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 50,000+)

Poverty distibution for all U.S. cities (pop. 50,000+)

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 50,000+)

RankCityPoverty
1.
Camden, NJ (housing) (pop. 76,903)18.6%
2.
Mission, TX (housing) (pop. 81,050)11.3%
3.
Pasco, WA (housing) (pop. 67,599)10.2%
4.
Lauderhill, FL (housing) (pop. 69,813)9.3%
5.
Passaic, NJ (housing) (pop. 70,868)9.1%
6.
Ramapo, NY (housing) (pop. 126,595)9.0%
7.
Indio, CA (housing) (pop. 83,539)8.7%
8.
Tulare, CA (housing) (pop. 61,170)8.4%
9.
East Jefferson, TX (housing) (pop. 111,383)8.4%
10.
Jurupa, CA (housing) (pop. 112,225)8.3%
11.
Northwest Dade, FL (housing) (pop. 113,920)7.4%
12.
San Gorgonio Pass, CA (housing) (pop. 70,591)7.3%
13.
Pasadena, TX (housing) (pop. 152,735)7.2%
14.
Carol City, FL (housing) (pop. 64,569)6.9%
15.
South Antelope Valley, CA (housing) (pop. 171,490)6.5%
16.
Decatur, AL (housing) (pop. 55,816)6.3%
17.
Perris Valley, CA (housing) (pop. 190,588)6.2%
18.
Vineland, NJ (housing) (pop. 61,050)6.1%
19.
Enid, OK (housing) (pop. 50,725)5.9%
20.
Brazosport, TX (housing) (pop. 71,908)5.7%
21.
Kennewick, WA (housing) (pop. 76,762)5.6%
22.
Elsinore Valley, CA (housing) (pop. 93,311)5.6%
23.
Victoria, TX (housing) (pop. 65,098)5.4%
24.
Arivaca, AZ (housing) (pop. 59,243)5.3%
25.
Nampa, ID (housing) (pop. 86,518)4.6%
26.
Springdale, AR (housing) (pop. 75,229)4.6%
27.
Northeast Harris, TX (housing) (pop. 50,134)4.6%
28.
Southeast Montgomery, TX (housing) (pop. 288,750)4.1%
29.
McKinney, TX (housing) (pop. 148,559)3.9%
30.
Gaithersburg, MD (housing) (pop. 65,690)3.8%
31.
Aurora, IL (housing) (pop. 199,963)3.6%
32.
Clark, NV (housing) (pop. 65,029)3.5%
33.
Graham-Thrift, WA (housing) (pop. 62,639)3.4%
34.
Gulf Breeze-Harold, FL (housing) (pop. 67,908)3.3%
35.
Weston, FL (housing) (pop. 68,388)2.9%
36.
Enumclaw Plateau, WA (housing) (pop. 57,513)2.8%
37.
Hendersonville, TN (housing) (pop. 54,068)2.8%
38.
Mount Pleasant, SC (housing) (pop. 74,885)2.7%
39.
Meridian, ID (housing) (pop. 83,596)2.7%
40.
Sunshine Parkway, FL (housing) (pop. 153,186)2.6%
41.
Northwest Harris, TX (housing) (pop. 464,301)2.5%
42.
Greenwich, CT (housing) (pop. 61,171)2.5%
43.
Brandywine, DE (housing) (pop. 82,672)2.5%
44.
Royal Palm Beach-West Jupiter, FL (housing) (pop. 82,604)2.4%
45.
Clay, NY (housing) (pop. 58,206)2.4%
46.
Palatine, IL (housing) (pop. 69,350)2.3%
47.
East Canadian, OK (housing) (pop. 72,697)2.3%
48.
East Contra Costa, CA (housing) (pop. 78,216)2.3%
49.
South Hill, WA (housing) (pop. 52,431)2.2%
50.
Southwest Arapahoe, CO (housing) (pop. 201,720)2.2%
51.
Northeast Tarrant, TX (housing) (pop. 472,730)2.1%
52.
Loveland, CO (housing) (pop. 71,334)2.0%
53.
Livermore, CA (housing) (pop. 85,156)2.0%
54.
The Woodlands, TX (housing) (pop. 93,847)2.0%
55.
Alpharetta, GA (housing) (pop. 62,298)1.8%
56.
Frisco, TX (housing) (pop. 136,791)1.8%
57.
Issaquah Plateau, WA (housing) (pop. 53,651)1.7%
58.
Carmel, IN (housing) (pop. 85,927)1.7%
59.
Atascocita, TX (housing) (pop. 65,844)1.7%
60.
Huntersville, NC (housing) (pop. 50,458)1.6%
61.
Flower Mound, TX (housing) (pop. 68,609)1.6%
62.
Dacula-Rocky Creek, GA (housing) (pop. 51,522)1.5%
63.
Eden Prairie, MN (housing) (pop. 62,603)1.5%
64.
Tahoma-Maple Valley, WA (housing) (pop. 56,368)1.4%
65.
Pleasanton, CA (housing) (pop. 74,110)1.3%
66.
West Bloomfield Township, MI (housing) (pop. 65,149)1.3%
67.
Northeast Cobb, GA (housing) (pop. 169,756)1.3%
68.
Plymouth, MN (housing) (pop. 73,987)1.2%
69.
Sammamish, WA (housing) (pop. 50,169)1.1%
70.
Castle Rock, CO (housing) (pop. 53,063)0.9%
71.
Highlands Ranch, CO (housing) (pop. 96,713)0.7%
72.
Lakeville, MN (housing) (pop. 58,562)0.6%
73.
Fishers, IN (housing) (pop. 83,891)0.6%
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