The City Where Most People Live Below the Poverty Line in Every State

Oklahoma: Muskogee
> Poverty rate: 24.6% (Oklahoma: 15.7%)
> Number of people living below poverty line: 8,934 (Oklahoma: 598,373)
> Households receiving SNAP benefits: 25.2% (Oklahoma: 12.8%)
> Median household income: $38,194 (Oklahoma: $52,919)

Oregon: Eugene
> Poverty rate: 20.4% (Oregon: 13.2%)
> Number of people living below poverty line: 33,141 (Oregon: 533,527)
> Households receiving SNAP benefits: 17.3% (Oregon: 15.8%)
> Median household income: $50,962 (Oregon: $62,818)

Pennsylvania: Reading
> Poverty rate: 32.7% (Pennsylvania: 12.4%)
> Number of people living below poverty line: 28,049 (Pennsylvania: 1,539,183)
> Households receiving SNAP benefits: 42.4% (Pennsylvania: 13.3%)
> Median household income: $32,176 (Pennsylvania: $61,744)

Rhode Island: Providence
> Poverty rate: 25.5% (Rhode Island: 12.4%)
> Number of people living below poverty line: 42,165 (Rhode Island: 125,826)
> Households receiving SNAP benefits: 31.6% (Rhode Island: 15.3%)
> Median household income: $45,610 (Rhode Island: $67,167)

South Carolina: Spartanburg
> Poverty rate: 23.3% (South Carolina: 15.2%)
> Number of people living below poverty line: 8,172 (South Carolina: 741,650)
> Households receiving SNAP benefits: 20.6% (South Carolina: 12.3%)
> Median household income: $40,053 (South Carolina: $53,199)