METROPOLITAN AREA RANKINGS (in alphabetic order) [Areas ranked include 273 metropolitan areas (MAs): 245 metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs), 17 consolidated MSAs (CMSAs), and 11 New England county metropolitan areas (NECMAs) defined as of June 30, 1996. When MAs share the same rank, the next lower rank is omitted. MAs may share the same value but have different ranks due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- People of all ages in poverty, 1993 Metropolitan area ------------------- Percent Rank ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Abilene, TX MSA 17.6 70 Albany, GA MSA 25.1 10 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA 10.5 241 Albuquerque, NM MSA 17.9 64 Alexandria, LA MSA 24.1 14 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA MSA 9.0 260 Altoona, PA MSA 15.1 118 Amarillo, TX MSA 16.5 89 Anchorage, AK MSA 9.4 258 Anniston, AL MSA 18.0 61 Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA 6.6 273 Asheville, NC MSA 13.6 160 Athens, GA MSA 19.0 43 Atlanta, GA MSA 13.4 163 Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSA 16.6 86 Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA 14.3 139 Bakersfield, CA MSA 21.8 26 Bangor, ME NECMA 15.2 116 Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA NECMA 9.8 252 Baton Rouge, LA MSA 18.9 47 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA 18.0 60 Bellingham, WA MSA 11.8 208 Benton Harbor, MI MSA 17.6 70 Billings, MT MSA 12.6 185 Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS MSA 18.8 49 Binghamton, NY MSA 12.1 204 Birmingham, AL MSA 16.8 81 Bismarck, ND MSA 10.5 242 Bloomington, IN MSA 14.0 147 Bloomington-Normal, IL MSA 8.8 265 Boise City, ID MSA 11.5 218 Boston-Worcester-Lawrence-Lowell-Brockton, MA-NH NECMA 10.6 236 Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX MSA 38.5 2 Bryan-College Station, TX MSA 19.9 38 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA 14.9 123 Burlington, VT NECMA 10.8 231 Canton-Massillon, OH MSA 12.8 181 Casper, WY MSA 13.6 158 Cedar Rapids, IA MSA 9.3 259 Champaign-Urbana, IL MSA 13.3 166 Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA 16.5 88 Charleston, WV MSA 18.5 55 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA 12.1 199 Charlottesville, VA MSA 13.0 176 Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA 16.7 84 Cheyenne, WY MSA 11.5 217 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI CMSA 13.7 157 Chico-Paradise, CA MSA 19.0 44 Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN CMSA 12.3 195 Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY MSA 16.4 94 Cleveland-Akron, OH CMSA 14.6 130 Colorado Springs, CO MSA 12.1 199 Columbia, MO MSA 14.0 147 Columbia, SC MSA 14.4 135 Columbus, GA-AL MSA 20.9 33 Columbus, OH MSA 12.4 194 Corpus Christi, TX MSA 22.9 19 Cumberland, MD-WV MSA 16.7 85 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CMSA 14.9 122 Danville, VA MSA 16.8 82 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA 12.5 186 Dayton-Springfield, OH MSA 12.8 179 Daytona Beach, FL MSA 15.0 119 Decatur, AL MSA 14.1 145 Decatur, IL MSA 13.7 155 Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO CMSA 10.6 239 Des Moines, IA MSA 9.8 251 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI CMSA 15.7 109 Dothan, AL MSA 17.7 68 Dover, DE MSA 13.0 174 Dubuque, IA MSA 10.2 246 Duluth-Superior, MN-WI MSA 14.4 138 Eau Claire, WI MSA 12.4 191 El Paso, TX MSA 30.2 4 Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA 9.8 252 Elmira, NY MSA 13.9 151 Enid, OK MSA 16.2 100 Erie, PA MSA 13.9 151 Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA 15.0 120 Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY MSA 12.5 188 Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN MSA 11.6 216 Fayetteville, NC MSA 15.5 111 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSA 10.8 234 Flagstaff, AZ-UT MSA 21.7 27 Florence, AL MSA 14.4 134 Florence, SC MSA 21.4 29 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA 10.8 232 Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL MSA 12.3 196 Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL MSA 13.9 150 Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA 17.6 69 Fort Walton Beach, FL MSA 11.2 226 Fort Wayne, IN MSA 10.2 246 Fresno, CA MSA 27.2 9 Gadsden, AL MSA 17.9 62 Gainesville, FL MSA 20.2 35 Glens Falls, NY MSA 11.4 220 Goldsboro, NC MSA 17.5 73 Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA 13.9 149 Grand Junction, CO MSA 14.2 140 Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI MSA 11.6 213 Great Falls, MT MSA 13.8 154 Green Bay, WI MSA 8.7 266 Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA 11.3 222 Greenville, NC MSA 22.0 21 Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC MSA 12.7 184 Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA MSA 8.9 263 Hartford, CT NECMA 9.7 254 Hattiesburg, MS MSA 22.9 18 Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC MSA 10.5 240 Honolulu, HI MSA 8.9 264 Houma, LA MSA 21.9 22 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX CMSA 17.8 65 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA 21.3 30 Huntsville, AL MSA 13.2 168 Indianapolis, IN MSA 11.8 207 Iowa City, IA MSA 9.7 255 Jackson, MI MSA 14.2 140 Jackson, MS MSA 22.3 20 Jackson, TN MSA 18.7 51 Jacksonville, FL MSA 14.0 146 Jacksonville, NC MSA 16.4 92 Jamestown, NY MSA 17.1 78 Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA 11.0 228 Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA 17.0 79 Johnstown, PA MSA 14.8 127 Jonesboro, AR MSA 16.8 82 Joplin, MO MSA 16.2 100 Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI MSA 15.1 117 Kansas City, MO-KS MSA 12.4 193 Killeen-Temple, TX MSA 15.4 112 Knoxville, TN MSA 15.4 113 Kokomo, IN MSA 11.4 221 La Crosse, WI-MN MSA 11.0 230 Lafayette, LA MSA 23.8 15 Lafayette, IN MSA 11.5 219 Lake Charles, LA MSA 19.1 42 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA 17.9 62 Lancaster, PA MSA 9.6 256 Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA 12.0 205 Laredo, TX MSA 36.1 3 Las Cruces, NM MSA 30.0 5 Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA 12.9 177 Lawrence, KS MSA 13.6 158 Lawton, OK MSA 17.3 75 Lewiston-Auburn, ME NECMA 14.5 132 Lexington, KY MSA 16.2 98 Lima, OH MSA 11.7 211 Lincoln, NE MSA 9.0 261 Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR MSA 15.2 115 Longview-Marshall, TX MSA 18.6 54 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA CMSA 19.9 37 Louisville, KY-IN MSA 15.0 121 Lubbock, TX MSA 21.0 32 Lynchburg, VA MSA 13.3 164 Macon, GA MSA 19.3 41 Madison, WI MSA 8.4 267 Mansfield, OH MSA 13.1 173 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA 41.1 1 Medford-Ashland, OR MSA 14.4 135 Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL MSA 11.6 214 Memphis, TN-AR-MS MSA 21.7 28 Merced, CA MSA 24.5 12 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA 20.0 36 Milwaukee-Racine, WI CMSA 13.3 165 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI MSA 9.5 257 Mobile, AL MSA 21.9 24 Modesto, CA MSA 17.2 76 Monroe, LA MSA 25.1 11 Montgomery, AL MSA 19.0 46 Muncie, IN MSA 16.4 92 Myrtle Beach, SC MSA 17.8 66 Naples, FL MSA 13.1 171 Nashville, TN MSA 14.4 137 New London-Norwich, CT NECMA 8.3 269 New Orleans, LA MSA 24.4 13 New York-No. New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA/NECMA 14.7 129 Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC MSA 14.1 142 Ocala, FL MSA 18.4 56 Odessa-Midland, TX MSA 18.8 48 Oklahoma City, OK MSA 16.1 104 Omaha, NE-IA MSA 10.8 232 Orlando, FL MSA 13.4 161 Owensboro, KY MSA 16.5 90 Panama City, FL MSA 16.3 96 Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH MSA 16.1 102 Pensacola, FL MSA 18.2 57 Peoria-Pekin, IL MSA 12.1 198 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD CMSA 13.2 169 Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA 16.5 91 Pine Bluff, AR MSA 27.6 8 Pittsburgh, PA MSA 13.1 172 Pittsfield, MA NECMA 11.7 210 Pocatello, ID MSA 12.4 191 Portland, ME NECMA 11.0 228 Portland-Salem, OR-WA CMSA 11.7 212 Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI NECMA 12.8 180 Provo-Orem, UT MSA 13.0 174 Pueblo, CO MSA 20.7 34 Punta Gorda, FL MSA 10.0 248 Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA 11.2 223 Rapid City, SD MSA 14.8 125 Reading, PA MSA 11.2 226 Redding, CA MSA 15.9 106 Reno, NV MSA 10.3 243 Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA MSA 12.9 178 Richmond-Petersburg, VA MSA 12.1 199 Roanoke, VA MSA 12.0 205 Rochester, MN MSA 7.3 271 Rochester, NY MSA 11.2 224 Rockford, IL MSA 10.7 235 Rocky Mount, NC MSA 18.7 52 Sacramento-Yolo, CA CMSA 14.6 131 Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI MSA 16.9 80 St. Cloud, MN MSA 10.6 238 St. Joseph, MO MSA 16.2 99 St. Louis, MO-IL MSA 13.1 170 Salinas, CA MSA 16.1 103 Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT MSA 9.9 249 San Angelo, TX MSA 17.2 76 San Antonio, TX MSA 21.9 25 San Diego, CA MSA 16.3 96 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA 10.2 245 San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA MSA 12.7 183 Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA MSA 14.5 132 Santa Fe, NM MSA 11.6 215 Sarasota-Bradenton, FL MSA 11.2 224 Savannah, GA MSA 18.6 52 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA MSA 12.5 189 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA CMSA 10.3 244 Sharon, PA MSA 14.8 125 Sheboygan, WI MSA 7.3 271 Sherman-Denison, TX MSA 15.9 106 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA 22.9 17 Sioux City, IA-NE MSA 12.8 181 Sioux Falls, SD MSA 8.9 262 South Bend, IN MSA 12.1 199 Spokane, WA MSA 13.4 161 Springfield, IL MSA 10.6 237 Springfield, MO MSA 15.3 114 Springfield, MA NECMA 13.2 167 State College, PA MSA 11.8 208 Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV MSA 16.0 105 Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA 18.8 50 Sumter, SC MSA 21.9 22 Syracuse, NY MSA 12.5 187 Tallahassee, FL MSA 17.3 74 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA 14.8 124 Terre Haute, IN MSA 13.9 153 Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR MSA 19.3 39 Toledo, OH MSA 14.8 127 Topeka, KS MSA 12.1 199 Tucson, AZ MSA 19.0 44 Tulsa, OK MSA 16.3 95 Tuscaloosa, AL MSA 19.3 40 Tyler, TX MSA 17.6 70 Utica-Rome, NY MSA 14.1 144 Victoria, TX MSA 18.1 59 Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA MSA 28.2 6 Waco, TX MSA 21.3 31 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV CMSA 9.9 250 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA MSA 14.1 143 Wausau, WI MSA 8.4 267 West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL MSA 12.3 196 Wheeling, WV-OH MSA 17.8 66 Wichita, KS MSA 12.5 190 Wichita Falls, TX MSA 16.5 87 Williamsport, PA MSA 13.7 155 Wilmington, NC MSA 15.7 108 Yakima, WA MSA 23.0 16 York, PA MSA 8.2 270 Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA 15.6 110 Yuba City, CA MSA 18.1 58 Yuma, AZ MSA 28.0 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, State and Metropolitan Area Data Book 1997-98, table B-6.