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Worst Major Neighborhoods In The United States Ranked By The Percentage of The Residents In Low Income Areas.

by Noah Smith

Saturday, August 15, 2015

The income of families and where they live usually have an impact of the quality of life they live. This is most especially true for families in low income areas. These families living in these areas are subjected to a number of disadvantages which as compared to the rest of the country in facets of life such as economic opportunities, education and health, as well as access to healthy and fresh food.

As part of our series on Access to Healthy Food in the United States and Low Income Areas in America, we have ranked major counties with a population of 100,000 or more in United States based on the percentage of residents living in low income areas.

50 Douglas, Oregon

107,667
Total Population

51,894
Urban Population

55,773
Rural Population

55.48%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

71.81%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

40.29%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

59,738
Population In Low Income Areas

37,265
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

22,473
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

44,581
Housing Units

21,328
Urban Housing Units

23,253
Rural Housing Units

24,821
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

15,457
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

9,364
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

49 Cambria, Pennsylvania

143,679
Total Population

88,556
Urban Population

55,123
Rural Population

55.5%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

50.52%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

63.49%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

79,740
Population In Low Income Areas

44,741
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

34,999
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

58,950
Housing Units

37,802
Urban Housing Units

21,148
Rural Housing Units

33,279
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

19,477
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

13,802
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

48 Hampton, Virginia

137,436
Total Population

136,740
Urban Population

696
Rural Population

55.69%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

55.97%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

76,537
Population In Low Income Areas

76,537
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

55,031
Housing Units

54,753
Urban Housing Units

278
Rural Housing Units

30,875
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

30,875
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

47 Shasta, California

177,223
Total Population

103,094
Urban Population

74,129
Rural Population

56.2%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

64.51%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

44.65%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

99,604
Population In Low Income Areas

66,507
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

33,097
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

70,346
Housing Units

41,114
Urban Housing Units

29,232
Rural Housing Units

40,683
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

27,265
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

13,418
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

46 Mohave, Arizona

200,186
Total Population

135,128
Urban Population

65,058
Rural Population

57.12%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

43.46%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

85.5%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

114,347
Population In Low Income Areas

58,721
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

55,626
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

82,539
Housing Units

56,306
Urban Housing Units

26,233
Rural Housing Units

45,727
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

24,053
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

21,674
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

45 Bibb, Georgia

155,547
Total Population

136,286
Urban Population

19,261
Rural Population

57.19%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

59.07%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

43.87%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

88,952
Population In Low Income Areas

80,502
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

8,450
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

60,295
Housing Units

53,441
Urban Housing Units

6,854
Rural Housing Units

33,156
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

30,488
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

2,668
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

44 Hampden, Massachusetts

463,490
Total Population

420,827
Urban Population

42,663
Rural Population

57.69%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

62.89%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

6.35%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

267,374
Population In Low Income Areas

264,664
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

2,710
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

179,927
Housing Units

163,925
Urban Housing Units

16,002
Rural Housing Units

104,159
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

103,024
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

1,135
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

43 Essex, New Jersey

783,969
Total Population

783,969
Urban Population

-
Rural Population

57.76%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

57.76%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

452,847
Population In Low Income Areas

452,847
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

283,712
Housing Units

283,712
Urban Housing Units

-
Rural Housing Units

162,291
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

162,291
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

42 Pitt, North Carolina

168,148
Total Population

123,386
Urban Population

44,762
Rural Population

57.83%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

60.9%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

49.36%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

97,233
Population In Low Income Areas

75,140
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

22,093
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

67,577
Housing Units

49,979
Urban Housing Units

17,598
Rural Housing Units

39,499
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

30,847
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

8,652
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

41 Kern, California

839,631
Total Population

752,525
Urban Population

87,106
Rural Population

59.23%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

59.23%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

59.19%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

497,311
Population In Low Income Areas

445,756
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

51,555
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

254,610
Housing Units

227,865
Urban Housing Units

26,745
Rural Housing Units

142,681
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

127,471
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

15,210
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

40 Potter, Texas

121,073
Total Population

101,718
Urban Population

19,355
Rural Population

59.62%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

70.96%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

72,183
Population In Low Income Areas

72,183
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

42,933
Housing Units

37,880
Urban Housing Units

5,053
Rural Housing Units

25,249
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

25,249
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

39 Merced, California

255,793
Total Population

210,275
Urban Population

45,518
Rural Population

59.73%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

56.88%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

72.89%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

152,785
Population In Low Income Areas

119,609
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

33,176
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

75,642
Housing Units

62,677
Urban Housing Units

12,965
Rural Housing Units

45,167
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

35,577
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

9,590
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

38 Pueblo, Colorado

159,063
Total Population

137,225
Urban Population

21,838
Rural Population

59.76%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

63.37%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

37.1%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

95,059
Population In Low Income Areas

86,958
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

8,101
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

62,972
Housing Units

54,775
Urban Housing Units

8,197
Rural Housing Units

38,420
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

35,223
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

3,197
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

37 Newport News, Virginia

180,719
Total Population

180,719
Urban Population

-
Rural Population

59.8%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

59.8%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

108,067
Population In Low Income Areas

108,067
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

70,664
Housing Units

70,664
Urban Housing Units

-
Rural Housing Units

41,844
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

41,844
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

36 Tangipahoa, Louisiana

121,097
Total Population

69,497
Urban Population

51,600
Rural Population

60.42%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

79.27%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

35.04%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

73,170
Population In Low Income Areas

55,090
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

18,080
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

45,135
Housing Units

25,912
Urban Housing Units

19,223
Rural Housing Units

27,255
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

20,566
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

6,689
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

35 Denver, Colorado

600,158
Total Population

600,158
Urban Population

-
Rural Population

60.73%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

60.73%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

364,453
Population In Low Income Areas

364,453
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

263,107
Housing Units

263,107
Urban Housing Units

-
Rural Housing Units

148,124
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

148,124
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

34 Butte, California

220,000
Total Population

162,236
Urban Population

57,764
Rural Population

60.96%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

67.14%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

43.61%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

134,121
Population In Low Income Areas

108,932
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

25,189
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

87,618
Housing Units

65,031
Urban Housing Units

22,587
Rural Housing Units

52,966
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

43,607
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

9,359
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

33 District of Columbia, District of Columbia

601,723
Total Population

601,723
Urban Population

-
Rural Population

61.35%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

61.35%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

369,137
Population In Low Income Areas

369,137
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

266,707
Housing Units

266,707
Urban Housing Units

-
Rural Housing Units

151,091
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

151,091
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

32 Fresno, California

930,450
Total Population

800,415
Urban Population

130,035
Rural Population

61.89%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

62.19%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

60.02%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

575,836
Population In Low Income Areas

497,787
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

78,049
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

289,391
Housing Units

253,226
Urban Housing Units

36,165
Rural Housing Units

168,721
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

148,283
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

20,438
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

31 Richmond, Georgia

200,549
Total Population

185,182
Urban Population

15,367
Rural Population

62.06%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

61.68%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

66.55%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

124,452
Population In Low Income Areas

114,226
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

10,226
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

76,924
Housing Units

71,579
Urban Housing Units

5,345
Rural Housing Units

49,316
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

45,779
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

3,537
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

30 Yuma, Arizona

195,751
Total Population

163,640
Urban Population

32,111
Rural Population

62.67%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

67.29%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

39.14%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

122,683
Population In Low Income Areas

110,114
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

12,569
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

64,767
Housing Units

55,295
Urban Housing Units

9,472
Rural Housing Units

39,882
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

35,355
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

4,527
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

29 Norfolk, Virginia

242,803
Total Population

242,803
Urban Population

-
Rural Population

63.56%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

63.56%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

154,318
Population In Low Income Areas

154,318
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

86,485
Housing Units

86,485
Urban Housing Units

-
Rural Housing Units

56,434
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

56,434
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

28 Tulare, California

442,179
Total Population

324,406
Urban Population

117,773
Rural Population

64.87%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

58.97%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

81.13%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

286,837
Population In Low Income Areas

191,291
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

95,546
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

130,352
Housing Units

97,417
Urban Housing Units

32,935
Rural Housing Units

78,350
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

53,055
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

25,295
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

27 Sumter, South Carolina

107,456
Total Population

50,528
Urban Population

56,928
Rural Population

65.09%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

49.64%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

78.8%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

69,944
Population In Low Income Areas

25,084
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

44,860
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

40,398
Housing Units

19,458
Urban Housing Units

20,940
Rural Housing Units

25,875
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

9,389
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

16,486
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

26 Wyandotte, Kansas

157,505
Total Population

141,466
Urban Population

16,039
Rural Population

66.02%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

73.5%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

103,982
Population In Low Income Areas

103,982
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

58,399
Housing Units

52,551
Urban Housing Units

5,848
Rural Housing Units

38,084
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

38,084
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

25 St. Lawrence, New York

111,944
Total Population

40,330
Urban Population

71,614
Rural Population

67.77%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

86.88%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

57%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

75,860
Population In Low Income Areas

35,038
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

40,822
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

41,605
Housing Units

13,707
Urban Housing Units

27,898
Rural Housing Units

27,917
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

12,097
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

15,820
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

24 Orleans, Louisiana

343,829
Total Population

342,101
Urban Population

1,728
Rural Population

67.79%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

67.89%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

48.15%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

233,075
Population In Low Income Areas

232,243
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

832
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

142,158
Housing Units

141,518
Urban Housing Units

640
Rural Housing Units

93,167
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

92,895
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

272
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

23 Chautauqua, New York

134,905
Total Population

67,396
Urban Population

67,509
Rural Population

67.89%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

75.4%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

60.4%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

91,593
Population In Low Income Areas

50,815
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

40,778
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

54,244
Housing Units

27,597
Urban Housing Units

26,647
Rural Housing Units

36,418
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

20,313
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

16,105
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

22 Cumberland, New Jersey

156,898
Total Population

124,238
Urban Population

32,660
Rural Population

68.27%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

74.32%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

45.27%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

107,120
Population In Low Income Areas

92,336
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

14,784
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

51,931
Housing Units

42,051
Urban Housing Units

9,880
Rural Housing Units

35,801
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

30,356
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

5,445
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

21 Madera, California

150,865
Total Population

77,291
Urban Population

73,574
Rural Population

68.28%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

66.68%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

69.96%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

103,014
Population In Low Income Areas

51,538
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

51,476
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

43,317
Housing Units

20,760
Urban Housing Units

22,557
Rural Housing Units

27,385
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

12,714
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

14,671
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

20 Clarke, Georgia

116,714
Total Population

108,997
Urban Population

7,717
Rural Population

69.08%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

69.49%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

63.17%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

80,621
Population In Low Income Areas

75,746
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

4,875
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

45,414
Housing Units

42,614
Urban Housing Units

2,800
Rural Housing Units

30,296
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

28,571
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

1,725
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

19 Hudson, New Jersey

634,266
Total Population

634,266
Urban Population

-
Rural Population

69.71%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

69.71%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

442,131
Population In Low Income Areas

442,131
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

246,437
Housing Units

246,437
Urban Housing Units

-
Rural Housing Units

161,947
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

161,947
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

18 Clayton, Georgia

259,424
Total Population

244,374
Urban Population

15,050
Rural Population

69.85%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

72.66%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

24.08%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

181,198
Population In Low Income Areas

177,574
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

3,624
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

90,633
Housing Units

85,704
Urban Housing Units

4,929
Rural Housing Units

63,097
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

62,071
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

1,026
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

17 Brazos, Texas

194,851
Total Population

161,148
Urban Population

33,703
Rural Population

70.03%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

80.1%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

21.92%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

136,462
Population In Low Income Areas

129,073
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

7,389
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

71,739
Housing Units

59,493
Urban Housing Units

12,246
Rural Housing Units

50,108
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

47,346
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

2,762
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

16 El Paso, Texas

800,647
Total Population

716,066
Urban Population

84,581
Rural Population

71.38%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

71.12%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

73.62%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

571,515
Population In Low Income Areas

509,247
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

62,268
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

256,557
Housing Units

233,024
Urban Housing Units

23,533
Rural Housing Units

179,820
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

162,889
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

16,931
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

15 Suffolk, Massachusetts

722,023
Total Population

721,488
Urban Population

535
Rural Population

71.98%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

71.96%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

100%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

519,736
Population In Low Income Areas

519,201
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

535
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

292,767
Housing Units

292,767
Urban Housing Units

-
Rural Housing Units

197,391
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

197,391
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

14 Yakima, Washington

243,231
Total Population

164,358
Urban Population

78,873
Rural Population

72.44%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

74.64%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

67.87%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

176,204
Population In Low Income Areas

122,676
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

53,528
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

80,592
Housing Units

55,524
Urban Housing Units

25,068
Rural Housing Units

54,857
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

38,717
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

16,140
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

13 Webb, Texas

250,304
Total Population

232,728
Urban Population

17,576
Rural Population

73.3%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

72.17%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

88.29%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

183,467
Population In Low Income Areas

167,949
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

15,518
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

67,106
Housing Units

63,050
Urban Housing Units

4,056
Rural Housing Units

47,817
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

44,362
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

3,455
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

12 Humboldt, California

134,623
Total Population

77,944
Urban Population

56,679
Rural Population

73.69%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

81.62%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

62.79%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

99,203
Population In Low Income Areas

63,615
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

35,588
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

56,031
Housing Units

32,243
Urban Housing Units

23,788
Rural Housing Units

40,599
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

26,222
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

14,377
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

11 Richmond City, Virginia

204,214
Total Population

204,214
Urban Population

-
Rural Population

74%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

74%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

151,114
Population In Low Income Areas

151,114
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

87,151
Housing Units

87,151
Urban Housing Units

-
Rural Housing Units

61,976
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

61,976
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

10 St. Louis City, Missouri

319,294
Total Population

316,824
Urban Population

2,470
Rural Population

74.62%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

74.42%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

100%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

238,253
Population In Low Income Areas

235,783
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

2,470
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

142,057
Housing Units

141,403
Urban Housing Units

654
Rural Housing Units

102,069
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

101,415
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

654
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

9 Kings, New York

2,504,700
Total Population

2,500,076
Urban Population

4,624
Rural Population

74.72%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

74.68%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

100%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

1,871,579
Population In Low Income Areas

1,866,955
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

4,624
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

916,856
Housing Units

915,131
Urban Housing Units

1,725
Rural Housing Units

662,234
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

660,509
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

1,725
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

8 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

1,526,006
Total Population

1,526,006
Urban Population

-
Rural Population

76.46%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

76.46%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

1,166,824
Population In Low Income Areas

1,166,824
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

599,736
Housing Units

599,736
Urban Housing Units

-
Rural Housing Units

436,361
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

436,361
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

7 Bronx, New York

1,385,108
Total Population

1,385,069
Urban Population

39
Rural Population

82.21%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

82.22%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

1,138,752
Population In Low Income Areas

1,138,752
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

483,449
Housing Units

483,430
Urban Housing Units

19
Rural Housing Units

389,752
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

389,752
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

6 Imperial, California

174,528
Total Population

130,197
Urban Population

44,331
Rural Population

82.62%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

81.98%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

84.5%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

144,203
Population In Low Income Areas

106,742
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

37,461
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

49,126
Housing Units

38,166
Urban Housing Units

10,960
Rural Housing Units

39,746
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

30,846
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

8,900
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

5 Hidalgo, Texas

774,769
Total Population

681,592
Urban Population

93,177
Rural Population

83.28%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

81.23%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

98.29%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

645,232
Population In Low Income Areas

553,650
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

91,582
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

216,471
Housing Units

193,587
Urban Housing Units

22,884
Rural Housing Units

175,326
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

152,948
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

22,378
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

4 Baltimore City, Maryland

620,961
Total Population

620,961
Urban Population

-
Rural Population

85.44%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

85.44%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

530,536
Population In Low Income Areas

530,536
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

249,903
Housing Units

249,903
Urban Housing Units

-
Rural Housing Units

212,322
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

212,322
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

3 Fayette, Pennsylvania

136,606
Total Population

58,736
Urban Population

77,870
Rural Population

85.73%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

86.12%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

85.44%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

117,117
Population In Low Income Areas

50,581
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

66,536
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

55,997
Housing Units

25,201
Urban Housing Units

30,796
Rural Housing Units

47,906
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

21,792
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

26,114
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

2 Robeson, North Carolina

134,168
Total Population

42,575
Urban Population

91,593
Rural Population

90.73%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

90.26%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

90.96%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

121,736
Population In Low Income Areas

38,427
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

83,309
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

47,997
Housing Units

15,273
Urban Housing Units

32,724
Rural Housing Units

43,098
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

13,540
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

29,558
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

1 Cameron, Texas

406,220
Total Population

334,879
Urban Population

71,341
Rural Population

90.97%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

93.08%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

81.06%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

369,533
Population In Low Income Areas

311,701
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

57,832
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

119,631
Housing Units

98,180
Urban Housing Units

21,451
Rural Housing Units

107,006
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

90,619
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

16,387
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

Source: Economic Research Service (ERS) of the United States Department of Agriculture

Source: O*NET

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