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Cities with the Highest Poverty Rate
Share of people below the federal poverty line, from the Census Bureau.
1Mayagüez zona urbana, PR54.7%2Ponce zona urbana, PR49.6%3Monsey, NY49.1%4Blacksburg, VA42.7%5Fajardo zona urbana, PR42.4%6Arecibo zona urbana, PR40.7%7Hamtramck, MI39.9%8Caguas zona urbana, PR39.8%9San Juan zona urbana, PR38.2%10State College, PA38.1%11Kiryas Joel, NY37.6%12West Lafayette, IN37.3%13Youngstown, OH37.3%14University CDP (Hillsborough County), FL37.0%15Statesboro, GA36.0%16Monroe, LA35.9%17Inkster, MI35.2%18Meridian, MS34.3%19Bayamón zona urbana, PR34.2%20Flint, MI34.1%21Saginaw, MI34.0%22College Park, MD33.2%23Gary, IN33.1%24East Lansing, MI33.0%25Detroit, MI32.7%26Binghamton, NY32.6%27Rexburg, ID32.5%28Atlantic City, NJ32.3%29New Brunswick, NJ32.0%30Warren, OH31.9%31Nacogdoches, TX31.5%32Gainesville, FL30.8%33Kingsville, TX30.8%34Cleveland, OH30.6%35Harrisburg, PA30.5%36Ithaca, NY30.4%37Morgantown, WV30.4%38Pullman, WA30.4%39San Luis Obispo, CA30.4%40Elmira, NY30.2%41Camden, NJ30.2%42Lakewood, NJ29.9%43Bloomington, IN29.8%44Allendale, MI29.8%45Marion, IN29.6%46College Station, TX29.2%47Muncie, IN29.2%48Port Arthur, TX29.0%49Chester, PA29.0%50Syracuse, NY28.8%51Reading, PA28.7%52East Niles, CA28.7%53Bowling Green, OH28.6%54Immokalee, FL28.3%55Hattiesburg, MS28.3%56Gadsden, AL28.1%57Greenville, MS28.0%58Urbana, IL28.0%59Bessemer, AL27.9%60Jackson, MS27.9%61Rochester, NY27.8%62Newark, DE27.7%63Pharr, TX27.6%64Spring Valley, NY27.6%65Albany, GA27.5%66Utica, NY27.5%67Carolina zona urbana, PR27.4%68Stillwater, OK27.4%69Canton, OH27.4%70Bridgeton, NJ27.2%71Kent, OH27.1%72Holyoke, MA27.0%73Alexandria, LA27.0%74University CDP (Orange County), FL27.0%75Dayton, OH26.9%76San Marcos, TX26.9%77Chicago Heights, IL26.9%78New Iberia, LA26.7%79Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance), GA26.5%80Davis, CA26.5%81Salisbury, NC26.3%82Iowa City, IA26.3%83East Chicago, IN26.3%84Hartford, CT26.3%85Fort Pierce, FL26.2%86Valdosta, GA26.1%87Trujillo Alto zona urbana, PR26.0%88Morristown, TN26.0%89Roswell, NM26.0%90Edinburg, TX26.0%91Buffalo, NY26.0%92Champaign, IL25.9%93Springfield, MA25.8%94Texarkana, AR25.8%95Harrisonburg, VA25.7%96Baton Rouge, LA25.7%97Huntington, WV25.7%98Madera, CA25.6%99Bowling Green, KY25.6%100Cincinnati, OH25.5%
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