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Highest poverty rate, US metro areas · 2020

US metro areas with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2020 ACS). Clarksdale, MS leads at 36.5%. 918 metro areas qualify in total. Mississippi carries 7 of the top 25 entries.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

USUnited States331,449,28112.8%–

01Clarksdale, MSMS19,84936.5%+2%

02Gallup, NMNM68,11935.2%−2%

03Rio Grande City, TXTX66,31934.2%−33%

04Zapata, TXTX13,75332.2%−10%

05Middlesborough, KYKY22,82931.3%+1%

06Cleveland, MSMS28,26231.1%−7%

07Natchez, MSMS54,72231.1%+9%

08Greenville, MSMS40,44630.9%+6%

09Ruston, LALA48,36030.5%+15%

10Natchitoches, LALA36,08930.1%+13%

11Cordele, GAGA19,23729.7%+1%

12Selma, ALAL35,14029.2%−6%

13Fitzgerald, GAGA17,09929.1%+31%

14McAllen, TXTX921,54928.4%−21%

15Forrest City, ARAR21,80028.4%+3%

16McComb, MSMS52,64028.3%+9%

17Athens, OHOH63,19727.9%+2%

18Minden, LALA34,94827.5%+36%

19Eufaula, ALAL26,86127.4%+4%

20Laurinburg, NCNC33,32227.3%+33%

21Starkville, MSMS62,06327.2%+3%

22Greenwood, MSMS34,91227.2%−11%

23Kingsville, TXTX30,31527.2%+2%

24Lumberton, NCNC119,94127.1%+19%

25Brownsville, TXTX433,94626.7%−19%

26Pikeville, KYKY89,12226.5%+2%

27Grenada, MSMS30,22226.2%+19%

28Eagle Pass, TXTX58,82326.2%−25%

29Corbin, KYKY150,04026.1%−9%

30Pullman, WAWA48,51226.0%+2%

31Arcadia, FLFL37,07826.0%+10%

32Stillwater, OKOK83,88925.9%+28%

33Dublin, GAGA60,35125.8%+35%

34Raymondville, TXTX19,97125.6%−23%

35Silver City, NMNM27,25225.4%+36%

36Show Low, AZAZ109,94625.3%−14%

37Las Vegas, NMNM30,31125.1%+2%

38Nacogdoches, TXTX66,03524.9%+7%

39Las Cruces, NMNM229,09124.8%−2%

40Opelousas, LALA80,76524.8%−15%

41Bogalusa, LALA44,93724.6%−0%

42Laredo, TXTX281,22424.6%−21%

43Glasgow, KYKY56,22424.6%+42%

44Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,69124.6%+20%

45Clewiston, FLFL61,54624.5%+11%

46Boone, NCNC54,78624.5%+37%

47Alice, TXTX45,38324.5%−9%

48Magnolia, ARAR21,89424.3%+15%

49Moultrie, GAGA47,43824.2%+22%

50Roanoke Rapids, NCNC63,02524.2%+4%

51Monroe, LALA222,39024.1%+9%

52Rexburg, IDID69,38024.1%−6%

53Deming, NMNM25,40724.1%−27%

54Carbondale, ILIL52,50124.0%−5%

55Guymon, OKOK20,32223.9%+70%

56Bainbridge, GAGA29,43223.8%+5%

57West Plains, MOMO40,79823.8%+28%

58Tifton, GAGA51,23723.7%+12%

59Milledgeville, GAGA44,02923.7%+41%

60Kennett, MOMO26,85523.7%−3%

61Othello, WAWA21,48823.5%+29%

62Orangeburg, SCSC83,17723.1%+8%

63Valdosta, GAGA153,27623.1%+19%

64Americus, GAGA33,39423.1%+8%

65Portsmouth, OHOH71,36523.0%+19%

66Albany, GAGA145,51023.0%+7%

67Troy, ALAL33,68823.0%−0%

