National ranking · ACS 2024

Counties with the Lowest Property Taxes

7 counties share the lowest published median property tax bill in the country, $199 a year, about 10× cheaper than the national average.

Compiled by PlainPropertyTax, Property Tax Editorial Process · August 26, 2026

$199
#1 lowest bill: $1,993
U.S. average: 50
counties under $500

7 U.S. counties are tied for the smallest median property tax bill, at $199 a year; no single county holds the record.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (2024), that is roughly 10 times below the $1,993 national median bill. This list ranks dollars paid, not the rate: a small bill often reflects low local home values rather than a low tax rate, so the two rankings name different counties.

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Ranked by median annual property tax actually paid, as reported to the Census Bureau for owner-occupied homes, ACS 2024. A low dollar bill here usually reflects lower home values, not a lower tax rate; compare the effective-rate ranking to see burden relative to home value.

The ceiling to make this list

A county has to stay under $392 a year to make this list at all, about 20% of the national median bill, and West Carroll Parish, Louisiana goes 2.0× lower still, to $199.

$392
the ceiling to make this list: 20%
of the U.S. median bill: 2.0×
from #1 up to #50: 106
of 3,137 counties pay under $500

Median annual real-estate tax paid by owner-occupied households. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates (2024).

LA

$199
SD

$199
AK

$199
AK

$199
AK

$199
AK

$199
AK

$199
AL

$207
LA

$221
LA

$249
LA

$267
AL

$274

What this shows Most of these counties sit in low-cost regions of the South and rural West, where modest home values keep the dollar bill far below the national average of $1,993.

Where the cut line sits among all U.S. counties

The 50th county on this list pays $392. Bars cover every county with a published bill, ACS 2024

$392 Among the lowest in the country more affordable than 98% of 3,137 U.S. counties

Show national distribution

Each bar is a $0.5K-wide band; taller bars hold more U.S. counties. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (B25103) · 2024

The ACS caps reported median real-estate tax at $10,001, so the final bar counts every county at or above $10,000 rather than a $500 band like the rest.

#	County	Median tax	Eff. rate	Home value
1	West Carroll ParishLouisiana	$199	0.21%	$94,400
2	Oglala Lakota CountySouth Dakota	$199	0.38%	$52,900
3	Kusilvak Census AreaAlaska	$199	0.24%	$84,300
4	Northwest Arctic BoroughAlaska	$199	0.10%	$199,100
5	Aleutians East BoroughAlaska	$199	0.15%	$135,500
6	Bethel Census AreaAlaska	$199	0.12%	$168,100
7	Copper River Census AreaAlaska	$199	0.07%	$292,800
8	Choctaw CountyAlabama	$207	0.17%	$123,400
9	Tensas ParishLouisiana	$221	0.26%	$86,300
10	Avoyelles ParishLouisiana	$249	0.20%	$122,400
11	Allen ParishLouisiana	$267	0.26%	$104,500
12	Lamar CountyAlabama	$274	0.24%	$114,000
13	East Carroll ParishLouisiana	$277	0.28%	$100,500
14	Perry CountyAlabama	$281	0.33%	$86,400
15	Bibb CountyAlabama	$298	0.20%	$145,700
16	Bienville ParishLouisiana	$301	0.30%	$99,500
17	Marion CountyAlabama	$301	0.28%	$106,600
18	Webster CountyWest Virginia	$303	0.40%	$76,100
19	Harding CountyNew Mexico	$305	0.44%	$70,000
20	Madison ParishLouisiana	$313	0.33%	$96,200
21	Coosa CountyAlabama	$315	0.27%	$115,500
22	Wilcox CountyAlabama	$319	0.32%	$98,800
23	Catahoula ParishLouisiana	$325	0.32%	$101,800
24	Winn ParishLouisiana	$325	0.30%	$108,500
25	Clay CountyAlabama	$331	0.21%	$156,700
26	Conecuh CountyAlabama	$331	0.31%	$105,300
27	Bullock CountyAlabama	$332	0.41%	$81,700
28	McDowell CountyWest Virginia	$337	0.67%	$50,000
29	Lowndes CountyAlabama	$337	0.39%	$86,300
30	East Feliciana ParishLouisiana	$339	0.15%	$228,100
31	Lee CountyArkansas	$349	0.46%	$75,300
32	Franklin ParishLouisiana	$351	0.31%	$113,000
33	Jackson ParishLouisiana	$352	0.30%	$115,600
34	Fayette CountyAlabama	$355	0.28%	$125,900
35	Claiborne ParishLouisiana	$356	0.43%	$82,100
36	Walker CountyAlabama	$356	0.26%	$135,900
37	Sumter CountyAlabama	$359	0.43%	$82,600
38	Evangeline ParishLouisiana	$362	0.29%	$124,600
39	Butler CountyAlabama	$362	0.36%	$99,800
40	Pickens CountyAlabama	$364	0.29%	$123,900
41	Washington CountyAlabama	$365	0.23%	$159,700
42	Wyoming CountyWest Virginia	$369	0.45%	$82,900
43	Crenshaw CountyAlabama	$369	0.32%	$114,000
44	Clay CountyWest Virginia	$377	0.35%	$109,100
45	Winston CountyAlabama	$380	0.32%	$118,900
46	Monroe CountyAlabama	$381	0.32%	$120,600
47	Concordia ParishLouisiana	$384	0.37%	$103,800
48	Amite CountyMississippi	$386	0.38%	$100,800
49	Slope CountyNorth Dakota	$387	0.23%	$170,000
50	Dallas CountyAlabama	$392	0.41%	$94,600

Frequently Asked Questions

Why do some counties have such a low median property tax bill?

50 counties on this list have a median bill under $500 a year. This is usually a combination of low home values and, in some cases, a low effective rate, rural counties with modest housing markets show up often, alongside a handful of counties that fund services mainly through other revenue sources.

Does a low tax bill mean a low tax rate?

Not always. A county can have a low dollar bill simply because home values are low, even if the effective rate (tax divided by home value) is close to the national average. Check the lowest-rate ranking for counties where the percentage, not just the dollar figure, is unusually low.

How does the lowest county compare to the national average?

No single county holds this title. 7 counties report the same $199 figure, which is where the Census ACS bottom-codes this field: it publishes "$199 or less" rather than an exact median at the low end, so the true bills sit at or below that and cannot be separated. Those counties are therefore at least 10x cheaper than the $1,993 national average.

PlainPropertyTax is rendered directly from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates, no number is typed in by an editor. This ranking is a mechanical sort by reported figure, not a recommendation. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-08-26.