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Top 25 most populated cities in the United States - poverty rate in 2016

Percentage of people who live below the poverty level in the most populated cities in the U.S. in 2016

The data displays the percentage of people who live below the poverty level in the top 25 most populated cities in the United States in 2016. In 2016, total 21% of all residents in Boston city lived below the poverty level.

Detroit city, Michigan	35.7
Memphis city, Tennessee	26.9
Philadelphia city, Pennsylvania	25.7
El Paso city, Texas	22.1
Columbus city, Ohio	21
Boston city, Massachusetts	21
Houston city, Texas	20.8
Phoenix city, Arizona	20.3
Los Angeles city, California	19.5
Dallas city, Texas	19.4
Chicago city, Illinois	19.1
New York city, New York	18.9
Indianapolis city (balance), Indiana	18.9
Washington city, District of Columbia	18.6
San Antonio city, Texas	18.5
Fort Worth city, Texas	17.5
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), Tennessee	15.1
Jacksonville city, Florida	14.9
Denver city, Colorado	13.7
Austin city, Texas	13.5
Charlotte city, North Carolina	13.4
San Diego city, California	13.1
Seattle city, Washington	11.5
San Jose city, California	10.7
San Francisco city, California	10.1

Top 25 most populated cities in the United States - poverty rate in 2016

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