Poorest Cities in the United States 2011
Cities with a Population over 200,000
Top 50 cities. For next 50 go here.
|
Poverty Ranking |
City |
State |
Population |
Population |
% of Pop. Living below Poverty |
% of under 18 yrs. Living Below Poverty Level |
% of those over 65 Living Below Poverty |
|
Ranking |
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|
1 |
San Juan |
PI |
41 |
389,714 |
41.4 |
58.8 |
31.1 |
|
2 |
Detroit |
MI |
18 |
706,585 |
40.9 |
57.3 |
20.4 |
|
3 |
St. Louis |
MO |
58 |
318,069 |
37 |
53.9 |
9.1 |
|
4 |
Rochester |
NY |
100 |
210,855 |
35.5 |
46.8 |
15.1 |
|
5 |
Cleveland |
OH |
47 |
393,806 |
34.3 |
53.19 |
20.9 |
|
6 |
Birmingham |
AL |
98 |
212,413 |
32 |
43.4 |
23.8 |
|
7 |
San Bernardino |
CA |
97 |
213,012 |
31.9 |
44 |
23.6 |
|
8 |
Laredo |
TX |
80 |
241,935 |
31.7 |
43.8 |
33.1 |
|
9 |
Newark |
NJ |
68 |
277,540 |
31.6 |
39.1 |
13.2 |
|
10 |
Miami |
FL |
44 |
408,750 |
31 |
45.3 |
12 |
|
11 |
Buffalo |
NY |
72 |
261,025 |
30.9 |
43.7 |
9.1 |
|
12 |
Toledo |
OH |
67 |
286,038 |
30 |
31.2 |
18.5 |
|
13 |
Cincinnati |
OH |
64 |
296,223 |
29.5 |
39.3 |
17.3 |
|
14 |
Milwaukee |
WI |
28 |
597,867 |
29.4 |
43 |
13.2 |
|
15 |
New Orleans |
LA |
51 |
360,740 |
28.9 |
35.9 |
15.6 |
|
16 |
Fresno |
CA |
34 |
501,362 |
28.8 |
38.2 |
17.6 |
|
17 |
Philadelphia |
PA |
5 |
1,536,471 |
28.34 |
42.2 |
16.3 |
|
18 |
Hialeah |
FL |
89 |
229,969 |
27.6 |
38.9 |
16.2 |
|
19 |
Richmond |
VA |
105 |
205,533 |
26.9 |
7.5 |
17 |
|
20 |
Tucson |
AZ |
33 |
525,796 |
26.6 |
50.1 |
18 |
|
21 |
Stockton |
CA |
63 |
296,357 |
25.8 |
34.8 |
15.1 |
|
22 |
Dallas |
TX |
9 |
1,223,229 |
25.3 |
37.4 |
11.1 |
|
23 |
Baltimore |
MD |
24 |
619,493 |
25.1 |
32.8 |
16.3 |
|
24 |
Modesto |
CA |
107 |
202,751 |
24.5 |
36.9 |
12.4 |
|
25 |
Montgomery |
AL |
103 |
208,182 |
24.2 |
36.1 |
16.7 |
|
Poverty |
City |
State |
Pop. # |
Population |
% living below poverty |
% under 18 below poverty |
% over 65 living below poverty |
|
26 |
Winston-Salem |
NC |
85 |
232,482 |
24.1 |
32.5 |
30.4 |
|
27 |
St. Paul |
MN |
66 |
288,448 |
23.9 |
28.3 |
14.7 |
|
27 |
Baton Rouge |
LA |
88 |
230,139 |
23.9 |
37.6 |
13.8 |
|
29 |
Houston |
TX |
4 |
2,145,146 |
23.8 |
32.8 |
15.6 |
|
29 |
Pittsburgh |
PA |
61 |
307,484 |
23.8 |
37.4 |
16.9 |
|
31 |
Chicago |
IL |
3 |
2,707,120 |
23.7 |
28.7 |
11.5 |
|
31 |
Minneapolis |
MN |
48 |
387,753 |
23.7 |
38.1 |
8.1 |
|
32 |
Memphis |
TN |
20 |
652,050 |
23.5 |
32.1 |
13 |
|
34 |
Columbus |
OH |
15 |
797,434 |
23.2 |
27.9 |
9.8 |
|
34 |
Boston |
MA |
21 |
625,087 |
23.2 |
34.3 |
11.8 |
|
34 |
Atlanta |
GA |
40 |
432,427 |
23.2 |
32.4 |
19.9 |
|
37 |
Sacramento |
CA |
35 |
472,178 |
23 |
21.9 |
8.7 |
|
38 |
Phoenix |
AZ |
6 |
1,469,471 |
22.9 |
35.2 |
13.1 |
|
39 |
Los Angeles |
CA |
2 |
3,819,702 |
22.6 |
29.9 |
9.9 |
|
40 |
Tampa |
FL |
53 |
346,037 |
22.4 |
29.8 |
19 |
|
41 |
El Paso |
TX |
19 |
665,568 |
22 |
30.1 |
18.3 |
|
42 |
Fort Worth |
TX |
16 |
758,738 |
21.8 |
29 |
15.4 |
|
43 |
Santa Ana |
CA |
57 |
329,427 |
21.5 |
23.6 |
1.8 |
|
43 |
Durham |
NC |
84 |
233,252 |
21.5 |
30.4 |
14.6 |
|
45 |
Indianapolis |
IN |
12 |
827,609 |
21.4 |
26.9 |
11.4 |
|
45 |
Bakersfield |
CA |
52 |
352,428 |
21.4 |
30.3 |
12.5 |
|
47 |
Long Beach |
CA |
36 |
465,576 |
21.2 |
32.5 |
12.5 |
|
48 |
Oakland |
CA |
46 |
395,817 |
21 |
29.1 |
9.1 |
|
49 |
New York |
NY |
1 |
8,244,910 |
20.9 |
29 |
10.5 |
|
50 |
Fort Wayne |
IN |
74 |
255,824 |
20.8 |
30 |
13 |
|
50 |
Orlando |
FL |
78 |
243,195 |
20.8 |
32.8 |
9.5 |
|
50 |
Lubbock |
TX |
83 |
233,740 |
20.8 |
28.2 |
7.9 |
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