RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 918

Lowest poverty rate, US metro areas · 2000

US metro areas with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2023 ACS). Los Alamos, NM leads at 2.9%. 918 metro areas qualify in total. Wisconsin carries 6 of the top 25 entries.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01Los Alamos, NMNM19,4072.9%+0%

02Appleton, WIWI249,8764.5%+0%

03Hutchinson, MNMN36,6314.8%+0%

04Sheboygan, WIWI118,0475.2%+0%

05Jasper, ININ44,0165.3%+0%

06Heber, UTUT81,6555.3%+0%

07Beaver Dam, WIWI89,0975.3%+0%

08Van Wert, OHOH29,0135.5%+0%

09Huntington, ININ37,2245.5%+0%

10Defiance, OHOH38,2925.6%+0%

11Watertown, WIWI86,5055.7%+0%

12Red Wing, MNMN48,1955.7%+0%

13Fond du Lac, WIWI104,6695.8%+0%

14Auburn, ININ44,5355.9%+0%

15Lexington Park, MDMD211,1765.9%+0%

16Concord, NHNH158,0785.9%+0%

17Juneau city and, AKAK31,6096.0%+0%

18Spirit Lake, IAIA18,0776.0%+0%

19Le Mars, IAIA25,6976.0%+0%

20Manitowoc, WIWI81,7106.1%+0%

21Laconia, NHNH65,1476.1%+0%

22Wapakoneta, OHOH45,9096.2%+0%

23Owatonna, MNMN37,4646.2%+0%

24Manchester, NHNH433,4156.3%+0%

25Celina, OHOH42,7376.4%+0%

26New Ulm, MNMN25,5176.4%+0%

27Warsaw, ININ80,8926.4%+0%

28Carroll, IAIA20,3036.5%+0%

29Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI74,0606.5%+0%

30Ketchikan, AKAK13,5496.5%+0%

31Traverse City, MIMI156,9726.5%+0%

32Wausau, WIWI139,4326.6%+0%

33Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,2856.6%+0%

34McPherson, KSKS30,0646.6%+0%

35Oshkosh, WIWI174,2186.7%+0%

36Rochester, MNMN231,1846.7%+0%

37Angola, ININ34,7996.7%+0%

38Adrian, MIMI97,7796.7%+0%

39Sidney, OHOH48,0656.7%+0%

40Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,2956.7%+0%

41York, PAPA473,1976.7%+0%

42Plymouth, ININ46,5996.8%+0%

43Green Bay, WIWI336,7566.8%+0%

44Barnstable, MAMA233,5396.9%+0%

45Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,8086.9%+0%

46Faribault, MNMN69,9396.9%+0%

47Wabash, ININ30,7136.9%+0%

48Ogden, UTUT672,7846.9%+0%

49Steamboat Springs, COCO38,4517.0%+0%

50Monticello, ININ25,1647.0%+0%

51Oak Harbor, WAWA85,6577.0%+0%

52St. Marys, PAPA29,9267.0%+0%

53Monroe, MIMI156,0047.0%+0%

54Gettysburg, PAPA107,5947.1%+0%

55Rochelle, ILIL51,3997.1%+0%

56Rifle, COCO80,0997.1%+0%

57Sioux Falls, SDSD314,6387.2%+0%

58Baraboo, WIWI66,6527.2%+0%

59Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,2197.3%+0%

60Janesville, WIWI166,4727.3%+0%

61Holland, MIMI123,1887.3%+0%

62Columbus, ININ85,7297.3%+0%

63Petoskey, MIMI33,7757.4%+0%

64Des Moines, IAIA758,5397.4%+0%

65Brigham City, UTUT70,4057.4%+0%

66Findlay, OHOH75,0347.5%+0%

67Fremont, OHOH58,6557.5%+0%

68Sandusky, OHOH112,7777.5%+0%

69Washington, DCDC6,465,7247.5%+0%

70Kenosha, WIWI168,4487.5%+0%

71Lebanon, PAPA146,3807.5%+0%

72Nantucket, MAMA14,7587.5%+0%

73Logansport, ININ37,8367.6%+0%

74Urbana, OHOH38,8207.6%+0%

75Chambersburg, PAPA160,6527.6%+0%

76San Jose, CACA1,984,4737.6%+0%

77Gillette, WYWY48,1457.6%+0%

78Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV51,1547.6%+0%

79Batavia, NYNY58,4167.6%+0%

80Pella, IAIA34,1927.6%+0%

81Ottawa, KSKS26,2997.7%+0%

82Dixon, ILIL32,9147.7%+0%

83Jackson, WYWY36,5877.7%+0%

84Dubuque, IAIA99,3817.8%+0%

85Rock Springs, WYWY41,2677.8%+0%

86Fairbanks, AKAK93,9727.8%+0%

87Lancaster, PAPA563,1597.8%+0%

88Edwards, COCO54,2917.8%+0%

89New Castle, ININ49,1377.8%+0%

90Owosso, MIMI67,6817.8%+0%

91Elkhart, ININ208,7747.8%+0%

92Kendallville, ININ47,9377.9%+0%

93Connersville, ININ23,5337.9%+0%

94Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,3777.9%+0%

95Colorado Springs, COCO781,7967.9%+0%

96Keene, NHNH78,2698.0%+0%

97Barre, VTVT59,6528.0%+0%

98Greencastle, ININ37,8768.0%+0%

99Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,6458.0%+0%

100Peru, ININ34,4878.0%+0%

101Greenville, OHOH51,5208.0%+0%

102Wooster, OHOH116,7588.0%+0%

103Denver, COCO3,092,0378.0%+0%

104Anchorage, AKAK405,8218.0%+0%

105Kill Devil Hills, NCNC38,2458.0%+0%

106Portland, MEME577,6358.0%+0%

107Santa Rosa, CACA486,4448.1%+0%

108Truckee, CACA101,9118.1%+0%

109Lincoln, ILIL27,1828.1%+0%

110Pierre, SDSD20,5888.1%+0%

111Harrisburg, PAPA617,4278.2%+0%

112Spencer, IAIA16,2028.2%+0%

113Punta Gorda, FLFL217,2128.2%+0%

114Hillsdale, MIMI45,7388.2%+0%

115Vallejo, CACA455,3768.3%+0%

116Allentown, PAPA887,6158.3%+0%

117Napa, CACA132,9498.3%+0%

118Crawfordsville, ININ38,9548.3%+0%

119Easton, MDMD38,2388.3%+0%

120Staunton, VAVA129,6928.4%+0%

121Omaha, NENE1,009,8368.4%+0%

122Albert Lea, MNMN30,4408.4%+0%

123Lebanon, NHNH224,5008.4%+0%

124Midland, MIMI83,7548.4%+0%

125Racine, WIWI198,9198.4%+0%

126St. Cloud, MNMN205,8548.4%+0%

127Whitewater, WIWI106,1278.4%+0%

128Effingham, ILIL44,7278.4%+0%

129Bismarck, NDND139,7508.4%+0%

130Seymour, ININ47,3708.5%+0%

131Sterling, ILIL54,1218.5%+0%

132Columbus, NENE46,5838.5%+0%

133Granbury, TXTX70,5018.5%+0%

134Alexandria, MNMN40,1208.5%+0%

135Mason City, IAIA49,7108.5%+0%

136Norwalk, OHOH58,2508.5%+0%

137Seattle, WAWA4,161,8838.5%+0%

138Indianapolis, ININ2,205,6958.5%+0%

139Kansas City, MOMO2,270,6828.6%+0%

140Fremont, NENE38,0578.6%+0%

141Boston, MAMA5,034,2218.6%+0%

142Ottawa, ILIL145,9028.6%+0%

143Fort Wayne, ININ466,2588.6%+0%

144Frankfort, ININ33,3228.6%+0%

145Wilmington, OHOH42,3018.6%+0%

146Trenton, NJNJ399,2898.6%+0%

147Madison, WIWI709,6858.7%+0%

148Fallon, NVNV25,8518.7%+0%

149Hailey, IDID32,4368.7%+0%

150Michigan City, ININ111,2948.7%+0%

151Beatrice, NENE21,7118.7%+0%

152Jefferson City, MOMO152,7128.7%+0%

153Bremerton, WAWA283,3748.8%+0%

154Salina, KSKS59,1218.8%+0%

155Burlington, VTVT227,8038.8%+0%

156Pontiac, ILIL35,0578.8%+0%

157Lewisburg, PAPA42,3138.8%+0%

158North Port, FLFL948,1588.8%+0%

159Rice Lake, WIWI46,4848.8%+0%

160Lacey, WAWA304,2618.8%+0%

161Raleigh, NCNC1,595,7208.9%+0%

162Muscatine, IAIA41,8538.9%+0%

163Freeport, ILIL43,2209.0%+0%

164Tiffin, OHOH54,5229.0%+0%

165Watertown, SDSD29,5629.0%+0%

166East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,1799.0%+0%

167Elko, NVNV56,6829.0%+0%

168Hudson, NYNY60,1689.0%+0%

169Jackson, MIMI159,5529.0%+0%

170Iron Mountain, MIMI30,5759.1%+0%

171Decatur, ININ36,6509.1%+0%

172Cheyenne, WYWY102,9389.1%+0%

173Coshocton, OHOH37,1889.1%+0%

174Wichita, KSKS663,8099.1%+0%

175Topeka, KSKS233,0529.1%+0%

176San Francisco, CACA4,630,0419.1%+0%

177Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,0839.2%+0%

178Willmar, MNMN44,7209.2%+0%

179Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,3779.2%+0%

180Austin, MNMN40,9719.2%+0%

181Fort Collins, COCO377,2929.2%+0%

182Oxnard, CACA830,8519.2%+0%

183Worcester, MAMA888,5029.2%+0%

184Springfield, ILIL206,0339.3%+0%

185Bellefontaine, OHOH46,3029.3%+0%

186Rockford, ILIL337,2429.3%+0%

187Greensburg, ININ26,5769.3%+0%

188Sebastian, FLFL172,7999.3%+0%

189Albany, NYNY915,8359.3%+0%

190Coldwater, MIMI45,9939.3%+0%

191Boise City, IDID864,2439.3%+0%

192Canton, OHOH400,2469.3%+0%

193Richmond, VAVA1,389,3389.4%+0%

194Brattleboro, VTVT45,2049.4%+0%

195Lincoln, NENE352,0819.4%+0%

196New Philadelphia, OHOH92,3739.4%+0%

197Amherst, MAMA164,0659.4%+0%

198Reading, PAPA440,0729.4%+0%

199Greenfield, MAMA70,6989.4%+0%

200Pittsfield, MAMA128,2249.5%+0%

201Escanaba, MIMI36,5829.5%+0%

202Ashland, OHOH52,5239.5%+0%

203Palm Bay, FLFL663,9829.5%+0%

204Roanoke, VAVA316,5479.5%+0%

205Brevard, NCNC34,2119.5%+0%

206Marinette, WIWI65,5159.5%+0%

207Kokomo, ININ83,9049.5%+0%

208Boulder, COCO328,5609.5%+0%

209Portland, OROR2,542,2829.5%+0%

210Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,8589.5%+0%

211Pottsville, PAPA145,0859.5%+0%

212Stevens Point, WIWI71,9439.5%+0%

213Evansville, ININ273,7869.5%+0%

214Taylorville, ILIL33,4439.5%+0%

215Atlanta, GAGA6,482,1829.6%+0%

216Ocean Pines, MDMD54,4599.6%+0%

217Glens Falls, NYNY124,3739.6%+0%

218Madison, ININ33,2799.6%+0%

219Yankton, SDSD23,6359.6%+0%

220Charlotte, NCNC2,938,8309.6%+0%

221Hastings, NENE40,5779.7%+0%

222Fort Madison, IAIA32,3069.7%+0%

223Jacksonville, ILIL37,3819.7%+0%

224Marion, OHOH65,1159.7%+0%

225Winnemucca, NVNV17,2679.7%+0%

226Bloomington, ILIL171,4199.7%+0%

227Slidell, LALA279,1089.7%+0%

228Cape Coral, FLFL875,6079.7%+0%

229North Platte, NENE33,9729.7%+0%

230Bay City, MIMI102,1239.7%+0%

231Frankfort, KYKY77,8749.8%+0%

232Wahpeton, NDND23,0199.8%+0%

233Akron, OHOH701,7809.8%+0%

234Peoria, ILIL363,5059.8%+0%

235Hickory, NCNC376,8909.8%+0%

236Oskaloosa, IAIA21,8809.8%+0%

237Bedford, ININ45,5689.8%+0%

238Calhoun, GAGA61,7019.9%+0%

239Baltimore, MDMD2,857,7819.9%+0%

240Canton, ILIL32,9019.9%+0%

241Warren, PAPA37,0389.9%+0%

242Winchester, VAVA152,3329.9%+0%

243Eau Claire, WIWI176,6479.9%+0%

244Honolulu, HIHI988,7039.9%+0%

245Crestview, FLFL315,0989.9%+0%

246Evanston, WYWY23,4159.9%+0%

247Selinsgrove, PAPA39,6559.9%+0%

248Atlantic City, NJNJ372,0479.9%+0%

249St. Louis, MOMO2,814,4219.9%+0%

250Reno, NVNV578,73410.0%+0%

251Fort Dodge, IAIA36,83810.0%+0%

252Breckenridge, COCO39,06910.0%+0%

253Columbus, OHOH2,242,02810.0%+0%

254Carson, NVNV58,57110.0%+0%

255Sioux City, IAIA145,73810.0%+0%

256Lewisburg, TNTN38,07110.0%+0%

257Shawano, WIWI45,75910.0%+0%

258Bennington, VTVT36,63010.0%+0%

259Marshall, MNMN25,68410.1%+0%

260Washington Court House, OHOH28,55210.1%+0%

261Mount Vernon, OHOH64,00210.1%+0%

262Fergus Falls, MNMN61,04110.1%+0%

263Kingsland, GAGA60,14310.1%+0%

264Davenport, IAIA380,45210.1%+0%

265Daphne, ALAL267,76110.1%+0%

266Key West, FLFL80,40610.2%+0%

267Clinton, IAIA46,00210.2%+0%

268Fredericksburg, TXTX28,52710.2%+0%

269Bend, OROR266,37610.2%+0%

270Dayton, OHOH826,55410.2%+0%

271Grand Junction, COCO162,84510.2%+0%

272Marshalltown, IAIA39,89010.2%+0%

273Hagerstown, MDMD315,28010.2%+0%

274Naples, FLFL417,13110.3%+0%

275Alma, MIMI41,19010.3%+0%

276South Bend, ININ324,53810.3%+0%

277Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,44210.3%+0%

278Aberdeen, SDSD41,58310.3%+0%

279Nashville, TNTN2,197,41610.4%+0%

280Idaho Falls, IDID173,85110.4%+0%

281Winston-Salem, NCNC712,20610.4%+0%

282Cadillac, MIMI49,71910.4%+0%

283Bucyrus, OHOH41,89610.4%+0%

284Jamestown, NDND21,41410.4%+0%

285Fairmont, MNMN19,44010.5%+0%

286Coeur d'Alene, IDID191,86410.5%+0%

287Burlington, IAIA44,06110.5%+0%

288Rochester, NYNY1,056,14910.5%+0%

289Kahului, HIHI160,67410.5%+0%

290Storm Lake, IAIA20,44910.5%+0%

291Kapaa, HIHI73,40010.5%+0%

292Chicago, ILIL9,434,12310.5%+0%

293Seaford, DEDE277,14010.5%+0%

294Alpena, MIMI28,85310.5%+0%

295Grand Rapids, MNMN45,40410.6%+0%

296Mansfield, OHOH124,89310.6%+0%

297Detroit, MIMI4,390,91310.6%+0%

298Lexington, NENE26,25510.6%+0%

299Greensboro, NCNC805,94510.6%+0%

300Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,01010.6%+0%

301Helena, MTMT97,15310.6%+0%

302Dover, DEDE194,78610.7%+0%

303Springfield, OHOH135,34010.7%+0%

304Sevierville, TNTN101,34210.7%+0%

305Orlando, FLFL2,957,67210.7%+0%

306Norfolk, NENE49,22810.7%+0%

307Elizabethtown, KYKY128,66610.7%+0%

308Morehead City, NCNC70,46910.7%+0%

309Albemarle, NCNC68,83010.7%+0%

310Pahrump, NVNV57,33610.7%+0%

311Sheridan, WYWY33,24110.7%+0%

312Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,50010.8%+0%

313Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,22610.8%+0%

314Seneca, SCSC83,77510.8%+0%

315La Crosse, WIWI171,18210.8%+0%

316Dallas, TXTX8,477,15710.8%+0%

317Kearney, NENE57,96210.8%+0%

318Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,21310.8%+0%

319Cleveland, OHOH2,165,77510.8%+0%

320Quincy, ILIL74,14610.8%+0%

321Scranton, PAPA574,41810.8%+0%

322Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,11810.9%+0%

323Marquette, MIMI68,06410.9%+0%

324Louisville, KYKY1,402,50910.9%+0%

325Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,99210.9%+0%

326Huntsville, ALAL556,44410.9%+0%

327Hutchinson, KSKS61,53910.9%+0%

328Rutland, VTVT59,65310.9%+0%

329Rapid City, SDSD156,93411.0%+0%

330Fargo, NDND269,52811.0%+0%

331Brainerd, MNMN100,56211.0%+0%

332Mankato, MNMN104,90711.0%+0%

333Ludington, MIMI29,04011.0%+0%

334Auburn, NYNY74,36511.1%+0%

335Billings, MTMT193,60311.1%+0%

336Ann Arbor, MIMI370,21411.1%+0%

337Austin, TXTX2,620,94511.1%+0%

338Lewiston, MEME116,48711.1%+0%

339Borger, TXTX19,63311.1%+0%

340Mount Vernon, WAWA132,97511.1%+0%

341Augusta, MEME129,06711.1%+0%

342Galesburg, ILIL47,76711.1%+0%

343Burlington, NCNC186,17711.1%+0%

344Lansing, MIMI479,72211.1%+0%

345Mountain Home, ARAR42,98211.1%+0%

346Tampa, FLFL3,418,89511.2%+0%

347Mountain Home, IDID29,46511.2%+0%

348St. George, UTUT213,67011.2%+0%

349Asheville, NCNC422,34511.2%+0%

350Platteville, WIWI52,44611.2%+0%

351Hannibal, MOMO38,96911.2%+0%

352Minot, NDND75,69411.3%+0%

353Battle Creek, MIMI133,40811.3%+0%

354Port Townsend, WAWA33,97011.3%+0%

355Sturgis, MIMI60,96811.3%+0%

356Lynchburg, VAVA269,16911.3%+0%

357Centralia, ILIL36,38211.3%+0%

358Sherman, TXTX153,61311.3%+0%

359Providence, RIRI1,708,16111.3%+0%

360Deltona, FLFL746,93311.3%+0%

361Waterloo, IAIA169,18911.3%+0%

362Huntingdon, PAPA43,00111.3%+0%

363Richmond, ININ66,16911.4%+0%

364Pinehurst, NCNC110,61911.4%+0%

365Sunbury, PAPA107,78811.4%+0%

366Albany, OROR132,84311.4%+0%

367Marietta, OHOH58,38911.4%+0%

368Duluth, MNMN281,21911.4%+0%

369Kingston, NYNY183,33011.4%+0%

370Muskegon, MIMI177,90111.4%+0%

371Sonora, CACA53,16011.4%+0%

372Kankakee, ILIL105,52511.4%+0%

373Hermitage, PAPA107,86011.5%+0%

374Seneca Falls, NYNY32,88311.5%+0%

375Youngstown, OHOH423,67811.5%+0%

376Waynesville, NCNC63,36911.5%+0%

377Williamsport, PAPA112,58711.5%+0%

378St. Joseph, MOMO119,17011.5%+0%

379Salem, OHOH99,37711.5%+0%

380Franklin, KYKY20,78811.6%+0%

381Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,72111.6%+0%

382Killeen, TXTX511,49711.6%+0%

383Grand Island, NENE78,07611.6%+0%

384Marion, NCNC45,19811.6%+0%

385Worthington, MNMN22,33811.7%+0%

386Homosassa Springs, FLFL171,66611.7%+0%

387Cañon City, COCO50,03911.7%+0%

388Durango, COCO56,89811.7%+0%

389Greenville, SCSC1,014,10111.7%+0%

390Somerset, PAPA72,00411.8%+0%

391Tulsa, OKOK1,069,27311.8%+0%

392Marion, ININ66,52411.8%+0%

393Clarksville, TNTN349,00111.8%+0%

394Dalton, GAGA147,81911.8%+0%

395Sayre, PAPA59,60011.8%+0%

396Casper, WYWY80,52611.8%+0%

397North Wilkesboro, NCNC66,23311.9%+0%

398Lexington, KYKY535,17411.9%+0%

399Santa Cruz, CACA258,85211.9%+0%

400Huron, SDSD19,62411.9%+0%

401Buffalo, NYNY1,155,65311.9%+0%

402Grand Forks, NDND105,04611.9%+0%

403Bartlesville, OKOK54,03711.9%+0%

404Williston, NDND41,76711.9%+0%

405Binghamton, NYNY243,18911.9%+0%

406Prescott Valley, AZAZ252,55211.9%+0%

407Sparta, WIWI46,57212.0%+0%

408Chillicothe, OHOH76,42912.0%+0%

409Provo, UTUT773,42612.0%+0%

410Warner Robins, GAGA208,09112.0%+0%

411Jefferson, GAGA99,26512.0%+0%

412Chattanooga, TNTN594,53012.0%+0%

413Erie, PAPA265,83212.0%+0%

414Santa Fe, NMNM156,90712.0%+0%

415Kalamazoo, MIMI263,79512.0%+0%

416Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,93812.0%+0%

417Amsterdam, NYNY50,04612.0%+0%

418Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,55112.0%+0%

419Charlottesville, VAVA228,59712.0%+0%

420Winona, MNMN50,52312.0%+0%

421Little Rock, ARAR777,60712.1%+0%

422Lima, OHOH100,88112.1%+0%

423Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,96612.1%+0%

424Sterling, COCO20,65412.2%+0%

425Shelton, WAWA71,16512.2%+0%

426Cornelia, GAGA50,41612.2%+0%

427Detroit Lakes, MNMN35,49712.2%+0%

428Brookings, OROR22,62112.2%+0%

429Syracuse, NYNY652,27312.3%+0%

430Cleveland, TNTN134,05712.3%+0%

431Mount Vernon, ILIL36,14712.3%+0%

432Fort Morgan, COCO30,30612.4%+0%

433Terre Haute, ININ169,24112.4%+0%

434Dodge City, KSKS33,99312.4%+0%

435Branson, MOMO57,00112.4%+0%

436Columbia, SCSC879,91812.4%+0%

437Gainesville, GAGA226,56812.4%+0%

438Springfield, MOMO500,69412.4%+0%

