This statistic shows the 50 metropolitan areas with the highest poverty rate in the United States in 2019. The McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metropolitan area in Texas was ranked first with 27.3 percent of its population living below the poverty level in 2019.
Top 50 metropolitan areas with the highest poverty rate in the United States in 2019
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US Census Bureau. (September 17, 2020). Top 50 metropolitan areas with the highest poverty rate in the United States in 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 20, 2021, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/432924/us-metropolitan-areas-with-the-highest-poverty-rate/
US Census Bureau. "Top 50 metropolitan areas with the highest poverty rate in the United States in 2019." Chart. September 17, 2020. Statista. Accessed January 20, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/432924/us-metropolitan-areas-with-the-highest-poverty-rate/
US Census Bureau. (2020). Top 50 metropolitan areas with the highest poverty rate in the United States in 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 20, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/432924/us-metropolitan-areas-with-the-highest-poverty-rate/
US Census Bureau. "Top 50 Metropolitan Areas with The Highest Poverty Rate in The United States in 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Sep 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/432924/us-metropolitan-areas-with-the-highest-poverty-rate/
US Census Bureau, Top 50 metropolitan areas with the highest poverty rate in the United States in 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/432924/us-metropolitan-areas-with-the-highest-poverty-rate/ (last visited January 20, 2021)