Poverty
1995

*PMSA population adjusted to include whole counties of Bristol, Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk and to exclude all of Worcester
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census
Rank Region Estimated Percent of People Below Poverty Level
1 Minneapolis-St. Paul 7.5
2 Washington DC 8.2
3 Seattle 8.5
4 Denver 9.4
5 Indianapolis 9.8
6 Raleigh 9.9
7 Portland 10.2
8 Baltimore 10.6
9 Charlotte 10.9
10 Richmond 11.4
11 Greenville-Spartanburg 11.7
12 St. Louis 11.8
13 Philadelphia 11.9
14 Cleveland 12.0
15 Atlanta 12.6
16 Austin 12.6
17 Boston* 12.6
18 Dallas 12.8
19 Tampa 14.7
20 San Diego 15.5


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