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Highest poverty rate, US metro areas

US metro areas with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2024 ACS). Zapata, TX leads at 38.4%. 925 metro areas qualify in total. Mississippi carries 6 of the top 25 entries.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000
USUnited States334,922,49912.5%–
01Zapata, TXTX13,75338.4%+2.6 pts
02Clarksdale, MSMS19,84935.5%−0.4 pts
03Rio Grande City, TXTX66,31933.5%−17.4 pts
04Gallup, NMNM68,11933.2%−2.8 pts
05Cleveland, MSMS28,26232.6%−0.6 pts
06Ruston, LALA48,36031.2%+4.7 pts
07Selma, ALAL35,14031.0%−0.0 pts
08Natchez, MSMS54,72229.4%+0.9 pts
09Middlesborough, KYKY22,82928.8%−2.2 pts
10Deming, NMNM25,40728.6%−4.3 pts
11Forrest City, ARAR21,80028.5%+1.0 pts
12Kingsville, TXTX30,31528.1%+1.4 pts
13Greenwood, MSMS34,91227.9%−2.7 pts
14Lumberton, NCNC119,94127.2%+4.4 pts
15Corbin, KYKY150,04026.8%−1.8 pts
16Opelousas, LALA80,76526.8%−2.5 pts
17McAllen, TXTX921,54926.7%−9.2 pts
18Greenville, MSMS40,44626.4%−2.8 pts
19Laurinburg, NCNC33,32225.8%+5.2 pts
20Pikeville, KYKY89,12225.8%−0.2 pts
21Boone, NCNC54,78625.5%+7.5 pts
22Natchitoches, LALA36,08925.4%−1.1 pts
23Rockingham, NCNC42,04125.2%+5.7 pts
24Fitzgerald, GAGA17,09925.2%+2.9 pts
25McComb, MSMS52,64025.0%−1.0 pts
26Brownsville, TXTX433,94624.8%−8.2 pts
27Grenada, MSMS30,22224.8%+2.7 pts
28Meridian, MSMS85,41924.7%+3.5 pts
29Show Low, AZAZ109,94624.7%−4.8 pts
30Monroe, LALA222,39024.5%+2.5 pts
31Bogalusa, LALA44,93724.3%−0.4 pts
32Roswell, NMNM63,36424.3%+3.0 pts
33Arcadia, FLFL37,07824.1%+0.5 pts
34Starkville, MSMS62,06324.1%−2.3 pts
35Las Vegas, NMNM30,31124.0%−0.5 pts
36Raymondville, TXTX19,97124.0%−9.2 pts
37Alice, TXTX45,38323.9%−3.0 pts
38Douglas, GAGA52,86123.4%+3.6 pts
39Palatka, FLFL77,73423.4%+2.5 pts
40Cordele, GAGA19,23723.3%−6.0 pts
41Troy, ALAL33,68823.3%+0.2 pts
42Minden, LALA34,94823.1%+2.9 pts
43Farmington, NMNM120,34023.1%+1.6 pts
44Moultrie, GAGA47,43822.9%+3.0 pts
45Dublin, GAGA60,35122.9%+3.8 pts
46New Iberia, LALA66,84622.8%−0.7 pts
47College Station, TXTX287,47622.8%−2.7 pts
48Eagle Pass, TXTX58,82322.8%−12.1 pts
49Pullman, WAWA48,51222.7%−2.9 pts
50Stillwater, OKOK83,88922.6%+2.4 pts
51Statesboro, GAGA97,97722.6%−2.3 pts
52Sweetwater, TXTX14,11722.5%+0.8 pts
53Orangeburg, SCSC83,17722.4%+1.0 pts
54Americus, GAGA33,39422.4%+1.1 pts
55Roanoke Rapids, NCNC63,02522.4%−0.8 pts
56Fort Payne, ALAL74,08522.4%+7.0 pts
57Uvalde, TXTX24,96322.2%−2.1 pts
58Bainbridge, GAGA29,43222.0%−0.6 pts
59Kennett, MOMO26,85522.0%−2.5 pts
60Vidalia, GAGA36,18022.0%−0.9 pts
61Kinston, NCNC55,83722.0%+5.4 pts
62Newport, TNTN37,88921.9%−0.6 pts
63Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,69121.9%+1.5 pts
64Nacogdoches, TXTX66,03521.8%−1.5 pts
65Portsmouth, OHOH71,36521.8%+2.5 pts
66Milledgeville, GAGA44,02921.7%+4.9 pts
67Elk City, OKOK22,15921.7%+3.5 pts
68Beckley, WVWV109,94021.6%+1.8 pts
69Arkadelphia, ARAR20,93821.6%+2.4 pts
70Rexburg, IDID69,38021.5%−4.0 pts
71Athens, OHOH63,19721.5%−5.9 pts
72Las Cruces, NMNM229,09121.3%−4.1 pts
73Clewiston, FLFL61,54621.3%−0.8 pts
74Laredo, TXTX281,22421.3%−9.9 pts
75Jesup, GAGA32,48121.3%+4.6 pts
76Summerville, GAGA25,30021.2%+6.9 pts
77Brookhaven, MSMS35,01221.2%+2.0 pts
78Blytheville, ARAR37,82821.1%−1.9 pts
79Magnolia, ARAR21,89421.1%+0.0 pts
80Carbondale, ILIL52,50121.0%−4.2 pts
81Albany, GAGA145,51020.9%−0.5 pts
82Glasgow, KYKY56,22420.9%+3.6 pts
83Eufaula, ALAL26,86120.9%−5.5 pts
84Clovis, NMNM65,27020.9%+0.8 pts
85Laramie, WYWY38,55820.9%−0.1 pts
86Miami, OKOK30,43820.9%+4.3 pts
87Morgan City, LALA46,55220.8%−2.8 pts
88Bay City, TXTX36,46320.7%+2.2 pts
89Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,55320.7%+3.6 pts
90Tifton, GAGA51,23720.7%−0.6 pts
91Pittsburg, KSKS39,00820.6%+4.7 pts
92Poplar Bluff, MOMO41,90420.5%+1.9 pts
93Batesville, ARAR38,78520.4%+7.4 pts
94West Plains, MOMO40,79820.3%+1.6 pts
95Valdosta, GAGA153,27620.2%+0.8 pts
96Nogales, AZAZ50,02020.2%−4.3 pts
97Plainview, TXTX36,70020.2%+1.6 pts
98Kirksville, MOMO29,82420.2%−2.2 pts
99Shreveport, LALA383,47420.2%+0.7 pts
100Gainesville, FLFL359,03620.2%−1.6 pts
101Jonesboro, ARAR139,44020.1%+3.3 pts
102Blacksburg, VAVA181,61620.1%+0.6 pts
103Madisonville, KYKY45,12720.0%+3.4 pts
104Big Rapids, MIMI42,32019.9%+3.8 pts
105Mayfield, KYKY37,05019.9%+3.5 pts
106Athens, GAGA224,14819.8%−1.3 pts
107Greenville, NCNC182,93619.8%−0.5 pts
108Marion, ININ66,52419.8%+8.1 pts
109Wilson, NCNC81,15019.8%+1.3 pts
110Henderson, NCNC42,63819.8%−0.7 pts
111Vermillion, SDSD15,03119.7%−1.5 pts
112Somerset, KYKY67,38419.7%+0.6 pts
113Muncie, ININ113,10619.6%+4.6 pts
114Mount Sterling, KYKY48,42819.6%+0.2 pts
115El Dorado, ARAR36,92619.5%+0.8 pts
116Othello, WAWA21,48819.5%+1.4 pts
117El Centro, CACA181,41119.5%−3.0 pts
118Vicksburg, MSMS41,75919.5%+0.8 pts
119Silver City, NMNM27,25219.5%+0.8 pts
120Alexandria, LALA147,95219.5%−1.2 pts
121Auburn, ALAL208,01319.4%−4.3 pts
122Florence, SCSC201,39219.4%+1.7 pts
