Special Report
Towns With the Highest Poverty Rates in the Nation
September 15, 2021 11:00 am
Last Updated: September 22, 2021 6:59 pm
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25. El Cenizo, Texas
> Poverty rate: 54.2%
> Number of people living below poverty line: 1,738 — 1,229th highest of 12,143 towns (tied)
> Households receiving SNAP benefits: 47.5% — 66th highest of 12,142 towns (tied)
> Median household income: $20,580 — 54th lowest of 12,130 towns
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24. Pine Manor, Florida
> Poverty rate: 54.4%
> Number of people living below poverty line: 2,668 — 528th highest of 12,143 towns (tied)
> Households receiving SNAP benefits: 30.3% — 805th highest of 12,142 towns (tied)
> Median household income: $22,052 — 102nd lowest of 12,130 towns
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23. Watts Mills, South Carolina
> Poverty rate: 55.0%
> Number of people living below poverty line: 757 — 3,606th highest of 12,143 towns (tied)
> Households receiving SNAP benefits: 22.4% — 2,107th highest of 12,142 towns (tied)
> Median household income: $24,091 — 171st lowest of 12,130 towns (tied)
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22. Homerville, Georgia
> Poverty rate: 55.2%
> Number of people living below poverty line: 1,289 — 1,914th highest of 12,143 towns (tied)
> Households receiving SNAP benefits: 28.2% — 1,059th highest of 12,142 towns (tied)
> Median household income: $19,917 — 43rd lowest of 12,130 towns
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21. Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii
> Poverty rate: 55.2%
> Number of people living below poverty line: 2,764 — 479th highest of 12,143 towns
> Households receiving SNAP benefits: 47.5% — 66th highest of 12,142 towns (tied)
> Median household income: $15,654 — 5th lowest of 12,130 towns
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