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Poverty rates in 100 largest school districts in the the U.S.
Source: Estimates by US Census Bureau, 1999. Calculations and rankings by The Boston Globe.
| District |
Kids |
Poor |
Rate |
Rank |
| Buffalo, NY |
54,272 |
22,052 |
41% |
1 |
| Fresno, CA |
83,084 |
32,182 |
39% |
2 |
| San Bernardino, CA |
54,544 |
20,457 |
38% |
3 |
| San Antonio, TX |
62,048 |
22,550 |
36% |
4 |
| Atlanta, GA |
63,584 |
22,888 |
36% |
5 |
| Orleans Parish, LA |
93,787 |
32,716 |
35% |
6 |
| Cleveland, OH |
95,267 |
33,175 |
35% |
7 |
| Newark, NJ |
53,273 |
18,197 |
34% |
8 |
| El Paso, TX |
63,818 |
21,389 |
34% |
9 |
| St Louis, MO |
63,857 |
20,621 |
32% |
10 |
| Oakland, CA |
69,141 |
21,404 |
31% |
11 |
| Sacramento, CA |
59,569 |
18,286 |
31% |
12 |
| Boston, MA |
81,999 |
25,062 |
31% |
13 |
| Long Beach, CA |
101,861 |
30,580 |
30% |
14 |
| Detroit, MI |
211,950 |
62,441 |
29% |
15 |
| Los Angeles, CA |
838,859 |
244,330 |
29% |
16 |
| New York City, NY |
1,361,064 |
395,000 |
29% |
17 |
| Washington, DC |
79,368 |
22,906 |
29% |
18 |
| Cincinnati, OH |
59,474 |
16,886 |
28% |
19 |
| Houston, TX |
224,353 |
59,937 |
27% |
20 |
| Santa Ana, CA |
60,385 |
15,590 |
26% |
21 |
| Columbus, OH |
72,569 |
18,604 |
26% |
22 |
| Chicago, IL |
524,878 |
134,339 |
26% |
23 |
| Dallas, TX |
177,666 |
45,134 |
25% |
24 |
| Fort Worth, TX |
85,604 |
21,534 |
25% |
25 |
| Memphis, TN |
126,939 |
31,873 |
25% |
26 |
| Milwaukee, WI |
118,536 |
29,624 |
25% |
27 |
| Philadelphia, PA |
277,734 |
68,005 |
24% |
28 |
| Minneapolis, MN |
56,366 |
13,685 |
24% |
29 |
| San Diego, CA |
153,347 |
36,751 |
24% |
30 |
| Indianapolis, IN |
57,839 |
13,416 |
23% |
31 |
| Baltimore City, MD |
115,117 |
26,525 |
23% |
32 |
| Mobile County, AL |
78,803 |
18,150 |
23% |
33 |
| Dade County, FL |
403,022 |
90,311 |
22% |
34 |
| St. Paul, MN |
54,295 |
11,396 |
21% |
35 |
| East Baton Rouge Parish, LA |
76,814 |
15,718 |
20% |
36 |
| Denver County, CO |
81,206 |
16,421 |
20% |
37 |
| Charleston County, SC |
52,651 |
10,504 |
20% |
38 |
| Jefferson Parish, LA |
83,180 |
16,487 |
20% |
39 |
| Garden Grove, CA |
52,854 |
10,304 |
19% |
40 |
| Polk County, FL |
83,529 |
16,229 |
19% |
41 |
| Tucson, AZ |
74,313 |
13,868 |
19% |
42 |
| Cumberland County, NC |
53,393 |
9,911 |
19% |
43 |
| Albuquerque, NM |
99,949 |
18,516 |
19% |
44 |
| Austin, TX |
82,777 |
14,804 |
18% |
45 |
| Nashville-Davidson County, TN |
85,864 |
14,971 |
17% |
46 |
| San Francisco, CA |
78,056 |
13,393 |
17% |
47 |
| Hillsborough County, FL |
178,975 |
30,385 |
17% |
48 |
| Wichita, KS |
56,713 |
9,476 |
17% |
49 |
| Omaha, NE |
56,547 |
8,980 |
16% |
50 |
| Volusia County, FL |
65,532 |
10,291 |
16% |
51 |
| Duval County, FL |
144,775 |
22,446 |
16% |
52 |
| Lee County, FL |
61,375 |
9,508 |
15% |
53 |
| Hamilton County (Chattanooga), TN |
51,604 |
7,896 |
15% |
54 |
| Orange County, FL |
160,199 |
24,402 |
15% |
55 |
| Jefferson County, KY |
117,520 |
17,729 |
15% |
56 |
| Forsyth County, NC |
51,483 |
7,738 |
15% |
57 |
| Pinellas County, FL |
127,880 |
19,170 |
15% |
58 |
| Broward County, FL |
273,454 |
39,297 |
14% |
59 |
| De Kalb County, GA |
105,609 |
15,176 |
14% |
60 |
| Guilford County, NC |
70,638 |
10,072 |
14% |
61 |
| Palm Beach County, FL |
172,888 |
24,457 |
14% |
62 |
| Portland, OR |
57,747 |
8,144 |
14% |
63 |
| Knox County, TN |
60,121 |
8,459 |
14% |
64 |
| Clark County, NV |
240,453 |
33,284 |
14% |
65 |
| Greenville County, SC |
68,742 |
9,430 |
14% |
66 |
| Arlington, TX |
63,032 |
8,561 |
14% |
67 |
| San Juan, CA |
55,049 |
7,456 |
14% |
68 |
| Seattle, WA |
59,245 |
7,796 |
13% |
69 |
| Charlotte-Mecklenburg, NC |
120,538 |
15,648 |
13% |
70 |
| Northside, TX |
69,545 |
9,023 |
13% |
71 |
| Brevard County, FL |
77,218 |
9,882 |
13% |
72 |
| Hawaii, HI |
211,063 |
26,931 |
13% |
73 |
| Washoe County, NV |
58,803 |
7,144 |
12% |
74 |
| North East, TX |
57,346 |
6,165 |
11% |
75 |
| Mesa, AZ |
80,054 |
8,286 |
10% |
76 |
| Seminole County, FL |
68,020 |
6,773 |
10% |
77 |
| Wake County, NC |
110,301 |
10,440 |
9% |
78 |
| Prince George's County, MD |
152,181 |
14,053 |
9% |
79 |
| Garland, TX |
54,029 |
4,837 |
9% |
80 |
| Virginia Beach, VA |
84,442 |
7,335 |
9% |
81 |
| Granite, UT |
74,064 |
6,350 |
9% |
82 |
| Fulton County, GA |
79,361 |
6,754 |
9% |
83 |
| Anchorage, AK |
53,841 |
4,421 |
8% |
84 |
| Baltimore County, MD |
129,082 |
10,117 |
8% |
85 |
| Fort Bend, TX |
58,355 |
4,331 |
7% |
86 |
| Cobb County, GA |
103,900 |
7,126 |
7% |
87 |
| Anne Arundel County, MD |
88,205 |
5,863 |
7% |
88 |
| Gwinnett County, GA |
114,689 |
7,582 |
7% |
89 |
| Prince William County, VA |
58,810 |
3,829 |
7% |
90 |
| Chesterfield County, VA |
54,466 |
3,412 |
6% |
91 |
| Capistrano, CA |
55,474 |
3,462 |
6% |
92 |
| Cypress-Fairbanks, TX |
64,736 |
4,030 |
6% |
93 |
| Montgomery County, MD |
158,851 |
9,843 |
6% |
94 |
| Jefferson County, CO |
97,504 |
5,565 |
6% |
95 |
| Davis, UT |
59,527 |
3,291 |
6% |
96 |
| Plano, TX |
53,833 |
2,705 |
5% |
97 |
| Fairfax County, VA |
175,979 |
8,775 |
5% |
98 |
| Shelby County, TN |
53,126 |
2,465 |
5% |
99 |
| Jordan, UT |
80,860 |
3,448 |
4% |
100 |
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