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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 (2010 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

USUnited States308,745,53813.8%–

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 Decennial Census).

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 Decennial Census data.

How is poverty rate measured?

Share of people with income below the federal poverty line. Source: US Census Bureau, 2010 Decennial Census.