 |
| Row |
City |
State |
% change in poverty rate |
Families in poverty 1999 |
All families 1999 |
Poverty rate 1999 |
Families in poverty 1989 |
All families 1989 |
Poverty rate 1989 |
Change in percentage points |
Change in poor families |
Population 2000 |
| 1 |
Augusta-Richmond County (boundaries changed) |
Georgia |
174 |
8,077 |
49,940 |
16.2 |
2,948 |
10,584 |
27.9 |
-11.7 |
5,129 |
199,775 |
| 2 |
Plano |
Texas |
129 |
1,833 |
61,123 |
3.0 |
799 |
35,999 |
2.2 |
0.8 |
1,034 |
222,030 |
| 3 |
Las Vegas |
Nevada |
88 |
10,166 |
118,540 |
8.6 |
5,406 |
65,878 |
8.2 |
0.4 |
4,760 |
478,434 |
| 4 |
Anaheim |
California |
64 |
7,739 |
74,325 |
10.4 |
4,706 |
63,983 |
7.4 |
3.0 |
3,033 |
328,014 |
| 5 |
Bakersfield |
California |
62 |
9,014 |
61,798 |
14.6 |
5,551 |
44,828 |
12.4 |
2.2 |
3,463 |
247,057 |
| 6 |
Arlington |
Texas |
58 |
6,288 |
85,685 |
7.3 |
3,969 |
69,227 |
5.7 |
1.6 |
2,319 |
332,969 |
| 7 |
Long Beach |
California |
52 |
19,512 |
100,866 |
19.3 |
12,818 |
94,905 |
13.5 |
5.8 |
6,694 |
461,522 |
| 8 |
Riverside |
California |
49 |
6,884 |
58,634 |
11.7 |
4,618 |
54,745 |
8.4 |
3.3 |
2,266 |
255,166 |
| 9 |
Scottsdale |
Arizona |
47 |
1,864 |
54,792 |
3.4 |
1,265 |
36,282 |
3.5 |
-0.1 |
599 |
202,705 |
| 10 |
Yonkers |
New York |
44 |
6,450 |
49,528 |
13.0 |
4,492 |
49,718 |
9.0 |
4.0 |
1,958 |
196,086 |
| 11 |
Honolulu |
Hawaii |
42 |
6,930 |
87,871 |
7.9 |
4,874 |
87,974 |
5.5 |
2.4 |
2,056 |
371,657 |
| 12 |
Santa Ana |
California |
41 |
9,747 |
60,469 |
16.1 |
6,893 |
55,086 |
12.5 |
3.6 |
2,854 |
337,977 |
| 13 |
Glendale |
Arizona |
38 |
4,820 |
54,744 |
8.8 |
3,494 |
38,898 |
9.0 |
-0.2 |
1,326 |
218,812 |
| 14 |
Fremont |
California |
37 |
1,895 |
52,649 |
3.6 |
1,380 |
45,632 |
3.0 |
0.6 |
515 |
203,413 |
| 15 |
Phoenix |
Arizona |
36 |
35,590 |
310,327 |
11.5 |
26,189 |
248,721 |
10.5 |
1.0 |
9,401 |
1,321,045 |
| 16 |
Fort Wayne |
Indiana |
33 |
4,885 |
50,856 |
9.6 |
3,662 |
43,949 |
8.3 |
1.3 |
1,223 |
205,727 |
| 17 |
Aurora |
Colorado |
33 |
4,735 |
69,250 |
6.8 |
3,554 |
58,649 |
6.1 |
0.7 |
1,181 |
276,393 |
| 18 |
Garland |
Texas |
32 |
3,769 |
55,814 |
6.8 |
2,849 |
49,500 |
5.8 |
1.0 |
920 |
215,768 |
| 19 |
Los Angeles |
California |
29 |
147,516 |
807,039 |
18.3 |
114,643 |
769,078 |
14.9 |
3.4 |
32,873 |
3,694,820 |
| 20 |
Stockton |
California |
28 |
10,695 |
56,684 |
18.9 |
8,327 |
49,356 |
16.9 |
2.0 |
2,368 |
243,771 |
| 21 |
Virginia Beach |
Virginia |
28 |
5,698 |
112,127 |
5.1 |
4,470 |
102,963 |
4.3 |
0.8 |
1,228 |
425,257 |
| 22 |
Fresno |
California |
24 |
20,325 |
98,925 |
20.5 |
16,362 |
84,788 |
19.3 |
1.2 |
3,963 |
427,652 |
| 23 |
Greensboro |
North Carolina |
23 |
4,674 |
54,065 |
8.6 |
3,811 |
46,246 |
8.2 |
0.4 |
863 |
223,891 |
| 24 |
Glendale |
California |
22 |
6,802 |
49,858 |
13.6 |
5,558 |
45,260 |
12.3 |
1.3 |
1,244 |
194,973 |
| 25 |
Irving |
Texas |
22 |
3,715 |
46,623 |
8.0 |
3,040 |
39,226 |
7.7 |
0.3 |
675 |
191,615 |
| 26 |
Mesa |
Arizona |
22 |
6,249 |
100,669 |
6.2 |
5,127 |
74,606 |
6.9 |
-0.7 |
1,122 |
396,375 |
| 27 |
New York |
New York |
21 |
345,834 |
1,869,809 |
18.5 |
285,476 |
1,755,718 |
16.3 |
2.2 |
60,358 |
8,008,278 |
| 28 |
Hialeah |
Florida |
21 |
9,216 |
57,685 |
16.0 |
7,644 |
49,272 |
15.5 |
0.5 |
1,572 |
226,419 |
| 29 |
Charlotte |
North Carolina |
19 |
10,420 |
133,957 |
7.8 |
8,776 |
103,442 |
8.5 |
-0.7 |
1,644 |
540,828 |
| 30 |
San Diego |
California |
18 |
28,943 |
274,198 |
10.6 |
24,580 |
252,260 |
9.7 |
0.9 |
4,363 |
1,223,400 |
| 31 |
Raleigh |
North Carolina |
18 |
4,405 |
62,174 |
7.1 |
3,740 |
48,793 |
7.7 |
-0.6 |
665 |
276,093 |
| 32 |
Washington |
District of Columbia |
18 |
19,365 |
115,963 |
16.7 |
16,453 |
123,580 |
13.3 |
3.4 |
2,912 |
572,059 |
| 33 |
Sacramento |
California |
16 |
14,082 |
92,213 |
15.3 |
12,158 |
88,251 |
13.8 |
1.5 |
1,924 |
407,018 |
| 34 |
Dallas |
Texas |
15 |
40,258 |
269,602 |
14.9 |
35,085 |
238,696 |
14.7 |
0.2 |
5,173 |
1,188,580 |
| 35 |
Oklahoma City |
Oklahoma |
14 |
16,084 |
129,983 |
12.4 |
14,152 |
117,629 |
12.0 |
0.4 |
1,932 |
506,132 |
| 36 |
Chesapeake |
Virginia |
13 |
3,336 |
54,267 |
6.1 |
2,957 |
42,032 |
7.0 |
-0.9 |
379 |
199,184 |
| 37 |
Tucson |
Arizona |
11 |
15,525 |
113,706 |
13.7 |
14,051 |
97,802 |
14.4 |
-0.7 |
1,474 |
486,699 |
| 38 |
Newark |
New Jersey |
10 |
15,931 |
62,549 |
25.5 |
14,453 |
63,316 |
22.8 |
2.7 |
1,478 |
273,546 |
| 39 |
Houston |
Texas |
10 |
73,800 |
461,937 |
16.0 |
67,232 |
391,833 |
17.2 |
-1.2 |
6,568 |
1,953,631 |
| 40 |
Albuquerque |
New Mexico |
10 |
11,285 |
113,301 |
10.0 |
10,291 |
100,170 |
10.3 |
-0.3 |
994 |
448,607 |
| 41 |
Jacksonville |
Florida |
9 |
18,100 |
191,923 |
9.4 |
16,677 |
168,078 |
9.9 |
-0.5 |
1,423 |
735,617 |
| 42 |
Fort Worth |
Texas |
8 |
16,331 |
128,416 |
12.7 |
15,114 |
111,308 |
13.6 |
-0.9 |
1,217 |
534,694 |
| 43 |
Austin |
Texas |
7 |
12,993 |
143,286 |
9.1 |
12,143 |
105,416 |
11.5 |
-2.4 |
850 |
656,562 |
| 44 |
Philadelphia |
Pennsylvania |
7 |
65,259 |
355,253 |
18.4 |
61,253 |
381,339 |
16.1 |
2.3 |
4,006 |
1,517,550 |
| 45 |
Nashville-Davidson |
Tennessee |
7 |
13,914 |
139,234 |
10.0 |
13,059 |
125,636 |
10.4 |
-0.4 |
855 |
569,891 |
| 46 |
Anchorage |
Alaska |
6 |
3,293 |
64,833 |
5.1 |
3,116 |
57,519 |
5.4 |
-0.3 |
177 |
260,283 |
| 47 |
Lincoln |
Nebraska |
3 |
3,164 |
54,201 |
5.8 |
3,065 |
47,263 |
6.5 |
-0.7 |
99 |
225,581 |
| 48 |
Jersey City |
New Jersey |
3 |
9,227 |
56,114 |
16.4 |
8,970 |
54,127 |
16.6 |
-0.2 |
257 |
240,055 |
| 49 |
Montgomery |
Alabama |
3 |
7,129 |
51,240 |
13.9 |
6,945 |
48,314 |
14.4 |
-0.5 |
184 |
201,568 |
| 50 |
San Jose |
California |
2 |
12,309 |
205,906 |
6.0 |
12,085 |
186,149 |
6.5 |
-0.5 |
224 |
894,943 |
| 51 |
Boston |
Massachusetts |
2 |
17,892 |
116,657 |
15.3 |
17,598 |
117,656 |
15.0 |
0.3 |
294 |
589,141 |
| 52 |
Rochester |
New York |
0 |
11,148 |
47,713 |
23.4 |
11,115 |
52,681 |
21.1 |
2.3 |
33 |
219,773 |
| 53 |
El Paso |
Texas |
0 |
26,968 |
142,151 |
19.0 |
27,043 |
127,661 |
21.2 |
-2.2 |
-75 |
563,662 |
| 54 |
Oakland |
California |
0 |
14,136 |
87,334 |
16.2 |
14,174 |
85,011 |
16.7 |
-0.5 |
-38 |
399,484 |
| 55 |
Portland |
Oregon |
-1 |
10,135 |
119,812 |
8.5 |
10,236 |
104,992 |
9.7 |
-1.2 |
-101 |
529,121 |
| 56 |
Tacoma |
Washington |
-2 |
5,297 |
46,446 |
11.4 |
5,416 |
43,167 |
12.5 |
-1.1 |
-119 |
193,556 |
| 57 |
Tulsa |
Oklahoma |
-3 |
10,840 |
99,819 |
10.9 |
11,227 |
97,771 |
11.5 |
-0.6 |
-387 |
393,049 |
| 58 |
St. Petersburg |
Florida |
-3 |
5,707 |
61,930 |
9.2 |
5,906 |
62,350 |
9.5 |
-0.3 |
-199 |
248,232 |
| 59 |
Tampa |
Florida |
-4 |
10,068 |
71,665 |
14.0 |
10,443 |
69,575 |
15.0 |
-1.0 |
-375 |
303,447 |
| 60 |
Wichita |
Kansas |
-4 |
7,397 |
88,473 |
8.4 |
7,674 |
80,879 |
9.5 |
-1.1 |
-277 |
344,284 |
| 61 |
Mobile |
Alabama |
-4 |
9,112 |
51,043 |
17.9 |
9,485 |
51,688 |
18.4 |
-0.5 |
-373 |
198,915 |
| 62 |
Indianapolis |
Indiana |
-4 |
17,774 |
196,995 |
9.0 |
18,496 |
189,751 |
9.7 |
-0.7 |
-722 |
791,926 |
| 63 |
Lubbock |
Texas |
-4 |
5,860 |
49,033 |
12.0 |
6,103 |
45,809 |
13.3 |
-1.3 |
-243 |
199,564 |
| 64 |
Spokane |
Washington |
-5 |
5,342 |
48,066 |
11.1 |
5,600 |
44,976 |
12.5 |
-1.4 |
-258 |
195,629 |
| 65 |
Memphis |
Tennessee |
-5 |
27,562 |
160,049 |
17.2 |
28,933 |
154,881 |
18.7 |
-1.5 |
-1,371 |
650,100 |
| 66 |
Seattle |
Washington |
-5 |
7,942 |
115,498 |
6.9 |
8,372 |
113,856 |
7.4 |
-0.5 |
-430 |
563,374 |
| 67 |
Columbus |
Ohio |
-6 |
17,949 |
166,112 |
10.8 |
19,082 |
151,877 |
12.6 |
-1.8 |
-1,133 |
711,470 |
| 68 |
Kansas City |
Missouri |
-7 |
12,032 |
108,475 |
11.1 |
12,899 |
110,206 |
11.7 |
-0.6 |
-867 |
441,545 |
| 69 |
Madison |
Wisconsin |
-7 |
2,477 |
42,760 |
5.8 |
2,673 |
40,247 |
6.6 |
-0.8 |
-196 |
208,054 |
| 70 |
Norfolk |
Virginia |
-8 |
8,108 |
52,268 |
15.5 |
8,790 |
58,246 |
15.1 |
0.4 |
-682 |
234,403 |
| 71 |
Corpus Christi |
Texas |
-8 |
9,995 |
70,833 |
14.1 |
10,839 |
66,006 |
16.4 |
-2.3 |
-844 |
277,454 |
| 72 |
St. Paul |
Minnesota |
-8 |
7,215 |
61,562 |
11.7 |
7,829 |
63,260 |
12.4 |
-0.7 |
-614 |
287,151 |
| 73 |
Omaha |
Nebraska |
-8 |
7,519 |
95,793 |
7.8 |
8,152 |
85,255 |
9.6 |
-1.8 |
-633 |
390,007 |
| 74 |
Richmond |
Virginia |
-8 |
7,568 |
44,225 |
17.1 |
8,239 |
47,322 |
17.4 |
-0.3 |
-671 |
197,790 |
| 75 |
Grand Rapids |
Michigan |
-8 |
5,327 |
44,934 |
11.9 |
5,807 |
45,972 |
12.6 |
-0.7 |
-480 |
197,800 |
| 76 |
Shreveport |
Louisiana |
-9 |
9,514 |
50,961 |
18.7 |
10,436 |
51,741 |
20.2 |
-1.5 |
-922 |
200,145 |
| 77 |
Chicago |
Illinois |
-9 |
105,752 |
638,290 |
16.6 |
116,645 |
636,423 |
18.3 |
-1.7 |
-10,893 |
2,896,016 |
| 78 |
San Antonio |
Texas |
-9 |
39,514 |
282,635 |
14.0 |
43,577 |
232,551 |
18.7 |
-4.7 |
-4,063 |
1,144,646 |
| 79 |
Buffalo |
New York |
-10 |
15,478 |
67,408 |
23.0 |
17,104 |
78,865 |
21.7 |
1.3 |
-1,626 |
292,648 |
| 80 |
Miami |
Florida |
-10 |
19,779 |
84,195 |
23.5 |
21,882 |
85,010 |
25.7 |
-2.2 |
-2,103 |
362,470 |
| 81 |
Lexington-Fayette |
Kentucky |
-10 |
5,218 |
63,648 |
8.2 |
5,815 |
56,873 |
10.2 |
-2.0 |
-597 |
260,512 |
| 82 |
Baltimore |
Maryland |
-11 |
27,864 |
148,167 |
18.8 |
31,174 |
175,032 |
17.8 |
1.0 |
-3,310 |
651,154 |
| 83 |
Baton Rouge |
Louisiana |
-11 |
9,575 |
53,127 |
18.0 |
10,748 |
52,888 |
20.3 |
-2.3 |
-1,173 |
227,818 |
| 84 |
Denver |
Colorado |
-11 |
12,790 |
120,305 |
10.6 |
14,417 |
110,414 |
13.1 |
-2.5 |
-1,627 |
554,636 |
| 85 |
Birmingham |
Alabama |
-12 |
12,448 |
59,696 |
20.9 |
14,075 |
67,534 |
20.8 |
0.1 |
-1,627 |
242,820 |
| 86 |
Colorado Springs |
Colorado |
-12 |
5,687 |
93,891 |
6.1 |
6,431 |
75,069 |
8.6 |
-2.5 |
-744 |
360,890 |
| 87 |
Louisville |
Kentucky |
-13 |
11,003 |
61,582 |
17.9 |
12,598 |
67,853 |
18.6 |
-0.7 |
-1,595 |
256,231 |
| 88 |
St. Louis |
Missouri |
-14 |
16,169 |
77,784 |
20.8 |
18,872 |
91,747 |
20.6 |
0.2 |
-2,703 |
348,189 |
| 89 |
Milwaukee |
Wisconsin |
-15 |
23,687 |
136,327 |
17.4 |
27,995 |
151,292 |
18.5 |
-1.1 |
-4,308 |
596,974 |
| 90 |
Toledo |
Ohio |
-16 |
11,084 |
77,787 |
14.2 |
13,127 |
85,010 |
15.4 |
-1.2 |
-2,043 |
313,619 |
| 91 |
Des Moines |
Iowa |
-17 |
3,892 |
49,031 |
7.9 |
4,695 |
49,374 |
9.5 |
-1.6 |
-803 |
198,682 |
| 92 |
Atlanta |
Georgia |
-17 |
17,966 |
84,479 |
21.3 |
21,686 |
87,976 |
24.6 |
-3.3 |
-3,720 |
416,474 |
| 93 |
New Orleans |
Louisiana |
-17 |
26,988 |
113,948 |
23.7 |
32,616 |
119,516 |
27.3 |
-3.6 |
-5,628 |
484,674 |
| 94 |
Cleveland |
Ohio |
-18 |
25,825 |
112,838 |
22.9 |
31,340 |
124,176 |
25.2 |
-2.3 |
-5,515 |
478,403 |
| 95 |
San Francisco |
California |
-18 |
11,515 |
147,186 |
7.8 |
13,999 |
143,818 |
9.7 |
-1.9 |
-2,484 |
776,733 |
| 96 |
Minneapolis |
Minnesota |
-20 |
8,868 |
74,543 |
11.9 |
11,029 |
78,461 |
14.1 |
-2.2 |
-2,161 |
382,618 |
| 97 |
Akron |
Ohio |
-20 |
7,595 |
54,104 |
14.0 |
9,454 |
57,304 |
16.5 |
-2.5 |
-1,859 |
217,074 |
| 98 |
Pittsburgh |
Pennsylvania |
-23 |
11,228 |
74,708 |
15.0 |
14,615 |
88,044 |
16.6 |
-1.6 |
-3,387 |
334,563 |
| 99 |
Cincinnati |
Ohio |
-23 |
13,227 |
72,833 |
18.2 |
17,235 |
83,399 |
20.7 |
-2.5 |
-4,008 |
331,285 |
| 100 |
Detroit |
Michigan |
-33 |
47,920 |
220,418 |
21.7 |
71,673 |
247,480 |
29.0 |
-7.3 |
-23,753 |
951,270 |
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