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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 (2023 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

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 American Community Survey).

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 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 (2020).