Which metro area has the lowest poverty rate?

Los Alamos, NM ranks #1 with 2.4% (2010 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 metro areas by poverty rate?

Los Alamos, NM, Le Mars, IA, Lexington Park, MD, Easton, MD, Juneau, AK.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

918 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2010 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 (2010).

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Lowest poverty rate, US metro areas · 2010

US metro areas with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2023 ACS).

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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties States ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

501Erie, PAPA265,83215.6%+30%

502Lansing, MIMI479,72215.6%+40%

503Ashland, OHOH52,52315.6%+64%

504Lake City, FLFL74,09415.6%+4%

505Shelton, WAWA71,16515.6%+28%

506Guymon, OKOK20,32215.6%+11%

507Roseburg, OROR111,95115.6%+19%

508Albany, OROR132,84315.6%+37%

509Hillsdale, MIMI45,73815.6%+90%

510Bangor, MEME157,96715.7%+15%

511Durham, NCNC625,48515.7%+20%

512Weirton, WVWV112,46815.7%+17%

513Hermiston, OROR93,72115.7%+21%

514Farmington, MOMO67,80915.7%+6%

515Searcy, ARAR80,08515.7%+13%

516Oil City, PAPA49,34615.7%+17%

517Decatur, ILIL99,30015.7%+22%

518Sierra Vista, AZAZ126,33215.7%−11%

519Amarillo, TXTX276,23515.8%+15%

520Abilene, TXTX185,42915.8%+8%

521Sulphur Springs, TXTX39,06315.8%+8%

522Bedford, ININ45,56815.8%+60%

523San Antonio, TXTX2,813,14015.8%+5%

524Meadville, PAPA81,79215.8%+24%

525Crossville, TNTN66,30015.8%+8%

526Fayetteville, TNTN36,85315.9%+16%

527Alpena, MIMI28,85315.9%+50%

528Springfield, OHOH135,34015.9%+49%

529Olean, NYNY75,39016.0%+16%

530Salem, OHOH99,37716.0%+39%

531Youngstown, OHOH423,67816.0%+39%

532Brenham, TXTX38,28816.0%+24%

533Warrensburg, MOMO56,67016.0%+8%

534Lebanon, MOMO36,94316.0%+12%

535Elk City, OKOK22,15916.0%−12%

536Cañon City, COCO50,03916.0%+37%

537Wheeling, WVWV134,08916.0%+4%

538Stockton, CACA823,81516.0%−10%

539Victoria, TXTX99,86416.1%+22%

540Lake Charles, LALA244,65516.1%+0%

541La Grande, OROR25,90016.1%+17%

542Clarksville, TNTN349,00116.1%+36%

543Richmond, ININ66,16916.1%+42%

544Grand Forks, NDND105,04616.1%+35%

545Greensboro, NCNC805,94516.1%+52%

546Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,55116.1%+34%

547Lake Havasu City, AZAZ228,10216.1%+16%

548Aberdeen, WAWA78,14416.1%+0%

549Brownwood, TXTX38,71116.2%−6%

550Sedalia, MOMO44,25416.2%+26%

551Newport, OROR50,63616.2%+17%

552Ottumwa, IAIA35,21016.2%+23%

553Lexington, KYKY535,17416.2%+37%

554Burlington, NCNC186,17716.3%+46%

555Toledo, OHOH599,37616.3%+30%

556Lima, OHOH100,88116.3%+35%

557Port Lavaca, TXTX19,59916.3%−0%

558Decatur, ININ36,65016.3%+80%

559Cleveland, TNTN134,05716.3%+32%

560Baton Rouge, LALA888,69916.4%−6%

561Vincennes, ININ35,65216.4%+2%

562Cadillac, MIMI49,71916.4%+57%

563St. Simons, GAGA118,52416.4%+5%

564Kokomo, ININ83,90416.4%+73%

565Tucson, AZAZ1,074,68516.4%+12%

566Paragould, ARAR47,41116.4%+23%

