RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 500 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. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ leads at 2,491,461. 918 metro areas qualify in total. California carries 5 of the top 25 entries.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS IN POVERTYVS 2000

USUnited States12.8% of US population331,449,28142,539,640–

01New York, NYNY20,112,4482,491,461−0%

02Los Angeles, CACA12,844,4411,743,220−13%

03Chicago, ILIL9,434,1231,067,738+13%

04Houston, TXTX7,904,627959,026+49%

05Miami, FLFL6,391,072853,191+21%

06Dallas, TXTX8,477,157842,336+52%

07Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,118739,657+20%

08Atlanta, GAGA6,482,182695,642+70%

09Riverside, CACA4,769,007629,739+29%

10Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,938613,805+57%

11Detroit, MIMI4,390,913607,761+29%

12Washington, DCDC6,465,724478,750+34%

13Boston, MAMA5,034,221444,008+18%

14Tampa, FLFL3,418,895412,215+54%

15San Francisco, CACA4,630,041405,503+8%

16San Antonio, TXTX2,813,140362,094+40%

17San Diego, CACA3,282,248360,245+3%

18Orlando, FLFL2,957,672343,513+95%

19Seattle, WAWA4,161,883338,635+30%

20Cleveland, OHOH2,165,775312,262+28%

21Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,295306,726+51%

22Sacramento, CACA2,477,274304,941+33%

23Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,226302,559+104%

24St. Louis, MOMO2,814,421300,824+13%

25Charlotte, NCNC2,938,830294,413+76%

26Baltimore, MDMD2,857,781276,398+10%

27Columbus, OHOH2,242,028270,427+61%

28Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,992264,010−4%

29Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,858262,234+37%

30Portland, OROR2,542,282254,575+39%

31McAllen, TXTX921,549247,648+21%

32Denver, COCO3,092,037244,823+41%

33Indianapolis, ININ2,205,695240,807+72%

34Fresno, CACA1,203,383239,420+14%

35Memphis, TNTN1,341,412232,761+22%

36Austin, TXTX2,620,945232,621+68%

37Nashville, TNTN2,197,416222,992+55%

38Kansas City, MOMO2,270,682216,532+40%

39Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,010204,008+28%

40Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,500198,368+64%

41Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,813191,183+29%

42Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,213191,059+11%

43Providence, RIRI1,708,161188,926+6%

44Bakersfield, CACA927,068185,743+35%

45New Orleans, LALA970,849184,924−19%

46El Paso, TXTX881,291169,420+4%

47Tucson, AZAZ1,074,685166,362+34%

48Birmingham, ALAL1,197,766162,239+14%

49Louisville, KYKY1,402,509162,103+29%

50Buffalo, NYNY1,155,653157,264+13%

51San Jose, CACA1,984,473144,836+10%

52Albuquerque, NMNM925,279141,912+40%

53Rochester, NYNY1,056,149140,681+29%

54Tulsa, OKOK1,069,273138,306+37%

55Richmond, VAVA1,389,338136,425+40%

56Baton Rouge, LALA888,699132,909+5%

57Raleigh, NCNC1,595,720130,488+85%

58Columbia, SCSC879,918123,500+54%

59Knoxville, TNTN968,137122,226+24%

60Greenville, SCSC1,014,101122,064+44%

61Greensboro, NCNC805,945120,111+76%

62Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,645117,072+48%

63Dayton, OHOH826,554113,663+38%

64Brownsville, TXTX433,946112,334+1%

65Lakeland, FLFL874,790109,555+75%

