Top 101 cities with the most people below 50% of the poverty level, excluding cities with 15% or more of residents in college and with the median age below 28 (population 5,000+)

Poverty distibution for all U.S. cities (pop. 5,000+)

Top 101 cities with the most people below 50% of the poverty level, excluding cities with 15% or more of residents in college and with the median age below 28 (population 5,000+)

RankCityPoverty
1.
Ville Platte, LA (housing) (pop. 7,303)30.2%
2.
Craig-Tyler, AL (housing) (pop. 6,843)26.4%
3.
Tallulah, LA (housing) (pop. 7,215)23.5%
4.
Opelousas, LA (housing) (pop. 16,493)23.3%
5.
Roma, TX (housing) (pop. 9,929)23.2%
6.
South Tucson, AZ (housing) (pop. 5,696)23.0%
7.
Camilla, GA (housing) (pop. 5,084)22.5%
8.
Jeanerette, LA (housing) (pop. 5,548)21.0%
9.
Zuni, NM (housing) (pop. 7,262)21.0%
10.
Abbeville, LA (housing) (pop. 12,440)20.7%
11.
Rio Grande City, TX (housing) (pop. 14,021)19.9%
12.
Benton Harbor, MI (housing) (pop. 10,020)19.7%
13.
Camden, NJ (housing) (pop. 76,903)18.6%
14.
Pahokee, FL (housing) (pop. 5,962)18.0%
15.
Abram-Perezville, TX (housing) (pop. 6,663)17.7%
16.
Ponchatoula, LA (housing) (pop. 6,839)17.6%
17.
Helena, AR (housing) (pop. 5,275)17.5%
18.
Donna, TX (housing) (pop. 16,270)17.4%
19.
Mathis, TX (housing) (pop. 5,001)17.4%
20.
Goulds, FL (housing) (pop. 10,103)17.3%
21.
Opa-locka, FL (housing) (pop. 15,967)17.1%
22.
Robstown, TX (housing) (pop. 11,688)17.0%
23.
Marksville, LA (housing) (pop. 5,593)17.0%
24.
Caruthersville, MO (housing) (pop. 6,033)17.0%
25.
Charleston, MO (housing) (pop. 5,921)16.9%
26.
Eloy, AZ (housing) (pop. 16,996)16.7%
27.
Palmview South, TX (housing) (pop. 5,575)16.5%
28.
Franklin, LA (housing) (pop. 7,454)16.2%
29.
Henderson, NC (housing) (pop. 15,345)16.2%
30.
Sinton, TX (housing) (pop. 5,723)16.1%
31.
Big Stone Gap, VA (housing) (pop. 5,548)16.1%
32.
Rayne, LA (housing) (pop. 8,027)15.9%
33.
Wahneta, FL (housing) (pop. 5,091)15.9%
34.
Bridge City, LA (housing) (pop. 7,706)15.8%
35.
Greenville, AL (housing) (pop. 7,917)15.7%
36.
Cross, SC (housing) (pop. 8,326)15.7%
37.
Connellsville, PA (housing) (pop. 7,566)15.6%
38.
Mercedes, TX (housing) (pop. 16,352)15.6%
39.
Patterson, LA (housing) (pop. 6,112)15.5%
40.
Palatka, FL (housing) (pop. 10,482)15.3%
41.
Batesville, MS (housing) (pop. 7,457)15.3%
42.
La Sara, TX (housing) (pop. 7,190)15.2%
43.
Simpson-Chaco, NM (housing) (pop. 7,323)15.2%
44.
Walterboro, SC (housing) (pop. 5,311)15.0%
45.
West Helena, AR (housing) (pop. 7,249)14.9%
46.
Bogalusa, LA (housing) (pop. 12,008)14.9%
47.
Elsa, TX (housing) (pop. 6,575)14.8%
48.
Naples Manor, FL (housing) (pop. 5,562)14.8%
49.
Mare Creek, KY (housing) (pop. 5,029)14.8%
50.
Navasota, TX (housing) (pop. 7,262)14.6%
51.
Pearsall, TX (housing) (pop. 9,618)14.6%
52.
Sylvester, GA (housing) (pop. 6,201)14.5%
53.
Carrizo Springs, TX (housing) (pop. 5,870)14.5%
54.
Cairo, GA (housing) (pop. 9,807)14.4%
55.
Mud Creek, KY (housing) (pop. 5,183)14.4%
56.
Jasper, TX (housing) (pop. 7,656)14.4%
57.
Bastrop, LA (housing) (pop. 10,949)14.3%
58.
Monticello, NY (housing) (pop. 6,725)14.3%
59.
Marion, SC (housing) (pop. 6,803)14.3%
60.
New Iberia, LA (housing) (pop. 30,797)14.3%
61.
Idabel, OK (housing) (pop. 7,007)14.1%
62.
Salem, NJ (housing) (pop. 5,021)14.1%
63.
Dillon, SC (housing) (pop. 6,701)14.0%
64.
Southeast Otero, NM (housing) (pop. 8,855)13.7%
65.
Breaux Bridge, LA (housing) (pop. 8,274)13.5%
66.
Selma, NC (housing) (pop. 6,237)13.4%
67.
Waycross, GA (housing) (pop. 14,250)13.3%
68.
Central Falls, RI (housing) (pop. 19,416)13.3%
69.
Middlesborough, KY (housing) (pop. 9,933)13.2%
70.
Sandersville, GA (housing) (pop. 5,837)13.2%
71.
Deming, NM (housing) (pop. 14,609)13.2%
72.
Carthage, MS (housing) (pop. 5,005)13.2%
73.
Eunice, LA (housing) (pop. 10,344)13.2%
74.
San Benito, TX (housing) (pop. 24,374)13.2%
75.
North Ogeechee, GA (housing) (pop. 6,547)13.1%
76.
Darlington, SC (housing) (pop. 6,236)13.1%
77.
Merrydale, LA (housing) (pop. 9,772)13.1%
78.
Hugo, OK (housing) (pop. 5,257)13.1%
79.
Beeville, TX (housing) (pop. 13,290)13.0%
80.
Moultrie, GA (housing) (pop. 14,622)13.0%
81.
Blytheville, AR (housing) (pop. 15,120)12.8%
82.
Hendersonville, SC (housing) (pop. 6,123)12.8%
83.
Pahoa-Kalapana, HI (housing) (pop. 9,986)12.7%
84.
Longs, SC (housing) (pop. 7,123)12.6%
85.
Louisville, MS (housing) (pop. 6,463)12.6%
86.
Willis, TX (housing) (pop. 6,076)12.4%
87.
West Modesto, CA (housing) (pop. 5,682)12.4%
88.
District 3, Hagerstown, MD (housing) (pop. 9,899)12.3%
89.
Raymondville, TX (housing) (pop. 11,153)12.3%
90.
Centreville, IL (housing) (pop. 5,141)12.3%
91.
Covington, TN (housing) (pop. 9,052)12.3%
92.
Red Lick, KY (housing) (pop. 5,387)12.2%
93.
Winston, FL (housing) (pop. 10,662)12.2%
94.
La Feria, TX (housing) (pop. 7,268)12.2%
95.
Southeast Arcadia, FL (housing) (pop. 6,554)12.2%
96.
Sweetwater, TX (housing) (pop. 10,762)12.2%
97.
Zapata, TX (housing) (pop. 5,089)12.2%
98.
Gray, LA (housing) (pop. 5,584)12.0%
99.
South Pickens, AL (housing) (pop. 5,743)12.0%
100.
South Dona Ana, NM (housing) (pop. 26,463)11.9%
101.
Oakdale, LA (housing) (pop. 7,691)11.9%
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