Special Report
ZIP Codes With the Highest Poverty Rates in the Nation
September 30, 2021 7:00 am
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35. 45232
> Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
> Poverty rate: 52.2%
> Number of people living below poverty line: 3,973 — 3,012th highest of 20,931 zip codes (tied)
> Households receiving SNAP benefits: 48.4% — 60th highest of 20,930 zip codes
> Median household income: $19,712 — 48th lowest of 20,926 zip codes
34. 79845
> Location: Presidio, Texas
> Poverty rate: 52.3%
> Number of people living below poverty line: 2,292 — 5,457th highest of 20,931 zip codes (tied)
> Households receiving SNAP benefits: 45.0% — 107th highest of 20,930 zip codes (tied)
> Median household income: $20,244 — 58th lowest of 20,926 zip codes
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33. 87319
> Location: Mentmore, New Mexico
> Poverty rate: 52.3%
> Number of people living below poverty line: 1,053 — 9,342nd highest of 20,931 zip codes (tied)
> Households receiving SNAP benefits: 25.8% — 1,430th highest of 20,930 zip codes (tied)
> Median household income: $24,279 — 158th lowest of 20,926 zip codes
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32. 44104
> Location: Cleveland, Ohio
> Poverty rate: 52.5%
> Number of people living below poverty line: 10,404 — 413th highest of 20,931 zip codes
> Households receiving SNAP benefits: 51.5% — 31st highest of 20,930 zip codes (tied)
> Median household income: $16,999 — 20th lowest of 20,926 zip codes
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31. 39057
> Location: Conehatta, Mississippi
> Poverty rate: 52.5%
> Number of people living below poverty line: 1,256 — 8,422nd highest of 20,931 zip codes (tied)
> Households receiving SNAP benefits: 23.7% — 1,916th highest of 20,930 zip codes (tied)
> Median household income: $26,845 — 299th lowest of 20,926 zip codes
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