This statistic shows the 50 metropolitan areas with the highest poverty rate in the United States in 2017. The McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metropolitan area in Texas was ranked first with 31.8 percent of its population living below the poverty level in 2017.
Top 50 metropolitan areas with the highest poverty rate in the United States in 2017
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US Census Bureau. (December 31, 2018). Top 50 metropolitan areas with the highest poverty rate in the United States in 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 26, 2020, 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 2017." Chart. December 31, 2018. Statista. Accessed February 26, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/432924/us-metropolitan-areas-with-the-highest-poverty-rate/
US Census Bureau. (2018). Top 50 metropolitan areas with the highest poverty rate in the United States in 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 26, 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 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Dec 2018, 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 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/432924/us-metropolitan-areas-with-the-highest-poverty-rate/ (last visited February 26, 2020)
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