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County rankings · Equity

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 751 to 800.

#CountyStateSchoolsStudentsStudents on FRL% FRL
751Madison CountyTX52,7101,89469.9%
752Monroe CountyKY51,8561,29869.9%
753Roscommon CountyMI82,6171,82869.9%
754Carter CountyOK288,3835,84869.8%
755Kleberg CountyTX134,7463,31369.8%
756Perry CountyKY124,4323,09069.8%
757Anderson CountySC5534,80648269.7%
758East Baton Rouge ParishLA12566,89246,60469.7%
759Letcher CountyKY102,8822,00769.7%
760Los Angeles CountyCA2,1741,265,907880,46369.7%
761Prentiss CountyMS103,9732,77069.7%
762Wilbarger CountyTX82,0991,44869.7%
763Winn ParishLA51,7321,20769.7%
764Moore CountyTX125,6943,96169.6%
765Tate CountyMS83,7582,61569.6%
766Castro CountyTX51,5261,06169.5%
767Christian CountyKY188,6826,02469.4%
768Grant CountyWA5920,49414,21969.4%
769Hartley CountyTX51,7731,23069.4%
770Lamb CountyTX132,7731,92569.4%
771Greene CountyPA124,3312,99669.3%
772Victoria CountyTX3114,1609,81069.3%
773Alexandria cityVA1816,57511,32569.2%
774Greene CountyVA52,7811,92469.2%
775Itawamba CountyMS63,2752,26669.2%
776Pawnee CountyOK82,4561,69969.2%
777Russell CountyKY53,0242,09369.2%
778Spartanburg CountySC8558,47787569.2%
779Del Norte CountyCA144,0032,76569.1%
780Pointe Coupee ParishLA52,2931,58569.1%
781Ozark CountyMO101,4581,00669.0%
782Prowers CountyCO112,1531,48569.0%
783Pecos CountyTX1214,0339,67268.9%
784Suffolk cityVA1914,56510,03168.9%
785Cass CountyIL82,3521,61868.8%
786Morrow CountyOR102,3471,57268.8%
787Guernsey CountyOH164,71757668.7%
788Monroe CountyMS104,3873,01268.7%
789Buchanan CountyMO2911,8258,11468.6%
790Franklin CountyPA4121,43214,67968.5%
791Haralson CountyGA115,8674,02068.5%
792Kent CountyMD51,6941,15968.4%
793Orange CountyVA95,0743,47268.4%
794Santa Barbara CountyCA12066,19145,24268.4%
795Gregg CountyTX4120,49813,58468.3%
796Pike CountyAL83,9512,70068.3%
797Bryan CountyOK258,4435,76168.2%
798Yuba CountyCA4116,04510,94168.2%
799Nowata CountyOK81,5401,04868.1%
800Cheboygan CountyMI102,6431,79668.0%

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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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