RANKING · 2024 ACS · 500 SHOWN OF 925

Lowest poverty rate, US metro areas

US metro areas with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2024 ACS). Nantucket, MA leads at 3.2%. 925 metro areas qualify in total. The median across all 925 is 13.5%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Hailey, ID, up 318 places to #16.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

USUnited States334,922,49912.5%–

01▲5Nantucket, MAMA14,7583.2%−4.4 pts

02▼1Los Alamos, NMNM19,4073.5%+0.6 pts

03▲22Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,2194.4%−2.9 pts

04▼2Heber, UTUT81,6554.8%−0.5 pts

05▲3Fairbanks, AKAK93,9726.1%−1.7 pts

06▲1Lexington Park, MDMD211,1766.1%+0.2 pts

07▲6Appleton, WIWI249,8766.2%+1.7 pts

08▲310Steamboat Springs, COCO38,4516.3%−0.7 pts

09▲34Kill Devil Hills, NCNC38,2456.6%−1.4 pts

10▲14Manchester, NHNH433,4156.7%+0.5 pts

11▲8Le Mars, IAIA25,6976.9%+0.9 pts

12▼1Jackson, WYWY36,5876.9%−0.8 pts

13▼4Ogden, UTUT672,7847.0%+0.1 pts

14▲21Wapakoneta, OHOH45,9097.1%+0.9 pts

15▲5San Jose, CACA1,984,4737.1%−0.5 pts

16▲318Hailey, IDID32,4367.3%−1.4 pts

17▼13Celina, OHOH42,7377.3%+0.9 pts

18▲79Jefferson, GAGA99,2657.3%−4.7 pts

19Putnam, CTCT98,0967.5%–

20▲13Rochester, MNMN231,1847.5%+0.8 pts

21▲6Spirit Lake, IAIA18,0777.6%+1.6 pts

22▼12Concord, NHNH158,0787.6%+1.7 pts

23▲17Portland, MEME577,6357.6%−0.4 pts

24▲43Granbury, TXTX70,5017.7%−0.9 pts

25▲113Port Lavaca, TXTX19,5997.7%−8.7 pts

26▼14Barnstable, MAMA233,5397.7%+0.8 pts

27▲2Oak Harbor, WAWA85,6577.7%+0.7 pts

28▲30Breckenridge, COCO39,0697.7%−2.3 pts

29▲170Storm Lake, IAIA20,4497.8%−2.7 pts

30▼2Bismarck, NDND139,7507.9%−0.5 pts

31▼8Carroll, IAIA20,3037.9%+1.5 pts

32▲20Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,3778.0%0.0 pts

33▲139Urbana, OHOH38,8208.0%+0.4 pts

34▼31Hood River, OROR23,7208.0%−6.2 pts

35▲39Baraboo, WIWI66,6528.1%+0.8 pts

36▲6Sioux Falls, SDSD314,6388.1%+0.9 pts

37▲11Watertown, WIWI86,5058.1%+2.4 pts

38▲34Helena, MTMT97,1538.1%−2.5 pts

39▼21Rifle, COCO80,0998.1%+1.0 pts

40▼9Washington, DCDC6,465,7248.1%+0.7 pts

41▲297Fallon, NVNV25,8518.1%−0.5 pts

42▼21Pella, IAIA34,1928.2%+0.5 pts

43▼2Bremerton, WAWA283,3748.2%−0.6 pts

44▼7Gettysburg, PAPA107,5948.2%+1.1 pts

45▲38Lancaster, PAPA563,1598.2%+0.4 pts

46▲1Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,2958.2%+1.5 pts

47▲150Wenatchee, WAWA128,4148.3%−4.8 pts

48▼10Owatonna, MNMN37,4648.3%+2.1 pts

49▲61Rochelle, ILIL51,3998.4%+1.2 pts

50▼4Denver, COCO3,092,0378.4%+0.3 pts

51▲9York, PAPA473,1978.4%+1.6 pts

52▲12Holland, MIMI123,1888.4%+1.0 pts

53▼27Napa, CACA132,9498.5%+0.2 pts

54▼38New Ulm, MNMN25,5178.5%+2.1 pts

55▲16Chambersburg, PAPA160,6528.5%+0.9 pts

56▲3Laconia, NHNH65,1478.5%+2.4 pts

57▲66Colorado Springs, COCO781,7968.5%+0.6 pts

58▼19Beaver Dam, WIWI89,0978.5%+3.2 pts

59▼8Seattle, WAWA4,161,8838.5%0.0 pts

60▲16Petoskey, MIMI33,7758.5%+1.2 pts

61▼46Sheboygan, WIWI118,0478.5%+3.4 pts

62▲49Evanston, WYWY23,4158.6%−1.3 pts

63▲102Pierre, SDSD20,5888.6%+0.5 pts

64▼19Brigham City, UTUT70,4058.6%+1.1 pts

65▼60Williston, NDND41,7678.6%−3.3 pts

66▲110Staunton, VAVA129,6928.6%+0.3 pts

67▲82Barre, VTVT59,6528.7%+0.7 pts

68▲7Minot, NDND75,6948.7%−2.6 pts

69▲68Provo, UTUT773,4268.7%−3.3 pts

70▼53Hutchinson, MNMN36,6318.7%+3.9 pts

71▲132Ottawa, KSKS26,2998.7%+1.0 pts

72▲17Raleigh, NCNC1,595,7208.7%−0.2 pts

73▲14Edwards, COCO54,2918.7%+0.9 pts

74▲27Greencastle, ININ37,8768.7%+0.7 pts

75▼12Ketchikan, AKAK13,5498.7%+2.2 pts

76▲51St. Marys, PAPA29,9268.7%+1.7 pts

77▼12Wausau, WIWI139,4328.7%+2.1 pts

78▲6Keene, NHNH78,2698.7%+0.8 pts

79▼18Fergus Falls, MNMN61,0418.7%−1.4 pts

80Torrington, CTCT114,6908.8%–

81▲317Watertown, SDSD29,5628.8%−0.2 pts

82▲17Green Bay, WIWI336,7568.9%+2.0 pts

83▼10Cheyenne, WYWY102,9388.9%−0.2 pts

84▼18Santa Rosa, CACA486,4448.9%+0.8 pts

85▼31San Francisco, CACA4,630,0418.9%−0.3 pts

86▼72Juneau city and, AKAK31,6098.9%+2.9 pts

87▼65Cody, WYWY31,1718.9%−3.8 pts

88▼11Boston, MAMA5,034,2219.0%+0.4 pts

89▲158Lewisburg, PAPA42,3139.0%+0.2 pts

90▼56Alexandria, MNMN40,1209.0%+0.5 pts

91▲7Van Wert, OHOH29,0139.0%+3.5 pts

92▲79Punta Gorda, FLFL217,2129.0%+0.8 pts

93▲63Coeur d'Alene, IDID191,8649.0%−1.4 pts

94▲6Billings, MTMT193,6039.1%−2.0 pts

95▼65Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV51,1549.1%+1.4 pts

96▼39Columbus, NENE46,5839.1%+0.6 pts

97▼61Kapaa, HIHI73,4009.1%−1.4 pts

98▲57Willmar, MNMN44,7209.1%−0.1 pts

99▼14Des Moines, IAIA758,5399.1%+1.7 pts

100▼68Kendallville, ININ47,9379.2%+1.3 pts

101▲63Boise City, IDID864,2439.2%−0.2 pts

102▲18North Port, FLFL948,1589.2%+0.4 pts

103Bridgeport, CTCT978,1799.2%–

104▼25Kahului, HIHI160,6749.2%−1.3 pts

105▲90Fredericksburg, TXTX28,5279.2%−1.0 pts

106▼56Honolulu, HIHI988,7039.2%−0.7 pts

107▼63Fond du Lac, WIWI104,6699.2%+3.4 pts

108▼18Anchorage, AKAK405,8219.3%+1.2 pts

109▲185Janesville, WIWI166,4729.3%+1.9 pts

110▼55Red Wing, MNMN48,1959.3%+3.6 pts

111▲39Kalispell, MTMT115,4299.3%−3.6 pts

112▼59Easton, MDMD38,2389.3%+1.0 pts

113▲15Angola, ININ34,7999.3%+2.6 pts

114▼44Oxnard, CACA830,8519.3%+0.1 pts

115▼11Whitewater, WIWI106,1279.4%+1.0 pts

116▲67Wooster, OHOH116,7589.4%+1.4 pts

117▼22Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,2859.4%+2.8 pts

118▲8Selinsgrove, PAPA39,6559.4%−0.5 pts

119▲180Gillette, WYWY48,1459.4%+1.8 pts

120▼64McPherson, KSKS30,0649.5%+2.8 pts

121▲37Traverse City, MIMI156,9729.5%+3.0 pts

122▲32Bend, OROR266,3769.5%−0.7 pts

123▲89Auburn, ININ44,5359.5%+3.6 pts

124▲93Bozeman, MTMT128,7409.5%−3.3 pts

125▲18Portland, OROR2,542,2829.5%0.0 pts

126▼2Lacey, WAWA304,2619.5%+0.7 pts

127▼49Manitowoc, WIWI81,7109.6%+3.5 pts

128▲128Kearney, NENE57,9629.6%−1.2 pts

129▲22Greeley, COCO378,4269.6%−2.9 pts

130▼21Casper, WYWY80,5269.6%−2.2 pts

131▼2Dubuque, IAIA99,3819.7%+1.9 pts

132▲14Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,6459.7%+1.7 pts

133▼71The Villages, FLFL157,7729.7%−4.0 pts

134Hartford, CTCT1,171,4269.8%–

135▲56Burlington, VTVT227,8039.8%+1.0 pts

136▼21Baltimore, MDMD2,857,7819.8%−0.1 pts

137▼43Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,8089.8%+2.9 pts

138▲9Austin, TXTX2,620,9459.8%−1.3 pts

139▲43Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,0839.8%+0.7 pts

140▼8St. George, UTUT213,6709.8%−1.4 pts

141▼48Warsaw, ININ80,8929.8%+3.4 pts

142▲130Frankfort, ININ33,3229.8%+1.3 pts

143▲82Huntington, ININ37,2249.9%+4.3 pts

144▲4Lebanon, NHNH224,5009.9%+1.5 pts

145▲88Effingham, ILIL44,7279.9%+1.4 pts

146▼32Idaho Falls, IDID173,8519.9%−0.5 pts

147▼40Jefferson City, MOMO152,7129.9%+1.2 pts

148▼57Ocean Pines, MDMD54,4599.9%+0.4 pts

149▲10Findlay, OHOH75,0349.9%+2.5 pts

150▼25Kansas City, MOMO2,270,68210.0%+1.4 pts

151▼69Vallejo, CACA455,37610.0%+1.7 pts

152▼60Omaha, NENE1,009,83610.0%+1.7 pts

153▲8Richmond, VAVA1,389,33810.0%+0.7 pts

154▼18Iron Mountain, MIMI30,57510.1%+1.0 pts

155▼67Morehead City, NCNC70,46910.1%−0.6 pts

156▲12Pinehurst, NCNC110,61910.1%−1.3 pts

157▲43Stevens Point, WIWI71,94310.1%+0.6 pts

158▲101Huntsville, ALAL556,44410.1%−0.8 pts

159▼73Daphne, ALAL267,76110.1%−0.1 pts

160▲29Lebanon, PAPA146,38010.1%+2.6 pts

161▼58Harrisburg, PAPA617,42710.1%+1.9 pts

162Madison, WIWI709,68510.1%+1.5 pts

163▼67Monticello, ININ25,16410.2%+3.2 pts

164▲13Taylorville, ILIL33,44310.2%+0.6 pts

165▼2Allentown, PAPA887,61510.2%+1.9 pts

166▲43Crestview, FLFL315,09810.2%+0.3 pts

167▼1Greensburg, ININ26,57610.2%+0.9 pts

168▼26Faribault, MNMN69,93910.2%+3.3 pts

169▼101Mason City, IAIA49,71010.2%+1.7 pts

170▲139Rapid City, SDSD156,93410.2%−0.8 pts

171▼122Sheridan, WYWY33,24110.2%−0.5 pts

172▲57Palm Bay, FLFL663,98210.2%+0.8 pts

173▲246Missoula, MTMT128,69810.3%−4.6 pts

174▲111Elko, NVNV56,68210.3%+1.3 pts

175▲49Trenton, NJNJ399,28910.3%+1.6 pts

176▲30San Diego, CACA3,282,24810.3%−2.2 pts

177▲130Racine, WIWI198,91910.3%+1.9 pts

178▼65Worcester, MAMA888,50210.3%+1.1 pts

179▼46Carson, NVNV58,57110.3%+0.3 pts

180▲161Mitchell, SDSD25,91310.4%−2.1 pts

181▲242Austin, MNMN40,97110.4%+1.2 pts

182▲32Sonora, CACA53,16010.4%−1.0 pts

183▲38Nashville, TNTN2,197,41610.4%+0.1 pts

184▲34Dallas, TXTX8,477,15710.5%−0.3 pts

185▲155Columbus, ININ85,72910.5%+3.1 pts

186▼51Defiance, OHOH38,29210.5%+4.9 pts

187▲308Mountain Home, IDID29,46510.5%−0.7 pts

188▲93Kenosha, WIWI168,44810.5%+3.0 pts

189▼9St. Louis, MOMO2,814,42110.5%+0.6 pts

190▲173Pontiac, ILIL35,05710.5%+1.7 pts

191▲78Crawfordsville, ININ38,95410.5%+2.2 pts

192▲42Monroe, MIMI156,00410.5%+3.5 pts

193▲217Port Angeles, WAWA78,20210.6%−1.9 pts

194▼82Glens Falls, NYNY124,37310.6%+1.0 pts

195▼115Winchester, VAVA152,33210.6%+0.7 pts

196▲32Marinette, WIWI65,51510.6%+1.1 pts

197▲23Charlotte, NCNC2,938,83010.6%+1.0 pts

198▼79Albert Lea, MNMN30,44010.6%+2.3 pts

199▲330Winnemucca, NVNV17,26710.6%+0.9 pts

200▼25Huntingdon, PAPA43,00110.6%−0.7 pts

201▲195Dover, DEDE194,78610.6%0.0 pts

202▼8Batavia, NYNY58,41610.6%+3.0 pts

203▼33Key West, FLFL80,40610.6%+0.5 pts

204Norwich, CTCT284,01510.7%–

205▲53Menomonie, WIWI46,22310.7%−2.2 pts

206▼20East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,17910.7%+1.7 pts

207▲4Naples, FLFL417,13110.7%+0.4 pts

208▲29Adrian, MIMI97,77910.7%+4.0 pts

209▲166Grand Junction, COCO162,84510.7%+0.5 pts

210▲41Indianapolis, ININ2,205,69510.7%+2.2 pts

211▼72Midland, MIMI83,75410.7%+2.4 pts

212▼16Reno, NVNV578,73410.7%+0.8 pts

213▼96Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI74,06010.8%+4.3 pts

214▲27Lexington, NENE26,25510.8%+0.2 pts

215▼11Brainerd, MNMN100,56210.8%−0.2 pts

216▼43Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,96610.8%−1.3 pts

217▲113Warren, PAPA37,03810.8%+0.9 pts

218▼65Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,37710.9%+1.7 pts

219▲41Seaford, DEDE277,14010.9%+0.3 pts

220▲70Fayetteville, ARAR622,17710.9%−1.8 pts

221▼91Bishop, CACA18,15810.9%−1.8 pts

222▲189Wilmington, NCNC492,77210.9%−2.1 pts

223▲12Wahpeton, NDND23,01910.9%+1.1 pts

224▼37Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,21310.9%+0.1 pts

225▲92Charleston, SCSC889,26310.9%−3.1 pts

226▲20Atlanta, GAGA6,482,18211.0%+1.4 pts

227▼12Charlottesville, VAVA228,59711.0%−1.1 pts

228▼40Somerset, PAPA72,00411.0%−0.8 pts

229▲113Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,93811.0%−1.0 pts

230▲58Rice Lake, WIWI46,48411.0%+2.2 pts

231▼129Truckee, CACA101,91111.0%+2.9 pts

232▼163Jasper, ININ44,01611.0%+5.8 pts

233▼6Fremont, NENE38,05711.0%+2.5 pts

234▼26Greenville, OHOH51,52011.0%+3.0 pts

235▲69Elizabeth City, NCNC42,20111.0%−7.4 pts

236▼84Sebastian, FLFL172,79911.1%+1.8 pts

237▼59Bellefontaine, OHOH46,30211.1%+1.8 pts

238▲114Garden City, KSKS37,50511.1%−3.1 pts

239▼49Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,99211.1%+0.2 pts

240▲12Wabash, ININ30,71311.1%+4.2 pts

241▲192Port Townsend, WAWA33,97011.1%−0.2 pts

242▲47San Angelo, TXTX122,06511.1%−4.0 pts

243▲93Sandpoint, IDID54,42011.1%−4.4 pts

244▲32Sherman, TXTX153,61311.2%−0.1 pts

245▲9Marshalltown, IAIA39,89011.2%+0.9 pts

246▲404Decatur, ININ36,65011.2%+2.1 pts

247▼21Boulder, COCO328,56011.2%+1.7 pts

248▲20Eau Claire, WIWI176,64711.2%+1.3 pts

249▼26Fort Collins, COCO377,29211.2%+2.0 pts

250▼11Chicago, ILIL9,434,12311.2%+0.7 pts

251Waterbury, CTCT463,34911.2%–

252▼16Providence, RIRI1,708,16111.2%−0.1 pts

253▼112Albany, NYNY915,83511.2%+1.9 pts

254▼133Midland, TXTX193,13911.3%−1.9 pts

255▼81Amherst, MAMA164,06511.3%+1.9 pts

256▼13Bennington, VTVT36,63011.3%+1.3 pts

257▼41Oshkosh, WIWI174,21811.3%+4.6 pts

258▲67Kerrville, TXTX54,03711.4%−3.1 pts

259▼61Sandusky, OHOH112,77711.4%+3.9 pts

260▼47Slidell, LALA279,10811.4%+1.7 pts

261▼101Spencer, IAIA16,20211.4%+3.2 pts

262New Haven, CTCT578,74111.4%–

263▲237Sturgis, MIMI60,96811.4%+0.1 pts

264▼148Pittsfield, MAMA128,22411.4%+2.0 pts

265▼84Topeka, KSKS233,05211.5%+2.3 pts

266▲89Deltona, FLFL746,93311.5%+0.2 pts

267▲39Montrose, COCO44,59111.5%−1.1 pts

268▲79Sacramento, CACA2,477,27411.5%−1.2 pts

269▼3Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,11811.5%+0.7 pts

270▼189Aberdeen, SDSD41,58311.5%+1.2 pts

271▼26Hastings, NENE40,57711.6%+1.9 pts

272▼127Dickinson, NDND39,14211.6%−1.5 pts

273▲213Logan, UTUT160,88911.6%−1.2 pts

274▲22Spearfish, SDSD29,45911.6%−3.2 pts

275▲194Tyler, TXTX252,54911.6%−2.2 pts

276▼45Fargo, NDND269,52811.6%+0.6 pts

277▲139Brattleboro, VTVT45,20411.6%+2.2 pts

278▲38Jacksonville, NCNC217,17511.6%−1.3 pts

279▲72Snyder, TXTX16,16211.6%−4.4 pts

280▼146Sidney, OHOH48,06511.6%+4.9 pts

281▼96Mount Vernon, WAWA132,97511.6%+0.5 pts

282▼11Santa Cruz, CACA258,85211.6%−0.3 pts

283▼78The Dalles, OROR26,31011.6%−1.3 pts

284▲30Augusta, MEME129,06711.6%+0.5 pts

285▼2Mount Vernon, OHOH64,00211.6%+1.5 pts

286▼33Lincoln, NENE352,08111.6%+2.3 pts

287▲24Jackson, MIMI159,55211.6%+2.6 pts

288▼38Kennewick, WAWA324,33411.7%−0.9 pts

289▲68Orlando, FLFL2,957,67211.7%+1.0 pts

290▼23Washington, ININ34,20911.7%−2.1 pts

291▲30Plymouth, ININ46,59911.7%+4.9 pts

292▼135Durango, COCO56,89811.7%0.0 pts

293▲69Spokane, WAWA608,01211.7%−0.9 pts

294▼56Blackfoot, IDID51,15311.7%−0.7 pts

295▲221Twin Falls, IDID123,90111.7%−1.3 pts

296▼89Salina, KSKS59,12111.7%+3.0 pts

297▼175Sparta, WIWI46,57211.7%−0.2 pts

298▼96Rutland, VTVT59,65311.8%+0.8 pts

299▼44Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,85811.8%+2.3 pts

300▲90Vernal, UTUT38,27811.8%−2.7 pts

301▼57Asheville, NCNC422,34511.8%+0.6 pts

302▲325Lewisburg, TNTN38,07111.8%+1.7 pts

303▼73Hagerstown, MDMD315,28011.8%+1.5 pts

304▲4Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,50011.8%+1.0 pts

305▲168Gainesville, GAGA226,56811.8%−0.6 pts

306▲120Bucyrus, OHOH41,89611.8%+1.4 pts

307▲107Warrensburg, MOMO56,67011.8%−3.1 pts

308▲15Norfolk, NENE49,22811.8%+1.1 pts

309▼29Dixon, ILIL32,91411.8%+4.1 pts

310▼45Sulphur Springs, TXTX39,06311.9%−2.7 pts

311▼20La Crosse, WIWI171,18211.9%+1.1 pts

312▲1Roanoke, VAVA316,54711.9%+2.4 pts

313▲124Riverside, CACA4,769,00711.9%−3.1 pts

314▼183Yankton, SDSD23,63511.9%+2.3 pts

315▲31Tiffin, OHOH54,52211.9%+2.9 pts

316▲48Warner Robins, GAGA208,09112.0%0.0 pts

317▲284Calhoun, GAGA61,70112.0%+2.1 pts

318▲62Santa Fe, NMNM156,90712.0%0.0 pts

319▲16Sunbury, PAPA107,78812.0%+0.6 pts

320▲186Hermiston, OROR93,72112.0%−1.0 pts

321▼28Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,72112.0%+0.4 pts

322▼204Sterling, ILIL54,12112.0%+3.5 pts

323▲246Winchester, TNTN45,57912.0%−1.2 pts

324▼38Fort Wayne, ININ466,25812.0%+3.4 pts

325▼61Cape Coral, FLFL875,60712.0%+2.3 pts

326▲46Tampa, FLFL3,418,89512.0%+0.9 pts

327▲121Altoona, PAPA119,54112.0%−0.6 pts

328Atlantic City, NJNJ372,04712.0%+2.1 pts

329▼119Owosso, MIMI67,68112.0%+4.2 pts

330▲3Prescott Valley, AZAZ252,55212.0%+0.1 pts

331▼83Walla Walla, WAWA62,36112.1%−3.0 pts

332▲49Durham, NCNC625,48512.1%−1.0 pts

333▼189Hudson, NYNY60,16812.1%+3.1 pts

334▼55Shawano, WIWI45,75912.1%+2.1 pts

335▼168Greenfield, MAMA70,69812.1%+2.7 pts

336▲42Evansville, ININ273,78612.1%+2.6 pts

337▲24Marshall, MNMN25,68412.2%+2.1 pts

338▼65Peoria, ILIL363,50512.2%+2.4 pts

339▲60Longview, WAWA114,88512.2%−1.8 pts

340▲36Kankakee, ILIL105,52512.2%+0.8 pts

341▲13Savannah, GAGA438,31412.2%−2.3 pts

342▼237North Platte, NENE33,97212.2%+2.5 pts

343▲134Liberal, KSKS21,07312.2%−4.7 pts

344▲53Centralia, WAWA88,06212.2%−1.8 pts

345▼84Reading, PAPA440,07212.2%+2.8 pts

346▲79Knoxville, TNTN968,13712.2%−0.9 pts

347▼128Bedford, ININ45,56812.2%+2.4 pts

348▼46Grand Rapids, MNMN45,40412.2%+1.7 pts

349▼10Columbus, OHOH2,242,02812.2%+2.2 pts

350▲23Shelton, WAWA71,16512.3%+0.1 pts

351▼111St. Cloud, MNMN205,85412.3%+3.9 pts

352▲127Seymour, ININ47,37012.3%+3.8 pts

353▲118Pocatello, IDID91,59112.3%−1.6 pts

354▼246Astoria, OROR40,92612.3%−0.9 pts

355▼85Louisville, KYKY1,402,50912.3%+1.5 pts

356▲167Madison, ININ33,27912.3%+2.7 pts

357▲12Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,01012.3%+1.7 pts

358▲81Medford, OROR221,79512.4%−0.2 pts

359▲27Harrison, ARAR45,65412.4%−3.6 pts

360▼103Elkhart, ININ208,77412.4%+4.6 pts

361▲79Stockton, CACA823,81512.4%−5.3 pts

362▼36Pensacola, FLFL544,94912.5%−1.4 pts

363▲40Canton, OHOH400,24612.5%+3.1 pts

364▼87Lynchburg, VAVA269,16912.5%+1.2 pts

365▼46Hutchinson, KSKS61,53912.5%+1.6 pts

366▲40Oneonta, NYNY60,58912.5%−2.4 pts

367▲138Panama City, FLFL231,17412.5%−1.3 pts

368▲76Enid, OKOK61,77912.5%−1.4 pts

369▼49Akron, OHOH701,78012.6%+2.8 pts

370▼33Davenport, IAIA380,45212.6%+2.4 pts

371▲63Ada, OKOK38,52812.6%−3.9 pts

372▲19Beatrice, NENE21,71112.6%+3.9 pts

373▲82Shelbyville, TNTN55,27312.6%−0.5 pts

374▼73Jamestown, NDND21,41412.6%+2.2 pts

375▼25Oskaloosa, IAIA21,88012.6%+2.8 pts

376▼45Sayre, PAPA59,60012.6%+0.8 pts

377▲2Duluth, MNMN281,21912.7%+1.2 pts

378▲133Kalamazoo, MIMI263,79512.7%+0.6 pts

379▼12Escanaba, MIMI36,58212.7%+3.2 pts

380▲133Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,44212.7%+2.3 pts

381▼66New York, NYNY20,112,44812.7%−1.0 pts

382▼90Sioux City, IAIA145,73812.7%+2.7 pts

383▼182Grand Island, NENE78,07612.7%+1.1 pts

384▲10Los Angeles, CACA12,844,44112.7%−3.5 pts

385▼103Salinas, CACA433,72912.7%−0.8 pts

386▼1Pottsville, PAPA145,08512.8%+3.2 pts

387▲128Cortland, NYNY45,85012.8%−2.7 pts

388▼35Scottsbluff, NENE36,27212.8%−1.7 pts

389▲4Rochester, NYNY1,056,14912.8%+2.3 pts

390▲109Grand Forks, NDND105,04612.8%+0.9 pts

391▲100Riverton, WYWY39,46412.8%−4.8 pts

392▲10Quincy, ILIL74,14612.8%+2.0 pts

393▲36Williamsport, PAPA112,58712.8%+1.3 pts

394▲102Fort Dodge, IAIA36,83812.9%+2.9 pts

395▼146Rock Springs, WYWY41,26712.9%+5.1 pts

396▲151Cleveland, TNTN134,05712.9%+0.5 pts

397▲142Kingsland, GAGA60,14312.9%+2.7 pts

398▲109Wilmington, OHOH42,30112.9%+4.3 pts

399▲65Bellingham, WAWA236,39212.9%−1.3 pts

400▼221Detroit Lakes, MNMN35,49712.9%+0.7 pts

401▼179San Luis Obispo, CACA282,36712.9%+0.1 pts

402▼19Lewiston, IDID65,45012.9%−0.4 pts

403▲153Bloomington, ILIL171,41912.9%+3.2 pts

404▲45Frankfort, KYKY77,87412.9%+3.2 pts

405▲25Springfield, ILIL206,03312.9%+3.7 pts

406▲274Crescent City, CACA26,41012.9%−7.2 pts

407▼145Fayetteville, TNTN36,85312.9%−0.7 pts

408▼59Wichita, KSKS663,80913.0%+3.8 pts

409▼25Salem, OROR445,81413.0%−0.2 pts

410▲32Atchison, KSKS16,17213.0%−0.3 pts

411▼111Albany, OROR132,84313.0%+1.6 pts

412▲132Platteville, WIWI52,44613.0%+1.8 pts

413▲62Burlington, IAIA44,06113.0%+2.5 pts

414▼26Ottawa, ILIL145,90213.0%+4.4 pts

415▼57Chattanooga, TNTN594,53013.0%+1.0 pts

416▼9Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,22613.0%+2.3 pts

417▼30Greenville, SCSC1,014,10113.1%+1.3 pts

418▲6Great Falls, MTMT85,02913.1%−0.5 pts

419▼109Fort Madison, IAIA32,30613.1%+3.4 pts

420▼5Cadillac, MIMI49,71913.1%+2.7 pts

421▲45Miami, FLFL6,391,07213.1%−1.0 pts

422▼125Waynesville, NCNC63,36913.1%+1.6 pts

423▼57Fairmont, MNMN19,44013.1%+2.7 pts

424▼284Lincoln, ILIL27,18213.1%+5.1 pts

425▲109Gloversville, NYNY52,21613.1%+0.6 pts

426▲25Mankato, MNMN104,90713.1%+2.1 pts

427▲32Clarksville, TNTN349,00113.1%+1.3 pts

428▼10Oil City, PAPA49,34613.2%−0.2 pts

429▲93Canton, ILIL32,90113.2%+3.3 pts

430▲78Hermitage, PAPA107,86013.2%+1.7 pts

431▲88Springfield, MOMO500,69413.2%+0.7 pts

432▲13Brookings, SDSD37,63513.2%−0.9 pts

433▼63Jacksonville, ILIL37,38113.2%+3.5 pts

434▲36Dayton, OHOH826,55413.2%+2.9 pts

435Clinton, IAIA46,00213.2%+3.0 pts

436▼15Waterloo, IAIA169,18913.2%+1.9 pts

437▼162Norwalk, OHOH58,25013.2%+4.7 pts

438▲76Brevard, NCNC34,21113.2%+3.7 pts

439▲183Athens, TNTN71,59013.2%−1.9 pts

440▼58Logansport, ININ37,83613.2%+5.7 pts

441▲56Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,55113.2%+1.2 pts

442▲175Bay City, MIMI102,12313.2%+3.5 pts

443▼114Ashland, OHOH52,52313.3%+3.8 pts

444▲98Redding, CACA181,64813.3%−2.1 pts

445▼85Lima, OHOH100,88113.3%+1.2 pts

446▼75Borger, TXTX19,63313.3%+2.2 pts

447▼52Cañon City, COCO50,03913.3%+1.7 pts

448▲119Burlington, NCNC186,17713.4%+2.2 pts

449▲39San Antonio, TXTX2,813,14013.4%−1.7 pts

450▼19Burley, IDID49,30813.4%−0.8 pts

451▼177Kokomo, ININ83,90413.4%+3.9 pts

452▼283Brenham, TXTX38,28813.4%+0.5 pts

453▼88New Philadelphia, OHOH92,37313.4%+4.0 pts

454▲40Cleveland, OHOH2,165,77513.4%+2.6 pts

455▲105Decatur, ALAL160,32613.4%+0.4 pts

456▲176Hannibal, MOMO38,96913.5%+2.2 pts

457▼179Seneca Falls, NYNY32,88313.5%+2.0 pts

458▲32Sevierville, TNTN101,34213.5%+2.8 pts

459▲9St. Joseph, MOMO119,17013.5%+1.9 pts

460▼157Auburn, NYNY74,36513.5%+2.4 pts

461▲100Winston-Salem, NCNC712,20613.5%+3.1 pts

462▼106Gainesville, TXTX44,46113.5%−0.6 pts

463▼41Modesto, CACA557,71913.5%−2.5 pts

464▲86Mount Vernon, ILIL36,14713.5%+1.2 pts

465▲28Hickory, NCNC376,89013.5%+3.7 pts

466▲114Fairmont, WVWV55,58413.6%−2.7 pts

467▲45Lansing, MIMI479,72213.6%+2.4 pts

468▲77El Campo, TXTX42,06013.6%−2.9 pts

469▲20Huron, SDSD19,62413.6%+1.7 pts

470▼12Detroit, MIMI4,390,91313.6%+3.0 pts

471▲104Michigan City, ININ111,29413.6%+4.9 pts

472▼12New Castle, ININ49,13713.6%+5.8 pts

473▼189Elizabethtown, KYKY128,66613.6%+2.9 pts

474▼368Muscatine, IAIA41,85313.7%+4.8 pts

475▲27Watertown, NYNY111,54013.7%+0.4 pts

476▼49Killeen, TXTX511,49713.7%+2.1 pts

477▲123Vincennes, ININ35,65213.7%−2.4 pts

478▼173Plattsburgh, NYNY78,13813.7%−0.2 pts

479▲149Bradford, PAPA38,98413.7%+0.6 pts

480Bloomsburg, PAPA66,19313.7%+0.6 pts

481▲116Anderson Creek, NCNC150,13713.7%−1.2 pts

482▼160Bonham, TXTX39,26513.7%−0.2 pts

483▼91Marietta, OHOH58,38913.7%+2.3 pts

484▼17Marion, ILIL67,22513.8%−0.8 pts

485▼47Mansfield, OHOH124,89313.8%+3.2 pts

486▲31Lexington, KYKY535,17413.8%+1.9 pts

487▼44Birmingham, ALAL1,197,76613.8%+0.2 pts

488▼140Corning, NYNY91,85513.8%+0.5 pts

489▼57Tulsa, OKOK1,069,27313.8%+2.0 pts

490▼70Buffalo, NYNY1,155,65313.8%+1.9 pts

491▲148Big Spring, TXTX30,50413.8%−4.8 pts

492▲146Cedar City, UTUT67,14113.8%−5.4 pts

493▲117Carlsbad, NMNM62,50913.8%−3.4 pts

494▲7South Bend, ININ324,53813.9%+3.6 pts

495▼39Syracuse, NYNY652,27313.9%+1.6 pts

496▼83Houston, TXTX7,904,62713.9%+0.2 pts

497▲69Moberly, MOMO24,51313.9%+1.4 pts

498▼86Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,81313.9%+0.4 pts

499▲39Freeport, ILIL43,22013.9%+5.0 pts

500▲160Battle Creek, MIMI133,40813.9%+2.7 pts

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Which metro area has the lowest poverty rate?

Nantucket, MA ranks #1 with 3.2% (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 metro areas by poverty rate?

Nantucket, MA, Los Alamos, NM, Vineyard Haven, MA, Heber, UT, Fairbanks-College, AK.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

925 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2024 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 (2024).