123Thomaston, GAGA28,50019.3%+4.6 pts
124Alamogordo, NMNM70,36819.3%−0.0 pts
125Ruidoso, NMNM19,84419.3%+4.4 pts
126Chico, CACA209,21119.2%−0.5 pts
127Hammond, LALA141,34619.2%−3.5 pts
128Russellville, ALAL32,44919.1%+0.3 pts
129Muskogee, OKOK66,70819.1%+1.2 pts
130Bakersfield, CACA927,06819.1%−1.6 pts
131Olean, NYNY75,39019.1%+5.4 pts
132Merced, CACA297,26019.1%−2.6 pts
133Oxford, MSMS71,97219.1%−2.3 pts
134Martin, TNTN33,26119.0%+3.0 pts
135Laurel, MSMS82,28118.9%−1.6 pts
136Thomasville, GAGA72,95818.8%+0.0 pts
137Waycross, GAGA57,67018.8%−1.1 pts
138El Paso, TXTX881,29118.7%−5.1 pts
139Danville, VAVA101,13718.7%+3.4 pts
140Ozark, ALAL49,91218.7%+3.6 pts
141Bloomington, ININ165,23118.7%+1.2 pts
142Tallahassee, FLFL397,44218.7%+0.8 pts
143Charleston, ILIL46,60718.7%+1.2 pts
144Hobbs, NMNM74,74918.7%−2.4 pts
145Eureka, CACA131,64718.7%−0.9 pts
146Columbus, GAGA324,83018.6%+2.6 pts
147New Orleans, LALA970,84918.6%−1.3 pts
148Columbus, MSMS67,14418.6%−4.7 pts
149Texarkana, TXTX146,81618.6%+0.7 pts
150Union City, TNTN30,06718.6%+5.3 pts
151Coshocton, OHOH37,18818.5%+9.4 pts
152Fresno, CACA1,203,38318.4%−4.3 pts
153Gaffney, SCSC58,27518.4%+4.6 pts
154Lafayette, LALA423,75818.4%−0.6 pts
155Huntsville, TXTX83,84218.4%−0.0 pts
156Campbellsville, KYKY38,40718.3%+0.5 pts
157Hays, KSKS29,07518.3%+5.4 pts
158Paris, TXTX63,31918.3%+1.8 pts
159Klamath Falls, OROR70,27418.3%+1.5 pts
160Dumas, TXTX21,89118.3%+4.8 pts
161Morgantown, WVWV141,99518.3%−3.4 pts
162Paris, TNTN32,89618.3%+4.0 pts
163Pine Bluff, ARAR70,21118.3%−1.8 pts
164Mount Pleasant, TXTX57,07618.2%−0.7 pts
165Española, NMNM39,83218.2%−2.1 pts
166Tahlequah, OKOK49,19618.2%−4.6 pts
167Saginaw, MIMI187,68818.2%+4.3 pts
168Corvallis, OROR97,72818.2%+3.6 pts
169Lebanon, MOMO36,94318.2%+3.9 pts
170Lawton, OKOK127,59018.2%+2.5 pts
171Jacksonville, TXTX53,33718.2%+0.3 pts
172Hattiesburg, MSMS158,01418.1%−1.4 pts
173Tuscaloosa, ALAL281,85018.1%−1.3 pts
174Duncan, OKOK44,31018.0%+3.4 pts
175Okeechobee, FLFL42,60818.0%+2.0 pts
176Alpena, MIMI28,85318.0%+7.4 pts
177Dothan, ALAL156,26617.9%+1.5 pts
178Oxford, ALAL115,83417.9%+1.8 pts
179Richmond, ININ66,16917.9%+6.5 pts
180Visalia, CACA485,14617.9%−6.0 pts
181Connersville, ININ23,53317.9%+9.9 pts
182Mexico, MOMO24,52817.8%+3.0 pts
183Youngstown, OHOH423,67817.8%+6.3 pts
184Washington, NCNC44,67017.8%−1.6 pts
185Jackson, MSMS609,84717.8%−1.0 pts
186Champaign, ILIL239,97917.8%+3.2 pts
187Lafayette, ININ228,46817.8%+4.2 pts
188McAlester, OKOK43,32017.7%+0.5 pts
189Danville, ILIL71,25917.7%+4.4 pts
190Hereford, TXTX18,62617.7%−2.9 pts
191Moscow, IDID41,84217.6%+0.9 pts
192Martinsville, VAVA63,09117.6%+4.4 pts
193Beeville, TXTX32,51517.6%−6.4 pts
194Seneca, SCSC83,77517.6%+6.8 pts
195Searcy, ARAR80,08517.5%+3.6 pts
196Binghamton, NYNY243,18917.5%+5.6 pts
197Vernon, TXTX12,48117.5%+4.4 pts
198Jamestown, NYNY124,12617.4%+3.6 pts
199Paragould, ARAR47,41117.4%+4.1 pts
200Palestine, TXTX59,80517.4%+0.9 pts
201Newberry, SCSC39,56117.4%+0.3 pts
202Camden, ARAR26,36317.3%−1.7 pts
203Goldsboro, NCNC122,27817.3%+3.5 pts
204Bluefield, WVWV96,13817.3%−0.6 pts
205Talladega, ALAL91,76417.3%+0.0 pts
206Safford, AZAZ40,15717.3%−5.7 pts
207Scottsboro, ALAL54,28117.3%+3.6 pts
208Macomb, ILIL25,91617.2%−2.6 pts
209Murray, KYKY39,42117.2%+0.6 pts
210Cookeville, TNTN152,47717.2%+1.1 pts
211Cambridge, MDMD33,62817.1%+3.3 pts
212Corsicana, TXTX57,18117.1%−1.0 pts
213Maryville, MOMO20,17417.1%+0.6 pts
214Richmond, KYKY131,80617.1%−2.2 pts
215Price, UTUT20,68017.0%+3.6 pts
216Terre Haute, ININ169,24117.0%+4.6 pts
217Clearlake, CACA67,77217.0%−0.6 pts
218Gadsden, ALAL103,88616.9%+1.2 pts
219Beaumont, TXTX399,31016.9%+1.1 pts
220St. Simons, GAGA118,52416.9%+1.3 pts
221Payson, AZAZ53,80116.9%−0.5 pts
222Lubbock, TXTX368,43116.9%−1.6 pts
223Massena, NYNY105,48816.9%+0.0 pts
224Corpus Christi, TXTX451,19116.8%−1.4 pts
225Mount Airy, NCNC72,28716.8%+4.4 pts
226Lake Charles, LALA244,65516.8%+0.7 pts
227Manhattan, KSKS136,12216.8%+0.2 pts
228Rolla, MOMO45,24716.8%+0.4 pts
229Flagstaff, AZAZ144,36816.8%−1.5 pts
230Town of Pecos, TXTX12,13816.8%−12.1 pts
231Fayetteville, NCNC395,41216.8%+3.5 pts
232Forest City, NCNC65,74516.8%+2.8 pts
233Mineral Wells, TXTX30,79116.7%+0.9 pts
234North Wilkesboro, NCNC66,23316.7%+4.9 pts
235Bowling Green, KYKY197,18016.7%+0.7 pts
236Enterprise, ALAL56,95316.7%+2.0 pts
237Lake City, FLFL74,09416.7%+1.7 pts
238Baton Rouge, LALA888,69916.7%−0.7 pts
239Marion, OHOH65,11516.6%+6.9 pts
240Albertville, ALAL103,53716.6%+2.0 pts
241Huntington, WVWV365,96516.6%−0.9 pts
242Montgomery, ALAL388,74716.6%+0.9 pts
243Shelby, NCNC103,32516.6%+3.3 pts
244Russellville, ARAR84,93216.6%+1.3 pts
245Del Rio, TXTX47,83516.6%−9.6 pts
246Durant, OKOK51,36716.6%−1.8 pts
247Wheeling, WVWV134,08916.6%+1.2 pts
248Memphis, TNTN1,341,41216.6%+0.9 pts
249Stephenville, TXTX43,91116.6%+0.5 pts
250Sumter, SCSC105,06716.6%+0.3 pts
251LaGrange, GAGA107,09716.5%+0.8 pts
252Picayune, MSMS59,36316.5%−1.9 pts
253Sanford, NCNC70,25816.5%+3.6 pts
254Houma, LALA199,66816.5%−1.4 pts
255Odessa, TXTX173,80116.5%−2.3 pts
256Gallipolis, OHOH29,07216.4%−1.7 pts
257Jackson, TNTN184,56916.4%+2.5 pts
258Coldwater, MIMI45,99316.4%+7.1 pts
259Tullahoma, TNTN69,33916.4%+2.6 pts
260Houghton, MIMI40,02816.4%−0.2 pts
261Marshall, MOMO23,26516.4%+3.3 pts
262Flint, MIMI401,09316.4%+3.3 pts
263Ithaca, NYNY104,04716.4%−1.3 pts
264Cedartown, GAGA45,51416.4%+0.9 pts
265Fort Smith, ARAR234,14016.4%+1.4 pts
266Springfield, MAMA464,33816.3%+1.6 pts
267Alexander City, ALAL40,95316.3%−0.2 pts
268State College, PAPA157,39316.3%−2.5 pts
269Dyersburg, TNTN36,32016.3%+0.4 pts
270Elmira, NYNY80,41516.3%+3.4 pts
271Roseburg, OROR111,95116.3%+3.1 pts
272Ardmore, OKOK48,91016.2%−0.4 pts
273Lewistown, PAPA46,12716.2%+3.7 pts
274Mobile, ALAL411,65816.2%−2.3 pts
275Alamosa, COCO27,89616.2%−6.4 pts
276Charleston, WVWV200,17016.2%+0.4 pts
277Altus, OKOK24,76416.2%−0.1 pts
278Coos Bay, OROR63,99216.1%+1.1 pts
279Bemidji, MNMN47,05516.1%−1.5 pts
280Lake Havasu City, AZAZ228,10216.1%+2.2 pts
281Bartlesville, OKOK54,03716.1%+4.2 pts
282La Grande, OROR25,90016.1%+2.3 pts
283Cumberland, MDMD93,64016.1%+1.3 pts
284Waco, TXTX308,80716.0%−1.6 pts
285Rome, GAGA101,37816.0%+1.6 pts
286Victoria, TXTX99,86416.0%+2.8 pts
287Ponca City, OKOK43,49016.0%−0.0 pts
288Columbia, MOMO219,06216.0%+2.0 pts
289Hanford, CACA154,32716.0%−3.5 pts
290Iowa City, IAIA182,71116.0%+2.1 pts
291Farmington, MOMO67,80915.9%+1.1 pts
292Toledo, OHOH599,37615.9%+3.5 pts
293Danville, KYKY56,98515.9%−0.2 pts
294Elkins, WVWV26,88215.9%−2.1 pts
295Newport, OROR50,63615.9%+2.0 pts
296Shawnee, OKOK75,10215.9%+1.3 pts
297Monticello, NYNY80,58615.9%−0.5 pts
298Johnson City, TNTN216,41615.9%+1.1 pts
299Moses Lake, WAWA105,72715.8%−1.6 pts
300Ottumwa, IAIA35,21015.8%+2.6 pts
301Hot Springs, ARAR99,69515.8%+1.2 pts
302Weatherford, OKOK39,05915.8%−1.8 pts
303Corinth, MSMS34,56915.8%−0.8 pts
304Sterling, COCO20,65415.8%+3.6 pts
305Lufkin, TXTX88,15415.8%−0.0 pts
306Harrisonburg, VAVA140,15515.8%−0.6 pts
307Toccoa, GAGA27,85415.8%+0.6 pts
308Hinesville, GAGA91,87015.8%+0.1 pts
309Guymon, OKOK20,32215.7%+1.6 pts
310McMinnville, TNTN43,71715.7%−0.9 pts
311Ames, IAIA128,09015.7%+3.2 pts
312Chillicothe, OHOH76,42915.7%+3.7 pts
313Joplin, MOMO208,79615.7%+2.0 pts
314Paducah, KYKY102,25915.7%+1.5 pts
315Branson, MOMO57,00115.6%+3.2 pts
316Yuma, AZAZ224,44915.6%−3.6 pts
317Gulfport, MSMS431,32915.6%+1.6 pts
318Sedalia, MOMO44,25415.6%+2.8 pts
319Homosassa Springs, FLFL171,66615.6%+3.9 pts
320Grants Pass, OROR87,86715.6%+0.6 pts
321Andrews, TXTX18,91415.6%−0.8 pts
322Vineland, NJNJ157,14815.6%+0.5 pts
323Red Bluff, CACA64,66515.6%−1.7 pts
324Franklin, KYKY20,78815.5%+4.0 pts
325Washington Court House, OHOH28,55215.5%+5.4 pts
326Mountain Home, ARAR42,98215.5%+4.3 pts
327Wichita Falls, TXTX149,44815.5%+2.8 pts
328Yakima, WAWA259,18515.5%−4.2 pts
329Taos, NMNM34,56415.5%−5.5 pts
330Sierra Vista, AZAZ126,33215.4%−2.3 pts
331Great Bend, KSKS24,79015.4%+2.5 pts
332Centralia, ILIL36,38215.4%+4.1 pts
333Ukiah, CACA88,12215.4%−0.6 pts
334Greeneville, TNTN73,83115.4%+0.9 pts
335Eugene, OROR381,58415.3%+1.0 pts
336Pampa, TXTX21,78615.3%+1.8 pts
337Weirton, WVWV112,46815.3%+1.9 pts
338Brownwood, TXTX38,71115.3%−1.9 pts
339Aberdeen, WAWA78,14415.3%−0.8 pts
340Cullman, ALAL94,00915.3%+2.3 pts
341Cambridge, OHOH38,37915.3%−0.7 pts
342Sebring, FLFL111,12215.3%+0.0 pts
343Albemarle, NCNC68,83015.2%+4.5 pts
344Greenwood, SCSC95,21515.2%+1.2 pts
345Brookings, OROR22,62115.2%+3.0 pts
346Springfield, OHOH135,34015.2%+4.5 pts
347Rocky Mount, NCNC148,48615.2%−0.7 pts
348Tupelo, MSMS133,16715.2%+1.0 pts
349Salem, OHOH99,37715.2%+3.6 pts
350Longview, TXTX297,31515.1%−0.2 pts
351Morristown, TNTN128,86715.1%+1.2 pts
352Peru, ININ34,48715.1%+7.1 pts
353Malvern, ARAR33,45115.1%+1.1 pts
354Kingsport, TNTN314,83415.1%+1.5 pts
355Spartanburg, SCSC407,65615.1%+2.6 pts
356Niles, MIMI152,44415.1%+2.4 pts
357Zanesville, OHOH87,01415.1%+2.2 pts
358Utica, NYNY285,61115.0%+2.1 pts
359Fremont, OHOH58,65515.0%+7.5 pts
360Decatur, ILIL99,30015.0%+2.1 pts
361Lawrenceburg, TNTN46,91415.0%+0.4 pts
362Augusta, GAGA641,23115.0%−0.5 pts
363Murrells Inlet, SCSC65,91215.0%−2.1 pts
364Erie, PAPA265,83215.0%+3.0 pts
365Hilo, HIHI210,04314.9%−0.7 pts
366Parkersburg, WVWV87,26414.9%+0.7 pts
367Baker City, OROR16,65814.9%+0.2 pts
368Butte-Silver Bow, MTMT36,11814.8%−0.1 pts
369Lock Haven, PAPA37,87014.8%+0.6 pts
370Marion, NCNC45,19814.8%+3.2 pts
371Winona, MNMN50,52314.8%+2.8 pts
372Scranton, PAPA574,41814.8%+3.9 pts
373Greensboro, NCNC805,94514.8%+4.1 pts
374Santa Maria, CACA442,06514.7%+0.4 pts
375Athens, TXTX88,59514.7%−0.3 pts
376Lawrence, KSKS120,92014.7%−1.1 pts
377Rockford, ILIL337,24214.7%+5.4 pts
378Dalton, GAGA147,81914.7%+2.9 pts
379Kingston, NYNY183,33014.6%+3.2 pts
380DuBois, PAPA78,10014.6%+2.1 pts
381Columbia, SCSC879,91814.6%+2.2 pts
382Albuquerque, NMNM925,27914.6%+0.7 pts
383Pueblo, COCO169,27714.6%−0.3 pts
384Amsterdam, NYNY50,04614.6%+2.5 pts
385Galesburg, ILIL47,76714.6%+3.4 pts
386Amarillo, TXTX276,23514.5%+0.8 pts
387Lakeland, FLFL874,79014.5%+1.5 pts
388Ocala, FLFL442,66014.4%+1.3 pts
389Salisbury, MDMD131,87214.4%−0.1 pts
390Lewiston, MEME116,48714.4%+3.3 pts
391Ellensburg, WAWA48,80314.4%−5.3 pts
392Henderson, KYKY57,18414.4%+1.4 pts
393Hillsdale, MIMI45,73814.4%+6.1 pts
394Crossville, TNTN66,30014.4%−0.3 pts
395DeRidder, LALA36,67314.3%−1.2 pts
396Fort Morgan, COCO30,30614.3%+2.0 pts
397Meadville, PAPA81,79214.3%+1.6 pts
398Tucson, AZAZ1,074,68514.3%−0.3 pts
399Yuba City, CACA187,47814.3%−3.5 pts
400Clarksburg, WVWV88,14214.3%−3.6 pts
401Sikeston, MOMO49,97814.3%−3.7 pts
402Owensboro, KYKY113,96214.3%+1.6 pts
403Little Rock, ARAR777,60714.3%+2.2 pts
404Arkansas City, KSKS34,38214.3%+1.3 pts
405Johnstown, PAPA128,96814.2%+1.7 pts
406Ontario, OROR60,08514.2%−2.3 pts
407Abilene, TXTX185,42914.2%−0.4 pts
408New Bern, NCNC127,35814.2%+0.5 pts
409Ann Arbor, MIMI370,21414.2%+3.1 pts
410Emporia, KSKS34,83814.2%+0.1 pts
411Cape Girardeau, MOMO99,21514.2%+1.1 pts
412Pahrump, NVNV57,33614.1%+3.4 pts
413Ludington, MIMI29,04014.1%+3.1 pts
414Florence, ALAL156,60914.1%−0.1 pts
415Bangor, MEME157,96714.1%+0.4 pts
416Cornelia, GAGA50,41614.1%+1.9 pts
417Muskegon, MIMI177,90114.1%+2.6 pts
418Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI36,08114.0%+1.3 pts
419Woodward, OKOK19,82714.0%+1.5 pts
420Worthington, MNMN22,33814.0%+2.3 pts
421Indiana, PAPA82,87814.0%−3.3 pts
422Alma, MIMI41,19014.0%+3.7 pts
423Dodge City, KSKS33,99314.0%+1.6 pts
424Susanville, CACA28,11714.0%−0.1 pts
425Marquette, MIMI68,06414.0%+3.1 pts
426Battle Creek, MIMI133,40813.9%+2.7 pts
427Freeport, ILIL43,22013.9%+5.0 pts
428Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,81313.9%+0.4 pts
429Moberly, MOMO24,51313.9%+1.4 pts
430Houston, TXTX7,904,62713.9%+0.2 pts
431Syracuse, NYNY652,27313.9%+1.6 pts
432South Bend, ININ324,53813.9%+3.6 pts
433Carlsbad, NMNM62,50913.8%−3.4 pts
434Cedar City, UTUT67,14113.8%−5.4 pts
435Big Spring, TXTX30,50413.8%−4.8 pts
436Buffalo, NYNY1,155,65313.8%+1.9 pts
437Tulsa, OKOK1,069,27313.8%+2.0 pts
438Corning, NYNY91,85513.8%+0.5 pts
439Birmingham, ALAL1,197,76613.8%+0.2 pts
440Lexington, KYKY535,17413.8%+1.9 pts
441Mansfield, OHOH124,89313.8%+3.2 pts
442Marion, ILIL67,22513.8%−0.8 pts
443Marietta, OHOH58,38913.7%+2.3 pts
444Bonham, TXTX39,26513.7%−0.2 pts
445Anderson Creek, NCNC150,13713.7%−1.2 pts
446Bloomsburg, PAPA66,19313.7%+0.6 pts
447Bradford, PAPA38,98413.7%+0.6 pts
448Plattsburgh, NYNY78,13813.7%−0.2 pts
