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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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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

USUnited States334,922,49912.5%–

01Zapata, TXTX13,75338.4%+7%

02Clarksdale, MSMS19,84935.5%−1%

03Rio Grande City, TXTX66,31933.5%−34%

04Gallup, NMNM68,11933.2%−8%

05Cleveland, MSMS28,26232.6%−2%

06Ruston, LALA48,36031.2%+18%

07Selma, ALAL35,14031.0%−0%

08Natchez, MSMS54,72229.4%+3%

09Middlesborough, KYKY22,82928.8%−7%

10Deming, NMNM25,40728.6%−13%

11Forrest City, ARAR21,80028.5%+4%

12Kingsville, TXTX30,31528.1%+5%

13Greenwood, MSMS34,91227.9%−9%

14Lumberton, NCNC119,94127.2%+19%

15Corbin, KYKY150,04026.8%−6%

16Opelousas, LALA80,76526.8%−9%

17McAllen, TXTX921,54926.7%−26%

18Greenville, MSMS40,44626.4%−10%

19Laurinburg, NCNC33,32225.8%+26%

20Pikeville, KYKY89,12225.8%−1%

21Boone, NCNC54,78625.5%+42%

22Natchitoches, LALA36,08925.4%−4%

23Rockingham, NCNC42,04125.2%+29%

24Fitzgerald, GAGA17,09925.2%+13%

25McComb, MSMS52,64025.0%−4%

26Brownsville, TXTX433,94624.8%−25%

27Grenada, MSMS30,22224.8%+12%

28Meridian, MSMS85,41924.7%+17%

29Show Low, AZAZ109,94624.7%−16%

30Monroe, LALA222,39024.5%+11%

31Bogalusa, LALA44,93724.3%−1%

32Roswell, NMNM63,36424.3%+14%

33Arcadia, FLFL37,07824.1%+2%

34Starkville, MSMS62,06324.1%−9%

35Las Vegas, NMNM30,31124.0%−2%

36Raymondville, TXTX19,97124.0%−28%

37Alice, TXTX45,38323.9%−11%

38Douglas, GAGA52,86123.4%+18%

39Palatka, FLFL77,73423.4%+12%

40Cordele, GAGA19,23723.3%−20%

41Troy, ALAL33,68823.3%+1%

42Minden, LALA34,94823.1%+15%

43Farmington, NMNM120,34023.1%+7%

44Moultrie, GAGA47,43822.9%+15%

45Dublin, GAGA60,35122.9%+20%

46New Iberia, LALA66,84622.8%−3%

47College Station, TXTX287,47622.8%−10%

48Eagle Pass, TXTX58,82322.8%−35%

49Pullman, WAWA48,51222.7%−11%

50Stillwater, OKOK83,88922.6%+12%

51Statesboro, GAGA97,97722.6%−9%

52Sweetwater, TXTX14,11722.5%+4%

53Orangeburg, SCSC83,17722.4%+5%

54Americus, GAGA33,39422.4%+5%

55Roanoke Rapids, NCNC63,02522.4%−3%

56Fort Payne, ALAL74,08522.4%+45%

57Uvalde, TXTX24,96322.2%−9%

58Bainbridge, GAGA29,43222.0%−3%

59Kennett, MOMO26,85522.0%−10%

60Vidalia, GAGA36,18022.0%−4%

61Kinston, NCNC55,83722.0%+32%

62Newport, TNTN37,88921.9%−3%

63Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,69121.9%+7%

64Nacogdoches, TXTX66,03521.8%−7%

65Portsmouth, OHOH71,36521.8%+13%

66Milledgeville, GAGA44,02921.7%+29%

67Elk City, OKOK22,15921.7%+19%

68Beckley, WVWV109,94021.6%+9%

69Arkadelphia, ARAR20,93821.6%+13%

70Rexburg, IDID69,38021.5%−16%

71Athens, OHOH63,19721.5%−21%

72Las Cruces, NMNM229,09121.3%−16%

73Clewiston, FLFL61,54621.3%−4%

74Laredo, TXTX281,22421.3%−32%

75Jesup, GAGA32,48121.3%+28%

76Summerville, GAGA25,30021.2%+48%

77Brookhaven, MSMS35,01221.2%+10%

78Blytheville, ARAR37,82821.1%−8%

79Magnolia, ARAR21,89421.1%+0%

80Carbondale, ILIL52,50121.0%−17%

81Albany, GAGA145,51020.9%−3%

82Glasgow, KYKY56,22420.9%+21%

83Eufaula, ALAL26,86120.9%−21%

84Clovis, NMNM65,27020.9%+4%

85Laramie, WYWY38,55820.9%−1%

86Miami, OKOK30,43820.9%+26%

87Morgan City, LALA46,55220.8%−12%

88Bay City, TXTX36,46320.7%+12%

89Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,55320.7%+21%

90Tifton, GAGA51,23720.7%−3%

91Pittsburg, KSKS39,00820.6%+29%

92Poplar Bluff, MOMO41,90420.5%+10%

93Batesville, ARAR38,78520.4%+57%

94West Plains, MOMO40,79820.3%+9%

95Valdosta, GAGA153,27620.2%+4%

96Nogales, AZAZ50,02020.2%−18%

97Plainview, TXTX36,70020.2%+9%

98Kirksville, MOMO29,82420.2%−10%

99Shreveport, LALA383,47420.2%+4%

100Gainesville, FLFL359,03620.2%−7%

101Jonesboro, ARAR139,44020.1%+20%

102Blacksburg, VAVA181,61620.1%+3%

103Madisonville, KYKY45,12720.0%+21%

104Big Rapids, MIMI42,32019.9%+23%

105Mayfield, KYKY37,05019.9%+21%

106Athens, GAGA224,14819.8%−6%

107Greenville, NCNC182,93619.8%−2%

108Marion, ININ66,52419.8%+68%

109Wilson, NCNC81,15019.8%+7%

110Henderson, NCNC42,63819.8%−3%

111Vermillion, SDSD15,03119.7%−7%

112Somerset, KYKY67,38419.7%+3%

113Muncie, ININ113,10619.6%+30%

114Mount Sterling, KYKY48,42819.6%+1%

115El Dorado, ARAR36,92619.5%+4%

116Othello, WAWA21,48819.5%+7%

117El Centro, CACA181,41119.5%−13%

118Vicksburg, MSMS41,75919.5%+5%

119Silver City, NMNM27,25219.5%+4%

120Alexandria, LALA147,95219.5%−6%

121Auburn, ALAL208,01319.4%−18%

122Florence, SCSC201,39219.4%+9%

123Thomaston, GAGA28,50019.3%+31%

124Alamogordo, NMNM70,36819.3%−0%

125Ruidoso, NMNM19,84419.3%+29%

126Chico, CACA209,21119.2%−3%

127Hammond, LALA141,34619.2%−15%

128Russellville, ALAL32,44919.1%+1%

129Muskogee, OKOK66,70819.1%+7%

130Bakersfield, CACA927,06819.1%−8%

131Olean, NYNY75,39019.1%+39%

132Merced, CACA297,26019.1%−12%

133Oxford, MSMS71,97219.1%−11%

134Martin, TNTN33,26119.0%+19%

135Laurel, MSMS82,28118.9%−8%

136Thomasville, GAGA72,95818.8%+0%

137Waycross, GAGA57,67018.8%−6%

138El Paso, TXTX881,29118.7%−21%

139Danville, VAVA101,13718.7%+22%

140Ozark, ALAL49,91218.7%+24%

141Bloomington, ININ165,23118.7%+7%

142Tallahassee, FLFL397,44218.7%+5%

143Charleston, ILIL46,60718.7%+7%

144Hobbs, NMNM74,74918.7%−11%

145Eureka, CACA131,64718.7%−4%

146Columbus, GAGA324,83018.6%+16%

147New Orleans, LALA970,84918.6%−7%

148Columbus, MSMS67,14418.6%−20%

149Texarkana, TXTX146,81618.6%+4%

150Union City, TNTN30,06718.6%+39%

151Coshocton, OHOH37,18818.5%+103%

152Fresno, CACA1,203,38318.4%−19%

153Gaffney, SCSC58,27518.4%+33%

154Lafayette, LALA423,75818.4%−3%

155Huntsville, TXTX83,84218.4%−0%

156Campbellsville, KYKY38,40718.3%+3%

157Hays, KSKS29,07518.3%+42%

158Paris, TXTX63,31918.3%+11%

159Klamath Falls, OROR70,27418.3%+9%

160Dumas, TXTX21,89118.3%+35%

161Morgantown, WVWV141,99518.3%−16%

162Paris, TNTN32,89618.3%+28%

163Pine Bluff, ARAR70,21118.3%−9%

164Mount Pleasant, TXTX57,07618.2%−4%

165Española, NMNM39,83218.2%−10%

166Tahlequah, OKOK49,19618.2%−20%

167Saginaw, MIMI187,68818.2%+31%

168Corvallis, OROR97,72818.2%+25%

169Lebanon, MOMO36,94318.2%+27%

170Lawton, OKOK127,59018.2%+16%

171Jacksonville, TXTX53,33718.2%+2%

172Hattiesburg, MSMS158,01418.1%−7%

173Tuscaloosa, ALAL281,85018.1%−7%

174Duncan, OKOK44,31018.0%+24%

175Okeechobee, FLFL42,60818.0%+12%

176Alpena, MIMI28,85318.0%+70%

177Dothan, ALAL156,26617.9%+9%

178Oxford, ALAL115,83417.9%+11%

179Richmond, ININ66,16917.9%+57%

180Visalia, CACA485,14617.9%−25%

181Connersville, ININ23,53317.9%+126%

182Mexico, MOMO24,52817.8%+21%

183Youngstown, OHOH423,67817.8%+55%

184Washington, NCNC44,67017.8%−8%

185Jackson, MSMS609,84717.8%−5%

186Champaign, ILIL239,97917.8%+22%

187Lafayette, ININ228,46817.8%+31%

188McAlester, OKOK43,32017.7%+3%

189Danville, ILIL71,25917.7%+33%

190Hereford, TXTX18,62617.7%−14%

191Moscow, IDID41,84217.6%+5%

192Martinsville, VAVA63,09117.6%+33%

193Beeville, TXTX32,51517.6%−27%

194Seneca, SCSC83,77517.6%+63%

195Searcy, ARAR80,08517.5%+26%

196Binghamton, NYNY243,18917.5%+47%

197Vernon, TXTX12,48117.5%+34%

198Jamestown, NYNY124,12617.4%+26%

199Paragould, ARAR47,41117.4%+31%

200Palestine, TXTX59,80517.4%+5%

201Newberry, SCSC39,56117.4%+2%

202Camden, ARAR26,36317.3%−9%

203Goldsboro, NCNC122,27817.3%+25%

204Bluefield, WVWV96,13817.3%−3%

205Talladega, ALAL91,76417.3%+0%

206Safford, AZAZ40,15717.3%−25%

207Scottsboro, ALAL54,28117.3%+26%

208Macomb, ILIL25,91617.2%−13%

209Murray, KYKY39,42117.2%+3%

210Cookeville, TNTN152,47717.2%+7%

211Cambridge, MDMD33,62817.1%+24%

212Corsicana, TXTX57,18117.1%−6%

213Maryville, MOMO20,17417.1%+4%

214Richmond, KYKY131,80617.1%−11%

215Price, UTUT20,68017.0%+27%

