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Highest poverty rate, US metro areas · 2000

US metro areas with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2023 ACS).

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YEAR19902000201020202024
RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000
501Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,55112.0%+0%
502Amsterdam, NYNY50,04612.0%+0%
503Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,93812.0%+0%
504Kalamazoo, MIMI263,79512.0%+0%
505Santa Fe, NMNM156,90712.0%+0%
506Erie, PAPA265,83212.0%+0%
507Chattanooga, TNTN594,53012.0%+0%
508Jefferson, GAGA99,26512.0%+0%
509Warner Robins, GAGA208,09112.0%+0%
510Provo, UTUT773,42612.0%+0%
511Chillicothe, OHOH76,42912.0%+0%
512Sparta, WIWI46,57212.0%+0%
513Prescott Valley, AZAZ252,55211.9%+0%
514Binghamton, NYNY243,18911.9%+0%
515Williston, NDND41,76711.9%+0%
516Bartlesville, OKOK54,03711.9%+0%
517Grand Forks, NDND105,04611.9%+0%
518Buffalo, NYNY1,155,65311.9%+0%
519Huron, SDSD19,62411.9%+0%
520Santa Cruz, CACA258,85211.9%+0%
521Lexington, KYKY535,17411.9%+0%
522North Wilkesboro, NCNC66,23311.9%+0%
523Casper, WYWY80,52611.8%+0%
524Sayre, PAPA59,60011.8%+0%
525Dalton, GAGA147,81911.8%+0%
526Clarksville, TNTN349,00111.8%+0%
527Marion, ININ66,52411.8%+0%
528Tulsa, OKOK1,069,27311.8%+0%
529Somerset, PAPA72,00411.8%+0%
530Greenville, SCSC1,014,10111.7%+0%
531Durango, COCO56,89811.7%+0%
532Cañon City, COCO50,03911.7%+0%
533Homosassa Springs, FLFL171,66611.7%+0%
534Worthington, MNMN22,33811.7%+0%
535Marion, NCNC45,19811.6%+0%
536Grand Island, NENE78,07611.6%+0%
537Killeen, TXTX511,49711.6%+0%
538Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,72111.6%+0%
539Franklin, KYKY20,78811.6%+0%
540Salem, OHOH99,37711.5%+0%
541St. Joseph, MOMO119,17011.5%+0%
542Williamsport, PAPA112,58711.5%+0%
543Waynesville, NCNC63,36911.5%+0%
544Youngstown, OHOH423,67811.5%+0%
545Seneca Falls, NYNY32,88311.5%+0%
546Hermitage, PAPA107,86011.5%+0%
547Kankakee, ILIL105,52511.4%+0%
548Sonora, CACA53,16011.4%+0%
549Muskegon, MIMI177,90111.4%+0%
550Kingston, NYNY183,33011.4%+0%
551Duluth, MNMN281,21911.4%+0%
552Marietta, OHOH58,38911.4%+0%
553Albany, OROR132,84311.4%+0%
554Sunbury, PAPA107,78811.4%+0%
555Pinehurst, NCNC110,61911.4%+0%
556Richmond, ININ66,16911.4%+0%
557Huntingdon, PAPA43,00111.3%+0%
558Waterloo, IAIA169,18911.3%+0%
559Deltona, FLFL746,93311.3%+0%
560Providence, RIRI1,708,16111.3%+0%
561Sherman, TXTX153,61311.3%+0%
562Centralia, ILIL36,38211.3%+0%
563Lynchburg, VAVA269,16911.3%+0%
564Sturgis, MIMI60,96811.3%+0%
565Port Townsend, WAWA33,97011.3%+0%
566Battle Creek, MIMI133,40811.3%+0%
567Minot, NDND75,69411.3%+0%
568Hannibal, MOMO38,96911.2%+0%
569Platteville, WIWI52,44611.2%+0%
570Asheville, NCNC422,34511.2%+0%
571St. George, UTUT213,67011.2%+0%
572Mountain Home, IDID29,46511.2%+0%
573Tampa, FLFL3,418,89511.2%+0%
574Mountain Home, ARAR42,98211.1%+0%
575Lansing, MIMI479,72211.1%+0%
576Burlington, NCNC186,17711.1%+0%
