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Highest poverty rate, US metro areas · 2010

US metro areas with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2023 ACS). Raymondville, TX leads at 43.4%. 918 metro areas qualify in total. Texas carries 8 of the top 25 entries.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01Raymondville, TXTX19,97143.4%+31%

02Rio Grande City, TXTX66,31938.0%−25%

03Zapata, TXTX13,75337.6%+5%

04Greenwood, MSMS34,91235.7%+17%

05Cleveland, MSMS28,26235.7%+7%

06Clarksdale, MSMS19,84935.5%−1%

07Greenville, MSMS40,44634.8%+19%

08Brownsville, TXTX433,94634.7%+5%

09McAllen, TXTX921,54934.4%−4%

10Eagle Pass, TXTX58,82333.6%−4%

11Gallup, NMNM68,11933.4%−7%

12Deming, NMNM25,40732.8%−0%

13Selma, ALAL35,14031.8%+3%

14Natchez, MSMS54,72231.6%+11%

15Starkville, MSMS62,06330.8%+17%

16Athens, OHOH63,19730.3%+11%

17Lumberton, NCNC119,94130.2%+33%

18Laredo, TXTX281,22429.8%−5%

19Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,69129.7%+46%

20Forrest City, ARAR21,80029.6%+8%

21Laurinburg, NCNC33,32229.5%+44%

22Middlesborough, KYKY22,82929.4%−5%

23Cordele, GAGA19,23729.1%−1%

24Town of Pecos, TXTX12,13828.7%−1%

25Natchitoches, LALA36,08928.6%+8%

26Troy, ALAL33,68828.6%+24%

27Carbondale, ILIL52,50128.5%+13%

28Opelousas, LALA80,76528.3%−3%

29College Station, TXTX287,47627.8%+9%

30Corbin, KYKY150,04027.8%−3%

31Pullman, WAWA48,51227.6%+8%

32Henderson, NCNC42,63827.5%+34%

33Statesboro, GAGA97,97727.5%+10%

34Fitzgerald, GAGA17,09926.9%+21%

35Arcadia, FLFL37,07826.9%+14%

36Uvalde, TXTX24,96326.7%+10%

37Ruston, LALA48,36026.4%−0%

38Tahlequah, OKOK49,19626.3%+15%

39Newport, TNTN37,88926.3%+17%

40Bogalusa, LALA44,93726.1%+6%

41Rexburg, IDID69,38026.1%+2%

42Americus, GAGA33,39425.8%+21%

43Orangeburg, SCSC83,17725.8%+20%

44El Paso, TXTX881,29125.7%+8%

45Athens, GAGA224,14825.6%+21%

46Eufaula, ALAL26,86125.6%−3%

47Blytheville, ARAR37,82825.5%+11%

48Kirksville, MOMO29,82425.2%+13%

49Rockingham, NCNC42,04125.2%+29%

50Milledgeville, GAGA44,02925.2%+50%

51Nogales, AZAZ50,02025.2%+3%

52Othello, WAWA21,48825.1%+38%

53Grenada, MSMS30,22224.8%+12%

54Boone, NCNC54,78624.8%+38%

55Kingsville, TXTX30,31524.8%−7%

56Clewiston, FLFL61,54624.7%+12%

57Nacogdoches, TXTX66,03524.6%+5%

58Oxford, MSMS71,97224.5%+15%

59Las Cruces, NMNM229,09124.5%−4%

60McComb, MSMS52,64024.5%−6%

61Columbus, MSMS67,14424.4%+5%

62Show Low, AZAZ109,94624.4%−17%

63Pikeville, KYKY89,12224.4%−6%

64Albany, GAGA145,51024.1%+12%

65Del Rio, TXTX47,83524.0%−8%

66Bainbridge, GAGA29,43224.0%+6%

67Vermillion, SDSD15,03124.0%+13%

68Thomasville, GAGA72,95823.9%+27%

69Greenville, NCNC182,93623.9%+17%

70Vidalia, GAGA36,18023.8%+4%

71Huntsville, TXTX83,84223.8%+29%

72Arkadelphia, ARAR20,93823.8%+24%

73Bloomington, ININ165,23123.8%+36%

74Alice, TXTX45,38323.7%−12%

75Macomb, ILIL25,91623.7%+20%

76Kennett, MOMO26,85523.6%−4%

77Meridian, MSMS85,41923.5%+11%

78Stillwater, OKOK83,88923.4%+16%

79Moultrie, GAGA47,43823.4%+18%

80Palatka, FLFL77,73423.3%+12%

81Tifton, GAGA51,23723.3%+10%

82Vernon, TXTX12,48123.3%+78%

83Roanoke Rapids, NCNC63,02523.2%+0%

84Mount Sterling, KYKY48,42823.2%+20%

85Gainesville, FLFL359,03623.1%+6%

86Las Vegas, NMNM30,31123.0%−6%

87Visalia, CACA485,14622.9%−4%

88Magnolia, ARAR21,89422.9%+8%

89Maryville, MOMO20,17422.8%+38%

90Kinston, NCNC55,83722.7%+37%

91Alamosa, COCO27,89622.7%+0%

92Hammond, LALA141,34622.5%−1%

93Douglas, GAGA52,86122.4%+13%

94Jacksonville, TXTX53,33722.4%+26%

95Houghton, MIMI40,02822.2%+34%

96Dublin, GAGA60,35122.1%+16%

97Fresno, CACA1,203,38322.0%−3%

98Crescent City, CACA26,41022.0%+9%

99Laurel, MSMS82,28121.9%+7%

100Pine Bluff, ARAR70,21121.8%+9%

101Merced, CACA297,26021.8%+1%

102Monroe, LALA222,39021.8%−1%

103Tallahassee, FLFL397,44221.8%+22%

104Yakima, WAWA259,18521.8%+11%

105Shelbyville, TNTN55,27321.7%+65%

106Martin, TNTN33,26121.7%+35%

107Bay City, TXTX36,46321.6%+17%

108Moscow, IDID41,84221.5%+29%

109Laramie, WYWY38,55821.5%+2%

110Minden, LALA34,94821.5%+6%

111El Centro, CACA181,41121.4%−5%

112Vicksburg, MSMS41,75921.4%+15%

113El Dorado, ARAR36,92621.4%+14%

114Emporia, KSKS34,83821.3%+52%

115Gallipolis, OHOH29,07221.3%+18%

116Campbellsville, KYKY38,40721.3%+20%

117Valdosta, GAGA153,27621.3%+10%

118Cookeville, TNTN152,47721.2%+32%

119Ellensburg, WAWA48,80321.2%+8%

120New Iberia, LALA66,84621.2%−10%

121McMinnville, TNTN43,71721.1%+27%

122Tuscaloosa, ALAL281,85021.1%+9%

123Somerset, KYKY67,38421.1%+10%

124Richmond, KYKY131,80621.0%+9%

125Morgan City, LALA46,55221.0%−11%

126Roswell, NMNM63,36421.0%−1%

127Wilson, NCNC81,15021.0%+14%

128Yuma, AZAZ224,44920.9%+9%

129Hattiesburg, MSMS158,01420.9%+7%

130Cedar City, UTUT67,14120.9%+9%

131Clovis, NMNM65,27020.9%+4%

132Portsmouth, OHOH71,36520.8%+8%

133Farmington, NMNM120,34020.8%−3%

134Jonesboro, ARAR139,44020.7%+23%

135Forest City, NCNC65,74520.7%+49%

136Big Rapids, MIMI42,32020.6%+28%

137Sikeston, MOMO49,97820.6%+15%

138Bakersfield, CACA927,06820.6%−1%

139Ada, OKOK38,52820.5%+24%

140Moses Lake, WAWA105,72720.4%+17%

141Blacksburg, VAVA181,61620.4%+5%

142Poplar Bluff, MOMO41,90420.4%+10%

143Waco, TXTX308,80720.4%+16%

144Bluefield, WVWV96,13820.3%+14%

