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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). 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%−15%

02Gallup, NMNM68,11936.1%−17%

03Clarksdale, MSMS19,84935.9%−21%

04McAllen, TXTX921,54935.9%−14%

05Zapata, TXTX13,75335.8%−13%

06Eagle Pass, TXTX58,82334.8%−31%

07Cleveland, MSMS28,26233.3%−22%

08Raymondville, TXTX19,97133.2%−25%

09Brownsville, TXTX433,94633.1%−17%

10Deming, NMNM25,40732.9%+4%

11Laredo, TXTX281,22431.2%−18%

12Middlesborough, KYKY22,82931.1%−14%

13Selma, ALAL35,14031.1%−14%

14Greenwood, MSMS34,91230.6%−17%

15Show Low, AZAZ109,94629.5%−15%

16Cordele, GAGA19,23729.3%+1%

17Opelousas, LALA80,76529.3%−19%

18Greenville, MSMS40,44629.2%−13%

19Town of Pecos, TXTX12,13828.9%+0%

20Corbin, KYKY150,04028.6%−13%

21Natchez, MSMS54,72228.4%−13%

22Forrest City, ARAR21,80027.5%−25%

23Athens, OHOH63,19727.4%−5%

24Alice, TXTX45,38326.8%−15%

25Kingsville, TXTX30,31526.7%−2%

26Natchitoches, LALA36,08926.5%−22%

27Ruston, LALA48,36026.5%−0%

28Eufaula, ALAL26,86126.4%+2%

29Starkville, MSMS62,06326.4%−9%

30Del Rio, TXTX47,83526.1%−28%

31Pikeville, KYKY89,12226.0%−6%

32McComb, MSMS52,64026.0%−23%

33Rexburg, IDID69,38025.6%+5%

34Pullman, WAWA48,51225.6%+6%

35College Station, TXTX287,47625.5%−4%

36Las Cruces, NMNM229,09125.4%−4%

37Carbondale, ILIL52,50125.2%−11%

38Statesboro, GAGA97,97724.9%−8%

39Bogalusa, LALA44,93724.7%−22%

40Las Vegas, NMNM30,31124.6%−21%

41Kennett, MOMO26,85524.5%−18%

42Nogales, AZAZ50,02024.5%−7%

43Uvalde, TXTX24,96324.3%−22%

44Beeville, TXTX32,51524.0%−13%

45Visalia, CACA485,14623.9%+6%

46El Paso, TXTX881,29123.9%−11%

47Auburn, ALAL208,01323.7%−12%

48Morgan City, LALA46,55223.6%−12%

49Arcadia, FLFL37,07823.6%+22%

50New Iberia, LALA66,84623.6%−9%

51Nacogdoches, TXTX66,03523.3%−7%

52Columbus, MSMS67,14423.3%−9%

53Roanoke Rapids, NCNC63,02523.2%−7%

54Troy, ALAL33,68823.1%−15%

55Blytheville, ARAR37,82823.0%−12%

56Safford, AZAZ40,15723.0%−14%

57Vidalia, GAGA36,18022.9%−5%

58Tahlequah, OKOK49,19622.9%−21%

59Lumberton, NCNC119,94122.8%−5%

60Hammond, LALA141,34622.7%−28%

61Fresno, CACA1,203,38322.7%+8%

62Bainbridge, GAGA29,43222.7%−3%

63El Centro, CACA181,41122.6%−5%

64Alamosa, COCO27,89622.6%−22%

65Newport, TNTN37,88922.5%−11%

66Kirksville, MOMO29,82422.4%−8%

67Fitzgerald, GAGA17,09922.3%+1%

68Clewiston, FLFL61,54622.1%+24%

69Grenada, MSMS30,22222.1%−17%

70Monroe, LALA222,39022.0%−16%

71Gainesville, FLFL359,03621.8%−5%

72Sweetwater, TXTX14,11721.7%+2%

73Merced, CACA297,26021.7%+9%

74Morgantown, WVWV141,99521.6%+8%

75Farmington, NMNM120,34021.5%−24%

76Albany, GAGA145,51021.5%−9%

77Orangeburg, SCSC83,17721.4%−14%

78Oxford, MSMS71,97221.4%−16%

79Americus, GAGA33,39421.3%−13%

80Roswell, NMNM63,36421.3%−5%

81Tifton, GAGA51,23721.3%−13%

82Meridian, MSMS85,41921.2%−7%

83Vermillion, SDSD15,03121.2%−14%

84Magnolia, ARAR21,89421.1%−13%

