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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