50 Counties with Lowest Levels of PovertyListed below are the 50 counties with the lowest levels of poverty. In parentheses is the county seat of government. Nationwide there are 621 counties in which less than 10% of the population lives in poverty. This means less than 1 out of 10 are poor in these counties. (Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 1997).While a majority of the low poverty levels can be found in suburbs of 36 out of the 100 largest metropolitan areas, prosperity also flourishes in less populated metropolitan areas such as Cedar Rapids, Green Bay, Reno, and Roanoke. Prosperity can also be found in counties with much smaller populations such as the ski resorts of Colorado, counties along the border states of Indiana-Kentucky-Ohio and Iowa-South Dakota, and counties in the Northwestern part of Washington.
1- Douglas, CO (Castle Rock) - 1.9%
2- Los Alamos, NM (Los Alamos) - 2.7%
2- Ozaukee, WI (Port Washington) - 2.7%
3- Hunterdon, NJ (Flemington) - 3.1%
3- Waukesha, WI (Waukesha) - 3.1%
4- Hamilton, IN (Noblesville) - 3.2%
5- Morris, NJ (Morristown) - 3.4%
6- McHenry, IL (Woodstock) - 3.5%
6- Washington, WI (West Bend) - 3.5%
7- Du Page, IL (Wheaton) - 3.6%
8- Carver, MN (Chaska) - 3.7%
9- Kendall, IL (Yorkville) - 3.8%
9- Livingston, MI (Howell) - 3.8%
10- Scott, MN (Shakopee) - 3.9%
10- Loudoun, VA (Leesburg) - 3.9%
11- Fayette, GA (Fayetteville) - 4.0%
11- Washington, MN (Stillwater) - 4.0%
12- Johnson, KS (Olathe) - 4.1%
12- Sarpy, NE (Papillion) - 4.1%
12- Somerset, NJ (Somerville) - 4.1%
12- Sussex, NJ (Newton) - 4.1%
13- Nantucket, MA (Nantucket) - 4.2%
13- Storey, NV (Virginia City) - 4.2%
14- Eagle, CO (Eagle) - 4.3%
14- Hendricks, IN (Danville) - 4.3%
15- Howard, MD (Ellicott City) - 4.4%
15- Putnam, NY (Carmel) - 4.4%
15- Calumet, WI (Chilton) - 4.4%
16- Summit, CO (Breckenridge) - 4.5%
16- Delaware, OH (Delaware) - 4.5%
17- Dubois, IN (Jasper) - 4.6%
17- Dakota, MN (Hastings) - 4.6%
18- Monroe, IL (Waterloo) - 4.7%
18- Hancock, IN (Greenfield) - 4.7%
18- Saint Charles, MO (Saint Charles) - 4.7%
18- Bucks, PA (Doylestown) - 4.7%
18- Collin, TX (McKinney) - 4.7%
18- Saint Croix, WI (Hudson) - 4.7%
19- Montgomery, PA (Norristown) 4.8%
19- Williamson, TN (Franklin) - 4.8%
20- Carroll, MD (Westminster) - 4.9%
20- Ottawa, MI (Grand Haven) - 4.9%
20- Platte, MO (Platte City) - 4.9%
20- Medina, OH (Medina) - 4.9%
20- Teton, WY (Jackson) - 4.9%
21- Norfolk, MA (Dedham) - 5.0%
21- Geauga, OH (Chardon) - 5.0%
21- Chester, PA (West Chester) - 5.0%
21- Cumberland, PA (Carlisle) - 5.0%
21- Morgan, UT (Morgan) - 5.0%
22- Forsyth, GA (Cumming) - 5.1%
22- Boone, IN (Lebanon) - 5.1%
22- Oldham, KY (La Grange) - 5.1%
22- Washington, NE (Blair) - 5.1%
22- Rockingham, NH (Exeter) - 5.1%
