Ranking of US Cities and Places By Percentage of Households with Household Income of Less than $40K in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on November 19, 2023.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of households in the United States with household income of less than $40k was 29.23%. Among all US cities and places with a population of at least 50K, Youngstown city, OH had the highest percentage of households with household income of less than $40k (60.15%), followed by Flint city, MI (59.85%), and Camden city, NJ (59.85%).

On the other hand, the following 3 cities had low percentages of households with household income of less than $40k: Sammamish city, WA (5.89%), Flower Mound town, TX (7.89%), and Dublin city, CA (7.95%).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities and places with a population of 50K+, and the table below shows the ranking of the top 500 cities and places.

You can also similar information for other household income groups.

Ranking of US Cities and Places By % of Households with Household Income of Less than $40K in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Youngstown city, OH
Flint city, MI
Camden city, NJ
Cleveland city, OH
Gary city, IN
Detroit city, MI
Canton city, OH
Valdosta city, GA
Pontiac city, MI
Dayton city, OH
Ranking of US Cities and Places By % of Households with Household Income of Less than $40K in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
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Rank City Percentage of Households (%)
1 Youngstown city, OH 60.15
2 Flint city, MI 59.85
2 Camden city, NJ 59.85
3 Cleveland city, OH 56.81
4 Gary city, IN 56.64
5 Detroit city, MI 56.41
6 Canton city, OH 55.61
7 Valdosta city, GA 54.73
8 Pontiac city, MI 53.51
9 Dayton city, OH 53.04
10 Muncie city, IN 52.99
11 Hartford city, CT 52.12
12 Terre Haute city, IN 51.77
13 Reading city, PA 51.30
14 Birmingham city, AL 50.52
15 Pharr city, TX 50.48
16 Trenton city, NJ 50.22
17 Jackson city, MS 50.04
18 Springfield city, MO 50.01
19 Albany city, GA 49.95
20 Rochester city, NY 49.93
21 Erie city, PA 49.76
22 Syracuse city, NY 49.61
23 Gulfport city, MS 49.51
24 Anderson city, IN 49.50
25 Gainesville city, FL 48.89
26 Newark city, NJ 48.85
27 Bloomington city, IN 48.42
28 Buffalo city, NY 48.09
29 Toledo city, OH 48.05
30 Lorain city, OH 48.04
31 Port Arthur city, TX 48.03
32 Shreveport city, LA 47.96
33 Kissimmee city, FL 47.94
34 San Marcos city, TX 47.79
35 Springfield city, OH 47.65
36 Springfield city, MA 47.26
37 Hialeah city, FL 47.21
38 Akron city, OH 47.06
39 Waco city, TX 47.03
40 Daytona Beach city, FL 46.84
41 Brownsville city, TX 46.75
42 Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance), GA 46.67
43 Utica city, NY 46.57
44 Macon-Bibb County, GA 46.51
45 Memphis city, TN 45.94
46 Kingsport city, TN 45.90
47 Bowling Green city, KY 45.89
48 New Orleans city, LA 45.81
49 Knoxville city, TN 45.71
50 Tuscaloosa city, AL 45.48
51 Elkhart city, IN 45.46
52 Mobile city, AL 45.41
53 Johnson City city, TN 45.35
54 North Miami city, FL 45.32
55 Cincinnati city, OH 45.31
56 Baton Rouge city, LA 45.16
57 Greenville city, NC 45.04
58 Harlingen city, TX 44.83
59 Lauderhill city, FL 44.80
60 Kalamazoo city, MI 44.79
61 Milwaukee city, WI 44.74
62 Scranton city, PA 44.69
62 Jackson city, TN 44.69
63 New Brunswick city, NJ 44.58
64 Las Cruces city, NM 44.48
65 Pueblo city, CO 44.40
66 Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance), GA 44.15
67 Evansville city, IN 44.14
68 North Little Rock city, AR 44.01
69 Miami city, FL 43.97
69 Battle Creek city, MI 43.97
70 New Haven city, CT 43.95
71 Elyria city, OH 43.75
72 Rockford city, IL 43.55
73 Conway city, AR 43.33
74 Wilmington city, DE 43.30
75 Ocala city, FL 43.27
76 South Bend city, IN 43.25
77 Joplin city, MO 42.96
78 Delano city, CA 42.87
79 Decatur city, IL 42.80
80 Auburn city, AL 42.79
81 Columbia city, SC 42.75
82 Hemet city, CA 42.70
83 Middletown city, OH 42.69
84 Logan city, UT 42.61
85 Fall River city, MA 42.57
86 Paterson city, NJ 42.50
87 Fort Smith city, AR 42.39
88 Sunrise Manor CDP, NV 42.32
89 La Crosse city, WI 42.31
90 Roanoke city, VA 42.27
91 Jacksonville city, NC 42.24
91 Rocky Mount city, NC 42.24
92 St. Louis city, MO 42.18
93 Lansing city, MI 42.14
94 Hammond city, IN 42.09
95 Burlington city, NC 42.06
96 Jonesboro city, AR 42.05
97 Tallahassee city, FL 42.04
98 Tucson city, AZ 42.02
99 Allentown city, PA 42.01
100 Passaic city, NJ 42.00
101 College Station city, TX 41.97
102 Owensboro city, KY 41.90
103 Bossier City city, LA 41.80
104 Troy city, NY 41.78
105 Pine Hills CDP, FL 41.62
106 Dothan city, AL 41.49
107 Montgomery city, AL 41.42
108 Fayetteville city, NC 41.34
109 St. Joseph city, MO 41.29
110 New Bedford city, MA 41.28
111 Mishawaka city, IN 41.26
112 Lafayette city, IN 41.21
113 Fayetteville city, AR 41.19
114 Columbus city, GA 41.16
115 Porterville city, CA 41.09
116 Lake Charles city, LA 41.07
117 Bryan city, TX 41.00
118 Deerfield Beach city, FL 40.99
119 Savannah city, GA 40.94
120 New Britain city, CT 40.93
120 Schenectady city, NY 40.93
121 Lawrence city, MA 40.90
122 Bridgeport city, CT 40.89
123 Edinburg city, TX 40.79
124 Waterbury city, CT 40.75
125 Waterloo city, IA 40.74
126 Philadelphia city, PA 40.46
127 Chattanooga city, TN 40.44
128 El Paso city, TX 40.40
129 Winston-Salem city, NC 40.33
130 Huntington Park city, CA 40.26
131 Galveston city, TX 40.19
131 Racine city, WI 40.19
132 Champaign city, IL 40.13
133 Lawton city, OK 40.12
134 Beaumont city, TX 40.03
135 Iowa City city, IA 39.91
136 Pittsburgh city, PA 39.83
137 Normal town, IL 39.77
138 Harrisonburg city, VA 39.64
139 Peoria city, IL 39.51
140 Perth Amboy city, NJ 39.50
140 Providence city, RI 39.50
141 McAllen city, TX 39.42
142 Paradise CDP, NV 39.33
143 Kansas City city, KS 39.26
144 Wichita Falls city, TX 39.25
145 Merced city, CA 39.14
146 Fort Myers city, FL 39.12
147 Pocatello city, ID 38.96
148 Madera city, CA 38.93
149 Hamilton city, OH 38.87
150 National City city, CA 38.83
151 Union City city, NJ 38.65
152 Baltimore city, MD 38.57
153 Gastonia city, NC 38.53
153 Grand Forks city, ND 38.53
154 Kokomo city, IN 38.52
155 Provo city, UT 38.47
156 Albany city, NY 38.45
157 North Charleston city, SC 38.42
158 High Point city, NC 38.38
159 Lakeland city, FL 38.37
159 Worcester city, MA 38.37
160 Lafayette city, LA 38.32
161 Richmond city, VA 38.26
162 Lakewood CDP, NJ 38.22
163 Decatur city, AL 38.17
164 Laredo city, TX 38.16
164 Lubbock city, TX 38.16
165 Topeka city, KS 38.08
165 Greensboro city, NC 38.08
166 Tulsa city, OK 38.07
167 Cathedral City city, CA 38.02
168 Mission city, TX 37.94
169 Ames city, IA 37.92
170 Great Falls city, MT 37.90
171 Homestead city, FL 37.88
172 Miami Gardens city, FL 37.82
173 Largo city, FL 37.78
174 Bradenton city, FL 37.69
175 Wilmington city, NC 37.67
176 Portsmouth city, VA 37.62
176 Yakima city, WA 37.62
177 Midwest City city, OK 37.48
178 Longview city, TX 37.45
179 Florence-Graham CDP, CA 37.39
180 Lehigh Acres CDP, FL 37.34
181 Corvallis city, OR 37.32
182 Eugene city, OR 37.26
183 Tamarac city, FL 37.22
184 St. Cloud city, MN 37.21
185 Manhattan city, KS 37.17
186 Lancaster city, PA 37.02
187 Florin CDP, CA 36.99
188 San Bernardino city, CA 36.93
189 Miami Beach city, FL 36.90
190 Springfield city, IL 36.87
191 Missoula city, MT 36.86
192 Indianapolis city (balance), IN 36.85
193 Amarillo city, TX 36.77
194 Little Rock city, AR 36.72
194 Columbia city, MO 36.72
194 Enid city, OK 36.72
195 Margate city, FL 36.71
195 Dearborn Heights city, MI 36.71
196 San Antonio city, TX 36.65
197 Lynchburg city, VA 36.63
198 East Los Angeles CDP, CA 36.62
199 Chicopee city, MA 36.61
200 Temple city, TX 36.57
201 Fresno city, CA 36.54
202 Chico city, CA 36.50
203 Independence city, MO 36.49
204 Clearwater city, FL 36.46
205 Pinellas Park city, FL 36.42
206 Fort Wayne city, IN 36.41
207 Houston city, TX 36.34
207 Oshkosh city, WI 36.34
208 Killeen city, TX 36.33
209 Asheville city, NC 36.31
210 Springfield city, OR 36.13
211 East Orange city, NJ 36.06
212 Norfolk city, VA 35.92
213 Albuquerque city, NM 35.89
214 Council Bluffs city, IA 35.85
215 Elizabeth city, NJ 35.77
216 Country Club CDP, FL 35.75
217 Melbourne city, FL 35.68
218 Pawtucket city, RI 35.64
219 Twin Falls city, ID 35.59
220 Hesperia city, CA 35.54
221 Port Charlotte CDP, FL 35.47
222 Texas City city, TX 35.41
223 Wichita city, KS 35.38
224 Rapid City city, SD 35.31
225 Westland city, MI 35.25
225 Bethlehem city, PA 35.25
226 Grand Rapids city, MI 35.24
227 Huntsville city, AL 35.22
228 Warren city, MI 35.20
229 West Palm Beach city, FL 35.13
230 Abilene city, TX 35.12
231 Rock Hill city, SC 35.11
232 Lawrence city, KS 35.09
233 Tampa city, FL 35.05
234 Pensacola city, FL 34.95
235 Kenner city, LA 34.93
236 El Monte city, CA 34.91
237 Duluth city, MN 34.90
238 Pompano Beach city, FL 34.88
239 West New York town, NJ 34.85
240 Baytown city, TX 34.83
240 Victoria city, TX 34.83
241 Sioux City city, IA 34.82
242 Greenville city, SC 34.81
243 Green Bay city, WI 34.71
244 Arden-Arcade CDP, CA 34.68
245 Yuma city, AZ 34.61
246 Port Orange city, FL 34.56
247 Dearborn city, MI 34.49
248 Spokane city, WA 34.48
249 Tyler city, TX 34.47
250 Bellingham city, WA 34.45
251 San Angelo city, TX 34.42
252 Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 34.40
253 Lynn city, MA 34.39
254 Indio city, CA 34.38
254 Hollywood city, FL 34.38
254 Corpus Christi city, TX 34.38
255 Kansas City city, MO 34.32
255 Mount Vernon city, NY 34.32
256 Poinciana CDP, FL 34.29
257 Norman city, OK 34.28
258 Spring Hill CDP, FL 34.27
259 Sarasota city, FL 34.22
260 Dubuque city, IA 34.21
261 Taylor city, MI 34.15
262 East Hartford CDP, CT 34.10
262 Dallas city, TX 34.10
263 Davenport city, IA 34.01
264 Palm Bay city, FL 33.96
265 Waukegan city, IL 33.95
266 Orlando city, FL 33.93
267 Fountainebleau CDP, FL 33.92
268 Kannapolis city, NC 33.82
269 Sanford city, FL 33.74
270 Jacksonville city, FL 33.65
271 Warner Robins city, GA 33.62
271 Columbus city, OH 33.62
272 Idaho Falls city, ID 33.60
273 Newport News city, VA 33.58
274 Compton city, CA 33.56
275 Hampton city, VA 33.53
276 El Cajon city, CA 33.52
276 Sunrise city, FL 33.52
277 Chicago city, IL 33.48
278 Lancaster city, CA 33.37
279 Des Moines city, IA 33.36
280 Kendale Lakes CDP, FL 33.34
281 Lakewood city, OH 33.31
282 Lexington-Fayette urban county, KY 33.29
283 Medford city, OR 33.27
284 Grand Junction city, CO 33.26
285 Fargo city, ND 33.23
286 Casa Grande city, AZ 33.20
287 West Allis city, WI 33.04
288 Springdale city, AR 32.98
289 Las Vegas city, NV 32.97
290 Victorville city, CA 32.88
291 Tamiami CDP, FL 32.81
291 Marietta city, GA 32.81
292 Flagstaff city, AZ 32.78
293 Atlanta city, GA 32.76
294 Spokane Valley city, WA 32.67
295 Greeley city, CO 32.54
296 Oklahoma City city, OK 32.53
297 Palm Desert city, CA 32.47
298 Kentwood city, MI 32.39
299 Southfield city, MI 32.38
300 Ogden city, UT 32.37
301 Dundalk CDP, MD 32.36
302 Westminster city, CA 32.32
303 Cicero town, IL 32.31
304 Denton city, TX 32.28
305 Cheektowaga CDP, NY 32.19
306 Coeur d'Alene city, ID 32.14
307 Lake Havasu City city, AZ 32.09
307 Stockton city, CA 32.09
308 Lowell city, MA 32.02
308 Vineland city, NJ 32.02
309 Pasadena city, TX 31.99
310 Bloomington city, IL 31.97
311 Hawthorne city, CA 31.96
311 Stonecrest city, GA 31.96
312 Redding city, CA 31.92
313 Clarksville city, TN 31.91
314 Glendale city, AZ 31.79
314 Santa Fe city, NM 31.79
315 New York city, NY 31.78
316 Turlock city, CA 31.67
317 Westchester CDP, FL 31.62
318 Apple Valley town, CA 31.50
318 Nampa city, ID 31.50
319 Grand Island city, NE 31.45
320 Tulare city, CA 31.44
321 Kenosha city, WI 31.41
322 Florissant city, MO 31.39
323 Gresham city, OR 31.33
324 Metairie CDP, LA 31.30
325 Wyoming city, MI 31.29
326 Portland city, ME 31.27
327 Salem city, OR 31.23
328 Billings city, MT 31.21
329 St. Paul city, MN 31.19
330 Caldwell city, ID 31.17
331 Boynton Beach city, FL 31.15
332 Inglewood city, CA 31.12
333 Revere city, MA 31.09
334 Eau Claire city, WI 31.08
335 Glendale city, CA 31.01
336 Kettering city, OH 30.88
337 Colton city, CA 30.80
338 Taunton city, MA 30.79
339 Gardena city, CA 30.76
339 Los Angeles city, CA 30.76
339 Rosemead city, CA 30.76
340 South Gate city, CA 30.75
341 Kennewick city, WA 30.70
342 West Haven city, CT 30.67
343 Casper city, WY 30.56
344 Lynwood city, CA 30.52
345 Boulder city, CO 30.45
346 Lincoln city, NE 30.44
347 Hempstead village, NY 30.42
348 San Jacinto city, CA 30.41
349 Salt Lake City city, UT 30.40
350 Spring Valley CDP, NV 30.28
351 St. George city, UT 30.22
352 Palm Harbor CDP, FL 30.21
353 Coconut Creek city, FL 30.11
353 Chapel Hill town, NC 30.11
354 Boston city, MA 30.10
354 Durham city, NC 30.10
355 St. Petersburg city, FL 30.07
355 Town 'n' Country CDP, FL 30.07
356 Yonkers city, NY 30.05
357 Paramount city, CA 30.03
358 Deltona city, FL 30.01
359 Berwyn city, IL 30.00
359 Cuyahoga Falls city, OH 30.00
360 Mesquite city, TX 29.90
361 Ann Arbor city, MI 29.82
362 Minneapolis city, MN 29.79
363 Fort Lauderdale city, FL 29.76
364 Meriden city, CT 29.75
365 Tempe city, AZ 29.69
366 Brockton city, MA 29.63
367 Bozeman city, MT 29.57
368 Plainfield city, NJ 29.50
369 Omaha city, NE 29.44
370 Carson City, NV 29.39
371 Escondido city, CA 29.38
372 Olympia city, WA 29.36
373 Palm Coast city, FL 29.34
374 Parma city, OH 29.33
375 Cedar Rapids city, IA 29.23
376 Phoenix city, AZ 29.13
376 Odessa city, TX 29.13
377 Delray Beach city, FL 29.12
378 Hanford city, CA 29.08
379 Watsonville city, CA 29.05
380 Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 28.94
381 Pomona city, CA 28.89
381 Lakewood city, WA 28.89
382 Lodi city, CA 28.86
383 Sioux Falls city, SD 28.83
384 Davis city, CA 28.72
385 Arlington city, TX 28.71
386 Manchester city, NH 28.64
387 Fort Worth city, TX 28.55
388 Bayonne city, NJ 28.53
389 Janesville city, WI 28.52
390 Boise City city, ID 28.50
391 Long Beach city, CA 28.47
392 Bakersfield city, CA 28.41
392 Yuba City city, CA 28.41
393 Alhambra city, CA 28.38
394 Tonawanda Town CDP, NY 28.37
395 West Sacramento city, CA 28.35
395 Columbus city, IN 28.35
396 St. Clair Shores city, MI 28.33
397 Mesa city, AZ 28.32
398 Reno city, NV 28.29
399 Sacramento city, CA 28.27
400 Palmdale city, CA 28.23
401 Madison city, WI 28.22
402 Santa Cruz city, CA 28.06
403 Jersey City city, NJ 28.05
404 Albany city, OR 27.97
404 Summerville town, SC 27.97
405 Monterey Park city, CA 27.96
406 North Las Vegas city, NV 27.94
407 The Hammocks CDP, FL 27.84
408 Conroe city, TX 27.78
409 Irondequoit CDP, NY 27.73
410 St. Cloud city, FL 27.71
411 Pembroke Pines city, FL 27.66
412 Modesto city, CA 27.51
413 Malden city, MA 27.48
414 Bellflower city, CA 27.43
415 Charlotte city, NC 27.38
416 Oak Lawn village, IL 27.23
417 Cape Coral city, FL 27.18
418 Southaven city, MS 27.15
419 Fort Collins city, CO 27.05
419 Sterling Heights city, MI 27.05
419 Cranston city, RI 27.05
420 Garland city, TX 26.97
420 Pasco city, WA 26.97
421 Cheyenne city, WY 26.93
422 Bismarck city, ND 26.91
423 Montebello city, CA 26.87
423 Raleigh city, NC 26.87
424 South Fulton city, GA 26.80
425 Highland city, CA 26.79
426 Murfreesboro city, TN 26.72
427 Yucaipa city, CA 26.63
428 Haverhill city, MA 26.55
429 Waukesha city, WI 26.49
430 La Mesa city, CA 26.41
431 Visalia city, CA 26.36
432 Everett city, WA 26.14
433 Bristol city, CT 26.13
434 Rogers city, AR 26.07
434 Colorado Springs city, CO 26.07
435 Vancouver city, WA 26.05
436 Burbank city, CA 26.04
437 Tacoma city, WA 26.00
438 Smyrna town, TN 25.98
439 Brandon CDP, FL 25.97
440 Portland city, OR 25.96
441 Oakland city, CA 25.94
442 Baldwin Park city, CA 25.89
443 Charleston city, SC 25.84
444 Berkeley city, CA 25.81
445 Pico Rivera city, CA 25.77
446 Rialto city, CA 25.72
447 Carmichael CDP, CA 25.71
448 Peabody city, MA 25.50
449 Apopka city, FL 25.47
450 Appleton city, WI 25.46
451 Warwick city, RI 25.44
452 Richmond city, CA 25.38
453 Santa Monica city, CA 25.35
454 Garden Grove city, CA 25.20