The McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metropolitan area in Texas was ranked first with 29.3 percent of its population living below the poverty level in 2021. Valdosta, Georgia had the second highest poverty rate, at 27.6 percent.
Leading metropolitan areas with the highest poverty rate in the United States in 2021
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US Census Bureau. (September 17, 2022). Leading metropolitan areas with the highest poverty rate in the United States in 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/432924/us-metropolitan-areas-with-the-highest-poverty-rate/
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Leading metropolitan areas with the highest poverty rate in the United States in 2021 [Graph], US Census Bureau, September 17, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/432924/us-metropolitan-areas-with-the-highest-poverty-rate/
