Where household income is lowest

Counties and cities ranked by lowest median household income — and how the poorest places vote. Of the top 100 counties by median income, 60 voted Republican and 40 Democratic in 2024 (median R+21.4); as a group they shifted −5.5 points toward Republicans from 2020 to 2024.

Top 100 counties

Counties ≥ 5,000 population, ranked by Median income. “2024” is the two-party presidential margin; “Since ’20” is the 2020→2024 shift in points (positive = toward Democrats). Sources: U.S. Census ACS 2024 5-year · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) · MIT Election Lab.
#	Place	Median income	2024	Since ’20
1	Randolph County, GA	$28,380	D D+7.6	−1.5
2	Lake County, TN	$28,814	R R+54.9	−7.4
3	Greene County, AL	$29,200	D D+55.7	−7.4
4	Wolfe County, KY	$30,417	R R+50.6	−8.3
5	Bullock County, AL	$31,310	D D+45.8	−4.1
6	Bell County, KY	$31,354	R R+68.7	−5.4
7	McDowell County, WV	$31,559	R R+60.4	−1.9
8	Claiborne County, MS	$31,897	D D+67.6	−3.7
9	Allendale County, SC	$32,328	D D+44.7	−7.7
10	Quitman County, MS	$32,412	D D+30.7	−4.1
11	Knox County, KY	$32,527	R R+71.1	−4.1
12	Holmes County, MS	$32,538	D D+62.1	−2.2
13	Claiborne Parish, LA	$32,831	R R+22.1	−6.3
14	Magoffin County, KY	$33,080	R R+64.1	−9.7
15	Sumter County, AL	$33,310	D D+41.1	−7.3
16	East Carroll Parish, LA	$33,341	D D+17.6	−9.4
17	Humphreys County, MS	$33,731	D D+41.9	−3.4
18	McCreary County, KY	$33,750	R R+78.7	−2.0
19	Noxubee County, MS	$33,833	D D+47.6	−4.8
20	Marlboro County, SC	$34,301	D D+2.4	−8.5
21	Lee County, AR	$34,375	D D+3.5	−1.3
22	Breathitt County, KY	$34,808	R R+59.3	−7.0
23	Hancock County, TN	$34,960	R R+76.5	+0.8
24	Bienville Parish, LA	$35,011	R R+18.0	−6.4
25	Leflore County, MS	$35,277	D D+38.4	−3.0
26	Wilkinson County, MS	$35,311	D D+25.3	−9.2
27	Madison Parish, LA	$35,456	D D+6.2	−9.3
28	Dallas County, AL	$35,627	D D+32.5	−5.1
29	Leslie County, KY	$35,934	R R+80.9	−0.4
30	Swisher County, TX	$36,165	R R+63.4	−5.4
31	Marion County, SC	$36,301	D D+10.5	−11.0
32	Luna County, NM	$36,419	R R+18.9	−8.5
33	Socorro County, NM	$36,570	R R+3.7	−10.2
34	Zavala County, TX	$36,749	D D+14.4	−17.0
35	Turner County, GA	$36,799	R R+28.5	−3.7
36	Martin County, KY	$37,042	R R+83.6	−4.9
37	Lowndes County, AL	$37,052	D D+37.3	−8.6
38	Amite County, MS	$37,222	R R+32.8	−6.7
39	Coahoma County, MS	$37,461	D D+39.8	−3.1
40	Tallahatchie County, MS	$37,466	D D+5.9	−4.9
41	Lee County, KY	$37,568	R R+67.7	−3.7
42	Wayne County, MS	$37,619	R R+32.7	−6.1
43	Starr County, TX	$37,639	R R+16.0	−21.0
44	Perry County, AL	$37,654	D D+42.7	−5.5
45	Desha County, AR	$37,662	R R+4.8	−7.0
46	Mingo County, WV	$38,119	R R+73.8	−2.5
47	Fulton County, KY	$38,217	R R+39.9	−6.4
48	Jefferson County, MS	$38,305	D D+66.3	−5.3
49	Jefferson Davis County, MS	$38,548	D D+13.7	−3.4
50	Galax city, VA	$38,675	R R+43.8	−3.6
51	Dimmit County, TX	$38,808	D D+3.3	−20.7
52	Chicot County, AR	$39,045	D D+4.0	−8.4
53	Lincoln Parish, LA	$39,172	R R+25.5	−6.0
54	Zapata County, TX	$39,239	R R+22.4	−17.1
55	Hale County, AL	$39,250	D D+6.8	−11.8
56	Yazoo County, MS	$39,295	R R+2.4	−8.8
57	Avoyelles Parish, LA	$39,325	R R+43.1	−2.4
58	Tunica County, MS	$39,364	D D+38.9	−10.3
59	Hickory County, MO	$39,390	R R+61.1	−3.8
60	Morehouse Parish, LA	$39,454	R R+19.3	−5.8
61	Bolivar County, MS	$39,585	D D+23.7	−7.1
62	Concordia Parish, LA	$39,943	R R+29.3	−2.5
63	Sunflower County, MS	$39,956	D D+35.5	−5.6
64	Clay County, TN	$39,972	R R+66.6	−9.6
65	Cumberland County, KY	$40,000	R R+70.9	−2.5
66	Jackson County, KY	$40,000	R R+81.8	−2.5
67	Hancock County, GA	$40,082	D D+35.4	−8.5
68	Pemiscot County, MO	$40,089	R R+49.1	−4.4
69	Phillips County, AR	$40,134	D D+13.3	−6.0
70	Jeff Davis County, GA	$40,283	R R+68.3	−4.8
71	Powell County, KY	$40,309	R R+54.4	−5.9
72	Wheeler County, GA	$40,539	R R+45.1	−6.0
73	Wilcox County, AL	$40,640	D D+31.5	−6.1
74	Summers County, WV	$40,699	R R+51.4	−4.4
75	Clay County, KY	$40,900	R R+80.3	−3.3
76	Stone County, AR	$40,943	R R+61.7	−3.8
77	Macon County, GA	$41,031	D D+17.9	−5.1
78	Webster Parish, LA	$41,182	R R+36.5	−5.4
79	Lafayette County, AR	$41,278	R R+38.3	−4.1
80	Floyd County, KY	$41,279	R R+59.2	−8.0
81	Conecuh County, AL	$41,327	R R+13.9	−6.5
82	Latimer County, OK	$41,405	R R+65.6	−2.6
83	Oglala Lakota County, SD	$41,417	D D+70.6	−8.6
84	Apache County, AZ	$41,438	D D+19.0	−14.6
85	Bradley County, AR	$41,476	R R+39.0	−8.3
86	Talbot County, GA	$41,597	D D+12.0	−8.5
87	Sierra County, NM	$41,600	R R+19.2	+2.3
88	Union County, SC	$41,621	R R+32.7	−8.2
89	Harlan County, KY	$41,693	R R+76.1	−4.4
90	Montgomery County, MS	$41,748	R R+20.8	−5.1
91	Ben Hill County, GA	$41,758	R R+32.0	−5.8
92	Knott County, KY	$41,761	R R+59.2	−5.3
93	Taylor County, GA	$41,788	R R+31.0	−4.1
94	Letcher County, KY	$41,793	R R+63.9	−4.5
95	Washington County, NC	$41,813	D D+6.2	−3.7
96	Lee County, VA	$41,827	R R+72.0	−2.8
97	Evangeline Parish, LA	$41,915	R R+49.1	−4.3
98	St. Helena Parish, LA	$41,934	D D+0.8	−9.5
99	Covington city, VA	$41,944	R R+33.2	−9.6
100	Quay County, NM	$41,946	R R+40.9	−3.1

Top 50 cities

Incorporated places ≥ 5,000 population. City presidential results are precinct-derived for 2008–2024, so the “Since ’20” shift uses the same modern series.
#	Place	Median income	2024	Since ’20
1	University of California-Davis, CA	$18,631	D D+69.4	−1.7
2	Notre Dame, IN	$19,886	D D+39.5	−3.4
3	Rochester Institute of Technology, NY	$20,192	D D+46.6	+7.5
4	Prairie View, TX	$21,060	D D+82.8	+1.8
5	East Cleveland, OH	$22,116	D D+88.7	−2.8
6	Donaldsonville, LA	$23,618	D D+49.2	−11.4
7	Roma, TX	$24,579	R R+7.4	−19.2
8	Isla Vista, CA	$25,972	D D+68.5	−11.5
9	Kaser, NY	$26,848	R R+99.1	+0.2
10	Monticello, AR	$27,238	R R+10.1	−6.3
11	Yazoo, MS	$28,157	D D+66.4	−2.0
12	Ville Platte, LA	$28,361	D D+27.4	−9.3
13	Crowley, LA	$28,642	R R+28.2	−8.8
14	Highland Park, MI	$29,309	D D+85.4	−7.6
15	Glasgow Village, MO	$29,530	D D+75.5	−4.7
16	Boone, NC	$30,065	D D+34.5	−4.5
17	Marion, SC	$30,662	D D+18.0	−11.8
18	Bogalusa, LA	$30,749	D D+4.8	−5.4
19	Middlesborough, KY	$31,106	R R+53.7	−6.1
20	Benton Harbor, MI	$31,117	D D+84.2	−4.2
21	Ruston, LA	$31,120	D D+1.4	−12.0
22	Newport, TN	$31,250	R R+58.1	−5.8
23	New Square, NY	$31,443	R R+99.3	+0.1
24	Tucumcari, NM	$31,844	R R+16.5	−2.4
25	Union, SC	$31,914	R R+5.3	−12.1
26	Palatka, FL	$32,021	D D+1.8	−13.1
27	Quincy, FL	$32,125	D D+57.9	−2.2
28	Carbondale, IL	$32,128	D D+51.2	−2.2
29	Port Isabel, TX	$32,222	D D+5.3	+2.6
30	Doffing, TX	$32,318	R R+9.0	−28.3
31	Monroeville, AL	$32,513	D D+9.5	−4.2
32	Bastrop, LA	$32,605	D D+36.9	−7.4
33	Opelousas, LA	$32,964	D D+49.6	−3.8
34	Abbeville, LA	$33,015	R R+14.0	−14.1
35	Smithville, TN	$33,192	R R+60.2	−3.9
36	Selma, AL	$33,197	D D+57.8	−1.6
37	Tallulah, LA	$33,419	D D+61.0	−4.9
38	Lake, SC	$33,600	D D+38.2	−7.2
39	Truth Or Consequences, NM	$33,788	D D+0.7	+8.5
40	Cordele, GA	$33,800	D D+3.8	+0.9
41	Eidson Road, TX	$33,839	R R+18.1	−22.4
42	Hugo, OK	$33,917	R R+36.9	−4.0
43	Darlington, SC	$33,952	D D+11.7	−6.8
44	East Liverpool, OH	$34,009	R R+35.0	−7.6
45	West Hazleton, PA	$34,118	R R+19.7	−9.7
46	Cocoa West, FL	$34,126	R R+15.7	−37.4
47	Deming, NM	$34,165	R R+12.5	−11.0
48	McKeesport, PA	$34,219	D D+29.8	−0.1
49	Minden, LA	$34,294	R R+2.8	−10.0
50	Douglas, GA	$34,408	R R+34.5	−4.3

Rankings suppress places below 5,000 population, where small-sample ACS shares get noisy. Demographic shares are American Community Survey 5-year estimates (ancestry table B04006, language C16001) and the 2020 U.S. Religion Census; every figure traces to a named federal or academic source. The vote columns are presidential — a place can be demographically homogeneous and politically split, which is exactly what these tables are built to show.