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Lowest poverty rate, US cities · 2000

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 1990
6001Stillwater, OKOK50,04627.3%+0.9 pts
6002Syracuse, NYNY144,89627.3%+4.6 pts
6003Bell Gardens, CACA37,36727.3%+1.3 pts
6004Urbana, ILIL39,71927.3%+5.5 pts
6005Indianola, MSMS8,63727.4%−11.2 pts
6006Whitewater, WIWI16,03827.4%−3.3 pts
6007Valencia West, AZAZ14,72827.4%−0.6 pts
6008Adel, GAGA5,85427.4%+3.4 pts
6009Marion, SCSC6,02827.4%−4.0 pts
6010Alexandria, LALA42,93827.4%−1.3 pts
6011Sandersville, GAGA5,39727.5%+2.2 pts
6012Desert Hot Springs, CACA34,00927.5%+6.0 pts
6013Dublin, GAGA16,56527.5%+2.1 pts
6014Orono, MEME11,15127.5%+5.1 pts
6015Wasco, CACA26,52527.5%+0.3 pts
6016Mayfield, KYKY9,85127.5%+3.0 pts
6017San Bernardino, CACA222,04427.6%+4.8 pts
6018Triana, ALAL5,24427.6%−6.9 pts
6019Franklin, LALA6,22427.6%−3.9 pts
6020Avon Park, FLFL10,51427.6%+4.6 pts
6021Thomson, GAGA6,76327.6%−2.3 pts
6022Seaford, DEDE9,16527.6%+13.4 pts
6023Moultrie, GAGA14,97327.6%−6.8 pts
6024Americus, GAGA15,61727.7%−3.8 pts
6025Gardere, LALA12,22327.8%−1.8 pts
6026Highgrove, CACA8,36627.8%+9.5 pts
6027Las Vegas, NMNM12,57427.8%−2.5 pts
6028Merced, CACA99,72427.9%+2.8 pts
6029Thermalito, CACA6,72027.9%+9.1 pts
6030Covington, TNTN8,58527.9%−9.1 pts
6031New Orleans, LALA362,15427.9%−3.7 pts
6032West Modesto, CACA5,97828.0%–
6033Perry, FLFL7,33028.0%+2.1 pts
6034Newberry, SCSC10,89128.0%+2.8 pts
6035Crowley, LALA11,22328.0%−6.6 pts
6036Sinton, TXTX5,96628.0%−0.4 pts
6037Compton, CACA90,50028.0%+0.6 pts
6038Philadelphia, MSMS6,85828.1%+0.0 pts
6039Middlesborough, KYKY8,77628.1%−1.8 pts
6040Tuba City, AZAZ7,96028.2%−8.1 pts
6041Delano, CACA52,33428.2%+4.5 pts
6042Penitas, TXTX6,49528.2%−23.3 pts
6043Connellsville, PAPA6,57428.2%+2.4 pts
6044Henderson, NCNC15,01328.3%+4.2 pts
6045Anderson, CACA11,13128.3%+9.8 pts
6046West Memphis, ARAR23,33628.3%+5.3 pts
6047Hattiesburg, MSMS48,80228.3%−7.5 pts
6048Kingsville, TXTX24,68728.3%+1.1 pts
6049Cudahy, CACA21,44528.3%+0.8 pts
6050Goshen, CACA5,13628.4%–
6051Newark, NJNJ323,80828.4%+2.1 pts
6052Jasper, TXTX7,51128.4%−1.0 pts
6053Miami, FLFL489,81228.5%−2.7 pts
6054Anadarko, OKOK5,44828.5%−4.6 pts
6055Louisville, MSMS5,92128.5%−3.3 pts
6056San Marcos, TXTX77,83028.5%−8.6 pts
6057Marianna, FLFL7,28928.5%−2.7 pts
6058Saginaw, MIMI42,86328.5%−3.2 pts
6059Athens, GAGA128,61228.6%–
6060Clearlake, CACA16,89328.6%+6.4 pts
6061Natchez, MSMS14,88028.6%−3.2 pts
6062Shippensburg, PAPA5,61528.6%−0.6 pts
6063Palmview, TXTX15,87828.6%−12.0 pts
6064Blytheville, ARAR12,22728.6%+3.1 pts
6065Meridian, MSMS33,37028.6%+0.9 pts
6066Warren, ARAR5,14628.7%+1.5 pts
6067Batesville, MSMS7,32528.7%+0.5 pts
6068Leesville, LALA5,21028.7%+6.7 pts
6069Washington, NCNC9,91028.7%+1.4 pts
6070Glennville, GAGA5,02328.7%+0.3 pts
6071Winton, CACA11,79728.8%+4.9 pts
6072Coachella, CACA45,41128.9%+4.4 pts
6073Laurel, MSMS17,66228.9%−1.3 pts
6074Williamston, NCNC5,08629.0%−0.4 pts
6075Eagle Pass, TXTX28,92629.0%−17.1 pts
6076Central Falls, RIRI23,12429.0%+6.7 pts
6077West Little River, FLFL33,89029.0%+3.0 pts
6078Uvalde, TXTX15,45529.0%−4.4 pts
6079Lakewood, NJNJ69,58529.1%+3.8 pts
6080Macomb, ILIL14,53029.1%+2.3 pts
6081Newport, TNTN7,04929.1%+0.5 pts
6082Providence, RIRI195,31029.1%+6.2 pts
6083Shafter, CACA23,87129.2%+6.7 pts
6084Edinburg, TXTX110,70029.2%−4.6 pts
6085La Feria, TXTX7,22229.2%−15.6 pts
6086Central, SCSC5,29829.2%+13.8 pts
6087Hugo, OKOK5,08229.4%−5.7 pts
6088Darlington, SCSC6,07529.4%+0.7 pts
6089Osceola, ARAR6,45029.5%−4.9 pts
6090Rayne, LALA6,99529.5%−8.2 pts
6091New Iberia, LALA26,53329.5%+0.9 pts
6092Laredo, TXTX269,51529.6%−7.7 pts
6093Greenville, MSMS26,53029.6%−2.3 pts
6094Bloomington, ININ83,30729.6%−1.8 pts
6095Muskegon Heights, MIMI9,77029.6%−5.5 pts
6096Columbia, MSMS6,52529.7%−0.7 pts
6097Salton City, CACA5,98829.8%–
6098August, CACA8,82529.8%+6.4 pts
6099Carencro, LALA13,22429.8%−4.7 pts
6100Hempstead, TXTX7,19429.9%+0.8 pts
6101Primera, TXTX5,47829.9%−7.0 pts
6102Selma, NCNC7,40630.0%+6.8 pts
6103Cairo, GAGA10,15030.0%+1.6 pts
6104Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83930.1%+8.6 pts
6105Asbury Park, NJNJ15,63230.1%+6.8 pts
6106Charleston, ILIL17,46630.1%+6.0 pts
6107Lock Haven, PAPA8,50030.2%+3.6 pts
6108Live Oak, CACA9,46630.2%+1.1 pts
6109Beecher, MIMI8,41230.3%−8.1 pts
6110Lebanon, KYKY6,69930.3%−1.5 pts
6111Oneonta, NYNY15,66530.3%+6.9 pts
6112Beeville, TXTX13,08630.3%−0.0 pts
6113Brunswick, GAGA15,73030.4%+4.1 pts
6114Greenville, ALAL6,91230.4%−3.8 pts
6115Waycross, GAGA13,93630.4%+2.5 pts
6116Frostburg, MDMD6,97930.5%+10.4 pts
6117Kirksville, MOMO17,86330.6%+0.0 pts
6118Demopolis, ALAL6,64130.6%+2.6 pts
6119Hartford, CTCT121,98130.6%+3.1 pts
6120Monsey, NYNY28,16030.6%+5.5 pts
6121Willowbrook, CACA21,68130.7%+2.5 pts
6122Breaux Bridge, LALA7,65230.7%−3.6 pts
6123Avenal, CACA13,47930.7%+2.1 pts
6124Farmersville, CACA10,32630.7%−4.7 pts
6125Weslaco, TXTX44,20330.9%−4.6 pts
6126Fort Pierce, FLFL51,73730.9%+1.7 pts
6127Cheney, WAWA12,65030.9%−0.2 pts
6128Patterson, LALA5,56530.9%+1.9 pts
6129McComb, MSMS11,69731.0%−6.5 pts
6130Ephraim, UTUT6,39331.0%−0.7 pts
6131Oxford, MSMS26,77331.1%−2.4 pts
6132Starkville, MSMS25,75431.1%−2.4 pts
6133St. Martinville, LALA5,22931.2%−5.7 pts
6134Bloomsburg, PAPA13,37531.2%+8.0 pts
6135Chaparral, NMNM18,18631.3%+4.8 pts
6136Idabel, OKOK6,93431.3%−10.0 pts
6137Marlin, TXTX5,59931.3%−1.1 pts
6138University CDP (Hillsborough County), FLFL48,12731.3%–
6139Radford, VAVA17,24331.4%−0.9 pts
6140Eunice, LALA9,03531.4%−6.8 pts
6141Lennox, CACA19,44931.5%+6.8 pts
6142Lake City, SCSC5,94031.6%−8.4 pts
6143Fitzgerald, GAGA8,88231.6%+5.6 pts
6144Merrydale, LALA9,49031.6%+10.2 pts
6145Ponchatoula, LALA7,75531.7%−4.8 pts
6146Lamont, CACA13,16431.7%+4.5 pts
6147Selma, ALAL16,07731.7%−4.0 pts
6148Wimauma, FLFL15,26631.7%−16.5 pts
6149Homestead, FLFL86,24231.8%+1.9 pts
6150Hardeeville, SCSC16,45931.8%+3.4 pts
6151Eloy, AZAZ19,96731.9%−4.8 pts
6152Holly Springs, MSMS6,40232.0%−1.6 pts
6153East Cleveland, OHOH13,22932.0%+4.2 pts
6154Bridge City, LALA7,29732.0%+3.2 pts
6155Toppenish, WAWA8,63532.0%+3.0 pts
6156Pahokee, FLFL5,79432.0%+4.7 pts
6157Swainsboro, GAGA7,43632.1%+1.4 pts
6158Ruston, LALA22,39732.1%+1.8 pts
6159Robstown, TXTX10,32432.1%−4.9 pts
6160Arcata, CACA19,04732.2%+4.1 pts
6161Monroe, LALA46,86032.3%−5.5 pts
6162Socorro, NMNM8,26132.3%+3.2 pts
6163Nacogdoches, TXTX32,50032.3%+0.8 pts
6164Alamo, TXTX20,62532.4%−0.7 pts
6165Madera, CACA69,01732.5%+5.6 pts
6166Socorro, TXTX38,78732.6%−9.2 pts
6167Arvin, CACA19,82032.6%+1.8 pts
6168San Benito, TXTX24,98032.7%−4.1 pts
6169Hammond, LALA24,03232.8%−5.5 pts
6170Belle Glade, FLFL17,24132.9%+1.5 pts
6171Deming, NMNM14,94432.9%−1.0 pts
6172Bogalusa, LALA10,32132.9%−3.9 pts
6173Volo, ILIL6,80533.0%–
6174Oroville, CACA20,45133.1%+5.2 pts
6175La Follette, TNTN7,17633.1%−0.1 pts
6176Clemson, SCSC18,94133.1%+4.5 pts
6177Palatka, FLFL10,87233.1%−3.4 pts
6178Forrest City, ARAR12,30833.4%−8.2 pts
6179Pinewood, FLFL18,11433.5%+7.3 pts
6180Storrs, CTCT15,20733.5%+9.4 pts
6181Blakely, GAGA5,15633.6%−4.0 pts
6182Southeast Arcadia, FLFL7,55533.8%+11.1 pts
6183Nogales, AZAZ19,49533.9%+2.7 pts
6184Greenwood, MSMS13,42933.9%−3.4 pts
6185Crockett, TXTX6,34633.9%+3.0 pts
6186Potsdam, NYNY8,01934.0%−1.8 pts
6187Monticello, KYKY5,72134.1%+1.6 pts
6188Los Fresnos, TXTX8,70334.2%−3.6 pts
6189Ellensburg, WAWA21,30834.3%+0.4 pts
6190San Juan, TXTX37,86834.4%−4.6 pts
6191Edinboro, PAPA5,79034.4%−4.2 pts
6192West Perrine, FLFL11,16234.4%–
6193Sunnyside, WAWA16,43034.5%+6.6 pts
6194Crescent City, CACA6,00234.6%+12.1 pts
6195Duquesne, PAPA5,01934.7%+9.2 pts
6196Donaldsonville, LALA7,09434.8%−3.3 pts
6197Canton, MSMS10,87334.8%+0.2 pts
6198Natchitoches, LALA17,14634.8%−5.0 pts
6199East Lansing, MIMI49,35534.8%+1.1 pts
6200South Apopka, FLFL7,30034.9%+7.0 pts
6201Big Rapids, MIMI8,62335.0%−9.4 pts
6202Pearsall, TXTX9,17035.0%−6.9 pts
6203East St. Louis, ILIL17,68235.1%−8.8 pts
6204Opa-locka, FLFL16,17735.2%−2.2 pts
6205McFarland, CACA14,70935.2%+7.5 pts
6206Bastrop, LALA8,90835.3%−4.5 pts
6207Williamsburg, KYKY5,37135.4%+6.8 pts
6208Prichard, ALAL18,82535.5%−8.6 pts
6209Pharr, TXTX80,83035.5%−9.0 pts
6210Camden, NJNJ71,43035.5%−1.0 pts
6211Monticello, NYNY7,19535.6%+13.5 pts
6212Caruthersville, MOMO5,21135.7%−3.5 pts
6213Tuskegee, ALAL8,64435.7%−0.4 pts
6214San Luis, AZAZ42,03035.8%+0.8 pts
6215Florence-Graham, CACA60,69035.8%+2.0 pts
6216Brownsville, TXTX192,95736.0%−7.9 pts
6217Parlier, CACA14,62236.0%−1.4 pts
6218Mojave, CACA5,17336.2%+17.9 pts
6219Raymondville, TXTX10,08236.2%−11.0 pts
6220Clarksdale, MSMS13,64336.2%−5.3 pts
6221Mercedes, TXTX17,91536.4%−12.4 pts
6222Muscoy, CACA12,02536.5%+11.4 pts
6223Douglas, AZAZ16,03836.6%−6.6 pts
6224South Bay, FLFL5,14036.7%+6.9 pts
6225Canutillo, TXTX5,96236.8%+0.7 pts
6226Woodlake, CACA8,07336.8%+8.7 pts
6227Westmont, CACA34,12336.9%+5.2 pts
6228Houghton, MIMI8,56036.9%−3.7 pts
6229New Paltz, NYNY8,68936.9%+11.8 pts
6230Boone, NCNC19,92937.0%−4.0 pts
6231Mount Pleasant, MIMI20,92537.2%−1.6 pts
6232College Station, TXTX127,47237.4%−0.6 pts
6233Pullman, WAWA33,75637.5%+2.7 pts
6234Linda, CACA23,87137.6%+3.8 pts
6235Abbeville, LALA10,86137.7%−1.3 pts
6236Alfred, NYNY5,14737.7%+21.3 pts
6237Fort Valley, GAGA9,22037.7%−2.9 pts
6238Donna, TXTX16,69837.8%−1.2 pts
6239Anthony, NMNM8,90038.0%−9.5 pts
6240Auburn, ALAL85,11338.1%−1.8 pts
6241West Lafayette, ININ45,74738.3%+4.1 pts
6242Highland Park, MIMI8,24838.3%−4.0 pts
6243Elsa, TXTX5,82038.3%−21.0 pts
6244Morgantown, WVWV30,29338.4%+7.7 pts
6245East Porterville, CACA5,06638.6%+6.6 pts
6246Sunland Park, NMNM18,26839.0%−14.0 pts
6247Shiprock, NMNM7,61039.2%−7.6 pts
6248Huron, CACA7,39439.4%−5.1 pts
6249Immokalee, FLFL26,36139.8%−6.6 pts
6250Lindsay, CACA12,57839.9%+16.1 pts
6251Durham, NHNH10,68139.9%+10.4 pts
6252Grambling, LALA5,31440.0%+1.0 pts
6253Yazoo City, MSMS9,86740.2%−4.7 pts
6254Ithaca, NYNY33,63240.2%+0.9 pts
6255La Joya, TXTX5,25740.7%−17.6 pts
6256Doolittle, TXTX6,20341.1%–
6257Olivarez, TXTX6,32641.1%–
6258Carbondale, ILIL21,81141.4%−4.7 pts
6259Cullowhee, NCNC7,97341.5%+17.7 pts
6260Cordele, GAGA9,65241.6%+3.1 pts
6261Geneseo, NYNY7,75941.7%+10.7 pts
6262Eidson Road, TXTX9,68441.7%–
6263Mendota, CACA12,77841.9%+2.8 pts
6264Earlimart, CACA7,21441.9%+2.8 pts
6265Doffing, TXTX5,00442.5%–
6266Statesboro, GAGA35,36642.6%+9.5 pts
6267Waynesboro, GAGA5,51142.6%+8.3 pts
6268Benton Harbor, MIMI8,80342.6%−15.4 pts
6269Alton, TXTX24,13842.7%−21.0 pts
6270Brownsville, FLFL16,93642.7%−3.2 pts
6271Zuni Pueblo, NMNM5,86443.0%−5.6 pts
6272Opelousas, LALA15,09843.1%−2.1 pts
6273Blacksburg, VAVA45,10443.2%+5.8 pts
6274Florida City, FLFL13,57643.3%+6.5 pts
6275Tallulah, LALA5,51743.5%−8.5 pts
6276Goulds, FLFL14,42543.6%−1.6 pts
6277Oxford, OHOH22,38743.7%+2.0 pts
6278Crystal City, TXTX5,87144.1%−4.1 pts
6279Rio Grande City, TXTX15,45144.1%−6.9 pts
6280Indiana, PAPA14,69744.1%+5.5 pts
6281Hidalgo, TXTX15,37644.3%−20.1 pts
6282Rexburg, IDID40,33444.4%+2.7 pts
6283San Elizario, TXTX10,13844.5%−3.2 pts
6284Orange Cove, CACA9,81144.5%−2.3 pts
6285Mecca, CACA7,18445.5%+13.7 pts
6286State College, PAPA40,84446.9%+1.6 pts
6287Naranja, FLFL15,79650.5%+32.6 pts
6288Progreso, TXTX5,14850.9%+4.3 pts
6289Ville Platte, LALA6,17250.9%+3.1 pts
6290Athens, OHOH25,31351.9%+7.3 pts
6291Gladeview, FLFL16,65552.8%+1.3 pts
6292Roma, TXTX11,54354.3%−8.9 pts
6293La Homa, TXTX11,28557.4%+0.6 pts
6294Cameron Park, TXTX5,95561.2%−11.7 pts
6295Kiryas Joel, NYNY47,14762.2%−1.0 pts
6296Isla Vista, CACA13,92062.8%+4.6 pts
6297Mila Doce, TXTX7,73166.2%−13.0 pts
6298Kaser, NYNY6,12166.4%–
6299New Square, NYNY10,21472.5%+16.0 pts
SHOWING 6,001–6,299 OF 6,299

UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS