RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 500 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. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ leads at 2,498,512. 918 metro areas qualify in total. California carries 6 of the top 25 entries.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS IN POVERTYVS 1990

USUnited States12.4% of US population281,421,90634,832,512–

01New York, NYNY20,112,4482,498,512+23%

02Los Angeles, CACA12,844,4411,998,859+30%

03Chicago, ILIL9,434,123940,760+3%

04Miami, FLFL6,391,072703,948+238%

05Houston, TXTX7,904,627645,029+15%

06Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,118617,317+12%

07Dallas, TXTX8,477,157555,902+18%

08Riverside, CACA4,769,007489,763+56%

09Detroit, MIMI4,390,913471,317−15%

10Atlanta, GAGA6,482,182408,420+27%

11Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,938391,327+35%

12San Francisco, CACA4,630,041377,163+11%

13Boston, MAMA5,034,221375,958+9%

14Washington, DCDC6,465,724356,639+32%

15San Diego, CACA3,282,248349,763+24%

16Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,992274,743−12%

17Tampa, FLFL3,418,895267,161+13%

18St. Louis, MOMO2,814,421266,104−4%

19Seattle, WAWA4,161,883260,193+20%

20San Antonio, TXTX2,813,140258,446−7%

21Baltimore, MDMD2,857,781251,797+5%

22Cleveland, OHOH2,165,775243,668−8%

23Sacramento, CACA2,477,274229,419+30%

24New Orleans, LALA970,849228,319−11%

25Fresno, CACA1,203,383209,292+32%

26McAllen, TXTX921,549204,271+27%

27Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,295203,566−3%

28Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,858190,902−10%

29Memphis, TNTN1,341,412190,346−8%

30Portland, OROR2,542,282183,060+21%

31Providence, RIRI1,708,161178,992+25%

32Orlando, FLFL2,957,672175,788+42%

33Denver, COCO3,092,037173,184+8%

34Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,213172,422+1%

35Charlotte, NCNC2,938,830167,728+22%

36Columbus, OHOH2,242,028167,619−5%

37El Paso, TXTX881,291163,000+2%

38Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,010159,639−4%

39Kansas City, MOMO2,270,682154,962−4%

40Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,226148,082+90%

41Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,813147,981+9%

42Nashville, TNTN2,197,416143,426+10%

43Birmingham, ALAL1,197,766142,837−3%

44Indianapolis, ININ2,205,695140,119+1%

45Buffalo, NYNY1,155,653139,010−2%

46Austin, TXTX2,620,945138,547+3%

47Bakersfield, CACA927,068137,358+49%

48San Jose, CACA1,984,473131,955+14%

49Baton Rouge, LALA888,699126,618−5%

50Louisville, KYKY1,402,509125,490−7%

51Tucson, AZAZ1,074,685123,727+8%

52Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,500120,718+9%

53Brownsville, TXTX433,946110,801+7%

54Rochester, NYNY1,056,149108,851+11%

55Jackson, MSMS609,847108,359−9%

56Albuquerque, NMNM925,279101,464+12%

57Tulsa, OKOK1,069,273101,239−3%

58Stockton, CACA823,81599,997+32%

59Knoxville, TNTN968,13798,485−0%

60Richmond, VAVA1,389,33897,404+8%

61Visalia, CACA485,14687,977+25%

62Honolulu, HIHI988,70386,699+39%

63Greenville, SCSC1,014,10185,051+21%

64Dayton, OHOH826,55482,403−12%

65Columbia, SCSC879,91880,285+16%

66Syracuse, NYNY652,27379,698+16%

67Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,64579,191+4%

68Augusta, GAGA641,23178,732+11%

69Toledo, OHOH599,37677,146−9%

70Charleston, SCSC889,26377,018+1%

71Albany, NYNY915,83576,875+11%

72Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,37774,584−0%

73Mobile, ALAL411,65874,000−9%

74Corpus Christi, TXTX451,19173,641−8%

75Little Rock, ARAR777,60773,620+1%

76Shreveport, LALA383,47473,121−10%

77Modesto, CACA557,71971,452+37%

78Raleigh, NCNC1,595,72070,699+35%

79Oxnard, CACA830,85169,556+43%

80Worcester, MAMA888,50269,403+18%

81Greensboro, NCNC805,94568,278+25%

82Akron, OHOH701,78068,073−14%

83Springfield, MAMA464,33867,265+14%

84Huntington, WVWV365,96567,256−9%

85Lafayette, LALA423,75866,766−12%

86Omaha, NENE1,009,83664,179−3%

87Lakeland, FLFL874,79062,600+19%

88Allentown, PAPA887,61561,336+24%

89Beaumont, TXTX399,31060,844−6%

90Scranton, PAPA574,41860,760−4%

91Laredo, TXTX281,22460,199+18%

92Winston-Salem, NCNC712,20659,309+18%

93Gainesville, FLFL359,03658,049+17%

94Spokane, WAWA608,01257,871+6%

95Tallahassee, FLFL397,44257,322+18%

96Santa Maria, CACA442,06557,211+21%

97Flint, MIMI401,09357,121−19%

98Chattanooga, TNTN594,53057,114−3%

99Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,37757,084+34%

100Pensacola, FLFL544,94957,028+1%

101Deltona, FLFL746,93355,854+17%

102Durham, NCNC625,48555,637+31%

103Youngstown, OHOH423,67855,462−19%

104Montgomery, ALAL388,74754,502−1%

105Salinas, CACA433,72954,270+31%

106Lubbock, TXTX368,43153,108−2%

107Gulfport, MSMS431,32953,004−12%

108Wichita, KSKS663,80952,141−1%

109North Port, FLFL948,15851,942+27%

110Lansing, MIMI479,72249,902−12%

111Monroe, LALA222,39048,867−14%

112Lexington, KYKY535,17448,440−2%

113College Station, TXTX287,47647,132+18%

114Columbus, GAGA324,83046,930−10%

115Eugene, OROR381,58446,421+13%

116Madison, WIWI709,68546,370+0%

117Springfield, MOMO500,69445,734+3%

118Merced, CACA297,26045,601+28%

119Salem, OROR445,81445,600+24%

120Palm Bay, FLFL663,98245,114+24%

121Provo, UTUT773,42645,081+10%

122Fayetteville, NCNC395,41244,697+1%

123Las Cruces, NMNM229,09144,355+24%

124Waco, TXTX308,80743,977−5%

125Yakima, WAWA259,18543,781+15%

126Boise City, IDID864,24343,436+20%

127Cape Coral, FLFL875,60742,880+40%

128Colorado Springs, COCO781,79642,691+1%

129Savannah, GAGA438,31442,468−0%

130Harrisburg, PAPA617,42741,707+11%

131Corbin, KYKY150,04041,483−1%

132Tuscaloosa, ALAL281,85041,321−11%

133Fayetteville, ARAR622,17741,119+45%

134Kingsport, TNTN314,83440,562−6%

135Chico, CACA209,21140,208+17%

136Longview, TXTX297,31539,353−10%

137Portland, MEME577,63539,215+19%

138Utica, NYNY285,61138,785+1%

139Killeen, TXTX511,49738,344−2%

140Des Moines, IAIA758,53938,338−3%

141Davenport, IAIA380,45238,127−15%

142Canton, OHOH400,24638,034−13%

143Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,55337,983+2%

144Reno, NVNV578,73437,611+42%

145Huntsville, ALAL556,44437,286+11%

146Charleston, WVWV200,17037,223−13%

147Santa Rosa, CACA486,44436,951+25%

148Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,72136,934+32%

149Lancaster, PAPA563,15936,667+9%

150Lake Charles, LALA244,65536,129−12%

151Peoria, ILIL363,50535,968−15%

152Ann Arbor, MIMI370,21435,791+4%

153Wilmington, NCNC492,77235,712+20%

154Spartanburg, SCSC407,65635,446+11%

155Atlantic City, NJNJ372,04735,290+22%

156Asheville, NCNC422,34535,286+15%

157Reading, PAPA440,07235,248+30%

158Athens, GAGA224,14835,057+17%

159Houma, LALA199,66834,823−19%

160Florence, SCSC201,39234,287−3%

161Ocala, FLFL442,66033,857+19%

162Erie, PAPA265,83233,680−5%

163Hickory, NCNC376,89033,522+27%

164Fort Wayne, ININ466,25833,430+25%

165Auburn, ALAL208,01333,020+9%

166Albany, GAGA145,51033,017−3%

167Vallejo, CACA455,37632,678+28%

168South Bend, ININ324,53832,602+10%

169Blacksburg, VAVA181,61632,223+8%

170El Centro, CACA181,41132,142+24%

171San Luis Obispo, CACA282,36731,665+12%

172Duluth, MNMN281,21931,431−17%

173Amarillo, TXTX276,23531,359+0%

174Fort Smith, ARAR234,14030,984+9%

175Yuma, AZAZ224,44930,781+45%

176Ogden, UTUT672,78430,759+3%

177Champaign, ILIL239,97930,676+5%

178Santa Cruz, CACA258,85230,341+24%

179Trenton, NJNJ399,28930,333+25%

180Binghamton, NYNY243,18930,086+11%

181Alexandria, LALA147,95229,972−12%

182Rockford, ILIL337,24229,710+7%

183Saginaw, MIMI187,68829,231−20%

184Pikeville, KYKY89,12228,939−10%

185Show Low, AZAZ109,94628,758+7%

186Kalamazoo, MIMI263,79528,706−5%

187Lumberton, NCNC119,94128,135+11%

188Boulder, COCO328,56027,644+12%

189Clarksville, TNTN349,00127,366−5%

190Roanoke, VAVA316,54727,318+4%

191Rio Grande City, TXTX66,31927,275+12%

192Greenville, NCNC182,93627,214+14%

193Gallup, NMNM68,11926,971+2%

194Johnson City, TNTN216,41626,823+1%

195Naples, FLFL417,13125,801+61%

196York, PAPA473,19725,768+20%

197Texarkana, TXTX146,81625,686+2%

198Opelousas, LALA80,76525,675−12%

199Anchorage, AKAK405,82125,653+30%

200State College, PAPA157,39325,530+13%

201Lafayette, ININ228,46825,397+17%

202Hanford, CACA154,32725,259+37%

203Redding, CACA181,64825,069+24%

204Lynchburg, VAVA269,16925,041+8%

205Lincoln, NENE352,08125,019+5%

206Beckley, WVWV109,94024,999−7%

207Bloomington, ININ165,23124,853+6%

208Yuba City, CACA187,47824,788+17%

209Eureka, CACA131,64724,714+18%

210Joplin, MOMO208,79624,522+1%

211Farmington, NMNM120,34024,495−5%

212Hattiesburg, MSMS158,01424,168−13%

213Kennewick, WAWA324,33424,125+14%

214Tyler, TXTX252,54924,082−3%

215Morgantown, WVWV141,99524,062+15%

216Evansville, ININ273,78623,971−6%

217Manchester, NHNH433,41523,855+21%

218Bellingham, WAWA236,39223,713+51%

219Jackson, TNTN184,56923,682−7%

220Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,55123,676+8%

221Wheeling, WVWV134,08923,609−9%

222Abilene, TXTX185,42923,481−3%

223Panama City, FLFL231,17423,357+6%

224Hilo, HIHI210,04323,279+36%

225Fort Collins, COCO377,29223,214+4%

226Valdosta, GAGA153,27623,175+11%

227Hagerstown, MDMD315,28022,830+15%

228Hammond, LALA141,34622,826−15%

229Medford, OROR221,79522,724+17%

230Odessa, TXTX173,80122,666−7%

231Greeley, COCO378,42622,650+12%

232Rocky Mount, NCNC148,48622,640+2%

233Columbia, MOMO219,06222,631+3%

234Vineland, NJNJ157,14822,035+23%

235Bowling Green, KYKY197,18021,593−4%

236Lake Havasu City, AZAZ228,10221,526+63%

237Dothan, ALAL156,26621,480+4%

238Flagstaff, AZAZ144,36821,200−5%

239Terre Haute, ININ169,24121,177−7%

240Pueblo, COCO169,27721,018−16%

241Charlottesville, VAVA228,59720,959+9%

242Crestview, FLFL315,09820,913+5%

243Sierra Vista, AZAZ126,33220,813+5%

244Niles, MIMI152,44420,631−13%

245Topeka, KSKS233,05220,538−3%

246Meridian, MSMS85,41920,407−4%

247Florence, ALAL156,60920,366+5%

248Bremerton, WAWA283,37420,298+14%

249Kingston, NYNY183,33020,295+44%

250Prescott Valley, AZAZ252,55220,012+37%

251Bangor, MEME157,96719,820+4%

252Richmond, KYKY131,80619,753−6%

253Orangeburg, SCSC83,17719,621−7%

254Muskegon, MIMI177,90119,436−20%

255Jacksonville, NCNC217,17519,411+7%

256Green Bay, WIWI336,75619,353−16%

257Jamestown, NYNY124,12619,344−1%

258Wichita Falls, TXTX149,44819,294−10%

259Bluefield, WVWV96,13819,254−12%

260Fargo, NDND269,52819,171−5%

261Lawton, OKOK127,59019,141+0%

262Johnstown, PAPA128,96819,058−16%

263Decatur, ALAL160,32618,959+4%

264Massena, NYNY105,48818,861−2%

265Cookeville, TNTN152,47718,752+11%

266Springfield, ILIL206,03318,637−0%

267Pine Bluff, ARAR70,21118,605−15%

268Slidell, LALA279,10818,589−6%

269Waterloo, IAIA169,18918,558−16%

270Greenville, MSMS40,44618,415−20%

271Roanoke Rapids, NCNC63,02518,408−4%

272Lacey, WAWA304,26118,322+13%

273Natchez, MSMS54,72218,300−14%

274Iowa City, IAIA182,71118,192−0%

275Oxford, ALAL115,83418,085−1%

276Jonesboro, ARAR139,44018,085+0%

277Manhattan, KSKS136,12218,075−13%

278Muncie, ININ113,10617,927−11%

279Weirton, WVWV112,46817,775−16%

280Harrisonburg, VAVA140,15517,716+68%

281Tupelo, MSMS133,16717,522−4%

282Burlington, VTVT227,80317,492+8%

283Lebanon, NHNH224,50017,411−6%

284Gainesville, GAGA226,56817,291+71%

285New Iberia, LALA66,84617,256−2%

286Columbus, MSMS67,14417,246−6%

287Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,96617,164+10%

288Athens, OHOH63,19717,020−0%

289Ithaca, NYNY104,04717,014−5%

290Sumter, SCSC105,06717,000−20%

291Laurel, MSMS82,28116,991−12%

292Danville, VAVA101,13716,921+0%

293La Crosse, WIWI171,18216,690−11%

294Statesboro, GAGA97,97716,546+18%

295Clarksburg, WVWV88,14216,541−3%

296Seaford, DEDE277,14016,508+36%

297Eagle Pass, TXTX58,82316,482−10%

298Altoona, PAPA119,54116,321−11%

299Billings, MTMT193,60316,271+3%

300Gadsden, ALAL103,88616,241−1%

301Warner Robins, GAGA208,09116,086+11%

302Talladega, ALAL91,76415,970−6%

303San Angelo, TXTX122,06515,960−7%

304Racine, WIWI198,91915,868−11%

305Midland, TXTX193,13915,855−5%

306Lawrence, KSKS120,92015,848−6%

307Salisbury, MDMD131,87215,843+28%

308Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,28515,749−19%

309New Bern, NCNC127,35815,694+4%

310Goldsboro, NCNC122,27815,685−1%

311Bend, OROR266,37615,668+27%

312Battle Creek, MIMI133,40815,529−20%

313Santa Fe, NMNM156,90715,516+20%

314Indiana, PAPA82,87815,485−8%

315Springfield, OHOH135,34015,442−22%

316Barnstable, MAMA233,53915,308+9%

317Portsmouth, OHOH71,36515,277−26%

318Cumberland, MDMD93,64015,049−8%

319Carbondale, ILIL52,50115,031−13%

320LaGrange, GAGA107,09714,947−7%

321Greenwood, MSMS34,91214,915−13%

322Watertown, NYNY111,54014,854+13%

323Paducah, KYKY102,25914,787−9%

324Decatur, ILIL99,30014,784−1%

325Missoula, MTMT128,69814,768+6%

