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Poverty rate, US cities
Poverty rate by US city
Poverty rate, US cities
Poverty rate by city · all 346 cities · hover or tap a city for every figure on this page
CitiesDetroit, Michigan
Darker amber is a higher poverty rate. Each city is a marked point on the US state map. Alaska and Hawaii are inset. Places without a packaged map dot stay in the ranking and table. Puerto Rico cities are in the ranking and table but are not drawn here.
Among the 346 US cities with at least 100,000 residents, a typical city has a poverty rate of 13.6%, the midpoint of those 346 rates on the 2023 ACS five-year estimates, so half of these cities sit above that mark and half below. Ponce, Puerto Rico has the highest figure the Census published for this set at 50.5%, followed by San Juan, Puerto Rico at 38.8% and Bayamón, Puerto Rico at 34.0%. Among cities in the 50 states and the District of Columbia, Detroit, Michigan is highest at 31.5%. Highlands Ranch, Colorado is the lowest at 2.4%. 58 cities are at or above 20 percent. These are each city's own poverty rate for people whose poverty status was determined, not a national average of cities.
In short
13.6%typical city in this setthe middle of the 346 rates, not an average
50.5%Ponce, Puerto Ricohighest figure the Census published
31.5%Detroit, Michiganhighest among the 50 states and DC
2.4%Highlands Ranch, Coloradolowest poverty rate
58cities at or above 20%of 346 cities with 100,000 or more people
Poverty rate, all published cities
Poverty rate · all 346 · ranked high to low
Every incorporated or Census place with at least 100,000 residents, 346 in all. Ponce, Puerto Rico leads at 50.5%, then San Juan, Puerto Rico at 38.8% and Bayamón, Puerto Rico at 34.0%. Highlands Ranch, Colorado is lowest at 2.4%. The middle city sits at 13.6%. 58 cities reach 20 percent and 18 reach 25 percent. The ranking is each city's own poverty rate: people below poverty divided by people for whom poverty status is determined.
Poverty rate against city population
Poverty rate against total population · one point per row, 346 of 346 plotted
Each point is one city of 100,000 or more, 346 in all. Population and poverty rate are only loosely related: cities of similar size can sit far apart on poverty. Large cities sit to the right; higher poverty rates sit higher on the chart.
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346 rows · 6 columns · sorted by poverty rate, high to low
Poverty rate, people below poverty, poverty universe and total population for every US city of 100,000 or more on the 2023 ACS five-year estimates. Sort any column or use the filter box to jump to a city by name. Each poverty rate is that city's own share of people for whom poverty status is determined, so those columns cannot be averaged into a United States figure.
| ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ponce, Puerto Rico | 50.5% | 1.7% | 54,983 | 108,943 | 109,765 |
| San Juan, Puerto Rico | 38.8% | 1.1% | 122,888 | 316,786 | 320,691 |
| Bayamón, Puerto Rico | 34.0% | 1.4% | 55,257 | 162,619 | 167,312 |
| Detroit, Michigan | 31.5% | 0.8% | 197,473 | 626,667 | 636,644 |
| Cleveland, Ohio | 30.8% | 1.0% | 110,170 | 357,560 | 367,523 |
| Syracuse, New York | 29.6% | 1.5% | 38,599 | 130,554 | 146,211 |
| Carolina, Puerto Rico | 28.8% | 1.7% | 39,971 | 138,570 | 139,051 |
| College Station, Texas | 28.6% | 1.6% | 30,841 | 107,975 | 122,280 |
