Special Report
The Counties Where the Most People Live Below the Poverty Line
December 6, 2021 5:00 pm
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25. Harlan County, Kentucky
> Poverty rate: 36.0%
> Number of people living below poverty line: 9,335 — 783rd highest of 2,985 counties
> Households receiving SNAP benefits: 28.4% — 76th highest of 2,985 counties (tied)
> Median household income: $26,478 — 16th lowest of 2,985 counties
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24. Issaquena County, Mississippi
> Poverty rate: 36.0%
> Number of people living below poverty line: 383 — 94th lowest of 2,985 counties (tied)
> Households receiving SNAP benefits: 30.0% — 63rd highest of 2,985 counties
> Median household income: $24,208 — 6th lowest of 2,985 counties
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23. Humphreys County, Mississippi
> Poverty rate: 36.4%
> Number of people living below poverty line: 3,020 — 1,192nd lowest of 2,985 counties
> Households receiving SNAP benefits: 36.1% — 12th highest of 2,985 counties
> Median household income: $28,962 — 37th lowest of 2,985 counties
22. Madison Parish, Louisiana
> Poverty rate: 36.4%
> Number of people living below poverty line: 3,408 — 1,310th lowest of 2,985 counties
> Households receiving SNAP benefits: 29.3% — 69th highest of 2,985 counties
> Median household income: $30,350 — 61st lowest of 2,985 counties
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21. Clay County, Kentucky
> Poverty rate: 36.6%
> Number of people living below poverty line: 6,940 — 999th highest of 2,985 counties
> Households receiving SNAP benefits: 34.7% — 21st highest of 2,985 counties
> Median household income: $26,840 — 21st lowest of 2,985 counties
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