326Palatka, FLFL77,73414,699+13%

327Eau Claire, WIWI176,64714,670−23%

328Bloomington, ILIL171,41914,613−5%

329Burlington, NCNC186,17714,565+52%

330St. Simons, GAGA118,52414,550+13%

331Selma, ALAL35,14014,399−17%

332Elkhart, ININ208,77414,330+30%

333Jackson, MIMI159,55214,322−20%

334Amherst, MAMA164,06514,306−9%

335Pottsville, PAPA145,08514,306−12%

336Morristown, TNTN128,86714,289+19%

337Daphne, ALAL267,76114,248+1%

338Dalton, GAGA147,81914,200+29%

339Sioux Falls, SDSD314,63814,130+1%

340St. Joseph, MOMO119,17014,116−19%

341St. Cloud, MNMN205,85414,068−20%

342McComb, MSMS52,64014,058−19%

343Starkville, MSMS62,06314,022−0%

344Williamsport, PAPA112,58713,847+2%

345Hermitage, PAPA107,86013,813−11%

346Stillwater, OKOK83,88913,810+4%

347Nacogdoches, TXTX66,03513,808+0%

348Homosassa Springs, FLFL171,66613,787+17%

349Ukiah, CACA88,12213,749+21%

350Sioux City, IAIA145,73813,694−17%

351Mansfield, OHOH124,89313,637−4%

352Wilson, NCNC81,15013,635+5%

353Anderson Creek, NCNC150,13713,563+14%

354Cleveland, MSMS28,26213,518−25%

355Dover, DEDE194,78613,507+8%

356Kahului, HIHI160,67413,453+68%

357Parkersburg, WVWV87,26413,340−1%

358Sebring, FLFL111,12213,296+28%

359Ames, IAIA128,09013,235−9%

360Roseburg, OROR111,95113,186−6%

361Rapid City, SDSD156,93413,179−3%

362Logan, UTUT160,88913,147+25%

363Lima, OHOH100,88113,121−6%

364Ottawa, ILIL145,90213,110−18%

365Rome, GAGA101,37813,084+18%

366Corning, NYNY91,85513,064−2%

367Roswell, NMNM63,36413,053+1%

368Augusta, MEME129,06713,035+10%

369Moses Lake, WAWA105,72713,002+21%

370Longview, WAWA114,88512,986+19%

371Wenatchee, WAWA128,41412,979+16%

372Greenwood, SCSC95,21512,973+5%

373Salem, OHOH99,37712,932−25%

374Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,69112,912−5%

375Owensboro, KYKY113,96212,876−16%

376Cleveland, TNTN134,05712,843+1%

377Hot Springs, ARAR99,69512,843−3%

378Sunbury, PAPA107,78812,833+1%

379Shelby, NCNC103,32512,780+37%

380Pittsfield, MAMA128,22412,762+6%

381Alice, TXTX45,38312,694−12%

382Clovis, NMNM65,27012,651+0%

383Lufkin, TXTX88,15412,645−3%

384Morgan City, LALA46,55212,630−19%

385East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,17912,496+80%

386Thomasville, GAGA72,95812,482−6%

387Sherman, TXTX153,61312,467−5%

388Muskogee, OKOK66,70812,440−16%

389Rochester, MNMN231,18412,417−6%

390Jefferson City, MOMO152,71212,242+10%

391Monticello, NYNY80,58612,065+30%

392Albertville, ALAL103,53712,056−1%

393Victoria, TXTX99,86412,022−15%

394Alamogordo, NMNM70,36812,008+38%

395Blytheville, ARAR37,82811,961−21%

396Glens Falls, NYNY124,37311,916+7%

397Grand Junction, COCO162,84511,898−16%

398Kankakee, ILIL105,52511,878−7%

399Elmira, NYNY80,41511,798+9%

400Cape Girardeau, MOMO99,21511,792−16%

401Albany, OROR132,84311,756−5%

402Del Rio, TXTX47,83511,720−17%

403Hobbs, NMNM74,74911,703−6%

404Punta Gorda, FLFL217,21211,655+39%

405Grand Forks, NDND105,04611,590−13%

406Meadville, PAPA81,79211,542−13%

407Russellville, ARAR84,93211,532+14%

408Olean, NYNY75,39011,524−3%

409Lewiston, MEME116,48711,518−4%

410Elizabethtown, KYKY128,66611,516−20%

411Mount Vernon, WAWA132,97511,445+25%

412Corvallis, OROR97,72811,381+3%

