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America is a country that is known for its stark inequality in income. The richest part of the population (top 1%) owned 32.3% of the nation’s wealth, according to a report in 2022. This is in stark contrast to the bottom 90% which holds only 30.2% of the nation’s wealth.
Since hitting a multi-decade high in June 2022, the paceof inflation in the United States has cooled. Still, consumer prices are rising at nearly double the 2% annual target set by the Federal Reserve – and Americans are feeling the pinch. According to a report from Moody’s Analytics, the same goods and services cost the typical American household $709 more in July 2023 than in July 2021.
Using metro area-level data on median household income from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2022 American Community Survey, 24/7 Wall St. identified the poorest city in every state. Additional income and population data also came from the ACS. Four states – Delaware, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont – have only one metropolitan area. As a result, the cities listed in these states rank as the poorest by default only. (Here is a look at the cities where most people make over $90k a year.)
In most metropolitan areas on this list, the share of households earning less than $10,000 a year exceeds the comparable statewide share – and in all but six metro areas on this list, residents are more likely to live below the poverty line than the typical resident of the state as a whole. (Here is a look at the 31 poorest states in America.)
Here is the poorest city in every state. All information is for 2022.
Alabama: Anniston-Oxford
![](https://a673b.bigscoots-temp.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/imageForEntry35-yH6.jpg)
- Household income (median): $59,674 – the lowest of 12 metro areas in state
- Statewide median household income: $59,674 – #44 highest of 50 states
- Poverty rate of the metro area: 20,450 (18.3% – #46 highest out of 384 U.S. metro areas)
- Households with an income of under $10,000: 4,151 (9.1% – #20 highest out of 384 U.S. metro areas)
- Population: 115,788
Alaska: Fairbanks
![view of downtown fairbanks alaska across frozen chena river on clear winter morning](https://a673b.bigscoots-temp.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/shutterstock-627364193-huge-licensed-scaled.jpg)
- Household income (median): $88,121 – the lowest of 2 metro areas in state
- Statewide median household income: $88,121 – #11 highest of 50 states
- Poverty rate of the metro area: 6,528 (7.1% – #379 highest out of 384 U.S. metro areas)
- Households with an income of under $10,000: 1,462 (3.9% – #340 highest out of 384 U.S. metro areas)
- Population: 95,356
Arizona: Yuma
![Above Yuma, Arizona looking along the Colorado River, Interstate 8 and the borders of Arizona, California and Mexico.](https://a673b.bigscoots-temp.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/shutterstock-2244813149-huge-licensed-scaled.jpg)
- Household income (median): $74,568 – the lowest of 7 metro areas in state
- Statewide median household income: $74,568 – #19 highest of 50 states
- Poverty rate of the metro area: 26,544 (13.2% – #186 highest out of 384 U.S. metro areas)
- Households with an income of under $10,000: 4,044 (5.0% – #241 highest out of 384 U.S. metro areas)
- Population: 207,842
Arkansas: Pine Bluff
![](https://a673b.bigscoots-temp.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Pine-Bluff-Arkansas.jpg)
- Household income (median): $55,432 – the lowest of 6 metro areas in state
- Statewide median household income: $55,432 – #47 highest of 50 states
- Poverty rate of the metro area: 14,580 (19.5% – #24 highest out of 384 U.S. metro areas)
- Households with an income of under $10,000: 2,595 (8.5% – #32 highest out of 384 U.S. metro areas)
- Population: 84,460
California: El Centro
![Aerial View of Downtown El Centro, California in the Imperial Valley](https://a673b.bigscoots-temp.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/shutterstock-2141220591-huge-licensed-scaled.jpg)
- Household income (median): $91,551 – the lowest of 26 metro areas in state
- Statewide median household income: $91,551 – #5 highest of 50 states
