RANKING · 2024 ACS · 500 SHOWN OF 925

Most residents in poverty, US metro areas

US metro areas with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of people, not the poverty rate. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ leads at 2,508,935. 925 metro areas qualify in total. California carries 5 of the top 25 entries. The median across all 925 is 11,440. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Kiryas Joel, NY, up 12 places to #91.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS IN POVERTYVS 2000

USUnited States12.5% of US population334,922,49941,719,476–

01New York, NYNY20,112,4482,508,9350%

02Los Angeles, CACA12,844,4411,647,970−18%

03Chicago, ILIL9,434,1231,049,993+12%

04Houston, TXTX7,904,6271,032,975+60%

05▲1Dallas, TXTX8,477,157836,000+50%

06▼1Miami, FLFL6,391,072818,977+16%

07Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,118723,362+17%

08Atlanta, GAGA6,482,182686,483+68%

09▲2Detroit, MIMI4,390,913595,726+26%

10▼1Riverside, CACA4,769,007556,402+14%

11▼1Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,938552,634+41%

12Washington, DCDC6,465,724514,342+44%

13Boston, MAMA5,034,221443,648+18%

14▲1San Francisco, CACA4,630,041413,198+10%

15▼1Tampa, FLFL3,418,895396,930+49%

16San Antonio, TXTX2,813,140355,765+38%

17▲2Seattle, WAWA4,161,883346,354+33%

18▼1San Diego, CACA3,282,248338,054−3%

19▼1Orlando, FLFL2,957,672326,038+85%

20▲1Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,295306,122+50%

21▲2Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,226303,714+105%

22▲2St. Louis, MOMO2,814,421295,337+11%

23▲2Charlotte, NCNC2,938,830294,041+75%

24▼4Cleveland, OHOH2,165,775291,881+20%

25▼3Sacramento, CACA2,477,274279,706+22%

26Baltimore, MDMD2,857,781279,090+11%

27▲1Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,992270,519−2%

28▲1Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,858267,147+40%

29▼2Columbus, OHOH2,242,028266,523+59%

30▲2Denver, COCO3,092,037251,026+45%

31▼1Portland, OROR2,542,282240,359+31%

32▲4Austin, TXTX2,620,945238,458+72%

33▼2McAllen, TXTX921,549237,851+16%

34▼1Indianapolis, ININ2,205,695228,503+63%

35Memphis, TNTN1,341,412222,323+17%

36▲2Kansas City, MOMO2,270,682220,954+43%

37▼3Fresno, CACA1,203,383217,091+4%

38▼1Nashville, TNTN2,197,416217,087+51%

39▲2Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,813203,597+38%

40Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,500198,624+65%

41▲1Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,213194,931+13%

42▼3Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,010193,671+21%

43Providence, RIRI1,708,161189,001+6%

44▲1New Orleans, LALA970,849182,763−20%

45▼1Bakersfield, CACA927,068174,893+27%

46▲3Louisville, KYKY1,402,509169,221+35%

47▼1El Paso, TXTX881,291163,823+1%

48Birmingham, ALAL1,197,766163,128+14%

49▲1Buffalo, NYNY1,155,653160,194+15%

50▼3Tucson, AZAZ1,074,685151,862+23%

51▲5Baton Rouge, LALA888,699145,749+15%

52▲2Tulsa, OKOK1,069,273142,999+41%

53▼2San Jose, CACA1,984,473139,655+6%

54▼1Rochester, NYNY1,056,149135,263+24%

55Richmond, VAVA1,389,338134,666+38%

56▼4Albuquerque, NMNM925,279134,558+33%

57Raleigh, NCNC1,595,720128,953+82%

58▲2Greenville, SCSC1,014,101125,591+48%

59▼1Columbia, SCSC879,918124,087+55%

60▲1Greensboro, NCNC805,945116,081+70%

61▲4Lakeland, FLFL874,790114,394+83%

62▼3Knoxville, TNTN968,137114,080+16%

63▼1Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,645112,617+42%

64Hartford, CTCT1,171,426112,509–

65▲3Jackson, MSMS609,847108,8570%

66▲3Little Rock, ARAR777,607108,183+47%

67▼4Dayton, OHOH826,554107,508+30%

68▼4Brownsville, TXTX433,946105,789−5%

69▲7Albany, NYNY915,835101,880+33%

70▼3Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,377101,551+36%

71▼5Stockton, CACA823,81598,959−1%

72▲5Omaha, NENE1,009,83698,479+53%

73▲6Cape Coral, FLFL875,60798,130+129%

74▼2Toledo, OHOH599,37695,984+24%

75▼1Augusta, GAGA641,23193,502+19%

76▼6Winston-Salem, NCNC712,20693,277+57%

77▲5Honolulu, HIHI988,70392,403+7%

78▼5Charleston, SCSC889,26391,086+18%

79▼4Syracuse, NYNY652,27391,032+14%

80▲3Worcester, MAMA888,50289,621+29%

81▼3Allentown, PAPA887,61589,026+45%

82▼2Akron, OHOH701,78087,842+29%

83Bridgeport, CTCT978,17987,732–

84▼13Visalia, CACA485,14685,619−3%

85▼1Wichita, KSKS663,80984,561+62%

86▲1Scranton, PAPA574,41884,227+39%

87▼1North Port, FLFL948,15881,456+57%

88▼7Deltona, FLFL746,93381,145+45%

89▲2Oxnard, CACA830,85178,204+12%

90▼5Shreveport, LALA383,47477,951+7%

91▲12Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,37776,534+34%

92Youngstown, OHOH423,67876,176+37%

93▲7Lafayette, LALA423,75876,027+14%

94▲4Springfield, MAMA464,33875,620+12%

95▲4Corpus Christi, TXTX451,19175,348+2%

96▼2Modesto, CACA557,71974,968+5%

97▲5Chattanooga, TNTN594,53074,884+31%

98▼10Boise City, IDID864,24374,254+71%

99▲5Tallahassee, FLFL397,44273,276+28%

100▼11Durham, NCNC625,48572,685+31%

101▼8Lexington, KYKY535,17471,942+49%

102▲8Gainesville, FLFL359,03670,513+21%

103▲3Madison, WIWI709,68569,989+51%

104▼14Spokane, WAWA608,01269,900+21%

105▲13Killeen, TXTX511,49767,660+76%

106▲15Beaumont, TXTX399,31067,141+10%

107▼11Mobile, ALAL411,65866,946−10%

108▲8Des Moines, IAIA758,53966,827+74%

109▼12Flint, MIMI401,09366,161+16%

110▼9Fayetteville, NCNC395,41265,733+47%

111▼4Gulfport, MSMS431,32965,707+24%

112▲15Santa Maria, CACA442,06565,408+14%

113▲6Pensacola, FLFL544,94965,328+15%

114▼19Colorado Springs, COCO781,79665,218+53%

115New Haven, CTCT578,74165,086–

116▼5Palm Bay, FLFL663,98264,725+43%

117▼8Lansing, MIMI479,72264,171+29%

118▲2Montgomery, ALAL388,74764,157+18%

119▼11Springfield, MOMO500,69464,055+40%

120▲3College Station, TXTX287,47663,512+35%

121▼8Fayetteville, ARAR622,17762,832+53%

122▲3Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,72162,596+69%

123▼11Provo, UTUT773,42662,157+38%

124▼19Huntington, WVWV365,96561,651−8%

125▲6Harrisburg, PAPA617,42761,040+46%

126▼4Columbus, GAGA324,83060,629+29%

127▼10Lubbock, TXTX368,43160,494+14%

128▼4Reno, NVNV578,73460,463+61%

129▼14Eugene, OROR381,58458,949+27%

130▼4Ocala, FLFL442,66057,671+70%

131▼17Laredo, TXTX281,22457,379−5%

132▼3Salem, OROR445,81456,875+25%

133▲5Spartanburg, SCSC407,65656,513+59%

134▲3Salinas, CACA433,72955,719+3%

135▲4Merced, CACA297,26055,396+21%

136▼3Monroe, LALA222,39054,789+12%

137▼2Fort Wayne, ININ466,25854,569+63%

138▲9Reading, PAPA440,07252,942+50%

139▲3Ann Arbor, MIMI370,21452,410+46%

140▼12Huntsville, ALAL556,44452,163+40%

141▼1Savannah, GAGA438,31451,060+20%

142Waterbury, CTCT463,34951,015–

143▲3Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,55150,699+114%

144▲1Tuscaloosa, ALAL281,85050,376+22%

145▼9Canton, OHOH400,24649,976+31%

146▼5Hickory, NCNC376,89049,868+49%

147▲1Rockford, ILIL337,24249,532+67%

148▼18Wilmington, NCNC492,77249,384+38%

149▲4Asheville, NCNC422,34548,818+38%

150▼6Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,55348,676+28%

151▼19Waco, TXTX308,80748,399+10%

152▼2Davenport, IAIA380,45247,927+26%

153▼19Las Cruces, NMNM229,09147,824+8%

154▼5Kingsport, TNTN314,83446,902+16%

155▲9Ogden, UTUT672,78445,825+49%

156▼13Lancaster, PAPA563,15945,719+25%

157▲11Vallejo, CACA455,37645,142+38%

158▼7South Bend, ININ324,53844,957+38%

159▼7Atlantic City, NJNJ372,04744,695+27%

160▼2Peoria, ILIL363,50544,508+24%

161▼7Longview, TXTX297,31544,047+12%

162▼5Clarksville, TNTN349,00143,981+61%

163▼7Athens, GAGA224,14843,699+25%

164▲3Utica, NYNY285,61143,470+12%

165▼5Santa Rosa, CACA486,44443,127+17%

166▼11Portland, MEME577,63543,017+10%

167▼1Binghamton, NYNY243,18942,894+43%

168▲1Naples, FLFL417,13142,592+65%

169▼6Champaign, ILIL239,97942,500+39%

170▲2Fort Collins, COCO377,29241,130+77%

171▼10Lake Charles, LALA244,65541,010+14%

172▼7Erie, PAPA265,83240,271+20%

173▲4Lafayette, ININ228,46840,266+59%

174▼1Lincoln, NENE352,08140,100+60%

175Corbin, KYKY150,04040,080−3%

176▲3Chico, CACA209,21140,0210%

177▼15Yakima, WAWA259,18539,758−9%

178▼19Trenton, NJNJ399,28939,646+31%

179▼1Amarillo, TXTX276,23539,350+25%

180Auburn, ALAL208,01338,854+18%

181▲4Florence, SCSC201,39238,779+13%

182▼11York, PAPA473,19738,708+50%

183▼9Fort Smith, ARAR234,14037,591+21%

184▼8Roanoke, VAVA316,54737,435+37%

185▲3Anchorage, AKAK405,82137,200+45%

186▲1Boulder, COCO328,56036,715+33%

187▼4Blacksburg, VAVA181,61636,448+13%

188▲4Kennewick, WAWA324,33436,371+51%

189▲24San Luis Obispo, CACA282,36736,336+15%

190▲12Hagerstown, MDMD315,28035,660+56%

191▼2Duluth, MNMN281,21935,539+13%

192▲2Lake Havasu City, AZAZ228,10235,476+65%

193▼23El Centro, CACA181,41135,196+10%

194▼4Greenville, NCNC182,93635,153+29%

195Columbia, MOMO219,06234,368+52%

196▲5Saginaw, MIMI187,68834,348+18%

197▲2Greeley, COCO378,42633,557+48%

198Johnson City, TNTN216,41633,401+25%

199▼17Houma, LALA199,66833,330−4%

200▼16Charleston, WVWV200,17033,286−11%

201▼20Kalamazoo, MIMI263,79533,213+16%

202▼16Yuma, AZAZ224,44933,032+7%

203▲9Lynchburg, VAVA269,16933,004+32%

204▼13Evansville, ININ273,78632,823+37%

205▼1Joplin, MOMO208,79631,904+30%

206▲1Lumberton, NCNC119,94131,831+13%

207▲4Bowling Green, KYKY197,18031,270+45%

208▲10Slidell, LALA279,10831,065+67%

209▼4Santa Cruz, CACA258,85230,784+1%

210▲15Hilo, HIHI210,04330,751+32%

211▼15Albany, GAGA145,51030,565−7%

212▼3Crestview, FLFL315,09830,526+46%

213▼20Bloomington, ININ165,23130,412+22%

214▼17Valdosta, GAGA153,27630,349+31%

215▲11Fargo, NDND269,52830,036+57%

216▼10Jackson, TNTN184,56929,867+26%

217Norwich, CTCT284,01529,826–

218▼10Bellingham, WAWA236,39229,696+25%

219▼3Prescott Valley, AZAZ252,55229,562+48%

220▼6Green Bay, WIWI336,75629,345+52%

221▲7Alexandria, LALA147,95229,140−3%

222▼12Manchester, NHNH433,41528,734+20%

223▲4Terre Haute, ININ169,24128,651+35%

224Iowa City, IAIA182,71128,590+57%

225▼6Lacey, WAWA304,26128,552+56%

226▼26Hattiesburg, MSMS158,01428,166+17%

227▼24Tyler, TXTX252,54927,964+16%

228▲8Farmington, NMNM120,34027,910+14%

229Seaford, DEDE277,14027,790+68%

230▼15Medford, OROR221,79527,518+21%

231Dothan, ALAL156,26627,332+27%

232▲27Jonesboro, ARAR139,44027,314+51%

233▲14Texarkana, TXTX146,81627,173+6%

234▲48Odessa, TXTX173,80127,087+20%

235▼3Show Low, AZAZ109,94626,800−7%

236▼15Springfield, ILIL206,03326,789+44%

237▲12Kingston, NYNY183,33026,724+32%

238▲10Topeka, KSKS233,05226,632+30%

239▼19Panama City, FLFL231,17426,577+14%

240▲4Yuba City, CACA187,47826,252+6%

241▼7Hammond, LALA141,34626,227+15%

242▼2Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,28526,051+65%

243▼20State College, PAPA157,39325,874+1%

244▼9Morgantown, WVWV141,99525,822+7%

245▲16Elkhart, ININ208,77425,676+79%

246▲23Abilene, TXTX185,42925,625+9%

247▲24Homosassa Springs, FLFL171,66625,335+84%

248▼15Eureka, CACA131,64725,119+2%

249▼27Gainesville, GAGA226,56825,098+45%

250▲6Cookeville, TNTN152,47725,075+34%

251▲33Daphne, ALAL267,76124,928+75%

252▲24St. Cloud, MNMN205,85424,843+77%

253▼2Muskegon, MIMI177,90124,730+27%

254▼37Pueblo, COCO169,27724,724+18%

255▲3Charlottesville, VAVA228,59724,641+18%

256▲16Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,96624,545+43%

257▼15Bend, OROR266,37624,505+56%

258▼3Hanford, CACA154,32724,500−3%

259▲3Beckley, WVWV109,94024,304−3%

260▼10Flagstaff, AZAZ144,36824,238+14%

261▲7Sioux Falls, SDSD314,63824,114+71%

262▼32Redding, CACA181,64824,104−4%

263▼20Jacksonville, NCNC217,17524,101+24%

264▼10Vineland, NJNJ157,14823,882+8%

265▼13Warner Robins, GAGA208,09123,710+47%

266▼20Pikeville, KYKY89,12223,707−18%

267▼30Burlington, NCNC186,17723,617+62%

268▼27Gallup, NMNM68,11923,414−13%

269▲29Lawton, OKOK127,59023,160+21%

270▼17Wichita Falls, TXTX149,44823,131+20%

271▼26Niles, MIMI152,44423,114+12%

272▲3Bremerton, WAWA283,37422,762+12%

273▲46Wheeling, WVWV134,08922,688−4%

274▼10Manhattan, KSKS136,12222,492+24%

275▼15Burlington, VTVT227,80322,305+28%

276▼3Waterloo, IAIA169,18922,242+20%

277▼39Bloomington, ILIL171,41922,147+52%

278Rio Grande City, TXTX66,31922,143−19%

279▼2Lebanon, NHNH224,50022,080+27%

280▼15Muncie, ININ113,10622,062+23%

281▼42Rocky Mount, NCNC148,48621,983−3%

282▼8Jamestown, NYNY124,12621,879+13%

283▲9Opelousas, LALA80,76521,852−15%

284▲11Bangor, MEME157,96721,814+10%

285▲2Florence, ALAL156,60921,726+7%

286▲14Harrisonburg, VAVA140,15521,586+22%

287▲17Meridian, MSMS85,41921,482+5%

288▼22Richmond, KYKY131,80621,479+9%

289▼19Dalton, GAGA147,81921,210+49%

290▼23Decatur, ALAL160,32621,204+12%

291Statesboro, GAGA97,97721,087+27%

292▲31Oxford, ALAL115,83420,770+15%

293▼13Goldsboro, NCNC122,27820,568+31%

294▼5Springfield, OHOH135,34020,524+33%

295▼38Racine, WIWI198,91920,374+28%

296▲48Midland, TXTX193,13920,270+28%

297▼7La Crosse, WIWI171,18220,218+21%

298▲15Tupelo, MSMS133,16720,040+14%

299▼18Ames, IAIA128,09019,964+51%

300▼37Dover, DEDE194,78619,955+48%

301▼8Eau Claire, WIWI176,64719,468+33%

302▲15Oshkosh, WIWI174,21819,467+86%

303▲4St. Simons, GAGA118,52419,448+34%

304▲8Sierra Vista, AZAZ126,33219,366−7%

305▲24St. George, UTUT213,67019,323+91%

306▼21Anderson Creek, NCNC150,13719,127+41%

307▲9Danville, VAVA101,13719,121+13%

308▼3Ottawa, ILIL145,90219,118+46%

309▼23Stillwater, OKOK83,88918,755+36%

310▼2Johnstown, PAPA128,96818,716−2%

311▼28Salisbury, MDMD131,87218,683+18%

312▼6Orangeburg, SCSC83,17718,683−5%

313▼16Santa Fe, NMNM156,90718,680+20%

314▼35Battle Creek, MIMI133,40818,644+20%

315▼14Jackson, MIMI159,55218,643+30%

316▲11Morristown, TNTN128,86718,532+30%

317▲40Sebastian, FLFL172,79918,458+76%

318▲19Sioux City, IAIA145,73818,348+34%

319▲23Amherst, MAMA164,06518,333+28%

320▼2Pottsville, PAPA145,08518,310+28%

321▲76Roseburg, OROR111,95118,233+38%

322▼11Massena, NYNY105,48818,083−4%

323▼21Punta Gorda, FLFL217,21218,067+55%

324▼36Logan, UTUT160,88917,926+36%

325▲3East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,17917,893+43%

326▲51Barnstable, MAMA233,53917,772+16%

327▼24Lawrence, KSKS120,92017,719+12%

328▼34Kenosha, WIWI168,44817,677+58%

329▼8New Bern, NCNC127,35817,642+12%

330▲26Palatka, FLFL77,73417,604+20%

331Weirton, WVWV112,46817,592−1%

332▲4Corvallis, OROR97,72817,530+54%

333▲21Gadsden, ALAL103,88617,462+8%

334▼25Sumter, SCSC105,06717,339+2%

335▲48Elizabethtown, KYKY128,66617,321+50%

336▼21LaGrange, GAGA107,09717,268+16%

337▲8Mansfield, OHOH124,89317,217+26%

338Billings, MTMT193,60317,161+5%

339▼5Rochester, MNMN231,18417,138+38%

340▼18Ithaca, NYNY104,04717,103+1%

341▼45Grand Junction, COCO162,84517,007+43%

342▼9Bluefield, WVWV96,13816,990−12%

343▲29Albany, OROR132,84316,970+44%

344▼30Shelby, NCNC103,32516,762+31%

345▼25Albertville, ALAL103,53716,596+38%

346▼36Cleveland, TNTN134,05716,594+29%

347▼12Coeur d'Alene, IDID191,86416,458+45%

348▲33Idaho Falls, IDID173,85116,376+51%

349▼9Monroe, MIMI156,00416,373+60%

350▲86Lewiston, MEME116,48716,314+42%

351▼3St. Joseph, MOMO119,17016,174+15%

352▲39Fort Payne, ALAL74,08516,157+63%

353▲7Sebring, FLFL111,12216,135+21%

354▲45Moses Lake, WAWA105,72716,133+24%

355▼25Owensboro, KYKY113,96216,118+25%

356▲6Paducah, KYKY102,25916,084+9%

357▲2Sherman, TXTX153,61315,988+28%

358▼34Rome, GAGA101,37815,971+22%

359▼16Natchez, MSMS54,72215,870−13%

360▼14Hot Springs, ARAR99,69515,806+23%

361▼14Portsmouth, OHOH71,36515,800+3%

362▲4Talladega, ALAL91,76415,784−1%

363▲19Victoria, TXTX99,86415,781+31%

364▼13Watertown, NYNY111,54015,742+6%

365▲8Wilson, NCNC81,15015,696+15%

366▲8New Iberia, LALA66,84615,667−9%

367▼42Rapid City, SDSD156,93415,632+19%

368▲67Roswell, NMNM63,36415,601+20%

369▼43Laurel, MSMS82,28115,577−8%

370▲59Winchester, VAVA152,33215,536+53%

371Decatur, ILIL99,30015,271+3%

372▲33Salem, OHOH99,37715,257+18%

373▲38Mount Vernon, WAWA132,97515,253+33%

374▼33Michigan City, ININ111,29415,241+59%

375▼17Appleton, WIWI249,87615,233+70%

376▼77Janesville, WIWI166,47215,219+36%

377▲25Cumberland, MDMD93,64015,139+1%

378▲12Kahului, HIHI160,67415,107+12%

379▲14Ruston, LALA48,36015,023+33%

380▲18Jefferson City, MOMO152,71214,904+22%

381▼31Starkville, MSMS62,06314,852+6%

382▲57Pittsfield, MAMA128,22414,791+16%

383▼18Rexburg, IDID69,38014,773+47%

384▼4Augusta, MEME129,06714,752+13%

385▼17Traverse City, MIMI156,97214,750+72%

386▼17Huntsville, TXTX83,84214,728+30%

387▼38Altoona, PAPA119,54114,599−11%

388▼13Williamsport, PAPA112,58714,566+5%

389▼11Lebanon, PAPA146,38014,564+61%

390▲37Olean, NYNY75,39014,544+26%

391▼27Roanoke Rapids, NCNC63,02514,451−21%

392▼25Hermitage, PAPA107,86014,376+4%

393▼61Greenwood, SCSC95,21514,306+10%

394▼33Nacogdoches, TXTX66,03514,205+3%

395▼25Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,69114,142+10%

396▲56Seneca, SCSC83,77514,137+98%

397▲24Boone, NCNC54,78614,031+83%

398▲28Russellville, ARAR84,93213,986+21%

399▼46Twin Falls, IDID123,90113,931+30%

400▲64The Villages, FLFL157,77213,928+90%

401▼38Cape Girardeau, MOMO99,21513,906+18%

402▲11Clovis, NMNM65,27013,906+10%

403▲68Cullman, ALAL94,00913,869+38%

404▼15Ukiah, CACA88,12213,863+1%

405▲44Hobbs, NMNM74,74913,779+18%

406▼19Lufkin, TXTX88,15413,754+9%

407▼4Grants Pass, OROR87,86713,750+21%

408▼8Mankato, MNMN104,90713,706+45%

409▼15Longview, WAWA114,88513,705+6%

410▲64Searcy, ARAR80,08513,659+46%

411▼59Bay City, MIMI102,12313,648+27%

412▲19Thomasville, GAGA72,95813,516+8%

413▲17Hinesville, GAGA91,87013,509+20%

414▼38Oxford, MSMS71,97213,487+22%

415▼30Dublin, GAGA60,35113,486+32%

416▲8Lima, OHOH100,88113,468+3%

417▼25San Angelo, TXTX122,06513,441−16%

418▼10Sevierville, TNTN101,34213,423+77%

419▲24Elmira, NYNY80,41513,401+14%

420▲25Glens Falls, NYNY124,37313,358+12%

421▼42McComb, MSMS52,64013,343−5%

422▼13Chambersburg, PAPA160,65213,339+36%

423▼35Grand Forks, NDND105,04613,275+15%

424▼85Athens, OHOH63,19713,269−22%

425▲3Alamogordo, NMNM70,36813,256+10%

426▼42Eagle Pass, TXTX58,82313,233−20%

427▼41Pine Bluff, ARAR70,21113,200−29%

428▼27Parkersburg, WVWV87,26413,152−1%

429▲15Marion, ININ66,52413,147+52%

430▲7Sandusky, OHOH112,77713,044+45%

431▼16Zanesville, OHOH87,01413,027+19%

432▼26Kankakee, ILIL105,52513,009+10%

433▼21Sunbury, PAPA107,78813,005+1%

434▼39Somerset, KYKY67,38412,989+21%

435▼80Missoula, MTMT128,69812,891−13%

436▼22Klamath Falls, OROR70,27412,860+20%

437▼14Lexington Park, MDMD211,17612,838+35%

438▼34Danville, ILIL71,25912,789+15%

439▼21Clarksburg, WVWV88,14212,763−23%

440▲15Corning, NYNY91,85512,756−2%

441▼24Muskogee, OKOK66,70812,703+2%

442▲46Monticello, NYNY80,58612,640+5%

443▼47Columbus, MSMS67,14412,625−27%

444▼37Athens, TXTX88,59512,502+13%

445▲6New Philadelphia, OHOH92,37312,401+45%

446▲26Douglas, GAGA52,86112,116+36%

447▲1Kinston, NCNC55,83712,056+22%

448▼1Wausau, WIWI139,43212,042+45%

449▲8Mount Airy, NCNC72,28712,012+36%

450▼12Chillicothe, OHOH76,42912,004+37%

451▲60Lake City, FLFL74,09411,969+41%

452▲48Concord, NHNH158,07811,913+47%

453▲17Richmond, ININ66,16911,878+47%

454▲31Meadville, PAPA81,79211,848+3%

455▼30Bozeman, MTMT128,74011,810+36%

456▲19Aberdeen, WAWA78,14411,800+9%

457▼24Clewiston, FLFL61,54611,709+13%

458▲4Shawnee, OKOK75,10211,673+22%

459▼25Indiana, PAPA82,87811,609−25%

460▼44Glasgow, KYKY56,22411,583+39%

461▼8Clearlake, CACA67,77211,563+13%

462▼3DuBois, PAPA78,10011,492+10%

463▲4Selma, ALAL35,14011,440−21%

464▼6Paris, TXTX63,31911,424+10%

465▲28Napa, CACA132,94911,406+11%

466▼56Greenville, MSMS40,44611,310−39%

467▲46Truckee, CACA101,91111,283+52%

468▲37Kokomo, ININ83,90411,231+39%

469▼9Martinsville, VAVA63,09111,216+16%

470▼38Carbondale, ILIL52,50111,137−26%

471▼8Great Falls, MTMT85,02911,047+2%

472▼52Hermiston, OROR93,72111,044+5%

473▲5North Wilkesboro, NCNC66,23311,030+42%

474▼28Pocatello, IDID91,59111,004+5%

475▼19Greeneville, TNTN73,83111,001+21%

476▼7Bogalusa, LALA44,93710,972+1%

477▼37Wooster, OHOH116,75810,970+23%

478▼59Staunton, VAVA129,69210,965+20%

479▼13Alice, TXTX45,38310,926−14%

480▲56Tullahoma, TNTN69,33910,907+47%

481▼20Forest City, NCNC65,74510,876+24%

482▲12Sanford, NCNC70,25810,843+72%

483▲51Marion, OHOH65,11510,824+68%

484▲18Bismarck, NDND139,75010,768+32%

485▲25Plattsburgh, NYNY78,13810,748−3%

486▲31Rockingham, NCNC42,04110,680+17%

487▼8Farmington, MOMO67,80910,679+29%

488▼47Pullman, WAWA48,51210,652+2%

489▼5Brainerd, MNMN100,56210,648+17%

490▼17Moultrie, GAGA47,43810,571+27%

491▼5Pinehurst, NCNC110,61910,566+24%

492▼24Adrian, MIMI97,77910,543+58%

493▼43Waycross, GAGA57,67010,538+4%

494▼7Coos Bay, OROR63,99210,462+11%

495▲9Gaffney, SCSC58,27510,432+43%

496▼42Tifton, GAGA51,23710,432+2%

497▼21Centralia, WAWA88,06210,406+8%

498▼18Kalispell, MTMT115,42910,318+7%

499▼77Wenatchee, WAWA128,41410,296−21%

500▼11Greenwood, MSMS34,91210,283−31%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which metro area has the highest residents in poverty?

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ranks #1 with 2,508,935 (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 metro areas by residents in poverty?

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX.

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 residents in poverty measured?

Estimated number of residents living below the federal poverty line, from the poverty rate applied to total population. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).