68Española, NMNM39,83222.8%+12%

69Oxford, MSMS71,97222.6%+6%

70Somerset, KYKY67,38422.6%+18%

71El Centro, CACA181,41122.5%−0%

72College Station, TXTX287,47622.5%−12%

73Statesboro, GAGA97,97722.5%−10%

74Palatka, FLFL77,73422.4%+8%

75Rockingham, NCNC42,04122.4%+14%

76New Iberia, LALA66,84622.3%−5%

77Meridian, MSMS85,41922.1%+4%

78Brookhaven, MSMS35,01222.0%+15%

79Kirksville, MOMO29,82422.0%−2%

80Kinston, NCNC55,83722.0%+33%

81Tahlequah, OKOK49,19622.0%−4%

82Hattiesburg, MSMS158,01421.9%+12%

83Poplar Bluff, MOMO41,90421.9%+18%

84Visalia, CACA485,14621.8%−9%

85Farmington, NMNM120,34021.7%+1%

86Laurel, MSMS82,28121.7%+6%

87Douglas, GAGA52,86121.7%+9%

88Waycross, GAGA57,67021.6%+8%

89Bloomington, ININ165,23121.5%+23%

90Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,55321.5%+26%

91Nogales, AZAZ50,02021.5%−12%

92Muncie, ININ113,10621.4%+42%

93Blytheville, ARAR37,82821.4%−7%

94Safford, AZAZ40,15721.2%−8%

95Summerville, GAGA25,30021.1%+48%

96Columbus, MSMS67,14421.0%−10%

97Uvalde, TXTX24,96321.0%−14%

98Beckley, WVWV109,94021.0%+6%

99Arkadelphia, ARAR20,93820.9%+10%

100Laramie, WYWY38,55820.9%−0%

101Vermillion, SDSD15,03120.8%−2%

102Shreveport, LALA383,47420.8%+7%

103Vicksburg, MSMS41,75920.8%+12%

104Greenville, NCNC182,93620.8%+2%

105Huntsville, TXTX83,84220.7%+13%

106Maryville, MOMO20,17420.7%+26%

107Paris, TNTN32,89620.7%+45%

108Fort Payne, ALAL74,08520.7%+35%

109Newport, TNTN37,88920.7%−8%

110Athens, GAGA224,14820.7%−2%

111Blacksburg, VAVA181,61620.6%+6%

112Fresno, CACA1,203,38320.6%−9%

113Macomb, ILIL25,91620.5%+3%

114Charleston, ILIL46,60720.5%+17%

115Bakersfield, CACA927,06820.4%−2%

116Clovis, NMNM65,27020.4%+2%

117Thomaston, GAGA28,50020.4%+38%

118Mayfield, KYKY37,05020.3%+24%

119Muskogee, OKOK66,70820.3%+13%

120Murray, KYKY39,42120.3%+22%

121McMinnville, TNTN43,71720.2%+22%

122Alamosa, COCO27,89620.2%−11%

123Pine Bluff, ARAR70,21120.2%+1%

124Hammond, LALA141,34620.2%−11%

125Pittsburg, KSKS39,00820.1%+26%

126Gainesville, FLFL359,03620.1%−8%

127Camden, ARAR26,36320.1%+6%

128Henderson, NCNC42,63820.0%−2%

129Payson, AZAZ53,80120.0%+15%

130Miami, OKOK30,43820.0%+20%

131Wilson, NCNC81,15019.9%+8%

132Martin, TNTN33,26119.9%+24%

133Mount Sterling, KYKY48,42819.8%+2%

134Auburn, ALAL208,01319.8%−17%

135Morgan City, LALA46,55219.8%−16%

136Eureka, CACA131,64719.7%+1%

137Vidalia, GAGA36,18019.7%−14%

138Madisonville, KYKY45,12719.7%+19%

139El Dorado, ARAR36,92619.7%+5%

140Russellville, ALAL32,44919.7%+4%

141Klamath Falls, OROR70,27419.6%+17%

142Rolla, MOMO45,24719.6%+19%

143Big Rapids, MIMI42,32019.5%+21%

