Which metro area has the highest residents in poverty?

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ranks #1 with 2,491,461 (2020 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, Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

918 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2020 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, 2020 Decennial Census.

RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 418 SHOWN OF 918

Most residents in poverty, US metro areas · 2020

US metro areas with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2020 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

501Whitewater, WIWI106,12710,158+29%

502Bismarck, NDND139,75010,120+24%

503Quincy, ILIL74,14610,078+18%

504Gaffney, SCSC58,27510,068+38%

505Kokomo, ININ83,90410,014+24%

506Marquette, MIMI68,06410,011+43%

507Carlsbad, NMNM62,5099,959+12%

508Dubuque, IAIA99,3819,871+43%

509Ontario, OROR60,0859,866+15%

510Plattsburgh, NYNY78,1389,850−12%

511Lake City, FLFL74,0949,835+16%

512Morgan City, LALA46,5529,771−23%

513Truckee, CACA101,9119,723+31%

514Sikeston, MOMO49,9789,714+0%

515Cleveland, MSMS28,2629,631−29%

516Danville, KYKY56,9859,623+17%

517Rockingham, NCNC42,0419,619+6%

518Charleston, ILIL46,6079,586+3%

519Mount Pleasant, TXTX57,0769,557−4%

520West Plains, MOMO40,7989,468+36%

521Scottsboro, ALAL54,2819,400+27%

522Auburn, NYNY74,3659,398+4%

523Cedar City, UTUT67,1419,375+44%

524Marion, ILIL67,2259,346+5%

525Mount Sterling, KYKY48,4289,320+20%

526Laurinburg, NCNC33,3229,313+26%

527Vicksburg, MSMS41,7599,311+0%

528Poplar Bluff, MOMO41,9049,224+22%

529Española, NMNM39,8329,191+10%

530Calhoun, GAGA61,7019,128+110%

531Bloomsburg, PAPA66,1939,104+8%

532Ozark, ALAL49,9129,066+22%

533Cheyenne, WYWY102,9388,989+21%

534Marion, OHOH65,1158,962+39%

535Madisonville, KYKY45,1278,945+16%

536Tullahoma, TNTN69,3398,882+20%

537Amsterdam, NYNY50,0468,830+48%

538Arcadia, FLFL37,0788,829+16%

539Branson, MOMO57,0018,809+79%

540Key West, FLFL80,4068,750+8%

541Rolla, MOMO45,2478,746+34%

542Sturgis, MIMI60,9688,745+24%

543Fairmont, WVWV55,5848,727−5%

544Del Rio, TXTX47,8358,719−26%

545Blytheville, ARAR37,8288,718−27%

546Enid, OKOK61,7798,636+7%

547Fond du Lac, WIWI104,6698,586+51%

548Shelton, WAWA71,1658,535+42%

549Henderson, NCNC42,6388,527−3%

550Pahrump, NVNV57,3368,504+144%

551Bemidji, MNMN47,0558,471+21%

552Lewiston, IDID65,4508,437+9%

553Kingsville, TXTX30,3158,435+0%

554Midland, MIMI83,7548,418+21%

555Grand Island, NENE78,0768,390+6%

556Galesburg, ILIL47,7678,342+34%

557McMinnville, TNTN43,7178,269+30%

558Enterprise, ALAL56,9538,260+29%

559Gettysburg, PAPA107,5948,251+27%

560Grenada, MSMS30,2228,244+5%

561Sheboygan, WIWI118,0478,230+41%

562Picayune, MSMS59,3638,208−8%

563Kingsland, GAGA60,1438,181+85%

564Palestine, TXTX59,8058,161−10%

565Corsicana, TXTX57,1818,154−0%

566Safford, AZAZ40,1578,152+6%

567Ardmore, OKOK48,9108,104+7%

568Helena, MTMT97,1538,031+8%

569Somerset, PAPA72,0047,961−16%

570Washington, NCNC44,6707,943−9%

571Newport, OROR50,6367,942+29%

572Gloversville, NYNY52,2167,908+14%

573Marietta, OHOH58,3897,881+9%

574Americus, GAGA33,3947,880+0%

575Las Vegas, NMNM30,3117,876−9%

576Platteville, WIWI52,4467,848+41%

577Pittsburg, KSKS39,0087,840+29%

578Durant, OKOK51,3677,835+17%

579Cedartown, GAGA45,5147,824+33%

580Oneonta, NYNY60,5897,816−15%

581Clarksdale, MSMS19,8497,811−29%

582Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,4427,788+83%

583Findlay, OHOH75,0347,763+46%

584Laramie, WYWY38,5587,748+15%

585Big Rapids, MIMI42,3207,746+19%

586Hutchinson, KSKS61,5397,700+9%

587Brookhaven, MSMS35,0127,692+21%

588El Dorado, ARAR36,9267,687−10%

589Casper, WYWY80,5267,684−2%

590Crossville, TNTN66,3007,665+11%

591Stevens Point, WIWI71,9437,657+20%

592Albemarle, NCNC68,8307,634+23%

593Troy, ALAL33,6887,580+11%

594Waynesville, NCNC63,3697,578+22%

595Mount Vernon, OHOH64,0027,560+37%

596McAlester, OKOK43,3207,560−0%

597Paragould, ARAR47,4117,558+52%

598Middlesborough, KYKY22,8297,544−19%

599Sayre, PAPA59,6007,535+1%

600Eufaula, ALAL26,8617,534−10%

601Murray, KYKY39,4217,518+32%

602Warsaw, ININ80,8927,481+57%

603Owosso, MIMI67,6817,460+33%

604Greenfield, MAMA70,6987,451+10%

605Newport, TNTN37,8897,449−1%

606Mayfield, KYKY37,0507,439+23%

607Ellensburg, WAWA48,8037,409+13%

608Lawrenceburg, TNTN46,9147,369+27%

609Jacksonville, TXTX53,3377,367−12%

610Manitowoc, WIWI81,7107,320+46%

611Houghton, MIMI40,0287,314+15%

612Marinette, WIWI65,5157,304+12%

613Cambridge, OHOH38,3797,303+12%

614Warrensburg, MOMO56,6707,252+1%

615Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI74,0607,235+47%

616Beaver Dam, WIWI89,0977,191+56%

617Fremont, OHOH58,6557,178+56%

618Moscow, IDID41,8427,165+23%

619Silver City, NMNM27,2527,162+24%

620Walla Walla, WAWA62,3617,144−14%

621Watertown, WIWI86,5057,129+69%

622Jefferson, GAGA99,2657,096+42%

623Okeechobee, FLFL42,6087,068+23%

624Bartlesville, OKOK54,0377,062+21%

625Ponca City, OKOK43,4907,035−9%

626Stephenville, TXTX43,9117,022+33%

627Vidalia, GAGA36,1807,021−11%

628Norwalk, OHOH58,2507,016+38%

629Tiffin, OHOH54,5226,998+33%

630Bainbridge, GAGA29,4326,998+9%

631Keene, NHNH78,2696,983+19%

632Hillsdale, MIMI45,7386,956+82%

633Shelbyville, TNTN55,2736,943+41%

634Minot, NDND75,6946,938−9%

635Coldwater, MIMI45,9936,938+63%

636Marion, NCNC45,1986,937+42%

637Campbellsville, KYKY38,4076,813+11%

638Alexander City, ALAL40,9536,808−1%

639Oil City, PAPA49,3466,798−12%

640Faribault, MNMN69,9396,797+73%

641New Castle, ININ49,1376,776+79%

642Cortland, NYNY45,8506,761−10%

643Dyersburg, TNTN36,3206,725+13%

644Elko, NVNV56,6826,725+59%

645Kennett, MOMO26,8556,702−18%

646Paris, TNTN32,8966,673+50%

647Freeport, ILIL43,2206,667+52%

648Kearney, NENE57,9626,621+25%

649Winchester, TNTN45,5796,607+28%

650Alma, MIMI41,1906,606+52%

651Winona, MNMN50,5236,605+10%

652Plainview, TXTX36,7006,605−20%

653Rutland, VTVT59,6536,597−5%

654Kerrville, TXTX54,0376,585+4%

655Newberry, SCSC39,5616,583+7%

656Oak Harbor, WAWA85,6576,580+31%

657Ashland, OHOH52,5236,580+32%

658Sedalia, MOMO44,2546,572+30%

659Salina, KSKS59,1216,568+25%

660Forrest City, ARAR21,8006,565−19%

661Bradford, PAPA38,9846,560+9%

662Cadillac, MIMI49,7196,553+40%

663Martin, TNTN33,2616,536+17%

664Seymour, ININ47,3706,528+87%

665Bay City, TXTX36,4636,497−7%

666Cañon City, COCO50,0396,475+20%

667Kirksville, MOMO29,8246,452−1%

668Duncan, OKOK44,3106,439+2%

669Lewistown, PAPA46,1276,402+10%

670Coshocton, OHOH37,1886,357+90%

671Clinton, IAIA46,0026,348+24%

672Burlington, IAIA44,0616,333+20%

673Hannibal, MOMO38,9696,331+49%

674Russellville, ALAL32,4496,311+7%

675Burley, IDID49,3086,301+7%

676Batavia, NYNY58,4166,293+37%

677El Campo, TXTX42,0606,287−8%

678Fairbanks, AKAK93,9726,261−3%

679Hudson, NYNY60,1686,260+10%

680Cornelia, GAGA50,4166,251+43%

681Centralia, ILIL36,3826,244+33%

682Morehead City, NCNC70,4696,234−2%

683Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI36,0816,212+26%

684Brattleboro, VTVT45,2046,173+49%

685Weatherford, OKOK39,0596,123−8%

686Deming, NMNM25,4076,116−26%

687Barre, VTVT59,6526,113+32%

688Sonora, CACA53,1606,110−2%

689Norfolk, NENE49,2286,089+15%

690Wilmington, OHOH42,3016,044+73%

691Miami, OKOK30,4386,042+10%

692Beeville, TXTX32,5156,013−22%

693Taos, NMNM34,5646,000−4%

694Cordele, GAGA19,2375,983−7%

695Sandpoint, IDID54,4205,937+4%

696Decatur, ININ36,6505,906+93%

697Ottumwa, IAIA35,2105,899+24%

698Baraboo, WIWI66,6525,882+47%

699Union City, TNTN30,0675,870+36%

700Harrison, ARAR45,6545,862−13%

701Carson, NVNV58,5715,857+11%

702Lock Haven, PAPA37,8705,786+8%

703Kapaa, HIHI73,4005,784−6%

704Batesville, ARAR38,7855,765+30%

705Corinth, MSMS34,5695,758+0%

706Plymouth, ININ46,5995,757+89%

707Gillette, WYWY48,1455,754+124%

708Vincennes, ININ35,6525,753−9%

709Durango, COCO56,8985,751+12%

710Butte-Silver Bow, MTMT36,1185,731+11%

711Big Spring, TXTX30,5045,706−9%

712Bucyrus, OHOH41,8965,705+16%

713Greenville, OHOH51,5205,683+33%

714Rice Lake, WIWI46,4845,670+43%

715Rifle, COCO80,0995,666+35%

716Thomaston, GAGA28,5005,643+39%

717Mount Vernon, ILIL36,1475,632+14%

718Peru, ININ34,4875,611+95%

719Macomb, ILIL25,9165,577−14%

720Riverton, WYWY39,4645,566−12%

721Lewisburg, TNTN38,0715,566+107%

722Magnolia, ARAR21,8945,550+3%

723Grand Rapids, MNMN45,4045,545+19%

724Laconia, NHNH65,1475,533+61%

725Alamosa, COCO27,8965,515−10%

726Camden, ARAR26,3635,508−16%

727Granbury, TXTX70,5015,468+56%

728Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,8085,460+70%

729Sterling, ILIL54,1215,431+6%

730Blackfoot, IDID51,1535,422+5%

731Shawano, WIWI45,7595,417+19%

732Austin, MNMN40,9715,402+52%

733Emporia, KSKS34,8385,373−2%

734Gainesville, TXTX44,4615,351+4%

735Menomonie, WIWI46,2235,303+3%

736Lebanon, MOMO36,9435,299+14%

737Fort Dodge, IAIA36,8385,292+32%

738Mountain Home, ARAR42,9825,289+24%

739Cambridge, MDMD33,6285,269+25%

740Summerville, GAGA25,3005,269+45%

741Montrose, COCO44,5915,267+25%

742Fergus Falls, MNMN61,0415,253−9%

743Ada, OKOK38,5285,189−11%

744Raymondville, TXTX19,9715,170−22%

745Uvalde, TXTX24,9635,155−18%

746Brigham City, UTUT70,4055,130+47%

747Edwards, COCO54,2915,124+58%

748Guymon, OKOK20,3225,114+81%

749Gallipolis, OHOH29,0725,101−9%

750Malvern, ARAR33,4515,067+19%

751Effingham, ILIL44,7275,063+32%

752DeRidder, LALA36,6735,047−2%

753Fitzgerald, GAGA17,0995,007+28%

754Elizabeth City, NCNC42,2015,002−22%

755Rochelle, ILIL51,3994,985+37%

756Bedford, ININ45,5684,978+10%

757Logansport, ININ37,8364,950+60%

758Jesup, GAGA32,4814,935+11%

759Garden City, KSKS37,5054,921−15%

760Bellefontaine, OHOH46,3024,919+15%

761Jacksonville, ILIL37,3814,908+20%

762Canton, ILIL32,9014,894+30%

763Lewisburg, PAPA42,3134,868+33%

764Rock Springs, WYWY41,2674,851+66%

765Warren, PAPA37,0384,846+12%

766Ocean Pines, MDMD54,4594,845+9%

767Othello, WAWA21,4884,841+62%

768Madison, ININ33,2794,832+59%

769Brownwood, TXTX38,7114,831−26%

770Sidney, OHOH48,0654,829+50%

771Escanaba, MIMI36,5824,776+31%

772Brevard, NCNC34,2114,764+71%

773Arkansas City, KSKS34,3824,756+1%

774Crescent City, CACA26,4104,750−14%

775Auburn, ININ44,5354,746+101%

776Steamboat Springs, COCO38,4514,730+106%

777Brookings, SDSD37,6354,726+19%

778Scottsbluff, NENE36,2724,704−14%

779Vernal, UTUT38,2784,694+28%

780Huntingdon, PAPA43,0014,686−9%

781Marshalltown, IAIA39,8904,669+16%

782Hastings, NENE40,5774,637+13%

783Elkins, WVWV26,8824,632−9%

784Pontiac, ILIL35,0574,625+32%

785Sparta, WIWI46,5724,541−7%

786Washington Court House, OHOH28,5524,539+58%

787Mason City, IAIA49,7104,511−3%

788Crawfordsville, ININ38,9544,509+44%

789Willmar, MNMN44,7204,506+19%

790Port Townsend, WAWA33,9704,493+54%

791Arkadelphia, ARAR20,9384,492−0%

792Zapata, TXTX13,7534,472+3%

793Bonham, TXTX39,2654,454+2%

794Maryville, MOMO20,1744,403+22%

795Sulphur Springs, TXTX39,0634,352−7%

796Susanville, CACA28,1174,348−8%

797Elk City, OKOK22,1594,321+20%

798Ludington, MIMI29,0404,259+36%

799Connersville, ININ23,5334,256+110%

800Bennington, VTVT36,6304,235+14%

801Fort Madison, IAIA32,3064,156+13%

802Fremont, NENE38,0574,151+34%

803Alpena, MIMI28,8534,149+26%

804Muscatine, IAIA41,8534,142+12%

805Fayetteville, TNTN36,8534,138−3%

806Hays, KSKS29,0754,108+16%

807Urbana, OHOH38,8204,108+39%

808Dixon, ILIL32,9144,102+47%

809Mountain Home, IDID29,4654,098+26%

810Huntington, ININ37,2244,087+94%

811Red Wing, MNMN48,1954,084+62%

812Seneca Falls, NYNY32,8834,058+6%

813Dodge City, KSKS33,9934,031+0%

814Frankfort, ININ33,3223,960+36%

815Washington, ININ34,2093,957−4%

816Selinsgrove, PAPA39,6553,946+6%

817Astoria, OROR40,9263,938−16%

818Dickinson, NDND39,1423,933+11%

819Altus, OKOK24,7643,917−15%

820Mineral Wells, TXTX30,7913,914−9%

821Jasper, ININ44,0163,894+86%

822Columbus, NENE46,5833,878+8%

823Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,0833,874+64%

824Aberdeen, SDSD41,5833,840−7%

825Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV51,1543,840+19%

826Hailey, IDID32,4363,839+84%

827Defiance, OHOH38,2923,838+73%

828Moberly, MOMO24,5133,807+24%

829Brenham, TXTX38,2883,771−4%

830Watertown, SDSD29,5623,752+61%

831Detroit Lakes, MNMN35,4973,750+3%

832Toccoa, GAGA27,8543,719−3%

833Kendallville, ININ47,9373,699+1%

834Mexico, MOMO24,5283,698−3%

835Wapakoneta, OHOH45,9093,663+27%

836La Grande, OROR25,9003,629+7%

837Taylorville, ILIL33,4433,621+7%

838Pampa, TXTX21,7863,598+12%

839Heber, UTUT81,6553,582+49%

840Wabash, ININ30,7133,575+47%

841Marshall, MOMO23,2653,570+14%

842Great Bend, KSKS24,7903,517−3%

843Greencastle, ININ37,8763,488+21%

844Angola, ININ34,7993,422+53%

845North Platte, NENE33,9723,390−2%

846Breckenridge, COCO39,0693,329+6%

847Mitchell, SDSD25,9133,259+6%

848Marshall, MNMN25,6843,258+27%

849Price, UTUT20,6803,254+19%

850Fallon, NVNV25,8513,219+55%

851Easton, MDMD38,2383,192+13%

852Spearfish, SDSD29,4593,145−2%

853Fort Morgan, COCO30,3063,137−7%

854Vermillion, SDSD15,0313,120+9%

855Liberal, KSKS21,0733,082−19%

856St. Marys, PAPA29,9263,078+25%

857Iron Mountain, MIMI30,5753,064+4%

858Alexandria, MNMN40,1203,063+10%

859Petoskey, MIMI33,7753,052+32%

860Kill Devil Hills, NCNC38,2453,038+26%

861Brookings, OROR22,6213,036+17%

862Albert Lea, MNMN30,4403,014+10%

863Owatonna, MNMN37,4642,984+43%

864Lexington, NENE26,2552,943+5%

865The Dalles, OROR26,3102,912−5%

866Fredericksburg, TXTX28,5272,887+36%

867Beatrice, NENE21,7112,860+43%

868Ottawa, KSKS26,2992,835+49%

869Oskaloosa, IAIA21,8802,826+29%

870Lincoln, ILIL27,1822,825+12%

871Greensburg, ININ26,5762,772+22%

872Huron, SDSD19,6242,714+34%

873Van Wert, OHOH29,0132,710+67%

874Worthington, MNMN22,3382,701+11%

875Woodward, OKOK19,8272,695+17%

876Borger, TXTX19,6332,675+1%

877Jamestown, NDND21,4142,646+16%

878Hutchinson, MNMN36,6312,624+57%

879McPherson, KSKS30,0642,604+33%

880Sheridan, WYWY33,2412,598−9%

881Wahpeton, NDND23,0192,594+6%

882Fairmont, MNMN19,4402,591+14%

883Hereford, TXTX18,6262,571−33%

884Ruidoso, NMNM19,8442,548−12%

885Winnemucca, NVNV17,2672,536+62%

886Vernon, TXTX12,4812,439+27%

887Franklin, KYKY20,7882,427+28%

888Pella, IAIA34,1922,423−1%

889Celina, OHOH42,7372,396−8%

890Town of Pecos, TXTX12,1382,389−37%

891Williston, NDND41,7672,385+1%

892Baker City, OROR16,6582,340−5%

893Jackson, WYWY36,5872,323+24%

894Yankton, SDSD23,6352,320+12%

895Sterling, COCO20,6542,320−7%

896Monticello, ININ25,1642,307+31%

897Sweetwater, TXTX14,1172,301−33%

898Dumas, TXTX21,8912,289−16%

899Storm Lake, IAIA20,4492,264+6%

900Atchison, KSKS16,1722,245+1%

901Juneau city and, AKAK31,6092,240+22%

902Evanston, WYWY23,4152,217+3%

903Pierre, SDSD20,5882,172+40%

904Cody, WYWY31,1712,162−34%

905Snyder, TXTX16,1622,158−17%

906Andrews, TXTX18,9142,088−2%

907Port Lavaca, TXTX19,5992,026−40%

908Bishop, CACA18,1581,892−17%

909Le Mars, IAIA25,6971,851+24%

910New Ulm, MNMN25,5171,821+6%

911Spencer, IAIA16,2021,699+19%

912Carroll, IAIA20,3031,542+11%

913Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,2191,539+40%

914Spirit Lake, IAIA18,0771,332+36%

915Hood River, OROR23,7201,233−58%

916Ketchikan, AKAK13,5491,223+34%

917Nantucket, MAMA14,758900+26%

918Los Alamos, NMNM19,407786+46%

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