With the advent of the information and digital era, the phenomenon of information poverty in China has becoming increasingly prominent.CiteSpace software was used to visually analyze the annual publication volume, authors, research institutions, and keywords of literature related to information poverty research. Research has found that the number of publications on information poverty in China has been increasing year by year, and the collaborative relationships among research teams are relatively scattered. The hot topics include information poverty alleviation, information needs, information services, information literacy education, information equity, information differentiation, digital divide, information construction, and precision poverty alleviation in rural and impoverished areas.