144El Paso, TXTX881,29119.5%−18%

145Richmond, KYKY131,80619.5%+1%

146Roswell, NMNM63,36419.4%−9%

147Beeville, TXTX32,51519.4%−19%

148Elk City, OKOK22,15919.3%+6%

149Sikeston, MOMO49,97819.2%+7%

150Shelby, NCNC103,32519.1%+44%

151Alamogordo, NMNM70,36819.1%−1%

152Morgantown, WVWV141,99519.1%−12%

153Union City, TNTN30,06719.1%+43%

154Albertville, ALAL103,53719.1%+30%

155Cambridge, OHOH38,37919.0%+19%

156Greenwood, SCSC95,21519.0%+35%

157Danville, ILIL71,25919.0%+43%

158Vernon, TXTX12,48118.9%+45%

159Huntington, WVWV365,96518.9%+7%

160Red Bluff, CACA64,66518.8%+9%

161Henderson, KYKY57,18418.8%+44%

162Merced, CACA297,26018.8%−13%

163Paris, TXTX63,31918.7%+13%

164Fayetteville, NCNC395,41218.7%+41%

165Columbus, GAGA324,83018.7%+17%

166Tuscaloosa, ALAL281,85018.7%−4%

167Goldsboro, NCNC122,27818.7%+35%

168Florence, SCSC201,39218.6%+5%

169Tallahassee, FLFL397,44218.6%+4%

170Waco, TXTX308,80718.6%+6%

171Corvallis, OROR97,72818.6%+28%

172Houghton, MIMI40,02818.6%+12%

173Rome, GAGA101,37818.6%+28%

174Marion, ININ66,52418.4%+57%

175Lubbock, TXTX368,43118.4%−0%

176Ozark, ALAL49,91218.4%+22%

177Danville, VAVA101,13718.4%+20%

178New Orleans, LALA970,84918.4%−8%

179Campbellsville, KYKY38,40718.3%+3%

180Bemidji, MNMN47,05518.3%+4%

181Del Rio, TXTX47,83518.3%−30%

182Alexandria, LALA147,95218.3%−11%

183Dyersburg, TNTN36,32018.3%+15%

184Cedartown, GAGA45,51418.3%+18%

185LaGrange, GAGA107,09718.2%+16%

186Chico, CACA209,21118.2%−8%

187Connersville, ININ23,53318.2%+130%

188Yuma, AZAZ224,44918.2%−5%

189Jonesboro, ARAR139,44018.1%+8%

190Moscow, IDID41,84218.1%+8%

191Houma, LALA199,66818.1%+1%

192Sumter, SCSC105,06718.1%+11%

193Dothan, ALAL156,26618.1%+10%

194Flint, MIMI401,09318.0%+38%

195Rocky Mount, NCNC148,48618.0%+14%

196Bay City, TXTX36,46317.9%−3%

197Gaffney, SCSC58,27517.9%+29%

198Manhattan, KSKS136,12217.9%+8%

199Scottsboro, ALAL54,28117.9%+31%

200Martinsville, VAVA63,09117.9%+35%

201Mobile, ALAL411,65817.9%−3%

202Champaign, ILIL239,97917.8%+22%

203Okeechobee, FLFL42,60817.8%+11%

204Amsterdam, NYNY50,04617.8%+48%

205Forest City, NCNC65,74517.8%+28%

206State College, PAPA157,39317.8%−5%

207Thomasville, GAGA72,95817.8%−5%

208Washington, NCNC44,67017.8%−9%

209Bluefield, WVWV96,13817.8%−1%

210Jamestown, NYNY124,12617.8%+28%

211Charleston, WVWV200,17017.8%+13%

212Lafayette, LALA423,75817.8%−6%

213Pueblo, COCO169,27717.6%+19%

214Massena, NYNY105,48817.6%+4%

215Jackson, TNTN184,56917.6%+26%

216Saginaw, MIMI187,68817.6%+26%

217Clearlake, CACA67,77217.5%−0%

218Danville, KYKY56,98517.5%+9%

219Bowling Green, KYKY197,18017.5%+9%

220Ithaca, NYNY104,04717.5%−1%

221Gallipolis, OHOH29,07217.5%−4%

222Newberry, SCSC39,56117.5%+2%

223Youngstown, OHOH423,67817.4%+52%

224Plainview, TXTX36,70017.4%−6%

225Lafayette, ININ228,46817.4%+28%

226Taos, NMNM34,56417.4%−17%

227Fort Smith, ARAR234,14017.4%+16%

228Coshocton, OHOH37,18817.4%+91%

229Lufkin, TXTX88,15417.3%+10%

230Ontario, OROR60,08517.3%+5%

231Memphis, TNTN1,341,41217.3%+10%

232Cookeville, TNTN152,47717.3%+7%

233McAlester, OKOK43,32017.3%+0%

234Ames, IAIA128,09017.3%+39%

235Talladega, ALAL91,76417.2%−0%

236Eugene, OROR381,58417.2%+19%

237Mount Pleasant, TXTX57,07617.2%−9%

238St. Simons, GAGA118,52417.1%+10%

239Crescent City, CACA26,41017.1%−15%

240Flagstaff, AZAZ144,36817.1%−6%

241Jackson, MSMS609,84717.0%−10%

242Durant, OKOK51,36717.0%−7%

243Hot Springs, ARAR99,69517.0%+17%

244Athens, TXTX88,59517.0%+13%

245Greeneville, TNTN73,83116.9%+17%

246Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI36,08116.9%+32%

247Ardmore, OKOK48,91016.9%+2%

248Olean, NYNY75,39016.9%+23%

249Texarkana, TXTX146,81616.9%−6%

250Binghamton, NYNY243,18916.8%+41%

251Richmond, ININ66,16916.8%+48%

252Toledo, OHOH599,37616.8%+34%

253Lake Charles, LALA244,65516.7%+4%

254Ellensburg, WAWA48,80316.7%−15%

255Galesburg, ILIL47,76716.7%+50%

256Lawrenceburg, TNTN46,91416.7%+15%

257Wichita Falls, TXTX149,44816.7%+31%

258Gulfport, MSMS431,32916.7%+19%

259Battle Creek, MIMI133,40816.7%+48%

260Ottumwa, IAIA35,21016.6%+26%

261Salisbury, MDMD131,87216.6%+15%

262Elkins, WVWV26,88216.6%−8%

263Corinth, MSMS34,56916.6%−0%

264Terre Haute, ININ169,24116.6%+34%

265Centralia, ILIL36,38216.5%+47%

266Lawrence, KSKS120,92016.5%+4%

267Paragould, ARAR47,41116.5%+24%

268Stephenville, TXTX43,91116.5%+3%

269Decatur, ININ36,65016.5%+82%

270Yakima, WAWA259,18516.5%−16%

271Pahrump, NVNV57,33616.5%+53%

272Alexander City, ALAL40,95316.5%−0%

273Montgomery, ALAL388,74716.5%+5%

274Mount Airy, NCNC72,28716.4%+32%

275Johnson City, TNTN216,41616.4%+11%

276North Wilkesboro, NCNC66,23316.4%+39%

277Cape Girardeau, MOMO99,21516.4%+26%

278Corpus Christi, TXTX451,19116.4%−10%

279Jesup, GAGA32,48116.4%−2%

280Big Spring, TXTX30,50416.4%−12%

281Cedar City, UTUT67,14116.4%−15%

282Sanford, NCNC70,25816.3%+27%

283Niles, MIMI152,44416.3%+29%

284Pampa, TXTX21,78616.3%+20%

285Butte-Silver Bow, MTMT36,11816.3%+9%

286Chillicothe, OHOH76,42916.3%+36%

287Hannibal, MOMO38,96916.3%+45%

288Columbia, MOMO219,06216.3%+17%

289Ukiah, CACA88,12216.3%+2%

290Hobbs, NMNM74,74916.2%−23%

291Bradford, PAPA38,98416.2%+24%

292Lewisburg, TNTN38,07116.2%+62%

293Town of Pecos, TXTX12,13816.2%−44%

