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Table 11
Most High Poverty Central Cities Are Small or Mid-Sized
List of High Poverty Central Cities, 1989-95
|
Poverty Rate |
Estimated Poverty Rate |
||||
|
City |
State |
1989 |
1993 |
1995 |
|
|
1 |
Anniston |
AL |
24.4% |
28.9% |
28.0% |
|
2 |
Birmingham |
AL |
24.8% |
29.3% |
25.6% |
|
3 |
Gadsden |
AL |
20.4% |
22.5% |
22.9% |
|
4 |
Mobile |
AL |
22.4% |
25.2% |
24.3% |
|
5 |
Tuscaloosa |
AL |
26.7% |
24.4% |
23.3% |
|
6 |
Tucson |
AZ |
20.2% |
22.3% |
20.3% |
|
7 |
Yuma |
AZ |
16.0% |
22.7% |
22.4% |
|
8 |
Pine Bluff |
AR |
27.7% |
32.9% |
31.8% |
|
9 |
Texarkana |
AR |
25.2% |
25.3% |
25.1% |
|
10 |
West Memphis |
AR |
22.9% |
24.2% |
23.7% |
|
11 |
Chico |
CA |
32.0% |
28.8% |
28.4% |
|
12 |
Davis |
CA |
25.5% |
23.2% |
21.3% |
|
13 |
Fresno |
CA |
24.0% |
31.2% |
28.1% |
|
14 |
Long Beach |
CA |
16.8% |
27.0% |
26.1% |
|
15 |
Los Angeles |
CA |
18.9% |
29.9% |
28.6% |
|
16 |
Madera |
CA |
26.9% |
33.4% |
33.0% |
|
17 |
Merced |
CA |
25.1% |
31.6% |
33.9% |
|
18 |
Oakland |
CA |
18.8% |
22.4% |
21.1% |
|
19 |
Pasadena |
CA |
14.9% |
23.5% |
22.4% |
|
20 |
Porterville |
CA |
26.8% |
32.2% |
31.8% |
|
21 |
Sacramento |
CA |
17.2% |
23.2% |
22.6% |
|
22 |
Salinas |
CA |
15.6% |
21.6% |
21.1% |
|
23 |
San Bernardino |
CA |
22.8% |
31.1% |
29.6% |
|
24 |
San Luis Obispo |
CA |
27.4% |
28.5% |
30.0% |
|
25 |
Santa Ana |
CA |
18.1% |
27.5% |
25.2% |
|
26 |
Stockton |
CA |
21.4% |
25.9% |
25.8% |
|
27 |
Tulare |
CA |
21.4% |
25.9% |
25.2% |
|
28 |
Visalia |
CA |
17.6% |
21.5% |
21.3% |
|
29 |
Pueblo |
CO |
21.6% |
22.4% |
20.2% |
|
30 |
Hartford |
CT |
27.5% |
38.3% |
35.2% |
|
31 |
New Haven |
CT |
21.3% |
28.6% |
26.4% |
|
32 |
Wilmington |
DE |
18.1% |
25.0% |
22.7% |
|
33 |
Washington |
DC |
16.9% |
20.4% |
20.8% |
|
34 |
Daytona Beach |
FL |
22.5% |
29.0% |
28.0% |
|
35 |
Fort Lauderdale |
FL |
17.1% |
21.5% |
22.2% |
|
36 |
Fort Myers |
FL |
20.7% |
28.5% |
28.0% |
|
37 |
Fort Pierce |
FL |
29.2% |
38.9% |
39.3% |
|
38 |
Gainesville |
FL |
26.3% |
22.3% |
21.3% |
|
39 |
Miami |
FL |
31.2% |
45.4% |
42.8% |
|
40 |
Miami Beach |
FL |
25.2% |
37.7% |
35.2% |
Table 11 List of High Poverty Central Cities, 1989-95 (cont.)
|
Poverty Rate |
Estimated Poverty Rate |
||||
|
City |
State |
1989 |
1993 |
1995 |
|
|
41 |
Ocala |
FL |
19.9% |
26.3% |
25.6% |
|
42 |
Panama City |
FL |
19.6% |
23.0% |
22.3% |
|
43 |
Pensacola |
FL |
18.9% |
22.8% |
22.2% |
|
44 |
Tampa |
FL |
19.4% |
25.2% |
24.8% |
|
45 |
West Palm Beach |
FL |
16.2% |
21.1% |
20.2% |
|
46 |
Albany |
GA |
27.5% |
30.9% |
28.9% |
|
47 |
Athens |
GA |
39.3% |
30.3% |
21.0% |
|
48 |
Atlanta |
GA |
27.3% |
35.6% |
33.6% |
|
49 |
Augusta |
GA |
33.3% |
42.4% |
42.7% |
|
50 |
Columbus |
GA |
18.6% |
22.2% |
20.6% |
|
51 |
Macon |
GA |
24.4% |
29.3% |
26.8% |
|
52 |
Savannah |
GA |
22.6% |
26.7% |
26.8% |
|
53 |
Chicago |
IL |
21.6% |
27.1% |
22.8% |
|
54 |
East St. Louis |
IL |
43.9% |
47.9% |
44.3% |
|
55 |
Kankakee |
IL |
23.5% |
23.7% |
22.4% |
|
56 |
East Chicago |
IN |
25.6% |
30.7% |
26.3% |
|
57 |
Gary |
IN |
29.4% |
34.9% |
29.8% |
|
58 |
Hopkinsville |
KY |
21.8% |
26.4% |
23.7% |
|
59 |
Louisville |
KY |
22.6% |
27.7% |
24.3% |
|
60 |
Alexandria |
LA |
28.8% |
31.5% |
29.2% |
|
61 |
Baton Rouge |
LA |
26.2% |
26.4% |
24.1% |
|
62 |
Houma |
LA |
26.4% |
24.9% |
22.9% |
|
63 |
Lake Charles |
LA |
23.6% |
24.5% |
21.7% |
|
64 |
Monroe |
LA |
37.8% |
37.6% |
35.0% |
|
65 |
New Orleans |
LA |
31.6% |
37.9% |
33.6% |
|
66 |
Shreveport |
LA |
25.3% |
26.8% |
24.2% |
|
67 |
Baltimore |
MD |
21.9% |
25.7% |
24.0% |
|
68 |
Cumberland |
MD |
26.4% |
27.2% |
27.2% |
|
69 |
Holyoke |
MA |
25.7% |
29.1% |
28.7% |
|
70 |
Lawrence |
MA |
27.5% |
37.5% |
30.3% |
|
71 |
Lowell |
MA |
18.0% |
25.2% |
23.4% |
|
72 |
New Bedford |
MA |
16.8% |
21.8% |
20.1% |
|
73 |
Springfield |
MA |
20.1% |
22.5% |
22.0% |
|
74 |
Benton Harbor |
MI |
58.0% |
74.0% |
64.3% |
|
75 |
Detroit |
MI |
32.4% |
39.6% |
33.1% |
|
76 |
East Lansing |
MI |
33.8% |
21.4% |
21.1% |
|
77 |
Flint |
MI |
30.6% |
35.9% |
30.4% |
|
78 |
Jackson |
MI |
24.7% |
31.6% |
28.0% |
|
79 |
Kalamazoo |
MI |
26.2% |
24.5% |
21.5% |
|
80 |
Muskegon |
MI |
26.5% |
31.1% |
26.0% |
Table 11 List of High Poverty Central Cities, 1989-95 (cont.)
|
Poverty Rate |
Estimated Poverty Rate |
||||
|
City |
State |
1989 |
1993 |
1995 |
|
|
81 |
Pontiac |
MI |
26.7% |
34.7% |
28.3% |
|
82 |
Port Huron |
MI |
22.1% |
26.8% |
21.3% |
|
83 |
Saginaw |
MI |
31.7% |
36.7% |
32.8% |
|
84 |
Hattiesburg |
MS |
35.9% |
28.9% |
25.4% |
|
85 |
Jackson |
MS |
22.7% |
27.5% |
23.2% |
|
86 |
St. Louis |
MO |
24.6% |
32.5% |
29.5% |
|
87 |
Atlantic City |
NJ |
25.0% |
34.5% |
29.9% |
|
88 |
Bridgeton |
NJ |
25.1% |
31.7% |
29.5% |
|
89 |
Camden |
NJ |
36.6% |
49.2% |
44.2% |
|
90 |
Jersey City |
NJ |
18.9% |
23.0% |
21.8% |
|
91 |
Newark |
NJ |
26.3% |
35.3% |
30.5% |
|
92 |
Trenton |
NJ |
18.1% |
23.2% |
20.9% |
|
93 |
Las Cruces |
NM |
22.6% |
25.9% |
25.2% |
|
94 |
Binghamton |
NY |
20.0% |
24.3% |
26.8% |
|
95 |
Buffalo |
NY |
25.6% |
32.8% |
29.6% |
|
96 |
Elmira |
NY |
22.2% |
26.3% |
25.4% |
|
97 |
Jamestown |
NY |
18.7% |
23.9% |
22.9% |
|
98 |
Newburgh |
NY |
26.2% |
34.3% |
31.5% |
|
99 |
New York |
NY |
19.3% |
24.4% |
23.7% |
|
100 |
Niagara Falls |
NY |
18.6% |
22.9% |
22.0% |
|
101 |
Poughkeepsie |
NY |
14.7% |
23.5% |
23.6% |
|
102 |
Rochester |
NY |
23.5% |
27.3% |
28.3% |
|
103 |
Syracuse |
NY |
22.7% |
26.5% |
26.5% |
|
104 |
Utica |
NY |
21.7% |
27.2% |
27.4% |
|
105 |
Fayetteville |
NC |
18.8% |
21.2% |
20.3% |
|
106 |
Goldsboro |
NC |
21.2% |
22.5% |
22.2% |
|
107 |
Greenville |
NC |
26.6% |
23.8% |
20.4% |
|
108 |
Wilmington |
NC |
22.1% |
24.5% |
22.9% |
|
109 |
Canton |
OH |
21.9% |
25.6% |
22.3% |
|
110 |
Cincinnati |
OH |
24.3% |
26.7% |
21.9% |
|
111 |
Cleveland |
OH |
28.7% |
37.8% |
29.9% |
|
112 |
Dayton |
OH |
26.5% |
29.3% |
25.4% |
|
113 |
Steubenville |
OH |
24.3% |
23.3% |
21.2% |
|
114 |
Warren |
OH |
20.0% |
23.6% |
20.2% |
|
115 |
Youngstown |
OH |
29.0% |
32.9% |
29.6% |
|
116 |
Shawnee |
OK |
21.2% |
24.8% |
25.5% |
|
117 |
Erie |
PA |
19.3% |
21.3% |
20.4% |
|
118 |
Harrisburg |
PA |
27.0% |
32.3% |
28.2% |
|
119 |
Johnstown |
PA |
26.9% |
29.6% |
27.4% |
|
120 |
Lancaster |
PA |
20.9% |
26.1% |
22.0% |
Table 11 List of High Poverty Central Cities, 1989-95 (cont.)
|
Poverty Rate |
Estimated Poverty Rate |
||||
|
City |
State |
1989 |
1993 |
1995 |
|
|
121 |
Philadelphia |
PA |
20.3% |
26.5% |
23.8% |
|
122 |
Pittsburgh |
PA |
21.4% |
23.3% |
20.2% |
|
123 |
Reading |
PA |
19.4% |
28.3% |
22.7% |
|
124 |
Sharon |
PA |
18.8% |
23.1% |
21.3% |
|
125 |
State College |
PA |
45.4% |
23.5% |
21.8% |
|
126 |
Williamsport |
PA |
21.1% |
25.6% |
23.0% |
|
127 |
York |
PA |
20.3% |
28.0% |
23.1% |
|
128 |
Providence |
RI |
23.0% |
29.5% |
27.9% |
|
129 |
Charleston |
SC |
21.6% |
23.7% |
24.5% |
|
130 |
Florence |
SC |
21.8% |
23.4% |
22.9% |
|
131 |
North Charleston |
SC |
21.7% |
24.5% |
23.9% |
|
132 |
Spartanburg |
SC |
21.8% |
27.0% |
24.6% |
|
133 |
Sumter |
SC |
20.7% |
21.5% |
21.4% |
|
134 |
Jackson |
TN |
21.0% |
23.1% |
20.3% |
|
135 |
Memphis |
TN |
23.0% |
28.7% |
24.8% |
|
136 |
Baytown |
TX |
16.1% |
20.2% |
20.2% |
|
137 |
Beaumont |
TX |
21.1% |
21.5% |
22.4% |
|
138 |
Brownsville |
TX |
43.9% |
38.8% |
39.9% |
|
139 |
College Station |
TX |
38.0% |
24.5% |
23.5% |
|
140 |
Corpus Christi |
TX |
20.0% |
21.8% |
21.8% |
|
141 |
Edinburg |
TX |
33.8% |
31.9% |
33.6% |
|
142 |
El Paso |
TX |
25.3% |
28.6% |
29.3% |
|
143 |
Galveston |
TX |
24.2% |
25.6% |
24.8% |
|
144 |
Harlingen |
TX |
29.9% |
29.3% |
30.6% |
|
145 |
Houston |
TX |
20.7% |
26.0% |
26.0% |
|
146 |
Laredo |
TX |
37.3% |
35.1% |
35.2% |
|
147 |
Lubbock |
TX |
19.6% |
21.5% |
20.2% |
|
148 |
McAllen |
TX |
32.7% |
32.4% |
34.4% |
|
149 |
Marshall |
TX |
25.5% |
24.8% |
23.7% |
|
150 |
Mission |
TX |
37.3% |
36.5% |
37.5% |
|
151 |
Odessa |
TX |
19.4% |
20.9% |
20.8% |
|
152 |
Port Arthur |
TX |
28.1% |
29.1% |
30.1% |
|
153 |
San Antonio |
TX |
22.6% |
25.4% |
21.6% |
|
154 |
San Benito |
TX |
36.8% |
36.8% |
39.0% |
|
155 |
San Marcos |
TX |
37.1% |
26.4% |
23.4% |
|
156 |
Texarkana |
TX |
21.8% |
22.6% |
21.5% |
|
157 |
Waco |
TX |
28.7% |
29.2% |
27.3% |
|
158 |
Provo |
UT |
29.6% |
23.8% |
20.3% |
|
159 |
Charlottesville |
VA |
23.7% |
22.7% |
21.5% |
|
160 |
Danville |
VA |
19.0% |
20.1% |
21.0% |
Table 11 List of High Poverty Central Cities, 1989-95 (cont.)
|
Poverty Rate |
Estimated Poverty Rate |
||||
|
City |
State |
1989 |
1993 |
1995 |
|
|
161 |
Norfolk |
VA |
19.3% |
25.3% |
24.2% |
|
162 |
Petersburg |
VA |
20.3% |
24.3% |
25.7% |
|
163 |
Portsmouth |
VA |
17.7% |
22.0% |
21.0% |
|
164 |
Richmond |
VA |
20.9% |
25.3% |
25.3% |
|
165 |
Roanoke |
VA |
16.1% |
19.8% |
20.0% |
|
166 |
Pasco |
WA |
33.0% |
31.2% |
27.3% |
|
167 |
Charleston |
WV |
18.8% |
24.3% |
20.9% |
|
168 |
Huntington |
WV |
23.2% |
25.4% |
23.4% |
|
169 |
Parkersburg |
WV |
19.0% |
23.6% |
22.7% |
|
170 |
Milwaukee |
WI |
22.2% |
27.5% |
22.9% |
Source: HUD