List of lowest-income counties in the United States
This is a list of the lowest-income counties in the United States.
The county with the lowest per capita income in the 50 states and District of Columbia is Issaquena County, Mississippi, while the county-equivalent with the lowest per capita income is Manu'a District, American Samoa. The county with the lowest median household income in the 50 states and District of Columbia is Wilcox County, Alabama, while the county-equivalent with the lowest median household income is Comerío Municipality, Puerto Rico.
50 counties with lowest per capita income (50 states and District of Columbia)
United States of America: $54,446| Rank | County | Per Capita Income |
| 1 | Issaquena County, Mississippi | $18,541 |
| 2 | Crowley County, Colorado | $19,141 |
| 3 | Wheeler County, Georgia | $19,631 |
| 4 | Concho County, Texas | $19,801 |
| 5 | Ziebach County, South Dakota | $20,571 |
| 6 | Telfair County, Georgia | $20,923 |
| 7 | Union County, Florida | $22,227 |
| 8 | Elliott County, Kentucky | $22,481 |
| 9 | Stewart County, Georgia | $22,771 |
| 10 | Forest County, Pennsylvania | $22,787 |
| 11 | Lake County, Tennessee | $23,230 |
| 12 | Buffalo County, South Dakota | $23,341 |
| 13 | Liberty County, Florida | $23,582 |
| 14 | DeSoto County, Florida | $23,610 |
| 15 | Lafayette County, Florida | $24,148 |
| 16 | Glades County, Florida | $24,467 |
| 17 | Calhoun County, Georgia | $24,638 |
| 18 | Charlton County, Georgia | $24,976 |
| 19 | Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota | $25,047 |
| 20 | Todd County, South Dakota | $25,157 |
| 21 | McCreary County, Kentucky | $25,835 |
| 22 | Hamilton County, Florida | $26,016 |
| 23 | Johnson County, Georgia | $26,195 |
| 24 | Bledsoe County, Tennessee | $26,281 |
| 25 | Starr County, Texas | $26,316 |
| 26 | Greer County, Oklahoma | $26,344 |
| 27 | Madison County, Idaho | $26,407 |
| 28 | Hidalgo County, Texas | $26,410 |
| 29 | San Juan County, Utah | $26,638 |
| 30 | Wilcox County, Georgia | $26,712 |
| 31 | Morgan County, Kentucky | $26,831 |
| 32 | Jackson County, South Dakota | $26,835 |
| 33 | Calhoun County, Florida | $26,873 |
| 34 | Lincoln County, Arkansas | $27,002 |
| 35 | Hancock County, Tennessee | $27,042 |
| 36 | Long County, Georgia | $27,071 |
| 37 | Quitman County, Mississippi | $27,088 |
| 38 | Noble County, Ohio | $27,211 |
| 39 | Yazoo County, Mississippi | $27,275 |
| 40 | Brantley County, Georgia | $27,413 |
| 41 | Frio County, Texas | $27,545 |
| 42 | Lanier County, Georgia | $27,561 |
| 43 | Bent County, Colorado | $27,574 |
| 44 | Lee County, Arkansas | $27,619 |
| 45 | Sioux County, North Dakota | $27,662 |
| 46 | Dillon County, South Carolina | $27,718 |
| 47 | Tallahatchie County, Mississippi | $27,757 |
| 48 | McKinley County, New Mexico | $27,771 |
| 49 | Hickory County, Missouri | $27,787 |
| 50 | Webster County, West Virginia | $27,816 |
20 counties with lowest per capita income (U.S. territories)
Note: This list excludes county-equivalents in the U.S. territories that have zero people, such as Rose Atoll| Rank | County-equivalent | Per Capita Income |
| — | Manu’a District, American Samoa | $5,441 |
| 1 | Maricao Municipality, Puerto Rico | $5,974 |
| — | Eastern District, American Samoa | $6,191 |
| — | Western District, American Samoa | $6,429 |
| 2 | Comerío Municipality, Puerto Rico | $6,903 |
| 3 | Las Marias 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 |
50 counties/parishes with lowest median household income (50 states and District of Columbia)
United States of America: $61,937| Rank | County | Median Household Income |
| 1 | Wilcox County, Alabama | $25,385 |
| 2 | Buffalo County, South Dakota | $25,973 |
| 3 | Owsley County, Kentucky | $26,278 |
| 4 | Holmes County, Mississippi | $26,449 |
| 5 | Perry County, Alabama | $26,814 |
| 6 | Issaquena County, Mississippi | $26,936 |
| 7 | McDowell County, West Virginia | $27,292 |
| 8 | East Carroll Parish, Louisiana | $27,714 |
| 9 | Quitman County, Mississippi | $27,767 |
| 10 | Sumter County, Alabama | $27,859 |
| 11 | Jefferson County, Mississippi | $28,024 |
| 12 | Lee County, Arkansas | $28,080 |
| 13 | Clay County, Kentucky | $28,146 |
| 14 | Randolph County, Georgia | $28,298 |
| 15 | Madison Parish, Louisiana | $28,452 |
| 16 | Greene County, Alabama | $28,524 |
| 17 | Humphreys County, Mississippi | $28,542 |
| 18 | Sharkey County, Mississippi | $28,887 |
| 19 | Martin County, Kentucky | $28,925 |
| 20 | Tensas Parish, Louisiana | $28,962 |
| 21 | Lee County, Kentucky | $29,124 |
| 22 | Allendale County, South Carolina | $29,124 |
| 23 | Leflore County, Mississippi | $29,244 |
| 24 | Bullock County, Alabama | $29,267 |
| 25 | Bell County, Kentucky | $29,362 |
| 26 | Coahoma County, Mississippi | $29,380 |
| 27 | Guadalupe County, New Mexico | $29,515 |
| 28 | Harlan County, Kentucky | $29,521 |
| 29 | Claiborne County, Mississippi | $29,631 |
| 30 | Wilkinson County, Mississippi | $29,900 |
| 31 | Phillips County, Arkansas | $29,945 |
| 32 | McCreary County, Kentucky | $30,029 |
| 33 | Zavala County, Texas | $30,076 |
| 34 | Brooks County, Texas | $30,116 |
| 35 | Wolfe County, Kentucky | $30,144 |
| 36 | Clay County, Georgia | $30,239 |
| 37 | Starr County, Texas | $30,490 |
| 38 | Luna County, New Mexico | $30,570 |
| 39 | Hancock County, Tennessee | $30,691 |
| 40 | Knox County, Kentucky | $30,742 |
| 41 | Magoffin County, Kentucky | $30,950 |
| 42 | Clinton County, Kentucky | $31,118 |
| 43 | Breathitt County, Kentucky | $31,182 |
| 44 | Sunflower County, Mississippi | $31,329 |
| 45 | Jenkins County, Georgia | $31,419 |
| 46 | Costilla County, Colorado | $31,557 |
| 47 | Searcy County, Arkansas | $31,659 |
| 48 | Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota | $31,662 |
| 49 | Hancock County, Georgia | $31,716 |
| 50 | Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi | $31,739 |
20 counties with lowest median household income (U.S. territories)
Note: This list excludes county-equivalents in the U.S. territories that have zero people, such as Rose Atoll| Rank | County-equivalent | Median Household Income |
| 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 Marias 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 German 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 |