Ranking of US Cities and Places By the Poverty Rate of the Black or African American Alone Racial Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for the Black or African American Alone racial group in the United States was 21.72%. Among all US cities and places with a population of at least 50K, the Black or African American Alone racial group had the highest poverty rate in El Monte city, CA (76.34%), followed by La Crosse city, WI (60.11%), and Oshkosh city, WI (57.92%). On the other hand, the Black or African American Alone racial group had the lowest poverty rate in the following 3 cities: The Villages CDP, FL (0%), Herriman city, UT (0%), and Laguna Niguel city, CA (0.29%).

The chart below shows the top 10 US cities and places with a population of 50K+, where the Black or African American Alone racial group had high poverty rate, and the table below shows the top 500 US cities and places.

You can see similar ranking for other racial and ethnicity groups in the US.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of US Cities and Places By the Poverty Rate of the Black or African American Alone Racial Group in 2021
El Monte city, CA
La Crosse city, WI
Oshkosh city, WI
Corvallis city, OR
Duluth city, MN
Twin Falls city, ID
Indio city, CA
Utica city, NY
Harlingen city, TX
Chico city, CA
Ranking of US Cities and Places By the Poverty Rate of the Black or African American Alone Racial Group in 2021
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Rank City Poverty Rate (%)
1 El Monte city, CA 76.34
2 La Crosse city, WI 60.11
3 Oshkosh city, WI 57.92
4 Corvallis city, OR 53.06
5 Duluth city, MN 51.67
6 Twin Falls city, ID 50.67
7 Indio city, CA 50.64
8 Utica city, NY 49.99
9 Harlingen city, TX 49.07
10 Chico city, CA 47.92
11 Tamiami CDP, FL 44.79
12 San Marcos city, TX 44.11
13 Springfield city, IL 43.22
14 Cheyenne city, WY 42.63
15 St. Cloud city, MN 41.67
16 Lafayette city, IN 41.43
17 Bloomington city, IN 41.40
18 Gulfport city, MS 41.32
19 Greeley city, CO 41.19
20 Eau Claire city, WI 41.05
21 Jonesboro city, AR 40.56
22 Syracuse city, NY 40.36
23 St. Joseph city, MO 40.25
24 Flint city, MI 40.21
25 Davis city, CA 40.19
26 Youngstown city, OH 39.96
27 Kingsport city, TN 39.91
28 Valdosta city, GA 39.90
29 Merced city, CA 39.56
30 Green Bay city, WI 39.54
31 Pasadena city, TX 39.27
32 Waco city, TX 38.90
33 Muncie city, IN 38.86
34 Carlsbad city, CA 38.80
35 Canton city, OH 38.73
36 Provo city, UT 38.67
37 Casper city, WY 38.65
38 Battle Creek city, MI 38.39
39 Flagstaff city, AZ 38.38
40 Wilmington city, NC 38.34
41 Davenport city, IA 38.27
42 Rockford city, IL 38.15
43 Whittier city, CA 38.13
44 Westchester CDP, FL 37.89
45 Cleveland city, OH 37.82
46 Normal town, IL 37.55
47 Lorain city, OH 37.35
48 Elyria city, OH 37.14
49 Bloomington city, IL 37.00
50 Eden Prairie city, MN 36.97
51 Delano city, CA 36.91
52 Columbia city, MO 36.87
53 Sunrise Manor CDP, NV 36.85
54 Bryan city, TX 36.77
55 Bowling Green city, KY 36.72
56 Ocala city, FL 36.65
57 Lafayette city, LA 36.59
58 Rochester city, NY 36.26
59 Anderson city, IN 36.24
60 Middletown city, OH 35.81
61 Dayton city, OH 35.68
62 Joplin city, MO 35.33
63 Hialeah city, FL 35.31
64 Minneapolis city, MN 35.14
65 Terre Haute city, IN 35.13
66 Erie city, PA 35.12
67 Springfield city, MO 34.82
68 Evansville city, IN 34.71
69 Aloha CDP, OR 34.63
70 Peoria city, IL 34.60
71 Portland city, ME 34.53
72 Tulare city, CA 34.48
72 Bozeman city, MT 34.48
73 Macon-Bibb County, GA 34.36
74 Greenville city, SC 34.35
75 North Little Rock city, AR 34.25
76 Pensacola city, FL 34.17
77 Decatur city, IL 34.05
78 Amarillo city, TX 33.95
79 Shreveport city, LA 33.91
80 Somerville city, MA 33.90
81 Toledo city, OH 33.88
82 Miami city, FL 33.76
83 Jackson city, TN 33.69
84 Cincinnati city, OH 33.67
85 Sarasota city, FL 33.65
86 West Sacramento city, CA 33.60
86 Appleton city, WI 33.60
87 Kalamazoo city, MI 33.43
88 Madera city, CA 33.32
89 Grand Island city, NE 33.03
90 Iowa City city, IA 33.02
91 Schenectady city, NY 32.96
92 South Bend city, IN 32.95
93 Shawnee city, KS 32.83
93 Pittsburgh city, PA 32.83
94 West Jordan city, UT 32.81
95 Dothan city, AL 32.79
96 Albany city, GA 32.76
97 Gary city, IN 32.47
98 Harrisonburg city, VA 32.33
99 Fort Smith city, AR 32.29
100 Fresno city, CA 32.23
101 Detroit city, MI 32.08
102 Greenville city, NC 32.07
102 Milwaukee city, WI 32.07
103 Columbia city, SC 32.03
104 Napa city, CA 32.01
104 Elkhart city, IN 32.01
105 Tallahassee city, FL 31.95
106 Knoxville city, TN 31.92
107 Manhattan city, KS 31.80
108 Hanford city, CA 31.72
109 Fayetteville city, AR 31.71
109 Hesperia city, CA 31.71
110 Des Moines city, IA 31.68
111 Clearwater city, FL 31.64
112 Port Arthur city, TX 31.61
113 Palmdale city, CA 31.55
114 Bossier City city, LA 31.51
115 New Orleans city, LA 31.46
116 Florence-Graham CDP, CA 31.33
117 Casa Grande city, AZ 31.28
118 Buffalo city, NY 30.97
119 Akron city, OH 30.91
120 Palatine village, IL 30.89
121 Rochester city, MN 30.73
122 Santa Fe city, NM 30.69
123 Wichita Falls city, TX 30.66
124 St. Paul city, MN 30.59
125 Hammond city, IN 30.55
126 Meridian city, ID 30.28
127 Chapel Hill town, NC 30.16
128 Redding city, CA 30.12
129 Troy city, NY 30.06
130 Lansing city, MI 30.02
131 Waukesha city, WI 29.88
132 Baton Rouge city, LA 29.83
133 Fargo city, ND 29.76
134 Dubuque city, IA 29.65
135 Victorville city, CA 29.51
136 Decatur city, AL 29.49
136 Kirkland city, WA 29.49
137 Auburn city, AL 29.36
138 Wilmington city, DE 29.34
139 Taylor city, MI 29.31
140 Paradise CDP, NV 29.13
140 Tulsa city, OK 29.13
141 Kokomo city, IN 29.12
142 Boise City city, ID 29.11
143 Fort Lauderdale city, FL 29.09
144 Lake Charles city, LA 29.08
145 Albany city, NY 29.07
146 Birmingham city, AL 29.03
147 Owensboro city, KY 28.99
148 Gainesville city, FL 28.98
149 Apple Valley town, CA 28.92
150 Arden-Arcade CDP, CA 28.85
151 San Rafael city, CA 28.83
152 Memphis city, TN 28.79
153 Wichita city, KS 28.77
153 Independence city, MO 28.77
154 Racine city, WI 28.70
155 Rosemead city, CA 28.66
155 Mission city, TX 28.66
156 Bakersfield city, CA 28.65
157 Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance), GA 28.62
158 Fort Wayne city, IN 28.59
159 Grand Rapids city, MI 28.57
160 Brookhaven city, GA 28.52
160 Lexington-Fayette urban county, KY 28.52
161 Cedar Rapids city, IA 28.51
162 Jackson city, MS 28.50
162 Camden city, NJ 28.50
163 Pasco city, WA 28.48
164 Tampa city, FL 28.44
165 Berwyn city, IL 28.43
166 Reading city, PA 28.27
167 Eugene city, OR 28.24
168 Burbank city, CA 28.18
169 Daytona Beach city, FL 28.10
169 Trenton city, NJ 28.10
170 Kentwood city, MI 28.00
171 Oklahoma City city, OK 27.98
172 Newark city, NJ 27.93
173 Richmond city, VA 27.87
174 Cicero town, IL 27.78
175 Atlanta city, GA 27.76
176 Woodland city, CA 27.73
176 Chicago city, IL 27.73
177 Largo city, FL 27.71
178 St. Louis city, MO 27.66
179 Portland city, OR 27.57
180 Parma city, OH 27.50
181 Johnson City city, TN 27.45
182 Victoria city, TX 27.44
183 Galveston city, TX 27.43
184 Fountainebleau CDP, FL 27.42
184 Dearborn Heights city, MI 27.42
185 Pontiac city, MI 27.31
186 Columbus city, OH 27.29
187 Lakeland city, FL 27.28
188 West Valley City city, UT 27.23
189 Las Cruces city, NM 27.21
190 Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance), GA 27.20
191 Philadelphia city, PA 27.17
192 Cambridge city, MA 27.16
193 Las Vegas city, NV 27.14
194 Pinellas Park city, FL 27.09
195 Dearborn city, MI 27.04
196 Chattanooga city, TN 27.00
197 Norman city, OK 26.98
198 Mobile city, AL 26.95
199 Kennewick city, WA 26.90
200 National City city, CA 26.86
201 New Haven city, CT 26.80
202 Topeka city, KS 26.70
203 Montgomery city, AL 26.69
204 Escondido city, CA 26.66
205 Salem city, OR 26.64
206 Kenosha city, WI 26.63
207 Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 26.50
208 Kenner city, LA 26.43
209 Hemet city, CA 26.40
210 San Francisco city, CA 26.37
211 San Bernardino city, CA 26.31
211 Pueblo city, CO 26.31
212 Lynchburg city, VA 26.28
213 Dundalk CDP, MD 26.24
214 Lubbock city, TX 26.11
215 Rapid City city, SD 26.08
216 Tucson city, AZ 26.03
217 Waterloo city, IA 25.99
218 Abilene city, TX 25.95
219 St. George city, UT 25.88
220 College Station city, TX 25.86
221 Maple Grove city, MN 25.70
222 Reno city, NV 25.68
223 Norfolk city, VA 25.65
224 Champaign city, IL 25.62
225 Jacksonville city, NC 25.60
226 Kansas City city, KS 25.56
227 Homestead city, FL 25.55
227 Lincoln city, NE 25.55
228 Columbus city, GA 25.54
229 New Brunswick city, NJ 25.53
229 Bethlehem city, PA 25.53
230 Wheaton city, IL 25.47
230 Winston-Salem city, NC 25.47
231 Springfield city, MA 25.45
232 Florin CDP, CA 25.44
233 Mishawaka city, IN 25.42
234 Fort Myers city, FL 25.41
235 Elgin city, IL 25.38
236 Salt Lake City city, UT 25.29
237 Burlington city, NC 25.21
238 Conway city, AR 25.16
238 Lancaster city, CA 25.16
238 Pomona city, CA 25.16
239 Springfield city, OH 25.14
239 Roanoke city, VA 25.14
240 San Jacinto city, CA 25.09
241 Dallas city, TX 25.08
242 Tuscaloosa city, AL 25.05
243 Alhambra city, CA 25.02
243 Santa Rosa city, CA 25.02
244 Huntsville city, AL 24.96
245 Tempe city, AZ 24.93
246 Glendale city, AZ 24.87
247 Omaha city, NE 24.83
248 Washington city, DC 24.75
249 Houston city, TX 24.73
250 Sioux City city, IA 24.70
251 Lawrence city, KS 24.67
252 Kansas City city, MO 24.63
253 Enid city, OK 24.53
254 Allentown city, PA 24.50
255 Indianapolis city (balance), IN 24.49
256 Baltimore city, MD 24.45
257 Ogden city, UT 24.42
258 Lawton city, OK 24.37
259 Perth Amboy city, NJ 24.33
259 Seattle city, WA 24.33
