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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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RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS IN POVERTYVS 2000
501▲18Mount Pleasant, TXTX57,07610,262+3%
502▼19Holland, MIMI123,18810,171+31%
503▲61Palestine, TXTX59,80510,148+12%
504▲18Auburn, NYNY74,36510,145+12%
505▼63Red Bluff, CACA64,66510,139+5%
506▲55Sheboygan, WIWI118,04710,080+73%
507Torrington, CTCT114,6909,992–
508▲4Morgan City, LALA46,5529,945−21%
509▼8Whitewater, WIWI106,1279,891+26%
510▼12Nogales, AZAZ50,0209,875+5%
511▼20Frankfort, KYKY77,8749,857+51%
512▲80Albemarle, NCNC68,8309,857+58%
513▲42Grand Island, NENE78,0769,742+23%
514▼17Murrells Inlet, SCSC65,9129,705+2%
515Cleveland, MSMS28,2629,638−29%
516▲31Fond du Lac, WIWI104,6699,619+69%
517▼14Quincy, ILIL74,1469,573+12%
518▼10Dubuque, IAIA99,3819,560+38%
519▲43Picayune, MSMS59,3639,480+6%
520▼28Milledgeville, GAGA44,0299,474+26%
521▲88Jacksonville, TXTX53,3379,421+13%
522▲43Corsicana, TXTX57,1819,365+14%
523▼17Marquette, MIMI68,0649,365+33%
524▼59Natchitoches, LALA36,0899,326−10%
525Mount Sterling, KYKY48,4289,306+19%
526▲6Ozark, ALAL49,9129,285+25%
527▼3Marion, ILIL67,2259,197+3%
528▲30Enterprise, ALAL56,9539,178+43%
529▼8Scottsboro, ALAL54,2819,157+24%
530▲60Crossville, TNTN66,3009,123+33%
531▼49Payson, AZAZ53,8019,085+2%
532▼51Athens, TNTN71,5909,016−1%
533▲2Madisonville, KYKY45,1279,014+17%
534▲20Midland, MIMI83,7548,995+29%
535▼4Bloomsburg, PAPA66,1938,983+7%
536▼3Cheyenne, WYWY102,9388,968+21%
537▲2Branson, MOMO57,0018,833+79%
538▼22Danville, KYKY56,9858,831+7%
539▲78Fremont, OHOH58,6558,818+91%
540▼22Charleston, ILIL46,6078,747−6%
541▼51Columbus, ININ85,7298,746+67%
542▼46Tahlequah, OKOK49,1968,732−10%
543▼3Key West, FLFL80,4068,718+8%
544▲15Gettysburg, PAPA107,5948,695+34%
545▼19Laurinburg, NCNC33,3228,670+17%
546▼18Poplar Bluff, MOMO41,9048,616+14%
547▼24Cedar City, UTUT67,1418,607+32%
548▲56Greenfield, MAMA70,6988,601+27%
549▲4Kingsville, TXTX30,3158,591+2%
550▲74Bartlesville, OKOK54,0378,564+47%
551▼13Arcadia, FLFL37,0788,514+12%
552▼45Carlsbad, NMNM62,5098,456−5%
553▼1Lewiston, IDID65,4508,410+9%
554▼27Vicksburg, MSMS41,7598,396−9%
555▼6Henderson, NCNC42,6388,376−5%
556▼47Ontario, OROR60,0858,342−3%
557▼9Shelton, WAWA71,1658,335+39%
558▼59Minden, LALA34,9488,286−2%
559▼14Blytheville, ARAR37,8288,268−31%
560▼65Port Angeles, WAWA78,2028,232+2%
561▲33Waynesville, NCNC63,3698,224+32%
562▼85Henderson, KYKY57,1848,213+7%
563▼43West Plains, MOMO40,7988,201+18%
564▲21Big Rapids, MIMI42,3208,191+26%
565▲38Owosso, MIMI67,6818,187+46%
566▲7Marietta, OHOH58,3898,109+12%
