Poorest Cities in the United States
The table below ranks the 100 poorest cities in the United States by median household income (cities and towns with a population of 5,000 or more). Click any city name to explore zip codes, area codes, and more,
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| # | City | State | Population | Median Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salida del Sol Estates | Texas | 5,430 | $13,367 |
| 2 | Prairie View | Texas | 8,203 | $16,914 |
| 3 | Rochester Institute of Technology | New York | 5,733 | $18,229 |
| 4 | Donaldsonville | Louisiana | 6,767 | $20,052 |
| 5 | East Cleveland | Ohio | 13,603 | $21,699 |
| 6 | Ville Platte | Louisiana | 6,317 | $21,818 |
| 7 | University at Buffalo | New York | 6,032 | $22,083 |
| 8 | Isla Vista | California | 15,732 | $22,386 |
| 9 | University of California-Davis | California | 8,532 | $23,125 |
| 10 | Bastrop | Louisiana | 9,409 | $23,955 |
| 11 | Storrs | Connecticut | 16,784 | $23,964 |
| 12 | Notre Dame | Indiana | 6,581 | $24,000 |
| 13 | Columbia | Mississippi | 5,795 | $24,007 |
| 14 | River Rouge | Michigan | 7,138 | $24,023 |
| 15 | Carbondale | Illinois | 21,729 | $24,452 |
| 16 | Benton Harbor | Michigan | 9,011 | $24,549 |
| 17 | Houghton | Michigan | 8,389 | $24,660 |
| 18 | Boone | North Carolina | 19,767 | $24,756 |
| 19 | New Square | New York | 9,720 | $24,881 |
| 20 | Highland Park | Michigan | 8,750 | $25,189 |
| 21 | Selma | North Carolina | 6,604 | $25,421 |
| 22 | Minden | Louisiana | 11,558 | $25,661 |
| 23 | Helena-West Helena | Arkansas | 9,188 | $25,735 |
| 24 | Roma | Texas | 11,569 | $25,933 |
| 25 | East St. Louis | Illinois | 18,194 | $26,011 |
| 26 | Kaser | New York | 5,579 | $26,525 |
| 27 | Adel | Georgia | 5,607 | $26,535 |
| 28 | Anthony | New Mexico | 8,661 | $26,558 |
| 29 | Salem | New Jersey | 5,323 | $26,667 |
| 30 | Doffing | Texas | 5,396 | $26,811 |
| 31 | Grand River | Missouri | 5,011 | $26,968 |
| 32 | Marion | South Carolina | 6,331 | $27,024 |
| 33 | Centreville | Illinois | 19,895 | $27,336 |
| 34 | Marianna | Florida | 6,804 | $27,427 |
| 35 | Kosciusko | Mississippi | 7,003 | $27,490 |
| 36 | Hugo | Oklahoma | 5,205 | $27,710 |
| 37 | Opa-locka | Florida | 16,067 | $27,734 |
| 38 | Medina | Texas | 5,004 | $27,818 |
| 39 | Buena Vista (Charter Township) | Michigan | 7,622 | $27,825 |
| 40 | Arcadia | Florida | 7,507 | $27,869 |
| 41 | Cordele | Georgia | 10,170 | $27,922 |
| 42 | Marlin | Texas | 5,515 | $28,061 |
| 43 | Palatka | Florida | 10,533 | $28,082 |
| 44 | Thomaston | Georgia | 9,730 | $28,133 |
| 45 | Greenwood | Mississippi | 13,996 | $28,221 |
| 46 | Natchitoches | Louisiana | 17,661 | $28,401 |
| 47 | Cedartown | Georgia | 10,174 | $28,430 |
| 48 | Grambling | Louisiana | 5,267 | $28,498 |
| 49 | Camilla | Georgia | 5,117 | $28,571 |
| 50 | Orangeburg | South Carolina | 12,914 | $28,597 |
| 51 | Orange Cove | California | 9,615 | $28,626 |
| 52 | Monroeville | Alabama | 5,865 | $28,718 |
| 53 | Middlesborough | Kentucky | 9,282 | $28,734 |
| 54 | West Lafayette | Indiana | 45,057 | $28,744 |
| 55 | Crowley | Louisiana | 11,566 | $28,775 |
| 56 | Truth or Consequences | New Mexico | 6,018 | $28,837 |
| 57 | Union | South Carolina | 8,047 | $28,841 |
| 58 | Lawrenceburg | Indiana | 5,172 | $28,902 |
| 59 | Atmore | Alabama | 8,353 | $29,104 |
| 60 | Natchez | Mississippi | 14,074 | $29,162 |
| 61 | Jennings | Missouri | 12,885 | $29,237 |
| 62 | Big Rapids | Michigan | 7,762 | $29,239 |
| 63 | Brunswick | Georgia | 15,145 | $29,362 |
| 64 | Cocoa West | Florida | 6,224 | $29,478 |
| 65 | La Homa | Texas | 11,924 | $29,546 |
| 66 | Selma | Alabama | 17,474 | $29,656 |
| 67 | Donna | Texas | 16,801 | $29,680 |
| 68 | Mila Doce | Texas | 7,047 | $29,688 |
| 69 | York | Ohio | 6,806 | $29,695 |
| 70 | Lancaster | South Carolina | 8,634 | $29,738 |
| 71 | Atlantic City | New Jersey | 38,492 | $29,773 |
| 72 | Fabens | Texas | 5,460 | $29,892 |
| 73 | Canteen | Illinois | 7,932 | $29,979 |
| 74 | Fort Pierce North | Florida | 7,027 | $30,000 |
| 75 | East Bakersfield | California | 11,025 | $30,091 |
| 76 | Yazoo City | Mississippi | 10,116 | $30,092 |
| 77 | Somerset | Kentucky | 12,189 | $30,107 |
| 78 | Camden | New Jersey | 71,558 | $30,247 |
| 79 | Fitzgerald | Georgia | 8,971 | $30,268 |
| 80 | Warren | Ohio | 39,037 | $30,377 |
| 81 | Brownsville | Florida | 17,726 | $30,394 |
| 82 | Tallulah | Louisiana | 6,164 | $30,409 |
| 83 | Madison | Ohio | 6,460 | $30,425 |
| 84 | Eidson Road | Texas | 9,743 | $30,464 |
| 85 | Union | Michigan | 11,750 | $30,479 |
| 86 | Deming | New Mexico | 14,791 | $30,491 |
| 87 | St. Martinville | Louisiana | 5,375 | $30,565 |
| 88 | Fort Valley | Georgia | 8,759 | $30,574 |
| 89 | Tucumcari | New Mexico | 5,201 | $30,679 |
| 90 | Clarksdale | Mississippi | 14,394 | $30,711 |
| 91 | Shamokin | Pennsylvania | 6,897 | $30,711 |
| 92 | Cullowhee | North Carolina | 6,538 | $30,722 |
| 93 | Pahokee | Florida | 5,492 | $30,753 |
| 94 | Ironwood | Michigan | 5,019 | $30,755 |
| 95 | Rumford | Maine | 5,895 | $30,777 |
| 96 | Benton | Michigan | 14,272 | $30,794 |
| 97 | Crockett | Texas | 6,344 | $30,875 |
| 98 | University | Florida | 48,367 | $30,945 |
| 99 | West Point | Mississippi | 9,991 | $31,018 |
| 100 | Youngstown | Ohio | 59,175 | $31,020 |
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