- Poverty rate of the metro area: 38,933 (22.6% – #7 highest out of 384 U.S. metro areas)
- Households with an income of under $10,000: 4,944 (9.7% – #13 highest out of 384 U.S. metro areas)
- Population: 178,713
Colorado: Pueblo
![Downtown Pueblo, Colorado during Summer](https://a673b.bigscoots-temp.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/shutterstock-1757465948-huge-licensed-scaled.jpg)
- Household income (median): $89,302 – the lowest of 7 metro areas in state
- Statewide median household income: $89,302 – #8 highest of 50 states
- Poverty rate of the metro area: 24,389 (14.8% – #130 highest out of 384 U.S. metro areas)
- Households with an income of under $10,000: 4,485 (6.6% – #101 highest out of 384 U.S. metro areas)
- Population: 169,544
Connecticut: New Haven-Milford
![Milford, town in Connecticut. View of white church and waterfall surrounded by trees](https://a673b.bigscoots-temp.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/shutterstock-2252738869-huge-licensed-scaled.jpg)
- Household income (median): $88,429 – the lowest of 4 metro areas in state
- Statewide median household income: $88,429 – #10 highest of 50 states
- Poverty rate of the metro area: 87,834 (10.5% – #303 highest out of 384 U.S. metro areas)
- Households with an income of under $10,000: 18,942 (5.5% – #187 highest out of 384 U.S. metro areas)
- Population: 870,163
Delaware: Dover
![](https://a673b.bigscoots-temp.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/imageForEntry8-LUA.jpg)
- Household income (median): $82,174 (only metro area in state, lowest by default)
- Statewide median household income: $82,174 – #14 highest of 50 states
- Poverty rate of the metro area: 17,094 (9.4% – #336 highest out of 384 U.S. metro areas)
- Households with an income of under $10,000: 2,854 (3.9% – #342 highest out of 384 U.S. metro areas)
- Population: 186,946
Florida: Homosassa Springs
![Cute Homosassa Springs, Florida Sign](https://a673b.bigscoots-temp.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/shutterstock-132028970-huge-licensed-scaled.jpg)
- Household income (median): $69,303 – the lowest of 22 metro areas in state
- Statewide median household income: $69,303 – #33 highest of 50 states
- Poverty rate of the metro area: 29,597 (18.5% – #42 highest out of 384 U.S. metro areas)
- Households with an income of under $10,000: 4,327 (6.1% – #142 highest out of 384 U.S. metro areas)
- Population: 162,529
Georgia: Albany
![River Intersection Drone Shot Albany South Georgia Flint River](https://a673b.bigscoots-temp.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/shutterstock-2338863327-huge-licensed-scaled.jpg)
- Household income (median): $72,837 – the lowest of 14 metro areas in state
- Statewide median household income: $72,837 – #21 highest of 50 states
- Poverty rate of the metro area: 37,026 (26.2% – #2 highest out of 384 U.S. metro areas)
- Households with an income of under $10,000: 5,264 (9.1% – #18 highest out of 384 U.S. metro areas)
- Population: 146,387
Hawaii: Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina
![](https://a673b.bigscoots-temp.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/imageForEntry11-wxC.jpg)
- Household income (median): $92,458 – the lowest of 2 metro areas in state
- Statewide median household income: $92,458 – #4 highest of 50 states
- Poverty rate of the metro area: 13,326 (8.2% – #366 highest out of 384 U.S. metro areas)
- Households with an income of under $10,000: 1,812 (3.2% – #371 highest out of 384 U.S. metro areas)
- Population: 164,365
Idaho: Pocatello
![Pocatello Idaho LDS Mormon Latter-day Saint Temple with sky clouds flowers and trees](https://a673b.bigscoots-temp.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/shutterstock-2370549587-huge-licensed-scaled.jpg)
- Household income (median): $72,785 – the lowest of 6 metro areas in state
- Statewide median household income: $72,785 – #22 highest of 50 states
- Poverty rate of the metro area: 12,684 (13.2% – #181 highest out of 384 U.S. metro areas)
- Households with an income of under $10,000: 1,822 (4.9% – #254 highest out of 384 U.S. metro areas)
- Population: 98,560
Illinois: Danville