85Athens, GAGA224,14821.1%−4%

86Hobbs, NMNM74,74921.1%−6%

87Laramie, WYWY38,55821.0%+6%

88Taos, NMNM34,56420.9%−24%

89Palatka, FLFL77,73420.9%+4%

90Bakersfield, CACA927,06820.8%+23%

91Alexandria, LALA147,95220.7%−10%

92Laurinburg, NCNC33,32220.6%+11%

93Hereford, TXTX18,62620.6%−26%

94Henderson, NCNC42,63820.5%+5%

95Laurel, MSMS82,28120.4%−16%

96Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,69120.4%−18%

97Greenville, NCNC182,93620.3%−8%

98Española, NMNM39,83220.3%−26%

99Stillwater, OKOK83,88920.3%−7%

100Minden, LALA34,94820.2%−19%

101Crescent City, CACA26,41020.2%+29%

102Clovis, NMNM65,27020.1%−6%

103Pine Bluff, ARAR70,21120.0%−15%

104New Orleans, LALA970,84919.9%−11%

105Waycross, GAGA57,67019.9%−6%

106Moultrie, GAGA47,43819.8%−13%

107Douglas, GAGA52,86119.8%−14%

108Chico, CACA209,21119.8%+5%

109Macomb, ILIL25,91619.8%+4%

110Beckley, WVWV109,94019.7%−9%

111Yakima, WAWA259,18519.7%−3%

112Ellensburg, WAWA48,80319.6%−3%

113Rockingham, NCNC42,04119.6%+17%

114Eureka, CACA131,64719.5%+11%

115Hattiesburg, MSMS158,01419.5%−23%

116Blacksburg, VAVA181,61619.5%+0%

117Hanford, CACA154,32719.5%+7%

118Washington, NCNC44,67019.5%−0%

119Shreveport, LALA383,47419.4%−14%

120Tuscaloosa, ALAL281,85019.4%−18%

121Mount Sterling, KYKY48,42819.4%−22%

122Valdosta, GAGA153,27619.4%−8%

123Portsmouth, OHOH71,36519.3%−25%

124Alamogordo, NMNM70,36819.3%+15%

125Yuma, AZAZ224,44919.2%−3%

126Cedar City, UTUT67,14119.2%+14%

127Richmond, KYKY131,80619.2%−20%

128Brookhaven, MSMS35,01219.2%−19%

129Arkadelphia, ARAR20,93819.1%−20%

130Dublin, GAGA60,35119.1%−8%

131Somerset, KYKY67,38419.1%−16%

132Camden, ARAR26,36319.0%−6%

133Lafayette, LALA423,75819.0%−21%

134Mount Pleasant, TXTX57,07619.0%−11%

135Russellville, ALAL32,44918.9%−9%

136Jackson, MSMS609,84718.8%−18%

137State College, PAPA157,39318.8%+3%

138Thomasville, GAGA72,95818.8%−16%

139El Dorado, ARAR36,92618.7%−15%

140Odessa, TXTX173,80118.7%−8%

141Silver City, NMNM27,25218.7%−12%

142West Plains, MOMO40,79818.7%−26%

143Vicksburg, MSMS41,75918.7%−17%

144Plainview, TXTX36,70018.6%−22%

145Big Spring, TXTX30,50418.6%−9%

146Poplar Bluff, MOMO41,90418.6%−26%

147Mobile, ALAL411,65818.5%−13%

148Bay City, TXTX36,46318.5%−11%

149Wilson, NCNC81,15018.5%−6%

150Lubbock, TXTX368,43118.5%−7%

151Picayune, MSMS59,36318.4%−14%

152Elizabeth City, NCNC42,20118.4%−7%

153Durant, OKOK51,36718.4%−25%

154Huntsville, TXTX83,84218.4%−18%

155Corpus Christi, TXTX451,19118.3%−16%

156Flagstaff, AZAZ144,36818.2%−21%

157Othello, WAWA21,48818.2%+4%

158Elk City, OKOK22,15918.2%−11%

159Corsicana, TXTX57,18118.2%−7%

160Gallipolis, OHOH29,07218.1%−19%

161Elkins, WVWV26,88218.0%−18%

162Sikeston, MOMO49,97818.0%−16%

163Clarksburg, WVWV88,14218.0%−4%

164Texarkana, TXTX146,81617.9%−5%

165Boone, NCNC54,78617.9%−17%

166Muskogee, OKOK66,70817.9%−18%

167Houma, LALA199,66817.9%−24%

168Bluefield, WVWV96,13817.9%−10%

169Tallahassee, FLFL397,44217.9%−5%

