List of lowest-income places in the United States

This is a list of lowest-income places in the United States. According to the United States Census Bureau, the following are the places in the United States with the lowest median household income. Locations with populations from the 2013—2017 American Community Survey are ranked by median household income — the median household income figures are also from the 2013—2017 American Community Survey.https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_17_5YR_S1901&prodType=table U.S. Census Bureau. American FactFinder. Income in the past 12 months (in 2017 inflation-adjusted dollars). 2013-2017 American Community Survey 5-year estimates. ["Geography" set to "All Places within United States and Puerto Rico".] Retrieved August 27, 2019. The "places" used in this article are what the U.S. Census Bureau defines as "places" (such as Census-Designated Places, or CDPs). In the United States (in 2017), the place with the lowest median household income was Little River, California (population 117), while the place with the lowest median household income with a population of more than 1,000 was Comerío Zona Urbana in Comerío, Puerto Rico (population 4,312).

In terms of geographic size, Pine Ridge Indian Reservation and the adjacent Rosebud Indian Reservation (Lakota Sioux Reservations, South Dakota) have long been among the lowest income areas in the United States — Wounded Knee, South Dakota, which is within the Pine Ridge Reservation, had the 7th lowest median household income out of all places in the 50 states/D.C./Puerto Rico (in 2017).

In terms of population size, 3 out of 5 of the largest counties (populations over 1000) are predominantly, or majority white, ranging from 98% to 99% white, while two counties are predominantly black at 60% and 68% black, while the fifth one is 99% Native American.

The U.S. territories have the highest poverty rates in the United States (higher than the poverty rates of the U.S. mainland), and many of the lowest-income places in the United States are found in the U.S. territories of Puerto Rico and American Samoa.http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d10240r.pdf Poverty Determination In U.S. Insular Areas. Retrieved June 29, 2019. In 2018, Comerío Municipality, Puerto Rico had a median household income of $12,812 — the lowest of any county or county-equivalent in the United States.

Places (2013—2017 American Community Survey)

The data below is for annual median household income in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico — the data is based on 2013–2017 American Community Survey data from the U.S. Census Bureau; populations are also from the 2013–2017 American Community Survey. Places with a population of over 1,000 are shown in bold.

Most of the lowest-income places with more than 1,000 people are located in Puerto Rico. Places in Puerto Rico such as zona urbanas and comunidads are Census-Designated Places. Locations in the U.S. territories (other than Puerto Rico) are included, but are not ranked because they have 2010 data.American FactFinder. Income (2010): American Samoa / Guam / Northern Mariana Islands / United States Virgin Islands. Retrieved July 2, 2019. Data is collected annually for the 50 states, District of Columbia and Puerto Rico (in American Community Survey estimates), but data is not collected annually in other U.S. territories.

For comparison, in 2017 the median household income of the United States (excluding the U.S. territories) was $57,652.https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_17_5YR_S1901&prodType=table American FactFinder. Income in the past 12 months (in 2017 inflation-adjusted dollars). 2013-2017 American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Retrieved August 27, 2019.

Rank Place State or territory 2013–2017 AnnualMedian Household Income Population (2013–2017 ACS estimates)https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_17_5YR_DP05&prodType=table U.S. Census Bureau. American FactFinder - 2013-2017 American Community Survey estimates. (To see population of an individual place, select it as a "geography"). Retrieved August 27, 2019. 1 Little River CDP California $3,194 82 2 Villanueva CDP New Mexico $4,638 111 3 Nottoway Court House CDP Virginia $5,685 137 4 Lower Santan Village CDP Arizona $5,857 3955 Comerío Zona Urbana Puerto Rico $6,242 4,3126 Anon Raices Comunidad Puerto Rico $7,206 1227 Wounded Knee CDP South Dakota $7,292 5218 Barceloneta Zona Urbana Puerto Rico $7,897 3,9209 Sabana comunidad Puerto Rico $8,687 1,093 10 Haivana Nakya Arizona $8,750 143 11 Palmarejo comunidad (Lajas Municipality) Puerto Rico $8,839 1,563 12 Chula Vista CDP (Cameron County) Texas $8,846 486 13 Ravalli CDP Montana $8,882 41 14 Pajonal comunidad Puerto Rico $8,889 495 15 Valley Ford CDP California $8,947 198 16 Long Hollow CDP South Dakota $9,063 242 17 Santa Clara comunidad Puerto Rico $9,063 1,037 18 Rincon Zona Urbana Puerto Rico $9,107 949 19 Whitley City CDP Kentucky $9,234 1,231 20 Boqueron comunidad (Las Piedras Municipality) Puerto Rico $9,238 1,139 21 Aguada Zona Urbana Puerto Rico $9,255 2,615 22 Sabana Eneas comunidad Puerto Rico $9,409 1,204 23 Oak Hill town Alabama $9,464 11 24 Suarez comunidad Puerto Rico $9,524 1,931 25 Tecolote CDP New Mexico $9,538 235 26 Norristown CDP Georgia $9,583 59 27 Upper Santan Village CDP Arizona $9,659 391 28 Fuig comunidad Puerto Rico $10,067 1,108 29 Adjuntas Zona Urbana Puerto Rico $10,257 4,302 30 South Greenfield village Missouri $10,278 131 31 Boligee town Alabama $10,313 602 32 El Tumbao comunidad Puerto Rico $10,396 1,802 33 Sarah Ann CDP West Virginia $10,450 262 34 Buena Vista comunidad (Humacao Municipality) Puerto Rico $10,455 816 35 South Acomita Village New Mexico $10,500 57 36 Maria Antonia comunidad Puerto Rico $10,526 1,115 37 Naranjito Zona Urbana Puerto Rico $10,532 1,593 38 Juncal comunidad Puerto Rico $10,608 631 39 El Ojo comunidad Puerto Rico $10,625 1,329 40 Miranda comunidad Puerto Rico $10,640 1,717 41 Maricao Zona Urbana Puerto Rico $10,667 662 42 Pueblito del Carmen comunidad Puerto Rico $10,882 692 43 White Mesa CDP Utah $10,972 132 44 Caban comunidad Puerto Rico $11,039 3,408 45 Pole Ojea comunidad Puerto Rico $11,113 1,644 46 Ceiba comunidad Puerto Rico $11,150 2,524 47 Palomas comunidad (Yauco Municipality) Puerto Rico $11,156 2,083 48 Camuy Zona Urbana Puerto Rico $11,163 3,816 49 La Ochenta comunidad Puerto Rico $11,207 729 50 Oak Hill city Kansas $11,250 73 51 Lomas comunidad Puerto Rico $11,280 1,253 52 Aguadilla Zona Urbana Puerto Rico $11,441 11,581 53 Barranquitas Zona Urbana Puerto Rico $11,573 1,945 54 La Yuca comunidad Puerto Rico $11,591 525 55 Farrell CDP Mississippi $11,696 264 56 Playita Cortada comunidad Puerto Rico $11,714 1,273 57 LaGrange town Arkansas $11,750 63 58 Bayside CDP Virginia $11,753 224 59 Santa Rita CDP Montana $11,808 212 60 Homestead Base CDP Florida $11,824 843 61 Morovis Zona Urbana Puerto Rico $11,847 2,198 62 San Sebastian Zona Urbana Puerto Rico $11,858 8,614 63 Loiza Zona Urbana Puerto Rico $11,889 3,439 64 Playa Fortuna comunidad Puerto Rico $11,960 1,375 65 Quebrada comunidad Puerto Rico $11,964 993 66 La Alianza comunidad Puerto Rico $11,995 1,793 — Si'ufaga village American Samoa $12,000 175 67 Allen CDP South Dakota $12,083 470 68 Franklin CDP Maryland $12,117 263 69 Vieques comunidad Puerto Rico $12,147 2,648 70 Calzada comunidad Puerto Rico $12,188 184 71 Acietunas comunidad Puerto Rico $12,215 1,706 72 Palmer comunidad Puerto Rico $12,266 1,108 73 Llano del Medio CDP New Mexico $12,344 136 74 Casa Blanca CDP Arizona $12,396 1,189 75 Pageton CDP West Virginia $12,411 147 — San Antonio village Northern Mariana Islands $12,414 1,149 76 Playita comunidad (Yabucoa Municipality) Puerto Rico $12,448 1,561 77 La Playa comunidad Puerto Rico $12,467 2,349 78 Brecon CDP Ohio $12,487 490 — Olosega village American Samoa $12,500 172 79 Organ CDP New Mexico $12,500 225 80 Tallaboa Alta comunidad Puerto Rico $12,500 1,934 81 Rawls Springs CDP Mississippi $12,527 866 82 Santa Isabel Zona Urbana Puerto Rico $12,603 6,042 83 Corozal Zona Urbana Puerto Rico $12,691 9,203 84 Mountain Road CDP Virginia $12,791 1,055 85 Jobos comunidad Puerto Rico $12,727 2,132 86 Lares Zona Urbana Puerto Rico $12,742 4,615 87 Patillas Zona Urbana Puerto Rico $12,748 3,826 88 Reader CDP Arkansas $12,788 157 89 Las Ollas comunidad Puerto Rico $12,806 1,772 90 Shageluk city Alaska $12,813 63 91 Morgan City Mississippi $12,857 250 92 Ciales Zona Urbana Puerto Rico $12,914 2,276 93 Buena Vista comunidad (Arroyo Municipality) Puerto Rico $12,957 1,257 94 Liborio Negron Torres comunidad Puerto Rico $12,966 1,482 95 Cidra Zona Urbana Puerto Rico $13,011 5,427 96 Matewan town West Virginia $13,105 460 97 Bajandas comunidad Puerto Rico $13,112 747 98 Alligator town Mississippi $13,125 100 99 Sidon town Mississippi $13,125 456 100 Lluveras comunidad Puerto Rico $13,141 1,228 101 Livingston Alabama $13,272 3,416 102 Manati Zona Urbana Puerto Rico $13,278 13,130 103 Boy River Minnesota $13,281 59 104 Palmas comunidad Puerto Rico $13,288 1,135 105 McKee Kentucky $13,306 1,179

