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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 901 to 950.

#CountyStateSchoolsStudentsStudents on FRL% FRL
901Coshocton CountyOH104,5561,00565.0%
902DeKalb CountyAL1712,2777,89365.0%
903Pearl River CountyMS158,4565,25565.0%
904Polk CountyFL164117,00475,17065.0%
905Siskiyou CountyCA436,0593,92665.0%
906Taylor CountyFL72,5241,63865.0%
907Alcorn CountyMS115,6263,65364.9%
908Blackford CountyIN31,41291664.9%
909Ashley CountyAR83,3172,14864.8%
910Clare CountyMI133,7852,45264.8%
911Culpeper CountyVA118,3815,42364.8%
912Hancock CountyMS105,5983,07564.8%
913Jennings CountyIN83,8002,46364.8%
914Wharton CountyTX197,7295,00464.8%
915Wheeler CountyTX61,22970564.8%
916Belmont CountyOH238,6193,44564.7%
917Carter CountyKY113,9802,57564.7%
918Simpson CountyKY63,0801,99264.7%
919Williamsburg cityVA31,6561,07264.7%
920Pend Oreille CountyWA111,8251,17964.6%
921Sebastian CountyAR4220,23913,08064.6%
922Stone CountyMO143,4062,20164.6%
923Burleson CountyTX93,1282,01964.5%
924Live Oak CountyTX61,6291,05164.5%
925Assumption ParishLA92,7011,73664.3%
926Cass CountyIN146,8154,28764.3%
927Colorado CountyTX143,6972,37964.3%
928Conway CountyAR103,3131,14164.3%
929Laclede CountyMO105,7633,70764.3%
930Hall CountyGA4936,52523,44064.2%
931Murray CountyOK92,3841,53064.2%
932Reeves CountyTX53,0651,96764.2%
933Rockcastle CountyKY62,7921,79364.2%
934Charleston CountySC9255,9331,15864.1%
935Hot Spring CountyAR145,4103,46864.1%
936Knox CountyIL176,3594,07764.1%
937Milwaukee CountyWI278122,49676,44664.1%
938Morton CountyKS71,68831364.1%
939Vernon ParishLA187,8875,05664.1%
940Marengo CountyAL103,2702,09264.0%
941Hendry CountyFL137,5924,85063.9%
942Mayes CountyOK226,8604,38563.9%
943Napa CountyCA4018,55711,85263.9%
944Pontotoc CountyOK237,1044,54063.9%
945Union CountyOR133,6462,32763.9%
946Cleveland CountyAR41,29182463.8%
947Garrard CountyKY52,5031,59763.8%
948Hill CountyTX236,4304,10163.8%
949Jackson CountyOK164,5362,89463.8%
950Pope CountyAR2410,3116,57463.8%

By state

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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