170Jacksonville, TXTX53,33717.9%−17%

171Yuba City, CACA187,47817.8%+3%

172Campbellsville, KYKY38,40717.8%−12%

173Florence, SCSC201,39217.8%−11%

174Stockton, CACA823,81517.7%+13%

175Sierra Vista, AZAZ126,33217.7%−13%

176Waco, TXTX308,80717.6%−15%

177Ithaca, NYNY104,04717.6%−7%

178Bemidji, MNMN47,05517.6%−27%

179Weatherford, OKOK39,05917.6%−10%

180Riverton, WYWY39,46417.6%−8%

181Clearlake, CACA67,77217.6%+15%

182Huntington, WVWV365,96517.6%−12%

183Charleston, ILIL46,60717.5%+4%

184Bloomington, ININ165,23117.5%−6%

185Payson, AZAZ53,80117.4%−5%

186Moses Lake, WAWA105,72717.4%−11%

187Baton Rouge, LALA888,69917.4%−16%

188Indiana, PAPA82,87817.3%−7%

189Glasgow, KYKY56,22417.3%−24%

190Talladega, ALAL91,76417.3%−13%

191Red Bluff, CACA64,66517.3%+12%

192Carlsbad, NMNM62,50917.2%−16%

193Brownwood, TXTX38,71117.2%−17%

194McAlester, OKOK43,32017.2%−12%

195Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,55317.1%−5%

196Murrells Inlet, SCSC65,91217.1%−16%

197Newberry, SCSC39,56117.0%+11%

198Liberal, KSKS21,07316.9%+15%

199Massena, NYNY105,48816.9%−2%

200Jonesboro, ARAR139,44016.8%−13%

201Klamath Falls, OROR70,27416.8%+0%

202Milledgeville, GAGA44,02916.8%−4%

203Moscow, IDID41,84216.7%−10%

204Jesup, GAGA32,48116.7%−21%

205Murray, KYKY39,42116.6%−6%

206Ardmore, OKOK48,91016.6%−16%

207Houghton, MIMI40,02816.6%−21%

208McMinnville, TNTN43,71716.6%−1%

209Corinth, MSMS34,56916.6%−20%

210Miami, OKOK30,43816.6%−18%

211Manhattan, KSKS136,12216.6%−9%

212Paris, TXTX63,31916.6%−24%

213Kinston, NCNC55,83716.6%−17%

214Alexander City, ALAL40,95316.6%+3%

215El Campo, TXTX42,06016.5%−22%

216Madisonville, KYKY45,12716.5%−4%

217Ada, OKOK38,52816.5%−24%

218Ontario, OROR60,08516.5%−12%

219Maryville, MOMO20,17416.5%−24%

220Palestine, TXTX59,80516.5%−10%

221Rolla, MOMO45,24716.4%−11%

222Andrews, TXTX18,91416.4%−2%

223Dothan, ALAL156,26616.4%−5%

224Port Lavaca, TXTX19,59916.4%−12%

225Harrisonburg, VAVA140,15516.4%+37%

226Mayfield, KYKY37,05016.4%−3%

227Monticello, NYNY80,58616.3%+21%

228Fairmont, WVWV55,58416.3%−14%

229Sumter, SCSC105,06716.2%−21%

230Altus, OKOK24,76416.2%−11%

231Los Angeles, CACA12,844,44116.2%+18%

232Danville, KYKY56,98516.1%−25%

233Oxford, ALAL115,83416.1%+3%

234Aberdeen, WAWA78,14416.1%−2%

235Cookeville, TNTN152,47716.1%−7%

236Big Rapids, MIMI42,32016.1%−36%

237Lake Charles, LALA244,65516.1%−18%

238Vincennes, ININ35,65216.0%+2%

239Martin, TNTN33,26116.0%+4%

240Stephenville, TXTX43,91116.0%−23%

241Okeechobee, FLFL42,60816.0%−23%

242Ponca City, OKOK43,49016.0%+24%

243Bowling Green, KYKY197,18016.0%−20%

244Cambridge, OHOH38,37916.0%−8%

245Columbus, GAGA324,83016.0%−14%

246Modesto, CACA557,71916.0%+13%

247Snyder, TXTX16,16216.0%−10%

248Pittsburg, KSKS39,00816.0%−15%

249Ukiah, CACA88,12215.9%+13%

250Dyersburg, TNTN36,32015.9%−10%

251Harrison, ARAR45,65415.9%−8%

252Mineral Wells, TXTX30,79115.9%−18%

