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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%+0.6 pts

02Gallup, NMNM68,11935.2%−0.9 pts

03Rio Grande City, TXTX66,31934.2%−16.7 pts

04Zapata, TXTX13,75332.2%−3.6 pts

05Middlesborough, KYKY22,82931.3%+0.2 pts

06Cleveland, MSMS28,26231.1%−2.2 pts

07Natchez, MSMS54,72231.1%+2.6 pts

08Greenville, MSMS40,44630.9%+1.7 pts

09Ruston, LALA48,36030.5%+4.0 pts

10Natchitoches, LALA36,08930.1%+3.6 pts

11Cordele, GAGA19,23729.7%+0.4 pts

12Selma, ALAL35,14029.2%−1.8 pts

13Fitzgerald, GAGA17,09929.1%+6.8 pts

14McAllen, TXTX921,54928.4%−7.4 pts

15Forrest City, ARAR21,80028.4%+0.9 pts

16McComb, MSMS52,64028.3%+2.3 pts

17Athens, OHOH63,19727.9%+0.5 pts

18Minden, LALA34,94827.5%+7.3 pts

19Eufaula, ALAL26,86127.4%+1.0 pts

20Laurinburg, NCNC33,32227.3%+6.7 pts

21Starkville, MSMS62,06327.2%+0.8 pts

22Greenwood, MSMS34,91227.2%−3.4 pts

23Kingsville, TXTX30,31527.2%+0.5 pts

24Lumberton, NCNC119,94127.1%+4.2 pts

25Brownsville, TXTX433,94626.7%−6.4 pts

26Pikeville, KYKY89,12226.5%+0.4 pts

27Grenada, MSMS30,22226.2%+4.1 pts

28Eagle Pass, TXTX58,82326.2%−8.7 pts

29Corbin, KYKY150,04026.1%−2.5 pts

30Pullman, WAWA48,51226.0%+0.4 pts

31Arcadia, FLFL37,07826.0%+2.4 pts

32Stillwater, OKOK83,88925.9%+5.6 pts

33Dublin, GAGA60,35125.8%+6.7 pts

34Raymondville, TXTX19,97125.6%−7.6 pts

35Silver City, NMNM27,25225.4%+6.7 pts

36Show Low, AZAZ109,94625.3%−4.2 pts

37Las Vegas, NMNM30,31125.1%+0.5 pts

38Nacogdoches, TXTX66,03524.9%+1.5 pts

39Las Cruces, NMNM229,09124.8%−0.6 pts

40Opelousas, LALA80,76524.8%−4.5 pts

41Bogalusa, LALA44,93724.6%−0.0 pts

42Laredo, TXTX281,22424.6%−6.5 pts

43Glasgow, KYKY56,22424.6%+7.3 pts

44Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,69124.6%+4.2 pts

45Clewiston, FLFL61,54624.5%+2.4 pts

46Boone, NCNC54,78624.5%+6.5 pts

47Alice, TXTX45,38324.5%−2.4 pts

48Magnolia, ARAR21,89424.3%+3.2 pts

49Moultrie, GAGA47,43824.2%+4.4 pts

50Roanoke Rapids, NCNC63,02524.2%+1.0 pts

51Monroe, LALA222,39024.1%+2.1 pts

52Rexburg, IDID69,38024.1%−1.5 pts

53Deming, NMNM25,40724.1%−8.8 pts

54Carbondale, ILIL52,50124.0%−1.2 pts

55Guymon, OKOK20,32223.9%+9.8 pts

56Bainbridge, GAGA29,43223.8%+1.2 pts

57West Plains, MOMO40,79823.8%+5.1 pts

58Tifton, GAGA51,23723.7%+2.5 pts

59Milledgeville, GAGA44,02923.7%+7.0 pts

60Kennett, MOMO26,85523.7%−0.8 pts

61Othello, WAWA21,48823.5%+5.3 pts

62Orangeburg, SCSC83,17723.1%+1.7 pts

63Valdosta, GAGA153,27623.1%+3.7 pts

64Americus, GAGA33,39423.1%+1.8 pts

65Portsmouth, OHOH71,36523.0%+3.7 pts

66Albany, GAGA145,51023.0%+1.5 pts

67Troy, ALAL33,68823.0%−0.1 pts

68Española, NMNM39,83222.8%+2.5 pts

69Oxford, MSMS71,97222.6%+1.2 pts

70Somerset, KYKY67,38422.6%+3.5 pts

71El Centro, CACA181,41122.5%−0.0 pts

72College Station, TXTX287,47622.5%−3.0 pts

73Statesboro, GAGA97,97722.5%−2.4 pts

74Palatka, FLFL77,73422.4%+1.6 pts

75Rockingham, NCNC42,04122.4%+2.8 pts

76New Iberia, LALA66,84622.3%−1.3 pts

77Meridian, MSMS85,41922.1%+0.9 pts

78Brookhaven, MSMS35,01222.0%+2.9 pts

79Kirksville, MOMO29,82422.0%−0.4 pts

80Kinston, NCNC55,83722.0%+5.4 pts

81Tahlequah, OKOK49,19622.0%−0.9 pts

82Hattiesburg, MSMS158,01421.9%+2.4 pts

83Poplar Bluff, MOMO41,90421.9%+3.3 pts

84Visalia, CACA485,14621.8%−2.1 pts

85Farmington, NMNM120,34021.7%+0.2 pts

86Laurel, MSMS82,28121.7%+1.3 pts

87Douglas, GAGA52,86121.7%+1.9 pts

88Waycross, GAGA57,67021.6%+1.7 pts

89Bloomington, ININ165,23121.5%+4.1 pts

90Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,55321.5%+4.4 pts

91Nogales, AZAZ50,02021.5%−3.0 pts

92Muncie, ININ113,10621.4%+6.4 pts

93Blytheville, ARAR37,82821.4%−1.6 pts

94Safford, AZAZ40,15721.2%−1.8 pts

95Summerville, GAGA25,30021.1%+6.8 pts

96Columbus, MSMS67,14421.0%−2.3 pts

97Uvalde, TXTX24,96321.0%−3.3 pts

98Beckley, WVWV109,94021.0%+1.3 pts

99Arkadelphia, ARAR20,93820.9%+1.8 pts

100Laramie, WYWY38,55820.9%−0.1 pts

101Vermillion, SDSD15,03120.8%−0.4 pts

102Shreveport, LALA383,47420.8%+1.4 pts

103Vicksburg, MSMS41,75920.8%+2.1 pts

104Greenville, NCNC182,93620.8%+0.5 pts

105Huntsville, TXTX83,84220.7%+2.4 pts

106Maryville, MOMO20,17420.7%+4.3 pts

107Paris, TNTN32,89620.7%+6.4 pts

108Fort Payne, ALAL74,08520.7%+5.3 pts

109Newport, TNTN37,88920.7%−1.8 pts

110Athens, GAGA224,14820.7%−0.4 pts

111Blacksburg, VAVA181,61620.6%+1.1 pts

112Fresno, CACA1,203,38320.6%−2.1 pts

113Macomb, ILIL25,91620.5%+0.7 pts

114Charleston, ILIL46,60720.5%+3.0 pts

115Bakersfield, CACA927,06820.4%−0.3 pts

116Clovis, NMNM65,27020.4%+0.3 pts

117Thomaston, GAGA28,50020.4%+5.6 pts

118Mayfield, KYKY37,05020.3%+3.9 pts

119Muskogee, OKOK66,70820.3%+2.4 pts

120Murray, KYKY39,42120.3%+3.6 pts

121McMinnville, TNTN43,71720.2%+3.6 pts

122Alamosa, COCO27,89620.2%−2.4 pts

123Pine Bluff, ARAR70,21120.2%+0.1 pts

124Hammond, LALA141,34620.2%−2.5 pts

125Pittsburg, KSKS39,00820.1%+4.2 pts

126Gainesville, FLFL359,03620.1%−1.6 pts

127Camden, ARAR26,36320.1%+1.1 pts

128Henderson, NCNC42,63820.0%−0.5 pts

129Payson, AZAZ53,80120.0%+2.6 pts

130Miami, OKOK30,43820.0%+3.4 pts

131Wilson, NCNC81,15019.9%+1.5 pts

132Martin, TNTN33,26119.9%+3.8 pts

133Mount Sterling, KYKY48,42819.8%+0.5 pts

134Auburn, ALAL208,01319.8%−3.9 pts

135Morgan City, LALA46,55219.8%−3.8 pts

136Eureka, CACA131,64719.7%+0.2 pts

137Vidalia, GAGA36,18019.7%−3.2 pts

138Madisonville, KYKY45,12719.7%+3.2 pts

139El Dorado, ARAR36,92619.7%+0.9 pts

140Russellville, ALAL32,44919.7%+0.8 pts

141Klamath Falls, OROR70,27419.6%+2.8 pts

142Rolla, MOMO45,24719.6%+3.2 pts

143Big Rapids, MIMI42,32019.5%+3.4 pts

144El Paso, TXTX881,29119.5%−4.4 pts

145Richmond, KYKY131,80619.5%+0.3 pts

146Roswell, NMNM63,36419.4%−1.9 pts

147Beeville, TXTX32,51519.4%−4.6 pts

148Elk City, OKOK22,15919.3%+1.1 pts

149Sikeston, MOMO49,97819.2%+1.2 pts

150Shelby, NCNC103,32519.1%+5.9 pts

151Alamogordo, NMNM70,36819.1%−0.2 pts

152Morgantown, WVWV141,99519.1%−2.6 pts

153Union City, TNTN30,06719.1%+5.8 pts

154Albertville, ALAL103,53719.1%+4.4 pts

155Cambridge, OHOH38,37919.0%+3.0 pts

156Greenwood, SCSC95,21519.0%+5.0 pts

157Danville, ILIL71,25919.0%+5.7 pts

158Vernon, TXTX12,48118.9%+5.9 pts

159Huntington, WVWV365,96518.9%+1.3 pts

160Red Bluff, CACA64,66518.8%+1.6 pts

161Henderson, KYKY57,18418.8%+5.8 pts

162Merced, CACA297,26018.8%−2.9 pts

163Paris, TXTX63,31918.7%+2.2 pts

164Fayetteville, NCNC395,41218.7%+5.4 pts

165Columbus, GAGA324,83018.7%+2.7 pts

166Tuscaloosa, ALAL281,85018.7%−0.7 pts

167Goldsboro, NCNC122,27818.7%+4.9 pts

168Florence, SCSC201,39218.6%+0.9 pts

169Tallahassee, FLFL397,44218.6%+0.7 pts

170Waco, TXTX308,80718.6%+1.0 pts

171Corvallis, OROR97,72818.6%+4.0 pts

172Houghton, MIMI40,02818.6%+2.0 pts

173Rome, GAGA101,37818.6%+4.1 pts

174Marion, ININ66,52418.4%+6.7 pts

175Lubbock, TXTX368,43118.4%−0.0 pts

176Ozark, ALAL49,91218.4%+3.3 pts

177Danville, VAVA101,13718.4%+3.0 pts

178New Orleans, LALA970,84918.4%−1.6 pts

179Campbellsville, KYKY38,40718.3%+0.5 pts

180Bemidji, MNMN47,05518.3%+0.7 pts

181Del Rio, TXTX47,83518.3%−7.8 pts

182Alexandria, LALA147,95218.3%−2.4 pts

183Dyersburg, TNTN36,32018.3%+2.3 pts

184Cedartown, GAGA45,51418.3%+2.8 pts

185LaGrange, GAGA107,09718.2%+2.5 pts

186Chico, CACA209,21118.2%−1.6 pts

187Connersville, ININ23,53318.2%+10.3 pts

188Yuma, AZAZ224,44918.2%−1.1 pts

189Jonesboro, ARAR139,44018.1%+1.4 pts

190Moscow, IDID41,84218.1%+1.4 pts

191Houma, LALA199,66818.1%+0.2 pts

192Sumter, SCSC105,06718.1%+1.9 pts

193Dothan, ALAL156,26618.1%+1.6 pts

194Flint, MIMI401,09318.0%+4.9 pts

195Rocky Mount, NCNC148,48618.0%+2.1 pts

196Bay City, TXTX36,46317.9%−0.6 pts

197Gaffney, SCSC58,27517.9%+4.1 pts

198Manhattan, KSKS136,12217.9%+1.3 pts

199Scottsboro, ALAL54,28117.9%+4.2 pts

200Martinsville, VAVA63,09117.9%+4.6 pts

201Mobile, ALAL411,65817.9%−0.6 pts

202Champaign, ILIL239,97917.8%+3.3 pts

203Okeechobee, FLFL42,60817.8%+1.8 pts

204Amsterdam, NYNY50,04617.8%+5.8 pts

205Forest City, NCNC65,74517.8%+3.9 pts

206State College, PAPA157,39317.8%−1.0 pts

207Thomasville, GAGA72,95817.8%−1.0 pts

208Washington, NCNC44,67017.8%−1.7 pts

209Bluefield, WVWV96,13817.8%−0.1 pts

210Jamestown, NYNY124,12617.8%+3.9 pts

211Charleston, WVWV200,17017.8%+2.0 pts

212Lafayette, LALA423,75817.8%−1.2 pts

213Pueblo, COCO169,27717.6%+2.8 pts

214Massena, NYNY105,48817.6%+0.7 pts

215Jackson, TNTN184,56917.6%+3.7 pts

216Saginaw, MIMI187,68817.6%+3.6 pts

217Clearlake, CACA67,77217.5%−0.0 pts

218Danville, KYKY56,98517.5%+1.4 pts

219Bowling Green, KYKY197,18017.5%+1.5 pts

220Ithaca, NYNY104,04717.5%−0.2 pts

221Gallipolis, OHOH29,07217.5%−0.7 pts

222Newberry, SCSC39,56117.5%+0.4 pts

223Youngstown, OHOH423,67817.4%+5.9 pts

224Plainview, TXTX36,70017.4%−1.2 pts

225Lafayette, ININ228,46817.4%+3.8 pts

226Taos, NMNM34,56417.4%−3.5 pts

227Fort Smith, ARAR234,14017.4%+2.4 pts

228Coshocton, OHOH37,18817.4%+8.3 pts

229Lufkin, TXTX88,15417.3%+1.6 pts

230Ontario, OROR60,08517.3%+0.8 pts

231Memphis, TNTN1,341,41217.3%+1.6 pts

232Cookeville, TNTN152,47717.3%+1.2 pts

233McAlester, OKOK43,32017.3%+0.1 pts

234Ames, IAIA128,09017.3%+4.8 pts

235Talladega, ALAL91,76417.2%−0.0 pts

236Eugene, OROR381,58417.2%+2.8 pts

237Mount Pleasant, TXTX57,07617.2%−1.8 pts

238St. Simons, GAGA118,52417.1%+1.5 pts

239Crescent City, CACA26,41017.1%−3.0 pts

240Flagstaff, AZAZ144,36817.1%−1.1 pts

241Jackson, MSMS609,84717.0%−1.8 pts

242Durant, OKOK51,36717.0%−1.4 pts

243Hot Springs, ARAR99,69517.0%+2.4 pts

244Athens, TXTX88,59517.0%+1.9 pts

245Greeneville, TNTN73,83116.9%+2.4 pts

246Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI36,08116.9%+4.1 pts

247Ardmore, OKOK48,91016.9%+0.3 pts

248Olean, NYNY75,39016.9%+3.2 pts

249Texarkana, TXTX146,81616.9%−1.0 pts

250Binghamton, NYNY243,18916.8%+4.9 pts

251Richmond, ININ66,16916.8%+5.4 pts

252Toledo, OHOH599,37616.8%+4.3 pts

253Lake Charles, LALA244,65516.7%+0.7 pts

254Ellensburg, WAWA48,80316.7%−2.9 pts

255Galesburg, ILIL47,76716.7%+5.6 pts

256Lawrenceburg, TNTN46,91416.7%+2.1 pts

257Wichita Falls, TXTX149,44816.7%+3.9 pts

258Gulfport, MSMS431,32916.7%+2.6 pts

259Battle Creek, MIMI133,40816.7%+5.4 pts

260Ottumwa, IAIA35,21016.6%+3.4 pts

261Salisbury, MDMD131,87216.6%+2.2 pts

262Elkins, WVWV26,88216.6%−1.4 pts

263Corinth, MSMS34,56916.6%−0.0 pts

264Terre Haute, ININ169,24116.6%+4.2 pts

265Centralia, ILIL36,38216.5%+5.3 pts

266Lawrence, KSKS120,92016.5%+0.7 pts

267Paragould, ARAR47,41116.5%+3.2 pts

268Stephenville, TXTX43,91116.5%+0.5 pts

269Decatur, ININ36,65016.5%+7.4 pts

270Yakima, WAWA259,18516.5%−3.2 pts

271Pahrump, NVNV57,33616.5%+5.7 pts

272Alexander City, ALAL40,95316.5%−0.1 pts

273Montgomery, ALAL388,74716.5%+0.7 pts

274Mount Airy, NCNC72,28716.4%+4.0 pts

275Johnson City, TNTN216,41616.4%+1.7 pts

276North Wilkesboro, NCNC66,23316.4%+4.6 pts

277Cape Girardeau, MOMO99,21516.4%+3.3 pts

278Corpus Christi, TXTX451,19116.4%−1.9 pts

279Jesup, GAGA32,48116.4%−0.3 pts

280Big Spring, TXTX30,50416.4%−2.2 pts

281Cedar City, UTUT67,14116.4%−2.9 pts

282Sanford, NCNC70,25816.3%+3.5 pts

283Niles, MIMI152,44416.3%+3.6 pts

284Pampa, TXTX21,78616.3%+2.7 pts

285Butte-Silver Bow, MTMT36,11816.3%+1.4 pts

286Chillicothe, OHOH76,42916.3%+4.3 pts

287Hannibal, MOMO38,96916.3%+5.0 pts

288Columbia, MOMO219,06216.3%+2.3 pts

289Ukiah, CACA88,12216.3%+0.3 pts

290Hobbs, NMNM74,74916.2%−4.8 pts

291Bradford, PAPA38,98416.2%+3.1 pts

292Lewisburg, TNTN38,07116.2%+6.2 pts

293Town of Pecos, TXTX12,13816.2%−12.7 pts

294Cambridge, MDMD33,62816.2%+2.4 pts

295Lake Havasu City, AZAZ228,10216.2%+2.3 pts

296Dalton, GAGA147,81916.2%+4.4 pts

297Athens, TNTN71,59016.2%+1.0 pts

298Murrells Inlet, SCSC65,91216.1%−0.9 pts

299Coos Bay, OROR63,99216.1%+1.1 pts

300Farmington, MOMO67,80916.1%+1.3 pts

301Joplin, MOMO208,79616.1%+2.5 pts

302Bay City, MIMI102,12316.1%+6.4 pts

303Ponca City, OKOK43,49016.1%+0.1 pts

304Iowa City, IAIA182,71116.0%+2.2 pts

305Sebring, FLFL111,12216.0%+0.8 pts

306Vineland, NJNJ157,14816.0%+1.0 pts

307Hanford, CACA154,32716.0%−3.5 pts

308Grants Pass, OROR87,86716.0%+1.0 pts

309Carlsbad, NMNM62,50916.0%−1.2 pts

310Gadsden, ALAL103,88616.0%+0.3 pts

311Tucson, AZAZ1,074,68515.9%+1.3 pts

312Price, UTUT20,68015.9%+2.5 pts

313Lawton, OKOK127,59015.9%+0.2 pts

314Beaumont, TXTX399,31015.9%+0.1 pts

315Parkersburg, WVWV87,26415.9%+1.7 pts

316Kingsport, TNTN314,83415.9%+2.3 pts

317Owensboro, KYKY113,96215.9%+3.2 pts

318Calhoun, GAGA61,70115.9%+6.0 pts

319Vincennes, ININ35,65215.9%−0.2 pts

320Longview, TXTX297,31515.8%+0.5 pts

321Hinesville, GAGA91,87015.8%+0.2 pts

322Anderson Creek, NCNC150,13715.8%+0.9 pts

323Alma, MIMI41,19015.8%+5.6 pts

324Altus, OKOK24,76415.8%−0.4 pts

325Shawnee, OKOK75,10215.8%+1.2 pts

326Oxford, ALAL115,83415.8%−0.3 pts

327Newport, OROR50,63615.8%+1.9 pts

328Springfield, MAMA464,33815.7%+1.0 pts

329Branson, MOMO57,00115.7%+3.3 pts

330Washington Court House, OHOH28,55215.7%+5.6 pts

331Augusta, GAGA641,23115.7%+0.2 pts

332Zanesville, OHOH87,01415.6%+2.7 pts

333Sweetwater, TXTX14,11715.6%−6.1 pts

334Russellville, ARAR84,93215.6%+0.4 pts

335Peru, ININ34,48715.6%+7.6 pts

336Marion, NCNC45,19815.6%+4.0 pts

337Paducah, KYKY102,25915.5%+1.3 pts

338Ocala, FLFL442,66015.5%+2.5 pts

339Fairmont, WVWV55,58415.5%−0.8 pts

340Weatherford, OKOK39,05915.5%−2.1 pts

341Corsicana, TXTX57,18115.5%−2.7 pts

342Erie, PAPA265,83215.5%+3.5 pts

343Albuquerque, NMNM925,27915.5%+1.6 pts

344Michigan City, ININ111,29415.5%+6.8 pts

345Greensboro, NCNC805,94515.5%+4.9 pts

346Coldwater, MIMI45,99315.5%+6.1 pts

347Emporia, KSKS34,83815.5%+1.4 pts

348Lock Haven, PAPA37,87015.4%+1.3 pts

349Enterprise, ALAL56,95315.4%+0.8 pts

350Winchester, TNTN45,57915.4%+2.3 pts

351Victoria, TXTX99,86415.4%+2.2 pts

352Burlington, NCNC186,17715.4%+4.3 pts

353Moberly, MOMO24,51315.4%+2.9 pts

354Malvern, ARAR33,45115.3%+1.3 pts

355Marshall, MOMO23,26515.3%+2.2 pts

356Seneca, SCSC83,77515.3%+4.5 pts

357Sedalia, MOMO44,25415.3%+2.4 pts

358Winston-Salem, NCNC712,20615.3%+4.9 pts

359Decatur, ALAL160,32615.3%+2.3 pts

360Baton Rouge, LALA888,69915.3%−2.1 pts

361Springfield, OHOH135,34015.3%+4.6 pts

362Weirton, WVWV112,46815.3%+1.8 pts

363Bloomington, ILIL171,41915.2%+5.5 pts

364Sierra Vista, AZAZ126,33215.2%−2.5 pts

365Hillsdale, MIMI45,73815.2%+7.0 pts

366Batesville, ARAR38,78515.2%+2.2 pts

367Indiana, PAPA82,87815.2%−2.1 pts

368Decatur, ILIL99,30015.2%+2.3 pts

369Mount Vernon, ILIL36,14715.2%+2.8 pts

370Morristown, TNTN128,86715.2%+1.2 pts

371Marquette, MIMI68,06415.2%+4.3 pts

372Cleveland, TNTN134,05715.1%+2.8 pts

373New Bern, NCNC127,35815.1%+1.5 pts

374El Campo, TXTX42,06015.1%−1.4 pts

375Platteville, WIWI52,44615.1%+3.9 pts

376Lakeland, FLFL874,79015.1%+2.2 pts

377Redding, CACA181,64815.1%−0.3 pts

378Duncan, OKOK44,31015.0%+0.4 pts

379Homosassa Springs, FLFL171,66615.0%+3.3 pts

380Kingsland, GAGA60,14314.9%+4.8 pts

381Freeport, ILIL43,22014.9%+6.0 pts

382Cumberland, MDMD93,64014.9%+0.2 pts

383Columbia, SCSC879,91814.9%+2.5 pts

384Spartanburg, SCSC407,65614.9%+2.4 pts

385Gloversville, NYNY52,21614.8%+2.3 pts

386Mexico, MOMO24,52814.8%+0.0 pts

387Clarksburg, WVWV88,14214.8%−3.2 pts

388Lebanon, MOMO36,94314.7%+0.4 pts

389Harrisonburg, VAVA140,15514.7%−1.7 pts

390Winnemucca, NVNV17,26714.7%+5.0 pts

391Elmira, NYNY80,41514.7%+1.7 pts

392Ludington, MIMI29,04014.7%+3.6 pts

393Picayune, MSMS59,36314.6%−3.8 pts

394Jacksonville, TXTX53,33714.6%−3.2 pts

395Rockford, ILIL337,24214.6%+5.3 pts

396Madison, ININ33,27914.6%+5.0 pts

397Canton, ILIL32,90114.6%+4.7 pts

398Aberdeen, WAWA78,14414.5%−1.6 pts

399Johnstown, PAPA128,96814.5%+2.0 pts

400Springfield, MOMO500,69414.5%+2.1 pts

401Moses Lake, WAWA105,72714.5%−2.9 pts

402Lexington, KYKY535,17414.5%+2.6 pts

403Twin Falls, IDID123,90114.5%+1.5 pts

404Cortland, NYNY45,85014.4%−1.0 pts

405Brevard, NCNC34,21114.4%+5.0 pts

406Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,44214.4%+4.1 pts

407Lansing, MIMI479,72214.4%+3.3 pts

408Kalamazoo, MIMI263,79514.4%+2.4 pts

409Amarillo, TXTX276,23514.4%+0.7 pts

410Tupelo, MSMS133,16714.4%+0.3 pts

411Hermitage, PAPA107,86014.4%+2.9 pts

412Wilmington, OHOH42,30114.4%+5.8 pts

413Hermiston, OROR93,72114.4%+1.4 pts

414Panama City, FLFL231,17414.4%+0.6 pts

415Searcy, ARAR80,08514.4%+0.4 pts

416Alpena, MIMI28,85314.4%+3.8 pts

417Watertown, NYNY111,54014.4%+1.1 pts

418South Bend, ININ324,53814.4%+4.1 pts

419Sturgis, MIMI60,96814.4%+3.1 pts

420Grand Forks, NDND105,04614.3%+2.4 pts

421DuBois, PAPA78,10014.3%+1.8 pts

422Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,55114.3%+2.3 pts

423Fort Dodge, IAIA36,83814.3%+4.3 pts

424Mountain Home, IDID29,46514.3%+3.1 pts

425Cleveland, OHOH2,165,77514.3%+3.5 pts

426Hickory, NCNC376,89014.2%+4.4 pts

427Hays, KSKS29,07514.2%+1.3 pts

428Riverton, WYWY39,46414.2%−3.4 pts

429Sevierville, TNTN101,34214.2%+3.5 pts

430Huron, SDSD19,62414.2%+2.3 pts

431San Antonio, TXTX2,813,14014.2%−0.9 pts

432Scranton, PAPA574,41814.1%+3.3 pts

433Logan, UTUT160,88914.1%+1.3 pts

434Lake City, FLFL74,09414.1%−0.9 pts

435Utica, NYNY285,61114.1%+1.2 pts

436Little Rock, ARAR777,60714.1%+2.0 pts

437Muskegon, MIMI177,90114.1%+2.7 pts

438Palestine, TXTX59,80514.1%−2.4 pts

439Bloomsburg, PAPA66,19314.1%+1.0 pts

440Seymour, ININ47,37014.1%+5.6 pts

441Baker City, OROR16,65814.0%−0.7 pts

442Liberal, KSKS21,07314.0%−2.9 pts

443Yuba City, CACA187,47814.0%−3.8 pts

444Burlington, IAIA44,06114.0%+3.5 pts

445Hilo, HIHI210,04314.0%−1.7 pts

446Gainesville, GAGA226,56814.0%+1.6 pts

447Florence, ALAL156,60914.0%−0.3 pts

448Pocatello, IDID91,59114.0%+0.1 pts

449Dayton, OHOH826,55414.0%+3.7 pts

450Tyler, TXTX252,54914.0%+0.2 pts

451St. Joseph, MOMO119,17013.9%+2.4 pts

452Marion, ILIL67,22513.9%−0.7 pts

453Miami, FLFL6,391,07213.9%−0.2 pts

454Toccoa, GAGA27,85413.9%−1.2 pts

455Bellingham, WAWA236,39213.9%−0.3 pts

456Lewistown, PAPA46,12713.9%+1.4 pts

457Ann Arbor, MIMI370,21413.9%+2.8 pts

458La Grande, OROR25,90013.9%+0.1 pts

459New Castle, ININ49,13713.9%+6.0 pts

460Clarksville, TNTN349,00113.8%+2.0 pts

461Detroit, MIMI4,390,91313.8%+3.3 pts

462Hereford, TXTX18,62613.8%−6.7 pts

463Syracuse, NYNY652,27313.8%+1.6 pts

464Shelbyville, TNTN55,27313.8%+0.7 pts

465DeRidder, LALA36,67313.8%−1.8 pts

466Salem, OHOH99,37713.8%+2.3 pts

467Tullahoma, TNTN69,33913.8%−0.0 pts

468Mankato, MNMN104,90713.8%+2.8 pts

469Great Bend, KSKS24,79013.8%+0.9 pts

470Frankfort, KYKY77,87413.8%+4.0 pts

471Altoona, PAPA119,54113.8%+1.1 pts

472Mineral Wells, TXTX30,79113.8%−2.1 pts

473Arkansas City, KSKS34,38213.8%+0.8 pts

474Brookings, SDSD37,63513.7%−0.3 pts

475Enid, OKOK61,77913.7%−0.2 pts

476Birmingham, ALAL1,197,76613.7%+0.2 pts

477Atchison, KSKS16,17213.7%+0.5 pts

478Marion, OHOH65,11513.7%+4.0 pts

479Stockton, CACA823,81513.7%−4.0 pts

480Medford, OROR221,79513.7%+1.2 pts

481Mansfield, OHOH124,89313.7%+3.1 pts

482Riverside, CACA4,769,00713.7%−1.4 pts

483Kingston, NYNY183,33013.7%+2.3 pts

484Clinton, IAIA46,00213.7%+3.5 pts

485Ada, OKOK38,52813.6%−2.9 pts

486Port Townsend, WAWA33,97013.6%+2.4 pts

487Tulsa, OKOK1,069,27313.6%+1.8 pts

488Burley, IDID49,30813.6%−0.6 pts

489Springfield, ILIL206,03313.6%+4.4 pts

490Williamsport, PAPA112,58713.6%+2.1 pts

491Cornelia, GAGA50,41613.6%+1.4 pts

492Killeen, TXTX511,49713.6%+2.0 pts

493Bucyrus, OHOH41,89613.6%+3.1 pts

494Knoxville, TNTN968,13713.5%+0.4 pts

495Great Falls, MTMT85,02913.5%−0.0 pts

496Austin, MNMN40,97113.5%+4.3 pts

497Modesto, CACA557,71913.5%−2.5 pts

498Waterloo, IAIA169,18913.5%+2.1 pts

499Buffalo, NYNY1,155,65313.5%+1.6 pts

500Missoula, MTMT128,69813.5%−1.3 pts

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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.