260 Bismarck city, ND 24.19
260 Lakewood city, OH 24.19
261 Springfield city, OR 24.17
262 Visalia city, CA 24.16
262 Hartford city, CT 24.16
263 Los Angeles city, CA 24.15
264 Corpus Christi city, TX 24.06
265 Little Rock city, AR 24.01
266 Fayetteville city, NC 23.96
267 Bradenton city, FL 23.94
268 West Allis city, WI 23.84
269 Wyoming city, MI 23.77
270 Ann Arbor city, MI 23.73
271 Beaumont city, TX 23.70
272 Pharr city, TX 23.67
273 Pompano Beach city, FL 23.59
274 Rocky Mount city, NC 23.58
275 Alameda city, CA 23.51
276 Waterbury city, CT 23.48
276 Beaverton city, OR 23.48
277 New Bedford city, MA 23.47
278 Cathedral City city, CA 23.45
279 Greensboro city, NC 23.44
280 Savannah city, GA 23.40
281 Longview city, TX 23.36
282 Manchester city, NH 23.32
283 Denver city, CO 23.31
284 North Miami city, FL 23.23
285 Paterson city, NJ 23.22
286 Port Orange city, FL 23.19
287 Metairie CDP, LA 23.17
288 Kissimmee city, FL 23.12
289 Providence city, RI 23.11
290 Gresham city, OR 23.10
291 Santa Barbara city, CA 23.03
292 Yucaipa city, CA 23.02
293 Denton city, TX 23.01
294 San Buenaventura (Ventura) city, CA 23.00
295 Asheville city, NC 22.98
296 Stockton city, CA 22.94
296 Kettering city, OH 22.94
297 Quincy city, MA 22.87
297 North Charleston city, SC 22.87
298 Madison city, WI 22.85
299 Albuquerque city, NM 22.82
300 Bolingbrook village, IL 22.72
301 Fall River city, MA 22.71
302 Carmichael CDP, CA 22.48
302 San Antonio city, TX 22.48
303 Portsmouth city, VA 22.41
304 Colton city, CA 22.40
305 Jacksonville city, FL 22.39
306 Lehi city, UT 22.35
307 Jersey City city, NJ 22.34
308 St. Petersburg city, FL 22.33
309 Boulder city, CO 22.30
310 Millcreek city, UT 22.29
311 Vancouver city, WA 22.11
312 Pico Rivera city, CA 22.03
313 Scranton city, PA 21.95
314 Haverhill city, MA 21.92
315 El Cajon city, CA 21.91
316 Hamilton city, OH 21.90
317 West Palm Beach city, FL 21.87
318 Baytown city, TX 21.85
319 Grand Forks city, ND 21.79
320 Newport Beach city, CA 21.75
321 Austin city, TX 21.74
322 Texas City city, TX 21.72
323 Ames city, IA 21.67
324 Phoenix city, AZ 21.65
325 Orlando city, FL 21.62
326 Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 21.56
327 Upland city, CA 21.44
327 Temple city, TX 21.44
327 Newport News city, VA 21.44
328 Midwest City city, OK 21.40
329 Marana town, AZ 21.35
330 Fontana city, CA 21.34
330 Commerce City city, CO 21.34
331 Cuyahoga Falls city, OH 21.26
332 Spokane city, WA 21.25
333 Lehigh Acres CDP, FL 21.17
333 Sammamish city, WA 21.17
334 Conroe city, TX 21.12
335 Lauderhill city, FL 21.10
336 Citrus Heights city, CA 21.02
336 Pine Hills CDP, FL 21.02
337 Baldwin Park city, CA 20.88
338 Westminster city, CA 20.85
339 Fullerton city, CA 20.83
340 Encinitas city, CA 20.80
341 Summerville town, SC 20.79
342 Council Bluffs city, IA 20.73
342 Medford city, OR 20.73
343 West Hartford CDP, CT 20.69
344 Yuma city, AZ 20.68
344 Costa Mesa city, CA 20.68
345 Tyler city, TX 20.66
346 Long Beach city, CA 20.65
347 Town 'n' Country CDP, FL 20.57
348 Warren city, MI 20.43
349 Santa Monica city, CA 20.42
350 San Diego city, CA 20.41
350 Bellingham city, WA 20.41
351 New York city, NY 20.33
352 Fort Worth city, TX 20.31
353 Port Charlotte CDP, FL 20.26
354 Charleston city, SC 20.21
355 Berkeley city, CA 20.10
356 Joliet city, IL 19.99
357 Chicopee city, MA 19.93
358 San Tan Valley CDP, AZ 19.87
359 Lynn city, MA 19.84
360 Tacoma city, WA 19.79
361 Poinciana CDP, FL 19.75
361 Cedar Park city, TX 19.75
362 Sanford city, FL 19.74
363 Hampton city, VA 19.73
364 Scottsdale city, AZ 19.67
365 Sacramento city, CA 19.66
366 Olympia city, WA 19.60
367 Deerfield Beach city, FL 19.58
368 Boynton Beach city, FL 19.57
369 Vallejo city, CA 19.54
370 Pocatello city, ID 19.49
371 Brookline CDP, MA 19.45
372 High Point city, NC 19.44
373 Waukegan city, IL 19.42
374 Turlock city, CA 19.41
374 Stamford city, CT 19.41
374 San Angelo city, TX 19.41
375 Boston city, MA 19.38
376 Burien city, WA 19.29
377 Oakland city, CA 19.21
377 Lancaster city, PA 19.21
378 Kent city, WA 19.10
379 Nashua city, NH 19.08
380 Great Falls city, MT 19.01
381 Melbourne city, FL 19.00
382 Palm Desert city, CA 18.95
383 Loveland city, CO 18.93
384 Garland city, TX 18.78
385 Lakewood CDP, NJ 18.76
386 Coeur d'Alene city, ID 18.75
387 Hoboken city, NJ 18.61
388 Bristol city, CT 18.59
389 Longmont city, CO 18.40
390 Oceanside city, CA 18.38
391 Lake Elsinore city, CA 18.36
392 Peabody city, MA 18.35
393 Hoffman Estates village, IL 18.34
394 Janesville city, WI 18.33
395 Perris city, CA 18.29
396 Edina city, MN 18.28
397 Buena Park city, CA 18.25
398 Framingham city, MA 18.17
399 Westland city, MI 18.15
400 Milpitas city, CA 18.11
401 Manteca city, CA 18.04
402 Passaic city, NJ 18.02
403 Irondequoit CDP, NY 18.00
404 Rock Hill city, SC 17.92
405 Fort Collins city, CO 17.79
405 Bloomington city, MN 17.79
406 La Mesa city, CA 17.78
407 Paramount city, CA 17.76
407 Midland city, TX 17.76
408 Yakima city, WA 17.75
409 Glendora city, CA 17.73
409 Sioux Falls city, SD 17.73
410 Clarksville city, TN 17.69
411 Elizabeth city, NJ 17.62
412 Yonkers city, NY 17.59
413 Miami Beach city, FL 17.52
413 Gastonia city, NC 17.52
414 Downey city, CA 17.51
415 Bridgeport city, CT 17.43
416 Lakewood city, WA 17.38
417 Arcadia city, CA 17.34
418 Killeen city, TX 17.25
419 Richmond city, CA 17.20
420 East Orange city, NJ 17.15
421 North Las Vegas city, NV 17.12
422 Alexandria city, VA 17.10
423 St. Cloud city, FL 17.09
424 Gilroy city, CA 17.02
424 South San Francisco city, CA 17.02
425 Vineland city, NJ 16.98
426 Brooklyn Park city, MN 16.97
427 Kendall CDP, FL 16.96
428 Deltona city, FL 16.88
429 Rancho Cordova city, CA 16.82
429 Gaithersburg city, MD 16.82
430 Nampa city, ID 16.75
431 Antioch city, CA 16.73
432 Malden city, MA 16.66
433 South Gate city, CA 16.64
434 North Richland Hills city, TX 16.60
435 Delray Beach city, FL 16.59
436 Durham city, NC 16.58
437 New Britain city, CT 16.52
438 Spring Hill CDP, FL 16.43
439 Vista city, CA 16.40
440 Miami Gardens city, FL 16.37
441 Casas Adobes CDP, AZ 16.36
442 Bellevue city, WA 16.23
443 Murfreesboro city, TN 16.06
444 Columbia CDP, MD 15.95
445 Raleigh city, NC 15.94
446 Fremont city, CA 15.91
446 Livonia city, MI 15.91
446 Spring Valley CDP, NV 15.91
447 Compton city, CA 15.90
448 Logan city, UT 15.89
449 Irvine city, CA 15.81
450 Worcester city, MA 15.80
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