RANKING · 2024 ACS · 500 SHOWN OF 6,823

Highest poverty rate, US cities

US cities with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2024 ACS). Clemson University, South Carolina leads at 74.7%. 6,823 cities qualify in total. Cities with fewer than 5,000 residents are excluded. New York carries 5 of the top 25 entries. The median across all 6,823 is 10.3%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Conley, GA, up 1,692 places to #72.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

USUnited States334,922,49912.5%–

01▲3Clemson University, SCSC7,01574.7%–

02▲1Isla Vista, CACA13,92070.4%+7.6 pts

03▲2University of California-Davis, CACA8,69666.4%–

04▲3Kaser, NYNY6,12165.5%−0.9 pts

05▲4New Square, NYNY10,21458.8%−13.7 pts

06Doolittle, TXTX6,20355.9%+14.8 pts

07▲6Grambling, LALA5,31452.4%+12.4 pts

08▲4Boone, NCNC19,92951.2%+14.2 pts

09▲2Notre Dame, ININ6,89049.2%–

10▲11Monsey, NYNY28,16049.1%+18.5 pts

11▲19University at Buffalo, NYNY7,02048.6%–

12▲104Crowley, LALA11,22347.7%+19.7 pts

13▲15Yazoo City, MSMS9,86746.7%+6.5 pts

14▲70Glasgow, MOMO5,50446.7%+33.7 pts

15▼7Rochester Institute of Technology, NYNY6,95946.4%–

16▼1Cullowhee, NCNC7,97345.8%+4.4 pts

17▲8Oxford, OHOH22,38745.5%+1.8 pts

18▲5Donaldsonville, LALA7,09444.8%+10.1 pts

19▲10Storrs, CTCT15,20744.7%+11.2 pts

20▲30Cameron Park, TXTX5,95544.6%−16.6 pts

21▼19Salida del Sol Estates, TXTX7,76643.1%–

22▲93Quincy, FLFL8,16242.7%+23.7 pts

23▲8Blacksburg, VAVA45,10442.7%−0.5 pts

24▲13East Porterville, CACA5,06642.7%+4.1 pts

25▲7East Bakersfield, CACA11,06242.6%–

26▲615Leisure, NJNJ5,75142.2%+35.3 pts

27▲8Tallulah, LALA5,51741.7%−1.8 pts

28▲321Riverdale, ILIL10,28041.5%+23.0 pts

29▼10Highland Park, MIMI8,24840.9%+2.6 pts

30▲8Donna, TXTX16,69840.7%+3.0 pts

31▲52East Cleveland, OHOH13,22940.7%+8.7 pts

32▲33Milledgeville, GAGA16,83540.5%+16.5 pts

33▲26Clarksdale, MSMS13,64340.3%+4.1 pts

34▼8Benton Harbor, MIMI8,80340.1%−2.5 pts

35▲5Bastrop, LALA8,90840.1%+4.8 pts

36▲28Houghton, MIMI8,56040.1%+3.2 pts

37▼23Athens, OHOH25,31340.0%−12.0 pts

38▼21Hamtramck, MIMI27,26139.9%+13.0 pts

39▲18Ruston, LALA22,39739.8%+7.7 pts

40▲9River Rouge, MIMI6,81439.8%+17.8 pts

41▲258Bogalusa, LALA10,32139.4%+6.4 pts

42▲180Louisville, MSMS5,92139.3%+10.8 pts

43▲305Melvindale, MIMI12,32539.1%+27.7 pts

44▲352West Hattiesburg, MSMS6,71538.5%+24.0 pts

45▲238Crystal City, TXTX5,87138.2%−5.9 pts

46▲166New Paltz, NYNY8,68938.2%+1.2 pts

47▼37Prairie View, TXTX8,96938.1%+13.7 pts

48▼14State College, PAPA40,84438.1%−8.8 pts

49▲62Morehead, KYKY6,77638.0%+12.0 pts

50▲101Forrest City, ARAR12,30837.7%+4.3 pts

51▼9Kiryas Joel, NYNY47,14737.6%−24.6 pts

52▲8Alfred, NYNY5,14737.4%−0.2 pts

53▼2Carbondale, ILIL21,81137.4%−3.9 pts

54▲36Opelousas, LALA15,09837.4%−5.7 pts