439Mount Airy, NCNC72,28712.4%+0%

440Blackfoot, IDID51,15312.4%+0%

441San Diego, CACA3,282,24812.4%+0%

442Moberly, MOMO24,51312.5%+0%

443Ames, IAIA128,09012.5%+0%

444Toledo, OHOH599,37612.5%+0%

445Woodward, OKOK19,82712.5%+0%

446Johnstown, PAPA128,96812.5%+0%

447Lewistown, PAPA46,12712.5%+0%

448Spartanburg, SCSC407,65612.5%+0%

449Mitchell, SDSD25,91312.5%+0%

450Port Angeles, WAWA78,20212.5%+0%

451DuBois, PAPA78,10012.5%+0%

452Greeley, COCO378,42612.5%+0%

453Medford, OROR221,79512.5%+0%

454Gloversville, NYNY52,21612.5%+0%

455Montrose, COCO44,59112.6%+0%

456Kennewick, WAWA324,33412.6%+0%

457Spokane, WAWA608,01212.6%+0%

458Altoona, PAPA119,54112.6%+0%

459Fayetteville, ARAR622,17712.6%+0%

460Bishop, CACA18,15812.6%+0%

461Owensboro, KYKY113,96212.7%+0%

462Niles, MIMI152,44412.7%+0%

463Wichita Falls, TXTX149,44812.7%+0%

464Cody, WYWY31,17112.7%+0%

465Sacramento, CACA2,477,27412.8%+0%

466Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI36,08112.8%+0%

467Meadville, PAPA81,79212.8%+0%

468Logan, UTUT160,88912.8%+0%

469San Luis Obispo, CACA282,36712.8%+0%

470Sanford, NCNC70,25812.8%+0%

471Sedalia, MOMO44,25412.8%+0%

472Bozeman, MTMT128,74012.8%+0%

473Decatur, ILIL99,30012.9%+0%

474Zanesville, OHOH87,01412.9%+0%

475Brenham, TXTX38,28812.9%+0%

476Hays, KSKS29,07512.9%+0%

477Great Bend, KSKS24,79012.9%+0%

478Jacksonville, NCNC217,17512.9%+0%

479Menomonie, WIWI46,22312.9%+0%

480Arkansas City, KSKS34,38212.9%+0%

481Utica, NYNY285,61112.9%+0%

482Lakeland, FLFL874,79012.9%+0%

483The Dalles, OROR26,31012.9%+0%

484Hermiston, OROR93,72112.9%+0%

485Elmira, NYNY80,41513.0%+0%

486Kalispell, MTMT115,42913.0%+0%

487Batesville, ARAR38,78513.0%+0%

488Twin Falls, IDID123,90113.0%+0%

489Decatur, ALAL160,32613.0%+0%

490Cullman, ALAL94,00913.0%+0%

491Wilmington, NCNC492,77213.0%+0%

492Henderson, KYKY57,18413.0%+0%

493Dickinson, NDND39,14213.0%+0%

494Durham, NCNC625,48513.0%+0%

495Cape Girardeau, MOMO99,21513.1%+0%

496Vernon, TXTX12,48113.1%+0%

497Ocala, FLFL442,66013.1%+0%

498Wenatchee, WAWA128,41413.1%+0%

499Bloomsburg, PAPA66,19313.1%+0%

500Bradford, PAPA38,98413.1%+0%

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Frequently asked

Which metro area has the lowest poverty rate?

Los Alamos, NM ranks #1 with 2.9% (2000 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 metro areas by poverty rate?

Los Alamos, NM, Appleton, WI, Hutchinson, MN, Sheboygan, WI, Jasper, IN.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

918 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2000 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 (2000).