Poverty in the United States

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% of people below the poverty line for each U.S. county.

Top 10 poorest counties
1. Shannon County (South Dakota) – 53.2
2. East Carroll Parish (Louisiana) – 48.0
3. Humphreys County (Mississippi) – 44.9
4. Todd County (South Dakota) – 44.6
5. Clay County (Georgia) – 44.5
6. Corson County (South Dakota) – 44.2
7. Hudspeth County (Texas) – 44.1
8. Holmes County (Mississippi) – 43.5
9. Ziebach County (South Dakota) – 42.3
10. Quitman County (Mississippi) – 40.7

The map below shows counties, whereas of the 2020 U.S. Census, at least 20 percent of the American population lives in poverty.