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).

RANKING · 2024 ACS · 425 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.

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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties States

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS IN POVERTYVS 2000

501Mount Pleasant, TXTX57,07610,262+3%

502Holland, MIMI123,18810,171+31%

503Palestine, TXTX59,80510,148+12%

504Auburn, NYNY74,36510,145+12%

505Red Bluff, CACA64,66510,139+5%

506Sheboygan, WIWI118,04710,080+73%

507Torrington, CTCT114,6909,992–

508Morgan City, LALA46,5529,945−21%

509Whitewater, WIWI106,1279,891+26%

510Nogales, AZAZ50,0209,875+5%

511Frankfort, KYKY77,8749,857+51%

512Albemarle, NCNC68,8309,857+58%

513Grand Island, NENE78,0769,742+23%

514Murrells Inlet, SCSC65,9129,705+2%

515Cleveland, MSMS28,2629,638−29%

516Fond du Lac, WIWI104,6699,619+69%

517Quincy, ILIL74,1469,573+12%

518Dubuque, IAIA99,3819,560+38%

519Picayune, MSMS59,3639,480+6%

520Milledgeville, GAGA44,0299,474+26%

521Jacksonville, TXTX53,3379,421+13%

522Corsicana, TXTX57,1819,365+14%

523Marquette, MIMI68,0649,365+33%

524Natchitoches, LALA36,0899,326−10%

525Mount Sterling, KYKY48,4289,306+19%

526Ozark, ALAL49,9129,285+25%

527Marion, ILIL67,2259,197+3%

528Enterprise, ALAL56,9539,178+43%

529Scottsboro, ALAL54,2819,157+24%

530Crossville, TNTN66,3009,123+33%

531Payson, AZAZ53,8019,085+2%

532Athens, TNTN71,5909,016−1%

533Madisonville, KYKY45,1279,014+17%

534Midland, MIMI83,7548,995+29%

535Bloomsburg, PAPA66,1938,983+7%

536Cheyenne, WYWY102,9388,968+21%

537Branson, MOMO57,0018,833+79%

538Danville, KYKY56,9858,831+7%

539Fremont, OHOH58,6558,818+91%

540Charleston, ILIL46,6078,747−6%

541Columbus, ININ85,7298,746+67%

542Tahlequah, OKOK49,1968,732−10%

543Key West, FLFL80,4068,718+8%

544Gettysburg, PAPA107,5948,695+34%

545Laurinburg, NCNC33,3228,670+17%

546Poplar Bluff, MOMO41,9048,616+14%

547Cedar City, UTUT67,1418,607+32%

548Greenfield, MAMA70,6988,601+27%

549Kingsville, TXTX30,3158,591+2%

550Bartlesville, OKOK54,0378,564+47%

551Arcadia, FLFL37,0788,514+12%

552Carlsbad, NMNM62,5098,456−5%

553Lewiston, IDID65,4508,410+9%

554Vicksburg, MSMS41,7598,396−9%

555Henderson, NCNC42,6388,376−5%

556Ontario, OROR60,0858,342−3%

557Shelton, WAWA71,1658,335+39%

558Minden, LALA34,9488,286−2%

559Blytheville, ARAR37,8288,268−31%

560Port Angeles, WAWA78,2028,232+2%

561Waynesville, NCNC63,3698,224+32%

562Henderson, KYKY57,1848,213+7%

563West Plains, MOMO40,7988,201+18%

564Big Rapids, MIMI42,3208,191+26%

565Owosso, MIMI67,6818,187+46%

566Marietta, OHOH58,3898,109+12%

567Newport, OROR50,6368,098+31%

568Paragould, ARAR47,4118,086+63%

569Newport, TNTN37,8898,067+7%

570Pittsburg, KSKS39,0088,040+32%

571Somerset, PAPA72,0047,998−15%

572Durant, OKOK51,3677,997+19%

573Laramie, WYWY38,5587,990+19%

574Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI74,0607,968+62%

575Washington, NCNC44,6707,930−9%

576Warsaw, ININ80,8927,922+66%

577Del Rio, TXTX47,8357,913−32%

578Ardmore, OKOK48,9107,887+4%

579Vidalia, GAGA36,1807,872+0%

580Duncan, OKOK44,3107,849+25%

581Enid, OKOK61,7797,799−3%

582Batesville, ARAR38,7857,785+75%

583Manitowoc, WIWI81,7107,776+55%

584McAlester, OKOK43,3207,726+2%

585Hutchinson, KSKS61,5397,709+9%

586Norwalk, OHOH58,2507,703+52%

587Troy, ALAL33,6887,690+13%

588Pahrump, NVNV57,3367,683+120%

589Casper, WYWY80,5267,675−3%

590Grenada, MSMS30,2227,639−2%

591Helena, MTMT97,1537,623+2%

592Fairmont, WVWV55,5847,583−18%

593Rolla, MOMO45,2477,582+16%

594Sayre, PAPA59,6007,569+2%

595Beaver Dam, WIWI89,0977,546+64%

596Oneonta, NYNY60,5897,537−18%

597Plainview, TXTX36,7007,534−9%

598Bay City, TXTX36,4637,530+7%

599Americus, GAGA33,3947,529−4%

600Bemidji, MNMN47,0557,506+7%

601Walla Walla, WAWA62,3617,496−10%

602Lewistown, PAPA46,1277,474+29%

603Coldwater, MIMI45,9937,445+74%

604Las Vegas, NMNM30,3117,443−14%

605Findlay, OHOH75,0347,443+40%

606El Dorado, ARAR36,9267,409−13%

607Hudson, NYNY60,1687,399+30%

608Brookhaven, MSMS35,0127,379+16%

609Winona, MNMN50,5237,368+22%

610Mount Vernon, OHOH64,0027,350+33%

611Okeechobee, FLFL42,6087,343+28%

612Kingsland, GAGA60,1437,334+66%

613Deming, NMNM25,4077,320−11%

614Española, NMNM39,8327,308−13%

615Clarksdale, MSMS19,8497,293−34%

616Mayfield, KYKY37,0507,272+20%

617Stephenville, TXTX43,9117,253+37%

618Moscow, IDID41,8427,240+24%

619Putnam, CTCT98,0967,221–

620Amsterdam, NYNY50,0467,219+21%

621Cedartown, GAGA45,5147,161+21%

622Galesburg, ILIL47,7677,146+15%

623Stevens Point, WIWI71,9437,144+12%

624Sikeston, MOMO49,9787,125−26%

625Rutland, VTVT59,6537,101+2%

626Calhoun, GAGA61,7017,071+63%

627Ponca City, OKOK43,4906,980−9%

628Watertown, WIWI86,5056,977+66%

629Salina, KSKS59,1216,973+33%

630Morehead City, NCNC70,4696,960+9%

631Sturgis, MIMI60,9686,955−1%

632Ashland, OHOH52,5236,942+40%

633Marinette, WIWI65,5156,934+6%

634Faribault, MNMN69,9396,930+76%

635Campbellsville, KYKY38,4076,930+13%

636Gloversville, NYNY52,2166,892−0%

637Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,4426,829+61%

638Coshocton, OHOH37,1886,803+104%

639Lawrenceburg, TNTN46,9146,802+17%

640Ellensburg, WAWA48,8036,783+4%

641Middlesborough, KYKY22,8296,776−27%

642Safford, AZAZ40,1576,772−12%

643Sedalia, MOMO44,2546,769+34%

644Cornelia, GAGA50,4166,731+54%

645Keene, NHNH78,2696,729+15%

646Platteville, WIWI52,4466,723+21%

647Kapaa, HIHI73,4006,702+9%

648Oak Harbor, WAWA85,6576,684+33%

649Alexander City, ALAL40,9536,681−3%

650New Castle, ININ49,1376,673+76%

651Newberry, SCSC39,5616,671+8%

652Marion, NCNC45,1986,636+36%

653Cañon City, COCO50,0396,625+23%

654Lebanon, MOMO36,9436,623+42%

655McMinnville, TNTN43,7176,622+4%

656Minot, NDND75,6946,621−13%

657Jesup, GAGA32,4816,593+49%

658Durango, COCO56,8986,592+28%

659Shelbyville, TNTN55,2736,587+33%

660Sterling, ILIL54,1216,582+28%

661Murray, KYKY39,4216,574+16%

662Mountain Home, ARAR42,9826,570+54%

663Hillsdale, MIMI45,7386,562+71%

664Oil City, PAPA49,3466,550−15%

665Houghton, MIMI40,0286,543+3%

666Tiffin, OHOH54,5226,527+24%

667Warrensburg, MOMO56,6706,464−10%

668Cadillac, MIMI49,7196,457+38%

669Rifle, COCO80,0996,452+54%

670Bainbridge, GAGA29,4326,435+1%

671Burley, IDID49,3086,391+8%

672Forrest City, ARAR21,8006,378−21%

673Miami, OKOK30,4386,333+15%

674Martin, TNTN33,2616,286+12%

675Jefferson, GAGA99,2656,193+24%

676Weatherford, OKOK39,0596,169−7%

677Batavia, NYNY58,4166,149+34%

678Russellville, ALAL32,4496,118+4%

679Clinton, IAIA46,0026,101+19%

680Freeport, ILIL43,2206,096+39%

681Kerrville, TXTX54,0376,075−4%

682Kennett, MOMO26,8556,055−25%

683Carson, NVNV58,5716,038+15%

684Dyersburg, TNTN36,3205,956+0%

685Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,8085,948+85%

686Paris, TNTN32,8965,921+33%

687Kirksville, MOMO29,8245,914−9%

688Cortland, NYNY45,8505,903−21%

689Brownwood, TXTX38,7115,874−9%

690Cambridge, OHOH38,3795,851−10%

691Fairbanks, AKAK93,9725,850−9%

692Gainesville, TXTX44,4615,824+13%

693Muscatine, IAIA41,8535,822+57%

694Blackfoot, IDID51,1535,815+12%

695Burlington, IAIA44,0615,803+10%

696Alma, MIMI41,1905,781+33%

697Norfolk, NENE49,2285,748+8%

698Seymour, ININ47,3705,737+64%

699Elko, NVNV56,6825,709+35%

700Greenville, OHOH51,5205,690+33%

701Sonora, CACA53,1605,689−9%

702Centralia, ILIL36,3825,689+21%

703El Campo, TXTX42,0605,688−17%

704Sandpoint, IDID54,4205,676−1%

705Brigham City, UTUT70,4055,668+63%

706Union City, TNTN30,0675,652+31%

707Eufaula, ALAL26,8615,624−33%

708Cambridge, MDMD33,6285,612+33%

709Ottumwa, IAIA35,2105,601+17%

710Lock Haven, PAPA37,8705,599+4%

711Harrison, ARAR45,6545,594−17%

712Sidney, OHOH48,0655,558+72%

713Grand Rapids, MNMN45,4045,544+19%

714Bedford, ININ45,5685,519+22%

715Uvalde, TXTX24,9635,517−12%

716Shawano, WIWI45,7595,489+21%

717Laconia, NHNH65,1475,481+60%

718Kearney, NENE57,9625,480+3%

719Beeville, TXTX32,5155,469−29%

720Bradford, PAPA38,9845,465−9%

721Sparta, WIWI46,5725,421+11%

722Thomaston, GAGA28,5005,418+33%

723Silver City, NMNM27,2525,417−7%

724Corinth, MSMS34,5695,414−6%

725Wilmington, OHOH42,3015,410+55%

726Plymouth, ININ46,5995,407+77%

727Peru, ININ34,4875,396+87%

728Rock Springs, WYWY41,2675,341+83%

729Taos, NMNM34,5645,340−15%

730Ocean Pines, MDMD54,4595,338+20%

731Brattleboro, VTVT45,2045,320+28%

732Baraboo, WIWI66,6525,319+33%

733Zapata, TXTX13,7535,314+22%

734Butte-Silver Bow, MTMT36,1185,312+3%

735Summerville, GAGA25,3005,307+46%

736Hays, KSKS29,0755,306+49%

737Fergus Falls, MNMN61,0415,277−9%

738Winchester, TNTN45,5795,270+2%

739DeRidder, LALA36,6735,261+2%

740Hannibal, MOMO38,9695,230+23%

741Barre, VTVT59,6525,195+12%

742Alpena, MIMI28,8535,187+57%

743Rice Lake, WIWI46,4845,152+30%

744Bonham, TXTX39,2655,132+18%

745Bellefontaine, OHOH46,3025,106+20%

746Mason City, IAIA49,7105,102+10%

747Astoria, OROR40,9265,096+8%

748Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI36,0815,095+4%

749Riverton, WYWY39,4645,066−20%

750Granbury, TXTX70,5015,047+44%

751Montrose, COCO44,5915,046+20%

752Malvern, ARAR33,4515,009+18%

753Jacksonville, ILIL37,3814,997+22%

754Logansport, ININ37,8364,988+61%

755Mount Vernon, ILIL36,1474,946+0%

756Vincennes, ININ35,6524,929−22%

757Bucyrus, OHOH41,8964,925+0%

758Emporia, KSKS34,8384,923−10%

759Brenham, TXTX38,2884,919+26%

760Arkansas City, KSKS34,3824,906+5%

761Mineral Wells, TXTX30,7914,906+14%

762Menomonie, WIWI46,2234,860−6%

763Aberdeen, SDSD41,5834,840+17%

764Raymondville, TXTX19,9714,826−28%

765Ada, OKOK38,5284,808−17%

766Jasper, ININ44,0164,804+130%

767Elk City, OKOK22,1594,802+34%

768Edwards, COCO54,2914,791+47%

769Gallipolis, OHOH29,0724,780−15%

770Dodge City, KSKS33,9934,760+18%

771Fort Dodge, IAIA36,8384,742+18%

772Magnolia, ARAR21,8944,722−13%

773Hastings, NENE40,5774,680+14%

774Scottsbluff, NENE36,2724,672−14%

775Escanaba, MIMI36,5824,661+28%

776Fayetteville, TNTN36,8534,655+9%

777Brookings, SDSD37,6354,652+18%

778Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV51,1544,647+44%

779Camden, ARAR26,3634,646−29%

780Huntingdon, PAPA43,0014,643−10%

781Macomb, ILIL25,9164,632−29%

782Cordele, GAGA19,2374,618−28%

783Detroit Lakes, MNMN35,4974,559+25%

784Arkadelphia, ARAR20,9384,553+1%

785Elizabeth City, NCNC42,2014,508−30%

786Alamosa, COCO27,8964,494−26%

787Sulphur Springs, TXTX39,0634,488−4%

788Washington Court House, OHOH28,5524,484+56%

789Marshalltown, IAIA39,8904,475+11%

790Big Spring, TXTX30,5044,463−29%

791Gillette, WYWY48,1454,461+74%

792Brevard, NCNC34,2114,450+60%

793Red Wing, MNMN48,1954,448+77%

794Dickinson, NDND39,1424,434+26%

795Seneca Falls, NYNY32,8834,433+16%

796Effingham, ILIL44,7274,430+15%

797Elkins, WVWV26,8824,387−14%

798Mexico, MOMO24,5284,377+14%

799Vernal, UTUT38,2784,360+19%

800Kendallville, ININ47,9374,347+19%

801Canton, ILIL32,9014,344+15%

802Fort Madison, IAIA32,3064,307+17%

803Rochelle, ILIL51,3994,305+18%

804Fitzgerald, GAGA17,0994,299+10%

805Toccoa, GAGA27,8544,255+11%

806Lewisburg, TNTN38,0714,245+58%

807Susanville, CACA28,1174,238−11%

808Fort Morgan, COCO30,3064,230+26%

809Bennington, VTVT36,6304,221+14%

810North Platte, NENE33,9724,221+23%

811Garden City, KSKS37,5054,219−27%

812La Grande, OROR25,9004,198+24%

813Austin, MNMN40,9714,194+18%

814Auburn, ININ44,5354,170+76%

815Connersville, ININ23,5334,168+106%

816Ludington, MIMI29,0404,127+32%

817Columbus, NENE46,5834,121+15%

818Fremont, NENE38,0574,118+33%

819Warren, PAPA37,0384,101−5%

820Madison, ININ33,2794,072+34%

821Othello, WAWA21,4884,066+36%

822Decatur, ININ36,6504,042+32%

823Crawfordsville, ININ38,9544,033+29%

824Defiance, OHOH38,2924,018+81%

825Willmar, MNMN44,7204,015+6%

826Dixon, ILIL32,9144,004+44%

827Altus, OKOK24,7643,987−14%

828Washington, ININ34,2093,929−4%

829Dumas, TXTX21,8913,907+44%

830Ruidoso, NMNM19,8443,895+35%

831Great Bend, KSKS24,7903,865+6%

832Heber, UTUT81,6553,836+60%

833Marshall, MOMO23,2653,813+22%

834Lewisburg, PAPA42,3133,803+4%

835Selinsgrove, PAPA39,6553,745+0%

836Pontiac, ILIL35,0573,740+7%

837Port Townsend, WAWA33,9703,725+27%

838Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,0833,719+57%

839Lincoln, ILIL27,1823,638+44%

840Huntington, ININ37,2243,627+72%

841Brookings, OROR22,6213,557+37%

842Alexandria, MNMN40,1203,553+27%

843Maryville, MOMO20,1743,551−2%

844Easton, MDMD38,2383,536+25%

845Crescent City, CACA26,4103,510−37%

846Price, UTUT20,6803,490+27%

847Wabash, ININ30,7133,421+41%

848Williston, NDND41,7673,419+45%

849Taylorville, ILIL33,4433,417+1%

850Moberly, MOMO24,5133,382+10%

851Pampa, TXTX21,7863,355+5%

852Sterling, COCO20,6543,295+32%

853Sheridan, WYWY33,2413,278+15%

854Wapakoneta, OHOH45,9093,267+14%

855Guymon, OKOK20,3223,266+15%

856Hereford, TXTX18,6263,261−15%

857Albert Lea, MNMN30,4403,254+19%

858Sweetwater, TXTX14,1173,253−5%

859Frankfort, ININ33,3223,245+12%

860Angola, ININ34,7993,242+45%

861Greencastle, ININ37,8763,240+13%

862Hutchinson, MNMN36,6313,189+90%

863Spearfish, SDSD29,4593,148−2%

864Owatonna, MNMN37,4643,120+49%

865Franklin, KYKY20,7883,105+64%

866Marshall, MNMN25,6843,105+21%

867Celina, OHOH42,7373,098+19%

868Urbana, OHOH38,8203,097+5%

869The Dalles, OROR26,3103,087+0%

870Worthington, MNMN22,3383,086+27%

871Mountain Home, IDID29,4653,077−6%

872Iron Mountain, MIMI30,5753,076+4%

873Vermillion, SDSD15,0313,003+5%

874Breckenridge, COCO39,0692,970−5%

875Petoskey, MIMI33,7752,913+26%

876Andrews, TXTX18,9142,902+36%

877McPherson, KSKS30,0642,858+46%

878Juneau city and, AKAK31,6092,833+55%

879Lexington, NENE26,2552,829+1%

880Woodward, OKOK19,8272,826+22%

881Yankton, SDSD23,6352,790+34%

882Oskaloosa, IAIA21,8802,783+27%

883Pella, IAIA34,1922,749+12%

884Beatrice, NENE21,7112,726+36%

885Jamestown, NDND21,4142,717+19%

886Cody, WYWY31,1712,714−17%

887Greensburg, ININ26,5762,694+18%

888Borger, TXTX19,6332,689+2%

889Mitchell, SDSD25,9132,676−13%

890St. Marys, PAPA29,9262,652+8%

891Huron, SDSD19,6242,628+30%

892Liberal, KSKS21,0732,624−31%

893Fairmont, MNMN19,4402,597+14%

894Van Wert, OHOH29,0132,589+60%

895Watertown, SDSD29,5622,541+9%

896Fredericksburg, TXTX28,5272,540+20%

897Monticello, ININ25,1642,516+42%

898Kill Devil Hills, NCNC38,2452,508+4%

899Wahpeton, NDND23,0192,503+2%

900Baker City, OROR16,6582,501+2%

901Jackson, WYWY36,5872,473+32%

902Steamboat Springs, COCO38,4512,401+5%

903Hailey, IDID32,4362,283+9%

904Ottawa, KSKS26,2992,263+19%

905Vernon, TXTX12,4812,203+15%

906New Ulm, MNMN25,5172,185+27%

907Town of Pecos, TXTX12,1382,122−44%

908Atchison, KSKS16,1722,103−6%

909Fallon, NVNV25,8512,101+1%

910Bishop, CACA18,1582,039−10%

911Evanston, WYWY23,4151,992−7%

912Hood River, OROR23,7201,916−34%

913Snyder, TXTX16,1621,912−27%

914Spencer, IAIA16,2021,878+31%

915Winnemucca, NVNV17,2671,837+17%

916Le Mars, IAIA25,6971,778+19%

917Pierre, SDSD20,5881,771+14%

918Carroll, IAIA20,3031,634+18%

919Storm Lake, IAIA20,4491,616−25%

920Port Lavaca, TXTX19,5991,523−55%

921Spirit Lake, IAIA18,0771,361+39%

922Ketchikan, AKAK13,5491,197+31%

923Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,219927−15%

924Los Alamos, NMNM19,407686+28%

925Nantucket, MAMA14,758457−36%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES