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Top Ten Metropolitan Cities with High Poverty Rate

City, State, % People Below Poverty Level

1. Cleveland, OH 31.3%
2. Newark, NJ 30.4%
3. Detroit, MI 30.1%
4. Fresno, CA 28.4%
5. Miami, FL 27.9%
6. El Paso, TX 24.5%
7. Long Beach, CA 24.1%
8. Atlanta, GA 23.5%
Memphis, TN 23.5%
10. Philadelphia, PA 22.5%

U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2004

Also see:
•	Poverty USA: The State of Poverty in America
•	The Face of Poverty in America
•	Poverty and the Working Poor
•	Facts From The Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage In The United States: 2003 Census Bureau
Top Ten Lists:
•	States with the Highest Poverty Rates
•	Counties with the Highest Poverty Rates
•	Cities with the Highest Poverty Rates
•	Cities with the highest child poverty rates
•	Top Ten States with the Highest Percentage of Low Income, Uninsured Children
•	Top Ten States with the Greatest Increase in Poverty
•	States Experiencing a Decrease in Poverty
•	Top Ten States with Highest Percentage of Children Living in Poverty
U.S. Government: What is the "Poverty Line"? The Poverty Threshold: How the Government Defines Poverty in America How Health and Human Services defines Poverty in America

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