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] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Related children 5-17 years of age in families in Metropolitan area poverty, 1993 ------------------- Percent Rank ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Abilene, TX MSA 21.4 95 Albany, GA MSA 34.5 8 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA 14.1 219 Albuquerque, NM MSA 23.6 58 Alexandria, LA MSA 31.1 14 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA MSA 11.5 253 Altoona, PA MSA 20.4 111 Amarillo, TX MSA 21.1 97 Anchorage, AK MSA 10.9 258 Anniston, AL MSA 21.8 88 Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA 7.5 273 Asheville, NC MSA 16.9 170 Athens, GA MSA 23.4 60 Atlanta, GA MSA 18.3 150 Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSA 21.9 83 Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA 18.4 146 Bakersfield, CA MSA 27.6 28 Bangor, ME NECMA 19.1 133 Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA NECMA 15.6 199 Baton Rouge, LA MSA 23.1 64 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA 23.6 57 Bellingham, WA MSA 12.7 237 Benton Harbor, MI MSA 26.1 37 Billings, MT MSA 13.8 221 Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS MSA 25.1 44 Binghamton, NY MSA 16.3 177 Birmingham, AL MSA 21.9 86 Bismarck, ND MSA 10.8 259 Bloomington, IN MSA 13.6 222 Bloomington-Normal, IL MSA 9.5 267 Boise City, ID MSA 11.8 248 Boston-Worcester-Lawrence-Lowell-Brockton, MA-NH NECMA 15.7 194 Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX MSA 49.4 2 Bryan-College Station, TX MSA 21.6 92 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA 20.8 103 Burlington, VT NECMA 11.9 246 Canton-Massillon, OH MSA 17.8 156 Casper, WY MSA 15.2 205 Cedar Rapids, IA MSA 11.1 255 Champaign-Urbana, IL MSA 15.3 204 Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA 22.7 70 Charleston, WV MSA 25.3 42 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA 15.1 207 Charlottesville, VA MSA 15.8 192 Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA 21.7 90 Cheyenne, WY MSA 12.8 236 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI CMSA 19.8 124 Chico-Paradise, CA MSA 24.3 47 Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN CMSA 17.3 164 Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY MSA 22.0 82 Cleveland-Akron, OH CMSA 21.6 91 Colorado Springs, CO MSA 14.0 220 Columbia, MO MSA 15.5 201 Columbia, SC MSA 17.8 158 Columbus, GA-AL MSA 29.1 23 Columbus, OH MSA 18.0 155 Corpus Christi, TX MSA 29.6 21 Cumberland, MD-WV MSA 22.6 75 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CMSA 20.0 118 Danville, VA MSA 22.9 67 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA 16.1 188 Dayton-Springfield, OH MSA 18.8 141 Daytona Beach, FL MSA 20.4 109 Decatur, AL MSA 17.2 165 Decatur, IL MSA 18.6 144 Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO CMSA 12.8 235 Des Moines, IA MSA 12.0 245 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI CMSA 23.3 62 Dothan, AL MSA 23.1 66 Dover, DE MSA 17.4 162 Dubuque, IA MSA 11.3 254 Duluth-Superior, MN-WI MSA 17.1 168 Eau Claire, WI MSA 14.7 210 El Paso, TX MSA 39.6 4 Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA 12.6 238 Elmira, NY MSA 18.8 140 Enid, OK MSA 19.0 136 Erie, PA MSA 18.2 152 Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA 16.3 178 Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY MSA 16.0 191 Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN MSA 12.1 244 Fayetteville, NC MSA 19.9 121 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSA 13.6 223 Flagstaff, AZ-UT MSA 24.2 48 Florence, AL MSA 18.2 151 Florence, SC MSA 26.8 35 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA 10.1 262 Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL MSA 18.3 148 Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL MSA 20.4 110 Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA 21.0 99 Fort Walton Beach, FL MSA 14.2 217 Fort Wayne, IN MSA 12.4 242 Fresno, CA MSA 36.7 6 Gadsden, AL MSA 22.0 81 Gainesville, FL MSA 23.1 65 Glens Falls, NY MSA 14.3 216 Goldsboro, NC MSA 21.7 89 Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA 14.7 211 Grand Junction, CO MSA 16.5 174 Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI MSA 15.7 197 Great Falls, MT MSA 15.5 201 Green Bay, WI MSA 10.2 261 Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA 14.1 218 Greenville, NC MSA 27.2 32 Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC MSA 15.6 198 Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA MSA 11.5 252 Hartford, CT NECMA 16.2 182 Hattiesburg, MS MSA 30.6 16 Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC MSA 12.9 233 Honolulu, HI MSA 11.7 250 Houma, LA MSA 27.9 27 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX CMSA 23.9 53 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA 28.9 24 Huntsville, AL MSA 17.2 165 Indianapolis, IN MSA 16.2 184 Iowa City, IA MSA 8.9 269 Jackson, MI MSA 18.5 145 Jackson, MS MSA 28.2 26 Jackson, TN MSA 23.4 59 Jacksonville, FL MSA 18.1 154 Jacksonville, NC MSA 19.2 131 Jamestown, NY MSA 22.7 70 Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA 14.5 215 Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA 22.4 78 Johnstown, PA MSA 19.6 128 Jonesboro, AR MSA 19.9 121 Joplin, MO MSA 20.0 120 Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI MSA 21.5 94 Kansas City, MO-KS MSA 16.3 181 Killeen-Temple, TX MSA 19.3 129 Knoxville, TN MSA 20.1 116 Kokomo, IN MSA 14.8 209 La Crosse, WI-MN MSA 12.5 240 Lafayette, LA MSA 30.5 17 Lafayette, IN MSA 11.7 251 Lake Charles, LA MSA 23.7 55 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA 22.6 76 Lancaster, PA MSA 13.5 224 Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA 15.4 203 Laredo, TX MSA 44.9 3 Las Cruces, NM MSA 38.7 5 Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA 16.8 172 Lawrence, KS MSA 13.4 227 Lawton, OK MSA 22.2 79 Lewiston-Auburn, ME NECMA 19.0 136 Lexington, KY MSA 20.9 100 Lima, OH MSA 14.7 212 Lincoln, NE MSA 8.6 270 Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR MSA 18.7 142 Longview-Marshall, TX MSA 22.7 73 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA CMSA 27.3 31 Louisville, KY-IN MSA 20.5 107 Lubbock, TX MSA 26.0 38 Lynchburg, VA MSA 17.2 167 Macon, GA MSA 26.9 34 Madison, WI MSA 9.0 268 Mansfield, OH MSA 17.7 159 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA 51.8 1 Medford-Ashland, OR MSA 16.3 178 Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL MSA 15.1 208 Memphis, TN-AR-MS MSA 30.0 19 Merced, CA MSA 33.0 10 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA 28.4 25 Milwaukee-Racine, WI CMSA 20.1 115 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI MSA 11.8 248 Mobile, AL MSA 29.5 22 Modesto, CA MSA 22.9 67 Monroe, LA MSA 32.1 13 Montgomery, AL MSA 24.8 46 Muncie, IN MSA 20.0 117 Myrtle Beach, SC MSA 25.4 41 Naples, FL MSA 20.2 113 Nashville, TN MSA 18.6 143 New London-Norwich, CT NECMA 13.3 229 New Orleans, LA MSA 32.5 12 New York-No. New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA/NECMA 23.4 61 Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC MSA 19.7 126 Ocala, FL MSA 26.0 38 Odessa-Midland, TX MSA 24.1 49 Oklahoma City, OK MSA 20.5 108 Omaha, NE-IA MSA 12.5 241 Orlando, FL MSA 17.3 163 Owensboro, KY MSA 21.3 96 Panama City, FL MSA 20.9 101 Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH MSA 21.6 93 Pensacola, FL MSA 24.0 52 Peoria-Pekin, IL MSA 15.6 199 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD CMSA 19.1 135 Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA 22.7 74 Pine Bluff, AR MSA 33.0 10 Pittsburgh, PA MSA 19.0 138 Pittsfield, MA NECMA 16.3 178 Pocatello, ID MSA 11.9 247 Portland, ME NECMA 13.5 224 Portland-Salem, OR-WA CMSA 13.0 232 Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI NECMA 19.1 132 Provo-Orem, UT MSA 10.5 260 Pueblo, CO MSA 25.2 43 Punta Gorda, FL MSA 15.2 205 Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA 13.2 231 Rapid City, SD MSA 19.1 133 Reading, PA MSA 15.8 193 Redding, CA MSA 20.7 106 Reno, NV MSA 12.3 243 Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA MSA 16.1 188 Richmond-Petersburg, VA MSA 16.2 183 Roanoke, VA MSA 16.4 176 Rochester, MN MSA 7.9 272 Rochester, NY MSA 16.1 190 Rockford, IL MSA 13.4 226 Rocky Mount, NC MSA 22.2 80 Sacramento-Yolo, CA CMSA 19.6 127 Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI MSA 24.0 50 St. Cloud, MN MSA 10.9 257 St. Joseph, MO MSA 20.3 112 St. Louis, MO-IL MSA 17.8 157 Salinas, CA MSA 21.9 84 Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT MSA 9.7 265 San Angelo, TX MSA 21.9 84 San Antonio, TX MSA 29.9 20 San Diego, CA MSA 22.8 69 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA 13.2 230 San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA MSA 14.6 214 Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA MSA 18.4 147 Santa Fe, NM MSA 14.6 213 Sarasota-Bradenton, FL MSA 16.8 171 Savannah, GA MSA 27.3 30 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA MSA 16.5 175 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA CMSA 12.6 239 Sharon, PA MSA 19.9 121 Sheboygan, WI MSA 8.3 271 Sherman-Denison, TX MSA 18.9 139 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA 30.9 15 Sioux City, IA-NE MSA 15.7 195 Sioux Falls, SD MSA 9.6 266 South Bend, IN MSA 16.1 185 Spokane, WA MSA 16.6 173 Springfield, IL MSA 13.4 228 Springfield, MO MSA 18.1 153 Springfield, MA NECMA 21.0 98 State College, PA MSA 11.1 255 Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV MSA 21.8 87 Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA 25.9 40 Sumter, SC MSA 27.4 29 Syracuse, NY MSA 16.1 187 Tallahassee, FL MSA 20.2 114 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA 20.8 103 Terre Haute, IN MSA 17.0 169 Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR MSA 24.0 50 Toledo, OH MSA 20.8 103 Topeka, KS MSA 16.1 185 Tucson, AZ MSA 26.4 36 Tulsa, OK MSA 20.0 119 Tuscaloosa, AL MSA 23.7 55 Tyler, TX MSA 22.6 76 Utica-Rome, NY MSA 19.8 125 Victoria, TX MSA 23.2 63 Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA MSA 36.6 7 Waco, TX MSA 27.1 33 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV CMSA 12.9 234 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA MSA 17.6 161 Wausau, WI MSA 10.1 262 West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL MSA 18.3 148 Wheeling, WV-OH MSA 23.9 54 Wichita, KS MSA 15.7 196 Wichita Falls, TX MSA 20.9 101 Williamsport, PA MSA 17.7 159 Wilmington, NC MSA 19.2 130 Yakima, WA MSA 30.2 18 York, PA MSA 10.1 262 Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA 22.7 72 Yuba City, CA MSA 25.0 45 Yuma, AZ MSA 33.5 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, State and Metropolitan Area Data Book 1997-98, table B-6.