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 (in the entire United States) 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 (in the entire United States) is Comerío Municipality, Puerto Rico.
50 counties with lowest per capita income (50 states and District of Columbia)
United States of America: $54,446
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 (2018 for PR) (2010 for AS) [1][2][note 1] |
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— | 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
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 (2018)[2][1] |
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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 |
See also
References
- https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_17_5YR_DP03&prodType=table%5B%5D
https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_DPAS_ASDP3&prodType=table Archived 2020-02-14 at Archive.today
American FactFinder. American Samoa. DP03 - Selected Economic characteristics. (And Puerto Rico 2013-2017 American Community Survey estimates). Retrieved July 1, 2019. - https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/sanjuanmunicipiopuertorico/DIS010218 U.S. Census Bureau. QuickFacts - Puerto Rico municipalities (municipios). 2014-2018 American Community Survey estimates. Retrieved July 4, 2020. [Note: URL link is San Juan's data. To see the data of a different municipio, use the search bar.]
Notes
- Puerto Rico data is from 2018. American Samoa data is from 2010. Because American Samoa data is more than 5 years old, county-equivalents in American Samoa are not ranked.