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The highest-poverty counties by school enrollment

2,526 counties

US counties ranked by the share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Counties need at least 3 schools and 1,000 students to qualify. The median ranked county is at 56.7%. Showing ranks 551 to 600.

#CountyStateSchoolsStudentsStudents on FRL% FRL
551Dimmit CountyTX41,8521,41776.5%
552Izard CountyAR71,8831,44076.5%
553Yamhill CountyOR3414,72410,85276.5%
554Caldwell CountyTX169,2866,46976.4%
555Calhoun CountyMS51,9891,51976.4%
556Lane CountyOR11542,24030,50876.4%
557Carteret CountyNC188,0535,98576.3%
558Cumberland CountyKY31,01177176.3%
559Davidson CountyNC4723,69617,58276.3%
560Jefferson CountyPA104,8733,71676.3%
561Jones CountyMS1511,3138,63776.3%
562Monterey CountyCA14073,84556,30876.3%
563Randolph CountyAR62,5651,95876.3%
564Texas CountyOK224,5433,45876.3%
565Washington ParishLA146,3264,82476.3%
566Mifflin CountyPA114,7743,63576.2%
567Okfuskee CountyOK121,7171,30776.1%
568Trinity CountyTX82,2571,71876.1%
569Campbell CountyVA137,7775,91176.0%
570Fulton CountyAR61,6601,26276.0%
571Sharp CountyAR62,7381,27776.0%
572Scott CountyVA134,1662,60975.9%
573Somerset CountyMD72,9012,20175.9%
574Clay CountyKY102,9282,21875.8%
575Harlan CountyKY134,3103,26575.8%
576Kay CountyOK227,2955,51975.7%
577Kern CountyCA271197,431149,47275.7%
578Richland ParishLA123,3122,50675.7%
579Camp CountyTX52,2451,69775.6%
580Gonzales CountyTX123,9082,95375.6%
581Alamosa CountyCO82,2941,71175.5%
582Crook CountyOR124,7882,34975.5%
583Pushmataha CountyOK131,9321,45975.5%
584Clinton CountyKY41,4911,12475.4%
585Latimer CountyOK81,4031,05775.3%
586Metcalfe CountyKY31,4121,06375.3%
587Morehouse ParishLA53,0822,32075.3%
588Orleans ParishLA7748,23836,32875.3%
589Wyandotte CountyKS6230,71323,11375.3%
590Bath CountyKY51,9361,45675.2%
591Fresno CountyCA352206,072154,84775.2%
592Lincoln CountyKY73,2402,43575.2%
593Lowndes CountyMS168,5126,21975.2%
594Washington CountyVA167,2705,06075.2%
595Choctaw CountyAL41,02577075.1%
596Flathead CountyMT4814,95711,16475.1%
597Iron CountyMO81,6691,25375.1%
598Newton CountyMS93,6342,72975.1%
599Lauderdale CountyMS2010,3257,74875.0%
600Audrain CountyMO93,2432,42974.9%

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49 states
Alaska 17Alabama 65Arkansas 68Arizona 8California 55Colorado 41Connecticut 9Florida 65Georgia 137Hawaii 4Iowa 90Idaho 35Illinois 89Indiana 91Kansas 61Kentucky 110Louisiana 60Maryland 24Maine 16Michigan 73Minnesota 80Missouri 101Mississippi 73Montana 29North Carolina 98North Dakota 19Nebraska 47New Hampshire 10New Jersey 21New Mexico 26Nevada 11New York 61Ohio 78Oklahoma 66Oregon 32Pennsylvania 63Puerto Rico 72Rhode Island 5South Carolina 13South Dakota 31Tennessee 2Texas 196Utah 25Virginia 107US Virgin Islands 2Vermont 12Washington 37Wisconsin 70Wyoming 21

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