![Scenic drive in Danville, Illinois](https://a673b.bigscoots-temp.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/shutterstock-1276938436-huge-licensed-scaled.jpg)
- Household income (median): $76,708 – the lowest of 10 metro areas in state
- Statewide median household income: $76,708 – #17 highest of 50 states
- Poverty rate of the metro area: 11,640 (16.8% – #78 highest out of 384 U.S. metro areas)
- Households with an income of under $10,000: 1,999 (6.5% – #116 highest out of 384 U.S. metro areas)
- Population: 72,337
Indiana: Muncie
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- Household income (median): $66,785 – the lowest of 12 metro areas in state
- Statewide median household income: $66,785 – #38 highest of 50 states
- Poverty rate of the metro area: 19,540 (18.8% – #36 highest out of 384 U.S. metro areas)
- Households with an income of under $10,000: 3,774 (7.9% – #42 highest out of 384 U.S. metro areas)
- Population: 112,031
Iowa: Waterloo-Cedar Falls
![A Lake in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Spring](https://a673b.bigscoots-temp.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/shutterstock-2153987613-huge-licensed-scaled.jpg)
- Household income (median): $69,588 – the lowest of 8 metro areas in state
- Statewide median household income: $69,588 – #31 highest of 50 states
- Poverty rate of the metro area: 24,601 (15.3% – #114 highest out of 384 U.S. metro areas)
- Households with an income of under $10,000: 3,253 (4.7% – #276 highest out of 384 U.S. metro areas)
- Population: 167,889
Kansas: Manhattan
![Aerial View of a University in Manhattan, Kansas](https://a673b.bigscoots-temp.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/shutterstock-1856796847-huge-licensed-scaled.jpg)
- Household income (median): $68,925 – the lowest of 4 metro areas in state
- Statewide median household income: $68,925 – #34 highest of 50 states
- Poverty rate of the metro area: 21,286 (17.5% – #60 highest out of 384 U.S. metro areas)
- Households with an income of under $10,000: 3,726 (7.2% – #79 highest out of 384 U.S. metro areas)
- Population: 133,072
Kentucky: Bowling Green
![Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States. The Van Meter Hall inside the Western Kentucky University.](https://a673b.bigscoots-temp.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/shutterstock-692200744-huge-licensed-scaled.jpg)
- Household income (median): $59,341 – the lowest of 5 metro areas in state
- Statewide median household income: $59,341 – #46 highest of 50 states
- Poverty rate of the metro area: 33,170 (18.5% – #41 highest out of 384 U.S. metro areas)
- Households with an income of under $10,000: 6,294 (8.7% – #29 highest out of 384 U.S. metro areas)
- Population: 184,636
Louisiana: Monroe
![University of Louisiana Monroe Library and Bayou DeSiard](https://a673b.bigscoots-temp.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/shutterstock-2335911857-huge-licensed-scaled.jpg)
- Household income (median): $55,416 – the lowest of 9 metro areas in state
- Statewide median household income: $55,416 – #48 highest of 50 states
- Poverty rate of the metro area: 48,925 (24.9% – #3 highest out of 384 U.S. metro areas)
- Households with an income of under $10,000: 9,265 (11.2% – #2 highest out of 384 U.S. metro areas)
- Population: 202,869
Maine: Bangor
![Boats moored along the Penobscot River in Bangor Maine.](https://a673b.bigscoots-temp.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/shutterstock-2062670609-huge-licensed-scaled.jpg)
- Household income (median): $69,543 – the lowest of 3 metro areas in state
- Statewide median household income: $69,543 – #32 highest of 50 states
- Poverty rate of the metro area: 22,358 (15.1% – #122 highest out of 384 U.S. metro areas)
- Households with an income of under $10,000: 3,865 (5.9% – #160 highest out of 384 U.S. metro areas)
- Population: 153,704
Maryland: Cumberland
![Cumberland Maryland, Church, City, town](https://a673b.bigscoots-temp.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/shutterstock-1858674982-huge-licensed-scaled.jpg)
- Household income (median): $94,991 – the lowest of 5 metro areas in state
- Statewide median household income: $94,991 – #2 highest of 50 states
- Poverty rate of the metro area: 16,587 (18.9% – #33 highest out of 384 U.S. metro areas)
- Households with an income of under $10,000: 2,903 (7.9% – #45 highest out of 384 U.S. metro areas)
- Population: 94,122
Massachusetts: Springfield
![Springfield, Massachusetts buildings bridge and water from above](https://a673b.bigscoots-temp.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/shutterstock-2302198891-huge-licensed-scaled.jpg)
- Household income (median): $94,488 – the lowest of 5 metro areas in state
- Statewide median household income: $94,488 – #3 highest of 50 states
- Poverty rate of the metro area: 103,885 (15.7% – #101 highest out of 384 U.S. metro areas)
- Households with an income of under $10,000: 19,842 (7.1% – #80 highest out of 384 U.S. metro areas)
- Population: 694,523
Michigan: Saginaw
![Aerial View of Saginaw, Michigan during Summer](https://a673b.bigscoots-temp.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/shutterstock-2019044858-huge-licensed-scaled.jpg)
- Household income (median): $66,986 – the lowest of 14 metro areas in state
- Statewide median household income: $66,986 – #37 highest of 50 states
- Poverty rate of the metro area: 33,598 (18.4% – #45 highest out of 384 U.S. metro areas)
- Households with an income of under $10,000: 6,108 (7.7% – #52 highest out of 384 U.S. metro areas)
- Population: 188,330
Minnesota: Duluth
![Aerial lift bridge in Duluth](https://a673b.bigscoots-temp.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/shutterstock-1610747419-huge-licensed-1-scaled.jpg)
- Household income (median): $82,338 – the lowest of 5 metro areas in state
- Statewide median household income: $82,338 – #13 highest of 50 states
- Poverty rate of the metro area: 37,601 (13.2% – #179 highest out of 384 U.S. metro areas)
- Households with an income of under $10,000: 7,974 (6.3% – #121 highest out of 384 U.S. metro areas)
- Population: 291,931
Mississippi: Hattiesburg
![Hattiesburg featuring the Mighty Mississippi, city streets and plantation homes](https://a673b.bigscoots-temp.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/shutterstock-1474158194-huge-licensed-1-scaled.jpg)
- Household income (median): $52,719 – the lowest of 3 metro areas in state
- Statewide median household income: $52,719 – #50 highest of 50 states
- Poverty rate of the metro area: 33,197 (20.0% – #20 highest out of 384 U.S. metro areas)
- Households with an income of under $10,000: 4,915 (7.4% – #71 highest out of 384 U.S. metro areas)
- Population: 172,263
Missouri: Joplin
![](https://a673b.bigscoots-temp.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Joplin-Missouri.jpg)
- Household income (median): $64,811 – the lowest of 8 metro areas in state
- Statewide median household income: $64,811 – #41 highest of 50 states
- Poverty rate of the metro area: 32,842 (18.3% – #47 highest out of 384 U.S. metro areas)
- Households with an income of under $10,000: 3,702 (5.2% – #214 highest out of 384 U.S. metro areas)
- Population: 184,086
Montana: Great Falls
![Beautiful view of the Great Falls in Montana in twilight](https://a673b.bigscoots-temp.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/shutterstock-2380377169-huge-licensed-scaled.jpg)
- Household income (median): $67,631 – the lowest of 3 metro areas in state
- Statewide median household income: $67,631 – #35 highest of 50 states
- Poverty rate of the metro area: 12,275 (14.9% – #126 highest out of 384 U.S. metro areas)
- Households with an income of under $10,000: 1,674 (4.7% – #269 highest out of 384 U.S. metro areas)
- Population: 84,864
Nebraska: Lincoln
![](https://a673b.bigscoots-temp.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/imageForEntry7-ezL.jpg)
- Household income (median): $69,597 – the lowest of 3 metro areas in state
- Statewide median household income: $69,597 – #30 highest of 50 states
- Poverty rate of the metro area: 41,309 (12.7% – #207 highest out of 384 U.S. metro areas)
- Households with an income of under $10,000: 7,717 (5.6% – #175 highest out of 384 U.S. metro areas)
- Population: 341,229
Nevada: Carson City
![old vintage wood signboard with text " welcome to Carson City" hanging on a branch](https://a673b.bigscoots-temp.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/shutterstock-428881819-huge-licensed-scaled.jpg)
- Household income (median): $72,333 – the lowest of 3 metro areas in state
- Statewide median household income: $72,333 – #23 highest of 50 states
- Poverty rate of the metro area: 8,438 (15.4% – #109 highest out of 384 U.S. metro areas)
- Households with an income of under $10,000: 1,506 (6.5% – #114 highest out of 384 U.S. metro areas)
- Population: 58,130
New Hampshire: Manchester-Nashua
![](https://a673b.bigscoots-temp.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/imageForEntry29-PdB.jpg)
- Household income (median): $89,992 (only metro area in state, lowest by default)
- Statewide median household income: $89,992 – #7 highest of 50 states
- Poverty rate of the metro area: 25,980 (6.2% – #383 highest out of 384 U.S. metro areas)
- Households with an income of under $10,000: 3,996 (2.4% – #382 highest out of 384 U.S. metro areas)
- Population: 426,594
New Jersey: Vineland-Bridgeton
![](https://a673b.bigscoots-temp.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/imageForEntry30-fVT.jpg)
- Household income (median): $96,346 – the lowest of 4 metro areas in state
- Statewide median household income: $96,346 – #1 highest of 50 states
- Poverty rate of the metro area: 22,154 (15.3% – #113 highest out of 384 U.S. metro areas)
- Households with an income of under $10,000: 2,512 (4.6% – #287 highest out of 384 U.S. metro areas)
- Population: 151,356
New Mexico: Farmington
![Downtown sunset of Farmington New Mexico](https://a673b.bigscoots-temp.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/shutterstock-2146900815-huge-licensed-scaled.jpg)
- Household income (median): $59,726 – the lowest of 4 metro areas in state
- Statewide median household income: $59,726 – #43 highest of 50 states
- Poverty rate of the metro area: 28,693 (24.1% – #6 highest out of 384 U.S. metro areas)
- Households with an income of under $10,000: 3,752 (9.0% – #23 highest out of 384 U.S. metro areas)
- Population: 120,418
New York: Elmira
![Elmira is a Town in Upstate New York on the Chemung River](https://a673b.bigscoots-temp.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/shutterstock-1957473445-huge-licensed-1-scaled.jpg)
- Household income (median): $79,557 – the lowest of 13 metro areas in state
- Statewide median household income: $79,557 – #16 highest of 50 states
- Poverty rate of the metro area: 12,348 (15.8% – #99 highest out of 384 U.S. metro areas)
- Households with an income of under $10,000: 1,859 (5.4% – #192 highest out of 384 U.S. metro areas)
- Population: 81,426
North Carolina: Rocky Mount
![Braswell Memorial Library in Rocky Mount NC is a public library.](https://a673b.bigscoots-temp.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/shutterstock-2320978161-huge-licensed-scaled.jpg)
- Household income (median): $67,481 – the lowest of 15 metro areas in state
- Statewide median household income: $67,481 – #36 highest of 50 states
- Poverty rate of the metro area: 20,187 (14.2% – #151 highest out of 384 U.S. metro areas)
- Households with an income of under $10,000: 3,987 (6.8% – #94 highest out of 384 U.S. metro areas)
- Population: 144,090
North Dakota: Grand Forks
![Aerial View of Grand Forks, North Dakota in Autumn](https://a673b.bigscoots-temp.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/shutterstock-2074557931-huge-licensed-scaled.jpg)
- Household income (median): $71,970 – the lowest of 3 metro areas in state
- Statewide median household income: $71,970 – #25 highest of 50 states
- Poverty rate of the metro area: 12,127 (12.5% – #217 highest out of 384 U.S. metro areas)
- Households with an income of under $10,000: 2,996 (7.0% – #86 highest out of 384 U.S. metro areas)
- Population: 103,144
Ohio: Mansfield
![The Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield Ohio is on the register of historical places. Tours operate daily, making it a popular tourist attraction.](https://a673b.bigscoots-temp.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/shutterstock-601923842-huge-licensed-1-scaled.jpg)
- Household income (median): $65,720 – the lowest of 11 metro areas in state
- Statewide median household income: $65,720 – #39 highest of 50 states
- Poverty rate of the metro area: 17,898 (15.2% – #117 highest out of 384 U.S. metro areas)
- Households with an income of under $10,000: 2,326 (4.6% – #282 highest out of 384 U.S. metro areas)
- Population: 125,319
Oklahoma: Enid
![](https://a673b.bigscoots-temp.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/imageForEntry36-H57.jpg)
- Household income (median): $59,673 – the lowest of 4 metro areas in state
- Statewide median household income: $59,673 – #45 highest of 50 states
- Poverty rate of the metro area: 9,611 (16.1% – #91 highest out of 384 U.S. metro areas)
- Households with an income of under $10,000: 1,158 (5.0% – #236 highest out of 384 U.S. metro areas)
- Population: 61,920
Oregon: Grants Pass
![Aerial view of downtown Grants Pass with the Caveman concrete arch bridge and the 7th street bridge crossing the Rogue River](https://a673b.bigscoots-temp.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/shutterstock-1811308555-huge-licensed-scaled.jpg)
- Household income (median): $75,657 – the lowest of 8 metro areas in state
- Statewide median household income: $75,657 – #18 highest of 50 states
- Poverty rate of the metro area: 16,458 (19.0% – #32 highest out of 384 U.S. metro areas)
- Households with an income of under $10,000: 3,304 (9.0% – #24 highest out of 384 U.S. metro areas)
- Population: 87,730
Pennsylvania: Johnstown
![A view of Johnstown, PA from atop the Inclined Plane.](https://a673b.bigscoots-temp.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/shutterstock-1639708741-huge-licensed-1-scaled.jpg)
- Household income (median): $71,798 – the lowest of 18 metro areas in state
- Statewide median household income: $71,798 – #26 highest of 50 states
- Poverty rate of the metro area: 21,104 (16.8% – #79 highest out of 384 U.S. metro areas)
- Households with an income of under $10,000: 4,061 (7.4% – #73 highest out of 384 U.S. metro areas)
- Population: 131,441
Rhode Island: Providence-Warwick
![View of Pawtuext Cove and Village from Salter Grove Memorial Park in Warwick, Rhode Island](https://a673b.bigscoots-temp.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/shutterstock-1573741942-huge-licensed-scaled.jpg)
- Household income (median): $81,854 (only metro area in state, lowest by default)
- Statewide median household income: $81,854 – #15 highest of 50 states
- Poverty rate of the metro area: 178,889 (11.0% – #272 highest out of 384 U.S. metro areas)
- Households with an income of under $10,000: 37,768 (5.6% – #177 highest out of 384 U.S. metro areas)
- Population: 1,673,802
South Carolina: Florence
![](https://a673b.bigscoots-temp.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/imageForEntry19-Zk3.jpg)
- Household income (median): $64,115 – the lowest of 8 metro areas in state
- Statewide median household income: $64,115 – #42 highest of 50 states
- Poverty rate of the metro area: 41,125 (21.1% – #12 highest out of 384 U.S. metro areas)
- Households with an income of under $10,000: 7,216 (9.1% – #21 highest out of 384 U.S. metro areas)
- Population: 199,119
South Dakota: Rapid City
![Panorama of Rapid City, South Dakota, USA](https://a673b.bigscoots-temp.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/shutterstock-216768805-huge-licensed-scaled.jpg)
- Household income (median): $69,728 – the lowest of 2 metro areas in state
- Statewide median household income: $69,728 – #29 highest of 50 states
- Poverty rate of the metro area: 17,767 (12.7% – #206 highest out of 384 U.S. metro areas)
- Households with an income of under $10,000: 2,751 (4.6% – #285 highest out of 384 U.S. metro areas)
- Population: 144,890
Tennessee: Kingsport-Bristol
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- Household income (median): $65,254 – the lowest of 10 metro areas in state
- Statewide median household income: $65,254 – #40 highest of 50 states
- Poverty rate of the metro area: 44,438 (14.5% – #135 highest out of 384 U.S. metro areas)
- Households with an income of under $10,000: 7,265 (5.5% – #188 highest out of 384 U.S. metro areas)
- Population: 310,483
Texas: Texarkana
![](https://a673b.bigscoots-temp.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/imageForEntry16-ZNO.jpg)
- Household income (median): $72,284 – the lowest of 25 metro areas in state
- Statewide median household income: $72,284 – #24 highest of 50 states
- Poverty rate of the metro area: 29,830 (21.6% – #10 highest out of 384 U.S. metro areas)
- Households with an income of under $10,000: 6,031 (10.8% – #5 highest out of 384 U.S. metro areas)
- Population: 144,322
Utah: St. George
![White temple and red rock mountains in St. George, Utah, USA. The white "Mormon" Temple stands out in stark contrast to the beautiful red rock mountains in southern Utah.](https://a673b.bigscoots-temp.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/shutterstock-1580222851-huge-licensed-scaled.jpg)
- Household income (median): $89,168 – the lowest of 5 metro areas in state
- Statewide median household income: $89,168 – #9 highest of 50 states
- Poverty rate of the metro area: 20,179 (10.3% – #308 highest out of 384 U.S. metro areas)
- Households with an income of under $10,000: 1,969 (2.7% – #380 highest out of 384 U.S. metro areas)
- Population: 197,680
Vermont: Burlington-South Burlington
![Burlington, Vermont, USA cityscape at Church Street Marketplace.](https://a673b.bigscoots-temp.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/shutterstock-493346407-huge-licensed-scaled.jpg)
- Household income (median): $73,991 (only metro area in state, lowest by default)
- Statewide median household income: $73,991 – #20 highest of 50 states
- Poverty rate of the metro area: 22,814 (10.5% – #301 highest out of 384 U.S. metro areas)
- Households with an income of under $10,000: 4,654 (4.8% – #262 highest out of 384 U.S. metro areas)
- Population: 228,270
Virginia: Lynchburg
![Lynchburg, Virginia, USA cityscape at Monument Terrace.](https://a673b.bigscoots-temp.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/shutterstock-483104719-huge-licensed-scaled.jpg)
- Household income (median): $85,873 – the lowest of 9 metro areas in state
- Statewide median household income: $85,873 – #12 highest of 50 states
- Poverty rate of the metro area: 32,466 (13.0% – #191 highest out of 384 U.S. metro areas)
- Households with an income of under $10,000: 4,757 (4.6% – #280 highest out of 384 U.S. metro areas)
- Population: 262,458
Washington: Yakima
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- Household income (median): $91,306 – the lowest of 11 metro areas in state
- Statewide median household income: $91,306 – #6 highest of 50 states
- Poverty rate of the metro area: 42,108 (16.6% – #82 highest out of 384 U.S. metro areas)
- Households with an income of under $10,000: 4,661 (5.3% – #202 highest out of 384 U.S. metro areas)
- Population: 257,001
West Virginia: Beckley
![This is a photo of the Bridge in Beckley West Virginia and the New River Gorge under the bridge.](https://a673b.bigscoots-temp.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/shutterstock-1486895825-huge-licensed-1-scaled.jpg)
- Household income (median): $54,329 – the lowest of 7 metro areas in state
- Statewide median household income: $54,329 – #49 highest of 50 states
- Poverty rate of the metro area: 21,439 (19.8% – #21 highest out of 384 U.S. metro areas)
- Households with an income of under $10,000: 4,452 (10.1% – #9 highest out of 384 U.S. metro areas)
- Population: 112,369
Wisconsin: Sheboygan
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- Household income (median): $70,996 – the lowest of 12 metro areas in state
- Statewide median household income: $70,996 – #27 highest of 50 states
- Poverty rate of the metro area: 11,395 (10.0% – #320 highest out of 384 U.S. metro areas)
- Households with an income of under $10,000: 2,999 (5.9% – #150 highest out of 384 U.S. metro areas)
- Population: 117,841
Wyoming: Casper
![Aerial View of Downtown Casper, Wyoming at Dusk on Christmas Day](https://a673b.bigscoots-temp.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/shutterstock-1887220615-huge-licensed-scaled.jpg)
- Household income (median): $70,042 – the lowest of 2 metro areas in state
- Statewide median household income: $70,042 – #28 highest of 50 states
- Poverty rate of the metro area: 7,047 (9.0% – #347 highest out of 384 U.S. metro areas)
- Households with an income of under $10,000: 1,031 (3.1% – #373 highest out of 384 U.S. metro areas)
- Population: 79,601
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