, TX | 23.14 |
230 | Choctaw County, OK | 23.13 |
231 | Brooks County, GA | 23.11 |
232 | Danville city, VA | 23.10 |
233 | Charlottesville city, VA | 23.09 |
234 | Acadia Parish, LA | 23.08 |
235 | Russell County, KY | 23.04 |
236 | Wheeler County, GA | 23.03 |
237 | Cottle County, TX | 23.01 |
238 | Butte County, ID | 23.00 |
238 | Forrest County, MS | 23.00 |
239 | Caddo Parish, LA | 22.96 |
240 | Pulaski County, KY | 22.95 |
241 | Robertson County, KY | 22.93 |
242 | Lowndes County, GA | 22.92 |
242 | Adair County, MO | 22.92 |
243 | Webb County, TX | 22.91 |
244 | Clinton County, KY | 22.87 |
244 | Falls County, TX | 22.87 |
244 | La Salle County, TX | 22.87 |
245 | Franklin County, MS | 22.86 |
246 | Franklin County, AR | 22.84 |
247 | Edgecombe County, NC | 22.82 |
247 | Philadelphia County, PA | 22.82 |
248 | Lexington city, VA | 22.80 |
249 | Scott County, MS | 22.79 |
250 | Lee County, SC | 22.78 |
251 | Roosevelt County, NM | 22.77 |
252 | Covington County, MS | 22.75 |
252 | Grenada County, MS | 22.75 |
253 | Leake County, MS | 22.73 |
254 | Miller County, GA | 22.72 |
254 | Deer Lodge County, MT | 22.72 |
255 | Pickens County, AL | 22.67 |
256 | Baldwin County, GA | 22.56 |
256 | Dooly County, GA | 22.56 |
256 | Summers County, WV | 22.56 |
257 | Dawson County, TX | 22.54 |
258 | Aransas County, TX | 22.52 |
258 | Raleigh County, WV | 22.52 |
259 | Bulloch County, GA | 22.51 |
259 | Bath County, KY | 22.51 |
260 | Trinity County, CA | 22.48 |
260 | Wayne County, KY | 22.48 |
261 | Iberia Parish, LA | 22.45 |
261 | Catron County, NM | 22.45 |
262 | Williamsburg County, SC | 22.43 |
263 | Upson County, GA | 22.41 |
264 | Costilla County, CO | 22.38 |
264 | Martin County, KY | 22.38 |
265 | Wheatland County, MT | 22.35 |
266 | Washington County, FL | 22.33 |
267 | Marengo County, AL | 22.32 |
268 | Rio Arriba County, NM | 22.30 |
269 | Morgan County, KY | 22.29 |
270 | Terry County, TX | 22.27 |
271 | Coffee County, GA | 22.23 |
272 | Monroe County, AL | 22.17 |
272 | Perry County, TN | 22.17 |
273 | Laurel County, KY | 22.16 |
273 | Liberty County, MT | 22.16 |
274 | Macon County, AL | 22.15 |
274 | Lyman County, SD | 22.15 |
275 | Madison County, GA | 22.13 |
275 | Hidalgo County, NM | 22.13 |
276 | Barton County, MO | 22.11 |
277 | Tift County, GA | 22.10 |
277 | Green County, KY | 22.10 |
278 | Richmond County, GA | 22.08 |
278 | Copiah County, MS | 22.08 |
278 | Dunklin County, MO | 22.08 |
279 | Grant County, NM | 22.07 |
279 | McCurtain County, OK | 22.07 |
280 | Riley County, KS | 22.05 |
281 | Jeff Davis County, TX | 22.03 |
282 | Panola County, MS | 22.01 |
282 | Johnson County, TN | 22.01 |
283 | McIntosh County, OK | 21.98 |
284 | Otero County, CO | 21.97 |
285 | Carter County, MO | 21.96 |
285 | Chowan County, NC | 21.96 |
286 | Galax city, VA | 21.95 |
287 | Russell County, AL | 21.94 |
288 | Yalobusha County, MS | 21.93 |
289 | Meriwether County, GA | 21.92 |
290 | Clarke County, AL | 21.91 |
291 | Chickasaw County, MS | 21.90 |
292 | Pecos County, TX | 21.89 |
293 | Nome Census Area, AK | 21.87 |
294 | Ozark County, MO | 21.86 |
295 | Hart County, KY | 21.85 |
295 | Red River Parish, LA | 21.85 |
296 | Jefferson Davis County, MS | 21.84 |
296 | Morgan County, TN | 21.84 |
297 | Monroe County, IN | 21.83 |
298 | Seminole County, OK | 21.80 |
299 | Mississippi County, AR | 21.79 |
300 | Jones County, MS | 21.72 |
301 | Iron County, MO | 21.71 |
301 | Tripp County, SD | 21.71 |
302 | St. Bernard Parish, LA | 21.70 |
303 | Sevier County, AR | 21.65 |
304 | Santa Cruz County, AZ | 21.64 |
305 | Sabine Parish, LA | 21.60 |
306 | Whitley County, KY | 21.58 |
306 | Haskell County, OK | 21.58 |
307 | Choctaw County, AL | 21.57 |
308 | Perry County, KY | 21.53 |
309 | Chattooga County, GA | 21.51 |
310 | Todd County, KY | 21.50 |
311 | Pickett County, TN | 21.49 |
312 | Lowndes County, AL | 21.48 |
312 | Emporia city, VA | 21.48 |
313 | Pope County, IL | 21.47 |
313 | Webster County, WV | 21.47 |
314 | West Carroll Parish, LA | 21.46 |
314 | Alleghany County, NC | 21.46 |
315 | Monroe County, AR | 21.45 |
316 | Wilkes County, GA | 21.43 |
316 | Buena Vista city, VA | 21.43 |
317 | Sampson County, NC | 21.40 |
