National ranking · Top 100 · data updated July 2026

The 100 Lowest Poverty Rate Cities

Ranking the top 100 US cities by poverty rate, drawn straight from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023).

100
Cities ranked
#1
Johnstown
0.0%
Poverty Rate

Data updated July 2026

The headline finding

Johnstown, CO tops this list at 0.0% poverty rate, making the top 100 requires at least 0.4%.

Johnstown, CO
#1 · 0.0%
0.4%
#100 cutoff
100
cities in this ranking

Every figure here is read live from the same U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023) data rendered in the table below.

These 100 cities span 27 states. New York has the most entries on this list: 12 (12% of the total). New York state page.

How we calculate the state breakdown

The state count and leader above are a live tally of this list's own 100 rows, grouped by state. See the methodology page for the full source-to-figure lineage.

Which states show up most

State tally of this list's own rows

Cities on this list

What this shows New York leads with 12 of the 100 spots on this list.

Source PlainCities tally of this ranking's own rows As of July 2026
Rank City Poverty Rate
1 Johnstown , CO 0.0%
2 Hugo , MN 0.0%
3 Lowes Island , VA 0.0%
4 Shiloh , PA 0.0%
5 Durham , NH 0.0%
6 Pingree Grove , IL 0.0%
7 Difficult Run , VA 0.0%
8 Marlboro , MD 0.0%
9 Hawthorn Woods , IL 0.0%
10 Tiburon , CA 0.0%
11 Valley Cottage , NY 0.0%
12 Cedar Hills , OR 0.0%
13 Sioux Center , IA 0.0%
14 Breinigsville , PA 0.0%
15 Albertville , MN 0.0%
16 Thompson's Station , TN 0.0%
17 Glen Ridge , NJ 0.0%
18 California Polytechnic State University , CA 0.0%
19 Gorham , ME 0.0%
20 Neptune Beach , FL 0.0%
21 Porters Neck , NC 0.0%
22 Lake Murray of Richland , SC 0.0%
23 Kingston , RI 0.0%
24 Wollochet , WA 0.0%
25 Savannah , TX 0.0%
26 Ben Lomond , CA 0.0%
27 Darnestown , MD 0.0%
28 University at Buffalo , NY 0.0%
29 Lawrence , NY 0.0%
30 Eldridge , IA 0.0%
31 Northborough , MA 0.0%
32 Green Knoll , NJ 0.0%
33 Larchmont , NY 0.0%
34 Irvington , NY 0.0%
35 Swarthmore , PA 0.0%
36 Watchung , NJ 0.0%
37 Braddock , VA 0.0%
38 Rochester Institute of Technology , NY 0.0%
39 Exton , PA 0.0%
40 Mays Landing , NJ 0.0%
41 Briar Chapel , NC 0.0%
42 Newtown Grant , PA 0.0%
43 Happy Valley , CA 0.0%
44 Greenwood , MO 0.0%
45 Fulton , MD 0.0%
46 Hightstown , NJ 0.0%
47 Steele Creek , AK 0.0%
48 Merion Station , PA 0.0%
49 East Moriches , NY 0.0%
50 Stafford Courthouse , VA 0.0%
51 Sultan , WA 0.0%
52 Newmarket , NH 0.0%
53 Union Beach , NJ 0.0%
54 Spring Ridge , MD 0.0%
55 Saranap , CA 0.0%
56 East Harwich , MA 0.0%
57 Temple , GA 0.0%
58 Creswell , OR 0.0%
59 Kings Point , NY 0.0%
60 Scituate , MA 0.0%
61 Moorefield , VA 0.0%
62 Aledo , TX 0.0%
63 New Hempstead , NY 0.0%
64 Neshanic Station , NJ 0.0%
65 Van Alstyne , TX 0.0%
66 Weldon Spring , MO 0.0%
67 Schuylkill Haven , PA 0.0%
68 Bristol , WI 0.0%
69 Hickory Creek , TX 0.0%
70 Middletown , MD 0.0%
71 Monee , IL 0.0%
72 Fortville , IN 0.0%
73 Beckett , NJ 0.0%
74 Justin , TX 0.0%
75 Meridian , CO 0.0%
76 Sea Cliff , NY 0.0%
77 South Barrington , IL 0.0%
78 Media , PA 0.1%
79 Otsego , MN 0.2%
80 Farr West , UT 0.2%
81 Tappan , NY 0.2%
82 Pimmit Hills , VA 0.2%
83 Packanack Lake , NJ 0.2%
84 Spring Grove , IL 0.2%
85 Lavon , TX 0.2%
86 Chesterbrook , PA 0.2%
87 Lantana , TX 0.3%
88 Nantucket , MA 0.3%
89 Southold , NY 0.3%
90 Todd Creek , CO 0.3%
91 Orinda , CA 0.4%
92 Alamo , CA 0.4%
93 Urbana , MD 0.4%
94 Marlton , NJ 0.4%
95 Scaggsville , MD 0.4%
96 Paloma Creek South , TX 0.4%
97 Woodlake , VA 0.4%
98 Midland Park , NJ 0.4%
99 Tehaleh , WA 0.4%
100 Volo , IL 0.4%

According to the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2023 vintage, released December 2024), the underlying dataset behind this ranking spans 28,702 U.S. incorporated places and census-designated places nationally; this page shows the top 100 by poverty rate. See our methodology for the full data-collection process.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023), Table S1701. Verify directly with the source agency: U.S. Census Bureau, FBI UCR, NOAA, NCES.

What to do with the lowest poverty rate cities list

Use this ranking to narrow the field, then dig into the specific places you're considering.

  • Johnstown, CO leads this list at 0.0% -- see its full profile before drawing conclusions from the rank alone. Johnstown profile
  • Put two specific cities side by side across every tracked metric, not just this one ranking. Compare cities
  • See every ranked city in Colorado together, not just how Johnstown compares nationally. Colorado state page

This ranking reflects the single poverty rate metric only -- it is not a composite of everything that makes a city a good fit.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Primary sources: Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES.

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