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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 ↑
801 Jacksonville, TX Micro Area 14.8%
802 Kennett, MO Micro Area 14.8%
803 Ozark, AL Micro Area 14.9%
804 Lawrenceburg, TN Micro Area 14.9%
805 ZIP Code 35980 14.9%
806 Batesville, AR Micro Area 15.0%
807 Dumas, TX Micro Area 15.0%
808 Talladega-Sylacauga, AL Micro Area 15.2%
809 Merced, CA Metro Area 15.2%
810 ZIP Code 48060 15.3%
811 Hobbs, NM Micro Area 15.3%
812 Macon-Bibb County, GA Metro Area 15.3%
813 Española, NM Micro Area 15.4%
814 Wilson, NC Micro Area 15.5%
815 El Dorado, AR Micro Area 15.6%
816 ZIP Code 28540 15.6%
817 ZIP Code 40740 15.6%
818 Columbus, MS Micro Area 15.6%
819 Beckley, WV Metro Area 15.6%
820 Paris, TX Micro Area 15.7%
821 ZIP Code 24540 15.7%
822 Summerville, GA Micro Area 15.8%
823 ZIP Code 24740 15.9%
824 Milledgeville, GA Micro Area 16.0%
825 Valdosta, GA Metro Area 16.0%
826 ZIP Code 12860 16.1%
827 ZIP Code 36740 16.1%
828 ZIP Code 29180 16.1%
829 ZIP Code 31620 16.1%
830 ZIP Code 38240 16.1%
831 ZIP Code 45660 16.3%
832 Thomaston, GA Micro Area 16.3%
833 El Paso, TX Metro Area 16.3%
834 ZIP Code 40380 16.4%
835 ZIP Code 16620 16.4%
836 Tifton, GA Micro Area 16.4%
837 Glasgow, KY Micro Area 16.5%
838 Nogales, AZ Micro Area 16.5%
839 Somerset, KY Micro Area 16.5%
840 Albany, GA Metro Area 16.5%
841 ZIP Code 36340 16.6%
842 Americus, GA Micro Area 16.6%
843 ZIP Code 29940 16.7%
844 Blytheville, AR Micro Area 16.7%
845 ZIP Code 33460 16.8%
846 Grenada, MS Micro Area 16.8%
847 Vernon, TX Micro Area 16.8%
848 ZIP Code 31020 16.9%
849 El Centro, CA Metro Area 17.0%
850 Orangeburg, SC Micro Area 17.0%
851 New Iberia, LA Micro Area 17.1%
852 ZIP Code 29340 17.1%
853 ZIP Code 44420 17.2%
854 Clovis, NM Micro Area 17.2%
855 Nacogdoches, TX Micro Area 17.3%
856 Kinston, NC Micro Area 17.4%
857 Farmington, NM Metro Area 17.6%
858 Portsmouth, OH Micro Area 17.6%
859 ZIP Code 36540 17.6%
860 Jesup, GA Micro Area 17.7%
861 ZIP Code 29540 17.7%
862 Clewiston, FL Micro Area 17.7%
863 Palatka, FL Micro Area 17.8%
864 ZIP Code 41740 17.8%
865 Douglas, GA Micro Area 18.0%
866 Laredo, TX Metro Area 18.4%
867 Las Cruces, NM Metro Area 18.4%
868 Dublin, GA Micro Area 18.6%
869 Morgan City, LA Micro Area 18.6%
870 ZIP Code 24260 18.6%
871 Raymondville, TX Micro Area 18.7%
872 ZIP Code 41260 18.8%
873 Moultrie, GA Micro Area 18.8%
874 ZIP Code 32140 18.9%
875 ZIP Code 11220 19.1%
876 Roanoke Rapids, NC Micro Area 19.2%
877 ZIP Code 28580 19.6%
878 ZIP Code 47380 19.6%
879 Eagle Pass, TX Metro Area 19.7%
880 Monroe, LA Metro Area 19.7%
881 Cordele, GA Micro Area 19.7%
882 Alice, TX Micro Area 19.8%
883 Uvalde, TX Micro Area 19.9%
884 Pikeville, KY Micro Area 19.9%
885 ZIP Code 36460 20.0%
886 Opelousas, LA Micro Area 20.1%
887 Fitzgerald, GA Micro Area 20.1%
888 ZIP Code 38860 20.1%
889 Kingsville, TX Micro Area 20.2%
890 ZIP Code 36260 20.5%
891 ZIP Code 30260 20.9%
892 ZIP Code 31060 21.0%
893 Deming, NM Micro Area 21.0%
894 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Metro Area 21.0%
895 ZIP Code 35660 21.1%
896 McComb, MS Micro Area 21.1%
897 Minden, LA Micro Area 21.2%
898 Lumberton, NC Micro Area 22.4%
899 Greenwood, MS Micro Area 23.0%
900 Laurinburg, NC Micro Area 23.2%