| Gainesville, Florida | 28.0% | 1.8% | 35,742 | 127,554 | 143,611 |
| Buffalo, New York | 27.4% | 1.2% | 73,660 | 269,145 | 276,397 |
| Dayton, Ohio | 27.1% | 1.9% | 33,777 | 124,748 | 136,741 |
| Jackson, Mississippi | 26.8% | 1.8% | 38,457 | 143,361 | 149,827 |
| Rochester, New York | 26.6% | 1.3% | 53,756 | 201,839 | 209,720 |
| Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance), Georgia | 26.3% | 1.5% | 30,681 | 116,607 | 126,987 |
| Edinburg, Texas | 25.7% | 2.9% | 25,147 | 97,881 | 102,561 |
| Hartford, Connecticut | 25.5% | 1.8% | 28,959 | 113,726 | 119,970 |
| Springfield, Massachusetts | 25.3% | 1.8% | 37,782 | 149,578 | 154,751 |
| Birmingham, Alabama | 25.2% | 1.4% | 47,975 | 190,356 | 199,322 |
| New Haven, Connecticut | 25.0% | 1.8% | 31,269 | 125,166 | 132,893 |
| Baton Rouge, Louisiana | 25.0% | 1.7% | 52,726 | 211,069 | 223,699 |
| Brownsville, Texas | 24.9% | 1.5% | 46,275 | 186,205 | 188,023 |
| Macon-Bibb County, Georgia | 24.8% | 1.7% | 37,337 | 150,343 | 156,543 |
| Newark, New Jersey | 24.7% | 1.3% | 72,937 | 295,715 | 307,188 |
| Toledo, Ohio | 24.5% | 1.2% | 64,266 | 262,077 | 268,461 |
| Cincinnati, Ohio | 24.5% | 1.1% | 72,846 | 297,380 | 309,595 |
| Dearborn, Michigan | 24.3% | 2.1% | 26,094 | 107,496 | 107,846 |
| Waco, Texas | 24.0% | 1.8% | 32,047 | 133,702 | 141,925 |
| Waterbury, Connecticut | 23.9% | 2.0% | 26,915 | 112,614 | 114,356 |
| Tuscaloosa, Alabama | 23.8% | 2.3% | 22,582 | 94,908 | 107,699 |
| Shreveport, Louisiana | 23.6% | 1.8% | 42,224 | 178,757 | 183,483 |
| Paterson, New Jersey | 23.6% | 1.8% | 36,881 | 156,515 | 157,660 |
| Albany, New York | 23.4% | 1.7% | 21,137 | 90,514 | 100,081 |
| Milwaukee, Wisconsin | 23.3% | 0.8% | 129,368 | 555,150 | 569,756 |
| Columbia, South Carolina | 23.3% | 1.6% | 26,148 | 112,456 | 138,019 |
| Tallahassee, Florida | 23.2% | 1.3% | 42,424 | 182,958 | 199,696 |
| Ann Arbor, Michigan | 23.0% | 1.4% | 25,145 | 109,557 | 121,179 |
| Akron, Ohio | 22.9% | 1.3% | 42,296 | 185,090 | 189,526 |
| New Orleans, Louisiana | 22.6% | 1.0% | 82,338 | 363,814 | 376,035 |
| South Bend, Indiana | 22.6% | 1.5% | 22,714 | 100,604 | 102,866 |
| Bridgeport, Connecticut | 22.5% | 1.8% | 32,623 | 144,753 | 148,012 |
| Memphis, Tennessee | 22.5% | 1.0% | 138,498 | 614,581 | 629,063 |
| Provo, Utah | 22.3% | 1.4% | 22,714 | 101,920 | 114,303 |
| Chico, California | 22.1% | 1.5% | 21,833 | 98,868 | 102,032 |
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 22.0% | 0.6% | 338,466 | 1,538,247 | 1,582,432 |
| Las Cruces, New Mexico | 22.0% | 2.3% | 24,465 | 111,260 | 112,612 |
| Rockford, Illinois | 21.9% | 1.2% | 31,571 | 144,358 | 147,649 |
| Boulder, Colorado | 21.8% | 1.5% | 20,730 | 95,070 | 106,274 |
| Allentown, Pennsylvania | 21.6% | 1.8% | 25,882 | 120,030 | 125,320 |
| Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance), Georgia | 21.1% | 1.4% | 40,429 | 191,704 | 201,504 |
| Fresno, California | 20.9% | 0.8% | 111,660 | 534,270 | 543,615 |
| Montgomery, Alabama | 20.9% | 1.6% | 39,760 | 190,285 | 198,440 |
| Laredo, Texas | 20.8% | 1.5% | 52,537 | 252,947 | 255,949 |
| Knoxville, Tennessee | 20.5% | 1.1% | 37,812 | 184,811 | 193,721 |
| Sunrise Manor, Nevada | 20.4% | 1.3% | 40,562 | 198,440 | 199,099 |
| McAllen, Texas | 20.2% | 2.5% | 28,757 | 142,615 | 143,789 |
| Baltimore, Maryland | 20.1% | 0.8% | 111,877 | 557,089 | 577,193 |
| Providence, Rhode Island | 20.1% | 1.8% | 35,065 | 174,871 | 190,214 |
| El Cajon, California | 20.0% | 2.0% | 20,603 | 102,973 | 104,909 |
| Columbia, Missouri | 20.0% | 1.4% | 23,516 | 117,661 | 127,200 |
| Peoria, Illinois | 20.0% | 1.8% | 21,653 | 108,416 | 112,126 |
| Victorville, California | 19.9% | 3.0% | 25,909 | 129,896 | 135,983 |
| Lansing, Michigan | 19.9% | 1.6% | 22,244 | 111,664 | 112,546 |
| New Bedford, Massachusetts | 19.9% | 1.7% | 19,743 | 99,399 | 100,731 |
| Beaumont, Texas | 19.8% | 1.7% | 22,070 | 111,249 | 113,710 |
| Worcester, Massachusetts | 19.8% | 1.2% | 38,069 | 192,504 | 205,501 |
| St. Louis, Missouri | 19.8% | 1.0% | 56,166 | 284,225 | 293,109 |
| Houston, Texas | 19.7% | 0.5% | 445,810 | 2,264,308 | 2,300,419 |
| San Bernardino, California | 19.5% | 1.4% | 41,880 | 214,408 | 221,774 |
| Savannah, Georgia | 19.5% | 1.2% | 26,819 | 137,636 | 147,546 |
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | 19.5% | 0.9% | 54,689 | 280,914 | 303,620 |
| Springfield, Missouri | 19.4% | 1.2% | 30,983 | 159,702 | 169,432 |
| Miami, Florida | 19.2% | 0.9% | 84,632 | 440,681 | 446,663 |
| Pueblo, Colorado | 19.2% | 1.5% | 20,564 | 107,238 | 111,514 |
| Lafayette, Louisiana | 19.1% | 1.6% | 22,631 | 118,406 | 121,537 |
| Lubbock, Texas | 19.0% | 1.0% | 47,514 | 249,800 | 261,078 |
| Mobile, Alabama | 18.9% | 1.1% | 33,863 | 179,165 | 185,097 |
| Columbus, Georgia | 18.8% | 1.4% | 37,491 | 198,961 | 204,383 |
| Richmond, Virginia | 18.8% | 1.1% | 40,994 | 217,613 | 227,595 |
| Tucson, Arizona | 18.8% | 0.8% | 97,786 | 519,331 | 543,348 |
| Tulsa, Oklahoma | 18.6% | 0.5% | 75,228 | 403,548 | 412,322 |
| Grand Rapids, Michigan | 18.6% | 1.3% | 35,560 | 191,065 | 197,768 |
| Evansville, Indiana | 18.6% | 1.3% | 20,975 | 112,720 | 116,441 |
| Greensboro, North Carolina | 18.4% | 1.1% | 52,052 | 282,758 | 298,564 |
| El Paso, Texas | 18.4% | 0.8% | 123,474 | 671,762 | 678,147 |
| Pasadena, Texas | 18.3% | 1.8% | 27,175 | 148,280 | 149,345 |
| Eugene, Oregon | 18.2% | 1.1% | 31,146 | 171,196 | 177,520 |
| Fayetteville, North Carolina | 18.1% | 1.1% | 34,959 | 193,179 | 209,692 |
| Kansas City, Kansas | 17.9% | 1.2% | 27,477 | 153,160 | 154,776 |
| Winston-Salem, North Carolina | 17.9% | 1.1% | 43,179 | 241,272 | 250,887 |
| Atlanta, Georgia | 17.9% | 0.8% | 83,646 | 467,964 | 499,287 |
| Columbus, Ohio | 17.8% | 0.8% | 157,600 | 882,944 | 906,480 |
| Chattanooga, Tennessee | 17.6% | 1.0% | 31,149 | 176,670 | 182,832 |
| Corpus Christi, Texas | 17.5% | 1.2% | 54,372 | 310,195 | 317,383 |
| Hialeah, Florida | 17.5% | 1.1% | 38,609 | 220,606 | 221,901 |
| Hesperia, California | 17.5% | 2.1% | 17,374 | 99,551 | 100,141 |
| Wichita Falls, Texas | 17.4% | 2.0% | 15,894 | 91,209 | 102,558 |
| New York, New York | 17.4% | 0.2% | 1,454,320 | 8,378,514 | 8,516,202 |
| Norfolk, Virginia | 17.3% | 1.0% | 37,182 | 215,033 | 235,037 |
| El Monte, California | 17.2% | 1.9% | 18,246 | 105,838 | 107,066 |
| Lehigh Acres, Florida | 17.2% | 1.8% | 21,838 | 126,919 | 127,391 |
| Dallas, Texas | 17.2% | 0.6% | 220,591 | 1,285,291 | 1,299,553 |
| Killeen, Texas | 17.2% | 1.6% | 26,698 | 155,615 | 156,144 |
| San Antonio, Texas | 17.1% | 0.5% | 245,359 | 1,433,563 | 1,458,954 |
| Norman, Oklahoma | 17.0% | 1.3% | 20,442 | 120,331 | 128,714 |
| Boston, Massachusetts | 16.9% | 0.5% | 105,290 | 624,251 | 663,972 |
| Paradise, Nevada | 16.8% | 1.3% | 30,893 | 183,549 | 186,178 |
| Chicago, Illinois | 16.8% | 0.4% | 447,143 | 2,656,986 | 2,707,648 |
| Berkeley, California | 16.8% | 1.2% | 18,186 | 108,297 | 120,223 |
| East Los Angeles, California | 16.6% | 1.5% | 18,902 | 113,905 | 114,617 |
| Los Angeles, California | 16.5% | 0.3% | 625,774 | 3,782,142 | 3,857,897 |
| Green Bay, Wisconsin | 16.5% | 1.6% | 17,158 | 103,844 | 106,585 |
| Springfield, Illinois | 16.5% | 1.4% | 18,243 | 110,520 | 113,714 |
| Little Rock, Arkansas | 16.4% | 1.6% | 32,585 | 198,422 | 202,739 |
| Minneapolis, Minnesota | 16.4% | 0.8% | 67,226 | 410,811 | 426,845 |
| Wilmington, North Carolina | 16.3% | 1.3% | 18,638 | 114,456 | 118,578 |
| Madison, Wisconsin | 16.2% | 0.8% | 42,877 | 264,339 | 275,568 |
| Glendale, Arizona | 16.2% | 1.3% | 39,833 | 245,999 | 250,193 |
| Tempe, Arizona | 16.2% | 1.4% | 28,483 | 176,085 | 186,419 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), Kentucky | 16.1% | 0.7% | 99,109 | 614,501 | 627,210 |
| Lowell, Massachusetts | 16.0% | 1.6% | 17,621 | 110,106 | 114,799 |
| Bakersfield, California | 16.0% | 1.1% | 64,719 | 404,730 | 408,366 |
| Fort Collins, Colorado | 16.0% | 1.1% | 25,699 | 160,931 | 169,705 |
| Albuquerque, New Mexico | 16.0% | 0.7% | 88,830 | 556,649 | 562,488 |
| Tampa, Florida | 15.9% | 0.9% | 60,152 | 377,498 | 393,389 |
| Wichita, Kansas | 15.9% | 0.8% | 62,027 | 389,362 | 396,488 |
| Denton, Texas | 15.9% | 1.4% | 21,926 | 137,642 | 146,987 |
| Amarillo, Texas | 15.8% | 1.2% | 31,389 | 198,808 | 200,945 |
| St. Paul, Minnesota | 15.7% | 1.0% | 47,145 | 299,423 | 307,762 |
| Lexington-Fayette urban county, Kentucky | 15.7% | 0.9% | 48,466 | 309,022 | 321,122 |
| Indianapolis city (balance), Indiana | 15.7% | 0.5% | 135,490 | 864,226 | 882,043 |
| Jersey City, New Jersey | 15.6% | 1.0% | 44,826 | 286,962 | 289,691 |
| Davenport, Iowa | 15.6% | 1.4% | 15,295 | 98,059 | 101,083 |
| Topeka, Kansas | 15.6% | 1.3% | 18,977 | 121,977 | 126,103 |
| Fort Wayne, Indiana | 15.6% | 1.0% | 40,583 | 260,876 | 266,235 |
| North Charleston, South Carolina | 15.5% | 1.8% | 17,549 | 112,944 | 117,460 |
| Orlando, Florida | 15.5% | 1.2% | 47,860 | 308,636 | 311,732 |
| Santa Maria, California | 15.5% | 1.8% | 16,835 | 108,688 | 109,880 |
| Lancaster, California | 15.5% | 1.3% | 25,377 | 164,162 | 170,013 |
| Clearwater, Florida | 15.4% | 1.8% | 17,732 | 115,273 | 117,075 |
| Stockton, California | 15.4% | 1.0% | 48,496 | 315,431 | 320,470 |
| Elizabeth, New Jersey | 15.3% | 1.4% | 20,565 | 134,429 | 135,887 |
| Independence, Missouri | 15.3% | 1.8% | 18,418 | 120,495 | 121,944 |
| Pompano Beach, Florida | 15.3% | 1.5% | 16,690 | 109,232 | 112,212 |
| Fort Lauderdale, Florida | 15.2% | 1.4% | 27,531 | 180,692 | 183,032 |
| Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | 15.2% | 0.5% | 102,530 | 676,661 | 688,693 |
| Newport News, Virginia | 15.1% | 1.3% | 26,927 | 177,844 | 184,774 |
| Jacksonville, Florida | 15.0% | 0.6% | 141,019 | 938,259 | 961,739 |
| Long Beach, California | 15.0% | 0.7% | 67,504 | 451,102 | 458,491 |
| Des Moines, Iowa | 14.9% | 0.9% | 30,943 | 207,905 | 212,464 |
| Inglewood, California | 14.9% | 1.7% | 15,537 | 104,559 | 105,575 |
| West Palm Beach, Florida | 14.8% | 1.6% | 17,139 | 115,557 | 119,508 |
| Abilene, Texas | 14.8% | 1.3% | 17,128 | 115,632 | 127,130 |
| Greeley, Colorado | 14.7% | 1.7% | 15,363 | 104,224 | 109,421 |
| High Point, North Carolina | 14.7% | 1.4% | 15,912 | 108,285 | 115,263 |
| Yonkers, New York | 14.7% | 1.3% | 30,356 | 206,964 | 209,529 |
| Salem, Oregon | 14.7% | 1.2% | 24,772 | 168,999 | 176,666 |
| Palmdale, California | 14.6% | 1.5% | 23,963 | 164,369 | 165,487 |
| Kansas City, Missouri | 14.6% | 0.7% | 72,843 | 499,963 | 508,233 |
| Spokane, Washington | 14.6% | 1.0% | 32,586 | 223,762 | 229,228 |
| Washington, District of Columbia | 14.5% | 0.7% | 94,140 | 647,874 | 672,079 |
| Lakeland, Florida | 14.5% | 1.5% | 15,844 | 109,424 | 117,030 |
| Odessa, Texas | 14.4% | 2.3% | 16,125 | 112,211 | 114,080 |
| Sacramento, California | 14.4% | 0.8% | 74,355 | 517,504 | 524,802 |
| Phoenix, Arizona | 14.3% | 0.5% | 228,513 | 1,601,164 | 1,624,832 |
| Salinas, California | 14.2% | 1.8% | 22,844 | 160,362 | 161,993 |
| Las Vegas, Nevada | 14.2% | 0.7% | 91,500 | 643,613 | 650,873 |
| Pomona, California | 14.2% | 1.2% | 20,569 | 145,228 | 148,391 |
| Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), Tennessee | 14.1% | 0.6% | 93,727 | 663,173 | 684,298 |
| Brockton, Massachusetts | 13.9% | 1.5% | 14,379 | 103,483 | 105,080 |
| Huntsville, Alabama | 13.8% | 1.0% | 28,747 | 207,855 | 218,814 |
| Lynn, Massachusetts | 13.7% | 1.8% | 13,728 | 100,255 | 100,905 |
| Oakland, California | 13.7% | 0.6% | 59,338 | 433,726 | 438,072 |
| Richmond, California | 13.6% | 1.5% | 15,595 | 114,288 | 115,396 |
| Miami Gardens, Florida | 13.6% | 1.7% | 14,996 | 110,192 | 111,264 |
| Glendale, California | 13.4% | 0.9% | 25,647 | 190,791 | 192,270 |
| Hollywood, Florida | 13.4% | 1.5% | 20,356 | 151,517 | 152,935 |
| Escondido, California | 13.4% | 1.5% | 19,866 | 148,184 | 149,913 |
| Salt Lake City, Utah | 13.4% | 0.8% | 26,297 | 196,581 | 203,888 |
| Pasadena, California | 13.2% | 1.3% | 17,670 | 133,751 | 136,462 |
| Arlington, Texas | 13.1% | 1.0% | 50,707 | 387,552 | 394,769 |
| Hampton, Virginia | 13.0% | 1.3% | 17,351 | 133,087 | 137,334 |
| Modesto, California | 13.0% | 1.0% | 28,061 | 216,347 | 218,614 |
| Spring Valley, Nevada | 12.9% | 1.1% | 28,369 | 219,229 | 219,913 |
| Spokane Valley, Washington | 12.9% | 1.5% | 13,407 | 103,809 | 105,460 |
| Fort Worth, Texas | 12.9% | 0.6% | 118,763 | 923,267 | 941,311 |
| Fargo, North Dakota | 12.8% | 1.4% | 15,861 | 123,517 | 129,064 |
| Tyler, Texas | 12.8% | 1.5% | 13,141 | 102,581 | 107,718 |
| Warren, Michigan | 12.8% | 1.4% | 17,503 | 136,795 | 138,128 |
| Clarksville, Tennessee | 12.8% | 1.3% | 21,404 | 167,324 | 171,897 |
| Portland, Oregon | 12.8% | 0.5% | 80,373 | 629,628 | 642,715 |
| Omaha, Nebraska | 12.8% | 0.6% | 60,929 | 477,705 | 488,197 |
| Ontario, California | 12.7% | 1.2% | 22,441 | 177,019 | 178,347 |
| Gresham, Oregon | 12.7% | 1.4% | 14,169 | 111,898 | 112,818 |
| Metairie, Louisiana | 12.7% | 1.2% | 17,518 | 138,379 | 138,995 |
| Lincoln, Nebraska | 12.6% | 0.7% | 35,242 | 278,956 | 291,932 |
| Rialto, California | 12.6% | 1.8% | 13,004 | 103,101 | 103,866 |
| Riverside, California | 12.5% | 0.8% | 37,884 | 302,610 | 316,241 |
| Reno, Nevada | 12.5% | 0.8% | 32,883 | 263,181 | 268,959 |
| Anaheim, California | 12.5% | 0.9% | 42,477 | 340,579 | 344,553 |
| Cambridge, Massachusetts | 12.4% | 1.2% | 12,783 | 102,684 | 117,794 |
| Mesquite, Texas | 12.4% | 1.4% | 18,286 | 147,799 | 148,848 |
| Garland, Texas | 12.3% | 1.2% | 29,979 | 244,233 | 245,298 |
| Austin, Texas | 12.3% | 0.6% | 116,068 | 945,770 | 967,862 |
| North Las Vegas, Nevada | 12.2% | 0.9% | 32,766 | 268,406 | 270,773 |
| Garden Grove, California | 12.2% | 0.9% | 20,649 | 169,189 | 170,603 |
| Durham, North Carolina | 12.2% | 0.8% | 33,919 | 278,033 | 288,465 |
| Fullerton, California | 12.2% | 1.5% | 16,916 | 138,710 | 141,278 |
| Everett, Washington | 12.1% | 1.2% | 13,045 | 107,768 | 111,083 |