55▲109La Homa, TXTX11,28537.4%−20.1 pts

56▲44West Lafayette, ININ45,74737.3%−1.0 pts

57▲197Palatka, FLFL10,87237.3%+4.2 pts

58▲56Youngstown, OHOH58,83237.3%+12.5 pts

59▼4Roma, TXTX11,54337.1%−17.1 pts

60▲798Benton Park, CACA5,70737.0%–

61▲31University CDP (Hillsborough County), FLFL48,12737.0%+5.6 pts

62▼46Geneseo, NYNY7,75936.6%−5.1 pts

63▲87Firebaugh, CACA8,77436.6%+14.0 pts

64▲265Williamston, NCNC5,08636.3%+7.3 pts

65▲69Dublin, GAGA16,56536.3%+8.8 pts

66▲259Homeland Park, SCSC6,63236.2%+19.2 pts

67▲5Statesboro, GAGA35,36636.0%−6.5 pts

68▲10Clemson, SCSC18,94136.0%+2.9 pts

69▲128Dahlonega, GAGA7,91835.9%+11.5 pts

70▲18Monroe, LALA46,86035.9%+3.6 pts

71▼25Natchitoches, LALA17,14635.9%+1.1 pts

72▲1,692Conley, GAGA5,82235.8%+15.6 pts

73▲915Lewistown, PAPA8,38535.7%+14.1 pts

74▲31Portsmouth, OHOH17,28235.4%+11.8 pts

75▲380Lamont, CACA13,16435.4%+3.7 pts

76▲111Jonesboro, GAGA6,04635.3%+15.0 pts

77▲369Gardere, LALA12,22335.3%+7.5 pts

78▲11Inkster, MIMI24,95935.2%+15.8 pts

79▲929Berkeley, MOMO8,02635.1%+15.9 pts

80▲27West Hazleton, PAPA5,28434.9%+24.9 pts

81▲226Los Fresnos, TXTX8,70334.7%+0.4 pts

82▲101Arvin, CACA19,82034.6%+2.0 pts

83▲389Shiprock, NMNM7,61034.6%−4.6 pts

84▲139Clarkston, GAGA14,43134.4%+15.1 pts

85▲467Tucumcari, NMNM5,08234.3%+9.6 pts

86▲150Dunlap, TNTN6,08934.3%+14.2 pts

87▲209Meridian, MSMS33,37034.3%+5.7 pts

88▲1,085Martins Ferry, OHOH6,04834.3%+15.9 pts

89▲156Port Isabel, TXTX5,30234.2%+7.0 pts

90Cahokia Heights, ILIL16,87434.1%–

91▲240Grants, NMNM8,93334.1%+12.3 pts

92▲7Cocoa West, FLFL5,92334.1%+7.3 pts

93▲19Muskegon Heights, MIMI9,77034.1%+4.5 pts

94▼23Big Rapids, MIMI8,62334.1%−0.9 pts

95▼18Flint, MIMI79,30634.1%+7.7 pts

96▲23Saginaw, MIMI42,86334.0%+5.5 pts

97▼70Orange Cove, CACA9,81134.0%−10.5 pts

98▲266Canutillo, TXTX5,96234.0%−2.8 pts

99▲836Siler City, NCNC8,15533.9%+19.2 pts

100▲72Monroe, GAGA16,50733.8%+10.9 pts

101▲223Forest, MSMS5,43333.8%+10.3 pts

102▲26Leesville, LALA5,21033.7%+5.0 pts

103▼6Natchez, MSMS14,88033.7%+5.1 pts

104▲295Smithville, TNTN5,62033.4%+11.3 pts

105▲164Canton, MSMS10,87333.3%−1.5 pts

106▲36Roxboro, NCNC8,38033.3%+16.4 pts

107▲452College Park, MDMD35,41833.2%+13.3 pts

108▲118Eunice, LALA9,03533.2%+1.7 pts

109▲40Gary, ININ67,28933.1%+7.3 pts

110▲45Lindsay, CACA12,57833.1%−6.8 pts

111▲913Clairton, PAPA5,87633.0%+13.6 pts

112▼43East Lansing, MIMI49,35533.0%−1.8 pts

113▼43Anthony, NMNM8,90032.9%−5.1 pts

114▲174East Liverpool, OHOH9,56932.9%+7.7 pts

115▲126Dillon, SCSC6,22732.8%+6.8 pts

116▲876Oakdale, LALA6,52632.8%+9.4 pts

117▲111East St. Louis, ILIL17,68232.8%−2.3 pts

118▲29Detroit, MIMI649,09532.7%+6.6 pts

119▲149Waycross, GAGA13,93632.7%+2.2 pts

120▲220Americus, GAGA15,61732.7%+5.0 pts

121▲1,125Wilmer, TXTX6,76832.7%+13.9 pts