253Lawrence, KSKS120,92015.9%−23%

254Rocky Mount, NCNC148,48615.8%−5%

255Beaumont, TXTX399,31015.8%−12%

256Lufkin, TXTX88,15415.8%−15%

257Charleston, WVWV200,17015.8%−10%

258Lawton, OKOK127,59015.7%−3%

259Montgomery, ALAL388,74715.7%−12%

260Gadsden, ALAL103,88615.7%−5%

261Memphis, TNTN1,341,41215.7%−18%

262LaGrange, GAGA107,09715.7%−9%

263Hilo, HIHI210,04315.7%+10%

264St. Simons, GAGA118,52415.6%−0%

265Hinesville, GAGA91,87015.6%−13%

266DeRidder, LALA36,67315.6%−15%

267Sandpoint, IDID54,42015.5%−0%

268Augusta, GAGA641,23115.5%−3%

269Cortland, NYNY45,85015.5%+21%

270Cedartown, GAGA45,51415.5%−5%

271Wheeling, WVWV134,08915.4%−6%

272Fort Payne, ALAL74,08515.4%−11%

273Longview, TXTX297,31515.4%−17%

274Danville, VAVA101,13715.4%−1%

275Redding, CACA181,64815.4%+12%

276Russellville, ARAR84,93215.3%−4%

277Sebring, FLFL111,12215.2%−0%

278Athens, TNTN71,59015.2%−16%

279Toccoa, GAGA27,85415.1%−11%

280San Antonio, TXTX2,813,14015.1%−23%

281Muncie, ININ113,10615.1%−10%

282Ozark, ALAL49,91215.1%+2%

283San Angelo, TXTX122,06515.1%−12%

284Walla Walla, WAWA62,36115.1%−6%

285Athens, TXTX88,59515.1%−17%

286Vineland, NJNJ157,14815.0%+16%

287Riverside, CACA4,769,00715.0%+24%

288Coos Bay, OROR63,99215.0%−9%

289Lake City, FLFL74,09415.0%−27%

290Grants Pass, OROR87,86715.0%−18%

291Fort Smith, ARAR234,14014.9%−7%

292Oneonta, NYNY60,58914.9%+7%

293Butte-Silver Bow, MTMT36,11814.9%+1%

294Anderson Creek, NCNC150,13714.9%−15%

295Ruidoso, NMNM19,84414.9%−26%

296Warrensburg, MOMO56,67014.9%−4%

297Farmington, MOMO67,80914.9%−12%

298Pueblo, COCO169,27714.9%−27%

299Missoula, MTMT128,69814.8%−13%

300Mexico, MOMO24,52814.8%−1%

301Johnson City, TNTN216,41614.8%−10%

302Spearfish, SDSD29,45914.8%+5%

303Cumberland, MDMD93,64014.8%−8%

304Springfield, MAMA464,33814.7%+14%

305Thomaston, GAGA28,50014.7%+0%

306Enterprise, ALAL56,95314.7%−5%

307Baker City, OROR16,65814.7%+0%

308Crossville, TNTN66,30014.7%−19%

309Tucson, AZAZ1,074,68514.7%−15%

310Albertville, ALAL103,53714.7%−15%

311Abilene, TXTX185,42914.7%−11%

312Shawnee, OKOK75,10214.6%−15%

313Sulphur Springs, TXTX39,06314.6%−21%

314Champaign, ILIL239,97914.6%+1%

315Marion, ILIL67,22514.6%−8%

316Hot Springs, ARAR99,69514.6%−19%

317Duncan, OKOK44,31014.6%−19%

318Lawrenceburg, TNTN46,91414.6%−5%

319Corvallis, OROR97,72814.6%−6%

320Greeneville, TNTN73,83114.5%−14%

321Savannah, GAGA438,31414.5%−12%

322Vernal, UTUT38,27814.5%−23%

323Salisbury, MDMD131,87214.5%+14%

324Kerrville, TXTX54,03714.5%−4%

325Scottsbluff, NENE36,27214.4%−8%

326Rome, GAGA101,37814.4%+6%

327Eugene, OROR381,58414.4%−1%

328Santa Maria, CACA442,06514.3%+12%

329Lebanon, MOMO36,94314.3%−15%

330Summerville, GAGA25,30014.3%−2%

331Paris, TNTN32,89614.3%−25%

332Florence, ALAL156,60914.2%−3%

333Hood River, OROR23,72014.2%−9%

334Garden City, KSKS37,50514.2%+34%

335Bellingham, WAWA236,39214.2%+16%

336Parkersburg, WVWV87,26414.2%−3%

