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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 751 | Greeley city | Colorado | $69,881 ±$2,819 | 110,806 |
| 752 | Apple Valley town | California | $69,882 ±$5,843 | 75,473 |
| 753 | Bellview CDP | Florida | $69,890 ±$5,714 | 26,488 |
| 754 | Athens city | Alabama | $69,922 ±$8,296 | 29,002 |
| 755 | Casa Grande city | Arizona | $69,983 ±$5,179 | 60,905 |
| 756 | Spokane city | Washington | $70,064 ±$1,594 | 230,293 |
| 757 | Boynton Beach city | Florida | $70,074 ±$3,713 | 81,435 |
| 758 | Grand Junction city | Colorado | $70,080 ±$4,840 | 68,142 |
| 759 | Worcester city | Massachusetts | $70,102 ±$2,389 | 207,055 |
| 760 | Watertown city | Wisconsin | $70,107 ±$5,618 | 22,774 |
| 761 | Stockbridge city | Georgia | $70,136 ±$4,668 | 35,737 |
| 762 | Lake Havasu City city | Arizona | $70,148 ±$4,199 | 58,359 |
| 763 | Allendale CDP | Michigan | $70,150 ±$5,141 | 26,679 |
| 764 | Wright CDP | Florida | $70,195 ±$4,650 | 27,927 |
| 765 | Casper city | Wyoming | $70,218 ±$2,487 | 58,839 |
| 766 | Millville city | New Jersey | $70,275 ±$7,123 | 27,511 |
| 767 | Sierra Vista city | Arizona | $70,291 ±$5,720 | 45,155 |
| 768 | Montrose city | Colorado | $70,386 ±$5,938 | 21,044 |
| 769 | Missoula city | Montana | $70,392 ±$3,565 | 76,514 |
| 770 | Cedar Rapids city | Iowa | $70,424 ±$2,281 | 137,264 |
| 771 | Greenfield city | Wisconsin | $70,459 ±$4,265 | 37,345 |
| 772 | Redding city | California | $70,466 ±$2,295 | 93,409 |
| 773 | Greenacres city | Florida | $70,491 ±$5,481 | 44,373 |
| 774 | Slidell city | Louisiana | $70,497 ±$7,225 | 28,561 |
| 775 | Dallas city | Texas | $70,518 ±$817 | 1,307,930 |
| 776 | Pittsfield city | Massachusetts | $70,582 ±$4,572 | 43,457 |
| 777 | Cleburne city | Texas | $70,656 ±$6,987 | 34,344 |
| 778 | East Hartford CDP | Connecticut | $70,778 ±$5,775 | 50,918 |
| 779 | Cicero town | Illinois | $70,842 ±$3,824 | 82,797 |
| 780 | Torrington city | Connecticut | $70,856 ±$4,937 | 35,547 |
| 781 | Rapid City city | South Dakota | $70,870 ±$3,555 | 77,946 |
| 782 | Prescott city | Arizona | $70,874 ±$4,899 | 47,400 |
| 783 | Jeffersonville city | Indiana | $70,930 ±$3,630 | 51,043 |
| 784 | Fresno city | California | $70,991 ±$1,896 | 545,970 |
| 785 | Florence city | Kentucky | $71,003 ±$3,723 | 32,803 |
| 786 | Helena city | Montana | $71,036 ±$3,116 | 33,639 |
| 787 | Asheville city | North Carolina | $71,102 ±$3,950 | 94,535 |
| 788 | Burlington city | Vermont | $71,109 ±$4,193 | 44,675 |
| 789 | Florin CDP | California | $71,111 ±$4,929 | 50,211 |
| 790 | Fremont city | Nebraska | $71,152 ±$6,880 | 27,567 |
| 791 | Colton city | California | $71,208 ±$2,603 | 53,772 |
| 792 | Shafter city | California | $71,215 ±$7,458 | 21,193 |
| 793 | Copperas Cove city | Texas | $71,225 ±$3,593 | 37,947 |
| 794 | Kenosha city | Wisconsin | $71,239 ±$3,567 | 99,372 |
| 795 | Meriden city | Connecticut | $71,253 ±$4,299 | 60,545 |
| 796 | Willoughby city | Ohio | $71,309 ±$5,007 | 24,046 |
| 797 | Greenville city | South Carolina | $71,472 ±$2,965 | 72,935 |
| 798 | Alvin city | Texas | $71,477 ±$5,541 | 28,333 |
| 799 | Oak Park city | Michigan | $71,510 ±$5,543 | 29,318 |
| 800 | Flagstaff city | Arizona | $71,512 ±$2,375 | 76,445 |
± figures are the published 90% margin of error; small differences between estimates may not be statistically significant.
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