Which metro area has the highest residents in poverty?

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ranks #1 with 2,498,512 (2000 Decennial Census).

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, Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL, Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.

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 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, 2000 Decennial Census.

RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 418 SHOWN OF 918

Most residents in poverty, US metro areas · 2000

US metro areas with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2000 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of people, not the poverty rate.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS IN POVERTYVS 1990

501Ontario, OROR60,0858,603+8%

502Traverse City, MIMI156,9728,572−18%

503El Dorado, ARAR36,9268,555−17%

504New Philadelphia, OHOH92,3738,540−9%

505Quincy, ILIL74,1468,534−19%

506Pinehurst, NCNC110,6198,498+30%

507Lake City, FLFL74,0948,481−3%

508Minden, LALA34,9488,450−20%

509Kingsville, TXTX30,3158,426+2%

510Bloomsburg, PAPA66,1938,400+25%

511Española, NMNM39,8328,367−12%

512Eufaula, ALAL26,8618,351+17%

513Moultrie, GAGA47,4388,335−0%

514Jacksonville, TXTX53,3378,331−6%

515Walla Walla, WAWA62,3618,310+7%

516Glasgow, KYKY56,2248,307−15%

517Wausau, WIWI139,4328,279−9%

518Farmington, MOMO67,8098,269+0%

519Plainview, TXTX36,7008,248−19%

520Danville, KYKY56,9858,241−16%

521Deming, NMNM25,4078,219+44%

522Corsicana, TXTX57,1818,192+5%

523Bismarck, NDND139,7508,171−13%

524Kennett, MOMO26,8558,127−18%

525Concord, NHNH158,0788,101+22%

526Key West, FLFL80,4068,101−4%

527Richmond, ININ66,1698,077−25%

528Port Angeles, WAWA78,2028,065+14%

529Forrest City, ARAR21,8008,062−23%

530Kokomo, ININ83,9048,062−13%

531Enid, OKOK61,7798,054+0%

532Grand Island, NENE78,0767,921+15%

533Whitewater, WIWI106,1277,881+9%

534Casper, WYWY80,5267,875+11%

535Americus, GAGA33,3947,865−4%

536Vidalia, GAGA36,1807,861+4%

537Grenada, MSMS30,2227,834−13%

538Mount Sterling, KYKY48,4287,792−9%

539North Wilkesboro, NCNC66,2337,779−2%

540Beeville, TXTX32,5157,752+13%

541Holland, MIMI123,1887,749−10%

542Lewiston, IDID65,4507,727+3%

543Oil City, PAPA49,3467,710−14%

544Safford, AZAZ40,1577,698+9%

545Ponca City, OKOK43,4907,693+24%

546Madisonville, KYKY45,1277,691−3%

547Henderson, KYKY57,1847,671−11%

548Boone, NCNC54,7867,648−4%

549Sevierville, TNTN101,3427,594+13%

550Poplar Bluff, MOMO41,9047,591−22%

551Arcadia, FLFL37,0787,590+65%

552Minot, NDND75,6947,583−15%

553Ardmore, OKOK48,9107,576−10%

554McAlester, OKOK43,3207,561−5%

555Newport, TNTN37,8897,560+3%

556Cortland, NYNY45,8507,519+20%

557Milledgeville, GAGA44,0297,495+9%

558Helena, MTMT97,1537,464+11%

559Sayre, PAPA59,6007,428−8%

560Tullahoma, TNTN69,3397,428+15%

561Cheyenne, WYWY102,9387,424−4%

562Truckee, CACA101,9117,422+23%

563Ozark, ALAL49,9127,415+1%

564Laurinburg, NCNC33,3227,403+18%

565Scottsboro, ALAL54,2817,374−7%

566The Villages, FLFL157,7727,322+17%

567Gaffney, SCSC58,2757,281+10%

568Marietta, OHOH58,3897,215−15%

569Warrensburg, MOMO56,6707,179+9%

570Seneca, SCSC83,7757,133+9%

571Hutchinson, KSKS61,5397,077+5%

572Sturgis, MIMI60,9687,029+4%

573Marquette, MIMI68,0647,024−21%

574Bay City, TXTX36,4637,022−8%

575Bemidji, MNMN47,0556,984−15%

576West Plains, MOMO40,7986,954−13%

577Midland, MIMI83,7546,948−17%

578Rutland, VTVT59,6536,934+16%

579Dubuque, IAIA99,3816,915−22%

580Gloversville, NYNY52,2166,911−2%

581Crossville, TNTN66,3006,875+9%

582Alexander City, ALAL40,9536,868+10%

583Troy, ALAL33,6886,829−9%

584El Campo, TXTX42,0606,814−20%

585Harrison, ARAR45,6546,772+9%

586Greenfield, MAMA70,6986,759+0%

587Laramie, WYWY38,5586,724+11%

588Durant, OKOK51,3676,715−15%

589Raymondville, TXTX19,9716,670−15%

590Adrian, MIMI97,7796,655−30%

591Weatherford, OKOK39,0596,632−11%

592Camden, ARAR26,3636,570−11%

593Ellensburg, WAWA48,8036,551+21%

594Rolla, MOMO45,2476,541+0%

595Kirksville, MOMO29,8246,529−7%

596Cambridge, OHOH38,3796,524−4%

597Big Rapids, MIMI42,3206,522−30%

598Frankfort, KYKY77,8746,520+6%

599Marinette, WIWI65,5156,516−18%

600Macomb, ILIL25,9166,511−3%

601Gettysburg, PAPA107,5946,498+23%

602Cedar City, UTUT67,1416,496+86%

603Brownwood, TXTX38,7116,486−9%

604Fairbanks, AKAK93,9726,446+9%

605Cordele, GAGA19,2376,446+11%

606Marion, OHOH65,1156,429−21%

607Elizabeth City, NCNC42,2016,423+4%

608Enterprise, ALAL56,9536,410+3%

609Stevens Point, WIWI71,9436,399−19%

610Bainbridge, GAGA29,4326,397+7%

611Morehead City, NCNC70,4696,362+4%

612Houghton, MIMI40,0286,360−19%

613Brookhaven, MSMS35,0126,358−11%

614McMinnville, TNTN43,7176,349+14%

615Kerrville, TXTX54,0376,318+16%

616Riverton, WYWY39,4646,301−2%

617Vincennes, ININ35,6526,300+1%

618Sanford, NCNC70,2586,297+4%

619Uvalde, TXTX24,9636,296−13%

620Duncan, OKOK44,3106,296−17%

621Taos, NMNM34,5646,278−1%

622Big Spring, TXTX30,5046,249−5%

623Sonora, CACA53,1606,233+41%

624Albemarle, NCNC68,8306,225+9%

625Waynesville, NCNC63,3696,218+4%

626Galesburg, ILIL47,7676,215−21%

627Newport, OROR50,6366,167+10%

628Newberry, SCSC39,5616,154+21%

629Kapaa, HIHI73,4006,142+66%

630Campbellsville, KYKY38,4076,134−3%

631Pittsburg, KSKS39,0086,101−9%

632Alamosa, COCO27,8966,098−13%

633Mayfield, KYKY37,0506,063+7%

634Winona, MNMN50,5236,021−1%

635Bradford, PAPA38,9846,016−14%

636Shelton, WAWA71,1656,011+19%

637Amsterdam, NYNY50,0465,984−2%

638Dyersburg, TNTN36,3205,938−3%

639Burley, IDID49,3085,904+9%

640Russellville, ALAL32,4495,897+2%

641Cedartown, GAGA45,5145,894+7%

642Keene, NHNH78,2695,871+19%

643Moscow, IDID41,8425,843+3%

644Sheboygan, WIWI118,0475,838−13%

645Bartlesville, OKOK54,0375,831+12%

646Lawrenceburg, TNTN46,9145,815+7%

647Lewistown, PAPA46,1275,808−6%

648Ada, OKOK38,5285,800−22%

649Silver City, NMNM27,2525,795−1%

650Fergus Falls, MNMN61,0415,789−20%

651Garden City, KSKS37,5055,766+64%

652Okeechobee, FLFL42,6085,755−6%

653Corinth, MSMS34,5695,732−13%

654Sandpoint, IDID54,4205,719+38%

655Hudson, NYNY60,1685,694−6%

656Fond du Lac, WIWI104,6695,685−17%

657Murray, KYKY39,4215,685+5%

658Gallipolis, OHOH29,0725,635−19%

659Owosso, MIMI67,6815,617−24%

660Martin, TNTN33,2615,596+13%

661Platteville, WIWI52,4465,567−18%

662Crescent City, CACA26,4105,548+51%

663Mount Vernon, OHOH64,0025,517−7%

664Miami, OKOK30,4385,505−11%

665Emporia, KSKS34,8385,483+1%

666Scottsbluff, NENE36,2725,457−5%

667Magnolia, ARAR21,8945,408−14%

668Cañon City, COCO50,0395,394+4%

669Lock Haven, PAPA37,8705,381−6%

670Findlay, OHOH75,0345,313+11%

671Kearney, NENE57,9625,308−11%

672Norfolk, NENE49,2285,299+7%

673Burlington, IAIA44,0615,299−10%

674Stephenville, TXTX43,9115,289−10%

675Tiffin, OHOH54,5225,267−18%

676Carson, NVNV58,5715,254+62%

677Columbus, ININ85,7295,250−3%

678Salina, KSKS59,1215,242−18%

679Blackfoot, IDID51,1535,186−12%

680Winchester, TNTN45,5795,179+4%

681Huntingdon, PAPA43,0015,173−13%

682Butte-Silver Bow, MTMT36,1185,158+3%

683Menomonie, WIWI46,2235,146−14%

684Gainesville, TXTX44,4615,145+2%

685Durango, COCO56,8985,145+2%

686DeRidder, LALA36,6735,141−7%

687Sterling, ILIL54,1215,129−22%

688Clinton, IAIA46,0025,106−7%

689Elkins, WVWV26,8825,080−17%

690Norwalk, OHOH58,2505,069−5%

691Sedalia, MOMO44,2545,061+3%

692Manitowoc, WIWI81,7105,024−25%

693Oak Harbor, WAWA85,6575,009+14%

694Jefferson, GAGA99,2654,981+17%

695Paragould, ARAR47,4114,971−13%

696Ashland, OHOH52,5234,971−8%

697Mount Vernon, ILIL36,1474,945−17%

698Shelbyville, TNTN55,2734,937+2%

699Branson, MOMO57,0014,924+41%

700Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI36,0814,922−17%

701Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI74,0604,919−22%

702Bucyrus, OHOH41,8964,901−12%

703Marion, NCNC45,1984,891+20%

704Sparta, WIWI46,5724,888+3%

705Ottumwa, IAIA35,2104,767−12%

706Warsaw, ININ80,8924,761+10%

707Susanville, CACA28,1174,742+29%

708Astoria, OROR40,9264,706−2%

709Centralia, ILIL36,3824,697−31%

710Arkansas City, KSKS34,3824,693+20%

711Cadillac, MIMI49,7194,687−21%

712Sulphur Springs, TXTX39,0634,665−12%

713Lebanon, MOMO36,9434,650+2%

714Grand Rapids, MNMN45,4044,643−28%

715Mason City, IAIA49,7104,629−7%

716Barre, VTVT59,6524,618+1%

717Altus, OKOK24,7644,615−12%

718Fremont, OHOH58,6554,614−17%

719Batavia, NYNY58,4164,604+5%

720Beaver Dam, WIWI89,0974,595−10%

721Shawano, WIWI45,7594,540−25%

722Bedford, ININ45,5684,520+9%

723Arkadelphia, ARAR20,9384,502−12%

724Ocean Pines, MDMD54,4594,454+16%

725Paris, TNTN32,8964,443−16%

726Batesville, ARAR38,7854,436−17%

727Jesup, GAGA32,4814,431−7%

728Kingsland, GAGA60,1434,426+28%

729Freeport, ILIL43,2204,384−8%

730Cornelia, GAGA50,4164,371+37%

731Zapata, TXTX13,7534,362+15%

732Bonham, TXTX39,2654,358−7%

733Calhoun, GAGA61,7014,349+11%

734Alma, MIMI41,1904,342−21%

735Warren, PAPA37,0384,333−0%

736Union City, TNTN30,0674,318−10%

737Mineral Wells, TXTX30,7914,291−12%

738Mountain Home, ARAR42,9824,278−16%

739Fayetteville, TNTN36,8534,277+7%

740Greenville, OHOH51,5204,274−11%

741Coldwater, MIMI45,9934,269−27%

742Hannibal, MOMO38,9694,261−24%

743Bellefontaine, OHOH46,3024,260−4%

744Malvern, ARAR33,4514,257−12%

745Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,4424,251−31%

746Elko, NVNV56,6824,230+28%

747Cambridge, MDMD33,6284,229−1%

748Watertown, WIWI86,5054,209−14%

749Montrose, COCO44,5914,203+21%

750Rifle, COCO80,0994,191+17%

751Brattleboro, VTVT45,2044,142+5%

752Aberdeen, SDSD41,5834,120−21%

753Washington, ININ34,2094,113−4%

754Jacksonville, ILIL37,3814,092−13%

755Hastings, NENE40,5774,091−8%

756Thomaston, GAGA28,5004,068+5%

757Marshalltown, IAIA39,8904,027+21%

758Dodge City, KSKS33,9934,024+23%

759Fort Dodge, IAIA36,8384,018−16%

760Baraboo, WIWI66,6523,988−12%

761Rice Lake, WIWI46,4843,967−16%

762Brookings, SDSD37,6353,959−12%

763Faribault, MNMN69,9393,930−8%

764Brenham, TXTX38,2883,919−17%

765Fitzgerald, GAGA17,0993,897+9%

766Toccoa, GAGA27,8543,842−3%

767Effingham, ILIL44,7273,837−7%

768Hillsdale, MIMI45,7383,831−31%

769Seneca Falls, NYNY32,8833,829+9%

770Mexico, MOMO24,5283,824+9%

771Hereford, TXTX18,6263,815−28%

772Liberal, KSKS21,0733,803+38%

773New Castle, ININ49,1373,795−36%

774Town of Pecos, TXTX12,1383,795−17%

775Willmar, MNMN44,7203,775−29%

776Canton, ILIL32,9013,773−36%

777Selinsgrove, PAPA39,6553,731−8%

778Bennington, VTVT36,6303,717−8%

779Muscatine, IAIA41,8533,702−8%

780Fort Madison, IAIA32,3063,692−26%

781Lewisburg, PAPA42,3133,665−2%

782Detroit Lakes, MNMN35,4973,657−26%

783Vernal, UTUT38,2783,655−12%

784Kendallville, ININ47,9373,651+20%

785Escanaba, MIMI36,5823,645−34%

786Rochelle, ILIL51,3993,644+9%

787Great Bend, KSKS24,7903,641+5%

788Summerville, GAGA25,3003,637+12%

789Maryville, MOMO20,1743,609−24%

790Elk City, OKOK22,1593,595−6%

791Columbus, NENE46,5833,579−0%

792Hays, KSKS29,0753,550−8%

793Austin, MNMN40,9713,550−5%

794Dickinson, NDND39,1423,530−23%

795Granbury, TXTX70,5013,498+24%

796Seymour, ININ47,3703,493−12%

797Pahrump, NVNV57,3363,492+86%

798Pontiac, ILIL35,0573,491−5%

799Brigham City, UTUT70,4053,488+11%

800Wilmington, OHOH42,3013,484−20%

801North Platte, NENE33,9723,445−15%

802Laconia, NHNH65,1473,429+7%

803Sweetwater, TXTX14,1173,426−3%

804La Grande, OROR25,9003,382−9%

805Port Lavaca, TXTX19,5993,382−5%

806Taylorville, ILIL33,4433,375−16%

807Fort Morgan, COCO30,3063,357−4%

808Coshocton, OHOH37,1883,339−29%

809Alpena, MIMI28,8533,303−20%

810Cody, WYWY31,1713,284+49%

811Mountain Home, IDID29,4653,260+21%

812Edwards, COCO54,2913,252+97%

813Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV51,1543,236+56%

814Sidney, OHOH48,0653,225−7%

815Spearfish, SDSD29,4593,217+11%

816Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,8083,209+62%

817Pampa, TXTX21,7863,208−3%

818Breckenridge, COCO39,0693,137+79%

819Crawfordsville, ININ38,9543,132−3%

820Marshall, MOMO23,2653,124−2%

821Ludington, MIMI29,0403,122−13%

822Logansport, ININ37,8363,100−22%

823Fremont, NENE38,0573,095+1%

824The Dalles, OROR26,3103,078+6%

825Moberly, MOMO24,5133,073−24%

826Mitchell, SDSD25,9133,069−17%

827Decatur, ININ36,6503,053−16%

828Plymouth, ININ46,5993,053−4%

829Madison, ININ33,2793,043−12%

830Othello, WAWA21,4882,989+25%

831Iron Mountain, MIMI30,5752,952−9%

832Urbana, OHOH38,8202,950−7%

833Rock Springs, WYWY41,2672,923−6%

834Port Townsend, WAWA33,9702,922+8%

835Frankfort, ININ33,3222,907−0%

836Hood River, OROR23,7202,905+10%

837Ruidoso, NMNM19,8442,891+17%

838Peru, ININ34,4872,884−29%

839Wapakoneta, OHOH45,9092,874+3%

840Greencastle, ININ37,8762,872+15%

841Washington Court House, OHOH28,5522,872−36%

842Vermillion, SDSD15,0312,872−11%

843Sheridan, WYWY33,2412,855+17%

844Guymon, OKOK20,3222,833+29%

845Easton, MDMD38,2382,818+8%

846Lexington, NENE26,2552,809+23%

847Alexandria, MNMN40,1202,795−27%

848Dixon, ILIL32,9142,783−8%

849Brevard, NCNC34,2112,781−19%

850Price, UTUT20,6802,740−6%

851Albert Lea, MNMN30,4402,728−20%

852Dumas, TXTX21,8912,715+16%

853Lewisburg, TNTN38,0712,685−5%

854Borger, TXTX19,6332,649−24%

855Snyder, TXTX16,1622,614−21%

856Celina, OHOH42,7372,607−1%

857Brookings, OROR22,6212,587+8%

858Marshall, MNMN25,6842,567−12%

859Gillette, WYWY48,1452,565+4%

860Lincoln, ILIL27,1822,519−24%

861Red Wing, MNMN48,1952,518−24%

862Sterling, COCO20,6542,492−5%

863St. Marys, PAPA29,9262,466−26%

864Baker City, OROR16,6582,460+9%

865Wahpeton, NDND23,0192,454−19%

866Pella, IAIA34,1922,447−19%

867Worthington, MNMN22,3382,428+3%

868Wabash, ININ30,7132,425−25%

869Kill Devil Hills, NCNC38,2452,407+28%

870Heber, UTUT81,6552,404+25%

871Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,0832,368+51%

872Auburn, ININ44,5352,367+4%

873Williston, NDND41,7672,353−20%

874Watertown, SDSD29,5622,332−18%

875Petoskey, MIMI33,7752,320+9%

876Woodward, OKOK19,8272,308−14%

877Steamboat Springs, COCO38,4512,296−13%

878Jamestown, NDND21,4142,288−16%

879Fairmont, MNMN19,4402,281−16%

880Greensburg, ININ26,5762,281+6%

881Bishop, CACA18,1582,268+4%

882Angola, ININ34,7992,235+45%

883Atchison, KSKS16,1722,227−17%

884Defiance, OHOH38,2922,224−35%

885Oskaloosa, IAIA21,8802,198−22%

886Evanston, WYWY23,4152,151+16%

887Storm Lake, IAIA20,4492,142+23%

888Andrews, TXTX18,9142,135−11%

889Fredericksburg, TXTX28,5272,121−13%

890Huntington, ININ37,2242,112−9%

891Owatonna, MNMN37,4642,092+1%

892Hailey, IDID32,4362,089+32%

893Jasper, ININ44,0162,088−7%

894Fallon, NVNV25,8512,080+5%

895Yankton, SDSD23,6352,078−20%

896Connersville, ININ23,5332,027−28%

897Huron, SDSD19,6242,022−16%

898Beatrice, NENE21,7112,007−38%

899McPherson, KSKS30,0641,964+2%

900Vernon, TXTX12,4811,917−34%

901Ottawa, KSKS26,2991,905−27%

902Franklin, KYKY20,7881,895−19%

903Jackson, WYWY36,5871,872+22%

904Juneau city and, AKAK31,6091,833+23%

905Monticello, ININ25,1641,767−1%

906New Ulm, MNMN25,5171,718−23%

907Hutchinson, MNMN36,6311,676−31%

908Van Wert, OHOH29,0131,622−25%

909Winnemucca, NVNV17,2671,564+18%

910Pierre, SDSD20,5881,556−16%

911Le Mars, IAIA25,6971,489−30%

912Spencer, IAIA16,2021,429−18%

913Carroll, IAIA20,3031,384−39%

914Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,2191,096+40%

915Spirit Lake, IAIA18,077982−28%

916Ketchikan, AKAK13,549916+58%

917Nantucket, MAMA14,758717+108%

918Los Alamos, NMNM19,407537+23%

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