Lowest-income cities in the US
Explore places with the lowest median household income, with uncertainty shown.
U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimatesPeriod: 2020–2024 ACS 5-yearRetrieved 2026-10-05T08:15:40+00:00
Ascending median household income: ACS B19013_001E. Low median income is not the same measure as the share of residents in poverty. ACS places, including census-designated places, with at least 20,000 residents in the same ACS release. ACS 5-year pooled estimates; margins of error are at the 90% confidence level. Ranks do not imply statistically significant differences. Missing, suppressed, and annotated/top-coded estimates are excluded.
Ranks are competition ranks computed across the full filtered set.
| Rank | Name | State | Median household income | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boone town | North Carolina | $30,065 ±$5,963 | 20,032 |
| 2 | Ruston city | Louisiana | $31,120 ±$1,970 | 22,284 |
| 3 | Carbondale city | Illinois | $32,128 ±$3,538 | 22,158 |
| 4 | Youngstown city | Ohio | $34,408 ±$2,298 | 59,331 |
| 5 | West Lafayette city | Indiana | $34,891 ±$4,238 | 45,159 |
| 6 | Meridian city | Mississippi | $36,562 ±$4,124 | 34,137 |
| 7 | University CDP (Hillsborough County) | Florida | $37,207 ±$2,194 | 48,127 |
| 8 | Flint city | Michigan | $37,646 ±$1,900 | 80,175 |
| 9 | Warren city | Ohio | $37,887 ±$4,742 | 38,912 |
| 10 | Athens city | Ohio | $38,204 ±$8,071 | 23,396 |
| 11 | Saginaw city | Michigan | $38,579 ±$1,907 | 43,536 |
| 12 | Gary city | Indiana | $38,731 ±$2,687 | 68,113 |
| 13 | Inkster city | Michigan | $39,252 ±$5,394 | 25,428 |
| 14 | Nacogdoches city | Texas | $39,281 ±$2,520 | 32,197 |
| 15 | Hamtramck city | Michigan | $39,293 ±$5,070 | 27,743 |
| 16 | Bessemer city | Alabama | $39,613 ±$3,108 | 25,400 |
| 17 | Detroit city | Michigan | $39,938 ±$937 | 638,530 |
| 18 | Greenville city | Mississippi | $40,083 ±$5,287 | 28,166 |
| 19 | Gadsden city | Alabama | $40,345 ±$2,977 | 33,374 |
| 20 | Monroe city | Louisiana | $40,505 ±$4,242 | 47,004 |
| 21 | West Pensacola CDP | Florida | $40,511 ±$3,217 | 20,665 |
| 22 | Camden city | New Jersey | $40,546 ±$3,333 | 71,496 |
| 23 | Oxford city | Ohio | $40,764 ±$4,925 | 21,753 |
| 24 | Cleveland city | Ohio | $40,801 ±$1,054 | 366,097 |
| 25 | Atlantic City city | New Jersey | $41,028 ±$3,092 | 38,632 |
| 26 | Greenwood city | South Carolina | $41,150 ±$1,937 | 22,536 |
| 27 | Chester city | Pennsylvania | $41,342 ±$4,759 | 33,619 |
| 28 | Marrero CDP | Louisiana | $41,402 ±$4,731 | 32,540 |
| 29 | Leisure City CDP | Florida | $41,977 ±$7,648 | 27,808 |
| 30 | Jackson city | Mississippi | $42,071 ±$1,821 | 146,631 |
| 31 | East Chicago city | Indiana | $42,125 ±$2,976 | 26,022 |
| 31 | Starkville city | Mississippi | $42,125 ±$5,076 | 25,721 |
| 33 | New Castle city | Pennsylvania | $42,219 ±$4,138 | 21,579 |
| 34 | Columbus city | Mississippi | $42,235 ±$6,142 | 23,348 |
| 35 | Harvey city | Illinois | $42,429 ±$5,339 | 20,230 |
| 36 | Bayonet Point CDP | Florida | $42,524 ±$5,251 | 23,822 |
| 37 | West Memphis city | Arkansas | $42,674 ±$6,475 | 23,929 |
| 38 | Pine Bluff city | Arkansas | $42,718 ±$3,304 | 39,743 |
| 39 | Kent city | Ohio | $42,964 ±$4,620 | 27,116 |
| 40 | Elmira city | New York | $43,120 ±$3,211 | 26,257 |
| 41 | Terre Haute city | Indiana | $43,126 ±$2,119 | 58,427 |
| 42 | Canton city | Ohio | $43,188 ±$2,980 | 69,755 |
| 43 | Zanesville city | Ohio | $43,280 ±$4,607 | 24,740 |
| 44 | Marion city | Indiana | $43,343 ±$3,933 | 27,531 |
| 45 | Pittsburg city | Kansas | $43,419 ±$3,038 | 20,637 |
| 46 | Jamestown city | New York | $43,523 ±$4,092 | 28,188 |
| 47 | Griffin city | Georgia | $43,632 ±$3,541 | 23,761 |
| 48 | San Benito city | Texas | $43,639 ±$4,426 | 24,709 |
| 49 | Stillwater city | Oklahoma | $43,700 ±$4,049 | 49,269 |
| 50 | LaGrange city | Georgia | $43,708 ±$2,848 | 32,078 |
± figures are the published 90% margin of error; small differences between estimates may not be statistically significant.
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