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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 | Cottage Grove city | Minnesota | $120,791 ±$6,247 | 40,992 |
| 1902 | Dakota Ridge CDP | Colorado | $120,822 ±$5,597 | 33,753 |
| 1903 | Huntington Beach city | California | $120,919 ±$2,965 | 195,240 |
| 1904 | Somerset CDP | New Jersey | $121,028 ±$9,222 | 22,720 |
| 1905 | Temecula city | California | $121,063 ±$4,177 | 111,167 |
| 1906 | League City city | Texas | $121,099 ±$6,514 | 116,215 |
| 1907 | Tracy city | California | $121,119 ±$5,519 | 96,966 |
| 1908 | Mansfield city | Texas | $121,126 ±$4,768 | 77,510 |
| 1909 | Benicia city | California | $121,204 ±$7,026 | 26,749 |
| 1910 | Kirkwood city | Missouri | $121,270 ±$12,464 | 29,363 |
| 1911 | Morristown town | New Jersey | $121,340 ±$14,435 | 20,453 |
| 1912 | Lincolnia CDP | Virginia | $121,639 ±$10,016 | 20,320 |
| 1913 | American Canyon city | California | $121,700 ±$11,895 | 21,691 |
| 1914 | Murrysville municipality | Pennsylvania | $121,823 ±$6,743 | 20,817 |
| 1914 | Fort Mill town | South Carolina | $121,823 ±$6,754 | 30,775 |
| 1916 | Dunwoody city | Georgia | $121,903 ±$7,327 | 51,758 |
| 1917 | Vernon Hills village | Illinois | $121,943 ±$10,929 | 26,876 |
| 1918 | Temescal Valley CDP | California | $122,051 ±$11,270 | 30,069 |
| 1919 | Simi Valley city | California | $122,081 ±$4,649 | 125,634 |
| 1920 | Happy Valley city | Oregon | $122,151 ±$9,243 | 26,738 |
| 1921 | Braintree Town city | Massachusetts | $122,214 ±$10,045 | 38,899 |
| 1922 | Lake Stevens city | Washington | $122,336 ±$5,908 | 40,253 |
| 1923 | Cibolo city | Texas | $122,365 ±$9,221 | 35,109 |
| 1924 | Goleta city | California | $122,370 ±$8,547 | 32,685 |
| 1925 | Cherry Hill CDP | Virginia | $122,447 ±$12,288 | 26,044 |
| 1926 | Edmonds city | Washington | $122,449 ±$5,532 | 42,735 |
| 1927 | Gilbert town | Arizona | $122,551 ±$3,414 | 280,262 |
| 1928 | Herriman city | Utah | $122,650 ±$4,073 | 59,346 |
| 1929 | McNair CDP | Virginia | $122,778 ±$10,631 | 22,655 |
| 1930 | Westfield city | Indiana | $122,789 ±$8,548 | 54,677 |
| 1931 | Eagle city | Idaho | $122,894 ±$5,881 | 32,855 |
| 1932 | Lakewood Ranch CDP | Florida | $122,925 ±$7,055 | 43,945 |
| 1933 | North Laurel CDP | Maryland | $122,949 ±$6,617 | 25,563 |
| 1934 | Santa Clarita city | California | $123,062 ±$3,271 | 230,221 |
| 1935 | Trussville city | Alabama | $123,275 ±$13,013 | 26,673 |
| 1936 | Sterling CDP | Virginia | $123,303 ±$10,297 | 32,411 |
| 1937 | Granger CDP | Indiana | $123,318 ±$5,278 | 30,321 |
| 1938 | Daly City city | California | $123,547 ±$5,280 | 101,964 |
| 1939 | Bel Air South CDP | Maryland | $123,653 ±$5,708 | 58,137 |
| 1940 | Farmington city | Minnesota | $123,673 ±$7,209 | 23,902 |
| 1941 | Oswego village | Illinois | $123,792 ±$6,474 | 36,375 |
| 1942 | Wake Forest town | North Carolina | $123,802 ±$6,456 | 52,844 |
| 1943 | Seattle city | Washington | $123,860 ±$2,244 | 754,195 |
| 1944 | Broomfield city | Colorado | $123,874 ±$3,714 | 76,304 |
| 1945 | Mokena village | Illinois | $123,889 ±$12,879 | 20,021 |
| 1946 | Fair Oaks CDP | Virginia | $123,947 ±$11,442 | 35,545 |
| 1947 | Rocklin city | California | $124,168 ±$4,905 | 73,327 |
| 1948 | McKinney city | Texas | $124,215 ±$4,744 | 210,600 |
| 1949 | Mill Creek city | Washington | $124,364 ±$11,276 | 20,956 |
| 1950 | Westchase CDP | Florida | $124,434 ±$12,919 | 24,885 |
± figures are the published 90% margin of error; small differences between estimates may not be statistically significant.
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