Highest poverty rate in the US — National Rankings

States

#	Name	Poverty rate
1	Puerto Rico	41.6%
2	Mississippi	19.1%
3	Louisiana	18.9%
4	New Mexico	18.1%
5	West Virginia	16.6%
6	Kentucky	16.1%
7	Arkansas	16.0%
8	Alabama	15.6%
9	Oklahoma	15.3%
10	District of Columbia	14.5%
11	South Carolina	14.2%
12	Texas	13.8%
13	Tennessee	13.8%
14	New York	13.7%
15	Georgia	13.5%
16	Ohio	13.2%
17	North Carolina	13.2%
18	Michigan	13.1%
19	Arizona	12.8%
20	Missouri	12.6%
21	Florida	12.6%
22	Nevada	12.6%
23	Indiana	12.2%
24	Montana	12.0%
25	South Dakota	12.0%
26	California	12.0%
27	Oregon	11.9%
28	Pennsylvania	11.8%
29	Illinois	11.7%
30	Kansas	11.5%
31	Iowa	11.0%
32	Rhode Island	10.9%
33	Maine	10.8%
34	Wyoming	10.7%
35	Delaware	10.7%
36	Idaho	10.6%
37	North Dakota	10.6%
38	Wisconsin	10.6%
39	Nebraska	10.3%
40	Vermont	10.3%
41	Alaska	10.2%
42	Connecticut	10.0%
43	Massachusetts	10.0%
44	Hawaii	10.0%
45	Virginia	9.9%
46	Washington	9.9%
47	New Jersey	9.8%
48	Colorado	9.4%
49	Maryland	9.3%
50	Minnesota	9.2%
51	Utah	8.6%
52	New Hampshire	7.2%

Counties

Top 100.

#	Name	Poverty rate
1	GuÃ¡nica Municipio	64.7%
2	Adjuntas Municipio	61.9%
3	Vieques Municipio	59.5%
4	Ciales Municipio	58.2%
5	Jayuya Municipio	54.9%
6	Lares Municipio	54.9%
7	Arroyo Municipio	54.4%
8	Las MarÃas Municipio	54.0%
9	Utuado Municipio	53.5%
10	MayagÃ¼ez Municipio	53.0%
11	ComerÃo Municipio	53.0%
12	Lajas Municipio	53.0%
13	Maunabo Municipio	52.8%
14	Oglala Lakota County	52.8%
15	Maricao Municipio	52.6%
16	Orocovis Municipio	52.5%
17	San SebastiÃ¡n Municipio	52.4%
18	Coamo Municipio	52.0%
19	San GermÃ¡n Municipio	51.9%
20	PeÃ±uelas Municipio	51.0%
21	Ponce Municipio	50.9%
22	Florida Municipio	50.6%
23	Naranjito Municipio	50.5%
24	Guayanilla Municipio	50.2%
25	Yabucoa Municipio	49.7%
26	Barranquitas Municipio	49.6%
27	Todd County	49.0%
28	Morovis Municipio	48.7%
29	Guayama Municipio	48.6%
30	Salinas Municipio	48.0%
31	Naguabo Municipio	48.0%
32	Aguadilla Municipio	47.9%
33	Patillas Municipio	47.8%
34	Isabela Municipio	46.7%
35	Aguada Municipio	46.5%
36	Mellette County	46.2%
37	Moca Municipio	46.0%
38	ManatÃ Municipio	45.9%
39	Santa Isabel Municipio	45.7%
40	Barceloneta Municipio	45.4%
41	Corson County	45.2%
42	Quebradillas Municipio	45.1%
43	AÃ±asco Municipio	44.9%
44	Dimmit County	44.8%
45	LoÃza Municipio	44.8%
46	Aibonito Municipio	44.6%
47	San Lorenzo Municipio	44.6%
48	RincÃ³n Municipio	44.6%
49	Yauco Municipio	44.6%
50	Sabana Grande Municipio	44.5%
51	CataÃ±o Municipio	44.2%
52	Corozal Municipio	44.2%
53	Luquillo Municipio	43.8%
54	Aguas Buenas Municipio	43.6%
55	Arecibo Municipio	42.9%
56	Juana DÃaz Municipio	42.9%
57	Sioux County	42.7%
58	Vega Baja Municipio	42.3%
59	Villalba Municipio	41.8%
60	Ceiba Municipio	41.6%
61	Fajardo Municipio	41.5%
62	Vega Alta Municipio	41.3%
63	Hormigueros Municipio	40.1%
64	San Juan Municipio	39.5%
65	Camuy Municipio	39.0%
66	Humacao Municipio	38.5%
67	Cabo Rojo Municipio	38.5%
68	Ziebach County	38.2%
69	Wolfe County	38.1%
70	Holmes County	38.0%
71	Cayey Municipio	37.9%
72	Las Piedras Municipio	37.5%
73	Jackson County	37.5%
74	Zapata County	37.4%
75	RÃo Grande Municipio	37.0%
76	Knox County	36.7%
77	Madison Parish	36.7%
78	Caguas Municipio	36.6%
79	Hatillo Municipio	36.4%
80	Presidio County	36.3%
81	Zavala County	36.3%
82	Coahoma County	36.3%
83	Cidra Municipio	36.2%
84	Greene County	35.9%
85	East Carroll Parish	35.7%
86	McKinley County	35.7%
87	McCreary County	35.1%
88	Claiborne Parish	35.0%
89	Concordia Parish	34.8%
90	BayamÃ³n Municipio	34.4%
91	Juncos Municipio	34.0%
92	Cumberland County	33.9%
93	CanÃ³vanas Municipio	33.9%
94	Toa Baja Municipio	33.8%
95	Toa Alta Municipio	33.8%
96	Tunica County	33.8%
97	Bolivar County	33.7%
98	Radford city	33.7%
99	Starr County	33.5%
100	Quitman County	33.5%

Cities & places

Top 100.

#	Name	Poverty rate
1	Acala	100.0%
2	Adamson	100.0%
3	Alderpoint	100.0%
4	Aldora	100.0%
5	Anon Raices	100.0%
6	Argenta	100.0%
7	Beaver	100.0%
8	Bee	100.0%
9	Benndale	100.0%
10	Birch Creek	100.0%
11	Black Hat	100.0%
12	Boyds	100.0%
13	Brandon	100.0%
14	Brentwood Colony	100.0%
15	Buffington	100.0%
16	Calzada	100.0%
17	Candy Kitchen	100.0%
18	Cantu Addition	100.0%
19	Canyon Creek	100.0%
20	Cascade Colony	100.0%
21	Cates	100.0%
22	Chapeno	100.0%
23	Chiawuli Tak	100.0%
24	Chula Vista	100.0%
25	Clay	100.0%
26	Clearfield Colony	100.0%
27	Coleman	100.0%
28	Coronaca	100.0%
29	Corral Viejo	100.0%
30	Cubero	100.0%
31	Cynthiana	100.0%
32	Deputy	100.0%
33	Donaldson	100.0%
34	Doran	100.0%
35	Drysdale	100.0%
36	Eagle Creek Colony	100.0%
37	Edgemont	100.0%
38	El Quiote	100.0%
39	Evergreen Colony	100.0%
40	Falls View	100.0%
41	Ferrer	100.0%
42	Flat Lick	100.0%
43	Fredericksburg	100.0%
44	Frenchtown-Rumbly	100.0%
45	Garfield	100.0%
46	Glendale Colony	100.0%
47	Glenn	100.0%
48	Graniteville	100.0%
49	Green Grass	100.0%
50	Guadalupe Guerra	100.0%
51	Haivana Nakya	100.0%
52	Harperville	100.0%
53	Hensley	100.0%
54	Highgate Springs	100.0%
55	Hilltop	100.0%
56	Jacks Creek	100.0%
57	Jacksonville	100.0%
58	Jessie	100.0%
59	Judson	100.0%
60	Kennedy Meadows	100.0%
61	Kimberly	100.0%
62	Kingsbury Colony	100.0%
63	Kingston	100.0%
64	La Loma de Falcon	100.0%
65	La Madera	100.0%
66	Lake View	100.0%
67	Larson	100.0%
68	Lawrenceport	100.0%
69	Leamersville	100.0%
70	Livengood	100.0%
71	Loring Colony	100.0%
72	Los Ebanos	100.0%
73	Lost Springs	100.0%
74	Lupton	100.0%
75	Malcolm	100.0%
76	Manderson-White Horse Creek	100.0%
77	Martinez	100.0%
78	Maverick Junction	100.0%
79	McClenney Tract	100.0%
80	McDermitt	100.0%
81	Megargel	100.0%
82	Mexican Hat	100.0%
83	Midway Colony	100.0%
84	Millerstown	100.0%
85	Mineral	100.0%
86	Naomi	100.0%
87	Narciso Pena	100.0%
88	Nazareth College	100.0%
89	New Elm Spring Colony	100.0%
90	New Hope	100.0%
91	New Richmond	100.0%
92	Niota	100.0%
93	North Escobares	100.0%
94	Nutrioso	100.0%
95	Oljato-Monument Valley	100.0%
96	Onaka	100.0%
97	Osage	100.0%
98	Oswego	100.0%
99	Ozone	100.0%
100	Palo Blanco	100.0%

ZIP codes

Top 100.

#	Name	Poverty rate
1	ZIP Code 02912	100.0%
2	ZIP Code 05405	100.0%
3	ZIP Code 08073	100.0%
4	ZIP Code 08544	100.0%
5	ZIP Code 10540	100.0%
6	ZIP Code 11549	100.0%
7	ZIP Code 12604	100.0%
8	ZIP Code 13643	100.0%
9	ZIP Code 13683	100.0%
10	ZIP Code 14302	100.0%
11	ZIP Code 14413	100.0%
12	ZIP Code 20057	100.0%
13	ZIP Code 20064	100.0%
14	ZIP Code 20660	100.0%
15	ZIP Code 20742	100.0%
16	ZIP Code 21285	100.0%
17	ZIP Code 21705	100.0%
18	ZIP Code 21781	100.0%
19	ZIP Code 22807	100.0%
20	ZIP Code 23160	100.0%
21	ZIP Code 23667	100.0%
22	ZIP Code 24239	100.0%
23	ZIP Code 24411	100.0%
24	ZIP Code 24731	100.0%
25	ZIP Code 24843	100.0%
26	ZIP Code 24867	100.0%
27	ZIP Code 24993	100.0%
28	ZIP Code 25060	100.0%
29	ZIP Code 25173	100.0%
30	ZIP Code 25755	100.0%
31	ZIP Code 25908	100.0%
32	ZIP Code 26152	100.0%
33	ZIP Code 26289	100.0%
34	ZIP Code 26543	100.0%
35	ZIP Code 28024	100.0%
36	ZIP Code 28039	100.0%
37	ZIP Code 28041	100.0%
38	ZIP Code 28629	100.0%
39	ZIP Code 28641	100.0%
40	ZIP Code 29338	100.0%
41	ZIP Code 29904	100.0%
42	ZIP Code 30598	100.0%
43	ZIP Code 30724	100.0%
44	ZIP Code 30756	100.0%
45	ZIP Code 32356	100.0%
46	ZIP Code 33574	100.0%
47	ZIP Code 33620	100.0%
48	ZIP Code 35577	100.0%
49	ZIP Code 36568	100.0%
50	ZIP Code 36688	100.0%
51	ZIP Code 36910	100.0%
52	ZIP Code 38132	100.0%
53	ZIP Code 39217	100.0%
54	ZIP Code 40280	100.0%
55	ZIP Code 40803	100.0%
56	ZIP Code 40808	100.0%
57	ZIP Code 41364	100.0%
58	ZIP Code 41386	100.0%
59	ZIP Code 42037	100.0%
60	ZIP Code 42631	100.0%
61	ZIP Code 45469	100.0%
62	ZIP Code 47876	100.0%
63	ZIP Code 48825	100.0%
64	ZIP Code 48859	100.0%
65	ZIP Code 53706	100.0%
66	ZIP Code 54946	100.0%
67	ZIP Code 55455	100.0%
68	ZIP Code 56562	100.0%
69	ZIP Code 58405	100.0%
70	ZIP Code 58452	100.0%
71	ZIP Code 59083	100.0%
72	ZIP Code 59812	100.0%
73	ZIP Code 60075	100.0%
74	ZIP Code 61625	100.0%
75	ZIP Code 65216	100.0%
76	ZIP Code 65468	100.0%
77	ZIP Code 65897	100.0%
78	ZIP Code 66045	100.0%
79	ZIP Code 66506	100.0%
80	ZIP Code 67071	100.0%
81	ZIP Code 67476	100.0%
82	ZIP Code 70451	100.0%
83	ZIP Code 70773	100.0%
84	ZIP Code 71279	100.0%
85	ZIP Code 71345	100.0%
86	ZIP Code 71406	100.0%
87	ZIP Code 71455	100.0%
88	ZIP Code 72028	100.0%
89	ZIP Code 72199	100.0%
90	ZIP Code 72338	100.0%
91	ZIP Code 72467	100.0%
92	ZIP Code 73070	100.0%
93	ZIP Code 73946	100.0%
94	ZIP Code 75562	100.0%
95	ZIP Code 75886	100.0%
96	ZIP Code 76869	100.0%
97	ZIP Code 77453	100.0%
98	ZIP Code 78565	100.0%
99	ZIP Code 80310	100.0%
100	ZIP Code 80475	100.0%

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