Which metro area has the highest poverty rate?

Rio Grande City-Roma, TX ranks #1 with 50.9% (2000 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 metro areas by poverty rate?

Rio Grande City-Roma, TX, Gallup, NM, Clarksdale, MS, McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX, Zapata, TX.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

918 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2000 Decennial Census data.

How is poverty rate measured?

Share of people with income below the federal poverty line. Source: US Census Bureau, 2000 Decennial Census.

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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 (2000 ACS).

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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties States ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 1990

501Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,55112.0%−21%

502Amsterdam, NYNY50,04612.0%+2%

503Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,93812.0%−7%

504Kalamazoo, MIMI263,79512.0%−11%

505Santa Fe, NMNM156,90712.0%−8%

506Erie, PAPA265,83212.0%−7%

507Chattanooga, TNTN594,53012.0%−12%

508Jefferson, GAGA99,26512.0%−15%

509Warner Robins, GAGA208,09112.0%−9%

510Provo, UTUT773,42612.0%−22%

511Chillicothe, OHOH76,42912.0%−33%

512Sparta, WIWI46,57212.0%−8%

513Prescott Valley, AZAZ252,55211.9%−12%

514Binghamton, NYNY243,18911.9%+16%

515Williston, NDND41,76711.9%−15%

516Bartlesville, OKOK54,03711.9%+10%

517Grand Forks, NDND105,04611.9%−8%

518Buffalo, NYNY1,155,65311.9%−1%

519Huron, SDSD19,62411.9%−10%

520Santa Cruz, CACA258,85211.9%+11%

521Lexington, KYKY535,17411.9%−16%

522North Wilkesboro, NCNC66,23311.9%−11%

523Casper, WYWY80,52611.8%+2%

524Sayre, PAPA59,60011.8%−11%

525Dalton, GAGA147,81911.8%+6%

526Clarksville, TNTN349,00111.8%−22%

527Marion, ININ66,52411.8%−10%

528Tulsa, OKOK1,069,27311.8%−15%

529Somerset, PAPA72,00411.8%−18%

530Greenville, SCSC1,014,10111.7%+3%

531Durango, COCO56,89811.7%−25%

532Cañon City, COCO50,03911.7%−27%

533Homosassa Springs, FLFL171,66611.7%−7%

534Worthington, MNMN22,33811.7%−0%

535Marion, NCNC45,19811.6%+1%

536Grand Island, NENE78,07611.6%+6%

537Killeen, TXTX511,49711.6%−20%

538Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,72111.6%+4%

539Franklin, KYKY20,78811.6%−25%

540Salem, OHOH99,37711.5%−27%

541St. Joseph, MOMO119,17011.5%−24%

542Williamsport, PAPA112,58711.5%+1%

543Waynesville, NCNC63,36911.5%−10%

544Youngstown, OHOH423,67811.5%−17%

545Seneca Falls, NYNY32,88311.5%+10%

546Hermitage, PAPA107,86011.5%−10%

547Kankakee, ILIL105,52511.4%−14%

548Sonora, CACA53,16011.4%+26%

549Muskegon, MIMI177,90111.4%−25%

550Kingston, NYNY183,33011.4%+34%

551Duluth, MNMN281,21911.4%−19%

552Marietta, OHOH58,38911.4%−17%

553Albany, OROR132,84311.4%−16%

554Sunbury, PAPA107,78811.4%+2%

555Pinehurst, NCNC110,61911.4%+3%

556Richmond, ININ66,16911.4%−24%

557Huntingdon, PAPA43,00111.3%−15%

558Waterloo, IAIA169,18911.3%−18%

559Deltona, FLFL746,93311.3%−5%

560Providence, RIRI1,708,16111.3%+20%

561Sherman, TXTX153,61311.3%−18%

562Centralia, ILIL36,38211.3%−31%

563Lynchburg, VAVA269,16911.3%−3%

564Sturgis, MIMI60,96811.3%−2%

565Port Townsend, WAWA33,97011.3%−16%

566Battle Creek, MIMI133,40811.3%−21%

567Minot, NDND75,69411.3%−15%

568Hannibal, MOMO38,96911.2%−27%

569Platteville, WIWI52,44611.2%−18%

570Asheville, NCNC422,34511.2%−5%

571St. George, UTUT213,67011.2%−16%

572Mountain Home, IDID29,46511.2%−12%

573Tampa, FLFL3,418,89511.2%−2%

574Mountain Home, ARAR42,98211.1%−32%

575Lansing, MIMI479,72211.1%−15%

576Burlington, NCNC186,17711.1%+25%

577Galesburg, ILIL47,76711.1%−20%

578Augusta, MEME129,06711.1%+9%

579Mount Vernon, WAWA132,97511.1%−4%

580Borger, TXTX19,63311.1%−18%

581Lewiston, MEME116,48711.1%−2%

582Austin, TXTX2,620,94511.1%−30%

583Ann Arbor, MIMI370,21411.1%−9%

584Billings, MTMT193,60311.1%−10%

585Auburn, NYNY74,36511.1%+8%

586Ludington, MIMI29,04011.0%−21%

587Mankato, MNMN104,90711.0%−27%

588Brainerd, MNMN100,56211.0%−36%

589Fargo, NDND269,52811.0%−16%

590Rapid City, SDSD156,93411.0%−11%

591Rutland, VTVT59,65310.9%+13%

592Hutchinson, KSKS61,53910.9%+1%

593Huntsville, ALAL556,44410.9%−5%

594Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,99210.9%−11%

595Louisville, KYKY1,402,50910.9%−16%

596Marquette, MIMI68,06410.9%−14%

597Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,11810.9%+7%

598Scranton, PAPA574,41810.8%−2%

599Quincy, ILIL74,14610.8%−21%

600Cleveland, OHOH2,165,77510.8%−10%

601Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,21310.8%−7%

602Kearney, NENE57,96210.8%−20%

603Dallas, TXTX8,477,15710.8%−8%

604La Crosse, WIWI171,18210.8%−19%

605Seneca, SCSC83,77510.8%−5%

606Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,22610.8%+2%

607Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,50010.8%−10%

608Sheridan, WYWY33,24110.7%+4%

609Pahrump, NVNV57,33610.7%+2%

610Albemarle, NCNC68,83010.7%−3%

611Morehead City, NCNC70,46910.7%−8%

612Elizabethtown, KYKY128,66610.7%−25%

613Norfolk, NENE49,22810.7%+0%

614Orlando, FLFL2,957,67210.7%+6%

615Sevierville, TNTN101,34210.7%−19%

616Springfield, OHOH135,34010.7%−20%

617Dover, DEDE194,78610.7%−6%

618Helena, MTMT97,15310.6%−7%

619Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,01010.6%−8%

620Greensboro, NCNC805,94510.6%+5%

621Lexington, NENE26,25510.6%+2%

622Detroit, MIMI4,390,91310.6%−19%

623Mansfield, OHOH124,89310.6%−6%

624Grand Rapids, MNMN45,40410.6%−33%

625Alpena, MIMI28,85310.5%−22%

626Seaford, DEDE277,14010.5%−2%

627Chicago, ILIL9,434,12310.5%−7%

628Kapaa, HIHI73,40010.5%+46%

629Storm Lake, IAIA20,44910.5%+20%

630Kahului, HIHI160,67410.5%+32%

631Rochester, NYNY1,056,14910.5%+8%

632Burlington, IAIA44,06110.5%−10%

633Coeur d'Alene, IDID191,86410.5%−13%

634Fairmont, MNMN19,44010.5%−12%

635Jamestown, NDND21,41410.4%−14%

636Bucyrus, OHOH41,89610.4%−10%

637Cadillac, MIMI49,71910.4%−33%

638Winston-Salem, NCNC712,20610.4%+2%

639Idaho Falls, IDID173,85110.4%−4%

640Nashville, TNTN2,197,41610.4%−12%

641Aberdeen, SDSD41,58310.3%−21%

642Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,44210.3%−30%

643South Bend, ININ324,53810.3%+3%

644Alma, MIMI41,19010.3%−27%

645Naples, FLFL417,13110.3%−2%

646Hagerstown, MDMD315,28010.2%−0%

647Marshalltown, IAIA39,89010.2%+18%

648Grand Junction, COCO162,84510.2%−32%

