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Metro Areas by Poverty Rate

The poverty rate measures the share of residents with income below the federal threshold. It varies by household size and is a key indicator of economic hardship.

All 935 metro areas ranked by Poverty Rate, from lowest to highest. Click the column header to reverse sort order. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates, 2023.

States Counties Cities Metros ZIPs
# Metro Areas Poverty Rate ↑
101 ZIP Code 22060 3.9%
102 ZIP Code 47940 3.9%
103 ZIP Code 43760 3.9%
104 ZIP Code 45620 3.9%
105 Fallon, NV Micro Area 3.9%
106 ZIP Code 22580 3.9%
107 ZIP Code 46220 4.0%
108 ZIP Code 19540 4.0%
109 ZIP Code 46540 4.0%
110 ZIP Code 16020 4.0%
111 ZIP Code 17540 4.0%
112 ZIP Code 31820 4.1%
113 ZIP Code 12780 4.1%
114 Manchester-Nashua, NH Metro Area 4.1%
115 Barnstable Town, MA Metro Area 4.1%
116 Lexington Park, MD Metro Area 4.1%
117 ZIP Code 46060 4.2%
118 ZIP Code 11740 4.2%
119 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area 4.2%
120 Alexandria, MN Micro Area 4.2%
121 Owatonna, MN Micro Area 4.3%
122 ZIP Code 18660 4.3%
123 Celina, OH Micro Area 4.3%
124 Boulder, CO Metro Area 4.3%
125 Pella, IA Micro Area 4.4%
126 ZIP Code 17260 4.4%
127 Appleton, WI Metro Area 4.4%
128 Helena, MT Metro Area 4.4%
129 ZIP Code 12580 4.4%
130 ZIP Code 49780 4.4%
131 ZIP Code 17060 4.5%
132 Bismarck, ND Metro Area 4.5%
133 Jackson, WY-ID Micro Area 4.5%
134 ZIP Code 45820 4.5%
135 Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI Micro Area 4.6%
136 Ames, IA Metro Area 4.6%
137 Edwards, CO Micro Area 4.6%
138 Madison, WI Metro Area 4.7%
139 Minot, ND Metro Area 4.7%
140 Greencastle, IN Micro Area 4.7%
141 Sheridan, WY Micro Area 4.7%
142 ZIP Code 39040 4.7%
143 ZIP Code 48460 4.7%
144 Winona, MN Micro Area 4.8%
145 Amherst Town-Northampton, MA Metro Area 4.8%
146 ZIP Code 12740 4.8%
147 Sheboygan, WI Metro Area 4.8%
148 Kill Devil Hills, NC Micro Area 4.8%
149 Vermillion, SD Micro Area 4.8%
150 ZIP Code 38060 4.9%
151 Chambersburg, PA Metro Area 4.9%
152 Pierre, SD Micro Area 4.9%
153 Juneau, AK Micro Area 4.9%
154 Rochester, MN Metro Area 4.9%
155 ZIP Code 14860 5.0%
156 Fergus Falls, MN Micro Area 5.0%
157 Wooster, OH Micro Area 5.0%
158 Brookings, SD Micro Area 5.0%
159 Astoria, OR Micro Area 5.0%
160 Fond du Lac, WI Metro Area 5.1%
161 Hailey, ID Micro Area 5.1%
162 Salt Lake City-Murray, UT Metro Area 5.2%
163 Beaver Dam, WI Micro Area 5.2%
164 ZIP Code 16340 5.2%
165 ZIP Code 12540 5.2%
166 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area 5.2%
167 Oshkosh-Neenah, WI Metro Area 5.2%
168 La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN Metro Area 5.2%
169 Selinsgrove, PA Micro Area 5.2%
170 Ocean Pines, MD Micro Area 5.2%
171 Jefferson, GA Micro Area 5.3%
172 Storm Lake, IA Micro Area 5.3%
173 Mason City, IA Micro Area 5.3%
174 Keene, NH Micro Area 5.3%
175 ZIP Code 47240 5.3%
176 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area 5.3%
177 ZIP Code 20220 5.3%
178 ZIP Code 30820 5.3%
179 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metro Area 5.3%
180 ZIP Code 24580 5.4%
181 ZIP Code 48220 5.4%
182 Gettysburg, PA Metro Area 5.4%
183 ZIP Code 47660 5.4%
184 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area 5.4%
185 ZIP Code 17740 5.4%
186 ZIP Code 15340 5.4%
187 Defiance, OH Micro Area 5.4%
188 Wapakoneta, OH Micro Area 5.5%
189 ZIP Code 44620 5.5%
190 Monticello, IN Micro Area 5.5%
191 Gardnerville Ranchos, NV-CA Micro Area 5.5%
192 Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area 5.5%
193 Fargo, ND-MN Metro Area 5.5%
194 Napa, CA Metro Area 5.6%
195 Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT Micro Area 5.6%
196 Kalispell, MT Micro Area 5.6%
197 Dickinson, ND Micro Area 5.6%
198 Williston, ND Micro Area 5.7%
199 Hutchinson, MN Micro Area 5.7%
200 Menomonie, WI Micro Area 5.7%