577Galesburg, ILIL47,76711.1%+0%
578Augusta, MEME129,06711.1%+0%
579Mount Vernon, WAWA132,97511.1%+0%
580Borger, TXTX19,63311.1%+0%
581Lewiston, MEME116,48711.1%+0%
582Austin, TXTX2,620,94511.1%+0%
583Ann Arbor, MIMI370,21411.1%+0%
584Billings, MTMT193,60311.1%+0%
585Auburn, NYNY74,36511.1%+0%
586Ludington, MIMI29,04011.0%+0%
587Mankato, MNMN104,90711.0%+0%
588Brainerd, MNMN100,56211.0%+0%
589Fargo, NDND269,52811.0%+0%
590Rapid City, SDSD156,93411.0%+0%
591Rutland, VTVT59,65310.9%+0%
592Hutchinson, KSKS61,53910.9%+0%
593Huntsville, ALAL556,44410.9%+0%
594Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,99210.9%+0%
595Louisville, KYKY1,402,50910.9%+0%
596Marquette, MIMI68,06410.9%+0%
597Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,11810.9%+0%
598Scranton, PAPA574,41810.8%+0%
599Quincy, ILIL74,14610.8%+0%
600Cleveland, OHOH2,165,77510.8%+0%
601Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,21310.8%+0%
602Kearney, NENE57,96210.8%+0%
603Dallas, TXTX8,477,15710.8%+0%
604La Crosse, WIWI171,18210.8%+0%
605Seneca, SCSC83,77510.8%+0%
606Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,22610.8%+0%
607Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,50010.8%+0%
608Sheridan, WYWY33,24110.7%+0%
609Pahrump, NVNV57,33610.7%+0%
610Albemarle, NCNC68,83010.7%+0%
611Morehead City, NCNC70,46910.7%+0%
612Elizabethtown, KYKY128,66610.7%+0%
613Norfolk, NENE49,22810.7%+0%
614Orlando, FLFL2,957,67210.7%+0%
615Sevierville, TNTN101,34210.7%+0%
616Springfield, OHOH135,34010.7%+0%
617Dover, DEDE194,78610.7%+0%
618Helena, MTMT97,15310.6%+0%
619Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,01010.6%+0%
620Greensboro, NCNC805,94510.6%+0%
621Lexington, NENE26,25510.6%+0%
622Detroit, MIMI4,390,91310.6%+0%
623Mansfield, OHOH124,89310.6%+0%
624Grand Rapids, MNMN45,40410.6%+0%
625Alpena, MIMI28,85310.5%+0%
626Seaford, DEDE277,14010.5%+0%
627Chicago, ILIL9,434,12310.5%+0%
628Kapaa, HIHI73,40010.5%+0%
629Storm Lake, IAIA20,44910.5%+0%
630Kahului, HIHI160,67410.5%+0%
631Rochester, NYNY1,056,14910.5%+0%
632Burlington, IAIA44,06110.5%+0%
633Coeur d'Alene, IDID191,86410.5%+0%
634Fairmont, MNMN19,44010.5%+0%
635Jamestown, NDND21,41410.4%+0%
636Bucyrus, OHOH41,89610.4%+0%
637Cadillac, MIMI49,71910.4%+0%
638Winston-Salem, NCNC712,20610.4%+0%
639Idaho Falls, IDID173,85110.4%+0%
640Nashville, TNTN2,197,41610.4%+0%
641Aberdeen, SDSD41,58310.3%+0%
642Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,44210.3%+0%
643South Bend, ININ324,53810.3%+0%
644Alma, MIMI41,19010.3%+0%
645Naples, FLFL417,13110.3%+0%
646Hagerstown, MDMD315,28010.2%+0%
647Marshalltown, IAIA39,89010.2%+0%
648Grand Junction, COCO162,84510.2%+0%
649Dayton, OHOH826,55410.2%+0%
650Bend, OROR266,37610.2%+0%
651Fredericksburg, TXTX28,52710.2%+0%
652Clinton, IAIA46,00210.2%+0%
653Key West, FLFL80,40610.2%+0%
654Daphne, ALAL267,76110.1%+0%
655Davenport, IAIA380,45210.1%+0%
656Kingsland, GAGA60,14310.1%+0%
657Fergus Falls, MNMN61,04110.1%+0%
658Mount Vernon, OHOH64,00210.1%+0%
659Washington Court House, OHOH28,55210.1%+0%
660Marshall, MNMN25,68410.1%+0%
661Bennington, VTVT36,63010.0%+0%
662Shawano, WIWI45,75910.0%+0%
663Lewisburg, TNTN38,07110.0%+0%
664Sioux City, IAIA145,73810.0%+0%
665Carson, NVNV58,57110.0%+0%
666Columbus, OHOH2,242,02810.0%+0%
667Breckenridge, COCO39,06910.0%+0%
668Fort Dodge, IAIA36,83810.0%+0%
669Reno, NVNV578,73410.0%+0%
670St. Louis, MOMO2,814,4219.9%+0%
671Atlantic City, NJNJ372,0479.9%+0%
672Selinsgrove, PAPA39,6559.9%+0%
673Evanston, WYWY23,4159.9%+0%
674Crestview, FLFL315,0989.9%+0%
675Honolulu, HIHI988,7039.9%+0%
676Eau Claire, WIWI176,6479.9%+0%
677Winchester, VAVA152,3329.9%+0%
678Warren, PAPA37,0389.9%+0%
679Canton, ILIL32,9019.9%+0%
680Baltimore, MDMD2,857,7819.9%+0%
681Calhoun, GAGA61,7019.9%+0%
682Bedford, ININ45,5689.8%+0%
683Oskaloosa, IAIA21,8809.8%+0%
684Hickory, NCNC376,8909.8%+0%
685Peoria, ILIL363,5059.8%+0%
686Akron, OHOH701,7809.8%+0%
687Wahpeton, NDND23,0199.8%+0%
688Frankfort, KYKY77,8749.8%+0%
689Bay City, MIMI102,1239.7%+0%
690North Platte, NENE33,9729.7%+0%
691Cape Coral, FLFL875,6079.7%+0%
692Slidell, LALA279,1089.7%+0%
693Bloomington, ILIL171,4199.7%+0%
694Winnemucca, NVNV17,2679.7%+0%
695Marion, OHOH65,1159.7%+0%
696Jacksonville, ILIL37,3819.7%+0%
697Fort Madison, IAIA32,3069.7%+0%
698Hastings, NENE40,5779.7%+0%
699Charlotte, NCNC2,938,8309.6%+0%
700Yankton, SDSD23,6359.6%+0%
701Madison, ININ33,2799.6%+0%
702Glens Falls, NYNY124,3739.6%+0%
703Ocean Pines, MDMD54,4599.6%+0%
704Atlanta, GAGA6,482,1829.6%+0%
705Taylorville, ILIL33,4439.5%+0%
706Evansville, ININ273,7869.5%+0%
707Stevens Point, WIWI71,9439.5%+0%
708Pottsville, PAPA145,0859.5%+0%
709Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,8589.5%+0%
710Portland, OROR2,542,2829.5%+0%
711Boulder, COCO328,5609.5%+0%
712Kokomo, ININ83,9049.5%+0%
713Marinette, WIWI65,5159.5%+0%
714Brevard, NCNC34,2119.5%+0%
715Roanoke, VAVA316,5479.5%+0%
716Palm Bay, FLFL663,9829.5%+0%
717Ashland, OHOH52,5239.5%+0%
718Escanaba, MIMI36,5829.5%+0%
719Pittsfield, MAMA128,2249.5%+0%
720Greenfield, MAMA70,6989.4%+0%
721Reading, PAPA440,0729.4%+0%
722Amherst, MAMA164,0659.4%+0%
723New Philadelphia, OHOH92,3739.4%+0%
724Lincoln, NENE352,0819.4%+0%
725Brattleboro, VTVT45,2049.4%+0%
726Richmond, VAVA1,389,3389.4%+0%
727Canton, OHOH400,2469.3%+0%
728Boise City, IDID864,2439.3%+0%
729Coldwater, MIMI45,9939.3%+0%
730Albany, NYNY915,8359.3%+0%
731Sebastian, FLFL172,7999.3%+0%
732Greensburg, ININ26,5769.3%+0%
733Rockford, ILIL337,2429.3%+0%
734Bellefontaine, OHOH46,3029.3%+0%
735Springfield, ILIL206,0339.3%+0%
736Worcester, MAMA888,5029.2%+0%
737Oxnard, CACA830,8519.2%+0%
738Fort Collins, COCO377,2929.2%+0%
739Austin, MNMN40,9719.2%+0%
740Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,3779.2%+0%
741Willmar, MNMN44,7209.2%+0%
742Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,0839.2%+0%
743San Francisco, CACA4,630,0419.1%+0%
744Topeka, KSKS233,0529.1%+0%
745Wichita, KSKS663,8099.1%+0%
746Coshocton, OHOH37,1889.1%+0%
747Cheyenne, WYWY102,9389.1%+0%
748Decatur, ININ36,6509.1%+0%
749Iron Mountain, MIMI30,5759.1%+0%
750Jackson, MIMI159,5529.0%+0%
751Hudson, NYNY60,1689.0%+0%
752Elko, NVNV56,6829.0%+0%
753East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,1799.0%+0%
754Watertown, SDSD29,5629.0%+0%
755Tiffin, OHOH54,5229.0%+0%
756Freeport, ILIL43,2209.0%+0%
757Muscatine, IAIA41,8538.9%+0%
758Raleigh, NCNC1,595,7208.9%+0%
759Lacey, WAWA304,2618.8%+0%
760Rice Lake, WIWI46,4848.8%+0%
761North Port, FLFL948,1588.8%+0%
762Lewisburg, PAPA42,3138.8%+0%
763Pontiac, ILIL35,0578.8%+0%
764Burlington, VTVT227,8038.8%+0%
765Salina, KSKS59,1218.8%+0%
766Bremerton, WAWA283,3748.8%+0%
767Jefferson City, MOMO152,7128.7%+0%
768Beatrice, NENE21,7118.7%+0%
769Michigan City, ININ111,2948.7%+0%
770Hailey, IDID32,4368.7%+0%
771Fallon, NVNV25,8518.7%+0%
772Madison, WIWI709,6858.7%+0%
773Trenton, NJNJ399,2898.6%+0%
774Wilmington, OHOH42,3018.6%+0%
775Frankfort, ININ33,3228.6%+0%
776Fort Wayne, ININ466,2588.6%+0%
777Ottawa, ILIL145,9028.6%+0%
778Boston, MAMA5,034,2218.6%+0%
779Fremont, NENE38,0578.6%+0%
780Kansas City, MOMO2,270,6828.6%+0%
781Indianapolis, ININ2,205,6958.5%+0%
782Seattle, WAWA4,161,8838.5%+0%
783Norwalk, OHOH58,2508.5%+0%
784Mason City, IAIA49,7108.5%+0%
785Alexandria, MNMN40,1208.5%+0%
786Granbury, TXTX70,5018.5%+0%
787Columbus, NENE46,5838.5%+0%
788Sterling, ILIL54,1218.5%+0%
789Seymour, ININ47,3708.5%+0%
790Bismarck, NDND139,7508.4%+0%
791Effingham, ILIL44,7278.4%+0%
792Whitewater, WIWI106,1278.4%+0%
793St. Cloud, MNMN205,8548.4%+0%
794Racine, WIWI198,9198.4%+0%
795Midland, MIMI83,7548.4%+0%
796Lebanon, NHNH224,5008.4%+0%
797Albert Lea, MNMN30,4408.4%+0%
798Omaha, NENE1,009,8368.4%+0%
799Staunton, VAVA129,6928.4%+0%
800Easton, MDMD38,2388.3%+0%
801Crawfordsville, ININ38,9548.3%+0%
802Napa, CACA132,9498.3%+0%
803Allentown, PAPA887,6158.3%+0%
804Vallejo, CACA455,3768.3%+0%
805Hillsdale, MIMI45,7388.2%+0%
806Punta Gorda, FLFL217,2128.2%+0%
807Spencer, IAIA16,2028.2%+0%
808Harrisburg, PAPA617,4278.2%+0%
809Pierre, SDSD20,5888.1%+0%
810Lincoln, ILIL27,1828.1%+0%
811Truckee, CACA101,9118.1%+0%
812Santa Rosa, CACA486,4448.1%+0%
813Portland, MEME577,6358.0%+0%
814Kill Devil Hills, NCNC38,2458.0%+0%
815Anchorage, AKAK405,8218.0%+0%
816Denver, COCO3,092,0378.0%+0%
817Wooster, OHOH116,7588.0%+0%
818Greenville, OHOH51,5208.0%+0%
819Peru, ININ34,4878.0%+0%
820Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,6458.0%+0%
821Greencastle, ININ37,8768.0%+0%
822Barre, VTVT59,6528.0%+0%
823Keene, NHNH78,2698.0%+0%
824Colorado Springs, COCO781,7967.9%+0%
825Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,3777.9%+0%
826Connersville, ININ23,5337.9%+0%
827Kendallville, ININ47,9377.9%+0%
828Elkhart, ININ208,7747.8%+0%
829Owosso, MIMI67,6817.8%+0%
830New Castle, ININ49,1377.8%+0%
831Edwards, COCO54,2917.8%+0%
832Lancaster, PAPA563,1597.8%+0%
833Fairbanks, AKAK93,9727.8%+0%
834Rock Springs, WYWY41,2677.8%+0%
835Dubuque, IAIA99,3817.8%+0%
836Jackson, WYWY36,5877.7%+0%
837Dixon, ILIL32,9147.7%+0%
838Ottawa, KSKS26,2997.7%+0%
839Pella, IAIA34,1927.6%+0%
840Batavia, NYNY58,4167.6%+0%
841Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV51,1547.6%+0%
842Gillette, WYWY48,1457.6%+0%
843San Jose, CACA1,984,4737.6%+0%
844Chambersburg, PAPA160,6527.6%+0%
845Urbana, OHOH38,8207.6%+0%
846Logansport, ININ37,8367.6%+0%
847Nantucket, MAMA14,7587.5%+0%
848Lebanon, PAPA146,3807.5%+0%
849Kenosha, WIWI168,4487.5%+0%
850Washington, DCDC6,465,7247.5%+0%
851Sandusky, OHOH112,7777.5%+0%
852Fremont, OHOH58,6557.5%+0%
853Findlay, OHOH75,0347.5%+0%
854Brigham City, UTUT70,4057.4%+0%
855Des Moines, IAIA758,5397.4%+0%
856Petoskey, MIMI33,7757.4%+0%
857Columbus, ININ85,7297.3%+0%
858Holland, MIMI123,1887.3%+0%
859Janesville, WIWI166,4727.3%+0%
860Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,2197.3%+0%
861Baraboo, WIWI66,6527.2%+0%
862Sioux Falls, SDSD314,6387.2%+0%
863Rifle, COCO80,0997.1%+0%
864Rochelle, ILIL51,3997.1%+0%
865Gettysburg, PAPA107,5947.1%+0%
866Monroe, MIMI156,0047.0%+0%
867St. Marys, PAPA29,9267.0%+0%
868Oak Harbor, WAWA85,6577.0%+0%
869Monticello, ININ25,1647.0%+0%
870Steamboat Springs, COCO38,4517.0%+0%
871Ogden, UTUT672,7846.9%+0%
872Wabash, ININ30,7136.9%+0%
873Faribault, MNMN69,9396.9%+0%
874Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,8086.9%+0%
875Barnstable, MAMA233,5396.9%+0%
876Green Bay, WIWI336,7566.8%+0%
877Plymouth, ININ46,5996.8%+0%
878York, PAPA473,1976.7%+0%
879Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,2956.7%+0%
880Sidney, OHOH48,0656.7%+0%
881Adrian, MIMI97,7796.7%+0%
882Angola, ININ34,7996.7%+0%
883Rochester, MNMN231,1846.7%+0%
884Oshkosh, WIWI174,2186.7%+0%
885McPherson, KSKS30,0646.6%+0%
886Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,2856.6%+0%
887Wausau, WIWI139,4326.6%+0%
888Traverse City, MIMI156,9726.5%+0%
889Ketchikan, AKAK13,5496.5%+0%
890Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI74,0606.5%+0%
891Carroll, IAIA20,3036.5%+0%
892Warsaw, ININ80,8926.4%+0%
893New Ulm, MNMN25,5176.4%+0%
894Celina, OHOH42,7376.4%+0%
895Manchester, NHNH433,4156.3%+0%
896Owatonna, MNMN37,4646.2%+0%
897Wapakoneta, OHOH45,9096.2%+0%
898Laconia, NHNH65,1476.1%+0%
899Manitowoc, WIWI81,7106.1%+0%
900Le Mars, IAIA25,6976.0%+0%
901Spirit Lake, IAIA18,0776.0%+0%
902Juneau city and, AKAK31,6096.0%+0%
903Concord, NHNH158,0785.9%+0%
904Lexington Park, MDMD211,1765.9%+0%
905Auburn, ININ44,5355.9%+0%
906Fond du Lac, WIWI104,6695.8%+0%
907Red Wing, MNMN48,1955.7%+0%
908Watertown, WIWI86,5055.7%+0%
909Defiance, OHOH38,2925.6%+0%
910Huntington, ININ37,2245.5%+0%
911Van Wert, OHOH29,0135.5%+0%
912Beaver Dam, WIWI89,0975.3%+0%
913Heber, UTUT81,6555.3%+0%
914Jasper, ININ44,0165.3%+0%
915Sheboygan, WIWI118,0475.2%+0%
916Hutchinson, MNMN36,6314.8%+0%
917Appleton, WIWI249,8764.5%+0%
918Los Alamos, NMNM19,4072.9%+0%
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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES