US cities by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024

New Square, NY had the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 3219 cities in 2024, at 58.8%. Harrisburg, SD had the lowest, at 0.5%. The median was 11.5% and the figure for the United States was 12.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest58.8New Square, NY

Lowest0.5Harrisburg, SD

Median11.53219 cities

United States12.5History

Top 40 cities, 2024

%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2024 (%)	Change on 2023
1	New Square, NY	58.8	-2 pts
2	Boone, NC	51.2	-0.9 pts
3	Crowley, LA	47.7	+1.7 pts
4	Oxford, OH	45.5	-0 pts
5	Blacksburg, VA	42.7	-0.1 pts
6	Riverdale, IL	41.5	+9.2 pts
7	Donna, TX	40.7	+0.3 pts
8	East Cleveland, OH	40.7	-3.6 pts
9	Milledgeville, GA	40.5	-0.8 pts
10	Clarksdale, MS	40.3	+0.1 pts
11	Athens, OH	40	-1.6 pts
12	Hamtramck, MI	39.9	+1.7 pts
13	Ruston, LA	39.8	+3.6 pts
14	Bogalusa, LA	39.4	+8.4 pts
15	Melvindale, MI	39.1	+4.7 pts
16	State College, PA	38.1	-1 pts
17	Forrest City, AR	37.7	+1.6 pts
18	Kiryas Joel, NY	37.6	-2.6 pts
19	Carbondale, IL	37.4	+0.6 pts
20	Opelousas, LA	37.4	+3.4 pts
21	West Lafayette, IN	37.3	-0 pts
22	Palatka, FL	37.3	+3.2 pts
23	Youngstown, OH	37.3	+1.1 pts
24	Roma, TX	37.1	+3 pts
25	Dublin, GA	36.3	+1.1 pts
26	Clemson, SC	36	-0.1 pts
26	Statesboro, GA	36	-1.1 pts
28	Monroe, LA	35.9	-3 pts
28	Natchitoches, LA	35.9	+1.1 pts
30	Portsmouth, OH	35.4	-2.1 pts
31	Inkster, MI	35.2	-1.1 pts
32	Arvin, CA	34.6	+2.9 pts
33	Clarkston, GA	34.4	+5.3 pts
34	Meridian, MS	34.3	+2.3 pts
35	Cahokia Heights, IL	34.2	+1.5 pts
36	Flint, MI	34.1	-0.3 pts
37	Saginaw, MI	34	+0.5 pts
38	Monroe, GA	33.8	-4.8 pts
39	Natchez, MS	33.7	+0.6 pts
40	Canton, MS	33.3	+0.3 pts
41	College Park, MD	33.2	+3.9 pts
42	Gary, IN	33.1	+0.2 pts
43	Lindsay, CA	33.1	+3.2 pts
44	East Lansing, MI	33	-1.1 pts
45	East St. Louis, IL	32.8	-0.1 pts
46	Detroit, MI	32.7	+1.2 pts
47	Americus, GA	32.7	+3.9 pts
47	Waycross, GA	32.7	-1.7 pts
49	Orangeburg, SC	32.7	+1.1 pts
50	Binghamton, NY	32.6	-0.3 pts
51	Rexburg, ID	32.5	-3 pts
52	Fort Payne, AL	32.5	+9 pts
53	Abbeville, LA	32.4	-1 pts
54	Florida City, FL	32.4	+1.3 pts
55	Atlantic City, NJ	32.3	-1.6 pts
56	Robstown, TX	32.2	+1.1 pts
57	McKeesport, PA	32	-0.9 pts
58	Las Vegas, NM	32	+2.6 pts
59	New Brunswick, NJ	32	+0.4 pts
60	Warren, OH	31.9	-1 pts
61	Johnstown, PA	31.9	+0.7 pts
62	Nacogdoches, TX	31.6	+0.8 pts
63	Newberry, SC	31.5	+4.5 pts
64	Mount Pleasant, MI	31.4	-4.4 pts
65	Alice, TX	31.4	+0.9 pts
66	Cheney, WA	31.3	-3.3 pts
67	Laurinburg, NC	31.1	-0.9 pts
68	Raymondville, TX	31	-0.4 pts
69	Brunswick, GA	30.9	+1.7 pts
70	Deming, NM	30.9	+4.7 pts
71	Selma, AL	30.8	+2.6 pts
72	Lumberton, NC	30.8	-0.2 pts
72	Palmview, TX	30.8	+3.7 pts
72	Rio Grande City, TX	30.8	-3.1 pts
75	Gainesville, FL	30.8	+2.8 pts
75	Kingsville, TX	30.8	-0.2 pts
77	Starkville, MS	30.7	-1.9 pts
78	Cedartown, GA	30.7	-4.8 pts
79	Prichard, AL	30.6	-1.5 pts
80	Cleveland, OH	30.6	-0.2 pts
81	Harrisburg, PA	30.5	+1.4 pts
82	Ithaca, NY	30.4	+2 pts
83	Morgantown, WV	30.4	-3.2 pts
84	Pullman, WA	30.4	-1.7 pts
85	San Luis Obispo, CA	30.4	+0.4 pts
86	Elmira, NY	30.2	+3.3 pts
87	Camden, NJ	30.2	+1.7 pts
88	Darby, PA	30	-1.6 pts
89	Baker, LA	29.8	+7.6 pts
89	Bloomington, IN	29.8	-0.7 pts
91	Ashtabula, OH	29.8	-1.8 pts
92	Douglas, GA	29.7	+7.6 pts
93	San Benito, TX	29.7	+1.7 pts
94	Opa-locka, FL	29.7	-0.3 pts
95	Marion, IN	29.6	+2.6 pts
96	Pittsburg, KS	29.6	+0.2 pts
97	Cleveland, MS	29.3	+0.6 pts
98	College Station, TX	29.2	+0.6 pts
98	Muncie, IN	29.2	-0.4 pts
100	West Memphis, AR	29.1	+2.2 pts
101	Gaffney, SC	29.1	+4.2 pts
102	Endicott, NY	29	-0.5 pts
103	Port Arthur, TX	29	-0.1 pts
104	Chester, PA	29	-1.9 pts
105	Beckley, WV	28.9	+1.9 pts
106	Hammond, LA	28.9	-6 pts
107	Cairo, GA	28.8	+1.5 pts
107	Syracuse, NY	28.8	-0.8 pts
109	Cudahy, CA	28.7	+0.8 pts
110	Reading, PA	28.7	+1.7 pts
111	Radford, VA	28.7	-5 pts
112	Brookhaven, MS	28.6	+1.4 pts
112	Mercedes, TX	28.6	-2.8 pts
114	Bowling Green, OH	28.6	-1.1 pts
115	Greenwood, MS	28.4	+0.4 pts
116	Hattiesburg, MS	28.3	-2.2 pts
117	Kirksville, MO	28.2	+1 pts
118	Gadsden, AL	28.1	+0.5 pts
119	West Plains, MO	28.1	-2.9 pts
120	Portales, NM	28.1	+6.6 pts
120	Sweetwater, TX	28.1	+4.7 pts
122	Ozark, AL	28.1	+2.4 pts
123	Greenville, MS	28	-3.8 pts
124	Urbana, IL	28	+3.2 pts
125	New Castle, PA	28	+1.9 pts
126	Nogales, AZ	28	+1.8 pts
127	Moultrie, GA	28	+0.5 pts
128	Bessemer, AL	28	-2.8 pts
129	Jackson, MS	27.9	+1.1 pts
129	Kinston, NC	27.9	-1 pts
131	Cambridge, OH	27.9	-2.1 pts
132	Rochester, NY	27.8	+1.2 pts
133	Douglas, AZ	27.8	-2.5 pts
133	Lexington, NC	27.8	+2.4 pts
135	Newark, DE	27.7	+0.6 pts
136	Pharr, TX	27.6	-2.2 pts
137	Spring Valley, NY	27.6	-3.6 pts
138	Albany, GA	27.5	-1.6 pts
138	Alton, TX	27.5	-0.6 pts
138	Mendota, CA	27.5	-2.8 pts
138	Utica, NY	27.5	-0.1 pts
142	Canton, OH	27.4	-1.1 pts
142	Stillwater, OK	27.4	-2.1 pts
144	Smithfield, NC	27.4	-4.1 pts
145	Henderson, NC	27.3	-0.1 pts
146	Belle Glade, FL	27.3	-1.1 pts
147	Arcata, CA	27.2	-2.4 pts
148	Carthage, MO	27.2	-5.8 pts
149	Bridgeton, NJ	27.2	-4.5 pts
150	Somerset, KY	27.2	-1.5 pts
151	Parlier, CA	27.1	-2.7 pts
152	McComb, MS	27.1	+1.3 pts
153	Kent, OH	27.1	+2.3 pts
154	Holyoke, MA	27	+3.3 pts
155	Alexandria, LA	27	+0.6 pts
156	Dayton, OH	26.9	-0.1 pts
156	San Marcos, TX	26.9	+0.2 pts
158	Chicago Heights, IL	26.9	+2.2 pts
158	Mount Airy, NC	26.9	-0.2 pts
160	Gretna, LA	26.9	+1.9 pts
161	Dinuba, CA	26.8	-1.3 pts
162	Whitewater, WI	26.8	-2.4 pts
163	Vicksburg, MS	26.8	-1.1 pts
164	Gallup, NM	26.8	-1.4 pts
165	New Iberia, LA	26.7	+0.1 pts
166	Minden, LA	26.7	-8 pts
167	Olean, NY	26.7	+2.5 pts
168	Steubenville, OH	26.6	+0.9 pts
169	Grenada, MS	26.6	-0.1 pts
170	Bloomsburg, PA	26.5	-4 pts
171	Athens, GA	26.5	+0.2 pts
171	Davis, CA	26.5	+1.4 pts
171	Jacksonville, TX	26.5	-2.5 pts
174	Cambridge, MD	26.4	+2.3 pts
175	Salisbury, NC	26.3	+2.1 pts
176	Charleston, IL	26.3	+1.1 pts
176	Iowa City, IA	26.3	+0.1 pts
178	West Monroe, LA	26.3	-0.5 pts
179	Paris, TN	26.3	+1.5 pts
180	East Chicago, IN	26.3	-0.7 pts
181	Batesville, AR	26.3	+1.9 pts
181	Hartford, CT	26.3	+0.8 pts
183	Martin, TN	26.3	-1.6 pts
184	Fort Pierce, FL	26.2	0 pts
185	Valdosta, GA	26.1	-0.6 pts
186	South Houston, TX	26.1	+2.6 pts
187	Bay City, TX	26	-0.6 pts
187	Paris, TX	26	+0.2 pts
189	Morristown, TN	26	+0.6 pts
190	Roswell, NM	26	+1.8 pts
191	Edinburg, TX	26	+0.3 pts
192	Buffalo, NY	26	-1.4 pts
193	San Elizario, TX	25.9	-0.3 pts
194	Coshocton, OH	25.9	+0.8 pts
195	Cohoes, NY	25.9	+0.6 pts
196	Champaign, IL	25.9	+2 pts
197	Springfield, MA	25.8	+0.6 pts
198	Texarkana, AR	25.8	+3.8 pts
199	Morganton, NC	25.7	-4.2 pts
200	Vidalia, GA	25.7	+0.9 pts
201	Harrisonburg, VA	25.7	+0.1 pts
202	Baton Rouge, LA	25.7	+0.7 pts
203	Huntington, WV	25.7	-1.7 pts
204	Alexander City, AL	25.7	+3.9 pts
205	Painesville, OH	25.6	+2.8 pts
206	Talladega, AL	25.6	+2.7 pts
207	Bowling Green, KY	25.6	+0.2 pts
207	Madera, CA	25.6	-0.4 pts
209	Sandusky, OH	25.6	+1.4 pts
210	Clearlake, CA	25.5	+0.1 pts
211	Cincinnati, OH	25.5	+1 pts
211	Kankakee, IL	25.5	-2.3 pts
213	Ames, IA	25.5	-0.5 pts
214	Oxford, MS	25.4	-1.1 pts
215	Carrollton, GA	25.4	-2 pts
216	Auburn, AL	25.4	-0.7 pts
216	Maple Heights, OH	25.4	-1 pts
216	Richmond, IN	25.4	+2.2 pts
219	Williamsport, PA	25.4	+0.2 pts
220	Alamo, TX	25.3	+0.8 pts
221	Jamestown, NY	25.3	+1.2 pts
222	Lorain, OH	25.2	-2.2 pts
223	Griffin, GA	25.2	-0.3 pts
224	Jennings, MO	25.2	+1.1 pts
225	Tuscaloosa, AL	25.1	+1.3 pts
226	Cumberland, MD	25.1	+1.6 pts
226	Pleasantville, NJ	25.1	+1.8 pts
228	Harlingen, TX	25.1	+0.5 pts
228	Macomb, IL	25.1	-4.4 pts
230	Moscow, ID	25.1	+3.9 pts
231	Hazleton, PA	25	-2 pts
232	Troy, AL	25	-1.1 pts
233	Lovington, NM	25	+1.5 pts
234	Bellmead, TX	24.9	+2.8 pts
235	Albemarle, NC	24.9	+2.4 pts
236	DeKalb, IL	24.9	-0.8 pts
236	Kalamazoo, MI	24.9	-2.1 pts
238	Muskegon, MI	24.9	+4.7 pts
239	Ypsilanti, MI	24.8	-0.7 pts
240	Macon, GA	24.7	-0.1 pts
241	Birmingham, AL	24.7	-0.5 pts
242	Waterbury, CT	24.7	+0.8 pts
243	Danville, VA	24.7	-0.3 pts
243	Greenville, NC	24.7	+0.2 pts
243	Terre Haute, IN	24.7	-2.1 pts
246	Jackson, MI	24.6	-0.9 pts
247	Central Falls, RI	24.6	+2.3 pts
248	Marysville, CA	24.5	+2 pts
249	Danville, IL	24.5	-0.6 pts
250	North Chicago, IL	24.5	+2.6 pts

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People with income in the past 12 months below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people whose poverty status is determined. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

The headline single-year rate for states and counties is poverty_rate (SAIPE). Poverty status is not determined for people in institutions, military group quarters or college dormitories, or for unrelated children under 15. Absolute thresholds set by the US government, so not comparable with the EU at_risk_of_poverty_rate.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (US cities by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), US cities by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/us-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). US cities by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/us-cities.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), US cities by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/us-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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@misc{census_us_cities_by_poverty_2024,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): US cities by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/us-cities. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary\_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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New Square, NY, with 58.8% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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