Poverty distibution for all U.S. cities (pop. 50,000+)
Top 101 cities with the most people below 50% of the poverty level, excluding cities with 15% or more of residents in college and with the median age below 28 (population 50,000+) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rank | City | Poverty |
| 1. | Camden, NJ (housing) (pop. 76,903) | 18.6% |
| 2. | Mission, TX (housing) (pop. 81,050) | 11.3% |
| 3. | Pasco, WA (housing) (pop. 67,599) | 10.2% |
| 4. | Lauderhill, FL (housing) (pop. 69,813) | 9.3% |
| 5. | Passaic, NJ (housing) (pop. 70,868) | 9.1% |
| 6. | Ramapo, NY (housing) (pop. 126,595) | 9.0% |
| 7. | Indio, CA (housing) (pop. 83,539) | 8.7% |
| 8. | Tulare, CA (housing) (pop. 61,170) | 8.4% |
| 9. | East Jefferson, TX (housing) (pop. 111,383) | 8.4% |
| 10. | Jurupa, CA (housing) (pop. 112,225) | 8.3% |
| 11. | Northwest Dade, FL (housing) (pop. 113,920) | 7.4% |
| 12. | San Gorgonio Pass, CA (housing) (pop. 70,591) | 7.3% |
| 13. | Pasadena, TX (housing) (pop. 152,735) | 7.2% |
| 14. | Carol City, FL (housing) (pop. 64,569) | 6.9% |
| 15. | South Antelope Valley, CA (housing) (pop. 171,490) | 6.5% |
| 16. | Decatur, AL (housing) (pop. 55,816) | 6.3% |
| 17. | Perris Valley, CA (housing) (pop. 190,588) | 6.2% |
| 18. | Vineland, NJ (housing) (pop. 61,050) | 6.1% |
| 19. | Enid, OK (housing) (pop. 50,725) | 5.9% |
| 20. | Brazosport, TX (housing) (pop. 71,908) | 5.7% |
| 21. | Kennewick, WA (housing) (pop. 76,762) | 5.6% |
| 22. | Elsinore Valley, CA (housing) (pop. 93,311) | 5.6% |
| 23. | Victoria, TX (housing) (pop. 65,098) | 5.4% |
| 24. | Arivaca, AZ (housing) (pop. 59,243) | 5.3% |
| 25. | Nampa, ID (housing) (pop. 86,518) | 4.6% |
| 26. | Springdale, AR (housing) (pop. 75,229) | 4.6% |
| 27. | Northeast Harris, TX (housing) (pop. 50,134) | 4.6% |
| 28. | Southeast Montgomery, TX (housing) (pop. 288,750) | 4.1% |
| 29. | McKinney, TX (housing) (pop. 148,559) | 3.9% |
| 30. | Gaithersburg, MD (housing) (pop. 65,690) | 3.8% |
| 31. | Aurora, IL (housing) (pop. 199,963) | 3.6% |
| 32. | Clark, NV (housing) (pop. 65,029) | 3.5% |
| 33. | Graham-Thrift, WA (housing) (pop. 62,639) | 3.4% |
| 34. | Gulf Breeze-Harold, FL (housing) (pop. 67,908) | 3.3% |
| 35. | Weston, FL (housing) (pop. 68,388) | 2.9% |
| 36. | Enumclaw Plateau, WA (housing) (pop. 57,513) | 2.8% |
| 37. | Hendersonville, TN (housing) (pop. 54,068) | 2.8% |
| 38. | Mount Pleasant, SC (housing) (pop. 74,885) | 2.7% |
| 39. | Meridian, ID (housing) (pop. 83,596) | 2.7% |
| 40. | Sunshine Parkway, FL (housing) (pop. 153,186) | 2.6% |
| 41. | Northwest Harris, TX (housing) (pop. 464,301) | 2.5% |
| 42. | Greenwich, CT (housing) (pop. 61,171) | 2.5% |
| 43. | Brandywine, DE (housing) (pop. 82,672) | 2.5% |
| 44. | Royal Palm Beach-West Jupiter, FL (housing) (pop. 82,604) | 2.4% |
| 45. | Clay, NY (housing) (pop. 58,206) | 2.4% |
| 46. | Palatine, IL (housing) (pop. 69,350) | 2.3% |
| 47. | East Canadian, OK (housing) (pop. 72,697) | 2.3% |
| 48. | East Contra Costa, CA (housing) (pop. 78,216) | 2.3% |
| 49. | South Hill, WA (housing) (pop. 52,431) | 2.2% |
| 50. | Southwest Arapahoe, CO (housing) (pop. 201,720) | 2.2% |
| 51. | Northeast Tarrant, TX (housing) (pop. 472,730) | 2.1% |
| 52. | Loveland, CO (housing) (pop. 71,334) | 2.0% |
| 53. | Livermore, CA (housing) (pop. 85,156) | 2.0% |
| 54. | The Woodlands, TX (housing) (pop. 93,847) | 2.0% |
| 55. | Alpharetta, GA (housing) (pop. 62,298) | 1.8% |
| 56. | Frisco, TX (housing) (pop. 136,791) | 1.8% |
| 57. | Issaquah Plateau, WA (housing) (pop. 53,651) | 1.7% |
| 58. | Carmel, IN (housing) (pop. 85,927) | 1.7% |
| 59. | Atascocita, TX (housing) (pop. 65,844) | 1.7% |
| 60. | Huntersville, NC (housing) (pop. 50,458) | 1.6% |
| 61. | Flower Mound, TX (housing) (pop. 68,609) | 1.6% |
| 62. | Dacula-Rocky Creek, GA (housing) (pop. 51,522) | 1.5% |
| 63. | Eden Prairie, MN (housing) (pop. 62,603) | 1.5% |
| 64. | Tahoma-Maple Valley, WA (housing) (pop. 56,368) | 1.4% |
| 65. | Pleasanton, CA (housing) (pop. 74,110) | 1.3% |
| 66. | West Bloomfield Township, MI (housing) (pop. 65,149) | 1.3% |
| 67. | Northeast Cobb, GA (housing) (pop. 169,756) | 1.3% |
| 68. | Plymouth, MN (housing) (pop. 73,987) | 1.2% |
| 69. | Sammamish, WA (housing) (pop. 50,169) | 1.1% |
| 70. | Castle Rock, CO (housing) (pop. 53,063) | 0.9% |
| 71. | Highlands Ranch, CO (housing) (pop. 96,713) | 0.7% |
| 72. | Lakeville, MN (housing) (pop. 58,562) | 0.6% |
| 73. | Fishers, IN (housing) (pop. 83,891) | 0.6% |