List of lowest-income counties in the United States

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

Two common measurements of the average annual income of individuals in the United States are: per capita income (PCI) and per capital 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.[1] The following table is a listing of counties by PCPI.

United States of America: $64,143
Rank County / Parish State Per capita
personal income
(2021)[2]		 Notes
1
Wheeler County Georgia
$24,241
Location of Wheeler Correctional Facility
2
Crowley County Colorado
$24,314
Location of Crowley County Correctional Facility
3
Union County Florida
$25,293
Location of Union Correctional Institution
4
Madison County Idaho
$25,648
5
Lake County Tennessee
$29,534
Location of Northwest Correctional Complex
6
Elliott County Kentucky
$29,572
Location of Little Sandy Correctional Complex
7
Forest County Pennsylvania
$29,573
Location of State Correctional Institution – Forest
8
Ziebach County South Dakota 
$30,532
County divided between Cheyenne River and Standing Rock Indian reservations
9
Telfair County Georgia
$30,573
Location of Telfair State Prison and McRae Correctional Institution
10
Charlton County Georgia
$30,916
Location of D. Ray James Correctional Institution
11
Lafayette County Florida
$31,218
Location of Mayo Correctional Institution Annex
12
Petroleum County Montana
$31,503
One of the lowest-population counties in the United States
13
Hamilton County Florida
$32,123
Location of Hamilton Correctional Institution
14
Wilcox County Georgia
$32,288
Location of Wilcox State Prison
15
Noble County Ohio
$32,713
Location of Noble Correctional Institution
16
Bent County Colorado
$32,716
Location of Bent County Correctional Facility
17
Buffalo County South Dakota
$32,773
Most of county lies within Crow Creek Indian Reservation
18
Stewart County Georgia
$32,844
19
Liberty County Florida
$32,872
Location of Liberty Correctional Institution
20
DeSoto County Florida
$32,873
Location of Desoto Annex state prison
21
Greene County Mississippi
$33,133
Location of South Mississippi Correctional Institution
22
Morgan County Kentucky
$33,208
Location of Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex
23
Johnson County Georgia
$33,265
Location of Johnson State Prison
24
Bullock County Alabama
$33,267
Location of Bullock Correctional Facility
25
Zapata County Texas
$33,288
26
Walker County Texas
$33,345
27
Lincoln County Arkansas
$33,387
Location of Cummins and Varner correctional prisons
28
Glades County Florida
$33,401
Location of Moore Haven Correctional Facility
29
Bledsoe County Tennessee
$33,675
Location of Bledsoe County Correctional Complex
30
Dixie County Florida
$33,813
Location of Cross City Correctional Institution
31
San Juan County Utah
$34,038
32
Blaine County Montana
$34,095
County lies partly in Fort Belknap Indian Reservation
33
Hancock County Tennessee
$34,135
34
McDowell County West Virginia
$34,141
35
Calhoun County Georgia
$34,306
Location of Calhoun State Prison
36
Oglala Lakota County  South Dakota
$34,333
County lies entirely within Pine Ridge Indian Reservation
37
Searcy County Arkansas
$34,335
38
Hidalgo County Texas
$34,503
39
Webster County West Virginia
$34,564
40
Cibola County New Mexico
$34,627
Location of Cibola County Correctional Center
County lies partly in Zuni Indian Reservation
41
Bee County Texas
$34,738
42
Issaquena County Mississippi
$34,832
43
Wyoming County West Virginia
$34,881
44
Fulton County Arkansas
$34,900
45
Starr County Texas
$34,933
46
McKinley County New Mexico
$34,939
County lies partly in Zuni Indian Reservation
47
Izard County Arkansas
$34,986
48
Uintah County Utah
$35,128
County lies partly in Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation
49
Taylor County Florida
$35,156
Location of Taylor Correctional Institution
50
McDonald County Missouri
$35,275

50 counties/parishes with lowest median household income
United States of America: $69,717
Rank County / Parish State Median
household income
(2021)[3]
1
Buffalo County South Dakota 
$25,653
2
Holmes County Mississippi
$28,236
3
McDowell County West Virginia
$28,720
4
Issaquena County Mississippi
$29,050
5
Lee County Kentucky
$29,143
6
Lake County Tennessee
$29,281
7
Owsley County Kentucky
$29,365
8
Martin County Kentucky
$29,387
9
Sumter County Alabama
$29,490
10
Lee County Arkansas
$29,714
11
Wilcox County Alabama
$30,071
12
Greene County Alabama
$30,225
13
East Carroll Parish Louisiana
$30,288
14
Humphreys County Mississippi
$30,555
15
Clay County Kentucky
$30,700
16
Bell County Kentucky
$31,033
17
Leflore County Mississippi
$31,091
18
Harlan County Kentucky
$31,116
19
Coahoma County Mississippi
$31,234
20
Allendale County South Carolina
$31,262
21
Tensas Parish Louisiana
$31,438
22
Perry County Alabama
$31,522
23
Quitman County Mississippi
$31,877
24
Bullock County Alabama
$32,027
25
Jefferson County Mississippi
$32,234
26
Phillips County Arkansas
$32,419
27
Knox County Kentucky
$32,646
28
Sharkey County Mississippi
$32,650
29
Leslie County Kentucky
$32,682
30
McCreary County Kentucky
$32,938
31
Breathitt County Kentucky
$33,005
32
Dallas County Alabama
$33,159
33
Claiborne County Mississippi
$33,163
34
Mingo County West Virginia
$33,416
35
Brooks County Texas
$33,460
36
Starr County Texas
$33,535
37
Madison Parish Louisiana
$33,619
38
Wilkinson County Mississippi
$33,777
39
Sunflower County Mississippi
$34,017
40
Knott County Kentucky
$34,051
41
Hancock County Tennessee
$34,055
42
Corson County South Dakota
$34,372
43
Magoffin County Kentucky
$34,423
44
Noxubee County Mississippi
$34,467
45
Elliott County Kentucky
$34,491
46
Wolfe County Kentucky
$34,749
47
Hall County Texas
$34,766
48
Chicot County Arkansas
$34,857
49
Jefferson Davis County  Mississippi
$34,876
50
Randolph County Georgia
$34,883

See also

References
  1. "Per Capita Confusion for Counties". Indiana Business Research Center. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  2. "Personal Income by County and Metropolitan Area, 2021" (PDF). Bureau of Economic Analysis. November 16, 2022.
  3. "SAIPE State and County Estimates for 2021". United States Census Bureau.
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