Ranking of US Cities and Places By Poverty Rate in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on December 9, 2023.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for the United States was 12.63%. Among all US cities and places with a population of at least 50K, Flint city, MI had the highest poverty rate (35.48%); followed by Youngstown city, OH (35.34%); and New Brunswick city, NJ (35.28%). On the other hand, the following 3 cities had the lowest poverty rate: Highlands Ranch CDP, CO (2.44%); South Jordan city, UT (2.79%); and Fishers city, IN (2.83%).

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

You can see links at the bottom of the page for the ranking of cities and places by poverty rate for each state.

Ranking of US Cities and Places By Poverty Rate in 2021
Flint city, MI
Youngstown city, OH
New Brunswick city, NJ
Camden city, NJ
Pharr city, TX
Bloomington city, IN
Gary city, IN
Detroit city, MI
Cleveland city, OH
Valdosta city, GA
Ranking of US Cities and Places By Poverty Rate in 2021
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Rank City Poverty Rate (%)
1 Flint city, MI 35.48
2 Youngstown city, OH 35.34
3 New Brunswick city, NJ 35.28
4 Camden city, NJ 33.63
5 Pharr city, TX 32.55
6 Bloomington city, IN 32.29
7 Gary city, IN 32.04
8 Detroit city, MI 31.85
9 Cleveland city, OH 31.36
10 Valdosta city, GA 31.06
11 San Marcos city, TX 30.59
12 Muncie city, IN 30.38
13 Canton city, OH 30.28
14 Syracuse city, NY 30.07
15 Rochester city, NY 29.35
15 Reading city, PA 29.35
16 Dayton city, OH 28.56
17 Gainesville city, FL 28.54
18 Albany city, GA 28.46
19 Hartford city, CT 28.43
20 College Station city, TX 28.22
21 Utica city, NY 28.02
22 Kalamazoo city, MI 27.84
23 Pontiac city, MI 27.71
24 Lakewood CDP, NJ 27.69
24 Trenton city, NJ 27.69
25 Buffalo city, NY 27.56
26 Madera city, CA 27.40
27 Iowa City city, IA 26.85
28 Harlingen city, TX 26.65
29 Merced city, CA 26.62
29 Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance), GA 26.62
30 Brownsville city, TX 26.49
31 Davis city, CA 26.39
31 Ames city, IA 26.39
32 Springfield city, MA 26.32
33 Lorain city, OH 26.28
34 Greenville city, NC 26.23
35 Jackson city, MS 26.10
36 Terre Haute city, IN 25.95
37 Manhattan city, KS 25.93
38 Port Arthur city, TX 25.81
38 Harrisonburg city, VA 25.81
39 Newark city, NJ 25.78
40 Corvallis city, OR 25.62
41 Normal town, IL 25.60
42 Gulfport city, MS 25.57
43 Bowling Green city, KY 25.55
44 Birmingham city, AL 25.54
45 Passaic city, NJ 25.32
46 Macon-Bibb County, GA 25.25
47 Auburn city, AL 25.19
48 Paterson city, NJ 25.07
49 Waco city, TX 24.84
50 Erie city, PA 24.75
51 Dearborn city, MI 24.72
52 Cincinnati city, OH 24.71
53 Kissimmee city, FL 24.60
54 New Haven city, CT 24.59
55 Logan city, UT 24.58
55 Provo city, UT 24.58
56 Shreveport city, LA 24.46
56 Toledo city, OH 24.46
57 Baton Rouge city, LA 24.45
58 Tallahassee city, FL 24.32
59 Columbia city, SC 24.29
60 Memphis city, TN 24.21
61 Milwaukee city, WI 24.14
62 Wilmington city, DE 24.01
63 New Orleans city, LA 23.84
64 Jackson city, TN 23.67
65 Champaign city, IL 23.51
66 Bryan city, TX 23.50
67 Allentown city, PA 23.29
68 Troy city, NY 23.27
68 Edinburg city, TX 23.27
69 Bridgeport city, CT 23.22
70 Akron city, OH 22.97
71 Fresno city, CA 22.90
72 Philadelphia city, PA 22.82
73 Florence-Graham CDP, CA 22.63
74 Tuscaloosa city, AL 22.55
74 Ann Arbor city, MI 22.55
75 Laredo city, TX 22.24
76 Anderson city, IN 22.09
77 Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance), GA 22.08
77 La Crosse city, WI 22.08
78 Battle Creek city, MI 22.05
78 Sunrise Manor CDP, NV 22.05
79 Springfield city, OH 22.03
80 Pine Hills CDP, FL 22.02
81 Rockford city, IL 21.96
81 St. Cloud city, MN 21.96
82 Chico city, CA 21.86
83 Las Cruces city, NM 21.85
84 Daytona Beach city, FL 21.80
85 Lansing city, MI 21.77
86 North Little Rock city, AR 21.75
87 Albany city, NY 21.73
88 Waterbury city, CT 21.67
89 Johnson City city, TN 21.58
90 Providence city, RI 21.50
91 Homestead city, FL 21.41
92 Knoxville city, TN 21.33
93 Schenectady city, NY 21.26
94 Fayetteville city, AR 21.23
95 Montgomery city, AL 21.19
96 Hammond city, IN 21.15
97 Springfield city, MO 21.11
98 Porterville city, CA 21.04
99 Pueblo city, CO 21.02
100 McAllen city, TX 20.97
101 South Bend city, IN 20.95
102 San Bernardino city, CA 20.91
103 Beaumont city, TX 20.88
104 Boulder city, CO 20.86
105 Miami city, FL 20.85
106 Lake Charles city, LA 20.82
107 Perth Amboy city, NJ 20.79
108 Kingsport city, TN 20.73
109 Florin CDP, CA 20.68
110 New Britain city, CT 20.53
111 Jonesboro city, AR 20.52
112 Middletown city, OH 20.39
113 Baltimore city, MD 20.31
114 Elyria city, OH 20.29
115 Dearborn Heights city, MI 20.23
116 Owensboro city, KY 20.20
117 Scranton city, PA 20.10
118 Bossier City city, LA 20.07
119 Arden-Arcade CDP, CA 20.00
120 Union City city, NJ 19.98
121 Mobile city, AL 19.97
122 Huntington Park city, CA 19.94
122 West New York town, NJ 19.94
123 Columbia city, MO 19.92
124 Lancaster city, CA 19.87
124 Evansville city, IN 19.87
125 Savannah city, GA 19.82
126 Racine city, WI 19.81
127 Mission city, TX 19.80
128 Richmond city, VA 19.79
129 Tucson city, AZ 19.78
130 Pittsburgh city, PA 19.74
131 Peoria city, IL 19.72
132 Decatur city, IL 19.70
132 Bellingham city, WA 19.70
133 Chapel Hill town, NC 19.65
134 St. Louis city, MO 19.62
135 Elkhart city, IN 19.60
136 Eugene city, OR 19.56
137 Columbus city, GA 19.54
138 Lafayette city, LA 19.49
138 Houston city, TX 19.49
139 Lubbock city, TX 19.42
140 North Miami city, FL 19.37
141 Lauderhill city, FL 19.35
142 Lawton city, OK 19.32
143 Worcester city, MA 19.28
144 Lawrence city, MA 19.21
145 Lancaster city, PA 19.15
146 El Cajon city, CA 19.14
147 Fayetteville city, NC 19.07
148 Lawrence city, KS 19.06
149 Fort Smith city, AR 19.00
150 Winston-Salem city, NC 18.99
151 Fall River city, MA 18.96
152 Rocky Mount city, NC 18.93
153 Hesperia city, CA 18.88
154 Lehigh Acres CDP, FL 18.83
155 Victorville city, CA 18.79
156 Cathedral City city, CA 18.77
157 Wilmington city, NC 18.75
158 Delano city, CA 18.74
159 New Bedford city, MA 18.68
160 Santa Cruz city, CA 18.66
161 Hialeah city, FL 18.64
162 Galveston city, TX 18.63
163 Grand Rapids city, MI 18.60
163 Longview city, TX 18.60
164 Atlanta city, GA 18.52
165 Baytown city, TX 18.50
165 Wichita Falls city, TX 18.50
166 Springfield city, IL 18.45
167 Conway city, AR 18.43
168 Roanoke city, VA 18.40
169 Kansas City city, KS 18.37
169 Columbus city, OH 18.37
170 El Paso city, TX 18.31
171 Tempe city, AZ 18.24
172 Dothan city, AL 18.23
173 Victoria city, TX 18.12
174 El Monte city, CA 18.11
175 North Charleston city, SC 18.05
176 San Jacinto city, CA 18.03
177 East Orange city, NJ 18.01
177 Tulsa city, OK 18.01
178 Ocala city, FL 18.00
179 Pasadena city, TX 17.91
180 Grand Forks city, ND 17.89
181 East Los Angeles CDP, CA 17.86
182 Dallas city, TX 17.75
183 Joplin city, MO 17.64
183 San Antonio city, TX 17.64
184 Yakima city, WA 17.62
185 Boston city, MA 17.61
186 Lynchburg city, VA 17.60
187 Berkeley city, CA 17.59
187 Chattanooga city, TN 17.59
188 St. Paul city, MN 17.56
189 Lowell city, MA 17.53
190 Mishawaka city, IN 17.49
191 Duluth city, MN 17.47
192 Greensboro city, NC 17.44
193 Flagstaff city, AZ 17.42
194 Norfolk city, VA 17.40
195 Compton city, CA 17.34
196 Glendale city, AZ 17.31
197 St. Joseph city, MO 17.24
197 Paradise CDP, NV 17.24
198 Tampa city, FL 17.21
198 Burlington city, NC 17.21
199 Hempstead village, NY 17.20
200 Hemet city, CA 17.19
201 Portsmouth city, VA 17.17
202 Yuma city, AZ 17.14
203 Plainfield city, NJ 17.12
204 Chicago city, IL 17.09
205 Minneapolis city, MN 17.03
206 West Palm Beach city, FL 16.97
207 Corpus Christi city, TX 16.96
208 Apple Valley town, CA 16.95
208 New York city, NY 16.95
209 Lafayette city, IN 16.81
210 Bethlehem city, PA 16.79
211 Norman city, OK 16.73
212 Los Angeles city, CA 16.61
213 Madison city, WI 16.60
214 Temple city, TX 16.54
215 Lynwood city, CA 16.49
216 Oshkosh city, WI 16.46
217 Waterloo city, IA 16.43
218 Indianapolis city (balance), IN 16.42
219 Hamilton city, OH 16.39
220 Pomona city, CA 16.36
221 Stockton city, CA 16.32
222 Bakersfield city, CA 16.30
223 Jacksonville city, NC 16.28
224 Albuquerque city, NM 16.21
225 Jersey City city, NJ 16.14
226 Tulare city, CA 16.03
226 Springfield city, OR 16.03
227 Fort Myers city, FL 16.01
228 Hawthorne city, CA 16.00
229 Miami Gardens city, FL 15.98
230 Missoula city, MT 15.97
231 Country Club CDP, FL 15.96
231 Dundalk CDP, MD 15.96
232 Texas City city, TX 15.92
233 Westminster city, CA 15.85
234 Denton city, TX 15.83
235 Davenport city, IA 15.78
236 Palmdale city, CA 15.77
236 Newport News city, VA 15.77
237 Amarillo city, TX 15.76
238 Killeen city, TX 15.73
239 Lexington-Fayette urban county, KY 15.71
240 Fort Collins city, CO 15.66
241 Spokane city, WA 15.64
242 Deerfield Beach city, FL 15.62
242 Pompano Beach city, FL 15.62
243 Kenner city, LA 15.57
244 Little Rock city, AR 15.56
245 Hanford city, CA 15.51
246 Clearwater city, FL 15.48
247 Fort Wayne city, IN 15.47
247 Eau Claire city, WI 15.47
248 Orlando city, FL 15.46
249 Long Beach city, CA 15.45
250 Green Bay city, WI 15.44
250 Washington city, DC 15.44
251 Pasco city, WA 15.43
252 Abilene city, TX 15.40
253 Fort Lauderdale city, FL 15.38
254 Phoenix city, AZ 15.36
255 Greeley city, CO 15.34
256 Pensacola city, FL 15.33
257 Warren city, MI 15.32
258 Des Moines city, IA 15.29
259 National City city, CA 15.25
259 Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 15.25
260 Topeka city, KS 15.24
260 Wichita city, KS 15.24
261 Decatur city, AL 15.23
262 Midwest City city, OK 15.19
263 Springdale city, AR 15.12
264 Redding city, CA 15.11
265 Gresham city, OR 15.10
266 Lakeland city, FL 15.08
266 Waukegan city, IL 15.08
267 Taylor city, MI 15.00
268 Kansas City city, MO 14.99
269 Enid city, OK 14.98
270 Lynn city, MA 14.94
270 Las Vegas city, NV 14.94
270 Oklahoma City city, OK 14.94
271 Tyler city, TX 14.93
272 Stonecrest city, GA 14.91
273 Jacksonville city, FL 14.87
274 Bozeman city, MT 14.85
274 Pawtucket city, RI 14.85
275 Sacramento city, CA 14.83
276 Inglewood city, CA 14.80
276 Kenosha city, WI 14.80
277 Colton city, CA 14.78
278 Salem city, OR 14.72
279 Bradenton city, FL 14.71
279 Elizabeth city, NJ 14.71
280 Salt Lake City city, UT 14.68
281 Turlock city, CA 14.67
282 Sioux City city, IA 14.66
282 Malden city, MA 14.66
283 Huntsville city, AL 14.62
283 Rialto city, CA 14.62
284 Medford city, OR 14.61
285 High Point city, NC 14.57
286 Chicopee city, MA 14.55
287 Indio city, CA 14.53
287 Kokomo city, IN 14.53
288 Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 14.52
289 Great Falls city, MT 14.46
290 Lodi city, CA 14.43
291 Highland city, CA 14.41
291 Paramount city, CA 14.41
292 Gastonia city, NC 14.37
293 Sarasota city, FL 14.36
293 Hampton city, VA 14.36
294 Salinas city, CA 14.35
295 Pocatello city, ID 14.33
296 South Gate city, CA 14.31
297 Independence city, MO 14.29
298 West Sacramento city, CA 14.28
298 Rapid City city, SD 14.28
299 Ogden city, UT 14.25
300 Sanford city, FL 14.18
301 Casa Grande city, AZ 14.10
302 Kennewick city, WA 14.05
303 Olympia city, WA 13.99
304 Miami Beach city, FL 13.97
305 Arlington city, TX 13.96
306 Town 'n' Country CDP, FL 13.88
307 Glendale city, CA 13.86
308 Greenville city, SC 13.85
309 Palm Desert city, CA 13.70
310 Melbourne city, FL 13.68
311 Twin Falls city, ID 13.65
312 Cicero town, IL 13.63
312 Westland city, MI 13.63
312 Lakewood city, WA 13.63
313 Meriden city, CT 13.61
314 Durham city, NC 13.54
315 Moreno Valley city, CA 13.51
315 Oakland city, CA 13.51
315 Taunton city, MA 13.51
316 Bloomington city, IL 13.49
317 Visalia city, CA 13.48
318 Rock Hill city, SC 13.45
319 Richmond city, CA 13.44
320 Spring Valley CDP, NV 13.41
321 Fort Worth city, TX 13.38
322 Odessa city, TX 13.36
323 Garden Grove city, CA 13.32
324 Santa Fe city, NM 13.29
325 Yonkers city, NY 13.23
326 Pinellas Park city, FL 13.22
327 Lake Elsinore city, CA 13.21
328 Clarksville city, TN 13.20
329 Boynton Beach city, FL 13.18
330 Pasadena city, CA 13.17
331 Palm Bay city, FL 13.14
331 Spring Hill CDP, FL 13.14
332 Grand Junction city, CO 13.12
333 East Hartford CDP, CT 13.09
334 Baldwin Park city, CA 13.06
335 Escondido city, CA 13.05
336 Anaheim city, CA 13.04
337 Yuba City city, CA 13.02
337 Lincoln city, NE 13.02
338 Ontario city, CA 12.98
338 Revere city, MA 12.98
339 Fargo city, ND 12.95
340 Watsonville city, CA 12.93
341 Poinciana CDP, FL 12.91
342 Riverside city, CA 12.89
343 Marietta city, GA 12.88
344 Antioch city, CA 12.87
344 Santa Barbara city, CA 12.87
344 North Las Vegas city, NV 12.87
345 The Hammocks CDP, FL 12.83
345 Nampa city, ID 12.83
345 Kannapolis city, NC 12.83
346 Modesto city, CA 12.79
347 Santa Maria city, CA 12.78
348 Bellflower city, CA 12.75
348 Garland city, TX 12.75
349 Grand Island city, NE 12.74
350 Alhambra city, CA 12.73
351 Council Bluffs city, IA 12.71
351 Vancouver city, WA 12.71
352 Mount Vernon city, NY 12.70
353 Port Orange city, FL 12.69
354 Fountainebleau CDP, FL 12.66
354 Portland city, ME 12.66
355 Vineland city, NJ 12.65
356 Tamarac city, FL 12.62
357 Idaho Falls city, ID 12.57
357 Reno city, NV 12.57
358 Portland city, OR 12.55
359 Manchester city, NH 12.53
360 Fullerton city, CA 12.52
360 Rosemead city, CA 12.52
360 Lakewood city, OH 12.52
360 Austin city, TX 12.52
361 Tacoma city, WA 12.49
362 Warner Robins city, GA 12.43
363 Hollywood city, FL 12.41
364 Asheville city, NC 12.38
365 St. Petersburg city, FL 12.37
366 Delray Beach city, FL 12.34
367 Cambridge city, MA 12.33
368 Margate city, FL 12.31
368 Dubuque city, IA 12.31
369 Santa Ana city, CA 12.28
370 Irvine city, CA 12.26
371 Gardena city, CA 12.25
372 San Angelo city, TX 12.17
373 Murfreesboro city, TN 12.15
374 Caldwell city, ID 12.14
375 Mesa city, AZ 12.13
376 Raleigh city, NC 12.12
377 Southaven city, MS 12.11
378 Omaha city, NE 12.10
379 Perris city, CA 12.09
379 Largo city, FL 12.09
380 Port Charlotte CDP, FL 12.01
381 Charleston city, SC 12.00
382 Tamiami CDP, FL 11.89
382 Metairie CDP, LA 11.89
382 Smyrna town, TN 11.89
383 Evanston city, IL 11.87
384 Lake Havasu City city, AZ 11.86
385 Davie town, FL 11.84
386 La Mesa city, CA 11.83
387 West Haven city, CT 11.78
388 Columbus city, IN 11.73
389 Burien city, WA 11.68
390 Kendale Lakes CDP, FL 11.66
391 Jurupa Valley city, CA 11.65
392 Charlotte city, NC 11.64
393 Carmichael CDP, CA 11.63
394 Avondale city, AZ 11.61
394 Brookhaven city, GA 11.61
395 Denver city, CO 11.60
395 Berwyn city, IL 11.60
396 San Diego city, CA 11.59
397 Boise City city, ID 11.58
398 Fontana city, CA 11.54
399 Grand Prairie city, TX 11.53
400 Brockton city, MA 11.50
400 Mesquite city, TX 11.50
401 Wyoming city, MI 11.43
402 Montebello city, CA 11.42
403 Monterey Park city, CA 11.39
404 Kent city, WA 11.33
405 Conroe city, TX 11.32
406 Federal Way city, WA 11.30
407 St. Cloud city, FL 11.27
407 Towson CDP, MD 11.27
408 Cedar Rapids city, IA 11.24
409 Rancho Cordova city, CA 11.23
410 Bayonne city, NJ 11.13
411 Albany city, OR 11.12
412 Palatine village, IL 11.10
413 Billings city, MT 11.09
414 Deltona city, FL 11.07
415 Southfield city, MI 11.05
416 Palm Coast city, FL 11.04
417 Urban Honolulu CDP, HI 10.99
418 Vallejo city, CA 10.98
419 Brandon CDP, FL 10.96
419 Everett city, WA 10.96
420 Colorado Springs city, CO 10.91
421 Gaithersburg city, MD 10.89
421 West Valley City city, UT 10.89
422 Casper city, WY 10.88
423 Burbank city, CA 10.86
424 Sunrise city, FL 10.81
425 Upland city, CA 10.78
425 Haverhill city, MA 10.78