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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 401 to 450.

#CountyStateSchoolsStudentsStudents on FRL% FRL
401Aguada MunicipioPR113,9553,38185.5%
402Benson CountyND131,3971,19485.5%
403Bullock CountyAL31,3271,13485.5%
404Cumberland CountyNC8850,81543,45785.5%
405Muscogee CountyGA5530,11025,75285.5%
406Roosevelt CountyMT222,3532,01185.5%
407Aibonito MunicipioPR92,6332,24885.4%
408Curry CountyNM278,7776,61485.4%
409Gadsden CountyFL164,6333,95685.4%
410Ciales MunicipioPR71,6331,39385.3%
411Comerío MunicipioPR91,9171,63685.3%
412Pittsylvania CountyVA187,8306,67785.3%
413Brooks CountyTX51,1801,00585.2%
414McKinley CountyNM5316,80714,29885.1%
415Florida MunicipioPR41,2561,06885.0%
416Dallas CountyAL194,5843,89184.9%
417Hidalgo CountyTX335212,859180,35084.9%
418Lowndes CountyAL71,10994184.9%
419Wilcox CountyAL51,14797484.9%
420Atkinson CountyGA41,5711,33284.8%
421Baker CountyOR145,5511,59984.8%
422Luzerne CountyPA6545,20938,35684.8%
423Lincoln CountyNM142,6012,20484.7%
424Walker CountyGA189,6378,16384.7%
425Washington CountyGA42,6612,25584.7%
426Gaston CountyNC6035,89827,97984.6%
427Guaynabo MunicipioPR123,4912,95384.6%
428Nelson CountyVA41,4921,26184.5%
429Randolph CountyNC4221,65618,19984.5%
430Wheeler CountyOR32,5994984.5%
431Cameron CountyTX17497,39281,91384.4%
432Oglethorpe CountyGA42,2931,93584.4%
433Santa Fe CountyNM5220,71915,20184.4%
434St. Martin ParishLA166,6965,65384.4%
435Blaine CountyMT171,3231,08884.3%
436Lincoln CountyGA31,2611,06084.1%
437Shenandoah CountyVA95,7034,79084.0%
438Greene CountyGA52,5972,17983.9%
439Amelia CountyVA31,6001,34083.8%
440Natchitoches ParishLA145,0644,24583.8%
441Polk CountyOR2311,1219,10683.8%
442Dewey CountySD91,4661,21483.6%
443Jackson CountyOR6930,14323,73983.6%
444Mississippi CountyAR216,9305,79383.6%
445Josephine CountyOR289,9448,26483.5%
446Lake CountyMT214,3023,54383.3%
447Marion CountyOR11053,79941,82883.3%
448Staunton cityVA92,7802,30983.3%
449Guánica MunicipioPR71,08990683.2%
450Pike CountyAR72,0931,59283.2%

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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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