145Charleston, ILIL46,60720.3%+16%

146Auburn, ALAL208,01320.3%−15%

147Red Bluff, CACA64,66520.3%+17%

148Dyersburg, TNTN36,32020.2%+27%

149Muncie, ININ113,10620.2%+34%

150Danville, KYKY56,98520.1%+25%

151Picayune, MSMS59,36320.1%+9%

152Thomaston, GAGA28,50020.1%+36%

153Fort Payne, ALAL74,08520.0%+30%

154LaGrange, GAGA107,09720.0%+28%

155Safford, AZAZ40,15720.0%−13%

156Alamogordo, NMNM70,36820.0%+4%

157Albertville, ALAL103,53719.9%+36%

158Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,55319.9%+17%

159Mayfield, KYKY37,05019.9%+22%

160Bemidji, MNMN47,05519.9%+13%

161Baker City, OROR16,65819.9%+36%

162Ontario, OROR60,08519.8%+20%

163Corsicana, TXTX57,18119.8%+9%

164West Plains, MOMO40,79819.7%+6%

165Plainview, TXTX36,70019.7%+6%

166Stephenville, TXTX43,91119.7%+23%

167Murrells Inlet, SCSC65,91219.7%+15%

168Okeechobee, FLFL42,60819.7%+23%

169Española, NMNM39,83219.7%−3%

170Greeneville, TNTN73,83119.7%+36%

171Cornelia, GAGA50,41619.6%+61%

172Russellville, ALAL32,44919.5%+3%

173Jackson, MSMS609,84719.5%+4%

174Gaffney, SCSC58,27519.5%+40%

175Oxford, ALAL115,83419.5%+21%

176Connersville, ININ23,53319.4%+145%

177Sweetwater, TXTX14,11719.4%−11%

178Sumter, SCSC105,06719.4%+19%

179Shelby, NCNC103,32519.4%+46%

180Hanford, CACA154,32719.3%−1%

181Cedartown, GAGA45,51419.3%+25%

182Batesville, ARAR38,78519.3%+49%

183North Wilkesboro, NCNC66,23319.2%+62%

184Mobile, ALAL411,65819.2%+4%

185Morgantown, WVWV141,99519.2%−11%

186Summerville, GAGA25,30019.2%+34%

187Corinth, MSMS34,56919.1%+15%

188Brookings, SDSD37,63519.1%+36%

189Marshall, MOMO23,26519.1%+45%

190Durant, OKOK51,36719.1%+4%

191Lawrence, KSKS120,92019.1%+21%

192Clearlake, CACA67,77219.1%+9%

193Muskogee, OKOK66,70819.1%+7%

194Corvallis, OROR97,72819.1%+31%

195Beeville, TXTX32,51519.0%−21%

196Johnson City, TNTN216,41619.0%+29%

197Harrisonburg, VAVA140,15519.0%+16%

198Payson, AZAZ53,80118.9%+9%

199Beckley, WVWV109,94018.9%−4%

200Danville, VAVA101,13718.9%+23%

201Lubbock, TXTX368,43118.9%+2%

202Clarksburg, WVWV88,14218.9%+5%

203Pahrump, NVNV57,33618.9%+76%

204Champaign, ILIL239,97918.9%+29%

205Ithaca, NYNY104,04718.8%+7%

206Bowling Green, KYKY197,18018.8%+18%

207Toccoa, GAGA27,85418.8%+24%

208Waycross, GAGA57,67018.8%−6%

209Danville, ILIL71,25918.7%+41%

210Athens, TNTN71,59018.7%+24%

211Glasgow, KYKY56,22418.7%+8%

212Rome, GAGA101,37818.7%+29%

213Corpus Christi, TXTX451,19118.7%+2%

214Florence, SCSC201,39218.7%+5%

215Fort Smith, ARAR234,14018.6%+25%

216Dalton, GAGA147,81918.6%+57%

217Goldsboro, NCNC122,27818.6%+34%

218Tupelo, MSMS133,16718.6%+32%

219Indiana, PAPA82,87818.6%+8%

220Memphis, TNTN1,341,41218.6%+18%

221Flagstaff, AZAZ144,36818.6%+2%

222Camden, ARAR26,36318.6%−2%

223Saginaw, MIMI187,68818.5%+33%

224State College, PAPA157,39318.5%−2%

225Greenwood, SCSC95,21518.4%+31%

226Columbus, GAGA324,83018.4%+15%

227Chico, CACA209,21118.4%−7%

228Jackson, TNTN184,56918.4%+32%

229Kalamazoo, MIMI263,79518.4%+53%

230Jesup, GAGA32,48118.3%+10%

231Shreveport, LALA383,47418.3%−6%

232Manhattan, KSKS136,12218.3%+10%

233Altus, OKOK24,76418.3%+13%

234Miami, OKOK30,43818.2%+10%

235Huntington, WVWV365,96518.2%+4%

236Moberly, MOMO24,51318.2%+46%

237Madisonville, KYKY45,12718.2%+10%

238Martinsville, VAVA63,09118.2%+37%

239Mount Pleasant, TXTX57,07618.2%−4%

240Talladega, ALAL91,76418.1%+5%

241Lafayette, ININ228,46818.1%+33%

242Elizabeth City, NCNC42,20118.1%−2%

243Flint, MIMI401,09318.1%+38%

244Russellville, ARAR84,93218.0%+18%

245Worthington, MNMN22,33818.0%+55%

246Joplin, MOMO208,79618.0%+32%

247Muskegon, MIMI177,90118.0%+57%

248Morristown, TNTN128,86717.9%+29%

249Columbia, MOMO219,06217.9%+28%

250Marion, NCNC45,19817.9%+54%

251Ponca City, OKOK43,49017.9%+12%

252Rolla, MOMO45,24717.9%+9%

253Grants Pass, OROR87,86717.8%+19%

254New Orleans, LALA970,84917.8%−11%

255Alexandria, LALA147,95217.8%−14%

256Butte-Silver Bow, MTMT36,11817.8%+19%

257Augusta, GAGA641,23117.8%+15%

258Lufkin, TXTX88,15417.8%+12%

259Hot Springs, ARAR99,69517.7%+22%

260Big Spring, TXTX30,50417.7%−5%

261Eureka, CACA131,64717.7%−9%

262Pittsburg, KSKS39,00817.7%+11%

263Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI36,08117.7%+39%

264Hobbs, NMNM74,74917.7%−16%

265Snyder, TXTX16,16217.7%+11%

266Alexander City, ALAL40,95317.5%+6%

267Walla Walla, WAWA62,36117.5%+16%

268Hereford, TXTX18,62617.5%−15%

269Scottsboro, ALAL54,28117.5%+28%

270Lawrenceburg, TNTN46,91417.4%+20%

271Hinesville, GAGA91,87017.4%+12%

272Washington Court House, OHOH28,55217.4%+72%

273Marion, OHOH65,11517.3%+79%

274Shawnee, OKOK75,10217.3%+19%

275Texarkana, TXTX146,81617.3%−3%

276Missoula, MTMT128,69817.3%+17%

277Alma, MIMI41,19017.3%+69%

278Chillicothe, OHOH76,42917.3%+45%

279Cambridge, OHOH38,37917.3%+8%

280Pueblo, COCO169,27717.3%+16%

281Enterprise, ALAL56,95317.2%+17%

282Brookhaven, MSMS35,01217.2%−10%

283El Campo, TXTX42,06017.2%+4%

284Lawton, OKOK127,59017.2%+9%

285Springfield, MAMA464,33817.2%+17%

286Paris, TNTN32,89617.2%+20%

287Fayetteville, NCNC395,41217.2%+29%

288Washington, NCNC44,67017.2%−12%

289Lafayette, LALA423,75817.2%−9%

290Harrison, ARAR45,65417.2%+8%

291Dodge City, KSKS33,99317.2%+39%

292Tullahoma, TNTN69,33917.2%+24%

293Gloversville, NYNY52,21617.2%+37%

294Jamestown, NYNY124,12617.1%+24%

295Andrews, TXTX18,91417.1%+4%

296Calhoun, GAGA61,70117.1%+74%

297Rocky Mount, NCNC148,48617.1%+8%

298Iowa City, IAIA182,71117.1%+24%

299Elkins, WVWV26,88217.1%−5%

300Mount Vernon, ILIL36,14717.1%+38%

301Ukiah, CACA88,12217.1%+7%

302Coshocton, OHOH37,18817.0%+87%

303Taos, NMNM34,56417.0%−19%

304Murray, KYKY39,42117.0%+2%

305Terre Haute, ININ169,24117.0%+37%

306Mexico, MOMO24,52817.0%+15%

307Florence, ALAL156,60917.0%+19%

308Marion, ININ66,52417.0%+44%

309Weatherford, OKOK39,05916.9%−4%

310Longview, WAWA114,88516.9%+21%

311Coldwater, MIMI45,99316.9%+82%

312Massena, NYNY105,48816.9%+0%

313Sebring, FLFL111,12216.9%+11%

314Paris, TXTX63,31916.9%+2%

315Mount Airy, NCNC72,28716.9%+36%

316Gadsden, ALAL103,88616.8%+7%

317Enid, OKOK61,77916.8%+21%

318Beaumont, TXTX399,31016.8%+6%

319Ames, IAIA128,09016.8%+35%

320Athens, TXTX88,59516.8%+11%

321Fairmont, WVWV55,58416.8%+3%

322Yuba City, CACA187,47816.7%−6%

323Cullman, ALAL94,00916.7%+29%

324Kingsport, TNTN314,83416.7%+23%

325McAlester, OKOK43,32016.7%−3%

326Eugene, OROR381,58416.7%+16%

327Peru, ININ34,48716.7%+109%

328Liberal, KSKS21,07316.7%−1%

329Odessa, TXTX173,80116.7%−11%

330Battle Creek, MIMI133,40816.7%+48%

331Marion, ILIL67,22516.7%+14%

332Newberry, SCSC39,56116.6%−2%

333Klamath Falls, OROR70,27416.6%−1%

334Monticello, NYNY80,58616.6%+2%

335Zanesville, OHOH87,01416.6%+29%

336Montgomery, ALAL388,74716.6%+5%

337Seneca, SCSC83,77516.6%+54%

338Parkersburg, WVWV87,26416.6%+17%

339Taylorville, ILIL33,44316.6%+74%

340Houma, LALA199,66816.6%−7%

341San Angelo, TXTX122,06516.5%+10%

342Redding, CACA181,64816.5%+8%

343Centralia, ILIL36,38216.5%+47%

344Ardmore, OKOK48,91016.5%−1%

345Dothan, ALAL156,26616.5%+0%

346Mankato, MNMN104,90716.5%+49%

347Palestine, TXTX59,80516.5%+0%

348Anderson Creek, NCNC150,13716.5%+11%

349Coos Bay, OROR63,99216.4%+9%

350Modesto, CACA557,71916.4%+3%

351Niles, MIMI152,44416.4%+29%

352Lewisburg, TNTN38,07116.4%+64%

353Paragould, ARAR47,41116.4%+23%

354Tucson, AZAZ1,074,68516.4%+12%

355Kokomo, ININ83,90416.4%+73%

356St. Simons, GAGA118,52416.4%+5%

357Cadillac, MIMI49,71916.4%+57%

358Vincennes, ININ35,65216.4%+2%

359Baton Rouge, LALA888,69916.4%−6%

360Cleveland, TNTN134,05716.3%+32%

361Decatur, ININ36,65016.3%+80%

362Port Lavaca, TXTX19,59916.3%−0%

363Lima, OHOH100,88116.3%+35%

364Toledo, OHOH599,37616.3%+30%

365Burlington, NCNC186,17716.3%+46%

366Lexington, KYKY535,17416.2%+37%

367Ottumwa, IAIA35,21016.2%+23%

368Newport, OROR50,63616.2%+17%

369Sedalia, MOMO44,25416.2%+26%

370Brownwood, TXTX38,71116.2%−6%

371Aberdeen, WAWA78,14416.1%+0%

372Lake Havasu City, AZAZ228,10216.1%+16%

373Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,55116.1%+34%

374Greensboro, NCNC805,94516.1%+52%

375Grand Forks, NDND105,04616.1%+35%

376Richmond, ININ66,16916.1%+42%

377Clarksville, TNTN349,00116.1%+36%

378La Grande, OROR25,90016.1%+17%

379Lake Charles, LALA244,65516.1%+0%

380Victoria, TXTX99,86416.1%+22%

381Stockton, CACA823,81516.0%−10%

382Wheeling, WVWV134,08916.0%+4%

383Cañon City, COCO50,03916.0%+37%

384Elk City, OKOK22,15916.0%−12%

385Lebanon, MOMO36,94316.0%+12%

386Warrensburg, MOMO56,67016.0%+8%

387Brenham, TXTX38,28816.0%+24%

388Youngstown, OHOH423,67816.0%+39%

389Salem, OHOH99,37716.0%+39%

390Olean, NYNY75,39016.0%+16%

391Springfield, OHOH135,34015.9%+49%

392Alpena, MIMI28,85315.9%+50%

393Fayetteville, TNTN36,85315.9%+16%

394Crossville, TNTN66,30015.8%+8%

395Meadville, PAPA81,79215.8%+24%

396San Antonio, TXTX2,813,14015.8%+5%

397Bedford, ININ45,56815.8%+60%

398Sulphur Springs, TXTX39,06315.8%+8%

399Abilene, TXTX185,42915.8%+8%

400Amarillo, TXTX276,23515.8%+15%

401Sierra Vista, AZAZ126,33215.7%−11%

402Decatur, ILIL99,30015.7%+22%

403Oil City, PAPA49,34615.7%+17%

404Searcy, ARAR80,08515.7%+13%

405Farmington, MOMO67,80915.7%+6%

406Hermiston, OROR93,72115.7%+21%

407Weirton, WVWV112,46815.7%+17%

408Durham, NCNC625,48515.7%+20%

409Bangor, MEME157,96715.7%+15%

410Hillsdale, MIMI45,73815.6%+90%

411Albany, OROR132,84315.6%+37%

412Roseburg, OROR111,95115.6%+19%

413Guymon, OKOK20,32215.6%+11%

414Shelton, WAWA71,16515.6%+28%

415Lake City, FLFL74,09415.6%+4%

416Ashland, OHOH52,52315.6%+64%

417Lansing, MIMI479,72215.6%+40%

418Erie, PAPA265,83215.6%+30%

419Vineland, NJNJ157,14815.5%+3%

420Galesburg, ILIL47,76715.5%+39%

421Mountain Home, ARAR42,98215.5%+39%

422New Bern, NCNC127,35815.5%+13%

423The Dalles, OROR26,31015.5%+20%

424Jacksonville, ILIL37,38115.5%+59%

425Lock Haven, PAPA37,87015.5%+9%

426Winona, MNMN50,52315.4%+28%

427Springfield, MOMO500,69415.4%+24%

428Salem, OROR445,81415.4%+17%

429Albuquerque, NMNM925,27915.4%+11%

430Tyler, TXTX252,54915.4%+12%

431Cape Girardeau, MOMO99,21515.4%+18%

432Spearfish, SDSD29,45915.3%+4%

433Spartanburg, SCSC407,65615.3%+23%

434Greenville, SCSC1,014,10115.3%+30%

435Menomonie, WIWI46,22315.3%+18%

436Kingsland, GAGA60,14315.3%+51%

437Ocala, FLFL442,66015.3%+17%

438Salisbury, MDMD131,87215.2%+5%

439Elmira, NYNY80,41515.2%+18%

440Ludington, MIMI29,04015.2%+38%

441Marietta, OHOH58,38915.2%+33%

442Lakeland, FLFL874,79015.2%+17%

443Borger, TXTX19,63315.2%+36%

444Savannah, GAGA438,31415.1%+4%

445Gulfport, MSMS431,32915.1%+8%

446Sturgis, MIMI60,96815.1%+34%

447Jefferson, GAGA99,26515.1%+26%

448Madison, ININ33,27915.1%+57%

449Scottsbluff, NENE36,27215.1%+4%

450Rockford, ILIL337,24215.0%+62%

451Bellingham, WAWA236,39215.0%+5%

452Arkansas City, KSKS34,38215.0%+16%

453Kankakee, ILIL105,52515.0%+31%

454Pampa, TXTX21,78615.0%+10%

455Sanford, NCNC70,25815.0%+17%

456Cumberland, MDMD93,64015.0%+1%

457Kennewick, WAWA324,33414.9%+19%

458Union City, TNTN30,06714.9%+12%

459Longview, TXTX297,31514.9%−3%

460Waterloo, IAIA169,18914.9%+32%

461Jackson, MIMI159,55214.9%+65%

462Houston, TXTX7,904,62714.9%+9%

463Oneonta, NYNY60,58914.9%−1%

464Amsterdam, NYNY50,04614.9%+23%

465Warner Robins, GAGA208,09114.8%+24%

466Freeport, ILIL43,22014.8%+66%

467Fayetteville, ARAR622,17714.8%+17%

468Silver City, NMNM27,25214.8%−21%

469Ozark, ALAL49,91214.8%−2%

470Bellefontaine, OHOH46,30214.8%+60%

471Hickory, NCNC376,89014.8%+51%

472Chattanooga, TNTN594,53014.8%+23%

473Branson, MOMO57,00114.8%+19%

474Wilmington, NCNC492,77214.8%+13%

475Henderson, KYKY57,18414.8%+13%

476Gainesville, GAGA226,56814.8%+19%

477Logan, UTUT160,88914.7%+15%

478Charleston, WVWV200,17014.7%−7%

479Blackfoot, IDID51,15314.7%+19%

480Owensboro, KYKY113,96214.7%+16%

481Wichita Falls, TXTX149,44814.7%+15%

482Pensacola, FLFL544,94914.7%+6%

483DuBois, PAPA78,10014.7%+17%

484Bonham, TXTX39,26514.7%+5%

485Lynchburg, VAVA269,16914.7%+30%

486Decatur, ALAL160,32614.7%+13%

487Fort Morgan, COCO30,30614.6%+19%

488Little Rock, ARAR777,60714.6%+21%

489Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,81314.6%+8%

490Winston-Salem, NCNC712,20614.6%+40%

491Knoxville, TNTN968,13714.6%+11%

492Norwalk, OHOH58,25014.5%+70%

493Paducah, KYKY102,25914.5%+2%

494Tulsa, OKOK1,069,27314.5%+23%

495Miami, FLFL6,391,07214.5%+3%

496Utica, NYNY285,61114.5%+12%

497South Bend, ININ324,53814.5%+40%

498Franklin, KYKY20,78814.5%+25%

499Williamsport, PAPA112,58714.4%+25%

500Hilo, HIHI210,04314.4%−8%

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Frequently asked

Which metro area has the highest poverty rate?

Raymondville, TX ranks #1 with 43.4% (2010 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 metro areas by poverty rate?

Raymondville, TX, Rio Grande City-Roma, TX, Zapata, TX, Greenwood, MS, Cleveland, MS.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

918 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2010 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 (2010).