122▲183Orangeburg, SCSC13,38332.6%+7.9 pts

123▲388Socorro, NMNM8,26132.6%+0.3 pts

124▲34Binghamton, NYNY46,41832.6%+8.9 pts

125▲4Rexburg, IDID40,33432.5%−11.9 pts

126▲510Fort Payne, ALAL15,18932.5%+20.2 pts

127▲171Abbeville, LALA10,86132.4%−5.2 pts

128▲593Fairfield, ALAL9,48332.4%+10.9 pts

129▲81Florida City, FLFL13,57632.4%−10.9 pts

130▲241South Bay, FLFL5,14032.3%−4.4 pts

131▼25Atlantic City, NJNJ38,78732.3%+8.6 pts

132▲82Mexia, TXTX7,09132.3%+10.2 pts

133▲471Baxley, GAGA5,05832.2%+7.8 pts

134▲179Robstown, TXTX10,32432.2%0.0 pts

135▼62Pahokee, FLFL5,79432.1%+0.1 pts

136▲103McKees Rocks, PAPA5,62432.1%+6.8 pts

137▼17Forest City, NCNC7,41032.1%+12.9 pts

138▼45Mila Doce, TXTX7,73132.0%−34.2 pts

139▲64Lemon Hill, CACA15,31232.0%–

140▲107McKeesport, PAPA16,90732.0%+9.0 pts

141▲37Las Vegas, NMNM12,57432.0%+4.2 pts

142▼56New Brunswick, NJNJ57,13332.0%+4.9 pts

143▼18Warren, OHOH38,32831.9%+12.6 pts

144▲4Johnstown, PAPA17,65431.9%+7.3 pts

145▲1,354Kathleen, FLFL7,20131.8%+21.7 pts

146▲742Elsa, TXTX5,82031.8%−6.5 pts

147▲101Arcadia, FLFL8,04631.8%+5.9 pts

148▲96Truth or Consequences, NMNM5,94931.7%+8.5 pts

149▼95Helena-West Helena, ARAR8,21631.7%–

150▲621Greenville, ALAL6,91231.6%+1.2 pts

151▲20Nacogdoches, TXTX32,50031.5%−0.8 pts

152▼91McRae-Helena, GAGA5,44331.5%–

153▲766Newberry, SCSC10,89131.5%+3.5 pts

154▲2,191Marlow Heights, MDMD5,45631.5%+23.7 pts

155▲412Hillcrest, CACA10,51131.4%–

156▼17Mount Pleasant, MIMI20,92531.4%−5.8 pts

157▲451Alice, TXTX17,55031.4%+9.5 pts

158▲115Caruthersville, MOMO5,21131.4%−4.3 pts

159▼27Beecher, MIMI8,41231.3%+1.0 pts

160▼33Cheney, WAWA12,65031.3%+0.3 pts

161▲609Belen, NMNM7,58931.2%+6.4 pts

162▼123Ville Platte, LALA6,17231.2%−19.7 pts

163▼82Laurinburg, NCNC14,58231.1%+7.5 pts

164▲520Galax, VAVA6,67031.1%+12.5 pts

165▲398Holly Springs, MSMS6,40231.1%−0.9 pts

166▲89Campbell, OHOH7,72131.1%+12.8 pts

167▲96Raymondville, TXTX10,08231.0%−5.2 pts

168▼22Middlesborough, KYKY8,77631.0%+2.8 pts

169▼74Brunswick, GAGA15,73030.9%+0.6 pts

170▲265Deming, NMNM14,94430.9%−2.0 pts

171▲201Williamsburg, KYKY5,37130.9%−4.5 pts

172▼87Selma, ALAL16,07730.8%−0.9 pts

173▲498Palmview, TXTX15,87830.8%+2.2 pts

174▲100Rio Grande City, TXTX15,45130.8%−13.3 pts

175▲32Lumberton, NCNC18,95530.8%+4.9 pts

176▲95Gainesville, FLFL148,67130.8%+4.1 pts

177▲124Kingsville, TXTX24,68730.8%+2.4 pts

178▼102Fruitridge Pocket, CACA6,09530.7%–

179▲164Ripley, TNTN7,49930.7%+3.5 pts

180▲153Starkville, MSMS25,75430.7%−0.5 pts

181▼125Cedartown, GAGA10,51430.7%+6.3 pts

182▲1,174Rockville, CTCT7,07230.6%+17.7 pts

183▲37Prichard, ALAL18,82530.6%−4.8 pts

184▼4Cleveland, OHOH363,60830.6%+4.3 pts

185▲253Rockingham, NCNC8,81530.6%+10.2 pts

186▲172Indianola, MSMS8,63730.5%+3.2 pts

187▲276Cynthiana, KYKY6,57630.5%+14.4 pts

188▲268Harrisburg, PAPA50,52230.5%+5.9 pts

189▼114Ithaca, NYNY33,63230.4%−9.8 pts

190▼147Huron, CACA7,39430.4%−9.0 pts

191▼74Morgantown, WVWV30,29330.4%−8.0 pts

192▲564Newport, ARAR8,19330.4%+7.6 pts

193▼92Pullman, WAWA33,75630.4%−7.1 pts

194▲12Monticello, KYKY5,72130.4%−3.7 pts

195▲383Breaux Bridge, LALA7,65230.4%−0.3 pts

196▲142San Luis Obispo, CACA50,63630.4%+3.7 pts

197▲16Cornelia, GAGA5,45930.3%+17.1 pts

198▼89Central, SCSC5,29830.3%+1.1 pts

199▲179Naranja, FLFL15,79630.3%−20.2 pts

200▲501Henryetta, OKOK5,62030.3%+7.5 pts

201▼48Aldine, TXTX17,16730.3%+11.7 pts

202▲140Richlands, VAVA5,05130.2%+12.4 pts

203▲396Elmira, NYNY26,08930.2%+7.1 pts

204▲336Darlington, SCSC6,07530.2%+0.7 pts

205▼69Camden, NJNJ71,43030.2%−5.4 pts

206▲157London, KYKY7,63730.2%+9.5 pts

207▲332Monticello, ARAR8,26930.1%+10.1 pts

208▲119Merrydale, LALA9,49030.0%−1.6 pts

209▲325Darby, PAPA10,66630.0%+9.4 pts

210▲65Lakewood, NJNJ69,58529.9%+0.9 pts

211▲184Zuni Pueblo, NMNM5,86429.9%−13.2 pts

212▼171Hugo, OKOK5,08229.9%+0.5 pts

213▲1,076Winslow, AZAZ8,46429.8%+8.9 pts

214▼77Bloomington, ININ83,30729.8%+0.2 pts

215▲3,223Baker, LALA12,13629.8%+14.3 pts

216▲4,246Fort Pierce South, FLFL5,02829.8%+12.2 pts

217▼29Allendale, MIMI26,67929.8%+17.3 pts

218▼156Doffing, TXTX5,00429.8%−12.7 pts

219▲8Ashtabula, OHOH17,47429.8%+8.4 pts

220▲220Savannah, TNTN7,68929.8%+5.9 pts

221▲98Douglas, GAGA11,86429.7%+5.3 pts

222▲629Monticello, NYNY7,19529.7%−5.9 pts

223▼53San Benito, TXTX24,98029.7%−3.0 pts

224▲797Country Club Estates, GAGA8,78029.7%+17.1 pts

225▼180Opa-locka, FLFL16,17729.7%−5.5 pts

226▲291Du Quoin, ILIL5,56929.6%+11.5 pts

227▼179Fort Valley, GAGA9,22029.6%−8.1 pts

228▲132Marion, ININ28,23429.6%+12.7 pts

229▲262Parker, SCSC12,89829.6%+9.2 pts

230▲156Pittsburg, KSKS20,56929.6%+7.0 pts

231▼63Sallisaw, OKOK8,79029.5%+6.2 pts

232▲34Ecorse, MIMI8,89329.4%+6.8 pts

233▲240Cleveland, MSMS10,13829.3%+3.8 pts

234▲500Covington, TNTN8,58529.2%+1.3 pts

235▲100College Station, TXTX127,47229.2%−8.2 pts

236▲14Muncie, ININ65,46629.2%+6.1 pts

237▲210West Memphis, ARAR23,33629.1%+0.8 pts

238▲99Gaffney, SCSC12,58329.1%+12.8 pts

239▼78Swainsboro, GAGA7,43629.0%−3.1 pts

240▲583Harrisburg, ILIL7,92229.0%+15.9 pts

241▲62Potsdam, NYNY8,01929.0%−4.9 pts

242▼218Cordele, GAGA9,65229.0%−12.6 pts

243▲299Endicott, NYNY13,06829.0%+10.3 pts

244▲82Tuskegee, ALAL8,64429.0%−6.8 pts

245▲191Port Arthur, TXTX55,80429.0%+3.8 pts

246▼9Chester, PAPA33,99629.0%+1.8 pts

247▼85West Frankfort, ILIL7,10529.0%+10.4 pts

248▲876Beckley, WVWV16,37328.9%+8.0 pts

249▼175Hammond, LALA24,03228.9%−3.9 pts

250▲103Arkadelphia, ARAR9,91628.9%+4.0 pts

251▲1,556Bacliff, TXTX9,54128.9%+7.2 pts

252▲224Union, SCSC8,07728.9%+8.1 pts

253▲1,789Thomson, GAGA6,76328.8%+1.2 pts

254▲56Frostburg, MDMD6,97928.8%−1.7 pts

255▼9Syracuse, NYNY144,89628.8%+1.5 pts

256▲640Monroeville, ALAL5,75828.8%+5.8 pts

257▲632Cairo, GAGA10,15028.8%−1.2 pts

258▲117Cudahy, CACA21,44528.7%+0.4 pts

259▼42Reading, PAPA95,83228.7%+2.6 pts

260▼65Starke, FLFL5,96328.7%+4.7 pts

261▼208Radford, VAVA17,24328.7%−2.7 pts

262▼69East Niles, CACA28,53228.7%–

263▲267Mercedes, TXTX17,91528.6%−7.7 pts

264▲72Brookhaven, MSMS11,64628.6%+1.7 pts

265▼108Bowling Green, OHOH31,18228.6%+3.3 pts

266▲1,427Progreso, TXTX5,14828.4%−22.5 pts

267▲30Bennettsville, SCSC7,56528.4%+1.2 pts

268▲82Greenwood, MSMS13,42928.4%−5.5 pts

269▲233Bonne Terre, MOMO6,63628.3%+12.9 pts

270▲682Langley Park, MDMD21,50828.3%+11.5 pts

271▲1,452Prospect Park, NJNJ6,45028.3%+18.3 pts

272▲381Oxford, NCNC8,98528.3%+7.0 pts

273▼83Immokalee, FLFL26,36128.3%−11.5 pts

274▼92Hattiesburg, MSMS48,80228.3%0.0 pts

275▲41Kirksville, MOMO17,86328.2%−2.3 pts

276▲435Walterboro, SCSC5,48528.2%+6.2 pts

277▲88La Follette, TNTN7,17628.2%−4.9 pts

278▲471Hudson, NYNY5,72128.2%+2.6 pts

279▲158Gadsden, ALAL33,36728.1%+5.3 pts

280▼200Thomaston, GAGA9,85228.1%+5.6 pts

281▼116West Plains, MOMO12,78028.1%+9.1 pts

282▲1,399Sweetwater, TXTX10,14128.1%+4.4 pts

283▼81South Apopka, FLFL7,30028.1%−6.8 pts

284▲229Portales, NMNM11,73428.1%+3.2 pts

285▲942Ozark, ALAL14,26928.1%+9.1 pts

286▼164Greenville, MSMS26,53028.0%−1.6 pts

287▲881Pearsall, TXTX9,17028.0%−7.0 pts

288▲325Tuba City, AZAZ7,96028.0%−0.1 pts

289▲5Urbana, ILIL39,71928.0%+0.7 pts

290▼169Chickasaw, ALAL6,16628.0%+11.0 pts

291▲210New Castle, PAPA21,17528.0%+7.2 pts

292▲49Nogales, AZAZ19,49528.0%−5.9 pts

293▲129Moultrie, GAGA14,97328.0%+0.3 pts

294▲203Bessemer, ALAL24,98427.9%+0.7 pts

295▲57Sylvester, GAGA5,43027.9%+0.8 pts

296▲353Jackson, MSMS141,19627.9%+4.4 pts

297▲96Kinston, NCNC19,70527.9%+4.9 pts

298▲131Seminole, OKOK7,39327.9%+7.9 pts

299▼70Cambridge, OHOH10,05527.9%+6.6 pts

300▼96Fitzgerald, GAGA8,88227.8%−3.7 pts

301▼58Rochester, NYNY206,10827.8%+1.9 pts

302▲885Nevada, MOMO8,40427.8%+7.8 pts

303▲36Douglas, AZAZ16,03827.8%−8.8 pts

304▲276Lexington, NCNC20,23827.8%+6.5 pts

305▲64Uniontown, PAPA9,43427.8%+1.3 pts

306▲430Newark, DEDE30,35927.7%+7.6 pts

307▲382Guadalupe, CACA8,84627.7%+2.7 pts

308▲178Clinton, SCSC7,91827.7%+4.5 pts

309▲784Clarksville, ARAR9,63227.6%+7.3 pts

310▲360Lafayette, TNTN6,02027.6%+9.6 pts

311▲21Pharr, TXTX80,83027.6%−8.0 pts

312▲207Spring Valley, NYNY34,48227.6%+8.9 pts

313▼250Mendota, CACA12,77827.5%−14.4 pts

314▼44Albany, GAGA66,90727.5%+0.5 pts

315▼53Alton, TXTX24,13827.5%−15.1 pts

316▲78Utica, NYNY62,97827.5%+3.0 pts

317▲1,352Livingston, TXTX5,38627.5%+5.2 pts

318▼214Gladeview, FLFL16,65527.5%−25.3 pts

319▲865La Junta, COCO6,86427.4%+6.0 pts

320▼229Wadesboro, NCNC5,03527.4%+2.2 pts