216Terre Haute, ININ169,24117.0%+37%

217Clearlake, CACA67,77217.0%−4%

218Gadsden, ALAL103,88616.9%+8%

219Beaumont, TXTX399,31016.9%+7%

220St. Simons, GAGA118,52416.9%+8%

221Payson, AZAZ53,80116.9%−3%

222Lubbock, TXTX368,43116.9%−9%

223Massena, NYNY105,48816.9%+0%

224Corpus Christi, TXTX451,19116.8%−8%

225Mount Airy, NCNC72,28716.8%+35%

226Lake Charles, LALA244,65516.8%+5%

227Manhattan, KSKS136,12216.8%+1%

228Rolla, MOMO45,24716.8%+2%

229Flagstaff, AZAZ144,36816.8%−8%

230Town of Pecos, TXTX12,13816.8%−42%

231Fayetteville, NCNC395,41216.8%+26%

232Forest City, NCNC65,74516.8%+20%

233Mineral Wells, TXTX30,79116.7%+5%

234North Wilkesboro, NCNC66,23316.7%+41%

235Bowling Green, KYKY197,18016.7%+5%

236Enterprise, ALAL56,95316.7%+14%

237Lake City, FLFL74,09416.7%+11%

238Baton Rouge, LALA888,69916.7%−4%

239Marion, OHOH65,11516.6%+71%

240Albertville, ALAL103,53716.6%+13%

241Huntington, WVWV365,96516.6%−5%

242Montgomery, ALAL388,74716.6%+6%

243Shelby, NCNC103,32516.6%+25%

244Russellville, ARAR84,93216.6%+9%

245Del Rio, TXTX47,83516.6%−37%

246Durant, OKOK51,36716.6%−10%

247Wheeling, WVWV134,08916.6%+8%

248Memphis, TNTN1,341,41216.6%+6%

249Stephenville, TXTX43,91116.6%+3%

250Sumter, SCSC105,06716.6%+2%

251LaGrange, GAGA107,09716.5%+5%

252Picayune, MSMS59,36316.5%−11%

253Sanford, NCNC70,25816.5%+28%

254Houma, LALA199,66816.5%−8%

255Odessa, TXTX173,80116.5%−12%

256Gallipolis, OHOH29,07216.4%−9%

257Jackson, TNTN184,56916.4%+18%

258Coldwater, MIMI45,99316.4%+76%

259Tullahoma, TNTN69,33916.4%+19%

260Houghton, MIMI40,02816.4%−1%

261Marshall, MOMO23,26516.4%+25%

262Flint, MIMI401,09316.4%+25%

263Ithaca, NYNY104,04716.4%−7%

264Cedartown, GAGA45,51416.4%+6%

265Fort Smith, ARAR234,14016.4%+9%

266Springfield, MAMA464,33816.3%+11%

267Alexander City, ALAL40,95316.3%−1%

268State College, PAPA157,39316.3%−13%

269Dyersburg, TNTN36,32016.3%+2%

270Elmira, NYNY80,41516.3%+26%

271Roseburg, OROR111,95116.3%+24%

272Ardmore, OKOK48,91016.2%−2%

273Lewistown, PAPA46,12716.2%+30%

274Mobile, ALAL411,65816.2%−12%

275Alamosa, COCO27,89616.2%−28%

276Charleston, WVWV200,17016.2%+3%

277Altus, OKOK24,76416.2%−0%

278Coos Bay, OROR63,99216.1%+7%

279Bemidji, MNMN47,05516.1%−8%

280Lake Havasu City, AZAZ228,10216.1%+16%

281Bartlesville, OKOK54,03716.1%+35%

282La Grande, OROR25,90016.1%+16%

283Cumberland, MDMD93,64016.1%+9%

284Waco, TXTX308,80716.0%−9%

285Rome, GAGA101,37816.0%+11%

286Victoria, TXTX99,86416.0%+21%

287Ponca City, OKOK43,49016.0%−0%

288Columbia, MOMO219,06216.0%+15%

289Hanford, CACA154,32716.0%−18%

290Iowa City, IAIA182,71116.0%+15%

291Farmington, MOMO67,80915.9%+7%

292Toledo, OHOH599,37615.9%+28%

293Danville, KYKY56,98515.9%−1%

294Elkins, WVWV26,88215.9%−11%

295Newport, OROR50,63615.9%+15%

296Shawnee, OKOK75,10215.9%+9%

297Monticello, NYNY80,58615.9%−3%

298Johnson City, TNTN216,41615.9%+7%

299Moses Lake, WAWA105,72715.8%−9%

300Ottumwa, IAIA35,21015.8%+20%

301Hot Springs, ARAR99,69515.8%+8%

302Weatherford, OKOK39,05915.8%−10%

303Corinth, MSMS34,56915.8%−5%

304Sterling, COCO20,65415.8%+30%

305Lufkin, TXTX88,15415.8%−0%

306Harrisonburg, VAVA140,15515.8%−4%

307Toccoa, GAGA27,85415.8%+4%

308Hinesville, GAGA91,87015.8%+1%

309Guymon, OKOK20,32215.7%+12%

310McMinnville, TNTN43,71715.7%−5%

311Ames, IAIA128,09015.7%+26%

312Chillicothe, OHOH76,42915.7%+31%

313Joplin, MOMO208,79615.7%+15%

314Paducah, KYKY102,25915.7%+10%

315Branson, MOMO57,00115.6%+26%

316Yuma, AZAZ224,44915.6%−19%

317Gulfport, MSMS431,32915.6%+11%

318Sedalia, MOMO44,25415.6%+21%

319Homosassa Springs, FLFL171,66615.6%+34%

320Grants Pass, OROR87,86715.6%+4%

321Andrews, TXTX18,91415.6%−5%

322Vineland, NJNJ157,14815.6%+4%

323Red Bluff, CACA64,66515.6%−10%

324Franklin, KYKY20,78815.5%+35%

325Washington Court House, OHOH28,55215.5%+54%

326Mountain Home, ARAR42,98215.5%+39%

327Wichita Falls, TXTX149,44815.5%+22%

328Yakima, WAWA259,18515.5%−21%

329Taos, NMNM34,56415.5%−26%

330Sierra Vista, AZAZ126,33215.4%−13%

331Great Bend, KSKS24,79015.4%+19%

332Centralia, ILIL36,38215.4%+36%

333Ukiah, CACA88,12215.4%−4%

334Greeneville, TNTN73,83115.4%+6%

335Eugene, OROR381,58415.3%+7%

336Pampa, TXTX21,78615.3%+13%

337Weirton, WVWV112,46815.3%+14%

338Brownwood, TXTX38,71115.3%−11%

339Aberdeen, WAWA78,14415.3%−5%

340Cullman, ALAL94,00915.3%+18%

341Cambridge, OHOH38,37915.3%−4%

342Sebring, FLFL111,12215.3%+0%

343Albemarle, NCNC68,83015.2%+42%

344Greenwood, SCSC95,21515.2%+9%

345Brookings, OROR22,62115.2%+24%

346Springfield, OHOH135,34015.2%+42%

347Rocky Mount, NCNC148,48615.2%−4%

348Tupelo, MSMS133,16715.2%+7%

349Salem, OHOH99,37715.2%+31%

350Longview, TXTX297,31515.1%−1%

351Morristown, TNTN128,86715.1%+8%

352Peru, ININ34,48715.1%+89%

353Malvern, ARAR33,45115.1%+8%

354Kingsport, TNTN314,83415.1%+11%

355Spartanburg, SCSC407,65615.1%+21%

356Niles, MIMI152,44415.1%+19%

357Zanesville, OHOH87,01415.1%+17%

358Utica, NYNY285,61115.0%+16%

359Fremont, OHOH58,65515.0%+101%

360Decatur, ILIL99,30015.0%+16%

361Lawrenceburg, TNTN46,91415.0%+3%

362Augusta, GAGA641,23115.0%−3%

363Murrells Inlet, SCSC65,91215.0%−12%

364Erie, PAPA265,83215.0%+25%

365Hilo, HIHI210,04314.9%−5%

366Parkersburg, WVWV87,26414.9%+5%

367Baker City, OROR16,65814.9%+1%

368Butte-Silver Bow, MTMT36,11814.8%−0%

369Lock Haven, PAPA37,87014.8%+4%

370Marion, NCNC45,19814.8%+28%

371Winona, MNMN50,52314.8%+23%

372Scranton, PAPA574,41814.8%+36%

373Greensboro, NCNC805,94514.8%+39%

374Santa Maria, CACA442,06514.7%+3%

375Athens, TXTX88,59514.7%−2%

376Lawrence, KSKS120,92014.7%−7%

377Rockford, ILIL337,24214.7%+59%

378Dalton, GAGA147,81914.7%+24%

379Kingston, NYNY183,33014.6%+28%

380DuBois, PAPA78,10014.6%+17%

381Columbia, SCSC879,91814.6%+18%

382Albuquerque, NMNM925,27914.6%+5%

383Pueblo, COCO169,27714.6%−2%

384Amsterdam, NYNY50,04614.6%+21%

385Galesburg, ILIL47,76714.6%+31%

386Amarillo, TXTX276,23514.5%+6%

387Lakeland, FLFL874,79014.5%+12%

388Ocala, FLFL442,66014.4%+10%

389Salisbury, MDMD131,87214.4%−1%

390Lewiston, MEME116,48714.4%+30%

391Ellensburg, WAWA48,80314.4%−27%

392Henderson, KYKY57,18414.4%+10%

393Hillsdale, MIMI45,73814.4%+75%

394Crossville, TNTN66,30014.4%−2%

395DeRidder, LALA36,67314.3%−8%

396Fort Morgan, COCO30,30614.3%+16%

397Meadville, PAPA81,79214.3%+12%

398Tucson, AZAZ1,074,68514.3%−2%

399Yuba City, CACA187,47814.3%−20%

400Clarksburg, WVWV88,14214.3%−20%

401Sikeston, MOMO49,97814.3%−20%

402Owensboro, KYKY113,96214.3%+13%

403Little Rock, ARAR777,60714.3%+18%

404Arkansas City, KSKS34,38214.3%+10%

405Johnstown, PAPA128,96814.2%+14%

406Ontario, OROR60,08514.2%−14%

407Abilene, TXTX185,42914.2%−3%

408New Bern, NCNC127,35814.2%+4%

409Ann Arbor, MIMI370,21414.2%+28%

410Emporia, KSKS34,83814.2%+1%

411Cape Girardeau, MOMO99,21514.2%+8%

412Pahrump, NVNV57,33614.1%+32%

413Ludington, MIMI29,04014.1%+28%

414Florence, ALAL156,60914.1%−1%

415Bangor, MEME157,96714.1%+3%

416Cornelia, GAGA50,41614.1%+16%

417Muskegon, MIMI177,90114.1%+23%

418Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI36,08114.0%+10%

419Woodward, OKOK19,82714.0%+12%

420Worthington, MNMN22,33814.0%+20%

421Indiana, PAPA82,87814.0%−19%

422Alma, MIMI41,19014.0%+36%

423Dodge City, KSKS33,99314.0%+13%

424Susanville, CACA28,11714.0%−0%

425Marquette, MIMI68,06414.0%+28%

426Battle Creek, MIMI133,40813.9%+24%

427Freeport, ILIL43,22013.9%+56%

428Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,81313.9%+3%

429Moberly, MOMO24,51313.9%+11%

430Houston, TXTX7,904,62713.9%+1%

431Syracuse, NYNY652,27313.9%+13%

432South Bend, ININ324,53813.9%+35%

433Carlsbad, NMNM62,50913.8%−20%

434Cedar City, UTUT67,14113.8%−28%

435Big Spring, TXTX30,50413.8%−26%

436Buffalo, NYNY1,155,65313.8%+16%

437Tulsa, OKOK1,069,27313.8%+17%

438Corning, NYNY91,85513.8%+4%

439Birmingham, ALAL1,197,76613.8%+1%

440Lexington, KYKY535,17413.8%+16%

441Mansfield, OHOH124,89313.8%+30%

442Marion, ILIL67,22513.8%−6%

443Marietta, OHOH58,38913.7%+21%

444Bonham, TXTX39,26513.7%−1%

445Anderson Creek, NCNC150,13713.7%−8%

446Bloomsburg, PAPA66,19313.7%+5%

447Bradford, PAPA38,98413.7%+5%

448Plattsburgh, NYNY78,13813.7%−2%

449Vincennes, ININ35,65213.7%−15%

450Killeen, TXTX511,49713.7%+18%

451Watertown, NYNY111,54013.7%+3%

452Muscatine, IAIA41,85313.7%+54%

453Elizabethtown, KYKY128,66613.6%+27%

454New Castle, ININ49,13713.6%+74%

455Michigan City, ININ111,29413.6%+57%

456Detroit, MIMI4,390,91313.6%+29%

457Huron, SDSD19,62413.6%+15%

458El Campo, TXTX42,06013.6%−18%

459Lansing, MIMI479,72213.6%+22%

460Fairmont, WVWV55,58413.6%−17%

461Hickory, NCNC376,89013.5%+38%

462Mount Vernon, ILIL36,14713.5%+10%

463Modesto, CACA557,71913.5%−15%

464Gainesville, TXTX44,46113.5%−4%

465Winston-Salem, NCNC712,20613.5%+30%

466Auburn, NYNY74,36513.5%+22%

467St. Joseph, MOMO119,17013.5%+17%

468Sevierville, TNTN101,34213.5%+26%

469Seneca Falls, NYNY32,88313.5%+17%

470Hannibal, MOMO38,96913.5%+20%

471Decatur, ALAL160,32613.4%+3%

472Cleveland, OHOH2,165,77513.4%+24%

473New Philadelphia, OHOH92,37313.4%+43%

474Brenham, TXTX38,28813.4%+4%

475Kokomo, ININ83,90413.4%+41%

476Burley, IDID49,30813.4%−6%

477San Antonio, TXTX2,813,14013.4%−12%

478Burlington, NCNC186,17713.4%+20%

479Cañon City, COCO50,03913.3%+14%

480Borger, TXTX19,63313.3%+20%

481Lima, OHOH100,88113.3%+10%

482Redding, CACA181,64813.3%−13%

483Ashland, OHOH52,52313.3%+40%

484Bay City, MIMI102,12313.2%+36%

485Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,55113.2%+10%

486Logansport, ININ37,83613.2%+75%

487Athens, TNTN71,59013.2%−13%

488Brevard, NCNC34,21113.2%+39%

489Norwalk, OHOH58,25013.2%+55%

490Waterloo, IAIA169,18913.2%+16%

491Clinton, IAIA46,00213.2%+29%

492Dayton, OHOH826,55413.2%+29%

493Jacksonville, ILIL37,38113.2%+36%

494Brookings, SDSD37,63513.2%−6%

495Springfield, MOMO500,69413.2%+6%

496Hermitage, PAPA107,86013.2%+15%

497Canton, ILIL32,90113.2%+33%

498Oil City, PAPA49,34613.2%−2%

499Clarksville, TNTN349,00113.1%+11%

500Mankato, MNMN104,90713.1%+19%

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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).