294Cambridge, MDMD33,62816.2%+17%

295Lake Havasu City, AZAZ228,10216.2%+17%

296Dalton, GAGA147,81916.2%+37%

297Athens, TNTN71,59016.2%+7%

298Murrells Inlet, SCSC65,91216.1%−5%

299Coos Bay, OROR63,99216.1%+7%

300Farmington, MOMO67,80916.1%+9%

301Joplin, MOMO208,79616.1%+18%

302Bay City, MIMI102,12316.1%+65%

303Ponca City, OKOK43,49016.1%+1%

304Iowa City, IAIA182,71116.0%+16%

305Sebring, FLFL111,12216.0%+5%

306Vineland, NJNJ157,14816.0%+6%

307Hanford, CACA154,32716.0%−18%

308Grants Pass, OROR87,86716.0%+7%

309Carlsbad, NMNM62,50916.0%−7%

310Gadsden, ALAL103,88616.0%+2%

311Tucson, AZAZ1,074,68515.9%+9%

312Price, UTUT20,68015.9%+19%

313Lawton, OKOK127,59015.9%+1%

314Beaumont, TXTX399,31015.9%+1%

315Parkersburg, WVWV87,26415.9%+12%

316Kingsport, TNTN314,83415.9%+17%

317Owensboro, KYKY113,96215.9%+25%

318Calhoun, GAGA61,70115.9%+61%

319Vincennes, ININ35,65215.9%−1%

320Longview, TXTX297,31515.8%+3%

321Hinesville, GAGA91,87015.8%+1%

322Anderson Creek, NCNC150,13715.8%+6%

323Alma, MIMI41,19015.8%+54%

324Altus, OKOK24,76415.8%−3%

325Shawnee, OKOK75,10215.8%+8%

326Oxford, ALAL115,83415.8%−2%

327Newport, OROR50,63615.8%+14%

328Springfield, MAMA464,33815.7%+7%

329Branson, MOMO57,00115.7%+27%

330Washington Court House, OHOH28,55215.7%+55%

331Augusta, GAGA641,23115.7%+1%

332Zanesville, OHOH87,01415.6%+21%

333Sweetwater, TXTX14,11715.6%−28%

334Russellville, ARAR84,93215.6%+2%

335Peru, ININ34,48715.6%+95%

336Marion, NCNC45,19815.6%+34%

337Paducah, KYKY102,25915.5%+9%

338Ocala, FLFL442,66015.5%+19%

339Fairmont, WVWV55,58415.5%−5%

340Weatherford, OKOK39,05915.5%−12%

341Corsicana, TXTX57,18115.5%−15%

342Erie, PAPA265,83215.5%+29%

343Albuquerque, NMNM925,27915.5%+11%

344Michigan City, ININ111,29415.5%+78%

345Greensboro, NCNC805,94515.5%+46%

346Coldwater, MIMI45,99315.5%+66%

347Emporia, KSKS34,83815.5%+10%

348Lock Haven, PAPA37,87015.4%+9%

349Enterprise, ALAL56,95315.4%+5%

350Winchester, TNTN45,57915.4%+17%

351Victoria, TXTX99,86415.4%+17%

352Burlington, NCNC186,17715.4%+38%

353Moberly, MOMO24,51315.4%+24%

354Malvern, ARAR33,45115.3%+9%

355Marshall, MOMO23,26515.3%+16%

356Seneca, SCSC83,77515.3%+42%

357Sedalia, MOMO44,25415.3%+19%

358Winston-Salem, NCNC712,20615.3%+47%

359Decatur, ALAL160,32615.3%+18%

360Baton Rouge, LALA888,69915.3%−12%

361Springfield, OHOH135,34015.3%+43%

362Weirton, WVWV112,46815.3%+13%

363Bloomington, ILIL171,41915.2%+57%

364Sierra Vista, AZAZ126,33215.2%−14%

365Hillsdale, MIMI45,73815.2%+85%

366Batesville, ARAR38,78515.2%+17%

367Indiana, PAPA82,87815.2%−12%

368Decatur, ILIL99,30015.2%+18%

369Mount Vernon, ILIL36,14715.2%+23%

370Morristown, TNTN128,86715.2%+9%

371Marquette, MIMI68,06415.2%+40%

372Cleveland, TNTN134,05715.1%+23%

373New Bern, NCNC127,35815.1%+11%

374El Campo, TXTX42,06015.1%−9%

375Platteville, WIWI52,44615.1%+35%

376Lakeland, FLFL874,79015.1%+17%

377Redding, CACA181,64815.1%−2%

378Duncan, OKOK44,31015.0%+3%

379Homosassa Springs, FLFL171,66615.0%+28%

380Kingsland, GAGA60,14314.9%+47%

381Freeport, ILIL43,22014.9%+67%

382Cumberland, MDMD93,64014.9%+1%

383Columbia, SCSC879,91814.9%+20%

384Spartanburg, SCSC407,65614.9%+19%

385Gloversville, NYNY52,21614.8%+18%

386Mexico, MOMO24,52814.8%+0%

387Clarksburg, WVWV88,14214.8%−18%

388Lebanon, MOMO36,94314.7%+3%

389Harrisonburg, VAVA140,15514.7%−10%

390Winnemucca, NVNV17,26714.7%+51%

391Elmira, NYNY80,41514.7%+13%

392Ludington, MIMI29,04014.7%+33%

393Picayune, MSMS59,36314.6%−21%

394Jacksonville, TXTX53,33714.6%−18%

395Rockford, ILIL337,24214.6%+57%

396Madison, ININ33,27914.6%+52%

397Canton, ILIL32,90114.6%+48%

398Aberdeen, WAWA78,14414.5%−10%

399Johnstown, PAPA128,96814.5%+16%

400Springfield, MOMO500,69414.5%+17%

401Moses Lake, WAWA105,72714.5%−17%

402Lexington, KYKY535,17414.5%+22%

403Twin Falls, IDID123,90114.5%+11%

404Cortland, NYNY45,85014.4%−7%

405Brevard, NCNC34,21114.4%+52%

406Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,44214.4%+40%

407Lansing, MIMI479,72214.4%+30%

408Kalamazoo, MIMI263,79514.4%+20%

409Amarillo, TXTX276,23514.4%+5%

410Tupelo, MSMS133,16714.4%+2%

411Hermitage, PAPA107,86014.4%+25%

412Wilmington, OHOH42,30114.4%+67%

413Hermiston, OROR93,72114.4%+11%

414Panama City, FLFL231,17414.4%+4%

415Searcy, ARAR80,08514.4%+3%

416Alpena, MIMI28,85314.4%+36%

417Watertown, NYNY111,54014.4%+8%

418South Bend, ININ324,53814.4%+39%

419Sturgis, MIMI60,96814.4%+27%

420Grand Forks, NDND105,04614.3%+20%

421DuBois, PAPA78,10014.3%+14%

422Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,55114.3%+19%

423Fort Dodge, IAIA36,83814.3%+43%

424Mountain Home, IDID29,46514.3%+28%

425Cleveland, OHOH2,165,77514.3%+32%

426Hickory, NCNC376,89014.2%+45%

427Hays, KSKS29,07514.2%+10%

428Riverton, WYWY39,46414.2%−19%

429Sevierville, TNTN101,34214.2%+33%

430Huron, SDSD19,62414.2%+19%

431San Antonio, TXTX2,813,14014.2%−6%

432Scranton, PAPA574,41814.1%+30%

433Logan, UTUT160,88914.1%+10%

434Lake City, FLFL74,09414.1%−6%

435Utica, NYNY285,61114.1%+9%

436Little Rock, ARAR777,60714.1%+17%

437Muskegon, MIMI177,90114.1%+23%

438Palestine, TXTX59,80514.1%−14%

439Bloomsburg, PAPA66,19314.1%+7%

440Seymour, ININ47,37014.1%+66%

441Baker City, OROR16,65814.0%−4%

442Liberal, KSKS21,07314.0%−17%

443Yuba City, CACA187,47814.0%−21%

444Burlington, IAIA44,06114.0%+33%

445Hilo, HIHI210,04314.0%−11%

446Gainesville, GAGA226,56814.0%+13%

447Florence, ALAL156,60914.0%−2%

448Pocatello, IDID91,59114.0%+1%

449Dayton, OHOH826,55414.0%+37%

450Tyler, TXTX252,54914.0%+1%

451St. Joseph, MOMO119,17013.9%+21%

452Marion, ILIL67,22513.9%−5%

453Miami, FLFL6,391,07213.9%−1%

454Toccoa, GAGA27,85413.9%−8%

455Bellingham, WAWA236,39213.9%−2%

456Lewistown, PAPA46,12713.9%+11%

457Ann Arbor, MIMI370,21413.9%+25%

458La Grande, OROR25,90013.9%+0%

459New Castle, ININ49,13713.9%+77%

460Clarksville, TNTN349,00113.8%+17%

461Detroit, MIMI4,390,91313.8%+31%

462Hereford, TXTX18,62613.8%−33%

463Syracuse, NYNY652,27313.8%+13%

464Shelbyville, TNTN55,27313.8%+5%

465DeRidder, LALA36,67313.8%−11%

466Salem, OHOH99,37713.8%+20%

467Tullahoma, TNTN69,33913.8%−0%

468Mankato, MNMN104,90713.8%+25%

469Great Bend, KSKS24,79013.8%+7%

470Frankfort, KYKY77,87413.8%+41%

471Altoona, PAPA119,54113.8%+9%

472Mineral Wells, TXTX30,79113.8%−13%

473Arkansas City, KSKS34,38213.8%+6%

474Brookings, SDSD37,63513.7%−2%

475Enid, OKOK61,77913.7%−1%

476Birmingham, ALAL1,197,76613.7%+1%

477Atchison, KSKS16,17213.7%+3%

478Marion, OHOH65,11513.7%+41%

479Stockton, CACA823,81513.7%−23%

480Medford, OROR221,79513.7%+9%

481Mansfield, OHOH124,89313.7%+29%

482Riverside, CACA4,769,00713.7%−9%

483Kingston, NYNY183,33013.7%+20%

484Clinton, IAIA46,00213.7%+34%

485Ada, OKOK38,52813.6%−17%

486Port Townsend, WAWA33,97013.6%+21%

487Tulsa, OKOK1,069,27313.6%+16%

488Burley, IDID49,30813.6%−4%

489Springfield, ILIL206,03313.6%+47%

490Williamsport, PAPA112,58713.6%+18%

491Cornelia, GAGA50,41613.6%+12%

492Killeen, TXTX511,49713.6%+17%

493Bucyrus, OHOH41,89613.6%+30%

494Knoxville, TNTN968,13713.5%+3%

495Great Falls, MTMT85,02913.5%−0%

496Austin, MNMN40,97113.5%+47%

497Modesto, CACA557,71913.5%−16%

498Waterloo, IAIA169,18913.5%+19%

499Buffalo, NYNY1,155,65313.5%+13%

500Missoula, MTMT128,69813.5%−9%

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Frequently asked

Which metro area has the highest poverty rate?

Clarksdale, MS ranks #1 with 36.5% (2020 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 metro areas by poverty rate?

Clarksdale, MS, Gallup, NM, Rio Grande City-Roma, TX, Zapata, TX, Middlesborough, KY.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

918 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2020 Decennial Census data.

How is poverty rate measured?

Share of people with income below the federal poverty line. Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Decennial Census.