321▲409Good Hope, CACA8,81627.4%–

322▼181Chaparral, NMNM18,18627.4%−3.9 pts

323▼171Stillwater, OKOK50,04627.4%+0.1 pts

324▼94Canton, OHOH69,00127.4%+8.2 pts

325▲302Smithfield, NCNC13,11427.3%+6.7 pts

326▲1,986Sharon Hill, PAPA5,99527.3%+16.3 pts

327▼36Henderson, NCNC15,01327.3%−0.9 pts

328▲734Logan, OHOH7,16427.3%+9.6 pts

329▲721Franklin, LALA6,22427.3%−0.3 pts

330▲16Alma, ARAR6,07127.3%+11.0 pts

331▼284Belle Glade, FLFL17,24127.3%−5.6 pts

332▲297Combee Settlement, FLFL5,24227.3%+7.8 pts

333▲1,547Gonzales, TXTX7,23927.2%+6.3 pts

334▼134Newport, TNTN7,04927.2%−1.9 pts

335▲350Jasper, GAGA5,40027.2%+11.4 pts

336▼213Arcata, CACA19,04727.2%−5.0 pts

337▼207Carthage, MOMO15,89527.2%+8.0 pts

338▼207Bridgeton, NJNJ28,30727.2%+0.5 pts

339▼115Somerset, KYKY12,69527.2%+5.1 pts

340▲496Jacinto City, TXTX9,38827.1%+11.4 pts

341▼152Parlier, CACA14,62227.1%−8.9 pts

342▼298McComb, MSMS11,69727.1%−3.9 pts

343▲351Kent, OHOH27,73727.1%+1.8 pts

344▼77Pikeville, KYKY7,27027.1%+1.7 pts

345▼161Guadalupe, AZAZ5,09327.1%+0.4 pts

346▼238Orono, MEME11,15127.0%−0.5 pts

347▲36Holyoke, MAMA38,02327.0%+0.6 pts

348▲76Alexandria, LALA42,93827.0%−0.4 pts

349▲2,655Jan Phyl, FLFL5,70827.0%+18.5 pts

350▲301Dock Junction, GAGA8,14727.0%+8.2 pts

351▲23University CDP (Orange County), FLFL41,90227.0%–

352▼134Jasper, TXTX7,51126.9%−1.5 pts

353▼75Dayton, OHOH136,68826.9%+3.9 pts

354▼101Westgate, FLFL8,15126.9%–

355▼46San Marcos, TXTX77,83026.9%−1.6 pts

356▼243Mayfield, KYKY9,85126.9%−0.6 pts

357▼77Mount Airy, NCNC10,68226.9%+7.0 pts

358▲301Chicago Heights, ILIL26,50826.9%+9.4 pts

359▲68August, CACA8,82526.9%−2.9 pts

360▲1,100Gretna, LALA17,36026.9%+2.7 pts

361▲653South Boston, VAVA7,79526.9%+6.5 pts

362▼78Dinuba, CACA25,94926.8%+0.6 pts

363▲287Marion, SCSC6,02826.8%−0.6 pts

364▼220Whitewater, WIWI16,03826.8%−0.6 pts

365▲502Pembroke Park, FLFL6,42526.8%+2.8 pts

366▼197Vicksburg, MSMS19,83026.8%+3.7 pts

367▼234Gallup, NMNM19,96926.8%+5.9 pts

368▼346Blakely, GAGA5,15626.8%−6.8 pts

369▼351Marlin, TXTX5,59926.7%−4.6 pts

370▲101New Iberia, LALA26,53326.7%−2.9 pts

371▲106Muscoy, CACA12,02526.7%−9.9 pts

372▼198Minden, LALA11,10326.7%+0.1 pts

373▲1,094Sansom Park, TXTX5,41926.7%+3.6 pts

374▲637Tamaqua, PAPA6,92926.7%+11.7 pts

375▲330Olean, NYNY13,50826.7%+10.8 pts

376▲396Sheffield, ALAL9,41626.6%+7.9 pts

377▲230Steubenville, OHOH17,92226.6%+6.2 pts

378▼199Grenada, MSMS12,08826.6%+3.0 pts

379▲433Fair Plain, MIMI7,33026.6%+10.6 pts

380▲140Bloomsburg, PAPA13,37526.5%−4.7 pts

381▲44Athens, GAGA128,61226.5%−2.1 pts

382▲1,080Jacksonville, TXTX14,65826.5%+3.4 pts

383▼16Davis, CACA66,11026.5%+2.0 pts

384▲273Cambridge, MDMD13,45726.4%+6.1 pts

385▲227Carbondale, PAPA8,73126.4%+11.6 pts

386▲1,566Senatobia, MSMS8,47326.4%+8.7 pts

387▲2,340Herkimer, NYNY7,19526.4%+11.6 pts

388▼196Southeast Arcadia, FLFL7,55526.4%−7.4 pts

389▲614Opp, ALAL6,73826.3%+8.1 pts

390▲542Salisbury, NCNC36,87926.3%+10.3 pts

391▲15Charleston, ILIL17,46626.3%−3.8 pts

392▲11Iowa City, IAIA76,22926.3%+4.6 pts

393▼27West Monroe, LALA12,47826.3%+4.7 pts

394▲21Paris, TNTN10,46826.3%+7.3 pts

395▼162East Chicago, ININ25,61026.3%+1.9 pts

396▼344Crystal Lake, FLFL5,45126.3%+9.9 pts

397▲1,806Batesville, ARAR11,86026.3%+11.8 pts

398▼47Hartford, CTCT121,98126.3%−4.3 pts

399▼104Martin, TNTN11,06026.3%−0.8 pts

400▼80Fort Pierce, FLFL51,73726.2%−4.7 pts

401▲884Osceola, ARAR6,45026.2%−3.2 pts

402▼151Big Stone Gap, VAVA5,10226.2%+0.4 pts

403▼335Brownsville, FLFL16,93626.2%−16.6 pts

404▼169Valdosta, GAGA56,18626.1%+1.5 pts

405▼339Center, TXTX5,24626.1%+2.4 pts

406▼9Omak, WAWA5,18526.1%+0.8 pts

407▲557South Houston, TXTX16,40726.1%+5.2 pts

408▲308Paris, TXTX25,20526.0%+5.4 pts

409▲724Bithlo, FLFL10,48626.0%+4.5 pts

410▲705Bay City, TXTX17,48826.0%+4.6 pts

411▼245Waynesboro, GAGA5,51126.0%−16.5 pts

412▼160Dundee, FLFL6,42426.0%+13.2 pts

413▲8Morristown, TNTN33,51726.0%+6.8 pts

414▲154Uhrichsville, OHOH5,14526.0%+11.4 pts

415▲661Roswell, NMNM46,87826.0%+3.4 pts

416▲444Edinburg, TXTX110,70026.0%−3.2 pts

417▼83Buffalo, NYNY274,61326.0%−0.6 pts

418▲94Corbin, KYKY7,91126.0%+5.0 pts

419▲77Demopolis, ALAL6,64126.0%−4.6 pts

420▼294San Elizario, TXTX10,13825.9%−18.5 pts

421▲422Corry, PAPA5,99325.9%+9.5 pts

422▲978Coshocton, OHOH11,16925.9%+17.6 pts

423▲1,418Cohoes, NYNY18,51825.9%+12.6 pts

424▼45Aztec, NMNM6,09125.9%+8.5 pts

425▲281Champaign, ILIL91,19525.9%+3.7 pts

426▲106Springfield, MAMA154,70225.8%+2.7 pts

427▲618Texarkana, ARAR29,12325.8%+4.1 pts

428▲341West Pensacola, FLFL20,66525.8%+0.4 pts

429▲1,122Harvey, LALA20,91525.7%+2.1 pts

430▲40Pulaski, TNTN8,39425.7%+7.8 pts

431▲59Morganton, NCNC17,84925.7%+12.2 pts

432▲980Bloomfield, NMNM7,33525.7%+11.0 pts

433▲616Vidalia, GAGA10,88525.7%+5.9 pts

434▼64Salem, ININ6,42725.7%+14.1 pts

435▲89Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83925.7%−4.4 pts

436▲219Baton Rouge, LALA222,79525.7%+1.7 pts

437▼261Huntington, WVWV44,81525.7%+1.0 pts

438▲846Lake City, SCSC5,94025.7%−5.9 pts

439▲1,149Bloomingdale, TNTN9,29225.7%+13.2 pts

440▲2,561Covington, VAVA5,68025.7%+12.8 pts

441▲766Alexander City, ALAL14,51525.7%+9.0 pts

442▲415Brownsville, TNTN9,30125.7%+4.3 pts

443▼276Kosciusko, MSMS6,72225.7%+1.4 pts

444▲454Painesville, OHOH20,66025.6%+9.6 pts

445▲2,157Central City, KYKY5,79325.6%+5.2 pts

446▲1,002Rock Falls, ILIL8,52125.6%+14.1 pts

447▼31Talladega, ALAL14,84025.6%+6.6 pts

448▼127Lebanon, KYKY6,69925.6%−4.7 pts

449▲1,484Walnut Ridge, ARAR5,47825.6%+12.0 pts

450▲34Philadelphia, MSMS6,85825.6%−2.5 pts

451▲37Madera, CACA69,01725.6%−6.9 pts

452▲47Bowling Green, KYKY78,50525.6%+3.7 pts

453▲572Sandusky, OHOH24,00125.6%+10.3 pts

454▼268West Point, MSMS9,74325.6%+0.5 pts

455▼353Calipatria, CACA6,01225.5%+1.3 pts

456▼321Rayne, LALA6,99525.5%−4.0 pts

457▼266Morrilton, ARAR7,19525.5%+8.4 pts

458▼168Clearlake, CACA16,89325.5%−3.1 pts

459▼180Mojave, CACA5,17325.5%−10.7 pts

460▲511Waller, TXTX5,38025.5%+7.2 pts

461▼72Kankakee, ILIL23,40025.5%+4.1 pts

462▲203Cincinnati, OHOH314,36725.5%+3.6 pts

463▼18Ames, IAIA68,22025.5%+5.1 pts

464▲755Andalusia, ALAL8,76325.4%+4.9 pts

465▼256Oxford, MSMS26,77325.4%−5.7 pts

466▼232Carrollton, GAGA27,92525.4%+2.1 pts

467▼49Laurens, SCSC9,32725.4%+7.7 pts

468▲442Richmond, ININ35,37625.4%+9.7 pts

469▼3Auburn, ALAL85,11325.4%−12.7 pts

470▲468Maple Heights, OHOH22,90225.4%+19.5 pts

471▼94Williamsport, PAPA27,38425.4%+3.9 pts

472▲64St. Andrews, SCSC19,86825.4%+12.3 pts

473▲690Piedmont, SCSC5,46225.4%+14.9 pts

474▲77Trumann, ARAR7,52725.4%+4.2 pts

475▼27Alamo, TXTX20,62525.3%−7.1 pts

476▲105Westmont, CACA34,12325.3%−11.6 pts

477▼132Woodlake, CACA8,07325.3%−11.5 pts

478▲178Oak Ridge, FLFL23,36425.3%+5.7 pts

479▼157Jamestown, NYNY27,66325.3%+5.7 pts

480▼52Lorain, OHOH65,36625.2%+8.2 pts

481▲2,980Liberty, TXTX9,13325.2%+12.1 pts

482▲192Fredonia, NYNY9,28325.2%+6.2 pts

483▲178Griffin, GAGA23,89625.2%+3.9 pts

484▼169Oildale, CACA34,68725.2%+4.3 pts

485▼225Gantt, SCSC15,40125.2%+11.3 pts

486▲100Jennings, MOMO13,09325.2%+6.1 pts

487▼312Albion, MIMI7,47425.2%+5.2 pts

488▼294Idabel, OKOK6,93425.1%−6.2 pts

489▲291Tuscaloosa, ALAL114,31625.1%+1.6 pts

490▲489Pleasantville, NJNJ20,85325.1%+9.3 pts

491▲556Cumberland, MDMD18,79925.1%+5.3 pts

492▼58Macomb, ILIL14,53025.1%−4.0 pts

493▼6Harlingen, TXTX72,46725.1%+0.2 pts

494▲3,201Timberlane, LALA10,88625.1%+16.6 pts

495▲219Moscow, IDID26,72125.1%+2.7 pts

496▼53Raton, NMNM5,95225.1%+7.7 pts

497▲218Hazleton, PAPA30,28625.0%+10.8 pts

498▼431Atmore, ALAL8,36025.0%+1.2 pts

499▲90La Feria, TXTX7,22225.0%−4.2 pts

500▼413Sinton, TXTX5,96625.0%−3.0 pts

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Frequently asked

Which city has the highest poverty rate?

Clemson University, South Carolina ranks #1 with 74.7% (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 cities by poverty rate?

Clemson University, South Carolina, Isla Vista, California, University of California-Davis, California, Kaser, New York, New Square, New York.

How many cities are in this ranking?

6,823 cities qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability (minimum 5,000 residents). The ranking covers 2024 ACS 5-year data.

How is poverty rate measured?

Share of people with income below the federal poverty line. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).