23- Clear Creek, CO (Georgetown) - 5.2%
23- Gilpin, CO (Central City) - 5.2%
23- Pitkin, CO (Aspen) - 5.2%
23- Middlesex, CT (Middletown) - 5.2%
24- Litchfield, CT (Litchfield) - 5.3%
24- Whitley, IN (Columbia City) - 5.3%
24- Anne Arundel, MD (Annapolis) - 5.3%
24- Anoka, MN (Anoka) - 5.3%
24- Bergen, NJ (Hackensack) - 5.3%
24- Fairfax, VA (Fairfax) - 5.3%
24- Jefferson, WI (Jefferson) - 5.3%
25- Jefferson, CO (Golden) - 5.4%
25- Tolland, CT (Rockville) - 5.4%
25- Outagamie, WI (Appleton) - 5.4%
26- Grundy, IL (Morris) - 5.5%
26- Clay, MO (Liberty) - 5.5%
26- Putnam, OH (Ottawa) - 5.5%
26- Summit, UT (Coalville) - 5.5%
26- Roanoke, VA (Salem) - 5.5%
27- Elbert, CO (Kiowa) - 5.6%
27- Gwinnett, GA (Lawrenceville) - 5.6%
27- DeKalb, IN (Auburn) - 5.6%
27- Montgomery, MD (Rockville) - 5.6%
27- Sherburne, MN (Elk River) - 5.6%
27- Fulton, OH (Wauseon) - 5.6%
27- Warren, OH (Lebanon) - 5.6%
28- Gosper, NE (Elwood) - 5.7%
28- Lake, OH (Painesville) - 5.7%
28- Lincoln, SD (Canton) - 5.7%
28- Stafford, VA (Stafford) - 5.7%
28- Sheboygan, WI (Sheboygan) - 5.7%
29- North Slope, AK (Barrow) - 5.8%
29- Johnson, IN (Franklin) - 5.8%
29- Wells, IN (Bluffton) - 5.8%
29- Frederick, MD (Frederick) - 5.8%
29- Burlington, NJ (Mount Holly) - 5.8%
29- Nassau, NY (Mineola) - 5.8%
30- Cherokee, GA (Canton) - 5.9%
30- Lake, IL (Waukegan) - 5.9%
30- Dallas, IA (Adel) - 5.9%
30- Clinton, MI (Saint Johns) - 5.9%
30- Macomb, MI (Mount Clemens) - 5.9%
30- Wright, MN (Buffalo) - 5.9%
31- Kosciusko, IN (Warsaw) - 6.0%
31- Oakland, MI (Pontiac) - 6.0%
32- Denali, AK (Denali) - 6.1%
32- Boone, IL (Belvidere) - 6.1%
32- Chisago, MN (Center City) - 6.1%
32- Auglaize, OH (Wapokoneta) - 6.1%
32- Denton, TX (Denton) - 6.1%
32- York, VA (Yorktown) - 6.1%
32- Dodge, WI (Juneau) - 6.1%
33- Porter, IN (Valparaiso) - 6.2%
34- Woodford, IL (Eureka) - 6.3%
34- Warren, IA (Indianola) - 6.3%
34- Boone, KY (Burlington) - 6.3%
34- McLeod, MN (Glencoe) - 6.3%
34- New Kent, VA (New Kent) - 6.3%
35- Arapahoe, CO (Littleton) - 6.4%
35- Henry, GA (McDonough) - 6.4%
35- Noble, IN (Albion) - 6.4%
35- McPherson, KS (McPherson) - 6.4%
35- Harford, MD (Bel Air) - 6.4%
35- Henry, OH (Napoleon) - 6.4%
35- Van Wert, OH (Van Wert) - 6.4%
35- Clackamas, OR (Oregon City) - 6.4%
35- Adams, PA (Gettysburg) - 6.4%
35- Chesterfield, VA (Chesterfield) - 6.4%
35- Prince William, VA (Manassas) - 6.4%
35- Columbia, WI (Portage) - 6.4%
36- Juneau, AK (Juneau) - 6.5%
36- Will, IL (Joliet) - 6.5%
36- Ohio, IN (Rising Sun) - 6.5%
36- Mercer, OH (Celina) - 6.5%
36- Washington, RI (West Kingston) - 6.5%
36- Botetourt, VA (Fincastle) - 6.5%
36- Pierce, WI (Ellsworth) - 6.5%
37- San Mateo, CA (Redwood City) - 6.6%
37- Grand, CO (Hot Sulphur Springs) - 6.6%
37- Cobb, GA (Marietta) - 6.6%
37- Warrick, IN (Boonville) - 6.6%
37- Calvert, MD (Prince Frederick) - 6.6%
37- Monmouth, NJ (Freehold) - 6.6%
37- Davis, UT (Farmington) - 6.6%
37- Powhatan, VA (Powhatan) - 6.6%
37- Island, WA (Coupeville) - 6.6%
37- Fond du Lac, WI (Fond du Lac) - 6.6%
37- Walworth, WI (Elkhorn) - 6.6%
38- Aleutians West, AK (Unalaska) - 6.7%
38- Piatt, IL (Monticello) - 6.7%
38- Dukes, MA (Edgartown) - 6.7%
38- Warren, NJ (Belvidere) - 6.7%
38- Clermont, OH (Batavia) - 6.7%
38- Union, OH (Marysville) - 6.7%
38- Washington, OR (Hillsboro) - 6.7%
38- Rockwall, TX (Rockwall) - 6.7%
38- Williamson, TX (Georgetown) - 6.7%
39- Shelby, AL (Columbiana) - 6.8%
39- Park, CO (Fairplay) - 6.8%
39- Routt, CO (Steamboat Springs) - 6.8%
39- Kane, IL (Geneva) - 6.8%
39- Goodhue, MN (Red Wing) - 6.8%
39- Middlesex, NJ (New Brunswick) - 6.8%
39- Williams, OH (Bryan) - 6.8%
39- York, PA (York) - 6.8%
39- Spotsylvania, VA (Spotsylvania) - 6.8%
39- Kewaunee, WI (Kewaunee) - 6.8%
39- Manitowoc, WI (Manitowoc) - 6.8%
40- Carroll, IN (Delphi) - 6.9%
40- Grundy, IA (Grundy Center) - 6.9%
40- Lapeer, MI (Lapeer) - 6.9%
40- Dodge, MN (Mantorville) - 6.9%
40- Banner, NE (Harrisburg) - 6.9%
40- Hamilton, NE (Aurora) - 6.9%
40- Polk, NE (Osceola) - 6.9%
40- Hillsborough, NH (Nashua) - 6.9%
40- Fairfield, OH (Lancaster) - 6.9%
40- Ottawa, OH (Port Clinton) - 6.9%
40- Bristol, RI (Bristol) - 6.9%
40- Kent, RI (East Greenwich) - 6.9%
40- Hartley, TX (Channing) - 6.9%
40- Green, WI (Monroe) - 6.9%
40- Winnebago, WI (Oshkosh) - 6.9%
41- Marin, CA (San Rafael) - 7.0%
41- Ogle, IL (Oregon) - 7.0%
41- Putnam, IL (Hennepin) - 7.0%
41- Tipton, IN (Tipton) - 7.0%
41- Sioux, IA (Orange City) - 7.0%
41- Olmsted, MN (Rochester) - 7.0%
41- Miami, OH (Troy) - 7.0%
41- Wyandot, OH (Upper Sandusky) - 7.0%
41- Morrow, OR (Heppner) - 7.0%
42- Dearborn, IN (Lawrenceburg) - 7.1%
42- Huntington, IN (Huntington) - 7.1%
42- Steuben, IN (Angola) - 7.1%
42- Iowa, IA (Marengo) - 7.1%
42- Eaton, MI (Charlotte) - 7.1%
42- Defiance, OH (Defiance) - 7.1%
42- Wood, OH (Bowling Green) - 7.1%
42- Northampton, PA (Easton) - 7.1%
42- Chittenden, VT (Burlington) - 7.1%
42- Fauquier, VA (Warrenton) - 7.1%
43- Ouray, CO (Ouray) - 7.2%
43- Bremer, IA (Waverly) - 7.2%
43- Plymouth, IA (Le Mars) - 7.2%
43- Le Sueur, MN (Le Center) - 7.2%
43- Cass, MO (Harrisonville) - 7.2%
43- Saint Louis, MO (Clayton) - 7.2%
43- Seward, NE (Seward) - 7.2%
43- Snohomish, WA (Everett) - 7.2%
43- Dane, WI (Madison) - 7.2%
44- Marshall, IN (Plymouth) - 7.3%
44- Middlesex, MA (East Cambridge) - 7.3%
44- Isanti, MN (Cambridge) - 7.3%
44- Steele, MN (Owatonna) - 7.3%
44- Kimball, NE (Kimball) - 7.3%
44- Douglas, NV (Minden) - 7.3%
44- Elko, NV (Elko) - 7.3%
44- Merrimack, NH (Concord) - 7.3%
44- Saratoga, NY (Ballston Spa) - 7.3%
44- Greene, OH (Xenia) - 7.3%
44- Hancock, OH (Findlay) - 7.3%
44- Waupaca, WI (Waupaca) - 7.3%
45- Camas, ID (Fairfield) - 7.4%
45- Jasper, IA (Newton) - 7.4%
45- Charles, MD (La Plata) - 7.4%
45- Brown, MN (New Ulm) - 7.4%
45- Nicollet, MN (Saint Peter) - 7.4%
45- Gloucester, NJ (Woodbury) - 7.4%
45- Darke, OH (Greenville) - 7.4%
46- Blaine, ID (Hailey) - 7.5%
46- Shelby, IN (Shelbyville) - 7.5%
46- Anderson, KY (Lawrenceburg) - 7.5%
46- Queen Anne's, MD (Centreville) - 7.5%
46- Wabasha, MN (Wabasha) - 7.5%
46- Platte, NE (Columbus) - 7.5%
46- Saunders, NE (Wahoo) - 7.5%
46- Champaign, OH (Urbana) - 7.5%
46- Rutherford, TN (Murfreesboro) - 7.5%
46- Brown, WI (Green Bay) - 7.5%
47- Brown, IN (Nashville) - 7.6%
47- Franklin, IN (Brookville) - 7.6%
47- Jasper, IN (Rensselaer) - 7.6%
47- Warren, IN (Williamsport) - 7.6%
47- Benton, IA (Vinton) - 7.6%
47- Baltimore, MD (Towson) - 7.6%
47- Grand Traverse, MI (Traverse City) - 7.6%
47- Monroe, MI (Monroe) - 7.6%
47- De Soto, MS (Hernando) - 7.6%
47- Deuel, NE (Chappell) - 7.6%
47- Suffolk, NY (Riverhead) - 7.6%
47- Shelby, OH (Sidney) - 7.6%
47- Lancaster, PA (Lancaster) - 7.6%
48- Placer, CA (Auburn) - 7.7%
48- Clay, FL (Green Cove Springs) - 7.7%
48- Columbia, GA (Appling) - 7.7%
48- Paulding, GA (Dallas) - 7.7%
48- Bartholomew, IN (Columbus) - 7.7%
48- Madison, IA (Winterset) - 7.7%
48- Cook, MN (Grand Marais) - 7.7%
48- Roseau, MN (Roseau) - 7.7%
48- Cass, NE (Plattsmouth) - 7.7%
48- Chatham, NC (Pittsboro) - 7.7%
48- Paulding, OH (Paulding) - 7.7%
48- Perry, PA (New Bloomfield) - 7.7%
48- Pike, PA (Milford) - 7.7%
48- Wasatch, UT (Heber City) - 7.7%
48- Bedford, VA (Bedford) - 7.7%
49- Boulder, CO (Boulder) - 7.8%
49- Jo Daviess, IL (Galena) - 7.8%
49- Morgan, IN (Martinsville) - 7.8%
49- Cedar, IA (Tipton) - 7.8%
49- Linn, IA (Cedar Rapids) - 7.8%
49- Wabaunsee, KS (Alma) - 7.8%
49- Sagadahoc, ME (Bath) - 7.8%
49- Jefferson, MO (Hillsboro) - 7.8%
49- Ocean, NJ (Toms River) - 7.8%
49- Davie, NC (Mocksville) - 7.8%
49- Wake, NC (Raleigh) - 7.8%
49- Mercer, ND (Stanton) - 7.8%
49- Elk, PA (Ridgway) - 7.8%
49- Wilson, TN (Lebanon) - 7.8%
49- Frederick, VA (Winchester) - 7.8%
49- James City, VA (Williamsburg) - 7.8%
49- Marathon, WI (Wausau) - 7.8%
49- Campbell, WY (Gillette) - 7.8%
50- Yakutat, AK (Yakutat) - 7.9%
50- Fairfield, CT (Bridgeport) - 7.9%
50- Boone, IA (Boone) - 7.9%
50- Scott, KS (Scott City)- 7.9%
50- Rice, MN (Fairbault) - 7.9%
50- Rock, MN (Luverne) - 7.9%
50- Osage, MO (Linn) - 7.9%
50- Kearney, NE (Minden) - 7.9%
50- Saline, NE (Wilber) - 7.9%
50- Lebanon, PA (Lebanon) - 7.9%
50- Henrico, VA (Henrico) - 7.9%
50- Green Lake, WI (Green Lake) - 7.9%
Last Updated: January 2, 2001
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