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

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

The data displays the percentage of families who live below the poverty level in the top 25 most populated cities in the United States in 2016. In 2016, around 16.5% of all families in Boston city lived below the poverty level.

Detroit city, Michigan	30.4
Memphis city, Tennessee	21.9
Philadelphia city, Pennsylvania	19.7
El Paso city, Texas	18.5
Houston city, Texas	18.2
Boston city, Massachusetts	16.5
Dallas city, Texas	16.1
Phoenix city, Arizona	16.1
Indianapolis city (balance), Indiana	16.1
Columbus city, Ohio	16.1
New York city, New York	15.5
Chicago city, Illinois	15.3
Los Angeles city, California	15.3
San Antonio city, Texas	14.8
Fort Worth city, Texas	14
Washington city, District of Columbia	13.7
Jacksonville city, Florida	10.9
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), Tennessee	10
Denver city, Colorado	9.7
Charlotte city, North Carolina	9.6
San Diego city, California	8.5
Austin city, Texas	8.4
San Jose city, California	6.9
Seattle city, Washington	6.2
San Francisco city, California	5.6

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

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