567Lewisburg, TNTN38,07116.4%+64%

568Niles, MIMI152,44416.4%+29%

569Modesto, CACA557,71916.4%+3%

570Coos Bay, OROR63,99216.4%+9%

571Anderson Creek, NCNC150,13716.5%+11%

572Palestine, TXTX59,80516.5%+0%

573Mankato, MNMN104,90716.5%+49%

574Dothan, ALAL156,26616.5%+0%

575Ardmore, OKOK48,91016.5%−1%

576Centralia, ILIL36,38216.5%+47%

577Redding, CACA181,64816.5%+8%

578San Angelo, TXTX122,06516.5%+10%

579Houma, LALA199,66816.6%−7%

580Taylorville, ILIL33,44316.6%+74%

581Parkersburg, WVWV87,26416.6%+17%

582Seneca, SCSC83,77516.6%+54%

583Montgomery, ALAL388,74716.6%+5%

584Zanesville, OHOH87,01416.6%+29%

585Monticello, NYNY80,58616.6%+2%

586Klamath Falls, OROR70,27416.6%−1%

587Newberry, SCSC39,56116.6%−2%

588Marion, ILIL67,22516.7%+14%

589Battle Creek, MIMI133,40816.7%+48%

590Odessa, TXTX173,80116.7%−11%

591Liberal, KSKS21,07316.7%−1%

592Peru, ININ34,48716.7%+109%

593Eugene, OROR381,58416.7%+16%

594McAlester, OKOK43,32016.7%−3%

595Kingsport, TNTN314,83416.7%+23%

596Cullman, ALAL94,00916.7%+29%

597Yuba City, CACA187,47816.7%−6%

598Fairmont, WVWV55,58416.8%+3%

599Athens, TXTX88,59516.8%+11%

600Ames, IAIA128,09016.8%+35%

601Beaumont, TXTX399,31016.8%+6%

602Enid, OKOK61,77916.8%+21%

603Gadsden, ALAL103,88616.8%+7%

604Mount Airy, NCNC72,28716.9%+36%

605Paris, TXTX63,31916.9%+2%

606Sebring, FLFL111,12216.9%+11%

607Massena, NYNY105,48816.9%+0%

608Coldwater, MIMI45,99316.9%+82%

609Longview, WAWA114,88516.9%+21%

610Weatherford, OKOK39,05916.9%−4%

611Marion, ININ66,52417.0%+44%

612Florence, ALAL156,60917.0%+19%

613Mexico, MOMO24,52817.0%+15%

614Terre Haute, ININ169,24117.0%+37%

615Murray, KYKY39,42117.0%+2%

616Taos, NMNM34,56417.0%−19%

617Coshocton, OHOH37,18817.0%+87%

618Ukiah, CACA88,12217.1%+7%

619Mount Vernon, ILIL36,14717.1%+38%

620Elkins, WVWV26,88217.1%−5%

621Iowa City, IAIA182,71117.1%+24%

622Rocky Mount, NCNC148,48617.1%+8%

623Calhoun, GAGA61,70117.1%+74%

624Andrews, TXTX18,91417.1%+4%

625Jamestown, NYNY124,12617.1%+24%

626Gloversville, NYNY52,21617.2%+37%

627Tullahoma, TNTN69,33917.2%+24%

628Dodge City, KSKS33,99317.2%+39%

629Harrison, ARAR45,65417.2%+8%

630Lafayette, LALA423,75817.2%−9%

631Washington, NCNC44,67017.2%−12%

632Fayetteville, NCNC395,41217.2%+29%

633Paris, TNTN32,89617.2%+20%

634Springfield, MAMA464,33817.2%+17%

635Lawton, OKOK127,59017.2%+9%

636El Campo, TXTX42,06017.2%+4%

637Brookhaven, MSMS35,01217.2%−10%

638Enterprise, ALAL56,95317.2%+17%

639Pueblo, COCO169,27717.3%+16%

640Cambridge, OHOH38,37917.3%+8%

641Chillicothe, OHOH76,42917.3%+45%

642Alma, MIMI41,19017.3%+69%

643Missoula, MTMT128,69817.3%+17%

644Texarkana, TXTX146,81617.3%−3%

645Shawnee, OKOK75,10217.3%+19%

646Marion, OHOH65,11517.3%+79%

647Washington Court House, OHOH28,55217.4%+72%

648Hinesville, GAGA91,87017.4%+12%

649Lawrenceburg, TNTN46,91417.4%+20%

650Scottsboro, ALAL54,28117.5%+28%

651Hereford, TXTX18,62617.5%−15%

652Walla Walla, WAWA62,36117.5%+16%

653Alexander City, ALAL40,95317.5%+6%

654Snyder, TXTX16,16217.7%+11%

655Hobbs, NMNM74,74917.7%−16%

656Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI36,08117.7%+39%

657Pittsburg, KSKS39,00817.7%+11%

658Eureka, CACA131,64717.7%−9%

659Big Spring, TXTX30,50417.7%−5%

660Hot Springs, ARAR99,69517.7%+22%

661Lufkin, TXTX88,15417.8%+12%

662Augusta, GAGA641,23117.8%+15%

663Butte-Silver Bow, MTMT36,11817.8%+19%

664Alexandria, LALA147,95217.8%−14%

665New Orleans, LALA970,84917.8%−11%

666Grants Pass, OROR87,86717.8%+19%

667Rolla, MOMO45,24717.9%+9%

668Ponca City, OKOK43,49017.9%+12%

669Marion, NCNC45,19817.9%+54%

670Columbia, MOMO219,06217.9%+28%

671Morristown, TNTN128,86717.9%+29%

672Muskegon, MIMI177,90118.0%+57%

673Joplin, MOMO208,79618.0%+32%

674Worthington, MNMN22,33818.0%+55%

675Russellville, ARAR84,93218.0%+18%

676Flint, MIMI401,09318.1%+38%

677Elizabeth City, NCNC42,20118.1%−2%

678Lafayette, ININ228,46818.1%+33%

679Talladega, ALAL91,76418.1%+5%

680Mount Pleasant, TXTX57,07618.2%−4%

681Martinsville, VAVA63,09118.2%+37%

682Madisonville, KYKY45,12718.2%+10%

683Moberly, MOMO24,51318.2%+46%

684Huntington, WVWV365,96518.2%+4%

685Miami, OKOK30,43818.2%+10%

686Altus, OKOK24,76418.3%+13%

687Manhattan, KSKS136,12218.3%+10%

688Shreveport, LALA383,47418.3%−6%

689Jesup, GAGA32,48118.3%+10%

690Kalamazoo, MIMI263,79518.4%+53%

691Jackson, TNTN184,56918.4%+32%

692Chico, CACA209,21118.4%−7%

693Columbus, GAGA324,83018.4%+15%

694Greenwood, SCSC95,21518.4%+31%

695State College, PAPA157,39318.5%−2%

696Saginaw, MIMI187,68818.5%+33%

697Camden, ARAR26,36318.6%−2%

698Flagstaff, AZAZ144,36818.6%+2%

699Memphis, TNTN1,341,41218.6%+18%

700Indiana, PAPA82,87818.6%+8%

701Tupelo, MSMS133,16718.6%+32%

702Goldsboro, NCNC122,27818.6%+34%

703Dalton, GAGA147,81918.6%+57%

704Fort Smith, ARAR234,14018.6%+25%

705Florence, SCSC201,39218.7%+5%

706Corpus Christi, TXTX451,19118.7%+2%

707Rome, GAGA101,37818.7%+29%

708Glasgow, KYKY56,22418.7%+8%

709Athens, TNTN71,59018.7%+24%

710Danville, ILIL71,25918.7%+41%

711Waycross, GAGA57,67018.8%−6%

712Toccoa, GAGA27,85418.8%+24%

713Bowling Green, KYKY197,18018.8%+18%

714Ithaca, NYNY104,04718.8%+7%

715Champaign, ILIL239,97918.9%+29%

716Pahrump, NVNV57,33618.9%+76%

717Clarksburg, WVWV88,14218.9%+5%

718Lubbock, TXTX368,43118.9%+2%

719Danville, VAVA101,13718.9%+23%

720Beckley, WVWV109,94018.9%−4%

721Payson, AZAZ53,80118.9%+9%

722Harrisonburg, VAVA140,15519.0%+16%

723Johnson City, TNTN216,41619.0%+29%

724Beeville, TXTX32,51519.0%−21%

725Corvallis, OROR97,72819.1%+31%

726Muskogee, OKOK66,70819.1%+7%

727Clearlake, CACA67,77219.1%+9%

728Lawrence, KSKS120,92019.1%+21%

729Durant, OKOK51,36719.1%+4%

730Marshall, MOMO23,26519.1%+45%

731Brookings, SDSD37,63519.1%+36%

732Corinth, MSMS34,56919.1%+15%

733Summerville, GAGA25,30019.2%+34%

734Morgantown, WVWV141,99519.2%−11%

735Mobile, ALAL411,65819.2%+4%

736North Wilkesboro, NCNC66,23319.2%+62%

737Batesville, ARAR38,78519.3%+49%

738Cedartown, GAGA45,51419.3%+25%

739Hanford, CACA154,32719.3%−1%

740Shelby, NCNC103,32519.4%+46%

741Sumter, SCSC105,06719.4%+19%

742Sweetwater, TXTX14,11719.4%−11%

743Connersville, ININ23,53319.4%+145%

744Oxford, ALAL115,83419.5%+21%

745Gaffney, SCSC58,27519.5%+40%

746Jackson, MSMS609,84719.5%+4%

747Russellville, ALAL32,44919.5%+3%

748Cornelia, GAGA50,41619.6%+61%

749Greeneville, TNTN73,83119.7%+36%

750Española, NMNM39,83219.7%−3%

751Okeechobee, FLFL42,60819.7%+23%

752Murrells Inlet, SCSC65,91219.7%+15%

753Stephenville, TXTX43,91119.7%+23%

754Plainview, TXTX36,70019.7%+6%

755West Plains, MOMO40,79819.7%+6%

756Corsicana, TXTX57,18119.8%+9%

757Ontario, OROR60,08519.8%+20%

758Baker City, OROR16,65819.9%+36%

759Bemidji, MNMN47,05519.9%+13%

760Mayfield, KYKY37,05019.9%+22%

761Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,55319.9%+17%

762Albertville, ALAL103,53719.9%+36%

763Alamogordo, NMNM70,36820.0%+4%

764Safford, AZAZ40,15720.0%−13%

765LaGrange, GAGA107,09720.0%+28%

766Fort Payne, ALAL74,08520.0%+30%

767Thomaston, GAGA28,50020.1%+36%

768Picayune, MSMS59,36320.1%+9%

769Danville, KYKY56,98520.1%+25%

770Muncie, ININ113,10620.2%+34%

771Dyersburg, TNTN36,32020.2%+27%

772Red Bluff, CACA64,66520.3%+17%

773Auburn, ALAL208,01320.3%−15%

774Charleston, ILIL46,60720.3%+16%

775Bluefield, WVWV96,13820.3%+14%

776Waco, TXTX308,80720.4%+16%

777Poplar Bluff, MOMO41,90420.4%+10%

778Blacksburg, VAVA181,61620.4%+5%

779Moses Lake, WAWA105,72720.4%+17%

780Ada, OKOK38,52820.5%+24%

781Bakersfield, CACA927,06820.6%−1%

782Sikeston, MOMO49,97820.6%+15%

783Big Rapids, MIMI42,32020.6%+28%

784Forest City, NCNC65,74520.7%+49%

785Jonesboro, ARAR139,44020.7%+23%

786Farmington, NMNM120,34020.8%−3%

787Portsmouth, OHOH71,36520.8%+8%

788Clovis, NMNM65,27020.9%+4%

789Cedar City, UTUT67,14120.9%+9%

790Hattiesburg, MSMS158,01420.9%+7%

791Yuma, AZAZ224,44920.9%+9%

792Wilson, NCNC81,15021.0%+14%

793Roswell, NMNM63,36421.0%−1%

794Morgan City, LALA46,55221.0%−11%

795Richmond, KYKY131,80621.0%+9%

796Somerset, KYKY67,38421.1%+10%

797Tuscaloosa, ALAL281,85021.1%+9%

798McMinnville, TNTN43,71721.1%+27%

799New Iberia, LALA66,84621.2%−10%

800Ellensburg, WAWA48,80321.2%+8%

801Cookeville, TNTN152,47721.2%+32%

802Valdosta, GAGA153,27621.3%+10%

803Campbellsville, KYKY38,40721.3%+20%

804Gallipolis, OHOH29,07221.3%+18%

805Emporia, KSKS34,83821.3%+52%

806El Dorado, ARAR36,92621.4%+14%

807Vicksburg, MSMS41,75921.4%+15%

808El Centro, CACA181,41121.4%−5%

809Minden, LALA34,94821.5%+6%

810Laramie, WYWY38,55821.5%+2%

811Moscow, IDID41,84221.5%+29%

812Bay City, TXTX36,46321.6%+17%

813Martin, TNTN33,26121.7%+35%

814Shelbyville, TNTN55,27321.7%+65%

815Yakima, WAWA259,18521.8%+11%

816Tallahassee, FLFL397,44221.8%+22%

817Monroe, LALA222,39021.8%−1%

818Merced, CACA297,26021.8%+1%

819Pine Bluff, ARAR70,21121.8%+9%

820Laurel, MSMS82,28121.9%+7%

821Crescent City, CACA26,41022.0%+9%

822Fresno, CACA1,203,38322.0%−3%

823Dublin, GAGA60,35122.1%+16%

824Houghton, MIMI40,02822.2%+34%

825Jacksonville, TXTX53,33722.4%+26%

826Douglas, GAGA52,86122.4%+13%

827Hammond, LALA141,34622.5%−1%

828Alamosa, COCO27,89622.7%+0%

829Kinston, NCNC55,83722.7%+37%

830Maryville, MOMO20,17422.8%+38%

831Magnolia, ARAR21,89422.9%+8%

832Visalia, CACA485,14622.9%−4%

833Las Vegas, NMNM30,31123.0%−6%

834Gainesville, FLFL359,03623.1%+6%

835Mount Sterling, KYKY48,42823.2%+20%

836Roanoke Rapids, NCNC63,02523.2%+0%

837Vernon, TXTX12,48123.3%+78%

838Tifton, GAGA51,23723.3%+10%

839Palatka, FLFL77,73423.3%+12%

840Moultrie, GAGA47,43823.4%+18%

841Stillwater, OKOK83,88923.4%+16%

842Meridian, MSMS85,41923.5%+11%

843Kennett, MOMO26,85523.6%−4%

844Macomb, ILIL25,91623.7%+20%

845Alice, TXTX45,38323.7%−12%

846Bloomington, ININ165,23123.8%+36%

847Arkadelphia, ARAR20,93823.8%+24%

848Huntsville, TXTX83,84223.8%+29%

849Vidalia, GAGA36,18023.8%+4%

850Greenville, NCNC182,93623.9%+17%

851Thomasville, GAGA72,95823.9%+27%

852Vermillion, SDSD15,03124.0%+13%

853Bainbridge, GAGA29,43224.0%+6%

854Del Rio, TXTX47,83524.0%−8%

855Albany, GAGA145,51024.1%+12%

856Pikeville, KYKY89,12224.4%−6%

857Show Low, AZAZ109,94624.4%−17%

858Columbus, MSMS67,14424.4%+5%

859McComb, MSMS52,64024.5%−6%

860Las Cruces, NMNM229,09124.5%−4%

861Oxford, MSMS71,97224.5%+15%

862Nacogdoches, TXTX66,03524.6%+5%

863Clewiston, FLFL61,54624.7%+12%

864Kingsville, TXTX30,31524.8%−7%

865Boone, NCNC54,78624.8%+38%

866Grenada, MSMS30,22224.8%+12%

867Othello, WAWA21,48825.1%+38%

868Nogales, AZAZ50,02025.2%+3%

869Milledgeville, GAGA44,02925.2%+50%

870Rockingham, NCNC42,04125.2%+29%

871Kirksville, MOMO29,82425.2%+13%

872Blytheville, ARAR37,82825.5%+11%

873Eufaula, ALAL26,86125.6%−3%

874Athens, GAGA224,14825.6%+21%

875El Paso, TXTX881,29125.7%+8%

876Orangeburg, SCSC83,17725.8%+20%

877Americus, GAGA33,39425.8%+21%

878Rexburg, IDID69,38026.1%+2%

879Bogalusa, LALA44,93726.1%+6%

880Newport, TNTN37,88926.3%+17%

881Tahlequah, OKOK49,19626.3%+15%

882Ruston, LALA48,36026.4%−0%

883Uvalde, TXTX24,96326.7%+10%

884Arcadia, FLFL37,07826.9%+14%

885Fitzgerald, GAGA17,09926.9%+21%

886Statesboro, GAGA97,97727.5%+10%

887Henderson, NCNC42,63827.5%+34%

888Pullman, WAWA48,51227.6%+8%

889Corbin, KYKY150,04027.8%−3%

890College Station, TXTX287,47627.8%+9%

891Opelousas, LALA80,76528.3%−3%

892Carbondale, ILIL52,50128.5%+13%

893Troy, ALAL33,68828.6%+24%

894Natchitoches, LALA36,08928.6%+8%

895Town of Pecos, TXTX12,13828.7%−1%

896Cordele, GAGA19,23729.1%−1%

897Middlesborough, KYKY22,82929.4%−5%

898Laurinburg, NCNC33,32229.5%+44%

899Forrest City, ARAR21,80029.6%+8%

900Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,69129.7%+46%

901Laredo, TXTX281,22429.8%−5%

902Lumberton, NCNC119,94130.2%+33%

903Athens, OHOH63,19730.3%+11%

904Starkville, MSMS62,06330.8%+17%

905Natchez, MSMS54,72231.6%+11%

906Selma, ALAL35,14031.8%+3%

907Deming, NMNM25,40732.8%−0%

908Gallup, NMNM68,11933.4%−7%

909Eagle Pass, TXTX58,82333.6%−4%

910McAllen, TXTX921,54934.4%−4%

911Brownsville, TXTX433,94634.7%+5%

912Greenville, MSMS40,44634.8%+19%

913Clarksdale, MSMS19,84935.5%−1%

914Cleveland, MSMS28,26235.7%+7%

915Greenwood, MSMS34,91235.7%+17%

916Zapata, TXTX13,75337.6%+5%

917Rio Grande City, TXTX66,31938.0%−25%

918Raymondville, TXTX19,97143.4%+31%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES