List of lowest-income counties in the United States
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These are lists of the lowest-income counties in the United States, based on measures of per capita personal income and median household income. This article lists counties by per capita personal income (PCPI), a more comprehensive measurement of an individual's income than per capita income (PCI).
50 counties/parishes with lowest per capita personal income
editTwo common measurements of the average annual income of individuals in the United States are: per capita income (PCI) and per capita personal income (PCPI). Per capita personal income is the more comprehensive of the two measures, and thus PCPI for an individual, county, or state will be higher than PCI. The following table is a listing of counties by PCPI.
United States of America: $65,470
50 counties/parishes with lowest median household income
editUnited States of America: $74,755
| Rank | County / Parish | State | Median household income (2022)[2] |
|---|---|---|---|
1 |
McDowell County | West Virginia | $28,972
|
2 |
Buffalo County | South Dakota | $30,659
|
3 |
East Carroll Parish | Louisiana | $30,688
|
4 |
Holmes County | Mississippi | $31,972
|
5 |
Owsley County | Kentucky | $32,783
|
6 |
Monroe County | Arkansas | $33,090
|
7 |
Humphreys County | Mississippi | $33,148
|
8 |
Tensas Parish | Louisiana | $33,290
|
9 |
Madison Parish | Louisiana | $33,403
|
10 |
Perry County | Alabama | $33,585
|
11 |
Wilcox County | Alabama | $33,682
|
12 |
Jefferson County | Mississippi | $33,852
|
13 |
Bell County | Kentucky | $33,923
|
14 |
Martin County | Kentucky | $34,435
|
15 |
Clay County | Kentucky | $34,473
|
16 |
Lee County | Kentucky | $34,632
|
17 |
Sumter County | Alabama | $35,152
|
18 |
Lee County | Arkansas | $35,213
|
19 |
Allendale County | South Carolina | $35,249
|
20 |
Dallas County | Alabama | $35,258
|
21 |
Brooks County | Texas | $35,359
|
22 |
McCreary County | Kentucky | $35,443
|
23 |
Greene County | Alabama | $35,449
|
24 |
Leflore County | Mississippi | $35,520
|
25 |
Claiborne County | Mississippi | $35,591
|
26 |
Magoffin County | Kentucky | $35,669
|
27 |
Starr County | Texas | $35,758
|
28 |
Mingo County | West Virginia | $35,761
|
29 |
Bullock County | Alabama | $35,798
|
30 |
Wheeler County | Georgia | $35,952
|
31 |
Harlan County | Kentucky | $36,022
|
32 |
Coahoma County | Mississippi | $36,071
|
33 |
Phillips County | Arkansas | $36,098
|
34 |
Conecuh County | Alabama | $36,106
|
35 |
Zavala County | Texas | $36,237
|
36 |
Breathitt County | Kentucky | $36,300
|
37 |
Sharkey County | Mississippi | $36,375
|
38 |
Knox County | Kentucky | $36,573
|
39 |
Macon County | Alabama | $36,601
|
40 |
Noxubee County | Mississippi | $36,608
|
41 |
Jefferson Davis County | Mississippi | $36,642
|
42 |
Leslie County | Kentucky | $36,666
|
43 |
Wilkinson County | Mississippi | $36,798
|
44 |
Issaquena County | Mississippi | $36,922
|
45 |
Costilla County | Colorado | $36,970
|
46 |
Marion County | South Carolina | $37,244
|
47 |
Floyd County | Kentucky | $37,296
|
48 |
Tunica County | Mississippi | $37,694
|
49 |
Wolfe County | Kentucky | $37,718
|
50 |
Dillon County | South Carolina | $37,752
|
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Personal Income by County and Metropolitan Area, 2022" (PDF). Bureau of Economic Analysis. November 16, 2023.
- ^ "SAIPE State and County Estimates for 2022". United States Census Bureau. December 2023.