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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). 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 2000

01Rio Grande City, TXTX66,31950.9%+0%

02Gallup, NMNM68,11936.1%+0%

03Clarksdale, MSMS19,84935.9%+0%

04McAllen, TXTX921,54935.9%+0%

05Zapata, TXTX13,75335.8%+0%

06Eagle Pass, TXTX58,82334.8%+0%

07Cleveland, MSMS28,26233.3%+0%

08Raymondville, TXTX19,97133.2%+0%

09Brownsville, TXTX433,94633.1%+0%

10Deming, NMNM25,40732.9%+0%

11Laredo, TXTX281,22431.2%+0%

12Middlesborough, KYKY22,82931.1%+0%

13Selma, ALAL35,14031.1%+0%

14Greenwood, MSMS34,91230.6%+0%

15Show Low, AZAZ109,94629.5%+0%

16Cordele, GAGA19,23729.3%+0%

17Opelousas, LALA80,76529.3%+0%

18Greenville, MSMS40,44629.2%+0%

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

20Corbin, KYKY150,04028.6%+0%

21Natchez, MSMS54,72228.4%+0%

22Forrest City, ARAR21,80027.5%+0%

23Athens, OHOH63,19727.4%+0%

24Alice, TXTX45,38326.8%+0%

25Kingsville, TXTX30,31526.7%+0%

26Natchitoches, LALA36,08926.5%+0%

27Ruston, LALA48,36026.5%+0%

28Eufaula, ALAL26,86126.4%+0%

29Starkville, MSMS62,06326.4%+0%

30Del Rio, TXTX47,83526.1%+0%

31Pikeville, KYKY89,12226.0%+0%

32McComb, MSMS52,64026.0%+0%

33Rexburg, IDID69,38025.6%+0%

34Pullman, WAWA48,51225.6%+0%

35College Station, TXTX287,47625.5%+0%

36Las Cruces, NMNM229,09125.4%+0%

37Carbondale, ILIL52,50125.2%+0%

38Statesboro, GAGA97,97724.9%+0%

39Bogalusa, LALA44,93724.7%+0%

40Las Vegas, NMNM30,31124.6%+0%

41Kennett, MOMO26,85524.5%+0%

42Nogales, AZAZ50,02024.5%+0%

43Uvalde, TXTX24,96324.3%+0%

44Beeville, TXTX32,51524.0%+0%

45Visalia, CACA485,14623.9%+0%

46El Paso, TXTX881,29123.9%+0%

47Auburn, ALAL208,01323.7%+0%

48Morgan City, LALA46,55223.6%+0%

49Arcadia, FLFL37,07823.6%+0%

50New Iberia, LALA66,84623.6%+0%

51Nacogdoches, TXTX66,03523.3%+0%

52Columbus, MSMS67,14423.3%+0%

53Roanoke Rapids, NCNC63,02523.2%+0%

54Troy, ALAL33,68823.1%+0%

55Blytheville, ARAR37,82823.0%+0%

56Safford, AZAZ40,15723.0%+0%

57Vidalia, GAGA36,18022.9%+0%

58Tahlequah, OKOK49,19622.9%+0%

59Lumberton, NCNC119,94122.8%+0%

60Hammond, LALA141,34622.7%+0%

61Fresno, CACA1,203,38322.7%+0%

62Bainbridge, GAGA29,43222.7%+0%

63El Centro, CACA181,41122.6%+0%

64Alamosa, COCO27,89622.6%+0%

65Newport, TNTN37,88922.5%+0%

66Kirksville, MOMO29,82422.4%+0%

67Fitzgerald, GAGA17,09922.3%+0%

68Clewiston, FLFL61,54622.1%+0%

69Grenada, MSMS30,22222.1%+0%

70Monroe, LALA222,39022.0%+0%

71Gainesville, FLFL359,03621.8%+0%

72Sweetwater, TXTX14,11721.7%+0%

73Merced, CACA297,26021.7%+0%

74Morgantown, WVWV141,99521.6%+0%

75Farmington, NMNM120,34021.5%+0%

76Albany, GAGA145,51021.5%+0%

77Orangeburg, SCSC83,17721.4%+0%

78Oxford, MSMS71,97221.4%+0%

79Americus, GAGA33,39421.3%+0%

80Roswell, NMNM63,36421.3%+0%

81Tifton, GAGA51,23721.3%+0%

82Meridian, MSMS85,41921.2%+0%

83Vermillion, SDSD15,03121.2%+0%

84Magnolia, ARAR21,89421.1%+0%

85Athens, GAGA224,14821.1%+0%

86Hobbs, NMNM74,74921.1%+0%

87Laramie, WYWY38,55821.0%+0%

88Taos, NMNM34,56420.9%+0%

89Palatka, FLFL77,73420.9%+0%

90Bakersfield, CACA927,06820.8%+0%

91Alexandria, LALA147,95220.7%+0%

92Laurinburg, NCNC33,32220.6%+0%

93Hereford, TXTX18,62620.6%+0%

94Henderson, NCNC42,63820.5%+0%

95Laurel, MSMS82,28120.4%+0%

96Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,69120.4%+0%

97Greenville, NCNC182,93620.3%+0%

98Española, NMNM39,83220.3%+0%

99Stillwater, OKOK83,88920.3%+0%

100Minden, LALA34,94820.2%+0%

101Crescent City, CACA26,41020.2%+0%

102Clovis, NMNM65,27020.1%+0%

103Pine Bluff, ARAR70,21120.0%+0%

104New Orleans, LALA970,84919.9%+0%

105Waycross, GAGA57,67019.9%+0%

106Moultrie, GAGA47,43819.8%+0%

107Douglas, GAGA52,86119.8%+0%

108Chico, CACA209,21119.8%+0%

109Macomb, ILIL25,91619.8%+0%

110Beckley, WVWV109,94019.7%+0%

111Yakima, WAWA259,18519.7%+0%

112Ellensburg, WAWA48,80319.6%+0%

113Rockingham, NCNC42,04119.6%+0%

114Eureka, CACA131,64719.5%+0%

115Hattiesburg, MSMS158,01419.5%+0%

116Blacksburg, VAVA181,61619.5%+0%

117Hanford, CACA154,32719.5%+0%

118Washington, NCNC44,67019.5%+0%

119Shreveport, LALA383,47419.4%+0%

120Tuscaloosa, ALAL281,85019.4%+0%

121Mount Sterling, KYKY48,42819.4%+0%

122Valdosta, GAGA153,27619.4%+0%

123Portsmouth, OHOH71,36519.3%+0%

124Alamogordo, NMNM70,36819.3%+0%

125Yuma, AZAZ224,44919.2%+0%

126Cedar City, UTUT67,14119.2%+0%

127Richmond, KYKY131,80619.2%+0%

128Brookhaven, MSMS35,01219.2%+0%

129Arkadelphia, ARAR20,93819.1%+0%

130Dublin, GAGA60,35119.1%+0%

131Somerset, KYKY67,38419.1%+0%

132Camden, ARAR26,36319.0%+0%

133Lafayette, LALA423,75819.0%+0%

134Mount Pleasant, TXTX57,07619.0%+0%

135Russellville, ALAL32,44918.9%+0%

136Jackson, MSMS609,84718.8%+0%

137State College, PAPA157,39318.8%+0%

138Thomasville, GAGA72,95818.8%+0%

139El Dorado, ARAR36,92618.7%+0%

140Odessa, TXTX173,80118.7%+0%

141Silver City, NMNM27,25218.7%+0%

142West Plains, MOMO40,79818.7%+0%

143Vicksburg, MSMS41,75918.7%+0%

144Plainview, TXTX36,70018.6%+0%

145Big Spring, TXTX30,50418.6%+0%

146Poplar Bluff, MOMO41,90418.6%+0%

147Mobile, ALAL411,65818.5%+0%

148Bay City, TXTX36,46318.5%+0%

149Wilson, NCNC81,15018.5%+0%

150Lubbock, TXTX368,43118.5%+0%

151Picayune, MSMS59,36318.4%+0%

152Elizabeth City, NCNC42,20118.4%+0%

153Durant, OKOK51,36718.4%+0%

154Huntsville, TXTX83,84218.4%+0%

155Corpus Christi, TXTX451,19118.3%+0%

156Flagstaff, AZAZ144,36818.2%+0%

157Othello, WAWA21,48818.2%+0%

158Elk City, OKOK22,15918.2%+0%

159Corsicana, TXTX57,18118.2%+0%

160Gallipolis, OHOH29,07218.1%+0%

161Elkins, WVWV26,88218.0%+0%

162Sikeston, MOMO49,97818.0%+0%

163Clarksburg, WVWV88,14218.0%+0%

164Texarkana, TXTX146,81617.9%+0%

165Boone, NCNC54,78617.9%+0%

166Muskogee, OKOK66,70817.9%+0%

167Houma, LALA199,66817.9%+0%

168Bluefield, WVWV96,13817.9%+0%

169Tallahassee, FLFL397,44217.9%+0%

170Jacksonville, TXTX53,33717.9%+0%

171Yuba City, CACA187,47817.8%+0%

172Campbellsville, KYKY38,40717.8%+0%

173Florence, SCSC201,39217.8%+0%

174Stockton, CACA823,81517.7%+0%

175Sierra Vista, AZAZ126,33217.7%+0%

176Waco, TXTX308,80717.6%+0%

177Ithaca, NYNY104,04717.6%+0%

178Bemidji, MNMN47,05517.6%+0%

179Weatherford, OKOK39,05917.6%+0%

180Riverton, WYWY39,46417.6%+0%

181Clearlake, CACA67,77217.6%+0%

182Huntington, WVWV365,96517.6%+0%

183Charleston, ILIL46,60717.5%+0%

184Bloomington, ININ165,23117.5%+0%

185Payson, AZAZ53,80117.4%+0%

186Moses Lake, WAWA105,72717.4%+0%

187Baton Rouge, LALA888,69917.4%+0%

188Indiana, PAPA82,87817.3%+0%

189Glasgow, KYKY56,22417.3%+0%

190Talladega, ALAL91,76417.3%+0%

191Red Bluff, CACA64,66517.3%+0%

192Carlsbad, NMNM62,50917.2%+0%

193Brownwood, TXTX38,71117.2%+0%

194McAlester, OKOK43,32017.2%+0%

195Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,55317.1%+0%

196Murrells Inlet, SCSC65,91217.1%+0%

197Newberry, SCSC39,56117.0%+0%

198Liberal, KSKS21,07316.9%+0%

199Massena, NYNY105,48816.9%+0%

200Jonesboro, ARAR139,44016.8%+0%

201Klamath Falls, OROR70,27416.8%+0%

202Milledgeville, GAGA44,02916.8%+0%

203Moscow, IDID41,84216.7%+0%

204Jesup, GAGA32,48116.7%+0%

205Murray, KYKY39,42116.6%+0%

206Ardmore, OKOK48,91016.6%+0%

207Houghton, MIMI40,02816.6%+0%

208McMinnville, TNTN43,71716.6%+0%

209Corinth, MSMS34,56916.6%+0%

210Miami, OKOK30,43816.6%+0%

211Manhattan, KSKS136,12216.6%+0%

212Paris, TXTX63,31916.6%+0%

213Kinston, NCNC55,83716.6%+0%

214Alexander City, ALAL40,95316.6%+0%

215El Campo, TXTX42,06016.5%+0%

216Madisonville, KYKY45,12716.5%+0%

217Ada, OKOK38,52816.5%+0%

218Ontario, OROR60,08516.5%+0%

219Maryville, MOMO20,17416.5%+0%

220Palestine, TXTX59,80516.5%+0%

221Rolla, MOMO45,24716.4%+0%

222Andrews, TXTX18,91416.4%+0%

223Dothan, ALAL156,26616.4%+0%

224Port Lavaca, TXTX19,59916.4%+0%

225Harrisonburg, VAVA140,15516.4%+0%

226Mayfield, KYKY37,05016.4%+0%

227Monticello, NYNY80,58616.3%+0%

228Fairmont, WVWV55,58416.3%+0%

229Sumter, SCSC105,06716.2%+0%

230Altus, OKOK24,76416.2%+0%

231Los Angeles, CACA12,844,44116.2%+0%

232Danville, KYKY56,98516.1%+0%

233Oxford, ALAL115,83416.1%+0%

234Aberdeen, WAWA78,14416.1%+0%

235Cookeville, TNTN152,47716.1%+0%

236Big Rapids, MIMI42,32016.1%+0%

237Lake Charles, LALA244,65516.1%+0%

238Vincennes, ININ35,65216.0%+0%

239Martin, TNTN33,26116.0%+0%

240Stephenville, TXTX43,91116.0%+0%

241Okeechobee, FLFL42,60816.0%+0%

242Ponca City, OKOK43,49016.0%+0%

243Bowling Green, KYKY197,18016.0%+0%

244Cambridge, OHOH38,37916.0%+0%

245Columbus, GAGA324,83016.0%+0%

246Modesto, CACA557,71916.0%+0%

247Snyder, TXTX16,16216.0%+0%

248Pittsburg, KSKS39,00816.0%+0%

249Ukiah, CACA88,12215.9%+0%

250Dyersburg, TNTN36,32015.9%+0%

251Harrison, ARAR45,65415.9%+0%

252Mineral Wells, TXTX30,79115.9%+0%

253Lawrence, KSKS120,92015.9%+0%

254Rocky Mount, NCNC148,48615.8%+0%

255Beaumont, TXTX399,31015.8%+0%

256Lufkin, TXTX88,15415.8%+0%

257Charleston, WVWV200,17015.8%+0%

258Lawton, OKOK127,59015.7%+0%

259Montgomery, ALAL388,74715.7%+0%

260Gadsden, ALAL103,88615.7%+0%

261Memphis, TNTN1,341,41215.7%+0%

262LaGrange, GAGA107,09715.7%+0%

263Hilo, HIHI210,04315.7%+0%

264St. Simons, GAGA118,52415.6%+0%

265Hinesville, GAGA91,87015.6%+0%

266DeRidder, LALA36,67315.6%+0%

267Sandpoint, IDID54,42015.5%+0%

268Augusta, GAGA641,23115.5%+0%

269Cortland, NYNY45,85015.5%+0%

270Cedartown, GAGA45,51415.5%+0%

271Wheeling, WVWV134,08915.4%+0%

272Fort Payne, ALAL74,08515.4%+0%

273Longview, TXTX297,31515.4%+0%

274Danville, VAVA101,13715.4%+0%

275Redding, CACA181,64815.4%+0%

276Russellville, ARAR84,93215.3%+0%

277Sebring, FLFL111,12215.2%+0%

278Athens, TNTN71,59015.2%+0%

279Toccoa, GAGA27,85415.1%+0%

280San Antonio, TXTX2,813,14015.1%+0%

281Muncie, ININ113,10615.1%+0%

282Ozark, ALAL49,91215.1%+0%

283San Angelo, TXTX122,06515.1%+0%

284Walla Walla, WAWA62,36115.1%+0%

285Athens, TXTX88,59515.1%+0%

286Vineland, NJNJ157,14815.0%+0%

287Riverside, CACA4,769,00715.0%+0%

288Coos Bay, OROR63,99215.0%+0%

289Lake City, FLFL74,09415.0%+0%

290Grants Pass, OROR87,86715.0%+0%

291Fort Smith, ARAR234,14014.9%+0%

292Oneonta, NYNY60,58914.9%+0%

293Butte-Silver Bow, MTMT36,11814.9%+0%

294Anderson Creek, NCNC150,13714.9%+0%

295Ruidoso, NMNM19,84414.9%+0%

296Warrensburg, MOMO56,67014.9%+0%

297Farmington, MOMO67,80914.9%+0%

298Pueblo, COCO169,27714.9%+0%

299Missoula, MTMT128,69814.8%+0%

300Mexico, MOMO24,52814.8%+0%

301Johnson City, TNTN216,41614.8%+0%

302Spearfish, SDSD29,45914.8%+0%

303Cumberland, MDMD93,64014.8%+0%

304Springfield, MAMA464,33814.7%+0%

305Thomaston, GAGA28,50014.7%+0%

306Enterprise, ALAL56,95314.7%+0%

307Baker City, OROR16,65814.7%+0%

308Crossville, TNTN66,30014.7%+0%

309Tucson, AZAZ1,074,68514.7%+0%

310Albertville, ALAL103,53714.7%+0%

311Abilene, TXTX185,42914.7%+0%

312Shawnee, OKOK75,10214.6%+0%

313Sulphur Springs, TXTX39,06314.6%+0%

314Champaign, ILIL239,97914.6%+0%

315Marion, ILIL67,22514.6%+0%

316Hot Springs, ARAR99,69514.6%+0%

317Duncan, OKOK44,31014.6%+0%

318Lawrenceburg, TNTN46,91414.6%+0%

319Corvallis, OROR97,72814.6%+0%

320Greeneville, TNTN73,83114.5%+0%

321Savannah, GAGA438,31414.5%+0%

322Vernal, UTUT38,27814.5%+0%

323Salisbury, MDMD131,87214.5%+0%

324Kerrville, TXTX54,03714.5%+0%

325Scottsbluff, NENE36,27214.4%+0%

326Rome, GAGA101,37814.4%+0%

327Eugene, OROR381,58414.4%+0%

328Santa Maria, CACA442,06514.3%+0%

329Lebanon, MOMO36,94314.3%+0%

330Summerville, GAGA25,30014.3%+0%

331Paris, TNTN32,89614.3%+0%

332Florence, ALAL156,60914.2%+0%

333Hood River, OROR23,72014.2%+0%

334Garden City, KSKS37,50514.2%+0%

335Bellingham, WAWA236,39214.2%+0%

336Parkersburg, WVWV87,26414.2%+0%

337Paducah, KYKY102,25914.2%+0%

338Burley, IDID49,30814.2%+0%

339Lock Haven, PAPA37,87014.2%+0%

340Gainesville, TXTX44,46114.1%+0%

341Tupelo, MSMS133,16714.1%+0%

342Guymon, OKOK20,32214.1%+0%

343Emporia, KSKS34,83814.1%+0%

344Miami, FLFL6,391,07214.1%+0%

345Gulfport, MSMS431,32914.0%+0%

346Greenwood, SCSC95,21514.0%+0%

347Brookings, SDSD37,63514.0%+0%

348Charleston, SCSC889,26314.0%+0%

349Malvern, ARAR33,45114.0%+0%

350Susanville, CACA28,11714.0%+0%

351Centralia, WAWA88,06214.0%+0%

352Longview, WAWA114,88514.0%+0%

353Morristown, TNTN128,86714.0%+0%

354Searcy, ARAR80,08514.0%+0%

355Bonham, TXTX39,26513.9%+0%

356Columbia, MOMO219,06213.9%+0%

357Plattsburgh, NYNY78,13813.9%+0%

358Enid, OKOK61,77913.9%+0%

359Jackson, TNTN184,56913.9%+0%

360Saginaw, MIMI187,68813.9%+0%

361Forest City, NCNC65,74513.9%+0%

362Albuquerque, NMNM925,27913.9%+0%

363Lake Havasu City, AZAZ228,10213.9%+0%

364Pocatello, IDID91,59113.9%+0%

365Newport, OROR50,63613.9%+0%

366Gaffney, SCSC58,27513.9%+0%

367Jamestown, NYNY124,12613.8%+0%

368Goldsboro, NCNC122,27813.8%+0%

369Pensacola, FLFL544,94913.8%+0%

370Tullahoma, TNTN69,33913.8%+0%

371Iowa City, IAIA182,71113.8%+0%

372Panama City, FLFL231,17413.8%+0%

373Washington, ININ34,20913.8%+0%

374La Grande, OROR25,90013.8%+0%

375Cambridge, MDMD33,62813.8%+0%

376Tyler, TXTX252,54913.8%+0%

377Olean, NYNY75,39013.7%+0%

378The Villages, FLFL157,77213.7%+0%

379Amarillo, TXTX276,23513.7%+0%

380Houston, TXTX7,904,62713.7%+0%

381New Bern, NCNC127,35813.7%+0%

382Bangor, MEME157,96713.7%+0%

383Scottsboro, ALAL54,28113.7%+0%

384New York, NYNY20,112,44813.7%+0%

385Fayetteville, TNTN36,85313.6%+0%

386Joplin, MOMO208,79613.6%+0%

387Kingsport, TNTN314,83413.6%+0%

388Lafayette, ININ228,46813.6%+0%

389Pampa, TXTX21,78613.6%+0%

390Birmingham, ALAL1,197,76613.6%+0%

391Great Falls, MTMT85,02913.5%+0%

392Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,81313.5%+0%

393Salinas, CACA433,72913.5%+0%

394Dumas, TXTX21,89113.5%+0%

395Weirton, WVWV112,46813.5%+0%

396Price, UTUT20,68013.4%+0%

397Oil City, PAPA49,34613.4%+0%

398Lewiston, IDID65,45013.3%+0%

399Paragould, ARAR47,41113.3%+0%

400Union City, TNTN30,06713.3%+0%

401Watertown, NYNY111,54013.3%+0%

402Danville, ILIL71,25913.3%+0%

403Fayetteville, NCNC395,41213.3%+0%

404Atchison, KSKS16,17213.3%+0%

405Shelby, NCNC103,32513.3%+0%

406Martinsville, VAVA63,09113.2%+0%

407Corning, NYNY91,85513.2%+0%

408Ottumwa, IAIA35,21013.2%+0%

409Victoria, TXTX99,86413.2%+0%

410Astoria, OROR40,92613.2%+0%

411Winchester, TNTN45,57913.2%+0%

412Knoxville, TNTN968,13713.2%+0%

413Marshall, MOMO23,26513.2%+0%

414Shelbyville, TNTN55,27313.1%+0%

415Roseburg, OROR111,95113.1%+0%

416Salem, OROR445,81413.1%+0%

417Midland, TXTX193,13913.1%+0%

418Flint, MIMI401,09313.1%+0%

419Bradford, PAPA38,98413.1%+0%

420Bloomsburg, PAPA66,19313.1%+0%

421Wenatchee, WAWA128,41413.1%+0%

422Ocala, FLFL442,66013.1%+0%

423Vernon, TXTX12,48113.1%+0%

424Cape Girardeau, MOMO99,21513.1%+0%

425Durham, NCNC625,48513.0%+0%

426Dickinson, NDND39,14213.0%+0%

427Henderson, KYKY57,18413.0%+0%

428Wilmington, NCNC492,77213.0%+0%

429Cullman, ALAL94,00913.0%+0%

430Decatur, ALAL160,32613.0%+0%

431Twin Falls, IDID123,90113.0%+0%

432Batesville, ARAR38,78513.0%+0%

433Kalispell, MTMT115,42913.0%+0%

434Elmira, NYNY80,41513.0%+0%

435Hermiston, OROR93,72112.9%+0%

436The Dalles, OROR26,31012.9%+0%

437Lakeland, FLFL874,79012.9%+0%

438Utica, NYNY285,61112.9%+0%

439Arkansas City, KSKS34,38212.9%+0%

440Menomonie, WIWI46,22312.9%+0%

441Jacksonville, NCNC217,17512.9%+0%

442Great Bend, KSKS24,79012.9%+0%

443Hays, KSKS29,07512.9%+0%

444Brenham, TXTX38,28812.9%+0%

445Zanesville, OHOH87,01412.9%+0%

446Decatur, ILIL99,30012.9%+0%

447Bozeman, MTMT128,74012.8%+0%

448Sedalia, MOMO44,25412.8%+0%

449Sanford, NCNC70,25812.8%+0%

450San Luis Obispo, CACA282,36712.8%+0%

451Logan, UTUT160,88912.8%+0%

452Meadville, PAPA81,79212.8%+0%

453Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI36,08112.8%+0%

454Sacramento, CACA2,477,27412.8%+0%

455Cody, WYWY31,17112.7%+0%

456Wichita Falls, TXTX149,44812.7%+0%

457Niles, MIMI152,44412.7%+0%

458Owensboro, KYKY113,96212.7%+0%

459Bishop, CACA18,15812.6%+0%

460Fayetteville, ARAR622,17712.6%+0%

461Altoona, PAPA119,54112.6%+0%

462Spokane, WAWA608,01212.6%+0%

463Kennewick, WAWA324,33412.6%+0%

464Montrose, COCO44,59112.6%+0%

465Gloversville, NYNY52,21612.5%+0%

466Medford, OROR221,79512.5%+0%

467Greeley, COCO378,42612.5%+0%

468DuBois, PAPA78,10012.5%+0%

469Port Angeles, WAWA78,20212.5%+0%

470Mitchell, SDSD25,91312.5%+0%

471Spartanburg, SCSC407,65612.5%+0%

472Lewistown, PAPA46,12712.5%+0%

473Johnstown, PAPA128,96812.5%+0%

474Woodward, OKOK19,82712.5%+0%

475Toledo, OHOH599,37612.5%+0%

476Ames, IAIA128,09012.5%+0%

477Moberly, MOMO24,51312.5%+0%

478San Diego, CACA3,282,24812.4%+0%

479Blackfoot, IDID51,15312.4%+0%

480Mount Airy, NCNC72,28712.4%+0%

481Springfield, MOMO500,69412.4%+0%

482Gainesville, GAGA226,56812.4%+0%

483Columbia, SCSC879,91812.4%+0%

484Branson, MOMO57,00112.4%+0%

485Dodge City, KSKS33,99312.4%+0%

486Terre Haute, ININ169,24112.4%+0%

487Fort Morgan, COCO30,30612.4%+0%

488Mount Vernon, ILIL36,14712.3%+0%

489Cleveland, TNTN134,05712.3%+0%

490Syracuse, NYNY652,27312.3%+0%

491Brookings, OROR22,62112.2%+0%

492Detroit Lakes, MNMN35,49712.2%+0%

493Cornelia, GAGA50,41612.2%+0%

494Shelton, WAWA71,16512.2%+0%

495Sterling, COCO20,65412.2%+0%

496Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,96612.1%+0%

497Lima, OHOH100,88112.1%+0%

498Little Rock, ARAR777,60712.1%+0%

499Winona, MNMN50,52312.0%+0%

500Charlottesville, VAVA228,59712.0%+0%

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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 American Community Survey).

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 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 (2000).