337Paducah, KYKY102,25914.2%−13%

338Burley, IDID49,30814.2%+2%

339Lock Haven, PAPA37,87014.2%−8%

340Gainesville, TXTX44,46114.1%−14%

341Tupelo, MSMS133,16714.1%−16%

342Guymon, OKOK20,32214.1%+5%

343Emporia, KSKS34,83814.1%−3%

344Miami, FLFL6,391,07214.1%+43%

345Gulfport, MSMS431,32914.0%−24%

346Greenwood, SCSC95,21514.0%−5%

347Brookings, SDSD37,63514.0%−21%

348Charleston, SCSC889,26314.0%−7%

349Malvern, ARAR33,45114.0%−25%

350Susanville, CACA28,11714.0%+5%

351Centralia, WAWA88,06214.0%−3%

352Longview, WAWA114,88514.0%+5%

353Morristown, TNTN128,86714.0%−3%

354Searcy, ARAR80,08514.0%−26%

355Bonham, TXTX39,26513.9%−26%

356Columbia, MOMO219,06213.9%−13%

357Plattsburgh, NYNY78,13813.9%+5%

358Enid, OKOK61,77913.9%−1%

359Jackson, TNTN184,56913.9%−18%

360Saginaw, MIMI187,68813.9%−19%

361Forest City, NCNC65,74513.9%+13%

362Albuquerque, NMNM925,27913.9%−8%

363Lake Havasu City, AZAZ228,10213.9%−2%

364Pocatello, IDID91,59113.9%+1%

365Newport, OROR50,63613.9%−4%

366Gaffney, SCSC58,27513.9%−7%

367Jamestown, NYNY124,12613.8%+0%

368Goldsboro, NCNC122,27813.8%−9%

369Pensacola, FLFL544,94913.8%−15%

370Tullahoma, TNTN69,33913.8%−3%

371Iowa City, IAIA182,71113.8%−12%

372Panama City, FLFL231,17413.8%−10%

373Washington, ININ34,20913.8%−11%

374La Grande, OROR25,90013.8%−13%

375Cambridge, MDMD33,62813.8%−3%

376Tyler, TXTX252,54913.8%−16%

377Olean, NYNY75,39013.7%−2%

378The Villages, FLFL157,77213.7%−31%

379Amarillo, TXTX276,23513.7%−13%

380Houston, TXTX7,904,62713.7%−8%

381New Bern, NCNC127,35813.7%−8%

382Bangor, MEME157,96713.7%+5%

383Scottsboro, ALAL54,28113.7%−18%

384New York, NYNY20,112,44813.7%+14%

385Fayetteville, TNTN36,85313.6%−4%

386Joplin, MOMO208,79613.6%−13%

387Kingsport, TNTN314,83413.6%−13%

388Lafayette, ININ228,46813.6%+5%

389Pampa, TXTX21,78613.6%+2%

390Birmingham, ALAL1,197,76613.6%−12%

391Great Falls, MTMT85,02913.5%−1%

392Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,81313.5%−3%

393Salinas, CACA433,72913.5%+16%

394Dumas, TXTX21,89113.5%+3%

395Weirton, WVWV112,46813.5%−10%

396Price, UTUT20,68013.4%−7%

397Oil City, PAPA49,34613.4%−11%

398Lewiston, IDID65,45013.3%−8%

399Paragould, ARAR47,41113.3%−25%

400Union City, TNTN30,06713.3%−12%

401Watertown, NYNY111,54013.3%+12%

402Danville, ILIL71,25913.3%−13%

403Fayetteville, NCNC395,41213.3%−11%

404Atchison, KSKS16,17213.3%−16%

405Shelby, NCNC103,32513.3%+21%

406Martinsville, VAVA63,09113.2%+24%

407Corning, NYNY91,85513.2%−2%

408Ottumwa, IAIA35,21013.2%−13%

409Victoria, TXTX99,86413.2%−25%

410Astoria, OROR40,92613.2%−8%

411Winchester, TNTN45,57913.2%−8%

412Knoxville, TNTN968,13713.2%−13%

413Marshall, MOMO23,26513.2%−3%

414Shelbyville, TNTN55,27313.1%−18%

415Roseburg, OROR111,95113.1%−12%

416Salem, OROR445,81413.1%−1%

417Midland, TXTX193,13913.1%−12%

418Flint, MIMI401,09313.1%−20%

419Bradford, PAPA38,98413.1%−12%

420Bloomsburg, PAPA66,19313.1%+23%

421Wenatchee, WAWA128,41413.1%−8%

422Ocala, FLFL442,66013.1%−10%

423Vernon, TXTX12,48113.1%−32%

424Cape Girardeau, MOMO99,21513.1%−23%

425Durham, NCNC625,48513.0%+6%

426Dickinson, NDND39,14213.0%−21%

427Henderson, KYKY57,18413.0%−14%

428Wilmington, NCNC492,77213.0%−12%

429Cullman, ALAL94,00913.0%−15%

430Decatur, ALAL160,32613.0%−6%

431Twin Falls, IDID123,90113.0%−8%

432Batesville, ARAR38,78513.0%−24%

433Kalispell, MTMT115,42913.0%−10%

434Elmira, NYNY80,41513.0%+14%

435Hermiston, OROR93,72112.9%−21%

436The Dalles, OROR26,31012.9%−3%

437Lakeland, FLFL874,79012.9%−0%

438Utica, NYNY285,61112.9%+6%

439Arkansas City, KSKS34,38212.9%+22%

440Menomonie, WIWI46,22312.9%−22%

441Jacksonville, NCNC217,17512.9%+6%

442Great Bend, KSKS24,79012.9%+9%

443Hays, KSKS29,07512.9%−13%

444Brenham, TXTX38,28812.9%−29%

445Zanesville, OHOH87,01412.9%−12%

446Decatur, ILIL99,30012.9%+1%

447Bozeman, MTMT128,74012.8%−25%

448Sedalia, MOMO44,25412.8%−7%

449Sanford, NCNC70,25812.8%−12%

450San Luis Obispo, CACA282,36712.8%−1%

451Logan, UTUT160,88912.8%−3%

452Meadville, PAPA81,79212.8%−17%

453Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI36,08112.8%−25%

454Sacramento, CACA2,477,27412.8%+7%

455Cody, WYWY31,17112.7%+34%

456Wichita Falls, TXTX149,44812.7%−17%

457Niles, MIMI152,44412.7%−14%

458Owensboro, KYKY113,96212.7%−20%

459Bishop, CACA18,15812.6%+6%

460Fayetteville, ARAR622,17712.6%−1%

461Altoona, PAPA119,54112.6%−10%

462Spokane, WAWA608,01212.6%−10%

463Kennewick, WAWA324,33412.6%−11%

464Montrose, COCO44,59112.6%−11%

465Gloversville, NYNY52,21612.5%−3%

466Medford, OROR221,79512.5%−5%

467Greeley, COCO378,42612.5%−19%

468DuBois, PAPA78,10012.5%−10%

469Port Angeles, WAWA78,20212.5%−0%

470Mitchell, SDSD25,91312.5%−22%

471Spartanburg, SCSC407,65612.5%+1%

472Lewistown, PAPA46,12712.5%−6%

473Johnstown, PAPA128,96812.5%−11%

474Woodward, OKOK19,82712.5%−12%

475Toledo, OHOH599,37612.5%−10%

476Ames, IAIA128,09012.5%−15%

477Moberly, MOMO24,51312.5%−25%

478San Diego, CACA3,282,24812.4%+10%

479Blackfoot, IDID51,15312.4%−20%

480Mount Airy, NCNC72,28712.4%+9%

481Springfield, MOMO500,69412.4%−17%

482Gainesville, GAGA226,56812.4%+17%

483Columbia, SCSC879,91812.4%−2%

484Branson, MOMO57,00112.4%−9%

485Dodge City, KSKS33,99312.4%+4%

486Terre Haute, ININ169,24112.4%−10%

487Fort Morgan, COCO30,30612.4%−23%

488Mount Vernon, ILIL36,14712.3%−23%

489Cleveland, TNTN134,05712.3%−15%

490Syracuse, NYNY652,27312.3%+18%

491Brookings, OROR22,62112.2%−1%

492Detroit Lakes, MNMN35,49712.2%−31%

493Cornelia, GAGA50,41612.2%+5%

494Shelton, WAWA71,16512.2%−8%

495Sterling, COCO20,65412.2%−18%

496Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,96612.1%−21%

497Lima, OHOH100,88112.1%−5%

498Little Rock, ARAR777,60712.1%−12%

499Winona, MNMN50,52312.0%−6%

500Charlottesville, VAVA228,59712.0%−10%

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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.