Which metro area has the highest residents in poverty?

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ranks #1 with 2,419,426 (2010 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, Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

918 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2010 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, 2010 Decennial Census.

RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 418 SHOWN OF 918

Most residents in poverty, US metro areas · 2010

US metro areas with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2010 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

501Danville, KYKY56,98510,708+30%

502Kalispell, MTMT115,42910,682+11%

503Laurinburg, NCNC33,32210,671+44%

504Ontario, OROR60,08510,660+24%

505Moultrie, GAGA47,43810,630+28%

506Paris, TXTX63,31910,578+2%

507Lake City, FLFL74,09410,522+24%

508The Villages, FLFL157,77210,471+43%

509Mount Pleasant, TXTX57,07610,469+5%

510Vicksburg, MSMS41,75910,435+13%

511Coos Bay, OROR63,99210,364+10%

512Waycross, GAGA57,67010,336+2%

513Mount Sterling, KYKY48,42810,303+32%

514Walla Walla, WAWA62,36110,296+24%

515Farmington, MOMO67,80910,260+24%

516Port Angeles, WAWA78,20210,213+27%

517Enid, OKOK61,77910,179+26%

518Tullahoma, TNTN69,33910,159+37%

519Payson, AZAZ53,80110,137+13%

520Bismarck, NDND139,75010,073+23%

521Centralia, WAWA88,06210,065+5%

522Somerset, PAPA72,00410,005+6%

523Quincy, ILIL74,1469,927+16%

524Owosso, MIMI67,6819,822+75%

525Glasgow, KYKY56,2249,792+18%

526Shelbyville, TNTN55,2739,787+98%

527Americus, GAGA33,3949,776+24%

528Auburn, NYNY74,3659,723+7%

529Cedar City, UTUT67,1419,659+49%

530Sheboygan, WIWI118,0479,645+65%

531Palestine, TXTX59,8059,634+6%

532Raymondville, TXTX19,9719,602+44%

533Gloversville, NYNY52,2169,531+38%

534Fairmont, WVWV55,5849,463+3%

535Shelton, WAWA71,1659,462+57%

536Calhoun, GAGA61,7019,452+117%

537Corsicana, TXTX57,1819,429+15%

538Troy, ALAL33,6889,421+38%

539Arcadia, FLFL37,0789,387+24%

540Marietta, OHOH58,3899,378+30%

541Newport, TNTN37,8899,367+24%

542Fond du Lac, WIWI104,6699,347+64%

543Scottsboro, ALAL54,2819,304+26%

544Clarksdale, MSMS19,8499,292−15%

545Frankfort, KYKY77,8749,280+42%

546Sturgis, MIMI60,9689,252+32%

547Bloomsburg, PAPA66,1939,248+10%

548Oneonta, NYNY60,5899,248+0%

549Midland, MIMI83,7549,176+32%

550Jefferson, GAGA99,2659,122+83%

551El Dorado, ARAR36,9268,901+4%

552Truckee, CACA101,9118,880+20%

553Crossville, TNTN66,3008,874+29%

554Bemidji, MNMN47,0558,861+27%

555Minden, LALA34,9488,853+5%

556Henderson, KYKY57,1848,835+15%

557Marquette, MIMI68,0648,831+26%

558Cheyenne, WYWY102,9388,815+19%

559Big Rapids, MIMI42,3208,809+35%

560Poplar Bluff, MOMO41,9048,725+15%

561Ellensburg, WAWA48,8038,686+33%

562Sanford, NCNC70,2588,664+38%

563Norwalk, OHOH58,2508,663+71%

564Vidalia, GAGA36,1808,663+10%

565Oil City, PAPA49,3468,644+12%

566Marinette, WIWI65,5158,617+32%

567Houghton, MIMI40,0288,611+35%

568Enterprise, ALAL56,9538,607+34%

569Madisonville, KYKY45,1278,533+11%

570Dubuque, IAIA99,3818,532+23%

571Sayre, PAPA59,6008,495+14%

572Findlay, OHOH75,0348,489+60%

573Hutchinson, KSKS61,5398,456+19%

574Stevens Point, WIWI71,9438,442+32%

575Cornelia, GAGA50,4168,438+93%

576Warrensburg, MOMO56,6708,430+17%

577Plainview, TXTX36,7008,430+2%

578Middlesborough, KYKY22,8298,429−10%

579McMinnville, TNTN43,7178,412+32%

580Forrest City, ARAR21,8008,369+4%

581Ponca City, OKOK43,4908,314+8%

582Pahrump, NVNV57,3368,290+137%

583Ashland, OHOH52,5238,273+66%

584Deming, NMNM25,4078,244+0%

585Galesburg, ILIL47,7678,214+32%

586Washington, NCNC44,6708,210−6%

587Helena, MTMT97,1538,209+10%

588Grenada, MSMS30,2228,139+4%

589Morehead City, NCNC70,4698,127+28%

590Durant, OKOK51,3678,108+21%

591Rolla, MOMO45,2478,063+23%

592Greenfield, MAMA70,6988,053+19%

593Grand Island, NENE78,0768,045+2%

594Marion, NCNC45,1988,041+64%

595Moscow, IDID41,8428,015+37%

596Columbus, ININ85,7297,999+52%

597Cedartown, GAGA45,5147,994+36%

598West Plains, MOMO40,7987,975+15%

599Mount Vernon, OHOH64,0027,960+44%

600Winona, MNMN50,5237,943+32%

601Kingsville, TXTX30,3157,936−6%

602Española, NMNM39,8327,914−5%

603Bay City, TXTX36,4637,910+13%

604Las Vegas, NMNM30,3117,881−9%

605Okeechobee, FLFL42,6087,881+37%

606Key West, FLFL80,4067,861−3%

607Ardmore, OKOK48,9107,849+4%

608Laramie, WYWY38,5587,809+16%

609Cadillac, MIMI49,7197,799+66%

610Emporia, KSKS34,8387,788+42%

611Harrison, ARAR45,6547,769+15%

612Carson, NVNV58,5717,765+48%

613Dyersburg, TNTN36,3207,761+31%

614Keene, NHNH78,2697,740+32%

615Warsaw, ININ80,8927,737+63%

616Macomb, ILIL25,9167,721+19%

617Kingsland, GAGA60,1437,713+74%

618Albemarle, NCNC68,8307,702+24%

619Gettysburg, PAPA107,5947,689+18%

620Ada, OKOK38,5287,677+32%

621Coldwater, MIMI45,9937,664+80%

622McAlester, OKOK43,3207,663+1%

623Eufaula, ALAL26,8617,658−8%

624Salina, KSKS59,1217,647+46%

625Branson, MOMO57,0017,626+55%

626Campbellsville, KYKY38,4077,622+24%

627Martin, TNTN33,2617,584+36%

628Kirksville, MOMO29,8247,576+16%

629Kennett, MOMO26,8557,547−7%

630Cañon City, COCO50,0397,509+39%

631Watertown, WIWI86,5057,504+78%

632Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,4427,488+76%

633Stephenville, TXTX43,9117,472+41%

634Lewiston, IDID65,4507,471−3%

635Newport, OROR50,6367,459+21%

636Amsterdam, NYNY50,0467,458+25%

637Ozark, ALAL49,9127,444+0%

638Fairbanks, AKAK93,9727,441+15%

639Safford, AZAZ40,1577,433−3%

640Fergus Falls, MNMN61,0417,411+28%

641Mayfield, KYKY37,0507,403+22%

642Alma, MIMI41,1907,358+69%

643Elizabeth City, NCNC42,2017,347+14%

644Carlsbad, NMNM62,5097,315−18%

645Hillsdale, MIMI45,7387,298+90%

646Alexander City, ALAL40,9537,296+6%

647Lawrenceburg, TNTN46,9147,293+25%

648Bedford, ININ45,5687,283+61%

649Manitowoc, WIWI81,7107,274+45%

650Rutland, VTVT59,6537,266+5%

651Waynesville, NCNC63,3697,240+16%

652El Campo, TXTX42,0607,109+4%

653Corinth, MSMS34,5697,094+24%

654Freeport, ILIL43,2207,072+61%

655Batesville, ARAR38,7857,062+59%

656Kearney, NENE57,9627,058+33%

657Batavia, NYNY58,4167,046+53%

658Uvalde, TXTX24,9637,041+12%

659Kerrville, TXTX54,0376,989+11%

660Cortland, NYNY45,8506,975−7%

661Pittsburg, KSKS39,0086,933+14%

662Cambridge, OHOH38,3796,921+6%

663Paragould, ARAR47,4116,908+39%

664Beaver Dam, WIWI89,0976,908+50%

665Sedalia, MOMO44,2546,836+35%

666Platteville, WIWI52,4466,826+23%

667Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI36,0816,822+39%

668Cordele, GAGA19,2376,815+6%

669Bellefontaine, OHOH46,3026,790+59%

670New Castle, ININ49,1376,778+79%

671Tiffin, OHOH54,5226,774+29%

672Bartlesville, OKOK54,0376,748+16%

673Blackfoot, IDID51,1536,716+30%

674Menomonie, WIWI46,2236,697+30%

675Faribault, MNMN69,9396,694+70%

676Bainbridge, GAGA29,4326,672+4%

677Mount Vernon, ILIL36,1476,632+34%

678Weatherford, OKOK39,0596,625−0%

679Fremont, OHOH58,6556,625+44%

680Minot, NDND75,6946,618−13%

681Rifle, COCO80,0996,607+58%

682Gallipolis, OHOH29,0726,596+17%

683Sterling, ILIL54,1216,529+27%

684Centralia, ILIL36,3826,510+39%

685Lewistown, PAPA46,1276,488+12%

686Sonora, CACA53,1606,467+4%

687Mountain Home, ARAR42,9826,444+51%

688Burlington, IAIA44,0616,397+21%

689Jacksonville, ILIL37,3816,333+55%

690Shawano, WIWI45,7596,328+39%

691Murray, KYKY39,4216,322+11%

692Casper, WYWY80,5266,310−20%

693Sparta, WIWI46,5726,310+29%

694Vincennes, ININ35,6526,298−0%

695Coshocton, OHOH37,1886,288+88%

696Oak Harbor, WAWA85,6576,283+25%

697Crescent City, CACA26,4106,281+13%

698Barre, VTVT59,6526,257+35%

699Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI74,0606,244+27%

700Newberry, SCSC39,5616,238+1%

701Mason City, IAIA49,7106,219+34%

702Big Spring, TXTX30,5046,212−1%

703Russellville, ALAL32,4496,196+5%

704Brownwood, TXTX38,7116,172−5%

705Alamosa, COCO27,8966,171+1%

706Burley, IDID49,3086,167+4%

707Peru, ININ34,4876,159+114%

708Brookings, SDSD37,6356,119+55%

709Butte-Silver Bow, MTMT36,1186,084+18%

710Lock Haven, PAPA37,8706,067+13%

711Bradford, PAPA38,9846,060+1%

712Beeville, TXTX32,5156,056−22%

713Brookhaven, MSMS35,0126,006−6%

714Hudson, NYNY60,1686,003+5%

715Kapaa, HIHI73,4005,934−3%

716Wilmington, OHOH42,3015,900+69%

717Sidney, OHOH48,0655,890+83%

718Muscatine, IAIA41,8535,864+58%

719Camden, ARAR26,3635,844−11%

720Baraboo, WIWI66,6525,841+46%

721Sandpoint, IDID54,4205,831+2%

722Dodge City, KSKS33,9935,812+44%

723Miami, OKOK30,4385,803+5%

724Ottumwa, IAIA35,2105,780+21%

725Taylorville, ILIL33,4435,769+71%

726Plymouth, ININ46,5995,733+88%

727Lebanon, MOMO36,9435,702+23%

728Bucyrus, OHOH41,8965,695+16%

729Scottsbluff, NENE36,2725,676+4%

730Lewisburg, PAPA42,3135,657+54%

731Greenville, OHOH51,5205,636+32%

732Riverton, WYWY39,4645,632−11%

733Magnolia, ARAR21,8945,615+4%

734Decatur, ININ36,6505,611+84%

735Taos, NMNM34,5645,609−11%

736Granbury, TXTX70,5015,591+60%

737Austin, MNMN40,9715,586+57%

738Paris, TNTN32,8965,561+25%

739Hannibal, MOMO38,9695,556+30%

740Sulphur Springs, TXTX39,0635,543+19%

741Clinton, IAIA46,0025,524+8%

742Jesup, GAGA32,4815,517+25%

743Duncan, OKOK44,3105,487−13%

744Logansport, ININ37,8365,468+76%

745Arkadelphia, ARAR20,9385,466+21%

746Thomaston, GAGA28,5005,455+34%

747Rice Lake, WIWI46,4845,448+37%

748Arkansas City, KSKS34,3825,443+16%

749Winchester, TNTN45,5795,420+5%

750Norfolk, NENE49,2285,407+2%

751Brenham, TXTX38,2885,402+38%

752Kendallville, ININ47,9375,399+48%

753Fort Dodge, IAIA36,8385,397+34%

754Hastings, NENE40,5775,356+31%

755Grand Rapids, MNMN45,4045,328+15%

756Maryville, MOMO20,1745,319+47%

757Fayetteville, TNTN36,8535,289+24%

758Zapata, TXTX13,7535,274+21%

759Gainesville, TXTX44,4615,238+2%

760Durango, COCO56,8985,227+2%

761Huntingdon, PAPA43,0015,223+1%

762Ocean Pines, MDMD54,4595,195+17%

763Garden City, KSKS37,5055,192−10%

764Laconia, NHNH65,1475,191+51%

765Marshalltown, IAIA39,8905,170+28%

766Urbana, OHOH38,8205,168+75%

767Willmar, MNMN44,7205,107+35%

768Canton, ILIL32,9015,098+35%

769Warren, PAPA37,0385,081+17%

770Washington Court House, OHOH28,5525,050+76%

771Lewisburg, TNTN38,0715,026+87%

772Elkins, WVWV26,8825,023−1%

773Summerville, GAGA25,3004,983+37%

774Effingham, ILIL44,7274,980+30%

775Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,8084,980+55%

776Bonham, TXTX39,2654,980+14%

777Defiance, OHOH38,2924,961+123%

778Susanville, CACA28,1174,960+5%

779Brattleboro, VTVT45,2044,954+20%

780Edwards, COCO54,2914,927+52%

781Toccoa, GAGA27,8544,920+28%

782Madison, ININ33,2794,889+61%

783Seneca Falls, NYNY32,8834,885+28%

784Brigham City, UTUT70,4054,881+40%

785Fort Madison, IAIA32,3064,844+31%

786Altus, OKOK24,7644,833+5%

787Fremont, NENE38,0574,804+55%

788Rochelle, ILIL51,3994,768+31%

789Astoria, OROR40,9264,754+1%

790Fitzgerald, GAGA17,0994,751+22%

791Union City, TNTN30,0674,749+10%

792Connersville, ININ23,5334,713+133%

793DeRidder, LALA36,6734,698−9%

794Alpena, MIMI28,8534,697+42%

795Escanaba, MIMI36,5824,696+29%

796Othello, WAWA21,4884,693+57%

797Seymour, ININ47,3704,688+34%

798Crawfordsville, ININ38,9544,667+49%

799Selinsgrove, PAPA39,6554,634+24%

800Brevard, NCNC34,2114,634+67%

801Moberly, MOMO24,5134,625+51%

802Montrose, COCO44,5914,517+7%

803Marshall, MOMO23,2654,470+43%

804Silver City, NMNM27,2524,372−25%

805Ludington, MIMI29,0404,370+40%

806Cambridge, MDMD33,6284,358+3%

807Mexico, MOMO24,5284,335+13%

808Pontiac, ILIL35,0574,267+22%

809Huntington, ININ37,2244,225+100%

810Aberdeen, SDSD41,5834,197+2%

811La Grande, OROR25,9004,138+22%

812Fort Morgan, COCO30,3064,124+23%

813Malvern, ARAR33,4514,054−5%

814Bennington, VTVT36,6304,048+9%

815Port Townsend, WAWA33,9704,045+38%

816Jasper, ININ44,0164,016+92%

817Hays, KSKS29,0753,995+13%

818Heber, UTUT81,6553,961+65%

819Town of Pecos, TXTX12,1383,961+4%

820The Dalles, OROR26,3103,907+27%

821Frankfort, ININ33,3223,899+34%

822Washington, ININ34,2093,896−5%

823Greencastle, ININ37,8763,892+36%

824Mineral Wells, TXTX30,7913,879−10%

825Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV51,1543,873+20%

826Alexandria, MNMN40,1203,869+38%

827Worthington, MNMN22,3383,855+59%

828Liberal, KSKS21,0733,831+1%

829Vernal, UTUT38,2783,824+5%

830Auburn, ININ44,5353,815+61%

831Wabash, ININ30,7133,811+57%

832Red Wing, MNMN48,1953,792+51%

833Elko, NVNV56,6823,774−11%

834North Platte, NENE33,9723,718+8%

835Columbus, NENE46,5833,717+4%

836Angola, ININ34,7993,714+66%

837Spearfish, SDSD29,4593,697+15%

838Lexington, NENE26,2553,688+31%

839Detroit Lakes, MNMN35,4973,651−0%

840Breckenridge, COCO39,0693,617+15%

841Rock Springs, WYWY41,2673,591+23%

842Kill Devil Hills, NCNC38,2453,570+48%

843Elk City, OKOK22,1593,546−1%

844Pampa, TXTX21,7863,514+10%

845St. Marys, PAPA29,9263,506+42%

846Port Lavaca, TXTX19,5993,487+3%

847Dixon, ILIL32,9143,471+25%

848Watertown, SDSD29,5623,450+48%

849Mitchell, SDSD25,9133,440+12%

850Iron Mountain, MIMI30,5753,435+16%

851Steamboat Springs, COCO38,4513,408+48%

852Hereford, TXTX18,6263,388−11%

853Celina, OHOH42,7373,383+30%

854Great Bend, KSKS24,7903,366−8%

855Borger, TXTX19,6333,356+27%

856Vermillion, SDSD15,0313,322+16%

857Wapakoneta, OHOH45,9093,309+15%

858Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,0833,251+37%

859Mountain Home, IDID29,4653,242−1%

860Guymon, OKOK20,3223,221+14%

861Baker City, OROR16,6583,212+31%

862Oskaloosa, IAIA21,8803,191+45%

863Gillette, WYWY48,1453,178+24%

864Vernon, TXTX12,4813,152+64%

865Marshall, MNMN25,6843,143+22%

866Albert Lea, MNMN30,4403,111+14%

867Brookings, OROR22,6213,104+20%

868Snyder, TXTX16,1622,987+14%

869Lincoln, ILIL27,1822,980+18%

870Hailey, IDID32,4362,979+43%

871Petoskey, MIMI33,7752,952+27%

872Sweetwater, TXTX14,1172,949−14%

873Dumas, TXTX21,8912,935+8%

874Sterling, COCO20,6542,914+17%

875Beatrice, NENE21,7112,829+41%

876Dickinson, NDND39,1422,799−21%

877Greensburg, ININ26,5762,781+22%

878Owatonna, MNMN37,4642,745+31%

879Evanston, WYWY23,4152,708+26%

880Price, UTUT20,6802,702−1%

881Pella, IAIA34,1922,655+9%

882Ruidoso, NMNM19,8442,647−8%

883Jamestown, NDND21,4142,558+12%

884New Ulm, MNMN25,5172,538+48%

885Andrews, TXTX18,9142,533+19%

886Cody, WYWY31,1712,530−23%

887Van Wert, OHOH29,0132,529+56%

888Yankton, SDSD23,6352,519+21%

889Franklin, KYKY20,7882,504+32%

890Jackson, WYWY36,5872,503+34%

891Sheridan, WYWY33,2412,471−13%

892Woodward, OKOK19,8272,451+6%

893Storm Lake, IAIA20,4492,430+13%

894Hutchinson, MNMN36,6312,427+45%

895Monticello, ININ25,1642,345+33%

896Carroll, IAIA20,3032,338+69%

897Easton, MDMD38,2382,311−18%

898Huron, SDSD19,6242,274+12%

899Wahpeton, NDND23,0192,270−7%

900McPherson, KSKS30,0642,232+14%

901Atchison, KSKS16,1722,220−0%

902Bishop, CACA18,1582,206−3%

903Fallon, NVNV25,8512,182+5%

904Ottawa, KSKS26,2992,179+14%

905Hood River, OROR23,7202,131−27%

906Juneau city and, AKAK31,6092,038+11%

907Fredericksburg, TXTX28,5271,992−6%

908Winnemucca, NVNV17,2671,988+27%

909Williston, NDND41,7671,951−17%

910Pierre, SDSD20,5881,943+25%

911Fairmont, MNMN19,4401,870−18%

912Spencer, IAIA16,2021,853+30%

913Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,2191,429+30%

914Spirit Lake, IAIA18,0771,373+40%

915Le Mars, IAIA25,6971,209−19%

916Ketchikan, AKAK13,5491,123+23%

917Nantucket, MAMA14,758729+2%

918Los Alamos, NMNM19,407435−19%

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