RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 918

Highest poverty rate, US metro areas · 2000

US metro areas with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2000 ACS). Rio Grande City-Roma, TX leads at 50.9%. 918 metro areas qualify in total. Texas carries 10 of the top 25 entries.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 1990

USUnited States281,421,90612.4%–

01Rio Grande City, TXTX66,31950.9%−9.1 pts

02Gallup, NMNM68,11936.1%−7.4 pts

03Clarksdale, MSMS19,84935.9%−9.6 pts

04McAllen, TXTX921,54935.9%−6.0 pts

05Zapata, TXTX13,75335.8%−5.2 pts

06Eagle Pass, TXTX58,82334.8%−15.6 pts

07Cleveland, MSMS28,26233.3%−9.6 pts

08Raymondville, TXTX19,97133.2%−11.3 pts

09Brownsville, TXTX433,94633.1%−6.6 pts

10Deming, NMNM25,40732.9%+1.4 pts

11Laredo, TXTX281,22431.2%−7.0 pts

12Middlesborough, KYKY22,82931.1%−5.2 pts

13Selma, ALAL35,14031.1%−5.2 pts

14Greenwood, MSMS34,91230.6%−6.2 pts

15Show Low, AZAZ109,94629.5%−5.2 pts

16Cordele, GAGA19,23729.3%+0.3 pts

17Opelousas, LALA80,76529.3%−7.0 pts

18Greenville, MSMS40,44629.2%−4.5 pts

19Town of Pecos, TXTX12,13828.9%+0.1 pts

20Corbin, KYKY150,04028.6%−4.2 pts

21Natchez, MSMS54,72228.4%−4.2 pts

22Forrest City, ARAR21,80027.5%−9.1 pts

23Athens, OHOH63,19727.4%−1.3 pts

24Alice, TXTX45,38326.8%−4.6 pts

25Kingsville, TXTX30,31526.7%−0.7 pts

26Natchitoches, LALA36,08926.5%−7.4 pts

27Ruston, LALA48,36026.5%−0.1 pts

28Eufaula, ALAL26,86126.4%+0.6 pts

29Starkville, MSMS62,06326.4%−2.6 pts

30Del Rio, TXTX47,83526.1%−10.3 pts

31Pikeville, KYKY89,12226.0%−1.6 pts

32McComb, MSMS52,64026.0%−7.7 pts

33Rexburg, IDID69,38025.6%+1.3 pts

34Pullman, WAWA48,51225.6%+1.4 pts

35College Station, TXTX287,47625.5%−0.9 pts

36Las Cruces, NMNM229,09125.4%−1.1 pts

37Carbondale, ILIL52,50125.2%−3.2 pts

38Statesboro, GAGA97,97724.9%−2.2 pts

39Bogalusa, LALA44,93724.7%−6.9 pts

40Las Vegas, NMNM30,31124.6%−6.5 pts

41Kennett, MOMO26,85524.5%−5.4 pts

42Nogales, AZAZ50,02024.5%−1.9 pts

43Uvalde, TXTX24,96324.3%−6.8 pts

44Beeville, TXTX32,51524.0%−3.5 pts

45Visalia, CACA485,14623.9%+1.3 pts

46El Paso, TXTX881,29123.9%−3.0 pts

47Auburn, ALAL208,01323.7%−3.3 pts

48Morgan City, LALA46,55223.6%−3.4 pts

49Arcadia, FLFL37,07823.6%+4.3 pts

50New Iberia, LALA66,84623.6%−2.3 pts

51Nacogdoches, TXTX66,03523.3%−1.8 pts

52Columbus, MSMS67,14423.3%−2.2 pts

53Roanoke Rapids, NCNC63,02523.2%−1.9 pts

54Troy, ALAL33,68823.1%−4.2 pts

55Blytheville, ARAR37,82823.0%−3.2 pts

56Safford, AZAZ40,15723.0%−3.7 pts

57Vidalia, GAGA36,18022.9%−1.2 pts

58Tahlequah, OKOK49,19622.9%−5.9 pts

59Lumberton, NCNC119,94122.8%−1.3 pts

60Hammond, LALA141,34622.7%−8.8 pts

61Fresno, CACA1,203,38322.7%+1.7 pts

62Bainbridge, GAGA29,43222.7%−0.7 pts

63El Centro, CACA181,41122.6%−1.2 pts

64Alamosa, COCO27,89622.6%−6.3 pts

65Newport, TNTN37,88922.5%−2.7 pts

66Kirksville, MOMO29,82422.4%−1.9 pts

67Fitzgerald, GAGA17,09922.3%+0.3 pts

68Clewiston, FLFL61,54622.1%+4.3 pts

69Grenada, MSMS30,22222.1%−4.5 pts

70Monroe, LALA222,39022.0%−4.3 pts

71Gainesville, FLFL359,03621.8%−1.1 pts

72Sweetwater, TXTX14,11721.7%+0.4 pts

73Merced, CACA297,26021.7%+1.8 pts

74Morgantown, WVWV141,99521.6%+1.5 pts

75Farmington, NMNM120,34021.5%−6.7 pts

76Albany, GAGA145,51021.5%−2.2 pts

77Orangeburg, SCSC83,17721.4%−3.5 pts

78Oxford, MSMS71,97221.4%−4.0 pts

79Americus, GAGA33,39421.3%−3.0 pts

80Roswell, NMNM63,36421.3%−1.1 pts

81Tifton, GAGA51,23721.3%−3.3 pts

82Meridian, MSMS85,41921.2%−1.7 pts

83Vermillion, SDSD15,03121.2%−3.4 pts

84Magnolia, ARAR21,89421.1%−3.2 pts

85Athens, GAGA224,14821.1%−0.9 pts

86Hobbs, NMNM74,74921.1%−1.3 pts

87Laramie, WYWY38,55821.0%+1.3 pts

88Taos, NMNM34,56420.9%−6.6 pts

89Palatka, FLFL77,73420.9%+0.9 pts

90Bakersfield, CACA927,06820.8%+3.8 pts

91Alexandria, LALA147,95220.7%−2.2 pts

92Laurinburg, NCNC33,32220.6%+2.0 pts

93Hereford, TXTX18,62620.6%−7.1 pts

94Henderson, NCNC42,63820.5%+0.9 pts

95Laurel, MSMS82,28120.4%−4.0 pts

96Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,69120.4%−4.5 pts

97Greenville, NCNC182,93620.3%−1.7 pts

98Española, NMNM39,83220.3%−7.2 pts

99Stillwater, OKOK83,88920.3%−1.4 pts

100Minden, LALA34,94820.2%−4.9 pts

101Crescent City, CACA26,41020.2%+4.5 pts

102Clovis, NMNM65,27020.1%−1.3 pts

103Pine Bluff, ARAR70,21120.0%−3.4 pts

104New Orleans, LALA970,84919.9%−2.5 pts

105Waycross, GAGA57,67019.9%−1.3 pts

106Moultrie, GAGA47,43819.8%−3.0 pts

107Douglas, GAGA52,86119.8%−3.3 pts

108Chico, CACA209,21119.8%+0.9 pts

109Macomb, ILIL25,91619.8%+0.7 pts

110Beckley, WVWV109,94019.7%−1.9 pts

111Yakima, WAWA259,18519.7%−0.6 pts

112Ellensburg, WAWA48,80319.6%−0.6 pts

113Rockingham, NCNC42,04119.6%+2.8 pts

114Eureka, CACA131,64719.5%+1.9 pts

115Hattiesburg, MSMS158,01419.5%−5.7 pts

116Blacksburg, VAVA181,61619.5%+0.0 pts

117Hanford, CACA154,32719.5%+1.3 pts

118Washington, NCNC44,67019.5%−0.0 pts

119Shreveport, LALA383,47419.4%−3.1 pts

120Tuscaloosa, ALAL281,85019.4%−4.1 pts

121Mount Sterling, KYKY48,42819.4%−5.5 pts

122Valdosta, GAGA153,27619.4%−1.6 pts

123Portsmouth, OHOH71,36519.3%−6.5 pts

124Alamogordo, NMNM70,36819.3%+2.5 pts

125Yuma, AZAZ224,44919.2%−0.7 pts

126Cedar City, UTUT67,14119.2%+2.4 pts

127Richmond, KYKY131,80619.2%−4.9 pts

128Brookhaven, MSMS35,01219.2%−4.4 pts

129Arkadelphia, ARAR20,93819.1%−4.8 pts

130Dublin, GAGA60,35119.1%−1.7 pts

131Somerset, KYKY67,38419.1%−3.6 pts

132Camden, ARAR26,36319.0%−1.3 pts

133Lafayette, LALA423,75819.0%−5.1 pts

134Mount Pleasant, TXTX57,07619.0%−2.4 pts

135Russellville, ALAL32,44918.9%−1.8 pts

136Jackson, MSMS609,84718.8%−4.1 pts

137State College, PAPA157,39318.8%+0.6 pts

138Thomasville, GAGA72,95818.8%−3.7 pts

139El Dorado, ARAR36,92618.7%−3.2 pts

140Odessa, TXTX173,80118.7%−1.7 pts

141Silver City, NMNM27,25218.7%−2.6 pts

142West Plains, MOMO40,79818.7%−6.7 pts

143Vicksburg, MSMS41,75918.7%−3.7 pts

144Plainview, TXTX36,70018.6%−5.1 pts

145Big Spring, TXTX30,50418.6%−1.8 pts

146Poplar Bluff, MOMO41,90418.6%−6.4 pts

147Mobile, ALAL411,65818.5%−2.9 pts

148Bay City, TXTX36,46318.5%−2.2 pts

149Wilson, NCNC81,15018.5%−1.3 pts

150Lubbock, TXTX368,43118.5%−1.5 pts

151Picayune, MSMS59,36318.4%−3.0 pts

152Elizabeth City, NCNC42,20118.4%−1.3 pts

153Durant, OKOK51,36718.4%−6.1 pts

154Huntsville, TXTX83,84218.4%−3.9 pts

155Corpus Christi, TXTX451,19118.3%−3.5 pts

156Flagstaff, AZAZ144,36818.2%−4.8 pts

157Othello, WAWA21,48818.2%+0.7 pts

158Elk City, OKOK22,15918.2%−2.3 pts

159Corsicana, TXTX57,18118.2%−1.4 pts

160Gallipolis, OHOH29,07218.1%−4.4 pts

161Elkins, WVWV26,88218.0%−3.9 pts

162Sikeston, MOMO49,97818.0%−3.5 pts

163Clarksburg, WVWV88,14218.0%−0.8 pts

164Texarkana, TXTX146,81617.9%−0.9 pts

165Boone, NCNC54,78617.9%−3.6 pts

166Muskogee, OKOK66,70817.9%−3.9 pts

167Houma, LALA199,66817.9%−5.7 pts

168Bluefield, WVWV96,13817.9%−1.9 pts

169Tallahassee, FLFL397,44217.9%−0.9 pts

170Jacksonville, TXTX53,33717.9%−3.7 pts

171Yuba City, CACA187,47817.8%+0.5 pts

172Campbellsville, KYKY38,40717.8%−2.3 pts

173Florence, SCSC201,39217.8%−2.3 pts

174Stockton, CACA823,81517.7%+2.0 pts

175Sierra Vista, AZAZ126,33217.7%−2.6 pts

176Waco, TXTX308,80717.6%−3.2 pts

177Ithaca, NYNY104,04717.6%−1.3 pts

178Bemidji, MNMN47,05517.6%−6.4 pts

179Weatherford, OKOK39,05917.6%−1.9 pts

180Riverton, WYWY39,46417.6%−1.5 pts

181Clearlake, CACA67,77217.6%+2.3 pts

182Huntington, WVWV365,96517.6%−2.4 pts

183Charleston, ILIL46,60717.5%+0.7 pts

184Bloomington, ININ165,23117.5%−1.2 pts

185Payson, AZAZ53,80117.4%−0.9 pts

186Moses Lake, WAWA105,72717.4%−2.2 pts

187Baton Rouge, LALA888,69917.4%−3.4 pts

188Indiana, PAPA82,87817.3%−1.4 pts

189Glasgow, KYKY56,22417.3%−5.6 pts

190Talladega, ALAL91,76417.3%−2.6 pts

191Red Bluff, CACA64,66517.3%+1.9 pts

192Carlsbad, NMNM62,50917.2%−3.2 pts

193Brownwood, TXTX38,71117.2%−3.4 pts

194McAlester, OKOK43,32017.2%−2.4 pts

195Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,55317.1%−0.9 pts

196Murrells Inlet, SCSC65,91217.1%−3.2 pts

197Newberry, SCSC39,56117.0%+1.7 pts

198Liberal, KSKS21,07316.9%+2.1 pts

199Massena, NYNY105,48816.9%−0.4 pts

200Jonesboro, ARAR139,44016.8%−2.5 pts

201Klamath Falls, OROR70,27416.8%+0.0 pts

202Milledgeville, GAGA44,02916.8%−0.7 pts

203Moscow, IDID41,84216.7%−1.8 pts

204Jesup, GAGA32,48116.7%−4.5 pts

205Murray, KYKY39,42116.6%−1.1 pts

206Ardmore, OKOK48,91016.6%−3.1 pts

207Houghton, MIMI40,02816.6%−4.4 pts

208McMinnville, TNTN43,71716.6%−0.3 pts

209Corinth, MSMS34,56916.6%−4.2 pts

210Miami, OKOK30,43816.6%−3.6 pts

211Manhattan, KSKS136,12216.6%−1.6 pts

212Paris, TXTX63,31916.6%−5.3 pts

213Kinston, NCNC55,83716.6%−3.5 pts

214Alexander City, ALAL40,95316.6%+0.5 pts

215El Campo, TXTX42,06016.5%−4.8 pts

216Madisonville, KYKY45,12716.5%−0.7 pts

217Ada, OKOK38,52816.5%−5.2 pts

218Ontario, OROR60,08516.5%−2.3 pts

219Maryville, MOMO20,17416.5%−5.3 pts

220Palestine, TXTX59,80516.5%−1.9 pts

221Rolla, MOMO45,24716.4%−2.1 pts

222Andrews, TXTX18,91416.4%−0.3 pts

223Dothan, ALAL156,26616.4%−0.8 pts

224Port Lavaca, TXTX19,59916.4%−2.3 pts

225Harrisonburg, VAVA140,15516.4%+4.4 pts

226Mayfield, KYKY37,05016.4%−0.5 pts

227Monticello, NYNY80,58616.3%+2.9 pts

228Fairmont, WVWV55,58416.3%−2.6 pts

229Sumter, SCSC105,06716.2%−4.4 pts

230Altus, OKOK24,76416.2%−2.1 pts

231Los Angeles, CACA12,844,44116.2%+2.5 pts

232Danville, KYKY56,98516.1%−5.4 pts

233Oxford, ALAL115,83416.1%+0.4 pts

234Aberdeen, WAWA78,14416.1%−0.3 pts

235Cookeville, TNTN152,47716.1%−1.1 pts

236Big Rapids, MIMI42,32016.1%−9.0 pts

237Lake Charles, LALA244,65516.1%−3.6 pts

238Vincennes, ININ35,65216.0%+0.4 pts

239Martin, TNTN33,26116.0%+0.6 pts

240Stephenville, TXTX43,91116.0%−4.9 pts

241Okeechobee, FLFL42,60816.0%−4.7 pts

242Ponca City, OKOK43,49016.0%+3.1 pts

243Bowling Green, KYKY197,18016.0%−3.9 pts

244Cambridge, OHOH38,37916.0%−1.5 pts

245Columbus, GAGA324,83016.0%−2.7 pts

246Modesto, CACA557,71916.0%+1.9 pts

247Snyder, TXTX16,16216.0%−1.7 pts

248Pittsburg, KSKS39,00816.0%−2.8 pts

249Ukiah, CACA88,12215.9%+1.8 pts

250Dyersburg, TNTN36,32015.9%−1.7 pts

251Harrison, ARAR45,65415.9%−1.3 pts

252Mineral Wells, TXTX30,79115.9%−3.6 pts

253Lawrence, KSKS120,92015.9%−4.7 pts

254Rocky Mount, NCNC148,48615.8%−0.8 pts

255Beaumont, TXTX399,31015.8%−2.2 pts

256Lufkin, TXTX88,15415.8%−2.9 pts

257Charleston, WVWV200,17015.8%−1.7 pts

258Lawton, OKOK127,59015.7%−0.4 pts

259Montgomery, ALAL388,74715.7%−2.2 pts

260Gadsden, ALAL103,88615.7%−0.8 pts

261Memphis, TNTN1,341,41215.7%−3.6 pts

262LaGrange, GAGA107,09715.7%−1.6 pts

263Hilo, HIHI210,04315.7%+1.5 pts

264St. Simons, GAGA118,52415.6%−0.0 pts

265Hinesville, GAGA91,87015.6%−2.3 pts

266DeRidder, LALA36,67315.6%−2.7 pts

267Sandpoint, IDID54,42015.5%−0.0 pts

268Augusta, GAGA641,23115.5%−0.5 pts

269Cortland, NYNY45,85015.5%+2.7 pts

270Cedartown, GAGA45,51415.5%−0.8 pts

271Wheeling, WVWV134,08915.4%−0.9 pts

272Fort Payne, ALAL74,08515.4%−2.0 pts

273Longview, TXTX297,31515.4%−3.1 pts

274Danville, VAVA101,13715.4%−0.2 pts

275Redding, CACA181,64815.4%+1.6 pts

276Russellville, ARAR84,93215.3%−0.6 pts

277Sebring, FLFL111,12215.2%−0.0 pts

278Athens, TNTN71,59015.2%−2.8 pts

279Toccoa, GAGA27,85415.1%−1.8 pts

280San Antonio, TXTX2,813,14015.1%−4.6 pts

281Muncie, ININ113,10615.1%−1.7 pts

282Ozark, ALAL49,91215.1%+0.3 pts

283San Angelo, TXTX122,06515.1%−2.2 pts

284Walla Walla, WAWA62,36115.1%−1.0 pts

285Athens, TXTX88,59515.1%−3.0 pts

286Vineland, NJNJ157,14815.0%+2.0 pts

287Riverside, CACA4,769,00715.0%+2.9 pts

288Coos Bay, OROR63,99215.0%−1.4 pts

289Lake City, FLFL74,09415.0%−5.6 pts

290Grants Pass, OROR87,86715.0%−3.3 pts

291Fort Smith, ARAR234,14014.9%−1.1 pts

292Oneonta, NYNY60,58914.9%+1.0 pts

293Butte-Silver Bow, MTMT36,11814.9%+0.2 pts

294Anderson Creek, NCNC150,13714.9%−2.6 pts

295Ruidoso, NMNM19,84414.9%−5.2 pts

296Warrensburg, MOMO56,67014.9%−0.6 pts

297Farmington, MOMO67,80914.9%−2.0 pts

298Pueblo, COCO169,27714.9%−5.4 pts

299Missoula, MTMT128,69814.8%−2.2 pts

300Mexico, MOMO24,52814.8%−0.1 pts

301Johnson City, TNTN216,41614.8%−1.7 pts

302Spearfish, SDSD29,45914.8%+0.7 pts

303Cumberland, MDMD93,64014.8%−1.3 pts

304Springfield, MAMA464,33814.7%+1.8 pts

305Thomaston, GAGA28,50014.7%+0.0 pts

306Enterprise, ALAL56,95314.7%−0.8 pts

307Baker City, OROR16,65814.7%+0.0 pts

308Crossville, TNTN66,30014.7%−3.4 pts

309Tucson, AZAZ1,074,68514.7%−2.5 pts

310Albertville, ALAL103,53714.7%−2.6 pts

311Abilene, TXTX185,42914.7%−1.8 pts

312Shawnee, OKOK75,10214.6%−2.7 pts

313Sulphur Springs, TXTX39,06314.6%−3.8 pts

314Champaign, ILIL239,97914.6%+0.2 pts

315Marion, ILIL67,22514.6%−1.2 pts

316Hot Springs, ARAR99,69514.6%−3.4 pts

317Duncan, OKOK44,31014.6%−3.3 pts

318Lawrenceburg, TNTN46,91414.6%−0.8 pts

319Corvallis, OROR97,72814.6%−1.0 pts

320Greeneville, TNTN73,83114.5%−2.4 pts

321Savannah, GAGA438,31414.5%−2.0 pts

322Vernal, UTUT38,27814.5%−4.2 pts

323Salisbury, MDMD131,87214.5%+1.8 pts

324Kerrville, TXTX54,03714.5%−0.6 pts

325Scottsbluff, NENE36,27214.4%−1.2 pts

326Rome, GAGA101,37814.4%+0.8 pts

327Eugene, OROR381,58414.4%−0.1 pts

328Santa Maria, CACA442,06514.3%+1.6 pts

329Lebanon, MOMO36,94314.3%−2.4 pts

330Summerville, GAGA25,30014.3%−0.3 pts

331Paris, TNTN32,89614.3%−4.6 pts

332Florence, ALAL156,60914.2%−0.5 pts

333Hood River, OROR23,72014.2%−1.4 pts

334Garden City, KSKS37,50514.2%+3.6 pts

335Bellingham, WAWA236,39214.2%+1.9 pts

336Parkersburg, WVWV87,26414.2%−0.4 pts

337Paducah, KYKY102,25914.2%−2.0 pts

338Burley, IDID49,30814.2%+0.3 pts

339Lock Haven, PAPA37,87014.2%−1.2 pts

340Gainesville, TXTX44,46114.1%−2.3 pts

341Tupelo, MSMS133,16714.1%−2.6 pts

342Guymon, OKOK20,32214.1%+0.7 pts

343Emporia, KSKS34,83814.1%−0.4 pts

344Miami, FLFL6,391,07214.1%+4.2 pts

345Gulfport, MSMS431,32914.0%−4.6 pts

346Greenwood, SCSC95,21514.0%−0.8 pts

347Brookings, SDSD37,63514.0%−3.8 pts

348Charleston, SCSC889,26314.0%−1.1 pts

349Malvern, ARAR33,45114.0%−4.6 pts

350Susanville, CACA28,11714.0%+0.7 pts

351Centralia, WAWA88,06214.0%−0.4 pts

352Longview, WAWA114,88514.0%+0.6 pts

353Morristown, TNTN128,86714.0%−0.4 pts

354Searcy, ARAR80,08514.0%−4.8 pts

355Bonham, TXTX39,26513.9%−4.9 pts

356Columbia, MOMO219,06213.9%−2.0 pts

357Plattsburgh, NYNY78,13813.9%+0.7 pts

358Enid, OKOK61,77913.9%−0.2 pts

359Jackson, TNTN184,56913.9%−3.0 pts

360Saginaw, MIMI187,68813.9%−3.3 pts

361Forest City, NCNC65,74513.9%+1.6 pts

362Albuquerque, NMNM925,27913.9%−1.2 pts

363Lake Havasu City, AZAZ228,10213.9%−0.3 pts

364Pocatello, IDID91,59113.9%+0.1 pts

365Newport, OROR50,63613.9%−0.5 pts

366Gaffney, SCSC58,27513.9%−1.0 pts

367Jamestown, NYNY124,12613.8%+0.1 pts

368Goldsboro, NCNC122,27813.8%−1.4 pts

369Pensacola, FLFL544,94913.8%−2.5 pts

370Tullahoma, TNTN69,33913.8%−0.5 pts

371Iowa City, IAIA182,71113.8%−2.0 pts

372Panama City, FLFL231,17413.8%−1.5 pts

373Washington, ININ34,20913.8%−1.7 pts

374La Grande, OROR25,90013.8%−2.0 pts

375Cambridge, MDMD33,62813.8%−0.4 pts

376Tyler, TXTX252,54913.8%−2.7 pts

377Olean, NYNY75,39013.7%−0.3 pts

378The Villages, FLFL157,77213.7%−6.1 pts

379Amarillo, TXTX276,23513.7%−2.0 pts

380Houston, TXTX7,904,62713.7%−1.2 pts

381New Bern, NCNC127,35813.7%−1.1 pts

382Bangor, MEME157,96713.7%+0.7 pts

383Scottsboro, ALAL54,28113.7%−2.9 pts

384New York, NYNY20,112,44813.7%+1.6 pts

385Fayetteville, TNTN36,85313.6%−0.5 pts

386Joplin, MOMO208,79613.6%−2.0 pts

387Kingsport, TNTN314,83413.6%−2.0 pts

388Lafayette, ININ228,46813.6%+0.6 pts

389Pampa, TXTX21,78613.6%+0.3 pts

390Birmingham, ALAL1,197,76613.6%−1.8 pts

391Great Falls, MTMT85,02913.5%−0.2 pts

392Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,81313.5%−0.5 pts

393Salinas, CACA433,72913.5%+1.9 pts

394Dumas, TXTX21,89113.5%+0.4 pts

395Weirton, WVWV112,46813.5%−1.4 pts

396Price, UTUT20,68013.4%−1.0 pts

397Oil City, PAPA49,34613.4%−1.7 pts

398Lewiston, IDID65,45013.3%−1.2 pts

399Paragould, ARAR47,41113.3%−4.6 pts

400Union City, TNTN30,06713.3%−1.9 pts

401Watertown, NYNY111,54013.3%+1.5 pts

402Danville, ILIL71,25913.3%−2.0 pts

403Fayetteville, NCNC395,41213.3%−1.7 pts

404Atchison, KSKS16,17213.3%−2.5 pts

405Shelby, NCNC103,32513.3%+2.3 pts

406Martinsville, VAVA63,09113.2%+2.5 pts

407Corning, NYNY91,85513.2%−0.3 pts

408Ottumwa, IAIA35,21013.2%−2.0 pts

409Victoria, TXTX99,86413.2%−4.4 pts

410Astoria, OROR40,92613.2%−1.2 pts

411Winchester, TNTN45,57913.2%−1.2 pts

412Knoxville, TNTN968,13713.2%−2.0 pts

413Marshall, MOMO23,26513.2%−0.4 pts

414Shelbyville, TNTN55,27313.1%−2.9 pts

415Roseburg, OROR111,95113.1%−1.7 pts

416Salem, OROR445,81413.1%−0.1 pts

417Midland, TXTX193,13913.1%−1.8 pts

418Flint, MIMI401,09313.1%−3.4 pts

419Bradford, PAPA38,98413.1%−1.8 pts

420Bloomsburg, PAPA66,19313.1%+2.5 pts

421Wenatchee, WAWA128,41413.1%−1.2 pts

422Ocala, FLFL442,66013.1%−1.5 pts

423Vernon, TXTX12,48113.1%−6.3 pts

424Cape Girardeau, MOMO99,21513.1%−3.9 pts

425Durham, NCNC625,48513.0%+0.8 pts

426Dickinson, NDND39,14213.0%−3.4 pts

427Henderson, KYKY57,18413.0%−2.1 pts

428Wilmington, NCNC492,77213.0%−1.8 pts

429Cullman, ALAL94,00913.0%−2.3 pts

430Decatur, ALAL160,32613.0%−0.9 pts

431Twin Falls, IDID123,90113.0%−1.2 pts

432Batesville, ARAR38,78513.0%−4.2 pts

433Kalispell, MTMT115,42913.0%−1.5 pts

434Elmira, NYNY80,41513.0%+1.6 pts

435Hermiston, OROR93,72112.9%−3.4 pts

436The Dalles, OROR26,31012.9%−0.5 pts

437Lakeland, FLFL874,79012.9%−0.0 pts

438Utica, NYNY285,61112.9%+0.8 pts

439Arkansas City, KSKS34,38212.9%+2.3 pts

440Menomonie, WIWI46,22312.9%−3.7 pts

441Jacksonville, NCNC217,17512.9%+0.8 pts

442Great Bend, KSKS24,79012.9%+1.1 pts

443Hays, KSKS29,07512.9%−2.0 pts

444Brenham, TXTX38,28812.9%−5.2 pts

445Zanesville, OHOH87,01412.9%−1.8 pts

446Decatur, ILIL99,30012.9%+0.1 pts

447Bozeman, MTMT128,74012.8%−4.3 pts

448Sedalia, MOMO44,25412.8%−1.0 pts

449Sanford, NCNC70,25812.8%−1.8 pts

450San Luis Obispo, CACA282,36712.8%−0.1 pts

451Logan, UTUT160,88912.8%−0.4 pts

452Meadville, PAPA81,79212.8%−2.7 pts

453Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI36,08112.8%−4.3 pts

454Sacramento, CACA2,477,27412.8%+0.9 pts

455Cody, WYWY31,17112.7%+3.3 pts

456Wichita Falls, TXTX149,44812.7%−2.6 pts

457Niles, MIMI152,44412.7%−2.0 pts

458Owensboro, KYKY113,96212.7%−3.1 pts

459Bishop, CACA18,15812.6%+0.7 pts

460Fayetteville, ARAR622,17712.6%−0.1 pts

461Altoona, PAPA119,54112.6%−1.5 pts

462Spokane, WAWA608,01212.6%−1.3 pts

463Kennewick, WAWA324,33412.6%−1.5 pts

464Montrose, COCO44,59112.6%−1.6 pts

465Gloversville, NYNY52,21612.5%−0.4 pts

466Medford, OROR221,79512.5%−0.7 pts

467Greeley, COCO378,42612.5%−2.9 pts

468DuBois, PAPA78,10012.5%−1.4 pts

469Port Angeles, WAWA78,20212.5%−0.0 pts

470Mitchell, SDSD25,91312.5%−3.4 pts

471Spartanburg, SCSC407,65612.5%+0.1 pts

472Lewistown, PAPA46,12712.5%−0.9 pts

473Johnstown, PAPA128,96812.5%−1.5 pts

474Woodward, OKOK19,82712.5%−1.7 pts

475Toledo, OHOH599,37612.5%−1.4 pts

476Ames, IAIA128,09012.5%−2.1 pts

477Moberly, MOMO24,51312.5%−4.1 pts

478San Diego, CACA3,282,24812.4%+1.1 pts

479Blackfoot, IDID51,15312.4%−3.2 pts

480Mount Airy, NCNC72,28712.4%+1.0 pts

481Springfield, MOMO500,69412.4%−2.5 pts

482Gainesville, GAGA226,56812.4%+1.8 pts

483Columbia, SCSC879,91812.4%−0.2 pts

484Branson, MOMO57,00112.4%−1.2 pts

485Dodge City, KSKS33,99312.4%+0.5 pts

486Terre Haute, ININ169,24112.4%−1.3 pts

487Fort Morgan, COCO30,30612.4%−3.6 pts

488Mount Vernon, ILIL36,14712.3%−3.7 pts

489Cleveland, TNTN134,05712.3%−2.2 pts

490Syracuse, NYNY652,27312.3%+1.8 pts

491Brookings, OROR22,62112.2%−0.1 pts

492Detroit Lakes, MNMN35,49712.2%−5.6 pts

493Cornelia, GAGA50,41612.2%+0.6 pts

494Shelton, WAWA71,16512.2%−1.0 pts

495Sterling, COCO20,65412.2%−2.8 pts

496Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,96612.1%−3.2 pts

497Lima, OHOH100,88112.1%−0.6 pts

498Little Rock, ARAR777,60712.1%−1.6 pts

499Winona, MNMN50,52312.0%−0.7 pts

500Charlottesville, VAVA228,59712.0%−1.3 pts

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Frequently asked

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.