649Dayton, OHOH826,55410.2%−12%

650Bend, OROR266,37610.2%−15%

651Fredericksburg, TXTX28,52710.2%−28%

652Clinton, IAIA46,00210.2%−6%

653Key West, FLFL80,40610.2%−6%

654Daphne, ALAL267,76110.1%−29%

655Davenport, IAIA380,45210.1%−17%

656Kingsland, GAGA60,14310.1%−12%

657Fergus Falls, MNMN61,04110.1%−29%

658Mount Vernon, OHOH64,00210.1%−19%

659Washington Court House, OHOH28,55210.1%−38%

660Marshall, MNMN25,68410.1%−14%

661Bennington, VTVT36,63010.0%−11%

662Shawano, WIWI45,75910.0%−32%

663Lewisburg, TNTN38,07110.0%−23%

664Sioux City, IAIA145,73810.0%−24%

665Carson, NVNV58,57110.0%+25%

666Columbus, OHOH2,242,02810.0%−17%

667Breckenridge, COCO39,06910.0%+8%

668Fort Dodge, IAIA36,83810.0%−16%

669Reno, NVNV578,73410.0%+4%

670St. Louis, MOMO2,814,4219.9%−8%

671Atlantic City, NJNJ372,0479.9%+10%

672Selinsgrove, PAPA39,6559.9%−10%

673Evanston, WYWY23,4159.9%+9%

674Crestview, FLFL315,0989.9%−15%

675Honolulu, HIHI988,7039.9%+32%

676Eau Claire, WIWI176,6479.9%−29%

677Winchester, VAVA152,3329.9%−5%

678Warren, PAPA37,0389.9%+2%

679Canton, ILIL32,9019.9%−36%

680Baltimore, MDMD2,857,7819.9%−2%

681Calhoun, GAGA61,7019.9%−11%

682Bedford, ININ45,5689.8%+1%

683Oskaloosa, IAIA21,8809.8%−25%

684Hickory, NCNC376,8909.8%+9%

685Peoria, ILIL363,5059.8%−17%

686Akron, OHOH701,7809.8%−19%

687Wahpeton, NDND23,0199.8%−18%

688Frankfort, KYKY77,8749.8%−7%

689Bay City, MIMI102,1239.7%−22%

690North Platte, NENE33,9729.7%−20%

691Cape Coral, FLFL875,6079.7%+6%

692Slidell, LALA279,1089.7%−29%

693Bloomington, ILIL171,4199.7%−18%

694Winnemucca, NVNV17,2679.7%−6%

695Marion, OHOH65,1159.7%−24%

696Jacksonville, ILIL37,3819.7%−14%

697Fort Madison, IAIA32,3069.7%−25%

698Hastings, NENE40,5779.7%−10%

699Charlotte, NCNC2,938,8309.6%−5%

700Yankton, SDSD23,6359.6%−29%

701Madison, ININ33,2799.6%−18%

702Glens Falls, NYNY124,3739.6%+2%

703Ocean Pines, MDMD54,4599.6%−13%

704Atlanta, GAGA6,482,1829.6%−8%

705Taylorville, ILIL33,4439.5%−19%

706Evansville, ININ273,7869.5%−12%

707Stevens Point, WIWI71,9439.5%−26%

708Pottsville, PAPA145,0859.5%−11%

709Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,8589.5%−17%

710Portland, OROR2,542,2829.5%−4%

711Boulder, COCO328,5609.5%−13%

712Kokomo, ININ83,9049.5%−18%

713Marinette, WIWI65,5159.5%−21%

714Brevard, NCNC34,2119.5%−30%

715Roanoke, VAVA316,5479.5%−4%

716Palm Bay, FLFL663,9829.5%+4%

717Ashland, OHOH52,5239.5%−17%

718Escanaba, MIMI36,5829.5%−35%

719Pittsfield, MAMA128,2249.5%+9%

720Greenfield, MAMA70,6989.4%−2%

721Reading, PAPA440,0729.4%+17%

722Amherst, MAMA164,0659.4%−13%

723New Philadelphia, OHOH92,3739.4%−16%

724Lincoln, NENE352,0819.4%−10%

725Brattleboro, VTVT45,2049.4%−1%

726Richmond, VAVA1,389,3389.4%−6%

727Canton, OHOH400,2469.3%−16%

728Boise City, IDID864,2439.3%−18%

729Coldwater, MIMI45,9939.3%−34%

730Albany, NYNY915,8359.3%+8%

731Sebastian, FLFL172,7999.3%+6%

732Greensburg, ININ26,5769.3%+2%

733Rockford, ILIL337,2429.3%−5%

734Bellefontaine, OHOH46,3029.3%−12%

735Springfield, ILIL206,0339.3%−6%

736Worcester, MAMA888,5029.2%+12%

737Oxnard, CACA830,8519.2%+27%

738Fort Collins, COCO377,2929.2%−23%

739Austin, MNMN40,9719.2%−8%

740Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,3779.2%+22%

