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

New Square, NY had the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 3214 cities in 2022, at 64.2%. Snoqualmie, WA had the lowest, at 0.3%. The median was 11.3% and the figure for the United States was 12.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Top 40 cities, 2022

New Square, NY: 64.2 %New Square, NY64.2Boone, NC: 55.9 %Boone, NC55.9Oxford, OH: 46.3 %Oxford, OH46.3Blacksburg, VA: 45.1 %Blacksburg, VA45.1Kiryas Joel, NY: 43.3 %Kiryas Joel, NY43.3Athens, OH: 43 %Athens, OH43State College, PA: 42.1 %State College, PA42.1Monroe, GA: 41.8 %Monroe, GA41.8Crowley, LA: 41.6 %Crowley, LA41.6Cahokia Heights, IL: 41.2 %Cahokia Heights, IL41.2Clarksdale, MS: 40.7 %Clarksdale, MS40.7Milledgeville, GA: 39.9 %Milledgeville, GA39.9East Cleveland, OH: 39.5 %East Cleveland, OH39.5Rexburg, ID: 39.4 %Rexburg, ID39.4West Lafayette, IN: 39.2 %West Lafayette, IN39.2Opelousas, LA: 39 %Opelousas, LA39Donna, TX: 38 %Donna, TX38Natchitoches, LA: 38 %Natchitoches, LA38Carbondale, IL: 37.9 %Carbondale, IL37.9Hamtramck, MI: 37.8 %Hamtramck, MI37.8Statesboro, GA: 37.2 %Statesboro, GA37.2Ruston, LA: 36.2 %Ruston, LA36.2Clemson, SC: 36 %Clemson, SC36Dublin, GA: 35.5 %Dublin, GA35.5Portsmouth, OH: 35.4 %Portsmouth, OH35.4Forrest City, AR: 35.3 %Forrest City, AR35.3Monroe, LA: 35.1 %Monroe, LA35.1Inkster, MI: 35.1 %Inkster, MI35.1Warren, OH: 35.1 %Warren, OH35.1Carthage, MO: 34.9 %Carthage, MO34.9Youngstown, OH: 34.5 %Youngstown, OH34.5Arcata, CA: 34.5 %Arcata, CA34.5Hammond, LA: 34.5 %Hammond, LA34.5Saginaw, MI: 34.5 %Saginaw, MI34.5Mount Pleasant, MI: 34.4 %Mount Pleasant, MI34.4Minden, LA: 34.4 %Minden, LA34.4Morgantown, WV: 34.4 %Morgantown, WV34.4East Lansing, MI: 34.3 %East Lansing, MI34.3Orangeburg, SC: 34 %Orangeburg, SC34Lindsay, CA: 33.9 %Lindsay, CA33.9New Square, NY: 64.2 %New Square, NY64.2Boone, NC: 55.9 %Boone, NC55.9Oxford, OH: 46.3 %Oxford, OH46.3Blacksburg, VA: 45.1 %Blacksburg, VA45.1Kiryas Joel, NY: 43.3 %Kiryas Joel, NY43.3Athens, OH: 43 %Athens, OH43State College, PA: 42.1 %State College, PA42.1Monroe, GA: 41.8 %Monroe, GA41.8Crowley, LA: 41.6 %Crowley, LA41.6Cahokia Heights, IL: 41.2 %Cahokia Heights, IL41.2Clarksdale, MS: 40.7 %Clarksdale, MS40.7Milledgeville, GA: 39.9 %Milledgeville, GA39.9East Cleveland, OH: 39.5 %East Cleveland, OH39.5Rexburg, ID: 39.4 %Rexburg, ID39.4West Lafayette, IN: 39.2 %West Lafayette, IN39.2Opelousas, LA: 39 %Opelousas, LA39Donna, TX: 38 %Donna, TX38Natchitoches, LA: 38 %Natchitoches, LA38Carbondale, IL: 37.9 %Carbondale, IL37.9Hamtramck, MI: 37.8 %Hamtramck, MI37.8Statesboro, GA: 37.2 %Statesboro, GA37.2Ruston, LA: 36.2 %Ruston, LA36.2Clemson, SC: 36 %Clemson, SC36Dublin, GA: 35.5 %Dublin, GA35.5Portsmouth, OH: 35.4 %Portsmouth, OH35.4Forrest City, AR: 35.3 %Forrest City, AR35.3Monroe, LA: 35.1 %Monroe, LA35.1Inkster, MI: 35.1 %Inkster, MI35.1Warren, OH: 35.1 %Warren, OH35.1Carthage, MO: 34.9 %Carthage, MO34.9Youngstown, OH: 34.5 %Youngstown, OH34.5Arcata, CA: 34.5 %Arcata, CA34.5Hammond, LA: 34.5 %Hammond, LA34.5Saginaw, MI: 34.5 %Saginaw, MI34.5Mount Pleasant, MI: 34.4 %Mount Pleasant, MI34.4Minden, LA: 34.4 %Minden, LA34.4Morgantown, WV: 34.4 %Morgantown, WV34.4East Lansing, MI: 34.3 %East Lansing, MI34.3Orangeburg, SC: 34 %Orangeburg, SC34Lindsay, CA: 33.9 %Lindsay, CA33.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1New Square, NY64.2+3.6 pts
2Boone, NC55.9+0.6 pts
3Oxford, OH46.3+1.5 pts
4Blacksburg, VA45.1-0.1 pts
5Kiryas Joel, NY43.3+2.8 pts
6Athens, OH43-0.1 pts
7State College, PA42.1-1.3 pts
8Monroe, GA41.8+8 pts
9Crowley, LA41.6-0.7 pts
10Cahokia Heights, IL41.2n/a
11Clarksdale, MS40.7-0.9 pts
12Milledgeville, GA39.9+0.8 pts
13East Cleveland, OH39.5+0.5 pts
14Rexburg, ID39.4+6.1 pts
15West Lafayette, IN39.2+1.7 pts
16Opelousas, LA39+1.8 pts
17Donna, TX38-5.1 pts
18Natchitoches, LA38+0.6 pts
19Carbondale, IL37.9-2.6 pts
20Hamtramck, MI37.8-5.3 pts
21Statesboro, GA37.2+1.2 pts
22Ruston, LA36.2+0.6 pts
23Clemson, SC36-0.4 pts
24Dublin, GA35.5+1.7 pts
25Portsmouth, OH35.4+0.7 pts
26Forrest City, AR35.3+2.3 pts
27Monroe, LA35.1+0.2 pts
28Inkster, MI35.1-2.7 pts
29Warren, OH35.1+0.5 pts
30Carthage, MO34.9+0.1 pts
31Youngstown, OH34.5-0.9 pts
32Arcata, CA34.5-0.2 pts
33Hammond, LA34.5-2.5 pts
33Saginaw, MI34.5-1.1 pts
35Mount Pleasant, MI34.4+0.4 pts
36Minden, LA34.4+2.9 pts
37Morgantown, WV34.4+0.3 pts
38East Lansing, MI34.3-1.2 pts
39Orangeburg, SC34+1.9 pts
40Lindsay, CA33.9+4.4 pts
41Laurinburg, NC33.8+0.6 pts
42Darby, PA33.8+6.1 pts
43Radford, VA33.8-1.6 pts
44Waycross, GA33.8-0.5 pts
45West Plains, MO33.8-0.3 pts
46Cedartown, GA33.8-5.7 pts
47Roma, TX33.7-1.2 pts
48Flint, MI33.3-2.2 pts
49Cheney, WA33.3-0.9 pts
50Melvindale, MI33.2+5.2 pts
51Kingsville, TX33.1+1.8 pts
52Raymondville, TX33.1+0.3 pts
53Ithaca, NY33.1-1.4 pts
54Johnstown, PA32.9-0.8 pts
55Bridgeton, NJ32.7-2.3 pts
56Mendota, CA32.7-4.7 pts
57Ashtabula, OH32.7+1.4 pts
58Natchez, MS32.7-0.5 pts
59Florida City, FL32.6+0.7 pts
60Laurel, MS32.6-1.2 pts
61Belle Glade, FL32.5-2.1 pts
62Whitewater, WI32.5-1.1 pts
63Meridian, MS32.4+2.1 pts
64Atlantic City, NJ32.4-4.6 pts
65Pullman, WA32.4-1.3 pts
66Greenville, MS32.2-0.2 pts
67Gary, IN32.2+0.1 pts
68Carrollton, GA32.2-0.8 pts
69Bessemer, AL32+3.3 pts
70McComb, MS32-3.5 pts
71Hattiesburg, MS32-0 pts
72Bloomsburg, PA32+3.9 pts
73New Brunswick, NJ31.9-3.4 pts
74Binghamton, NY31.7-0.3 pts
75Abbeville, LA31.7+1 pts
76Mount Airy, NC31.7+2.4 pts
77Camden, NJ31.6-2 pts
78Prichard, AL31.6+1.5 pts
79East St. Louis, IL31.6+2.3 pts
80Stillwater, OK31.5+0.4 pts
81Detroit, MI31.5-0.3 pts
82San Luis Obispo, CA31.5+1.9 pts
83Canton, MS31.4+0.5 pts
83Riverdale, IL31.4+1.3 pts
85Brookhaven, MS31.2+4.8 pts
86Las Vegas, NM31.2+0.9 pts
87Cleveland, OH31.2-0.2 pts
88Bloomington, IN31.1-1.2 pts
89Nacogdoches, TX30.9+0.5 pts
90Brunswick, GA30.8-2 pts
91Bowling Green, OH30.8-0.1 pts
92Starkville, MS30.7+1.9 pts
93New Iberia, LA30.4+2.7 pts
94Galena Park, TX30.4+0.6 pts
94Muncie, IN30.4+0.1 pts
96Pharr, TX30.4-2.1 pts
96Robstown, TX30.4+0.4 pts
98Canton, OH30.2-0 pts
99Cambridge, OH30.2-0.9 pts
100Rio Grande City, TX30+0.6 pts
101Kirksville, MO29.9+1.1 pts
102San Benito, TX29.8-2.2 pts
103Reidsville, NC29.8+1.3 pts
104Bogalusa, LA29.6-2.6 pts
105Jennings, MO29.6+0.4 pts
106Albany, GA29.6+1.1 pts
106Syracuse, NY29.6-0.5 pts
108Selma, AL29.5+0.1 pts
109Endicott, NY29.5+2.8 pts
110Pittsburg, KS29.4+0.2 pts
111Lumberton, NC29.4-1.7 pts
112Mercedes, TX29.2+2.2 pts
113Somerset, KY29.1-1.4 pts
114Douglas, AZ29.1+4.3 pts
115Fort Pierce, FL29.1+1.9 pts
116Gainesville, FL29+0.5 pts
117Palatka, FL29-4.2 pts
118Clarkston, GA28.9+3 pts
119McKeesport, PA28.9+1.5 pts
120Pascagoula, MS28.9+4.4 pts
120Talladega, AL28.9+2.1 pts
122Huntington, WV28.8-1.4 pts
123Uvalde, TX28.8+7.8 pts
124Arvin, CA28.7+0.8 pts
125Kankakee, IL28.7+0.4 pts
126Sebring, FL28.6+1.9 pts
127Reading, PA28.6-0.7 pts
128Bay City, TX28.6+5.3 pts
129Martin, TN28.5-0.7 pts
130San Elizario, TX28.5-4.8 pts
131College Station, TX28.5+0.2 pts
132Cleveland, MS28.4-1.4 pts
133Valdosta, GA28.4-2.7 pts
134Chester, PA28.3-0.2 pts
135West Monroe, LA28.3-0.6 pts
136Harrisburg, PA28.3+0.1 pts
137Jamestown, NY28.2+0.1 pts
137Kinston, NC28.2+0.4 pts
139Utica, NY28.2+0.2 pts
140Marion, IN28.1-0.4 pts
141Oxford, MS28.1-1 pts
142Alton, TX28.1-2.5 pts
143Morganton, NC28+1 pts
144Opa-locka, FL28-7.4 pts
145Rochester, NY27.9-1.4 pts
146Steubenville, OH27.9+2.4 pts
147Dinuba, CA27.8-4.1 pts
148College Park, MD27.8+2.5 pts
148Smithfield, NC27.8-2.2 pts
150Nogales, AZ27.8-2 pts
151Alice, TX27.7+3.8 pts
152Troy, AL27.7+0.4 pts
153Madera, CA27.7+0.3 pts
154Macomb, IL27.7+1 pts
155Urbana, IL27.7+0.6 pts
156Elmira, NY27.7+2.2 pts
156San Marcos, TX27.7-2.9 pts
158Corcoran, CA27.60 pts
159Jacksonville, AL27.6+0.9 pts
160Dayton, OH27.5-1 pts
161Lorain, OH27.5+1.2 pts
162Lawrenceburg, TN27.4-0.7 pts
163Parlier, CA27.4-2.8 pts
164Ypsilanti, MI27.3-1.6 pts
165Harrisonburg, VA27.2+1.4 pts
166Picayune, MS27.2+0.6 pts
167Buffalo, NY27.2-0.4 pts
168Americus, GA27.1-1.6 pts
169Huntsville, TX27.1-1 pts
170Athens, GA27.1+0.4 pts
171Greenwood, MS27.1-3 pts
172Bainbridge, GA27.1+7.1 pts
173East Chicago, IN27-0.8 pts
174Poplar Bluff, MO27-0.1 pts
175Grenada, MS26.9-3.3 pts
176Hidalgo, TX26.9-2.7 pts
177Hartford, CT26.9-1.6 pts
178Ames, IA26.8+0.4 pts
178Branson, MO26.8+4.4 pts
178Kalamazoo, MI26.8-1 pts
181McFarland, CA26.8-2.5 pts
182Pontiac, MI26.7-1 pts
183Beeville, TX26.7+2.4 pts
183Iowa City, IA26.7-0.1 pts
185Port Arthur, TX26.7+0.9 pts
186Cudahy, CA26.7-2.4 pts
186Newberry, SC26.7+4.1 pts
188Vidalia, GA26.6+3.8 pts
189Bowling Green, KY26.6+1.1 pts
190Gulfport, MS26.6+1 pts
191DeKalb, IL26.6-0.2 pts
192Henderson, NC26.6+0.9 pts
193Charleston, IL26.5-0.2 pts
194Shelton, WA26.5+2 pts
195Newburgh, NY26.5+5.1 pts
196Manhattan, KS26.5+0.5 pts
197Palmview, TX26.4+4 pts
197Terre Haute, IN26.4+0.5 pts
199Corvallis, OR26.4+0.8 pts
200New Castle, PA26.4+0.2 pts
201Davis, CA26.4-0 pts
202Vermillion, SD26.2+1 pts
203Trenton, NJ26.2-1.5 pts
204Kings Mountain, NC26.1+5.4 pts
205Birmingham, AL26.1+0.6 pts
206Brownsville, TX26.1-0.4 pts
207Holyoke, MA26-0.5 pts
208Maryville, MO26-4.5 pts
209Platteville, WI26+0.4 pts
210Harlingen, TX26-0.7 pts
210Kissimmee, FL26+1.4 pts
212Elk City, OK25.9+1.9 pts
213Jackson, MS25.9-0.2 pts
214Edinburg, TX25.7+2.5 pts
214Morristown, TN25.7+0.3 pts
216Hazleton, PA25.7+2.1 pts
217Alexandria, LA25.7-1.4 pts
218Spartanburg, SC25.7+1.7 pts
219Kent, OH25.6+2.1 pts
219Vicksburg, MS25.6-2.3 pts
221Peru, IN25.5+2.6 pts
222Phenix City, AL25.5-0.9 pts
223Oswego, NY25.4+0.3 pts
224LaGrange, GA25.4-0.3 pts
224Williamsport, PA25.4+1 pts
226Danville, IL25.4-3.1 pts
227Griffin, GA25.4-0.5 pts
228Eufaula, AL25.3-4.4 pts
229Springfield, MA25.3-1 pts
230Gallup, NM25.3-2.8 pts
231Danville, VA25.3+2.2 pts
232Murray, KY25.3+2.4 pts
232New Haven, CT25.3+0.7 pts
232Spring Valley, NY25.3+1 pts
235Greenville, NC25.2-1 pts
235Paris, TN25.2-2 pts
237Gretna, LA25.2+2 pts
237Zanesville, OH25.2-1.5 pts
239Merced, CA25.2-1.4 pts
240Anderson, SC25.1+3.9 pts
241Gadsden, AL25.1-2.1 pts
242Macon, GA25.1-0.2 pts
242Niagara Falls, NY25.1+1.2 pts
244Elon, NC25+0.5 pts
244Mansfield, OH25-0.3 pts
246Moultrie, GA25+0.2 pts
247Provo, UT24.9+0.3 pts
247San Luis, AZ24.9-0.2 pts
249Dunkirk, NY24.9-1.8 pts
249Pine Bluff, AR24.9+1.1 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. 5 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2022 and are left out rather than filled from another source. 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/us-cities?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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  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), 2022}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/us-cities?period=2022. 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which city has the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

New Square, NY, with 64.2% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Snoqualmie, WA, with 0.3% in 2022.

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