Other places

Other places (in the 50 states) that had a low median household income and a population greater than 1,000 (in 2017):

Batesville CDP, Texas - $13,697 (Population 1,163) Uniontown, Alabama - $14,094 (Population 2,234) Citrus City CDP, Texas - $14,113 (Population 2,843) Tchula, Mississippi - $14,412 (Population 1,845) Baldwin, Michigan - $14,464 (Population 1,310) Franklin, Georgia - $15,313 (Population 1,050) Notre Dame CDP, Indiana - $15,625 (Population 6,720) Highland Park, Michigan - $15,699 (Population 10,955) Warrenton, Georgia - $15,781 (Population 1,994)

Other places in the U.S. territories (excluding Puerto Rico) with a low median household income in 2010:

Failolo, American Samoa - $13,750 (Population 108) Chalan Kanoa III, Northern Mariana Islands - $14,141 (Population 794) Chalan Kanoa IV, Northern Mariana Islands - $14,250 (Population 631) Chalan Piao, Northern Mariana Islands - $14,286 (Population 1,282) Chalan Kanoa II, Northern Mariana Islands - $14,293 (Population 921) Afetnas, Northern Mariana Islands - $14,549 (Population 1,486) San Jose (Oleai), Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands - $14,783 (Population 954) Garapan, Northern Mariana Islands - $14,940 (Population 3,983) Chalan Kanoa I, Northern Mariana Islands - $15,156 (Population 1,304) Maia, American Samoa - $15,625 (Population 153)

Per capita income

American Samoa has the lowest per capita income in the United States. American Samoa's Manu'a District had a per capita income of $5,441 in 2010, while American Samoa overall had a per capita income of $6,311 in 2010.American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Selected economic characteristics: 2010. (American Samoa / Manu'a District, American Samoa). URL unavailable. Puerto Rico's municipalities also have low per capita incomes — in 2018, Maricao Municipality, Puerto Rico had a per capita income of $5,974, the lowest of any county or county-equivalent in the American Community Survey.https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/maricaomunicipiopuertorico/PST045219 U.S. Census Bureau - QuickFacts. Maricao Municipio, Puerto Rico. Retrieved July 5, 2020. Puerto Rico overall had a per capita income of $12,451 in 2018.https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/PR/PST045219 U.S. Census Bureau. QuickFacts - Puerto Rico. Retrieved July 5, 2020.

Among U.S. states, Mississippi had a low per capita income in 2018 ($23,434).https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/MS/PST045219 U.S. Census Bureau - QuickFacts. Mississippi. Retrieved July 5, 2020.

Large cities with a high percentage of low income residents

For the survey, a large city is defined as a city with a population of 250,000 or more. Percentage of residents living below the U.S. government established poverty income level is listed, based on 2018 US Census estimates.