County ranking

Lowest median household income counties

The 50 counties with the lowest SAIPE 2023 median household income.

Short answer

Claiborne County, MS ranks first with $28,579, followed by Holmes County, MS ($30,542) and Humphreys County, MS ($31,538). The list ranks all 3,144 county-equivalents and shows the top 50.
#1 Claiborne County, MS
$28,579
  1. 01Claiborne County, MS$28,579
  2. 02Holmes County, MS$30,542
  3. 03Humphreys County, MS$31,538
  4. 04Buffalo County, SD$32,803
  5. 05Leflore County, MS$33,945
  6. 06Perry County, AL$34,176
  7. 07Wilcox County, AL$34,426
  8. 08East Carroll Parish, LA$34,604
  9. 09Greene County, AL$34,619
  10. 10Madison Parish, LA$34,704
  11. 11Owsley County, KY$35,000
  12. 12Quitman County, MS$35,150
  13. 13McDowell County, WV$35,161
  14. 14Allendale County, SC$35,477
  15. 15Martin County, KY$35,522
  16. 16Coahoma County, MS$35,552
  17. 17Bell County, KY$35,566
  18. 18Tensas Parish, LA$35,670
  19. 19Bullock County, AL$36,204
  20. 20Wilkinson County, MS$36,240
  21. 21Clay County, KY$36,330
  22. 22McCreary County, KY$36,348
  23. 23Brooks County, TX$36,695
  24. 24Lee County, AR$36,735
  25. 25Zavala County, TX$36,878
  26. 26Harlan County, KY$36,916
  27. 27Issaquena County, MS$36,986
  28. 28Sumter County, AL$37,021
  29. 29Sharkey County, MS$37,098
  30. 30Mineral County, CO$37,108
  31. 31Morehouse Parish, LA$37,255
  32. 32Phillips County, AR$37,338
  33. 33Noxubee County, MS$37,567
  34. 34Jefferson County, MS$37,617
  35. 35Knox County, KY$37,640
  36. 36Clay County, GA$37,858
  37. 37Lee County, KY$37,939
  38. 38Mingo County, WV$38,358
  39. 39Luna County, NM$38,641
  40. 40Costilla County, CO$38,731
  41. 41Starr County, TX$38,824
  42. 42Dallas County, AL$39,013
  43. 43Hancock County, TN$39,077
  44. 44Washington County, MS$39,081
  45. 45Claiborne Parish, LA$39,576
  46. 46Tunica County, MS$39,659
  47. 47Bienville Parish, LA$39,743
  48. 48Jefferson Davis County, MS$39,794
  49. 49Leslie County, KY$39,855
  50. 50Clinton County, KY$39,877
Median income 2023. Rank 1 at the top.
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Dots mark the location of each of the 50 rows listed.

Where the lowest incomes cluster

Counting by state, 14 are in MS, 10 are in KY, 6 are in AL, 6 are in LA. Kalawao County, Hawaii has no SAIPE estimate and is left out of the ranking.

How this ranking is built

Every county-equivalent in the 50 states and DC is sorted by SAIPE 2023 median household income. Ties are broken by FIPS code. Each row links to the county page with its full profile and state rank.

Questions people ask

Which county ranks first?

Claiborne County, MS, with $28,579.

Which data does this use?

Census SAIPE 2023 median household income estimates.

Are parishes and independent cities included?

Yes. All county-equivalents are ranked, including Louisiana parishes, Alaska boroughs and census areas, independent cities, Connecticut planning regions, and DC.

Suggested citation

Online Map Tools. "Lowest median household income counties." Published 2026-09-30. https://onlinemaptools.com/rankings/lowest-income-counties. Data: Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates; Census SAIPE program.

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Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  2. 02Census SAIPE program (last verified 2026-09-30)

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