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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 151 | Port Huron city | Michigan | $50,366 ±$3,208 | 28,620 |
| 152 | Bloomington city | Indiana | $50,465 ±$2,389 | 80,049 |
| 153 | Westmont CDP | California | $50,509 ±$5,135 | 34,123 |
| 154 | Bullhead City city | Arizona | $50,556 ±$2,652 | 42,496 |
| 155 | Texarkana city | Texas | $50,573 ±$5,907 | 35,992 |
| 156 | Rexburg city | Idaho | $50,617 ±$4,891 | 40,543 |
| 157 | Petersburg city | Virginia | $50,698 ±$2,886 | 33,537 |
| 158 | Jasmine Estates CDP | Florida | $50,718 ±$4,326 | 23,571 |
| 159 | Scranton city | Pennsylvania | $50,739 ±$2,359 | 76,033 |
| 160 | Richmond city | Kentucky | $50,870 ±$1,692 | 37,111 |
| 161 | Russellville city | Arkansas | $50,877 ±$3,203 | 29,162 |
| 162 | College Station city | Texas | $50,900 ±$2,400 | 124,570 |
| 163 | Sedalia city | Missouri | $50,990 ±$3,718 | 22,003 |
| 164 | Elkhart city | Indiana | $51,028 ±$1,967 | 53,733 |
| 165 | Auburn city | New York | $51,052 ±$5,306 | 26,285 |
| 166 | Lauderhill city | Florida | $51,165 ±$2,373 | 74,896 |
| 167 | Macon-Bibb County | Georgia | $51,234 ±$2,220 | 156,578 |
| 168 | Altoona city | Pennsylvania | $51,250 ±$2,186 | 43,196 |
| 169 | San Marcos city | Texas | $51,281 ±$2,567 | 70,897 |
| 170 | Oildale CDP | California | $51,298 ±$3,807 | 34,687 |
| 171 | Cookeville city | Tennessee | $51,375 ±$3,726 | 36,088 |
| 172 | Tuscaloosa city | Alabama | $51,464 ±$2,918 | 111,038 |
| 173 | Painesville city | Ohio | $51,516 ±$5,935 | 20,548 |
| 174 | Roswell city | New Mexico | $51,583 ±$3,711 | 47,638 |
| 175 | Decatur city | Illinois | $51,592 ±$2,061 | 69,815 |
| 176 | Terrytown CDP | Louisiana | $51,718 ±$4,397 | 24,726 |
| 177 | Freeport city | Illinois | $51,723 ±$3,591 | 23,505 |
| 178 | Wasco city | California | $51,727 ±$9,446 | 26,558 |
| 179 | Memphis city | Tennessee | $51,736 ±$1,072 | 618,980 |
| 180 | Watertown city | New York | $51,753 ±$4,571 | 24,375 |
| 181 | Whitehall city | Ohio | $51,759 ±$3,403 | 20,019 |
| 182 | Waterbury city | Connecticut | $51,886 ±$2,278 | 114,869 |
| 183 | Spartanburg city | South Carolina | $51,964 ±$4,163 | 38,910 |
| 184 | Daytona Beach city | Florida | $52,058 ±$2,226 | 78,992 |
| 185 | Newark city | New Jersey | $52,060 ±$1,772 | 310,178 |
| 186 | Joplin city | Missouri | $52,097 ±$3,671 | 52,593 |
| 187 | Brownsville city | Texas | $52,130 ±$2,503 | 189,177 |
| 188 | Searcy city | Arkansas | $52,170 ±$5,123 | 23,340 |
| 189 | Florence city | Alabama | $52,174 ±$3,040 | 41,701 |
| 190 | Hagerstown city | Maryland | $52,221 ±$3,236 | 43,665 |
| 191 | Pascagoula city | Mississippi | $52,222 ±$6,364 | 21,710 |
| 192 | Barberton city | Ohio | $52,267 ±$3,241 | 24,844 |
| 193 | Kalamazoo city | Michigan | $52,272 ±$2,904 | 73,076 |
| 194 | Hallandale Beach city | Florida | $52,340 ±$5,741 | 41,854 |
| 195 | Utica city | New York | $52,484 ±$3,196 | 64,217 |
| 196 | Wilson city | North Carolina | $52,485 ±$4,430 | 48,370 |
| 197 | Kingsport city | Tennessee | $52,490 ±$2,581 | 56,262 |
| 198 | Trenton city | New Jersey | $52,537 ±$3,804 | 90,338 |
| 199 | Springfield city | Massachusetts | $52,656 ±$2,452 | 154,749 |
| 200 | Emporia city | Kansas | $52,704 ±$4,498 | 24,131 |
± figures are the published 90% margin of error; small differences between estimates may not be statistically significant.
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