567▲4Newport, OROR50,6368,098+31%
568▲29Paragould, ARAR47,4118,086+63%
569▲36Newport, TNTN37,8898,067+7%
570▲7Pittsburg, KSKS39,0088,040+32%
571▼2Somerset, PAPA72,0047,998−15%
572▲6Durant, OKOK51,3677,997+19%
573▲11Laramie, WYWY38,5587,990+19%
574▲41Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI74,0607,968+62%
575▼5Washington, NCNC44,6707,930−9%
576▲26Warsaw, ININ80,8927,922+66%
577▼33Del Rio, TXTX47,8357,913−32%
578▼11Ardmore, OKOK48,9107,887+4%
579▲48Vidalia, GAGA36,1807,8720%
580▲88Duncan, OKOK44,3107,849+25%
581▼35Enid, OKOK61,7797,799−3%
582▲122Batesville, ARAR38,7857,785+75%
583▲27Manitowoc, WIWI81,7107,776+55%
584▲12McAlester, OKOK43,3207,726+2%
585▲1Hutchinson, KSKS61,5397,709+9%
586▲42Norwalk, OHOH58,2507,703+52%
587▲6Troy, ALAL33,6887,690+13%
588▼38Pahrump, NVNV57,3367,683+120%
589Casper, WYWY80,5267,675−3%
590▼30Grenada, MSMS30,2227,639−2%
591▼23Helena, MTMT97,1537,623+2%
592▼49Fairmont, WVWV55,5847,583−18%
593▼52Rolla, MOMO45,2477,582+16%
594▲5Sayre, PAPA59,6007,569+2%
595▲21Beaver Dam, WIWI89,0977,546+64%
596▼16Oneonta, NYNY60,5897,537−18%
597▲55Plainview, TXTX36,7007,534−9%
598▲67Bay City, TXTX36,4637,530+7%
599▼25Americus, GAGA33,3947,529−4%
600▼49Bemidji, MNMN47,0557,506+7%
601▲19Walla Walla, WAWA62,3617,496−10%
602▲67Lewistown, PAPA46,1277,474+29%
603▲32Coldwater, MIMI45,9937,445+74%
604▼29Las Vegas, NMNM30,3117,443−14%
605▼22Findlay, OHOH75,0347,443+40%
606▼18El Dorado, ARAR36,9267,409−13%
607▲72Hudson, NYNY60,1687,399+30%
608▼21Brookhaven, MSMS35,0127,379+16%
609▲42Winona, MNMN50,5237,368+22%
610▼15Mount Vernon, OHOH64,0027,350+33%
611▲12Okeechobee, FLFL42,6087,343+28%
612▼49Kingsland, GAGA60,1437,334+66%
613▲73Deming, NMNM25,4077,320−11%
614▼85Española, NMNM39,8327,308−13%
615▼34Clarksdale, MSMS19,8497,293−34%
616▼10Mayfield, KYKY37,0507,272+20%
617▲9Stephenville, TXTX43,9117,253+37%
618Moscow, IDID41,8427,240+24%
619Putnam, CTCT98,0967,221–
620▼83Amsterdam, NYNY50,0467,219+21%
621▼42Cedartown, GAGA45,5147,161+21%
622▼66Galesburg, ILIL47,7677,146+15%
623▼32Stevens Point, WIWI71,9437,144+12%
624▼110Sikeston, MOMO49,9787,125−26%
625▲28Rutland, VTVT59,6537,101+2%
626▼96Calhoun, GAGA61,7017,071+63%
627▼2Ponca City, OKOK43,4906,980−9%
628▼7Watertown, WIWI86,5056,977+66%
629▲30Salina, KSKS59,1216,973+33%
630▲52Morehead City, NCNC70,4696,960+9%
631▼89Sturgis, MIMI60,9686,955−1%
632▲25Ashland, OHOH52,5236,942+40%
633▼21Marinette, WIWI65,5156,934+6%
634▲6Faribault, MNMN69,9396,930+76%
635▲2Campbellsville, KYKY38,4076,930+13%
636▼64Gloversville, NYNY52,2166,8920%
637▼55Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,4426,829+61%
638▲32Coshocton, OHOH37,1886,803+104%
639▼31Lawrenceburg, TNTN46,9146,802+17%
640▼33Ellensburg, WAWA48,8036,783+4%
641▼43Middlesborough, KYKY22,8296,776−27%
642▼76Safford, AZAZ40,1576,772−12%
643▲15Sedalia, MOMO44,2546,769+34%
644▲36Cornelia, GAGA50,4166,731+54%
645▼14Keene, NHNH78,2696,729+15%
646▼70Platteville, WIWI52,4466,723+21%
647▲56Kapaa, HIHI73,4006,702+9%
648▲8Oak Harbor, WAWA85,6576,684+33%
649▼11Alexander City, ALAL40,9536,681−3%
650▼9New Castle, ININ49,1376,673+76%
651▲4Newberry, SCSC39,5616,671+8%
652▼16Marion, NCNC45,1986,636+36%
653▲13Cañon City, COCO50,0396,625+23%
654▲82Lebanon, MOMO36,9436,623+42%
655▼98McMinnville, TNTN43,7176,622+4%
656▼22Minot, NDND75,6946,621−13%
657▲101Jesup, GAGA32,4816,593+49%
658▲51Durango, COCO56,8986,592+28%
659▼26Shelbyville, TNTN55,2736,587+33%
660▲69Sterling, ILIL54,1216,582+28%
661▼60Murray, KYKY39,4216,574+16%
662▲76Mountain Home, ARAR42,9826,570+54%
663▼31Hillsdale, MIMI45,7386,562+71%
664▼25Oil City, PAPA49,3466,550−15%
665▼54Houghton, MIMI40,0286,543+3%
666▼37Tiffin, OHOH54,5226,527+24%
667▼53Warrensburg, MOMO56,6706,464−10%
668▼6Cadillac, MIMI49,7196,457+38%
669▲46Rifle, COCO80,0996,452+54%
670▼40Bainbridge, GAGA29,4326,435+1%
671▲4Burley, IDID49,3086,391+8%
672▼12Forrest City, ARAR21,8006,378−21%
673▲18Miami, OKOK30,4386,333+15%
674▼11Martin, TNTN33,2616,286+12%
675▼53Jefferson, GAGA99,2656,193+24%
676▲9Weatherford, OKOK39,0596,169−7%
677▼1Batavia, NYNY58,4166,149+34%
678▼4Russellville, ALAL32,4496,118+4%
679▼8Clinton, IAIA46,0026,101+19%
680▼33Freeport, ILIL43,2206,096+39%
681▼27Kerrville, TXTX54,0376,075−4%
682▼37Kennett, MOMO26,8556,055−25%
683▲18Carson, NVNV58,5716,038+15%
684▼41Dyersburg, TNTN36,3205,9560%
685▲43Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,8085,948+85%
686▼40Paris, TNTN32,8965,921+33%
687▼20Kirksville, MOMO29,8245,914−9%
688▼46Cortland, NYNY45,8505,903−21%
689▲80Brownwood, TXTX38,7115,874−9%
690▼77Cambridge, OHOH38,3795,851−10%
691▼13Fairbanks, AKAK93,9725,850−9%
692▲42Gainesville, TXTX44,4615,824+13%
693▲111Muscatine, IAIA41,8535,822+57%
694▲36Blackfoot, IDID51,1535,815+12%
695▼23Burlington, IAIA44,0615,803+10%
696▼46Alma, MIMI41,1905,781+33%
697▼8Norfolk, NENE49,2285,748+8%
698▼34Seymour, ININ47,3705,737+64%
699▼55Elko, NVNV56,6825,709+35%
700▲13Greenville, OHOH51,5205,690+33%
701▼13Sonora, CACA53,1605,689−9%
702▼21Centralia, ILIL36,3825,689+21%
703▼26El Campo, TXTX42,0605,688−17%
704▼9Sandpoint, IDID54,4205,676−1%
705▲41Brigham City, UTUT70,4055,668+63%
706▼7Union City, TNTN30,0675,652+31%
707▼107Eufaula, ALAL26,8615,624−33%
708▲31Cambridge, MDMD33,6285,612+33%
709▼12Ottumwa, IAIA35,2105,601+17%
710▼8Lock Haven, PAPA37,8705,599+4%
711▼11Harrison, ARAR45,6545,594−17%
712▲58Sidney, OHOH48,0655,558+72%
713▲10Grand Rapids, MNMN45,4045,544+19%
714▲42Bedford, ININ45,5685,519+22%
715▲30Uvalde, TXTX24,9635,517−12%
716▲15Shawano, WIWI45,7595,489+21%
717▲7Laconia, NHNH65,1475,481+60%
718▼70Kearney, NENE57,9625,480+3%
719▼27Beeville, TXTX32,5155,469−29%
720▼59Bradford, PAPA38,9845,465−9%
721▲64Sparta, WIWI46,5725,421+11%
722▼6Thomaston, GAGA28,5005,418+33%
723▼104Silver City, NMNM27,2525,417−7%
724▼19Corinth, MSMS34,5695,414−6%
725▼35Wilmington, OHOH42,3015,410+55%
726▼20Plymouth, ININ46,5995,407+77%
727▼9Peru, ININ34,4875,396+87%
728▲36Rock Springs, WYWY41,2675,341+83%
729▼36Taos, NMNM34,5645,340−15%
730▲36Ocean Pines, MDMD54,4595,338+20%
731▼47Brattleboro, VTVT45,2045,320+28%
732▼34Baraboo, WIWI66,6525,319+33%
733▲59Zapata, TXTX13,7535,314+22%
734▼24Butte-Silver Bow, MTMT36,1185,312+3%
735▲5Summerville, GAGA25,3005,307+46%
736▲70Hays, KSKS29,0755,306+49%
737▲5Fergus Falls, MNMN61,0415,277−9%
738▼89Winchester, TNTN45,5795,270+2%
739▲13DeRidder, LALA36,6735,261+2%
740▼67Hannibal, MOMO38,9695,230+23%
741▼54Barre, VTVT59,6525,195+12%
742▲61Alpena, MIMI28,8535,187+57%
743▼29Rice Lake, WIWI46,4845,152+30%
744▲49Bonham, TXTX39,2655,132+18%
745▲15Bellefontaine, OHOH46,3025,106+20%
746▲41Mason City, IAIA49,7105,102+10%
747▲70Astoria, OROR40,9265,096+8%
748▼65Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI36,0815,095+4%
749▼29Riverton, WYWY39,4645,066−20%
750▼23Granbury, TXTX70,5015,047+44%
751▼10Montrose, COCO44,5915,046+20%
752▼2Malvern, ARAR33,4515,009+18%
753▲8Jacksonville, ILIL37,3814,997+22%
754▲3Logansport, ININ37,8364,988+61%
755▼38Mount Vernon, ILIL36,1474,9460%
756▼48Vincennes, ININ35,6524,929−22%
757▼45Bucyrus, OHOH41,8964,9250%
758▼25Emporia, KSKS34,8384,923−10%
759▲70Brenham, TXTX38,2884,919+26%
760▲13Arkansas City, KSKS34,3824,906+5%
761▲59Mineral Wells, TXTX30,7914,906+14%
762▼27Menomonie, WIWI46,2234,860−6%
763▲61Aberdeen, SDSD41,5834,840+17%
764▼20Raymondville, TXTX19,9714,826−28%
765▼22Ada, OKOK38,5284,808−17%
766▲55Jasper, ININ44,0164,804+130%
767▲30Elk City, OKOK22,1594,802+34%
768▼21Edwards, COCO54,2914,791+47%
769▼20Gallipolis, OHOH29,0724,780−15%
770▲43Dodge City, KSKS33,9934,760+18%
771▼34Fort Dodge, IAIA36,8384,742+18%
772▼50Magnolia, ARAR21,8944,722−13%
773▲9Hastings, NENE40,5774,680+14%
774▲4Scottsbluff, NENE36,2724,672−14%
775▼4Escanaba, MIMI36,5824,661+28%
776▲29Fayetteville, TNTN36,8534,655+9%
777Brookings, SDSD37,6354,652+18%
778▲47Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV51,1544,647+44%
779▼53Camden, ARAR26,3634,646−29%
780Huntingdon, PAPA43,0014,643−10%
781▼62Macomb, ILIL25,9164,632−29%
782▼88Cordele, GAGA19,2374,618−28%
783▲48Detroit Lakes, MNMN35,4974,559+25%
784▲7Arkadelphia, ARAR20,9384,553+1%
785▼31Elizabeth City, NCNC42,2014,508−30%
786▼61Alamosa, COCO27,8964,494−26%
787▲8Sulphur Springs, TXTX39,0634,488−4%
788▼2Washington Court House, OHOH28,5524,484+56%
789▼8Marshalltown, IAIA39,8904,475+11%
790▼79Big Spring, TXTX30,5044,463−29%
791▼84Gillette, WYWY48,1454,461+74%
792▼20Brevard, NCNC34,2114,450+60%
793▲18Red Wing, MNMN48,1954,448+77%
794▲24Dickinson, NDND39,1424,434+26%
795▲17Seneca Falls, NYNY32,8834,433+16%
796▼45Effingham, ILIL44,7274,430+15%
797▼14Elkins, WVWV26,8824,387−14%
798▲36Mexico, MOMO24,5284,377+14%
799▼20Vernal, UTUT38,2784,360+19%
800▲33Kendallville, ININ47,9374,347+19%
801▼39Canton, ILIL32,9014,344+15%
802▼1Fort Madison, IAIA32,3064,307+17%
803▼48Rochelle, ILIL51,3994,305+18%
804▼51Fitzgerald, GAGA17,0994,299+10%
805▲27Toccoa, GAGA27,8544,255+11%
806▼85Lewisburg, TNTN38,0714,245+58%
807▼11Susanville, CACA28,1174,238−11%
808▲45Fort Morgan, COCO30,3064,230+26%
809▼9Bennington, VTVT36,6304,221+14%
810▲35North Platte, NENE33,9724,221+23%
811▼52Garden City, KSKS37,5054,219−27%
812▲24La Grande, OROR25,9004,198+24%
813▼81Austin, MNMN40,9714,194+18%
814▼39Auburn, ININ44,5354,170+76%
815▼16Connersville, ININ23,5334,168+106%
816▼18Ludington, MIMI29,0404,127+32%
817▲5Columbus, NENE46,5834,121+15%
818▼16Fremont, NENE38,0574,118+33%
819▼54Warren, PAPA37,0384,101−5%
820▼52Madison, ININ33,2794,072+34%
821▼54Othello, WAWA21,4884,066+36%
822▼126Decatur, ININ36,6504,042+32%
823▼35Crawfordsville, ININ38,9544,033+29%
824▲3Defiance, OHOH38,2924,018+81%
825▼36Willmar, MNMN44,7204,015+6%
826▼18Dixon, ILIL32,9144,004+44%
827▼8Altus, OKOK24,7643,987−14%
828▼13Washington, ININ34,2093,929−4%
829▲69Dumas, TXTX21,8913,907+44%
830▲54Ruidoso, NMNM19,8443,895+35%
831▲11Great Bend, KSKS24,7903,865+6%
832▲7Heber, UTUT81,6553,836+60%
833▲8Marshall, MOMO23,2653,813+22%
834▼71Lewisburg, PAPA42,3133,803+4%
835▼19Selinsgrove, PAPA39,6553,7450%
836▼52Pontiac, ILIL35,0573,740+7%
837▼47Port Townsend, WAWA33,9703,725+27%
838▼15Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,0833,719+57%
839▲31Lincoln, ILIL27,1823,638+44%
840▼30Huntington, ININ37,2243,627+72%
841▲20Brookings, OROR22,6213,557+37%
842▲16Alexandria, MNMN40,1203,553+27%
843▼49Maryville, MOMO20,1743,551−2%
844▲7Easton, MDMD38,2383,536+25%
845▼71Crescent City, CACA26,4103,510−37%
846▲3Price, UTUT20,6803,490+27%
847▼7Wabash, ININ30,7133,421+41%
848▲43Williston, NDND41,7673,419+45%
849▼12Taylorville, ILIL33,4433,417+1%
850▼22Moberly, MOMO24,5133,382+10%
851▼13Pampa, TXTX21,7863,355+5%
852▲43Sterling, COCO20,6543,295+32%
853▲27Sheridan, WYWY33,2413,278+15%
854▼19Wapakoneta, OHOH45,9093,267+14%
855▼107Guymon, OKOK20,3223,266+15%
856▲27Hereford, TXTX18,6263,261−15%
857▲5Albert Lea, MNMN30,4403,254+19%
858▲39Sweetwater, TXTX14,1173,253−5%
859▼45Frankfort, ININ33,3223,245+12%
860▼16Angola, ININ34,7993,242+45%
861▼18Greencastle, ININ37,8763,240+13%
862▲16Hutchinson, MNMN36,6313,189+90%
863▼11Spearfish, SDSD29,4593,148−2%
864▼1Owatonna, MNMN37,4643,120+49%
865▲22Franklin, KYKY20,7883,105+64%
866▼18Marshall, MNMN25,6843,105+21%
867▲22Celina, OHOH42,7373,098+19%
868▼61Urbana, OHOH38,8203,097+5%
869▼4The Dalles, OROR26,3103,0870%
870▲4Worthington, MNMN22,3383,086+27%
871▼62Mountain Home, IDID29,4653,077−6%
872▼15Iron Mountain, MIMI30,5753,076+4%
873▼19Vermillion, SDSD15,0313,003+5%
874▼28Breckenridge, COCO39,0692,970−5%
875▼16Petoskey, MIMI33,7752,913+26%
876▲30Andrews, TXTX18,9142,902+36%
877▲2McPherson, KSKS30,0642,858+46%
878▲23Juneau city and, AKAK31,6092,833+55%
879▼15Lexington, NENE26,2552,829+1%
880▼5Woodward, OKOK19,8272,826+22%
881▲13Yankton, SDSD23,6352,790+34%
882▼13Oskaloosa, IAIA21,8802,783+27%
883▲5Pella, IAIA34,1922,749+12%
884▼17Beatrice, NENE21,7112,726+36%
885▼8Jamestown, NDND21,4142,717+19%
886▲18Cody, WYWY31,1712,714−17%
887▼16Greensburg, ININ26,5762,694+18%
888▼12Borger, TXTX19,6332,689+2%
889▼42Mitchell, SDSD25,9132,676−13%
890▼34St. Marys, PAPA29,9262,652+8%
891▼19Huron, SDSD19,6242,628+30%
892▼37Liberal, KSKS21,0732,624−31%
893▼11Fairmont, MNMN19,4402,597+14%
894▼21Van Wert, OHOH29,0132,589+60%
895▼65Watertown, SDSD29,5622,541+9%
896▼30Fredericksburg, TXTX28,5272,540+20%
897▼1Monticello, ININ25,1642,516+42%
898▼38Kill Devil Hills, NCNC38,2452,508+4%
899▼18Wahpeton, NDND23,0192,503+2%
900▼8Baker City, OROR16,6582,501+2%
901▼8Jackson, WYWY36,5872,473+32%
902▼126Steamboat Springs, COCO38,4512,401+5%
903▼77Hailey, IDID32,4362,283+9%
904▼36Ottawa, KSKS26,2992,263+19%
905▼19Vernon, TXTX12,4812,203+15%
906▲4New Ulm, MNMN25,5172,185+27%
907▼17Town of Pecos, TXTX12,1382,122−44%
908▼8Atchison, KSKS16,1722,103−6%
909▼59Fallon, NVNV25,8512,101+1%
910▼2Bishop, CACA18,1582,039−10%
911▼9Evanston, WYWY23,4151,992−7%
912▲3Hood River, OROR23,7201,916−34%
913▼8Snyder, TXTX16,1621,912−27%
914▼3Spencer, IAIA16,2021,878+31%
915▼30Winnemucca, NVNV17,2671,837+17%
916▼7Le Mars, IAIA25,6971,778+19%
917▼14Pierre, SDSD20,5881,771+14%
918▼6Carroll, IAIA20,3031,634+18%
919▼20Storm Lake, IAIA20,4491,616−25%
920▼13Port Lavaca, TXTX19,5991,523−55%
921▼7Spirit Lake, IAIA18,0771,361+39%
922▼6Ketchikan, AKAK13,5491,197+31%
923▼10Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,219927−15%
924▼6Los Alamos, NMNM19,407686+28%
925▼8Nantucket, MAMA14,758457−36%
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES