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 801 to 850.

#	County	State	Schools	Students	Students on FRL	% FRL
801	Dawson County	TX	4	2,117	1,440	68.0%
802	Laurel County	KY	19	9,220	6,265	68.0%
803	Roberts County	SD	13	2,162	1,471	68.0%
804	White County	GA	7	5,474	3,725	68.0%
805	Grant Parish	LA	8	2,871	1,950	67.9%
806	Hudson County	NJ	129	86,216	58,500	67.9%
807	Powell County	KY	6	2,031	1,379	67.9%
808	Allen Parish	LA	12	3,859	2,612	67.8%
809	Estill County	KY	6	2,210	1,499	67.8%
810	Anderson County	TX	25	8,071	5,284	67.7%
811	Caddo Parish	LA	59	33,851	22,921	67.7%
812	Bowie County	TX	44	17,523	11,510	67.6%
813	Clark County	AR	6	2,902	1,961	67.6%
814	Hale County	AL	6	2,193	1,483	67.6%
815	Hardin County	OH	13	4,050	1,660	67.6%
816	Jefferson Parish	LA	77	47,983	32,433	67.6%
817	Tishomingo County	MS	6	2,844	1,922	67.6%
818	Clarke County	MS	7	2,377	1,310	67.5%
819	Cumberland County	NJ	49	27,803	18,759	67.5%
820	Lawrence County	PA	25	11,015	7,431	67.5%
821	Llano County	TX	5	2,113	1,328	67.5%
822	Grant County	KY	10	4,075	2,747	67.4%
823	Richmond County	NY	87	62,254	41,934	67.4%
824	Acadia Parish	LA	27	9,043	6,085	67.3%
825	Ouachita Parish	LA	58	25,952	17,470	67.3%
826	Perry County	PA	15	5,512	3,707	67.3%
827	Wayne County	MO	7	1,496	1,007	67.3%
828	Montgomery County	AL	58	31,131	20,772	67.2%
829	Oktibbeha County	MS	7	4,880	3,279	67.2%
830	Bastrop County	TX	31	19,931	13,373	67.1%
831	Manistee County	MI	13	6,511	4,371	67.1%
832	New Hanover County	NC	50	27,460	17,957	67.1%
833	Comanche County	OK	44	20,786	13,932	67.0%
834	Mariposa County	CA	15	1,893	1,259	67.0%
835	Oklahoma County	OK	220	161,569	108,191	67.0%
836	Adair County	KY	5	2,585	1,729	66.9%
837	Henrico County	VA	70	51,753	34,263	66.9%
838	Nueces County	TX	111	59,619	39,436	66.9%
839	Craighead County	AR	36	20,332	13,577	66.8%
840	Monroe County	AL	7	2,963	1,978	66.8%
841	Berks County	PA	95	62,375	41,629	66.7%
842	Elk County	KS	5	2,563	329	66.7%
843	Massac County	IL	9	2,026	1,352	66.7%
844	Mobile County	AL	100	59,070	39,208	66.6%
845	Morgan County	KY	8	1,769	1,179	66.6%
846	Union Parish	LA	4	2,548	1,697	66.6%
847	Augusta County	VA	20	10,742	7,146	66.5%
848	Garvin County	OK	21	5,065	3,366	66.5%
849	Giles County	VA	6	3,575	1,474	66.5%
850	Pike County	KY	22	8,644	5,751	66.5%

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

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