449Vincennes, ININ35,65213.7%−2.4 pts
450Killeen, TXTX511,49713.7%+2.1 pts
451Watertown, NYNY111,54013.7%+0.4 pts
452Muscatine, IAIA41,85313.7%+4.8 pts
453Elizabethtown, KYKY128,66613.6%+2.9 pts
454New Castle, ININ49,13713.6%+5.8 pts
455Michigan City, ININ111,29413.6%+4.9 pts
456Detroit, MIMI4,390,91313.6%+3.0 pts
457Huron, SDSD19,62413.6%+1.7 pts
458El Campo, TXTX42,06013.6%−2.9 pts
459Lansing, MIMI479,72213.6%+2.4 pts
460Fairmont, WVWV55,58413.6%−2.7 pts
461Hickory, NCNC376,89013.5%+3.7 pts
462Mount Vernon, ILIL36,14713.5%+1.2 pts
463Modesto, CACA557,71913.5%−2.5 pts
464Gainesville, TXTX44,46113.5%−0.6 pts
465Winston-Salem, NCNC712,20613.5%+3.1 pts
466Auburn, NYNY74,36513.5%+2.4 pts
467St. Joseph, MOMO119,17013.5%+1.9 pts
468Sevierville, TNTN101,34213.5%+2.8 pts
469Seneca Falls, NYNY32,88313.5%+2.0 pts
470Hannibal, MOMO38,96913.5%+2.2 pts
471Decatur, ALAL160,32613.4%+0.4 pts
472Cleveland, OHOH2,165,77513.4%+2.6 pts
473New Philadelphia, OHOH92,37313.4%+4.0 pts
474Brenham, TXTX38,28813.4%+0.5 pts
475Kokomo, ININ83,90413.4%+3.9 pts
476Burley, IDID49,30813.4%−0.8 pts
477San Antonio, TXTX2,813,14013.4%−1.7 pts
478Burlington, NCNC186,17713.4%+2.2 pts
479Cañon City, COCO50,03913.3%+1.7 pts
480Borger, TXTX19,63313.3%+2.2 pts
481Lima, OHOH100,88113.3%+1.2 pts
482Redding, CACA181,64813.3%−2.1 pts
483Ashland, OHOH52,52313.3%+3.8 pts
484Bay City, MIMI102,12313.2%+3.5 pts
485Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,55113.2%+1.2 pts
486Logansport, ININ37,83613.2%+5.7 pts
487Athens, TNTN71,59013.2%−1.9 pts
488Brevard, NCNC34,21113.2%+3.7 pts
489Norwalk, OHOH58,25013.2%+4.7 pts
490Waterloo, IAIA169,18913.2%+1.9 pts
491Clinton, IAIA46,00213.2%+3.0 pts
492Dayton, OHOH826,55413.2%+2.9 pts
493Jacksonville, ILIL37,38113.2%+3.5 pts
494Brookings, SDSD37,63513.2%−0.9 pts
495Springfield, MOMO500,69413.2%+0.7 pts
496Hermitage, PAPA107,86013.2%+1.7 pts
497Canton, ILIL32,90113.2%+3.3 pts
498Oil City, PAPA49,34613.2%−0.2 pts
499Clarksville, TNTN349,00113.1%+1.3 pts
500Mankato, MNMN104,90713.1%+2.1 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which metro area has the highest poverty rate?

Zapata, TX ranks #1 with 38.4% (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 metro areas by poverty rate?

Zapata, TX, Clarksdale, MS, Rio Grande City-Roma, TX, Gallup, NM, Cleveland, MS.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

925 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. 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).