413Coeur d'Alene, IDID191,86411,377+35%

414Grants Pass, OROR87,86711,360−1%

415Huntsville, TXTX83,84211,351+0%

416Ruston, LALA48,36011,257+1%

417Hinesville, GAGA91,87011,224+6%

418Kenosha, WIWI168,44811,213−14%

419Janesville, WIWI166,47211,156−19%

420Danville, ILIL71,25911,145−17%

421Plattsburgh, NYNY78,13811,135−2%

422Oxford, MSMS71,97211,084−1%

423Athens, TXTX88,59511,032+4%

424Clarksdale, MSMS19,84910,987−24%

425Zanesville, OHOH87,01410,911−10%

426Idaho Falls, IDID173,85110,878+10%

427Great Falls, MTMT85,02910,864+2%

428Bogalusa, LALA44,93710,844−20%

429Aberdeen, WAWA78,14410,820+3%

430Somerset, KYKY67,38410,733−4%

431Bay City, MIMI102,12310,729−23%

432Twin Falls, IDID123,90110,727+10%

433Klamath Falls, OROR70,27410,696+11%

434Hermiston, OROR93,72110,560−3%

435Sebastian, FLFL172,79910,504+33%

436Pocatello, IDID91,59110,479+15%

437Oshkosh, WIWI174,21810,479−15%

438DuBois, PAPA78,10010,436−4%

439Pullman, WAWA48,51210,424+11%

440Paris, TXTX63,31910,414−18%

441Natchitoches, LALA36,08910,363−17%

442Clewiston, FLFL61,54610,351+74%

443Napa, CACA132,94910,302+35%

444Monroe, MIMI156,00410,260−11%

445Clearlake, CACA67,77210,257+33%

446Dublin, GAGA60,35110,207+2%

447Tifton, GAGA51,23710,188−5%

448Winchester, VAVA152,33210,179+17%

449Waycross, GAGA57,67010,167−1%

450St. George, UTUT213,67010,114+56%

451Cullman, ALAL94,00910,072−3%

452Rexburg, IDID69,38010,054+20%

453Mount Pleasant, TXTX57,0769,994−1%

454Fort Payne, ALAL74,0859,920+5%

455Kinston, NCNC55,8379,883−14%

456Chambersburg, PAPA160,6529,821−2%

457Tahlequah, OKOK49,1969,721−1%

458Martinsville, VAVA63,0919,707+24%

459Sikeston, MOMO49,9789,668−16%

460Red Bluff, CACA64,6659,667+27%

461Kalispell, MTMT115,4299,648+13%

462Centralia, WAWA88,0629,611+12%

463Michigan City, ININ111,2949,579−11%

464Shawnee, OKOK75,1029,573−6%

465Murrells Inlet, SCSC65,9129,530+2%

466Lexington Park, MDMD211,1769,488+15%

467Mankato, MNMN104,9079,461−24%

468Coos Bay, OROR63,9929,444−5%

469Somerset, PAPA72,0049,423−16%

470Nogales, AZAZ50,0209,397+20%

471Searcy, ARAR80,0859,370−9%

472Middlesborough, KYKY22,8299,340−18%

473Charleston, ILIL46,6079,305+8%

474Vicksburg, MSMS41,7599,269−14%

475Fairmont, WVWV55,5849,231−15%

476Oneonta, NYNY60,5899,211+9%

477Greeneville, TNTN73,8319,124−3%

478Athens, TNTN71,5909,114+0%

479Rockingham, NCNC42,0419,109+22%

480Staunton, VAVA129,6929,108+2%

481Palestine, TXTX59,8059,076+3%

482Auburn, NYNY74,3659,066+8%

483Brainerd, MNMN100,5629,063−20%

484Lebanon, PAPA146,3809,033+10%

485Sandusky, OHOH112,7779,017−6%

486Appleton, WIWI249,8768,980−14%

487Picayune, MSMS59,3638,964+8%

488Wooster, OHOH116,7588,946−24%

489Marion, ILIL67,2258,942−2%

490Payson, AZAZ53,8018,938+21%

491Douglas, GAGA52,8618,914+8%

492Carlsbad, NMNM62,5098,898−10%

493Mount Airy, NCNC72,2878,845+26%

494Henderson, NCNC42,6388,807+15%

495Chillicothe, OHOH76,4298,775−29%

496Forest City, NCNC65,7458,752+25%

497Washington, NCNC44,6708,751+6%

498Bozeman, MTMT128,7408,715+1%

499Las Vegas, NMNM30,3118,668−7%

500Marion, ININ66,5248,646−11%

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Frequently asked

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.