317 | Red River County, TX | 21.40 |
318 | Greene County, NC | 21.38 |
319 | Perry County, MS | 21.37 |
320 | Wilkinson County, MS | 21.36 |
321 | Taliaferro County, GA | 21.35 |
322 | Fayette County, AL | 21.34 |
322 | Johnston County, OK | 21.34 |
323 | Charlton County, GA | 21.33 |
323 | Douglas County, MO | 21.33 |
323 | Petersburg city, VA | 21.33 |
324 | Ripley County, MO | 21.31 |
325 | Cherokee County, OK | 21.30 |
325 | Roane County, WV | 21.30 |
326 | Butler County, MO | 21.27 |
327 | Chaves County, NM | 21.24 |
328 | Jeff Davis County, GA | 21.23 |
328 | San Juan County, UT | 21.23 |
328 | Cabell County, WV | 21.23 |
329 | Jim Wells County, TX | 21.22 |
330 | Le Flore County, OK | 21.21 |
331 | Metcalfe County, KY | 21.19 |
331 | Rockcastle County, KY | 21.19 |
332 | Dickenson County, VA | 21.18 |
333 | Ouachita County, AR | 21.14 |
333 | Las Animas County, CO | 21.14 |
334 | Issaquena County, MS | 21.13 |
334 | Bledsoe County, TN | 21.13 |
335 | Dallas County, MO | 21.12 |
336 | George County, MS | 21.11 |
337 | De Soto Parish, LA | 21.09 |
338 | Berrien County, GA | 21.07 |
338 | Mahnomen County, MN | 21.07 |
339 | Imperial County, CA | 21.04 |
340 | Decatur County, GA | 21.03 |
340 | Jackson Parish, LA | 21.03 |
340 | Columbus County, NC | 21.03 |
341 | Hamilton County, TX | 21.02 |
341 | Fayette County, WV | 21.02 |
342 | Lawrence County, MS | 20.96 |
343 | Stone County, AR | 20.94 |
344 | Kalawao County, HI | 20.93 |
345 | Polk County, AR | 20.92 |
345 | Hinds County, MS | 20.92 |
346 | Irwin County, GA | 20.88 |
347 | Union County, SC | 20.87 |
347 | Wirt County, WV | 20.87 |
348 | Dodge County, GA | 20.86 |
349 | Jones County, NC | 20.85 |
349 | Adams County, WA | 20.85 |
350 | Jackson County, AR | 20.84 |
351 | Woodruff County, AR | 20.83 |
352 | Faulk County, SD | 20.82 |
353 | Poinsett County, AR | 20.81 |
354 | Hertford County, NC | 20.80 |
354 | Northampton County, NC | 20.80 |
354 | Barbour County, WV | 20.80 |
355 | Laurens County, SC | 20.78 |
356 | Chesterfield County, SC | 20.77 |
357 | Tishomingo County, MS | 20.76 |
357 | Coal County, OK | 20.76 |
358 | Nodaway County, MO | 20.74 |
359 | Haywood County, TN | 20.71 |
360 | Pitt County, NC | 20.68 |
361 | Tippah County, MS | 20.64 |
362 | Lincoln County, WV | 20.63 |
363 | Marshall County, MS | 20.62 |
364 | Collingsworth County, TX | 20.61 |
364 | Walker County, TX | 20.61 |
365 | Ashley County, AR | 20.59 |
365 | Lafayette County, MS | 20.59 |
366 | Lewis County, TN | 20.58 |
367 | DeKalb County, AL | 20.57 |
367 | Delaware County, IN | 20.57 |
368 | Hughes County, OK | 20.56 |
369 | Switzerland County, IN | 20.55 |
370 | Crawford County, KS | 20.54 |
370 | Fentress County, TN | 20.54 |
371 | Cook County, GA | 20.52 |
371 | Johnson County, KY | 20.52 |
371 | Thurston County, NE | 20.52 |
372 | St. Mary Parish, LA | 20.51 |
373 | Northwest Arctic Borough, AK | 20.50 |
373 | Wayne County, MI | 20.50 |
373 | Hampton County, SC | 20.50 |
374 | Liberty County, FL | 20.49 |
375 | Calhoun County, MS | 20.48 |
376 | Baca County, CO | 20.45 |
376 | Potter County, TX | 20.45 |
377 | Somerset County, MD | 20.42 |
377 | Ottawa County, OK | 20.42 |
378 | Hickman County, KY | 20.39 |
379 | Clark County, AR | 20.38 |
379 | Heard County, GA | 20.38 |
380 | Darlington County, SC | 20.34 |
381 | Baltimore city, MD | 20.31 |
382 | Howard County, AR | 20.28 |
382 | Cocke County, TN | 20.28 |
383 | Cotton County, OK | 20.27 |
384 | Humboldt County, CA | 20.26 |
385 | Niobrara County, WY | 20.23 |
386 | Roberts County, SD | 20.20 |
387 | Fresno County, CA | 20.18 |
388 | Clarke County, MS | 20.17 |
389 | La Paz County, AZ | 20.16 |
390 | Okanogan County, WA | 20.15 |
391 | Alachua County, FL | 20.12 |
392 | Toombs County, GA | 20.10 |
392 | Sequatchie County, TN | 20.10 |
393 | Tattnall County, GA | 20.09 |
394 | Meigs County, OH | 20.08 |
395 | Tangipahoa Parish, LA | 20.07 |
396 | Calhoun County, SC | 20.05 |
Ranking of Counties By Poverty Rate in 2021 for each US State (ACS-5Yrs)
Use the following links to see the ranking of counties by poverty rate for each of the following US states, based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates.