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 (2000 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 1990

USUnited States281,421,90612.4%–

01Los Alamos, NMNM19,4072.9%+0.5 pts

02Appleton, WIWI249,8764.5%−1.5 pts

03Hutchinson, MNMN36,6314.8%−2.7 pts

04Sheboygan, WIWI118,0475.2%−1.3 pts

05Jasper, ININ44,0165.3%−0.9 pts

06Heber, UTUT81,6555.3%−2.2 pts

07Beaver Dam, WIWI89,0975.3%−1.3 pts

08Van Wert, OHOH29,0135.5%−1.6 pts

09Huntington, ININ37,2245.5%−1.0 pts

10Defiance, OHOH38,2925.6%−3.1 pts

11Watertown, WIWI86,5055.7%−1.5 pts

12Red Wing, MNMN48,1955.7%−2.4 pts

13Fond du Lac, WIWI104,6695.8%−1.8 pts

14Auburn, ININ44,5355.9%−0.6 pts

15Lexington Park, MDMD211,1765.9%−0.6 pts

16Concord, NHNH158,0785.9%+0.4 pts

17Juneau city and, AKAK31,6096.0%+0.4 pts

18Spirit Lake, IAIA18,0776.0%−3.2 pts

19Le Mars, IAIA25,6976.0%−3.0 pts

20Manitowoc, WIWI81,7106.1%−2.3 pts

21Laconia, NHNH65,1476.1%−0.4 pts

22Wapakoneta, OHOH45,9096.2%−0.1 pts

23Owatonna, MNMN37,4646.2%−0.5 pts

24Manchester, NHNH433,4156.3%+0.4 pts

25Celina, OHOH42,7376.4%−0.3 pts

26New Ulm, MNMN25,5176.4%−1.9 pts

27Warsaw, ININ80,8926.4%−0.2 pts

28Carroll, IAIA20,3036.5%−4.1 pts

29Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI74,0606.5%−2.0 pts

30Ketchikan, AKAK13,5496.5%+2.3 pts

31Traverse City, MIMI156,9726.5%−3.3 pts

32Wausau, WIWI139,4326.6%−1.3 pts

33Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,2856.6%−2.6 pts

34McPherson, KSKS30,0646.6%−0.4 pts

35Oshkosh, WIWI174,2186.7%−2.1 pts

36Rochester, MNMN231,1846.7%−1.4 pts

37Angola, ININ34,7996.7%+1.1 pts

38Adrian, MIMI97,7796.7%−3.7 pts

39Sidney, OHOH48,0656.7%−1.0 pts

40Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,2956.7%−1.4 pts

41York, PAPA473,1976.7%+0.4 pts

42Plymouth, ININ46,5996.8%−0.8 pts

43Green Bay, WIWI336,7566.8%−2.6 pts

44Barnstable, MAMA233,5396.9%−0.7 pts

45Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,8086.9%−0.2 pts

46Faribault, MNMN69,9396.9%−1.8 pts

47Wabash, ININ30,7136.9%−2.3 pts

48Ogden, UTUT672,7846.9%−1.5 pts

49Steamboat Springs, COCO38,4517.0%−3.4 pts

50Monticello, ININ25,1647.0%−0.7 pts

51Oak Harbor, WAWA85,6577.0%−0.3 pts

52St. Marys, PAPA29,9267.0%−2.5 pts

53Monroe, MIMI156,0047.0%−1.6 pts

54Gettysburg, PAPA107,5947.1%+0.4 pts

55Rochelle, ILIL51,3997.1%−0.1 pts

56Rifle, COCO80,0997.1%−1.3 pts

57Sioux Falls, SDSD314,6387.2%−1.4 pts

58Baraboo, WIWI66,6527.2%−2.5 pts

59Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,2197.3%+0.6 pts

60Janesville, WIWI166,4727.3%−2.6 pts

61Holland, MIMI123,1887.3%−2.2 pts

62Columbus, ININ85,7297.3%−1.2 pts

63Petoskey, MIMI33,7757.4%−1.1 pts

64Des Moines, IAIA758,5397.4%−1.4 pts

65Brigham City, UTUT70,4057.4%−0.4 pts

66Findlay, OHOH75,0347.5%+0.2 pts

67Fremont, OHOH58,6557.5%−1.5 pts

68Sandusky, OHOH112,7777.5%−0.7 pts

69Washington, DCDC6,465,7247.5%+0.9 pts

70Kenosha, WIWI168,4487.5%−2.7 pts

71Lebanon, PAPA146,3807.5%+0.3 pts

72Nantucket, MAMA14,7587.5%+1.8 pts

73Logansport, ININ37,8367.6%−2.8 pts

74Urbana, OHOH38,8207.6%−1.2 pts

75Chambersburg, PAPA160,6527.6%−0.7 pts

76San Jose, CACA1,984,4737.6%+0.0 pts

77Gillette, WYWY48,1457.6%−0.8 pts

78Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV51,1547.6%+0.4 pts

79Batavia, NYNY58,4167.6%+0.3 pts

80Pella, IAIA34,1927.6%−2.4 pts

81Ottawa, KSKS26,2997.7%−4.1 pts

82Dixon, ILIL32,9147.7%−1.1 pts

83Jackson, WYWY36,5877.7%−2.8 pts

84Dubuque, IAIA99,3817.8%−2.5 pts

85Rock Springs, WYWY41,2677.8%−0.2 pts

86Fairbanks, AKAK93,9727.8%+0.2 pts

87Lancaster, PAPA563,1597.8%−0.2 pts

88Edwards, COCO54,2917.8%+0.3 pts

89New Castle, ININ49,1377.8%−4.5 pts

90Owosso, MIMI67,6817.8%−2.8 pts

91Elkhart, ININ208,7747.8%+0.8 pts

92Kendallville, ININ47,9377.9%−0.2 pts

93Connersville, ININ23,5337.9%−2.9 pts

94Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,3777.9%−2.0 pts

95Colorado Springs, COCO781,7967.9%−2.4 pts

96Keene, NHNH78,2698.0%+0.9 pts

97Barre, VTVT59,6528.0%−0.3 pts

98Greencastle, ININ37,8768.0%−0.3 pts

99Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,6458.0%−1.0 pts

100Peru, ININ34,4878.0%−2.9 pts

101Greenville, OHOH51,5208.0%−1.0 pts

102Wooster, OHOH116,7588.0%−3.6 pts

103Denver, COCO3,092,0378.0%−1.7 pts

104Anchorage, AKAK405,8218.0%+0.6 pts

105Kill Devil Hills, NCNC38,2458.0%−0.2 pts

106Portland, MEME577,6358.0%+0.5 pts

107Santa Rosa, CACA486,4448.1%+0.4 pts

108Truckee, CACA101,9118.1%+0.3 pts

109Lincoln, ILIL27,1828.1%−2.7 pts

110Pierre, SDSD20,5888.1%−2.6 pts

111Harrisburg, PAPA617,4278.2%+0.3 pts

112Spencer, IAIA16,2028.2%−1.7 pts

113Punta Gorda, FLFL217,2128.2%+0.7 pts

114Hillsdale, MIMI45,7388.2%−4.6 pts

115Vallejo, CACA455,3768.3%+0.8 pts

116Allentown, PAPA887,6158.3%+1.1 pts

117Napa, CACA132,9498.3%+1.4 pts

118Crawfordsville, ININ38,9548.3%−1.1 pts

119Easton, MDMD38,2388.3%−0.2 pts

120Staunton, VAVA129,6928.4%−0.7 pts

121Omaha, NENE1,009,8368.4%−1.3 pts

122Albert Lea, MNMN30,4408.4%−1.9 pts

123Lebanon, NHNH224,5008.4%−1.2 pts

124Midland, MIMI83,7548.4%−2.7 pts

125Racine, WIWI198,9198.4%−1.7 pts

126St. Cloud, MNMN205,8548.4%−3.5 pts

127Whitewater, WIWI106,1278.4%−1.2 pts

128Effingham, ILIL44,7278.4%−1.3 pts

129Bismarck, NDND139,7508.4%−2.5 pts

130Seymour, ININ47,3708.5%−2.0 pts

131Sterling, ILIL54,1218.5%−2.5 pts

132Columbus, NENE46,5838.5%−0.7 pts

133Granbury, TXTX70,5018.5%−1.2 pts

134Alexandria, MNMN40,1208.5%−4.9 pts

135Mason City, IAIA49,7108.5%−0.6 pts

136Norwalk, OHOH58,2508.5%−1.0 pts

137Seattle, WAWA4,161,8838.5%+0.0 pts

138Indianapolis, ININ2,205,6958.5%−1.3 pts

139Kansas City, MOMO2,270,6828.6%−1.4 pts

140Fremont, NENE38,0578.6%−0.4 pts

141Boston, MAMA5,034,2218.6%+0.2 pts

142Ottawa, ILIL145,9028.6%−2.2 pts

143Fort Wayne, ININ466,2588.6%+1.0 pts

144Frankfort, ININ33,3228.6%−0.8 pts

145Wilmington, OHOH42,3018.6%−3.7 pts

146Trenton, NJNJ399,2898.6%+1.2 pts

147Madison, WIWI709,6858.7%−1.3 pts

148Fallon, NVNV25,8518.7%−2.3 pts

149Hailey, IDID32,4368.7%−0.3 pts

150Michigan City, ININ111,2948.7%−1.4 pts

151Beatrice, NENE21,7118.7%−5.5 pts

152Jefferson City, MOMO152,7128.7%−0.4 pts

153Bremerton, WAWA283,3748.8%−0.6 pts

154Salina, KSKS59,1218.8%−2.9 pts

155Burlington, VTVT227,8038.8%−0.3 pts

156Pontiac, ILIL35,0578.8%−0.5 pts

157Lewisburg, PAPA42,3138.8%−1.5 pts

158North Port, FLFL948,1588.8%+0.5 pts

159Rice Lake, WIWI46,4848.8%−2.7 pts

160Lacey, WAWA304,2618.8%−1.2 pts

161Raleigh, NCNC1,595,7208.9%−0.8 pts

162Muscatine, IAIA41,8538.9%−1.2 pts

163Freeport, ILIL43,2209.0%−1.0 pts

164Tiffin, OHOH54,5229.0%−1.8 pts

165Watertown, SDSD29,5629.0%−3.5 pts

166East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,1799.0%+1.7 pts

167Elko, NVNV56,6829.0%−0.4 pts

168Hudson, NYNY60,1689.0%−0.6 pts

169Jackson, MIMI159,5529.0%−3.0 pts

170Iron Mountain, MIMI30,5759.1%−1.3 pts

171Decatur, ININ36,6509.1%−2.6 pts

172Cheyenne, WYWY102,9389.1%−1.5 pts

173Coshocton, OHOH37,1889.1%−4.1 pts

174Wichita, KSKS663,8099.1%−1.2 pts

175Topeka, KSKS233,0529.1%−0.9 pts

176San Francisco, CACA4,630,0419.1%−0.1 pts

177Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,0839.2%+1.8 pts

178Willmar, MNMN44,7209.2%−4.6 pts

179Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,3779.2%+1.7 pts

180Austin, MNMN40,9719.2%−0.8 pts

181Fort Collins, COCO377,2929.2%−2.7 pts

182Oxnard, CACA830,8519.2%+2.0 pts

183Worcester, MAMA888,5029.2%+1.0 pts

184Springfield, ILIL206,0339.3%−0.6 pts

185Bellefontaine, OHOH46,3029.3%−1.2 pts

186Rockford, ILIL337,2429.3%−0.5 pts

187Greensburg, ININ26,5769.3%+0.2 pts

188Sebastian, FLFL172,7999.3%+0.6 pts

189Albany, NYNY915,8359.3%+0.7 pts

190Coldwater, MIMI45,9939.3%−4.8 pts

191Boise City, IDID864,2439.3%−2.0 pts

192Canton, OHOH400,2469.3%−1.8 pts

193Richmond, VAVA1,389,3389.4%−0.6 pts

194Brattleboro, VTVT45,2049.4%−0.1 pts

195Lincoln, NENE352,0819.4%−1.0 pts

196New Philadelphia, OHOH92,3739.4%−1.7 pts

197Amherst, MAMA164,0659.4%−1.3 pts

198Reading, PAPA440,0729.4%+1.4 pts

199Greenfield, MAMA70,6989.4%−0.2 pts

200Pittsfield, MAMA128,2249.5%+0.8 pts

201Escanaba, MIMI36,5829.5%−5.1 pts

202Ashland, OHOH52,5239.5%−1.9 pts

203Palm Bay, FLFL663,9829.5%+0.3 pts

204Roanoke, VAVA316,5479.5%−0.4 pts

205Brevard, NCNC34,2119.5%−4.0 pts

206Marinette, WIWI65,5159.5%−2.6 pts

207Kokomo, ININ83,9049.5%−2.0 pts

208Boulder, COCO328,5609.5%−1.5 pts

209Portland, OROR2,542,2829.5%−0.4 pts

210Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,8589.5%−2.0 pts

211Pottsville, PAPA145,0859.5%−1.1 pts

212Stevens Point, WIWI71,9439.5%−3.4 pts

213Evansville, ININ273,7869.5%−1.3 pts

214Taylorville, ILIL33,4439.5%−2.2 pts

215Atlanta, GAGA6,482,1829.6%−0.9 pts

216Ocean Pines, MDMD54,4599.6%−1.4 pts

217Glens Falls, NYNY124,3739.6%+0.2 pts

218Madison, ININ33,2799.6%−2.0 pts

219Yankton, SDSD23,6359.6%−3.9 pts

220Charlotte, NCNC2,938,8309.6%−0.5 pts

221Hastings, NENE40,5779.7%−1.1 pts

222Fort Madison, IAIA32,3069.7%−3.2 pts

223Jacksonville, ILIL37,3819.7%−1.5 pts

224Marion, OHOH65,1159.7%−3.0 pts

225Winnemucca, NVNV17,2679.7%−0.6 pts

226Bloomington, ILIL171,4199.7%−2.2 pts

227Slidell, LALA279,1089.7%−4.0 pts

228Cape Coral, FLFL875,6079.7%+0.6 pts

229North Platte, NENE33,9729.7%−2.4 pts

230Bay City, MIMI102,1239.7%−2.8 pts

231Frankfort, KYKY77,8749.8%−0.7 pts

232Wahpeton, NDND23,0199.8%−2.1 pts

233Akron, OHOH701,7809.8%−2.3 pts

234Peoria, ILIL363,5059.8%−2.0 pts

235Hickory, NCNC376,8909.8%+0.8 pts

236Oskaloosa, IAIA21,8809.8%−3.2 pts

237Bedford, ININ45,5689.8%+0.1 pts

238Calhoun, GAGA61,7019.9%−1.3 pts

239Baltimore, MDMD2,857,7819.9%−0.2 pts

240Canton, ILIL32,9019.9%−5.6 pts

241Warren, PAPA37,0389.9%+0.2 pts

242Winchester, VAVA152,3329.9%−0.5 pts

243Eau Claire, WIWI176,6479.9%−4.0 pts

244Honolulu, HIHI988,7039.9%+2.4 pts

245Crestview, FLFL315,0989.9%−1.7 pts

246Evanston, WYWY23,4159.9%+0.8 pts

247Selinsgrove, PAPA39,6559.9%−1.1 pts

248Atlantic City, NJNJ372,0479.9%+0.9 pts

249St. Louis, MOMO2,814,4219.9%−0.9 pts

250Reno, NVNV578,73410.0%+0.4 pts

251Fort Dodge, IAIA36,83810.0%−1.8 pts

252Breckenridge, COCO39,06910.0%+0.7 pts

253Columbus, OHOH2,242,02810.0%−2.0 pts

254Carson, NVNV58,57110.0%+2.0 pts

255Sioux City, IAIA145,73810.0%−3.1 pts

256Lewisburg, TNTN38,07110.0%−3.1 pts

257Shawano, WIWI45,75910.0%−4.8 pts

258Bennington, VTVT36,63010.0%−1.3 pts

259Marshall, MNMN25,68410.1%−1.7 pts

260Washington Court House, OHOH28,55210.1%−6.1 pts

261Mount Vernon, OHOH64,00210.1%−2.3 pts

262Fergus Falls, MNMN61,04110.1%−4.1 pts

263Kingsland, GAGA60,14310.1%−1.3 pts

264Davenport, IAIA380,45210.1%−2.1 pts

265Daphne, ALAL267,76110.1%−4.2 pts

266Key West, FLFL80,40610.2%−0.6 pts

267Clinton, IAIA46,00210.2%−0.6 pts

268Fredericksburg, TXTX28,52710.2%−4.0 pts

269Bend, OROR266,37610.2%−1.8 pts

270Dayton, OHOH826,55410.2%−1.4 pts

271Grand Junction, COCO162,84510.2%−4.9 pts

272Marshalltown, IAIA39,89010.2%+1.6 pts

273Hagerstown, MDMD315,28010.2%−0.0 pts

274Naples, FLFL417,13110.3%−0.2 pts

275Alma, MIMI41,19010.3%−3.8 pts

276South Bend, ININ324,53810.3%+0.3 pts

277Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,44210.3%−4.5 pts

278Aberdeen, SDSD41,58310.3%−2.7 pts

279Nashville, TNTN2,197,41610.4%−1.4 pts

280Idaho Falls, IDID173,85110.4%−0.4 pts

281Winston-Salem, NCNC712,20610.4%+0.2 pts

282Cadillac, MIMI49,71910.4%−5.1 pts

283Bucyrus, OHOH41,89610.4%−1.2 pts

284Jamestown, NDND21,41410.4%−1.8 pts

285Fairmont, MNMN19,44010.5%−1.4 pts

286Coeur d'Alene, IDID191,86410.5%−1.6 pts

287Burlington, IAIA44,06110.5%−1.1 pts

288Rochester, NYNY1,056,14910.5%+0.7 pts

289Kahului, HIHI160,67410.5%+2.5 pts

290Storm Lake, IAIA20,44910.5%+1.8 pts

291Kapaa, HIHI73,40010.5%+3.3 pts

292Chicago, ILIL9,434,12310.5%−0.8 pts

293Seaford, DEDE277,14010.5%−0.2 pts

294Alpena, MIMI28,85310.5%−2.9 pts

295Grand Rapids, MNMN45,40410.6%−5.3 pts

296Mansfield, OHOH124,89310.6%−0.7 pts

297Detroit, MIMI4,390,91310.6%−2.4 pts

298Lexington, NENE26,25510.6%+0.2 pts

299Greensboro, NCNC805,94510.6%+0.5 pts

300Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,01010.6%−1.0 pts

301Helena, MTMT97,15310.6%−0.8 pts

302Dover, DEDE194,78610.7%−0.7 pts

303Springfield, OHOH135,34010.7%−2.7 pts

304Sevierville, TNTN101,34210.7%−2.5 pts

305Orlando, FLFL2,957,67210.7%+0.6 pts

306Norfolk, NENE49,22810.7%+0.1 pts

307Elizabethtown, KYKY128,66610.7%−3.6 pts

308Morehead City, NCNC70,46910.7%−0.9 pts

309Albemarle, NCNC68,83010.7%−0.3 pts

310Pahrump, NVNV57,33610.7%+0.2 pts

311Sheridan, WYWY33,24110.7%+0.4 pts

312Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,50010.8%−1.2 pts

313Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,22610.8%+0.2 pts

314Seneca, SCSC83,77510.8%−0.6 pts

315La Crosse, WIWI171,18210.8%−2.5 pts

316Dallas, TXTX8,477,15710.8%−1.0 pts

317Kearney, NENE57,96210.8%−2.7 pts

318Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,21310.8%−0.8 pts

319Cleveland, OHOH2,165,77510.8%−1.1 pts

320Quincy, ILIL74,14610.8%−2.9 pts

321Scranton, PAPA574,41810.8%−0.2 pts

322Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,11810.9%+0.7 pts

323Marquette, MIMI68,06410.9%−1.7 pts

324Louisville, KYKY1,402,50910.9%−2.0 pts

325Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,99210.9%−1.3 pts

326Huntsville, ALAL556,44410.9%−0.5 pts

327Hutchinson, KSKS61,53910.9%+0.1 pts

328Rutland, VTVT59,65310.9%+1.3 pts

329Rapid City, SDSD156,93411.0%−1.4 pts

330Fargo, NDND269,52811.0%−2.1 pts

331Brainerd, MNMN100,56211.0%−6.2 pts

332Mankato, MNMN104,90711.0%−4.2 pts

333Ludington, MIMI29,04011.0%−3.0 pts

334Auburn, NYNY74,36511.1%+0.8 pts

335Billings, MTMT193,60311.1%−1.2 pts

336Ann Arbor, MIMI370,21411.1%−1.1 pts

337Austin, TXTX2,620,94511.1%−4.9 pts

338Lewiston, MEME116,48711.1%−0.3 pts

339Borger, TXTX19,63311.1%−2.4 pts

340Mount Vernon, WAWA132,97511.1%−0.4 pts

341Augusta, MEME129,06711.1%+0.9 pts

342Galesburg, ILIL47,76711.1%−2.7 pts

343Burlington, NCNC186,17711.1%+2.3 pts

344Lansing, MIMI479,72211.1%−1.9 pts

345Mountain Home, ARAR42,98211.1%−5.2 pts

346Tampa, FLFL3,418,89511.2%−0.2 pts

347Mountain Home, IDID29,46511.2%−1.6 pts

348St. George, UTUT213,67011.2%−2.1 pts

349Asheville, NCNC422,34511.2%−0.5 pts

350Platteville, WIWI52,44611.2%−2.5 pts

351Hannibal, MOMO38,96911.2%−4.2 pts

352Minot, NDND75,69411.3%−2.0 pts

353Battle Creek, MIMI133,40811.3%−3.0 pts

354Port Townsend, WAWA33,97011.3%−2.2 pts

355Sturgis, MIMI60,96811.3%−0.2 pts

356Lynchburg, VAVA269,16911.3%−0.3 pts

357Centralia, ILIL36,38211.3%−5.1 pts

358Sherman, TXTX153,61311.3%−2.5 pts

359Providence, RIRI1,708,16111.3%+1.9 pts

360Deltona, FLFL746,93311.3%−0.6 pts

361Waterloo, IAIA169,18911.3%−2.6 pts

362Huntingdon, PAPA43,00111.3%−2.1 pts

363Richmond, ININ66,16911.4%−3.5 pts

364Pinehurst, NCNC110,61911.4%+0.3 pts

365Sunbury, PAPA107,78811.4%+0.2 pts

366Albany, OROR132,84311.4%−2.1 pts

367Marietta, OHOH58,38911.4%−2.3 pts

368Duluth, MNMN281,21911.4%−2.7 pts

369Kingston, NYNY183,33011.4%+2.9 pts

370Muskegon, MIMI177,90111.4%−3.8 pts

371Sonora, CACA53,16011.4%+2.3 pts

372Kankakee, ILIL105,52511.4%−1.9 pts

373Hermitage, PAPA107,86011.5%−1.3 pts

374Seneca Falls, NYNY32,88311.5%+1.1 pts

375Youngstown, OHOH423,67811.5%−2.3 pts

376Waynesville, NCNC63,36911.5%−1.2 pts

377Williamsport, PAPA112,58711.5%+0.1 pts

378St. Joseph, MOMO119,17011.5%−3.5 pts

379Salem, OHOH99,37711.5%−4.4 pts

380Franklin, KYKY20,78811.6%−3.9 pts

381Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,72111.6%+0.4 pts

382Killeen, TXTX511,49711.6%−2.9 pts

383Grand Island, NENE78,07611.6%+0.6 pts

384Marion, NCNC45,19811.6%+0.2 pts

385Worthington, MNMN22,33811.7%−0.0 pts

386Homosassa Springs, FLFL171,66611.7%−0.9 pts

387Cañon City, COCO50,03911.7%−4.4 pts

388Durango, COCO56,89811.7%−4.0 pts

389Greenville, SCSC1,014,10111.7%+0.4 pts

390Somerset, PAPA72,00411.8%−2.5 pts

391Tulsa, OKOK1,069,27311.8%−2.0 pts

392Marion, ININ66,52411.8%−1.3 pts

393Clarksville, TNTN349,00111.8%−3.4 pts

394Dalton, GAGA147,81911.8%+0.7 pts

395Sayre, PAPA59,60011.8%−1.4 pts

396Casper, WYWY80,52611.8%+0.3 pts

397North Wilkesboro, NCNC66,23311.9%−1.5 pts

398Lexington, KYKY535,17411.9%−2.3 pts

399Santa Cruz, CACA258,85211.9%+1.2 pts

400Huron, SDSD19,62411.9%−1.3 pts

401Buffalo, NYNY1,155,65311.9%−0.1 pts

402Grand Forks, NDND105,04611.9%−1.1 pts

403Bartlesville, OKOK54,03711.9%+1.0 pts

404Williston, NDND41,76711.9%−2.1 pts

405Binghamton, NYNY243,18911.9%+1.6 pts

406Prescott Valley, AZAZ252,55211.9%−1.6 pts

407Sparta, WIWI46,57212.0%−1.1 pts

408Chillicothe, OHOH76,42912.0%−5.8 pts

409Provo, UTUT773,42612.0%−3.3 pts

410Warner Robins, GAGA208,09112.0%−1.2 pts

411Jefferson, GAGA99,26512.0%−2.2 pts

412Chattanooga, TNTN594,53012.0%−1.6 pts

413Erie, PAPA265,83212.0%−0.9 pts

414Santa Fe, NMNM156,90712.0%−1.0 pts

415Kalamazoo, MIMI263,79512.0%−1.4 pts

416Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,93812.0%−0.9 pts

417Amsterdam, NYNY50,04612.0%+0.2 pts

418Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,55112.0%−3.2 pts

419Charlottesville, VAVA228,59712.0%−1.3 pts

420Winona, MNMN50,52312.0%−0.7 pts

421Little Rock, ARAR777,60712.1%−1.6 pts

422Lima, OHOH100,88112.1%−0.6 pts

423Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,96612.1%−3.2 pts

424Sterling, COCO20,65412.2%−2.8 pts

425Shelton, WAWA71,16512.2%−1.0 pts

426Cornelia, GAGA50,41612.2%+0.6 pts

427Detroit Lakes, MNMN35,49712.2%−5.6 pts

428Brookings, OROR22,62112.2%−0.1 pts

429Syracuse, NYNY652,27312.3%+1.8 pts

430Cleveland, TNTN134,05712.3%−2.2 pts

431Mount Vernon, ILIL36,14712.3%−3.7 pts

432Fort Morgan, COCO30,30612.4%−3.6 pts

433Terre Haute, ININ169,24112.4%−1.3 pts

434Dodge City, KSKS33,99312.4%+0.5 pts

435Branson, MOMO57,00112.4%−1.2 pts

436Columbia, SCSC879,91812.4%−0.2 pts

437Gainesville, GAGA226,56812.4%+1.8 pts

438Springfield, MOMO500,69412.4%−2.5 pts

439Mount Airy, NCNC72,28712.4%+1.0 pts

440Blackfoot, IDID51,15312.4%−3.2 pts

441San Diego, CACA3,282,24812.4%+1.1 pts

442Moberly, MOMO24,51312.5%−4.1 pts

443Ames, IAIA128,09012.5%−2.1 pts

444Toledo, OHOH599,37612.5%−1.4 pts

445Woodward, OKOK19,82712.5%−1.7 pts

446Johnstown, PAPA128,96812.5%−1.5 pts

447Lewistown, PAPA46,12712.5%−0.9 pts

448Spartanburg, SCSC407,65612.5%+0.1 pts

449Mitchell, SDSD25,91312.5%−3.4 pts

450Port Angeles, WAWA78,20212.5%−0.0 pts

451DuBois, PAPA78,10012.5%−1.4 pts

452Greeley, COCO378,42612.5%−2.9 pts

453Medford, OROR221,79512.5%−0.7 pts

454Gloversville, NYNY52,21612.5%−0.4 pts

455Montrose, COCO44,59112.6%−1.6 pts

456Kennewick, WAWA324,33412.6%−1.5 pts

457Spokane, WAWA608,01212.6%−1.3 pts

458Altoona, PAPA119,54112.6%−1.5 pts

459Fayetteville, ARAR622,17712.6%−0.1 pts

460Bishop, CACA18,15812.6%+0.7 pts

461Owensboro, KYKY113,96212.7%−3.1 pts

462Niles, MIMI152,44412.7%−2.0 pts

463Wichita Falls, TXTX149,44812.7%−2.6 pts

464Cody, WYWY31,17112.7%+3.3 pts

465Sacramento, CACA2,477,27412.8%+0.9 pts

466Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI36,08112.8%−4.3 pts

467Meadville, PAPA81,79212.8%−2.7 pts

468Logan, UTUT160,88912.8%−0.4 pts

469San Luis Obispo, CACA282,36712.8%−0.1 pts

470Sanford, NCNC70,25812.8%−1.8 pts

471Sedalia, MOMO44,25412.8%−1.0 pts

472Bozeman, MTMT128,74012.8%−4.3 pts

473Decatur, ILIL99,30012.9%+0.1 pts

474Zanesville, OHOH87,01412.9%−1.8 pts

475Brenham, TXTX38,28812.9%−5.2 pts

476Hays, KSKS29,07512.9%−2.0 pts

477Great Bend, KSKS24,79012.9%+1.1 pts

478Jacksonville, NCNC217,17512.9%+0.8 pts

479Menomonie, WIWI46,22312.9%−3.7 pts

480Arkansas City, KSKS34,38212.9%+2.3 pts

481Utica, NYNY285,61112.9%+0.8 pts

482Lakeland, FLFL874,79012.9%−0.0 pts

483The Dalles, OROR26,31012.9%−0.5 pts

484Hermiston, OROR93,72112.9%−3.4 pts

485Elmira, NYNY80,41513.0%+1.6 pts

486Kalispell, MTMT115,42913.0%−1.5 pts

487Batesville, ARAR38,78513.0%−4.2 pts

488Twin Falls, IDID123,90113.0%−1.2 pts

489Decatur, ALAL160,32613.0%−0.9 pts

490Cullman, ALAL94,00913.0%−2.3 pts

491Wilmington, NCNC492,77213.0%−1.8 pts

492Henderson, KYKY57,18413.0%−2.1 pts

493Dickinson, NDND39,14213.0%−3.4 pts

494Durham, NCNC625,48513.0%+0.8 pts

495Cape Girardeau, MOMO99,21513.1%−3.9 pts

496Vernon, TXTX12,48113.1%−6.3 pts

497Ocala, FLFL442,66013.1%−1.5 pts

498Wenatchee, WAWA128,41413.1%−1.2 pts

499Bloomsburg, PAPA66,19313.1%+2.5 pts

500Bradford, PAPA38,98413.1%−1.8 pts

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Frequently asked

Which metro area has the lowest poverty rate?

Los Alamos, NM ranks #1 with 2.9% (2000 Decennial Census).

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 Decennial Census data.

How is poverty rate measured?

Share of people with income below the federal poverty line. Source: US Census Bureau, 2000 Decennial Census.