U.S. metro areas with the highest poverty rate among children under age of 18, 2017
Top 50 metropolitan areas with the highest poverty rate amongst children under the age of 18 in the U.S. in 2017
This statistic shows the 50 metropolitan areas with the highest poverty rate amongst children, aged under 18 years, in the United States in 2017. Brownsville-Harlingen in Texas was ranked first with almost 44 percent of its population, aged under 18 years, living below the poverty level in 2017.
Top 50 metropolitan areas with the highest poverty rate amongst children under the age of 18 in the U.S. in 2017
| Percentage of children below poverty level | |
|---|---|
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | 43.9 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 43.8 |
| Laredo, TX | 42 |
| Las Cruces, NM | 41 |
| Albany, GA | 38.1 |
| Fresno, CA | 36.5 |
| Pine Bluff, AR | 36.4 |
| Monroe, LA | 36.2 |
| Visalia-Porterville, CA | 36.2 |
| Goldsboro, NC | 34.4 |
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 34.3 |
| Merced, CA | 33.4 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 32.4 |
| Sumter, SC | 31.8 |
| Hammond, LA | 31.7 |
| Valdosta, GA | 31.6 |
| Madera, CA | 31.5 |
| Sebring, FL | 31.5 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | 31.4 |
| Bakersfield, CA | 31.3 |
| El Centro, CA | 31 |
| Danville, IL | 30.7 |
| Homosassa Springs, FL | 30.6 |
| Brunswick, GA | 30.3 |
| El Paso, TX | 30.3 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 30 |
| Flint, MI | 29.9 |
| Hot Springs, AR | 29.9 |
| Dothan, AL | 29.6 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | 29.4 |
| Mobile, AL | 29.3 |
| Florence, SC | 29.2 |
| Greenville, NC | 28.9 |
| Gadsden, AL | 28.7 |
| Hanford-Corcoran, CA | 28.7 |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | 28.7 |
| Ocala, FL | 28.7 |
| Jackson, TN | 28.5 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | 28.2 |
| Montgomery, AL | 28.2 |
| Yuma, AZ | 28.2 |
| Dalton, GA | 28 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC | 27.9 |
| Texarkana, TX-AR | 27.9 |
| Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ | 27.9 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | 27.7 |
| Yakima, WA | 27.7 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 27.6 |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA | 27.6 |
| Farmington, NM | 27.4 |
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