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Poorest Cities in America

US cities ranked by median household income from lowest to highest. Low-income cities are often in rural areas or communities with high unemployment or limited economic opportunities. Data from US Census Bureau ACS 2023.

Ranked by Median Household Income. Click any location to see its full Census data profile. All figures are from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates, 2023, so they are directly comparable across locations.

# Location Median Household Income
1 The College of New Jersey CDP, New Jersey $8,493
2 Homestead Base CDP, Florida $9,960
3 La Alianza comunidad, Puerto Rico $11,706
4 Tiburones comunidad, Puerto Rico $12,204
5 Loíza zona urbana, Puerto Rico $12,289
6 Las Ochenta comunidad, Puerto Rico $12,525
7 Maunabo zona urbana, Puerto Rico $12,738
8 Morovis zona urbana, Puerto Rico $12,995
9 Palomas comunidad (Yauco Municipio), Puerto Rico $13,125
10 Aguadilla zona urbana, Puerto Rico $13,125
11 Barranquitas zona urbana, Puerto Rico $13,241
12 Vieques comunidad, Puerto Rico $13,525
13 Tallaboa Alta comunidad, Puerto Rico $14,185
14 Parcelas de Navarro comunidad, Puerto Rico $14,361
15 Patillas zona urbana, Puerto Rico $14,398
16 Santa Isabel zona urbana, Puerto Rico $14,479
17 Potala Pastillo comunidad, Puerto Rico $14,679
18 Sabana Eneas comunidad, Puerto Rico $14,704
19 Goodman town, Mississippi $14,722
20 Guánica zona urbana, Puerto Rico $14,772
21 Mora comunidad, Puerto Rico $14,837
22 Utuado zona urbana, Puerto Rico $14,843
23 Buena Vista comunidad (Arroyo Municipio), Puerto Rico $14,854
24 Las Piedras zona urbana, Puerto Rico $14,995
25 Palmer comunidad, Puerto Rico $15,022
26 Coto Laurel comunidad, Puerto Rico $15,305
27 Vieques zona urbana, Puerto Rico $15,536
28 Santa Bárbara comunidad, Puerto Rico $15,549
29 Coto Norte comunidad, Puerto Rico $15,840
30 Mariano Colón comunidad, Puerto Rico $15,870
31 Manatí zona urbana, Puerto Rico $15,912
32 Coamo zona urbana, Puerto Rico $15,959
33 Coco comunidad, Puerto Rico $15,995
34 San Germán zona urbana, Puerto Rico $16,052
35 Bartolo comunidad, Puerto Rico $16,172
36 H. Rivera Colón comunidad, Puerto Rico $16,198
37 Cabán comunidad, Puerto Rico $16,211
38 Comerío zona urbana, Puerto Rico $16,276
39 Peña Pobre comunidad, Puerto Rico $16,336
40 Rosedale city, Mississippi $16,691
41 Presidio city, Texas $16,762
42 Aguas Buenas zona urbana, Puerto Rico $16,831
43 Playita Cortada comunidad, Puerto Rico $16,841
44 Hato Candal comunidad, Puerto Rico $16,849
45 El Tumbao comunidad, Puerto Rico $16,883
46 Los Llanos comunidad, Puerto Rico $16,905
47 Arroyo zona urbana, Puerto Rico $17,034
48 Lluveras comunidad, Puerto Rico $17,050
49 Mayagüez zona urbana, Puerto Rico $17,092
50 Naranjito zona urbana, Puerto Rico $17,181