741Willmar, MNMN44,7209.2%−33%

742Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,0839.2%+25%

743San Francisco, CACA4,630,0419.1%−1%

744Topeka, KSKS233,0529.1%−9%

745Wichita, KSKS663,8099.1%−12%

746Coshocton, OHOH37,1889.1%−31%

747Cheyenne, WYWY102,9389.1%−14%

748Decatur, ININ36,6509.1%−22%

749Iron Mountain, MIMI30,5759.1%−13%

750Jackson, MIMI159,5529.0%−25%

751Hudson, NYNY60,1689.0%−6%

752Elko, NVNV56,6829.0%−5%

753East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,1799.0%+24%

754Watertown, SDSD29,5629.0%−28%

755Tiffin, OHOH54,5229.0%−17%

756Freeport, ILIL43,2209.0%−10%

757Muscatine, IAIA41,8538.9%−12%

758Raleigh, NCNC1,595,7208.9%−8%

759Lacey, WAWA304,2618.8%−12%

760Rice Lake, WIWI46,4848.8%−24%

761North Port, FLFL948,1588.8%+6%

762Lewisburg, PAPA42,3138.8%−15%

763Pontiac, ILIL35,0578.8%−6%

764Burlington, VTVT227,8038.8%−4%

765Salina, KSKS59,1218.8%−25%

766Bremerton, WAWA283,3748.8%−7%

767Jefferson City, MOMO152,7128.7%−5%

768Beatrice, NENE21,7118.7%−39%

769Michigan City, ININ111,2948.7%−13%

770Hailey, IDID32,4368.7%−3%

771Fallon, NVNV25,8518.7%−21%

772Madison, WIWI709,6858.7%−13%

773Trenton, NJNJ399,2898.6%+16%

774Wilmington, OHOH42,3018.6%−30%

775Frankfort, ININ33,3228.6%−9%

776Fort Wayne, ININ466,2588.6%+14%

777Ottawa, ILIL145,9028.6%−21%

778Boston, MAMA5,034,2218.6%+3%

779Fremont, NENE38,0578.6%−4%

780Kansas City, MOMO2,270,6828.6%−14%

781Indianapolis, ININ2,205,6958.5%−13%

782Seattle, WAWA4,161,8838.5%+1%

783Norwalk, OHOH58,2508.5%−10%

784Mason City, IAIA49,7108.5%−6%

785Alexandria, MNMN40,1208.5%−36%

786Granbury, TXTX70,5018.5%−13%

787Columbus, NENE46,5838.5%−8%

788Sterling, ILIL54,1218.5%−23%

789Seymour, ININ47,3708.5%−19%

790Bismarck, NDND139,7508.4%−23%

791Effingham, ILIL44,7278.4%−14%

792Whitewater, WIWI106,1278.4%−13%

793St. Cloud, MNMN205,8548.4%−29%

794Racine, WIWI198,9198.4%−17%

795Midland, MIMI83,7548.4%−24%

796Lebanon, NHNH224,5008.4%−12%

797Albert Lea, MNMN30,4408.4%−18%

798Omaha, NENE1,009,8368.4%−13%

799Staunton, VAVA129,6928.4%−8%

800Easton, MDMD38,2388.3%−2%

801Crawfordsville, ININ38,9548.3%−11%

802Napa, CACA132,9498.3%+21%

803Allentown, PAPA887,6158.3%+15%

804Vallejo, CACA455,3768.3%+10%

805Hillsdale, MIMI45,7388.2%−36%

806Punta Gorda, FLFL217,2128.2%+9%

807Spencer, IAIA16,2028.2%−17%

808Harrisburg, PAPA617,4278.2%+3%

809Pierre, SDSD20,5888.1%−25%

810Lincoln, ILIL27,1828.1%−25%

811Truckee, CACA101,9118.1%+5%

812Santa Rosa, CACA486,4448.1%+6%

813Portland, MEME577,6358.0%+7%

814Kill Devil Hills, NCNC38,2458.0%−3%

815Anchorage, AKAK405,8218.0%+8%

816Denver, COCO3,092,0378.0%−18%

817Wooster, OHOH116,7588.0%−31%

818Greenville, OHOH51,5208.0%−11%

819Peru, ININ34,4878.0%−27%

820Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,6458.0%−11%

821Greencastle, ININ37,8768.0%−4%

822Barre, VTVT59,6528.0%−4%

823Keene, NHNH78,2698.0%+13%

824Colorado Springs, COCO781,7967.9%−23%

825Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,3777.9%−20%

826Connersville, ININ23,5337.9%−27%

827Kendallville, ININ47,9377.9%−2%

828Elkhart, ININ208,7747.8%+11%

829Owosso, MIMI67,6817.8%−26%

830New Castle, ININ49,1377.8%−37%

831Edwards, COCO54,2917.8%+4%

832Lancaster, PAPA563,1597.8%−2%

833Fairbanks, AKAK93,9727.8%+3%

834Rock Springs, WYWY41,2677.8%−3%

835Dubuque, IAIA99,3817.8%−24%

836Jackson, WYWY36,5877.7%−26%

837Dixon, ILIL32,9147.7%−13%

838Ottawa, KSKS26,2997.7%−35%

839Pella, IAIA34,1927.6%−24%

840Batavia, NYNY58,4167.6%+4%

841Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV51,1547.6%+6%

842Gillette, WYWY48,1457.6%−10%

843San Jose, CACA1,984,4737.6%+1%

844Chambersburg, PAPA160,6527.6%−8%

845Urbana, OHOH38,8207.6%−14%

846Logansport, ININ37,8367.6%−27%

847Nantucket, MAMA14,7587.5%+32%

848Lebanon, PAPA146,3807.5%+4%

849Kenosha, WIWI168,4487.5%−27%

850Washington, DCDC6,465,7247.5%+14%

851Sandusky, OHOH112,7777.5%−8%

852Fremont, OHOH58,6557.5%−17%

853Findlay, OHOH75,0347.5%+2%

854Brigham City, UTUT70,4057.4%−5%

855Des Moines, IAIA758,5397.4%−16%

856Petoskey, MIMI33,7757.4%−13%

857Columbus, ININ85,7297.3%−14%

858Holland, MIMI123,1887.3%−23%

859Janesville, WIWI166,4727.3%−26%

860Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,2197.3%+9%

861Baraboo, WIWI66,6527.2%−25%

862Sioux Falls, SDSD314,6387.2%−16%

863Rifle, COCO80,0997.1%−15%

864Rochelle, ILIL51,3997.1%−1%

865Gettysburg, PAPA107,5947.1%+5%

866Monroe, MIMI156,0047.0%−19%

867St. Marys, PAPA29,9267.0%−26%

868Oak Harbor, WAWA85,6577.0%−4%

869Monticello, ININ25,1647.0%−9%

870Steamboat Springs, COCO38,4517.0%−33%

871Ogden, UTUT672,7846.9%−18%

872Wabash, ININ30,7136.9%−25%

873Faribault, MNMN69,9396.9%−21%

874Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,8086.9%−2%

875Barnstable, MAMA233,5396.9%−9%

876Green Bay, WIWI336,7566.8%−28%

877Plymouth, ININ46,5996.8%−10%

878York, PAPA473,1976.7%+6%

879Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,2956.7%−17%

880Sidney, OHOH48,0656.7%−13%

881Adrian, MIMI97,7796.7%−35%

882Angola, ININ34,7996.7%+19%

883Rochester, MNMN231,1846.7%−17%

884Oshkosh, WIWI174,2186.7%−24%

885McPherson, KSKS30,0646.6%−6%

886Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,2856.6%−28%

887Wausau, WIWI139,4326.6%−17%

888Traverse City, MIMI156,9726.5%−34%

889Ketchikan, AKAK13,5496.5%+55%

890Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI74,0606.5%−24%

891Carroll, IAIA20,3036.5%−39%

892Warsaw, ININ80,8926.4%−3%

893New Ulm, MNMN25,5176.4%−23%

894Celina, OHOH42,7376.4%−5%

895Manchester, NHNH433,4156.3%+7%

896Owatonna, MNMN37,4646.2%−8%

897Wapakoneta, OHOH45,9096.2%−2%

898Laconia, NHNH65,1476.1%−6%

899Manitowoc, WIWI81,7106.1%−27%

900Le Mars, IAIA25,6976.0%−34%

901Spirit Lake, IAIA18,0776.0%−35%

902Juneau city and, AKAK31,6096.0%+7%

903Concord, NHNH158,0785.9%+7%

904Lexington Park, MDMD211,1765.9%−9%

905Auburn, ININ44,5355.9%−9%

906Fond du Lac, WIWI104,6695.8%−24%

907Red Wing, MNMN48,1955.7%−30%

908Watertown, WIWI86,5055.7%−21%

909Defiance, OHOH38,2925.6%−36%

910Huntington, ININ37,2245.5%−16%

911Van Wert, OHOH29,0135.5%−23%

912Beaver Dam, WIWI89,0975.3%−19%

913Heber, UTUT81,6555.3%−29%

914Jasper, ININ44,0165.3%−14%

915Sheboygan, WIWI118,0475.2%−20%

916Hutchinson, MNMN36,6314.8%−36%

917Appleton, WIWI249,8764.5%−25%

918Los Alamos, NMNM19,4072.9%+22%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS