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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 351 | Muscatine city | Iowa | $58,117 ±$4,058 | 23,489 |
| 352 | Kingsville city | Texas | $58,148 ±$9,517 | 24,994 |
| 353 | Bristol city | Tennessee | $58,162 ±$6,856 | 27,636 |
| 354 | Houma city | Louisiana | $58,194 ±$6,779 | 32,392 |
| 355 | South Valley CDP | New Mexico | $58,224 ±$5,334 | 37,120 |
| 356 | Gallup city | New Mexico | $58,303 ±$2,897 | 21,023 |
| 357 | Schenectady city | New York | $58,399 ±$2,915 | 68,847 |
| 358 | Fayetteville city | North Carolina | $58,407 ±$1,606 | 210,815 |
| 359 | Sunrise Manor CDP | Nevada | $58,421 ±$2,527 | 200,218 |
| 360 | Hays city | Kansas | $58,459 ±$4,000 | 21,143 |
| 361 | Troy city | New York | $58,477 ±$4,778 | 51,033 |
| 362 | Iowa City city | Iowa | $58,546 ±$3,038 | 75,752 |
| 363 | Radcliff city | Kentucky | $58,559 ±$2,757 | 22,864 |
| 363 | Cleveland city | Tennessee | $58,559 ±$4,594 | 48,829 |
| 365 | Salisbury city | Maryland | $58,576 ±$4,167 | 33,285 |
| 366 | New Britain city | Connecticut | $58,613 ±$2,303 | 74,223 |
| 367 | Lincoln Park city | Michigan | $58,616 ±$3,197 | 39,257 |
| 368 | Hayesville CDP | Oregon | $58,624 ±$4,587 | 21,246 |
| 369 | Wilmington city | Delaware | $58,671 ±$3,302 | 71,727 |
| 370 | Pine Hills CDP | Florida | $58,673 ±$4,014 | 80,105 |
| 371 | Bridgeport city | Connecticut | $58,685 ±$1,978 | 149,153 |
| 371 | Claremore city | Oklahoma | $58,685 ±$3,198 | 20,166 |
| 373 | Hutchinson city | Kansas | $58,687 ±$3,289 | 39,709 |
| 374 | Sherman city | Texas | $58,859 ±$6,891 | 46,397 |
| 375 | Bartlesville city | Oklahoma | $58,869 ±$3,809 | 37,878 |
| 376 | Norfolk city | Nebraska | $58,884 ±$4,400 | 26,054 |
| 377 | Tavares city | Florida | $58,886 ±$11,285 | 20,463 |
| 378 | Burlington city | Iowa | $59,000 ±$3,730 | 23,728 |
| 379 | Rock Island city | Illinois | $59,041 ±$5,320 | 36,151 |
| 380 | Haltom City city | Texas | $59,057 ±$4,332 | 45,767 |
| 381 | Ensley CDP | Florida | $59,084 ±$3,939 | 23,760 |
| 382 | New London city | Connecticut | $59,098 ±$5,150 | 27,625 |
| 383 | Belton city | Texas | $59,130 ±$5,992 | 24,356 |
| 384 | Lancaster city | Ohio | $59,133 ±$4,378 | 41,249 |
| 385 | Goshen city | Indiana | $59,184 ±$5,197 | 34,420 |
| 386 | Paradise CDP | Nevada | $59,190 ±$2,231 | 185,913 |
| 387 | Granite City city | Illinois | $59,205 ±$2,566 | 26,549 |
| 388 | Lake Charles city | Louisiana | $59,235 ±$3,575 | 81,143 |
| 389 | Winston-Salem city | North Carolina | $59,268 ±$1,883 | 252,037 |
| 390 | Bryan city | Texas | $59,289 ±$2,539 | 87,939 |
| 391 | La Porte city | Indiana | $59,307 ±$4,906 | 22,449 |
| 392 | Brawley city | California | $59,311 ±$6,287 | 27,283 |
| 393 | San Luis city | Arizona | $59,400 ±$10,241 | 37,337 |
| 394 | Peoria city | Illinois | $59,410 ±$2,144 | 112,169 |
| 395 | Edinburg city | Texas | $59,466 ±$3,555 | 104,550 |
| 396 | Dinuba city | California | $59,484 ±$8,047 | 25,475 |
| 397 | Blue Island city | Illinois | $59,489 ±$8,134 | 21,741 |
| 398 | Weslaco city | Texas | $59,551 ±$5,836 | 42,229 |
| 399 | Yucca Valley town | California | $59,563 ±$6,737 | 21,770 |
| 400 | Grants Pass city | Oregon | $59,646 ±$5,632 | 39,311 |
± figures are the published 90% margin of error; small differences between estimates may not be statistically significant.
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