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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 501 | Socastee CDP | South Carolina | $62,257 ±$8,778 | 23,796 |
| 502 | Fond du Lac city | Wisconsin | $62,260 ±$3,249 | 44,494 |
| 503 | Panama City city | Florida | $62,265 ±$3,031 | 34,979 |
| 504 | Willmar city | Minnesota | $62,280 ±$3,957 | 21,378 |
| 505 | Bell Gardens city | California | $62,298 ±$2,818 | 38,229 |
| 506 | Eastpointe city | Michigan | $62,325 ±$6,323 | 33,982 |
| 507 | Kansas City city | Kansas | $62,401 ±$1,656 | 155,135 |
| 508 | Lockport city | New York | $62,410 ±$6,751 | 20,610 |
| 509 | Casselberry city | Florida | $62,447 ±$4,536 | 30,135 |
| 510 | Margate city | Florida | $62,450 ±$7,066 | 59,198 |
| 511 | Miami city | Florida | $62,462 ±$1,757 | 459,745 |
| 512 | Twentynine Palms city | California | $62,554 ±$8,077 | 27,355 |
| 513 | Willowbrook CDP | California | $62,582 ±$13,283 | 21,681 |
| 514 | Port Angeles city | Washington | $62,606 ±$3,367 | 20,118 |
| 515 | Chicopee city | Massachusetts | $62,615 ±$6,340 | 55,295 |
| 516 | Abilene city | Texas | $62,648 ±$2,072 | 128,053 |
| 517 | Beloit city | Wisconsin | $62,663 ±$3,466 | 36,534 |
| 518 | Fayetteville city | Arkansas | $62,695 ±$4,256 | 99,319 |
| 519 | Greenville city | Texas | $62,781 ±$4,894 | 31,222 |
| 520 | Yakima city | Washington | $62,815 ±$2,328 | 96,961 |
| 521 | Fort Hood CDP | Texas | $62,835 ±$4,830 | 26,814 |
| 522 | Sheboygan city | Wisconsin | $62,927 ±$2,456 | 49,645 |
| 523 | North Charleston city | South Carolina | $62,956 ±$3,840 | 119,913 |
| 524 | Little Rock city | Arkansas | $63,003 ±$2,303 | 203,436 |
| 525 | Conway city | Arkansas | $63,004 ±$3,569 | 67,642 |
| 526 | Zion city | Illinois | $63,104 ±$10,123 | 24,600 |
| 527 | Merced city | California | $63,122 ±$3,879 | 91,953 |
| 528 | North Miami Beach city | Florida | $63,280 ±$5,533 | 43,898 |
| 529 | Reedley city | California | $63,307 ±$5,877 | 25,609 |
| 530 | North Lauderdale city | Florida | $63,326 ±$6,719 | 45,234 |
| 531 | Longview city | Texas | $63,340 ±$3,530 | 82,923 |
| 532 | Great Falls city | Montana | $63,373 ±$4,204 | 60,329 |
| 533 | Kalispell city | Montana | $63,415 ±$4,333 | 28,504 |
| 534 | Pinellas Park city | Florida | $63,432 ±$2,625 | 53,560 |
| 535 | Brookings city | South Dakota | $63,493 ±$5,892 | 23,948 |
| 536 | Belleville city | Illinois | $63,535 ±$3,030 | 41,370 |
| 537 | Dalton city | Georgia | $63,577 ±$5,546 | 34,538 |
| 538 | Cedar City city | Utah | $63,589 ±$4,196 | 38,524 |
| 539 | Silver Springs Shores CDP | Florida | $63,611 ±$4,919 | 28,537 |
| 540 | Miami Gardens city | Florida | $63,627 ±$1,785 | 113,177 |
| 540 | Grand Forks city | North Dakota | $63,627 ±$2,587 | 59,042 |
| 542 | Auburn city | Alabama | $63,668 ±$4,618 | 80,594 |
| 543 | Sun City West CDP | Arizona | $63,685 ±$3,260 | 27,425 |
| 544 | Lancaster city | Pennsylvania | $63,690 ±$3,939 | 57,719 |
| 545 | Columbia city | Tennessee | $63,719 ±$4,360 | 45,441 |
| 546 | Fort Myers city | Florida | $63,732 ±$3,074 | 95,051 |
| 547 | Manitowoc city | Wisconsin | $63,757 ±$3,554 | 34,620 |
| 548 | Grand Island city | Nebraska | $63,795 ±$4,094 | 52,884 |
| 549 | Sapulpa city | Oklahoma | $63,817 ±$4,056 | 22,570 |
| 550 | Port Charlotte CDP | Florida | $63,844 ±$2,043 | 66,133 |
± figures are the published 90% margin of error; small differences between estimates may not be statistically significant.
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