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 2023, at 60.8%. Snoqualmie, WA had the lowest, at 0.4%. The median was 11.3% and the figure for the United States was 12.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Top 40 cities, 2023

New Square, NY: 60.8 %New Square, NY60.8Boone, NC: 52.1 %Boone, NC52.1Crowley, LA: 46 %Crowley, LA46Oxford, OH: 45.5 %Oxford, OH45.5East Cleveland, OH: 44.3 %East Cleveland, OH44.3Blacksburg, VA: 42.8 %Blacksburg, VA42.8Athens, OH: 41.6 %Athens, OH41.6Milledgeville, GA: 41.3 %Milledgeville, GA41.3Donna, TX: 40.4 %Donna, TX40.4Clarksdale, MS: 40.2 %Clarksdale, MS40.2Kiryas Joel, NY: 40.2 %Kiryas Joel, NY40.2State College, PA: 39.1 %State College, PA39.1Monroe, LA: 38.9 %Monroe, LA38.9Monroe, GA: 38.7 %Monroe, GA38.7Hamtramck, MI: 38.2 %Hamtramck, MI38.2Portsmouth, OH: 37.5 %Portsmouth, OH37.5West Lafayette, IN: 37.4 %West Lafayette, IN37.4Statesboro, GA: 37.2 %Statesboro, GA37.2Carbondale, IL: 36.9 %Carbondale, IL36.9Inkster, MI: 36.3 %Inkster, MI36.3Ruston, LA: 36.3 %Ruston, LA36.3Youngstown, OH: 36.2 %Youngstown, OH36.2Clemson, SC: 36.1 %Clemson, SC36.1Forrest City, AR: 36.1 %Forrest City, AR36.1Mount Pleasant, MI: 35.8 %Mount Pleasant, MI35.8Rexburg, ID: 35.5 %Rexburg, ID35.5Cedartown, GA: 35.5 %Cedartown, GA35.5Dublin, GA: 35.1 %Dublin, GA35.1Hammond, LA: 34.9 %Hammond, LA34.9Natchitoches, LA: 34.8 %Natchitoches, LA34.8Minden, LA: 34.6 %Minden, LA34.6Cheney, WA: 34.6 %Cheney, WA34.6Waycross, GA: 34.4 %Waycross, GA34.4Melvindale, MI: 34.4 %Melvindale, MI34.4Flint, MI: 34.4 %Flint, MI34.4Roma, TX: 34.2 %Roma, TX34.2East Lansing, MI: 34.2 %East Lansing, MI34.2Palatka, FL: 34.1 %Palatka, FL34.1Opelousas, LA: 34 %Opelousas, LA34Rio Grande City, TX: 33.9 %Rio Grande City, TX33.9New Square, NY: 60.8 %New Square, NY60.8Boone, NC: 52.1 %Boone, NC52.1Crowley, LA: 46 %Crowley, LA46Oxford, OH: 45.5 %Oxford, OH45.5East Cleveland, OH: 44.3 %East Cleveland, OH44.3Blacksburg, VA: 42.8 %Blacksburg, VA42.8Athens, OH: 41.6 %Athens, OH41.6Milledgeville, GA: 41.3 %Milledgeville, GA41.3Donna, TX: 40.4 %Donna, TX40.4Clarksdale, MS: 40.2 %Clarksdale, MS40.2Kiryas Joel, NY: 40.2 %Kiryas Joel, NY40.2State College, PA: 39.1 %State College, PA39.1Monroe, LA: 38.9 %Monroe, LA38.9Monroe, GA: 38.7 %Monroe, GA38.7Hamtramck, MI: 38.2 %Hamtramck, MI38.2Portsmouth, OH: 37.5 %Portsmouth, OH37.5West Lafayette, IN: 37.4 %West Lafayette, IN37.4Statesboro, GA: 37.2 %Statesboro, GA37.2Carbondale, IL: 36.9 %Carbondale, IL36.9Inkster, MI: 36.3 %Inkster, MI36.3Ruston, LA: 36.3 %Ruston, LA36.3Youngstown, OH: 36.2 %Youngstown, OH36.2Clemson, SC: 36.1 %Clemson, SC36.1Forrest City, AR: 36.1 %Forrest City, AR36.1Mount Pleasant, MI: 35.8 %Mount Pleasant, MI35.8Rexburg, ID: 35.5 %Rexburg, ID35.5Cedartown, GA: 35.5 %Cedartown, GA35.5Dublin, GA: 35.1 %Dublin, GA35.1Hammond, LA: 34.9 %Hammond, LA34.9Natchitoches, LA: 34.8 %Natchitoches, LA34.8Minden, LA: 34.6 %Minden, LA34.6Cheney, WA: 34.6 %Cheney, WA34.6Waycross, GA: 34.4 %Waycross, GA34.4Melvindale, MI: 34.4 %Melvindale, MI34.4Flint, MI: 34.4 %Flint, MI34.4Roma, TX: 34.2 %Roma, TX34.2East Lansing, MI: 34.2 %East Lansing, MI34.2Palatka, FL: 34.1 %Palatka, FL34.1Opelousas, LA: 34 %Opelousas, LA34Rio Grande City, TX: 33.9 %Rio Grande City, TX33.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1New Square, NY60.8-3.4 pts
2Boone, NC52.1-3.8 pts
3Crowley, LA46+4.5 pts
4Oxford, OH45.5-0.9 pts
5East Cleveland, OH44.3+4.8 pts
6Blacksburg, VA42.8-2.4 pts
7Athens, OH41.6-1.5 pts
8Milledgeville, GA41.3+1.4 pts
9Donna, TX40.4+2.4 pts
10Clarksdale, MS40.2-0.5 pts
10Kiryas Joel, NY40.2-3 pts
12State College, PA39.1-3.1 pts
13Monroe, LA38.9+3.8 pts
14Monroe, GA38.7-3.1 pts
15Hamtramck, MI38.2+0.5 pts
16Portsmouth, OH37.5+2.1 pts
17West Lafayette, IN37.4-1.8 pts
18Statesboro, GA37.2-0 pts
19Carbondale, IL36.9-1 pts
20Inkster, MI36.3+1.2 pts
21Ruston, LA36.3+0.1 pts
22Youngstown, OH36.2+1.7 pts
23Clemson, SC36.1+0.1 pts
24Forrest City, AR36.1+0.8 pts
25Mount Pleasant, MI35.8+1.3 pts
26Rexburg, ID35.5-3.9 pts
27Cedartown, GA35.5+1.7 pts
28Dublin, GA35.1-0.3 pts
29Hammond, LA34.9+0.5 pts
30Natchitoches, LA34.8-3.2 pts
31Minden, LA34.6+0.2 pts
32Cheney, WA34.6+1.3 pts
33Waycross, GA34.4+0.6 pts
34Melvindale, MI34.4+1.2 pts
35Flint, MI34.4+1.1 pts
36Roma, TX34.2+0.5 pts
37East Lansing, MI34.2-0.1 pts
38Palatka, FL34.1+5.1 pts
39Opelousas, LA34-5 pts
40Rio Grande City, TX33.9+3.9 pts
41Atlantic City, NJ33.9+1.5 pts
42Radford, VA33.7-0.1 pts
43Morgantown, WV33.6-0.8 pts
44Saginaw, MI33.5-1 pts
45Abbeville, LA33.4+1.7 pts
46Natchez, MS33.1+0.5 pts
47Canton, MS33+1.6 pts
48Carthage, MO33-2 pts
49McKeesport, PA32.9+4.1 pts
50Gary, IN32.9+0.7 pts
51Warren, OH32.9-2.1 pts
52Binghamton, NY32.9+1.2 pts
53East St. Louis, IL32.9+1.3 pts
54Cahokia Heights, IL32.7-8.6 pts
55Starkville, MS32.5+1.9 pts
56Riverdale, IL32.3+0.9 pts
57Prichard, AL32.1+0.5 pts
58Pullman, WA32.1-0.3 pts
59Laurinburg, NC32-1.8 pts
60Meridian, MS31.9-0.5 pts
61Greenville, MS31.8-0.4 pts
62Arvin, CA31.7+3 pts
63Bridgeton, NJ31.7-1 pts
64Laurel, MS31.6-1 pts
65New Brunswick, NJ31.6-0.3 pts
66Ashtabula, OH31.6-1.1 pts
67Darby, PA31.5-2.3 pts
67Detroit, MI31.50 pts
69Orangeburg, SC31.5-2.5 pts
70Mercedes, TX31.5+2.2 pts
70Raymondville, TX31.5-1.6 pts
72Smithfield, NC31.4+3.6 pts
73Johnstown, PA31.2-1.6 pts
74Spring Valley, NY31.2+5.9 pts
75Robstown, TX31+0.6 pts
76Florida City, FL31-1.6 pts
77Bogalusa, LA31+1.4 pts
78Kingsville, TX31-2.1 pts
79Lumberton, NC31+1.6 pts
79West Plains, MO31-2.8 pts
81Chester, PA30.8+2.5 pts
82Cleveland, OH30.8-0.4 pts
83Nacogdoches, TX30.8-0.1 pts
84Bessemer, AL30.7-1.3 pts
85Bloomsburg, PA30.6-1.4 pts
86Bloomington, IN30.5-0.5 pts
87Alice, TX30.4+2.7 pts
87Hattiesburg, MS30.4-1.5 pts
89Mendota, CA30.3-2.4 pts
90Douglas, AZ30.2+1.1 pts
91San Luis Obispo, CA30-1.5 pts
92Cambridge, OH29.9-0.3 pts
92Opa-locka, FL29.9+1.9 pts
94Morganton, NC29.9+1.9 pts
95Lindsay, CA29.9-4 pts
95Parlier, CA29.9+2.5 pts
97Pharr, TX29.8-0.6 pts
98Bowling Green, OH29.7-1.1 pts
99Muncie, IN29.6-0.8 pts
100Arcata, CA29.6-4.9 pts
101Syracuse, NY29.60 pts
102Endicott, NY29.5+0.1 pts
103Macomb, IL29.5+1.8 pts
104Stillwater, OK29.4-2.1 pts
105Pittsburg, KS29.40 pts
106College Park, MD29.3+1.5 pts
106Las Vegas, NM29.3-1.9 pts
108Brunswick, GA29.2-1.6 pts
109Albany, GA29.2-0.4 pts
109Whitewater, WI29.2-3.3 pts
111Clarkston, GA29.1+0.2 pts
112Port Arthur, TX29.1+2.4 pts
113Harrisburg, PA29.1+0.8 pts
114Jacksonville, TX29+5.3 pts
115Kinston, NC28.9+0.7 pts
116Americus, GA28.7+1.6 pts
117Somerset, KY28.7-0.4 pts
118Cleveland, MS28.7+0.3 pts
119College Station, TX28.6+0.1 pts
120Pascagoula, MS28.5-0.3 pts
121Camden, NJ28.5-3.2 pts
122Canton, OH28.4-1.8 pts
123Ithaca, NY28.4-4.7 pts
124Belle Glade, FL28.4-4.2 pts
125Selma, AL28.3-1.2 pts
126Dinuba, CA28.2+0.3 pts
126Gallup, NM28.2+2.8 pts
128Alton, TX28.1-0 pts
129Gainesville, FL28-1 pts
130San Benito, TX28-1.8 pts
131Greenwood, MS28+0.9 pts
132Sebring, FL27.9-0.7 pts
133Cudahy, CA27.9+1.2 pts
133Martin, TN27.9-0.6 pts
133Vicksburg, MS27.9+2.3 pts
136Kankakee, IL27.8-0.9 pts
137Jacksonville, AL27.6+0.1 pts
138Utica, NY27.6-0.6 pts
139Gadsden, AL27.6+2.5 pts
140McFarland, CA27.5+0.7 pts
141Moultrie, GA27.5+2.5 pts
142Henderson, NC27.5+0.9 pts
143Lorain, OH27.4-0.1 pts
144Carrollton, GA27.4-4.7 pts
145Buffalo, NY27.4+0.2 pts
146Huntington, WV27.4-1.4 pts
147Cairo, GA27.3+3.4 pts
148Kirksville, MO27.2-2.7 pts
149Brookhaven, MS27.2-4 pts
150Mount Airy, NC27.1-4.5 pts
151Palmview, TX27.1+0.7 pts
152Newark, DE27.1+2.6 pts
152Newburgh, NY27.1+0.6 pts
154Dayton, OH27.1-0.4 pts
155East Chicago, IN270 pts
156Newberry, SC27+0.3 pts
157Kalamazoo, MI27+0.2 pts
158Beckley, WV27+4.6 pts
158Hazleton, PA27+1.3 pts
160Marion, IN27-1.2 pts
161Reading, PA27-1.6 pts
162West Memphis, AR27+2.3 pts
163Elmira, NY26.9-0.8 pts
164West Monroe, LA26.9-1.5 pts
165Bainbridge, GA26.9-0.2 pts
166Zanesville, OH26.8+1.6 pts
167Jackson, MS26.8+0.9 pts
168Elk City, OK26.8+0.9 pts
169Valdosta, GA26.8-1.6 pts
170Terre Haute, IN26.7+0.3 pts
171San Marcos, TX26.7-0.9 pts
172Grenada, MS26.7-0.2 pts
173Bay City, TX26.7-1.9 pts
174Rochester, NY26.6-1.3 pts
175New Iberia, LA26.6-3.8 pts
176Oxford, MS26.5-1.6 pts
177Maple Heights, OH26.4+4.8 pts
178Alexandria, LA26.4+0.7 pts
179Athens, GA26.3-0.8 pts
179Uvalde, TX26.3-2.4 pts
181Iowa City, IA26.3-0.5 pts
182San Elizario, TX26.2-2.2 pts
183Fort Pierce, FL26.2-2.8 pts
184Deming, NM26.2+2.1 pts
185Nogales, AZ26.1-1.6 pts
186Troy, AL26.1-1.6 pts
187Manhattan, KS26.1-0.3 pts
187New Castle, PA26.1-0.3 pts
189Auburn, AL26.1+1.5 pts
190Madera, CA26-1.7 pts
191Maryville, MO26-0 pts
192Corvallis, OR25.9-0.5 pts
193Ames, IA25.9-0.9 pts
194McComb, MS25.8-6.2 pts
195Paris, TX25.8+3.8 pts
196Picayune, MS25.8-1.4 pts
196Pine Bluff, AR25.8+0.9 pts
198Magnolia, AR25.8+0.9 pts
199Marshall, TX25.8+2.9 pts
200Lewisburg, TN25.7+1 pts
201DeKalb, IL25.7-0.9 pts
202Edinburg, TX25.7-0 pts
203Steubenville, OH25.7-2.2 pts
204Pontiac, MI25.6-1.1 pts
205Ozark, AL25.6+4.5 pts
206Harrisonburg, VA25.6-1.6 pts
207Ironton, OH25.5+1 pts
207Jackson, MI25.5+1.5 pts
209Ypsilanti, MI25.5-1.8 pts
210Griffin, GA25.5+0.1 pts
211Hartford, CT25.5-1.4 pts
212Peru, IN25.4-0 pts
213Clearlake, CA25.4+0.8 pts
214Bowling Green, KY25.4-1.2 pts
214Morristown, TN25.4-0.3 pts
216Lexington, NC25.4+4.4 pts
217Waterville, ME25.4+2.3 pts
218Kerman, CA25.3+3.4 pts
218Platteville, WI25.3-0.7 pts
220Charleston, IL25.3-1.3 pts
220Cohoes, NY25.3+5.7 pts
222Springfield, MA25.3-0.1 pts
223Harvey, IL25.2+1 pts
223LaGrange, GA25.2-0.2 pts
225Birmingham, AL25.2-0.9 pts
226Williamsport, PA25.2-0.2 pts
227Davis, CA25.1-1.2 pts
228Sunland Park, NM25.1+0.6 pts
229Greenwood, SC25.1+0.4 pts
229Lilburn, GA25.1+5.7 pts
231Vermillion, SD25.1-1.1 pts
232Coshocton, OH25.1+1.9 pts
232Danville, IL25.1-0.3 pts
234Wilson, NC25.1+1.1 pts
235Gretna, LA25-0.2 pts
235Weslaco, TX25+0.3 pts
237Baton Rouge, LA25+1 pts
237New Haven, CT25-0.3 pts
239Danville, VA25-0.3 pts
240Muskogee, OK24.9+2.4 pts
241Ferguson, MO24.9+3.8 pts
242Dunkirk, NY24.90 pts
243Mansfield, OH24.9-0.2 pts
243Murray, KY24.9-0.4 pts
243Vidalia, GA24.9-1.8 pts
246Sylacauga, AL24.9+2.3 pts
247Brownsville, TX24.9-1.2 pts
247Reidsville, NC24.9-4.9 pts
249Gaffney, SC24.8+1.8 pts
249Lima, OH24.8+1.7 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 2023 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b17001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/us-cities?period=2023. 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), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b17001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/us-cities?period=2023.

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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), 2023}},
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  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/us-cities?period=2023. 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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 60.8% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Snoqualmie, WA, with 0.4% in 2023.

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