| Tacoma, Washington | 12.0% | 0.9% | 26,004 | 216,023 | 220,482 |
| Brandon, Florida | 12.0% | 1.5% | 13,618 | 113,413 | 116,365 |
| Grand Prairie, Texas | 12.0% | 1.3% | 23,744 | 197,776 | 198,564 |
| Vallejo, California | 12.0% | 1.4% | 14,751 | 123,113 | 124,637 |
| Charleston, South Carolina | 12.0% | 1.5% | 17,496 | 146,120 | 152,014 |
| Urban Honolulu, Hawaii | 11.9% | 0.8% | 40,048 | 337,874 | 346,323 |
| Moreno Valley, California | 11.8% | 0.9% | 24,764 | 209,037 | 210,378 |
| West Valley City, Utah | 11.8% | 1.3% | 16,122 | 136,256 | 137,955 |
| Cedar Rapids, Iowa | 11.8% | 1.2% | 15,718 | 133,349 | 136,859 |
| St. Petersburg, Florida | 11.7% | 0.8% | 29,698 | 253,828 | 260,646 |
| Charlotte, North Carolina | 11.7% | 0.6% | 101,860 | 871,398 | 886,283 |
| Irvine, California | 11.7% | 1.1% | 34,562 | 296,029 | 308,160 |
| Midland, Texas | 11.7% | 1.7% | 15,491 | 132,685 | 133,998 |
| Jurupa Valley, California | 11.6% | 1.5% | 12,204 | 105,301 | 106,244 |
| Palm Bay, Florida | 11.5% | 1.5% | 14,365 | 124,411 | 125,273 |
| Spring Hill, Florida | 11.5% | 1.5% | 13,439 | 116,684 | 118,814 |
| Raleigh, North Carolina | 11.4% | 0.7% | 51,737 | 452,191 | 470,763 |
| Quincy, Massachusetts | 11.4% | 1.4% | 11,464 | 100,391 | 101,361 |
| Visalia, California | 11.3% | 1.5% | 15,998 | 141,177 | 142,649 |
| Aurora, Colorado | 11.2% | 0.8% | 43,554 | 387,149 | 390,201 |
| Denver, Colorado | 11.2% | 0.5% | 78,668 | 701,727 | 713,734 |
| Antioch, California | 11.2% | 1.2% | 12,810 | 114,745 | 115,759 |
| San Diego, California | 11.1% | 0.4% | 148,864 | 1,340,004 | 1,385,061 |
| Vancouver, Washington | 11.1% | 1.0% | 21,174 | 190,634 | 192,696 |
| Santa Ana, California | 11.1% | 0.7% | 34,155 | 307,920 | 311,639 |
| Joliet, Illinois | 11.0% | 1.1% | 16,204 | 146,873 | 149,785 |
| Irving, Texas | 11.0% | 1.1% | 27,770 | 253,096 | 255,036 |
| Davie, Florida | 10.9% | 1.6% | 11,383 | 104,121 | 106,412 |
| Oxnard, California | 10.8% | 1.0% | 21,528 | 198,884 | 201,014 |
| Burbank, California | 10.7% | 1.3% | 11,234 | 104,725 | 105,165 |
| Manchester, New Hampshire | 10.7% | 1.3% | 12,069 | 112,519 | 115,415 |
| Kent, Washington | 10.6% | 1.4% | 14,181 | 133,382 | 135,015 |
| Boise City, Idaho | 10.6% | 0.8% | 24,352 | 229,137 | 235,701 |
| Billings, Montana | 10.6% | 1.1% | 12,213 | 115,058 | 118,321 |
| Sterling Heights, Michigan | 10.6% | 1.1% | 14,069 | 132,610 | 133,473 |
| San Francisco, California | 10.6% | 0.4% | 87,135 | 823,358 | 836,321 |
| Mesa, Arizona | 10.5% | 0.7% | 52,812 | 502,827 | 507,478 |
| Fairfield, California | 10.5% | 1.5% | 12,411 | 118,594 | 119,985 |
| Nampa, Idaho | 10.5% | 1.4% | 10,859 | 103,788 | 106,289 |
| San Buenaventura (Ventura), California | 10.4% | 1.3% | 11,302 | 108,417 | 109,900 |
| Elgin, Illinois | 10.4% | 1.3% | 11,678 | 112,185 | 114,106 |
| Fontana, California | 10.3% | 1.3% | 21,806 | 210,950 | 211,921 |
| Pembroke Pines, Florida | 10.2% | 1.2% | 17,257 | 169,813 | 170,557 |
| Richardson, Texas | 10.1% | 1.5% | 11,518 | 113,978 | 118,269 |
| Murfreesboro, Tennessee | 10.0% | 1.2% | 15,354 | 153,195 | 157,547 |
| Seattle, Washington | 9.9% | 0.4% | 71,260 | 721,999 | 741,440 |
| South Fulton, Georgia | 9.9% | 2.1% | 10,737 | 108,938 | 109,157 |
| Cape Coral, Florida | 9.8% | 1.2% | 20,175 | 205,362 | 206,387 |
| Aurora, Illinois | 9.8% | 1.1% | 17,486 | 178,129 | 179,867 |
| West Covina, California | 9.7% | 1.3% | 10,366 | 106,533 | 107,436 |
| Norwalk, California | 9.7% | 1.1% | 9,689 | 99,584 | 100,713 |
| Sioux Falls, South Dakota | 9.6% | 0.9% | 18,596 | 192,909 | 197,642 |
| Menifee, California | 9.6% | 1.7% | 10,199 | 106,421 | 107,020 |
| Stamford, Connecticut | 9.5% | 1.1% | 12,816 | 134,458 | 135,806 |
| Santa Rosa, California | 9.5% | 0.9% | 16,620 | 175,009 | 177,216 |
| Hayward, California | 9.5% | 1.0% | 14,820 | 156,579 | 159,201 |
| Bend, Oregon | 9.5% | 1.4% | 9,556 | 100,999 | 101,472 |
| Enterprise, Nevada | 9.4% | 1.0% | 21,820 | 231,325 | 232,043 |
| Colorado Springs, Colorado | 9.3% | 0.6% | 44,137 | 474,212 | 483,099 |
| Anchorage, Alaska | 9.3% | 0.7% | 26,226 | 282,916 | 289,069 |
| Orange, California | 9.2% | 1.4% | 12,185 | 133,116 | 138,723 |
| Downey, California | 9.1% | 1.3% | 10,146 | 110,962 | 111,793 |
| Lakewood, Colorado | 9.1% | 0.9% | 14,030 | 153,842 | 156,309 |
| Corona, California | 9.1% | 1.2% | 14,308 | 157,892 | 158,839 |
| Rochester, Minnesota | 9.1% | 1.2% | 10,772 | 119,003 | 121,638 |
| Sparks, Nevada | 9.0% | 1.3% | 9,769 | 108,349 | 109,106 |
| Broken Arrow, Oklahoma | 9.0% | 0.9% | 10,351 | 115,079 | 115,919 |
| Costa Mesa, California | 8.9% | 1.0% | 9,812 | 109,711 | 110,538 |
| Concord, California | 8.9% | 1.2% | 10,943 | 123,229 | 124,260 |
| Chesapeake, Virginia | 8.7% | 1.0% | 21,444 | 246,733 | 251,153 |
| Concord, North Carolina | 8.6% | 1.5% | 9,058 | 105,097 | 106,518 |
| Port St. Lucie, Florida | 8.5% | 1.3% | 18,643 | 219,188 | 220,453 |
| Chula Vista, California | 8.4% | 0.9% | 23,005 | 273,106 | 275,030 |
| Henderson, Nevada | 8.4% | 0.7% | 27,110 | 322,369 | 324,523 |
| Alexandria, Virginia | 8.4% | 0.9% | 13,037 | 155,067 | 156,788 |
| Peoria, Arizona | 8.4% | 0.9% | 16,164 | 192,289 | 194,338 |
| Virginia Beach, Virginia | 8.4% | 0.6% | 37,541 | 448,753 | 457,066 |
| Coral Springs, Florida | 8.3% | 1.4% | 11,015 | 133,275 | 133,962 |
| Hillsboro, Oregon | 8.1% | 1.3% | 8,634 | 105,960 | 107,050 |
| Oceanside, California | 8.1% | 0.9% | 13,953 | 171,492 | 172,542 |
| Rancho Cucamonga, California | 8.0% | 0.9% | 13,769 | 171,527 | 174,693 |
| Thousand Oaks, California | 8.0% | 1.3% | 9,924 | 123,637 | 125,676 |
| Miramar, Florida | 8.0% | 1.4% | 10,767 | 135,343 | 135,986 |
| San Mateo, California | 7.9% | 1.0% | 8,152 | 102,665 | 103,555 |
| San Jose, California | 7.8% | 0.4% | 76,869 | 979,386 | 990,054 |
| Rio Rancho, New Mexico | 7.8% | 1.2% | 8,306 | 105,981 | 106,533 |
| Santa Clara, California | 7.8% | 1.0% | 9,810 | 125,303 | 129,239 |
| Surprise, Arizona | 7.8% | 1.2% | 11,589 | 148,752 | 149,519 |
| Riverview, Florida | 7.8% | 1.5% | 8,371 | 107,485 | 107,776 |
| Renton, Washington | 7.8% | 1.0% | 8,122 | 104,633 | 105,279 |
| Santa Clarita, California | 7.7% | 1.0% | 17,583 | 227,164 | 229,021 |
| Chandler, Arizona | 7.7% | 0.8% | 21,184 | 276,343 | 278,123 |
| Round Rock, Texas | 7.7% | 1.2% | 9,466 | 123,502 | 124,288 |
| Lewisville, Texas | 7.6% | 1.1% | 9,696 | 127,582 | 128,313 |
| San Tan Valley, Arizona | 7.5% | 1.5% | 7,914 | 104,838 | 105,231 |
| Vacaville, California | 7.5% | 1.5% | 7,159 | 95,802 | 102,085 |
| Huntington Beach, California | 7.5% | 0.8% | 14,531 | 194,966 | 196,010 |
| Columbia, Maryland | 7.4% | 1.2% | 7,847 | 105,406 | 105,871 |
| Clovis, California | 7.4% | 1.1% | 9,040 | 121,557 | 122,719 |
| Elk Grove, California | 7.4% | 1.1% | 13,091 | 176,784 | 177,221 |
| Sandy Springs, Georgia | 7.4% | 1.4% | 7,892 | 106,657 | 107,198 |
| Temecula, California | 7.4% | 1.2% | 8,123 | 109,825 | 110,404 |
| Thornton, Colorado | 7.3% | 1.2% | 10,345 | 141,623 | 142,878 |
| Bellevue, Washington | 7.3% | 1.1% | 10,954 | 150,638 | 151,199 |
| Daly City, California | 7.3% | 1.0% | 7,394 | 101,949 | 102,560 |
| Scottsdale, Arizona | 7.1% | 0.8% | 17,156 | 240,450 | 242,169 |
| Arlington, Virginia | 7.1% | 0.6% | 16,573 | 232,638 | 235,463 |
| Plano, Texas | 7.1% | 0.7% | 20,345 | 286,199 | 287,339 |
| Westminster, Colorado | 7.0% | 0.9% | 8,107 | 115,059 | 115,546 |
| Carlsbad, California | 6.9% | 1.6% | 7,905 | 113,917 | 114,500 |
| Torrance, California | 6.9% | 1.0% | 9,817 | 142,274 | 143,499 |
| Carrollton, Texas | 6.8% | 1.1% | 9,050 | 132,173 | 132,741 |
| Simi Valley, California | 6.7% | 0.9% | 8,363 | 125,095 | 125,769 |
| Meridian, Idaho | 6.2% | 1.1% | 7,733 | 124,092 | 124,865 |
| West Jordan, Utah | 6.2% | 1.2% | 7,155 | 115,691 | 116,277 |
| McKinney, Texas | 6.1% | 0.9% | 12,155 | 200,173 | 202,314 |
| Arvada, Colorado | 6.0% | 0.9% | 7,291 | 122,208 | 122,835 |
| Roseville, California | 6.0% | 0.8% | 9,024 | 151,523 | 152,438 |
| Murrieta, California | 5.9% | 1.1% | 6,591 | 111,009 | 111,621 |
| Goodyear, Arizona | 5.8% | 1.1% | 5,656 | 97,803 | 102,891 |
| Sunnyvale, California | 5.6% | 0.6% | 8,529 | 152,408 | 153,455 |
| Olathe, Kansas | 5.6% | 0.8% | 7,935 | 141,909 | 143,720 |
| The Woodlands, Texas | 5.6% | 1.2% | 6,494 | 116,307 | 116,916 |
| Lee's Summit, Missouri | 5.5% | 1.1% | 5,586 | 101,635 | 102,583 |
| Cary, North Carolina | 5.3% | 0.8% | 9,309 | 176,287 | 176,686 |
| Gilbert, Arizona | 5.1% | 0.6% | 13,827 | 269,453 | 271,118 |
| Sugar Land, Texas | 5.1% | 0.9% | 5,603 | 109,571 | 109,735 |
| Fremont, California | 5.1% | 0.6% | 11,541 | 227,299 | 228,518 |
| Overland Park, Kansas | 4.9% | 0.6% | 9,533 | 195,763 | 197,199 |
| Allen, Texas | 4.8% | 1.1% | 5,187 | 107,173 | 107,684 |
| League City, Texas | 4.5% | 0.7% | 5,157 | 114,159 | 114,885 |
| Naperville, Illinois | 4.4% | 0.7% | 6,401 | 146,839 | 149,424 |
| Pearland, Texas | 4.2% | 0.9% | 5,291 | 125,158 | 125,983 |
| Carmel, Indiana | 3.7% | 0.8% | 3,738 | 99,894 | 100,501 |
| Fishers, Indiana | 3.6% | 0.9% | 3,579 | 100,433 | 100,918 |
| Frisco, Texas | 3.5% | 0.7% | 7,415 | 209,491 | 210,238 |
| Centennial, Colorado | 3.1% | 0.5% | 3,339 | 106,105 | 107,386 |
| Highlands Ranch, Colorado | 2.4% | 0.5% | 2,437 | 101,224 | 101,437 |
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- Poverty status is determined for most people living in housing units. It is not determined for people in institutional group quarters such as prisons and nursing homes, or for people in college dormitories or military barracks.
- A city poverty rate is that city's own share of people below the poverty line, so these figures cannot be averaged to produce a national figure. A midpoint of city rates is not the US poverty rate.
- Only Census places with at least 100,000 residents on the 2023 ACS five-year total population estimate (table B01003) are included. Smaller places are left out.
- Puerto Rico places that meet the population cutoff are in the ranking and table. Alaska and Hawaii cities appear on the ranking; on the map they are shown in inset when a packaged city dot exists.
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- Some margins of error are ACS controlled-estimate sentinels (for example ***** / −555,555,555) rather than ordinary sampling errors. Those values are stored as missing and shown as a dash.