66Stockton, CACA823,815106,806+7%

67Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,377106,193+42%

68Jackson, MSMS609,847105,474−3%

69Little Rock, ARAR777,607105,456+43%

70Winston-Salem, NCNC712,206103,322+74%

71Visalia, CACA485,146102,957+17%

72Toledo, OHOH599,376101,606+32%

73Charleston, SCSC889,26399,209+29%

74Augusta, GAGA641,23195,686+22%

75Syracuse, NYNY652,27391,561+15%

76Albany, NYNY915,83590,824+18%

77Omaha, NENE1,009,83690,073+40%

78Allentown, PAPA887,61590,007+47%

79Cape Coral, FLFL875,60789,885+110%

80Akron, OHOH701,78087,379+28%

81Deltona, FLFL746,93385,895+54%

82Honolulu, HIHI988,70385,632−1%

83Worcester, MAMA888,50283,331+20%

84Wichita, KSKS663,80982,443+58%

85Shreveport, LALA383,47481,961+12%

86North Port, FLFL948,15881,386+57%

87Scranton, PAPA574,41880,212+32%

88Boise City, IDID864,24380,011+84%

89Durham, NCNC625,48576,849+38%

90Spokane, WAWA608,01275,593+31%

91Oxnard, CACA830,85175,400+8%

92Youngstown, OHOH423,67875,047+35%

93Lexington, KYKY535,17474,906+55%

94Modesto, CACA557,71974,569+4%

95Colorado Springs, COCO781,79674,132+74%

96Mobile, ALAL411,65874,115+0%

97Flint, MIMI401,09373,287+28%

98Springfield, MAMA464,33873,263+9%

99Corpus Christi, TXTX451,19173,064−1%

100Lafayette, LALA423,75872,519+9%

101Fayetteville, NCNC395,41272,441+62%

102Chattanooga, TNTN594,53072,311+27%

103Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,37771,690+26%

104Tallahassee, FLFL397,44271,587+25%

105Huntington, WVWV365,96570,958+6%

106Madison, WIWI709,68570,790+53%

107Gulfport, MSMS431,32969,415+31%

108Springfield, MOMO500,69469,017+51%

109Lansing, MIMI479,72268,301+37%

110Gainesville, FLFL359,03668,231+18%

111Palm Bay, FLFL663,98267,795+50%

112Provo, UTUT773,42667,590+50%

113Fayetteville, ARAR622,17766,519+62%

114Laredo, TXTX281,22465,815+9%

115Eugene, OROR381,58465,780+42%

116Des Moines, IAIA758,53965,026+70%

117Lubbock, TXTX368,43164,729+22%

118Killeen, TXTX511,49764,536+68%

119Pensacola, FLFL544,94963,869+12%

120Montgomery, ALAL388,74763,527+17%

121Beaumont, TXTX399,31063,354+4%

122Columbus, GAGA324,83061,570+31%

123College Station, TXTX287,47660,352+28%

124Reno, NVNV578,73459,489+58%

125Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,72159,390+61%

126Ocala, FLFL442,66058,390+72%

127Santa Maria, CACA442,06557,665+1%

128Huntsville, ALAL556,44457,525+54%

129Salem, OROR445,81456,804+25%

130Wilmington, NCNC492,77256,644+59%

131Harrisburg, PAPA617,42756,331+35%

132Waco, TXTX308,80755,078+25%

133Monroe, LALA222,39054,700+12%

134Las Cruces, NMNM229,09154,524+23%

135Fort Wayne, ININ466,25854,231+62%

136Canton, OHOH400,24653,429+40%

137Salinas, CACA433,72952,835−3%

138Spartanburg, SCSC407,65652,777+49%

139Merced, CACA297,26052,733+16%

140Savannah, GAGA438,31451,948+22%

141Hickory, NCNC376,89051,914+55%

142Ann Arbor, MIMI370,21451,622+44%

143Lancaster, PAPA563,15950,375+37%

144Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,55350,270+32%

145Tuscaloosa, ALAL281,85050,264+22%

146Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,55150,233+112%

147Reading, PAPA440,07250,190+42%

148Rockford, ILIL337,24249,430+66%

149Kingsport, TNTN314,83448,864+20%

150Davenport, IAIA380,45248,456+27%

151South Bend, ININ324,53846,568+43%

152Atlantic City, NJNJ372,04746,386+31%

153Asheville, NCNC422,34546,182+31%

154Longview, TXTX297,31545,326+15%

155Portland, MEME577,63544,741+14%

156Athens, GAGA224,14844,538+27%

157Clarksville, TNTN349,00144,359+62%

158Peoria, ILIL363,50544,034+22%

159Trenton, NJNJ399,28943,013+42%

160Santa Rosa, CACA486,44443,004+16%

161Lake Charles, LALA244,65542,618+18%

162Yakima, WAWA259,18542,323−3%

163Champaign, ILIL239,97942,113+37%

164Ogden, UTUT672,78442,049+37%

165Erie, PAPA265,83241,968+25%

166Binghamton, NYNY243,18941,638+38%

167Utica, NYNY285,61141,240+6%

168Vallejo, CACA455,37641,190+26%

169Naples, FLFL417,13141,186+60%

170El Centro, CACA181,41140,489+26%

171York, PAPA473,19739,886+55%

172Fort Collins, COCO377,29239,812+71%

173Lincoln, NENE352,08139,548+58%

174Fort Smith, ARAR234,14039,517+28%

175Corbin, KYKY150,04039,099−6%

176Roanoke, VAVA316,54739,060+43%

177Lafayette, ININ228,46838,954+53%

178Amarillo, TXTX276,23538,708+23%

179Chico, CACA209,21138,562−4%

180Auburn, ALAL208,01338,328+16%

181Kalamazoo, MIMI263,79537,718+31%

182Houma, LALA199,66837,553+8%

183Blacksburg, VAVA181,61637,512+16%

184Charleston, WVWV200,17037,399+0%

185Florence, SCSC201,39237,265+9%

186Yuma, AZAZ224,44937,075+20%

187Boulder, COCO328,56036,900+33%

188Anchorage, AKAK405,82136,786+43%

189Duluth, MNMN281,21936,594+16%

190Greenville, NCNC182,93635,402+30%

191Evansville, ININ273,78635,096+46%

192Kennewick, WAWA324,33434,871+45%

193Bloomington, ININ165,23134,688+40%

194Lake Havasu City, AZAZ228,10234,519+60%

195Columbia, MOMO219,06234,304+52%

196Albany, GAGA145,51034,223+4%

197Valdosta, GAGA153,27634,210+48%

198Johnson City, TNTN216,41634,043+27%

199Greeley, COCO378,42633,797+49%

200Hattiesburg, MSMS158,01433,734+40%

201Saginaw, MIMI187,68833,376+14%

202Hagerstown, MDMD315,28032,908+44%

203Tyler, TXTX252,54932,581+35%

204Joplin, MOMO208,79632,345+32%

205Santa Cruz, CACA258,85232,268+6%

206Jackson, TNTN184,56931,736+34%

207Lumberton, NCNC119,94131,532+12%

208Bellingham, WAWA236,39231,475+33%

209Crestview, FLFL315,09831,437+50%

210Manchester, NHNH433,41531,427+32%

211Bowling Green, KYKY197,18031,405+45%

212Lynchburg, VAVA269,16931,387+25%

213San Luis Obispo, CACA282,36731,311−1%

214Green Bay, WIWI336,75630,900+60%

215Medford, OROR221,79530,590+35%

216Prescott Valley, AZAZ252,55229,713+48%

217Pueblo, COCO169,27729,660+41%

218Slidell, LALA279,10829,026+56%

219Lacey, WAWA304,26128,976+58%

220Panama City, FLFL231,17428,818+23%

221Springfield, ILIL206,03328,407+52%

222Gainesville, GAGA226,56828,392+64%

223State College, PAPA157,39328,167+10%

224Iowa City, IAIA182,71128,153+55%

225Hilo, HIHI210,04328,045+20%

226Fargo, NDND269,52827,993+46%

227Terre Haute, ININ169,24127,956+32%

228Alexandria, LALA147,95227,870−7%

229Seaford, DEDE277,14027,779+68%

230Redding, CACA181,64827,420+9%

231Dothan, ALAL156,26627,257+27%

232Show Low, AZAZ109,94627,022−6%

233Eureka, CACA131,64726,924+9%

234Hammond, LALA141,34626,842+18%

235Morgantown, WVWV141,99526,717+11%

236Farmington, NMNM120,34026,459+8%

237Burlington, NCNC186,17726,432+81%

238Bloomington, ILIL171,41926,058+78%

239Rocky Mount, NCNC148,48625,866+14%

240Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,28525,825+64%

241Gallup, NMNM68,11925,655−5%

242Bend, OROR266,37625,500+63%

243Jacksonville, NCNC217,17525,381+31%

244Yuba City, CACA187,47825,349+2%

245Niles, MIMI152,44425,189+22%

246Pikeville, KYKY89,12225,031−14%

247Texarkana, TXTX146,81624,895−3%

248Topeka, KSKS233,05224,882+21%

249Kingston, NYNY183,33024,857+22%

250Flagstaff, AZAZ144,36824,814+17%

251Muskegon, MIMI177,90124,776+27%

252Warner Robins, GAGA208,09124,750+54%

253Wichita Falls, TXTX149,44824,711+28%

254Vineland, NJNJ157,14824,699+12%

255Hanford, CACA154,32724,419−3%

256Cookeville, TNTN152,47724,417+30%

257Racine, WIWI198,91924,405+54%

258Charlottesville, VAVA228,59724,365+16%

259Jonesboro, ARAR139,44024,348+35%

260Burlington, VTVT227,80324,291+39%

261Elkhart, ININ208,77424,149+69%

262Beckley, WVWV109,94024,148−3%

263Dover, DEDE194,78624,070+78%

264Manhattan, KSKS136,12224,005+33%

265Muncie, ININ113,10624,000+34%

266Richmond, KYKY131,80623,932+21%

267Decatur, ALAL160,32623,908+26%

268Sioux Falls, SDSD314,63823,525+66%

269Abilene, TXTX185,42923,519+0%

270Dalton, GAGA147,81923,117+63%

271Homosassa Springs, FLFL171,66623,030+67%

272Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,96622,934+34%

273Waterloo, IAIA169,18922,717+22%

274Jamestown, NYNY124,12622,671+17%

275Bremerton, WAWA283,37422,605+11%

276St. Cloud, MNMN205,85422,595+61%

277Lebanon, NHNH224,50022,540+29%

278Rio Grande City, TXTX66,31922,528−17%

279Battle Creek, MIMI133,40822,363+44%

280Goldsboro, NCNC122,27821,943+40%

281Ames, IAIA128,09021,620+63%

282Odessa, TXTX173,80121,473−5%

283Salisbury, MDMD131,87221,338+35%

284Daphne, ALAL267,76121,262+49%

285Anderson Creek, NCNC150,13721,129+56%

286Stillwater, OKOK83,88921,109+53%

287Florence, ALAL156,60921,074+3%

288Logan, UTUT160,88920,804+58%

289Springfield, OHOH135,34020,758+34%

290La Crosse, WIWI171,18220,727+24%

291Statesboro, GAGA97,97720,645+25%

292Opelousas, LALA80,76520,459−20%

293Eau Claire, WIWI176,64720,408+39%

294Kenosha, WIWI168,44820,352+82%

295Bangor, MEME157,96720,343+3%

296Grand Junction, COCO162,84520,244+70%

297Santa Fe, NMNM156,90720,194+30%

298Lawton, OKOK127,59020,189+5%

299Janesville, WIWI166,47219,944+79%

300Harrisonburg, VAVA140,15519,893+12%

301Jackson, MIMI159,55219,867+39%

302Punta Gorda, FLFL217,21219,804+70%

303Lawrence, KSKS120,92019,643+24%

304Meridian, MSMS85,41919,618−4%

305Ottawa, ILIL145,90219,535+49%

306Orangeburg, SCSC83,17719,481−1%

307St. Simons, GAGA118,52419,452+34%

308Johnstown, PAPA128,96819,398+2%

309Sumter, SCSC105,06719,118+12%

310Cleveland, TNTN134,05719,092+49%

311Massena, NYNY105,48819,091+1%

312Sierra Vista, AZAZ126,33219,084−8%

313Tupelo, MSMS133,16719,043+9%

314Shelby, NCNC103,32519,034+49%

315LaGrange, GAGA107,09718,989+27%

316Danville, VAVA101,13718,937+12%

317Oshkosh, WIWI174,21818,904+80%

318Pottsville, PAPA145,08518,786+31%

319Wheeling, WVWV134,08918,681−21%

320Albertville, ALAL103,53718,602+54%

321New Bern, NCNC127,35818,486+18%

322Ithaca, NYNY104,04718,474+9%

323Oxford, ALAL115,83418,379+2%

324Rome, GAGA101,37818,288+40%

325Rapid City, SDSD156,93418,217+38%

326Laurel, MSMS82,28118,146+7%

327Morristown, TNTN128,86718,083+27%

328East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,17918,051+44%

329St. George, UTUT213,67017,950+77%

330Owensboro, KYKY113,96217,856+39%

331Weirton, WVWV112,46817,840+0%

332Greenwood, SCSC95,21517,785+37%

333Bluefield, WVWV96,13817,779−8%

334Rochester, MNMN231,18417,712+43%

335Coeur d'Alene, IDID191,86417,694+56%

336Corvallis, OROR97,72817,685+55%

337Sioux City, IAIA145,73817,565+28%

338Billings, MTMT193,60317,441+7%

339Athens, OHOH63,19717,414+2%

340Monroe, MIMI156,00417,392+70%

341Michigan City, ININ111,29417,388+82%

342Amherst, MAMA164,06517,242+21%

343Natchez, MSMS54,72217,238−6%

344Midland, TXTX193,13917,155+8%

345Mansfield, OHOH124,89317,117+26%

346Hot Springs, ARAR99,69517,024+33%

347Portsmouth, OHOH71,36517,021+11%

348St. Joseph, MOMO119,17016,935+20%

349Altoona, PAPA119,54116,924+4%

350Starkville, MSMS62,06316,777+20%

351Watertown, NYNY111,54016,752+13%

352Bay City, MIMI102,12316,729+56%

353Twin Falls, IDID123,90116,529+54%

354Gadsden, ALAL103,88616,515+2%

355Missoula, MTMT128,69816,501+12%

356Palatka, FLFL77,73416,454+12%

357Sebastian, FLFL172,79916,423+56%

358Appleton, WIWI249,87616,408+83%

359Sherman, TXTX153,61316,249+30%

360Sebring, FLFL111,12216,247+22%

361Nacogdoches, TXTX66,03516,078+16%

362Paducah, KYKY102,25916,076+9%

363Cape Girardeau, MOMO99,21515,993+36%

364Roanoke Rapids, NCNC63,02515,970−13%

365Rexburg, IDID69,38015,951+59%

366Talladega, ALAL91,76415,942−0%

367Hermitage, PAPA107,86015,920+15%

368Traverse City, MIMI156,97215,895+85%

369Huntsville, TXTX83,84215,849+40%

370Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,69115,811+22%

371Decatur, ILIL99,30015,785+7%

372Albany, OROR132,84315,758+34%

373Wilson, NCNC81,15015,710+15%

374New Iberia, LALA66,84615,575−10%

375Williamsport, PAPA112,58715,519+12%

376Oxford, MSMS71,97215,422+39%

377Barnstable, MAMA233,53915,404+1%

378Lebanon, PAPA146,38015,388+70%

379McComb, MSMS52,64015,344+9%

380Augusta, MEME129,06715,339+18%

381Idaho Falls, IDID173,85115,221+40%

382Victoria, TXTX99,86415,186+26%

383Elizabethtown, KYKY128,66615,158+32%

384Eagle Pass, TXTX58,82315,156−8%

385Dublin, GAGA60,35115,138+48%

386Pine Bluff, ARAR70,21115,086−19%

387Lufkin, TXTX88,15414,987+19%

388Grand Forks, NDND105,04614,949+29%

389Ukiah, CACA88,12214,902+8%

390Kahului, HIHI160,67414,865+10%

391Fort Payne, ALAL74,08514,831+50%

392San Angelo, TXTX122,06514,778−7%

393Ruston, LALA48,36014,764+31%

394Longview, WAWA114,88514,685+13%

395Somerset, KYKY67,38414,680+37%

396Columbus, MSMS67,14414,519−16%

397Roseburg, OROR111,95114,468+10%

398Jefferson City, MOMO152,71214,410+18%

399Moses Lake, WAWA105,72714,386+11%

400Mankato, MNMN104,90714,292+51%

401Parkersburg, WVWV87,26414,249+7%

402Cumberland, MDMD93,64014,181−6%

403Grants Pass, OROR87,86714,093+24%

404Danville, ILIL71,25914,090+26%

405Salem, OHOH99,37714,064+9%

406Kankakee, ILIL105,52513,981+18%

407Athens, TXTX88,59513,958+27%

408Sevierville, TNTN101,34213,948+84%

409Chambersburg, PAPA160,65213,933+42%

410Greenville, MSMS40,44613,895−25%

411Mount Vernon, WAWA132,97513,880+21%

412Sunbury, PAPA107,78813,830+8%

413Clovis, NMNM65,27013,779+9%

414Klamath Falls, OROR70,27413,617+27%

415Zanesville, OHOH87,01413,508+24%

416Glasgow, KYKY56,22413,479+62%

417Muskogee, OKOK66,70813,445+8%

418Clarksburg, WVWV88,14213,371−19%

419Staunton, VAVA129,69213,340+46%

420Hermiston, OROR93,72113,259+26%

421Boone, NCNC54,78613,231+73%

422Wenatchee, WAWA128,41413,224+2%

423Lexington Park, MDMD211,17613,199+39%

424Lima, OHOH100,88113,168+0%

425Bozeman, MTMT128,74013,098+50%

426Russellville, ARAR84,93213,053+13%

427Olean, NYNY75,39013,005+13%

428Alamogordo, NMNM70,36812,959+8%

429Winchester, VAVA152,33212,936+27%

430Hinesville, GAGA91,87012,883+15%

431Thomasville, GAGA72,95812,815+3%

432Carbondale, ILIL52,50112,717−15%

433Clewiston, FLFL61,54612,688+23%

434Indiana, PAPA82,87812,640−18%

435Roswell, NMNM63,36412,639−3%

436Lewiston, MEME116,48712,601+9%

437Sandusky, OHOH112,77712,589+40%

438Chillicothe, OHOH76,42912,571+43%

439Pittsfield, MAMA128,22412,550−2%

440Wooster, OHOH116,75812,503+40%

441Pullman, WAWA48,51212,477+20%

442Red Bluff, CACA64,66512,388+28%

443Elmira, NYNY80,41512,339+5%

444Marion, ININ66,52412,298+42%

445Glens Falls, NYNY124,37312,276+3%

446Pocatello, IDID91,59112,157+16%

447Wausau, WIWI139,43212,133+47%

448Kinston, NCNC55,83712,108+23%

449Hobbs, NMNM74,74912,098+3%

450Waycross, GAGA57,67012,071+19%

451New Philadelphia, OHOH92,37312,051+41%

452Seneca, SCSC83,77512,024+69%

453Clearlake, CACA67,77211,958+17%

454Tifton, GAGA51,23711,952+17%

455Corning, NYNY91,85511,908−9%

456Greeneville, TNTN73,83111,888+30%

457Mount Airy, NCNC72,28711,722+33%

458Paris, TXTX63,31911,552+11%

459DuBois, PAPA78,10011,529+10%

460Martinsville, VAVA63,09111,520+19%

461Forest City, NCNC65,74511,483+31%

462Shawnee, OKOK75,10211,437+19%

463Great Falls, MTMT85,02911,394+5%

464The Villages, FLFL157,77211,361+55%

465Natchitoches, LALA36,08911,290+9%

466Alice, TXTX45,38311,242−11%

467Selma, ALAL35,14011,240−22%

468Adrian, MIMI97,77911,216+69%

469Bogalusa, LALA44,93711,203+3%

470Richmond, ININ66,16911,167+38%

471Cullman, ALAL94,00911,149+11%

472Douglas, GAGA52,86111,124+25%

473Moultrie, GAGA47,43811,120+33%

474Searcy, ARAR80,08511,031+18%

475Aberdeen, WAWA78,14411,004+2%

476Centralia, WAWA88,06210,878+13%

477Henderson, KYKY57,18410,854+41%

478North Wilkesboro, NCNC66,23310,832+39%

479Farmington, MOMO67,80910,793+31%

480Kalispell, MTMT115,42910,703+11%

481Athens, TNTN71,59010,665+17%

482Payson, AZAZ53,80110,662+19%

483Holland, MIMI123,18810,579+37%

484Brainerd, MNMN100,56210,504+16%

485Meadville, PAPA81,79210,497−9%

486Pinehurst, NCNC110,61910,489+23%

487Coos Bay, OROR63,99210,477+11%

488Monticello, NYNY80,58610,472−13%

489Greenwood, MSMS34,91210,419−30%

490Columbus, ININ85,72910,405+98%

491Frankfort, KYKY77,87410,395+59%

492Milledgeville, GAGA44,02910,389+39%

493Napa, CACA132,94910,370+1%

494Sanford, NCNC70,25810,344+64%

495Port Angeles, WAWA78,20210,341+28%

496Tahlequah, OKOK49,19610,339+6%

497Murrells Inlet, SCSC65,91210,236+7%

498Nogales, AZAZ50,02010,226+9%

499Minden, LALA34,94810,181+20%

500Concord, NHNH158,07810,171+26%

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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 2,491,461 (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.