Towns With the Highest Poverty Rates in the Nation

5. Fort Totten, North Dakota
> Poverty rate: 66.3%
> Number of people living below poverty line: 818 — 3,340th highest of 12,143 towns (tied)
> Households receiving SNAP benefits: 44.2% — 117th highest of 12,142 towns (tied)
> Median household income: $22,917 — 130th lowest of 12,130 towns

4. Rosebud, South Dakota
> Poverty rate: 67.1%
> Number of people living below poverty line: 1,122 — 2,302nd highest of 12,143 towns (tied)
> Households receiving SNAP benefits: 50.4% — 37th highest of 12,142 towns
> Median household income: $19,453 — 37th lowest of 12,130 towns

3. Breckinridge Center, Kentucky
> Poverty rate: 69.1%
> Number of people living below poverty line: 1,320 — 1,858th highest of 12,143 towns (tied)
> Households receiving SNAP benefits: 29.1% — 937th highest of 12,142 towns (tied)
> Median household income: $43,750 — 3,377th lowest of 12,130 towns (tied)

2. Kaser, New York
> Poverty rate: 70.8%
> Number of people living below poverty line: 3,726 — 224th highest of 12,143 towns
> Households receiving SNAP benefits: 64.4% — 4th highest of 12,142 towns
> Median household income: $21,541 — 83rd lowest of 12,130 towns

1. Watchtower, New York
> Poverty rate: 92.0%
> Number of people living below poverty line: 1,938 — 1,017th highest of 12,143 towns (tied)
> Households receiving SNAP benefits: Not available
> Median household income: Not available