National ranking · Top 100 · data updated August 2026

The 100 Lowest Poverty Rate Cities

This list ranks the top 100 US cities by poverty rate, drawn straight from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023). Use the leading value, cutoff, state mix, and full table together to see which places lead this single measure and what it takes to make the list.

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100
Cities ranked: #1
Steele Creek: 0.0%
Poverty Rate

Data updated August 2026

The headline finding

Steele Creek, AK tops this list at 0.0% poverty rate, making the top 100 requires at least 0.4%.

Steele Creek, AK
#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.

New York (NY)

12
New Jersey (NJ)

11
Pennsylvania (PA)

9
Texas (TX)

8
California (CA)

7
Maryland (MD)

7
Virginia (VA)

7
Illinois (IL)

6
Massachusetts (MA)

4
Colorado (CO)

3

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

#	City	Poverty Rate	Population
1	Steele CreekAlaska	0.0%	5,861
2	Ben LomondCalifornia	0.0%	6,849
3	California Polytechnic State UniversityCalifornia	0.0%	7,529
4	Happy ValleyCalifornia	0.0%	6,046
5	SaranapCalifornia	0.0%	5,693
6	TiburonCalifornia	0.0%	9,035
7	JohnstownColorado	0.0%	18,075
8	MeridianColorado	0.0%	5,058
9	Neptune BeachFlorida	0.0%	7,199
10	TempleGeorgia	0.0%	5,655
11	Hawthorn WoodsIllinois	0.0%	9,145
12	MoneeIllinois	0.0%	5,104
13	Pingree GroveIllinois	0.0%	10,576
14	South BarringtonIllinois	0.0%	5,004
15	FortvilleIndiana	0.0%	5,092
16	EldridgeIowa	0.0%	6,743
17	Sioux CenterIowa	0.0%	8,335
18	GorhamMaine	0.0%	7,365
19	DarnestownMaryland	0.0%	6,835
20	FultonMaryland	0.0%	5,946
21	MarlboroMaryland	0.0%	9,200
22	MiddletownMaryland	0.0%	5,108
23	Spring RidgeMaryland	0.0%	5,720
24	East HarwichMassachusetts	0.0%	5,670
25	NorthboroughMassachusetts	0.0%	6,720
26	ScituateMassachusetts	0.0%	5,602
27	AlbertvilleMinnesota	0.0%	8,066
28	HugoMinnesota	0.0%	16,076
29	GreenwoodMissouri	0.0%	6,000
30	Weldon SpringMissouri	0.0%	5,291
31	DurhamNew Hampshire	0.0%	10,577
32	NewmarketNew Hampshire	0.0%	5,730
33	BeckettNew Jersey	0.0%	5,072
34	Glen RidgeNew Jersey	0.0%	7,827
35	Green KnollNew Jersey	0.0%	6,664
36	HightstownNew Jersey	0.0%	5,869
37	Mays LandingNew Jersey	0.0%	6,178
38	Neshanic StationNew Jersey	0.0%	5,403
39	Union BeachNew Jersey	0.0%	5,722
40	WatchungNew Jersey	0.0%	6,429
41	East MorichesNew York	0.0%	5,794
42	IrvingtonNew York	0.0%	6,541
43	Kings PointNew York	0.0%	5,614
44	LarchmontNew York	0.0%	6,542
45	LawrenceNew York	0.0%	6,771
46	New HempsteadNew York	0.0%	5,431
47	Rochester Institute of TechnologyNew York	0.0%	6,339
48	Sea CliffNew York	0.0%	5,037
49	University at BuffaloNew York	0.0%	6,776
50	Valley CottageNew York	0.0%	8,803
51	Briar ChapelNorth Carolina	0.0%	6,084
52	Porters NeckNorth Carolina	0.0%	7,102
53	Cedar HillsOregon	0.0%	8,515
54	CreswellOregon	0.0%	5,625
55	BreinigsvillePennsylvania	0.0%	8,159
56	ExtonPennsylvania	0.0%	6,192
57	Merion StationPennsylvania	0.0%	5,796
58	Newtown GrantPennsylvania	0.0%	6,070
59	Schuylkill HavenPennsylvania	0.0%	5,247
60	ShilohPennsylvania	0.0%	11,022
61	SwarthmorePennsylvania	0.0%	6,524
62	KingstonRhode Island	0.0%	6,953
63	Lake Murray of RichlandSouth Carolina	0.0%	7,057
64	Thompson's StationTennessee	0.0%	7,855
65	AledoTexas	0.0%	5,432
66	Hickory CreekTexas	0.0%	5,161
67	JustinTexas	0.0%	5,068
68	SavannahTexas	0.0%	6,877
69	Van AlstyneTexas	0.0%	5,378
70	BraddockVirginia	0.0%	6,404
71	Difficult RunVirginia	0.0%	10,202
72	Lowes IslandVirginia	0.0%	11,199
73	MoorefieldVirginia	0.0%	5,598
74	Stafford CourthouseVirginia	0.0%	5,780
75	SultanWashington	0.0%	5,770
76	WollochetWashington	0.0%	6,905
77	BristolWisconsin	0.0%	5,196
78	MediaPennsylvania	0.1%	5,868
79	Spring GroveIllinois	0.2%	5,866
80	OtsegoMinnesota	0.2%	21,358
81	Packanack LakeNew Jersey	0.2%	6,126
82	TappanNew York	0.2%	6,704
83	ChesterbrookPennsylvania	0.2%	5,439
84	LavonTexas	0.2%	5,624
85	Farr WestUtah	0.2%	7,881
86	Pimmit HillsVirginia	0.2%	6,395
87	Todd CreekColorado	0.3%	5,069
88	NantucketMassachusetts	0.3%	10,837
89	SoutholdNew York	0.3%	6,600
90	LantanaTexas	0.3%	12,583
91	AlamoCalifornia	0.4%	14,441
92	OrindaCalifornia	0.4%	19,472
93	VoloIllinois	0.4%	6,398
94	ScaggsvilleMaryland	0.4%	10,441
95	UrbanaMaryland	0.4%	13,897
96	MarltonNew Jersey	0.4%	10,473
97	Midland ParkNew Jersey	0.4%	6,996
98	Paloma Creek SouthTexas	0.4%	8,797
99	WoodlakeVirginia	0.4%	7,373
100	TehalehWashington	0.4%	6,769

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.

Questions about the lowest poverty rate cities list

What does this lowest poverty rate cities ranking measure?

It orders cities by poverty rate using U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023), Table S1701. It is a single-metric comparison, not an overall score for quality of life or a recommendation about where to live.

Are metropolitan areas included?

The rows are individual cities or Census-defined places covered by the named source, not combined metropolitan areas. The page states any extra coverage or population rule that applies to this specific poverty rate ranking.

Can I download and verify the ranking?

Yes. The CSV above contains the same ranked rows shown in the table. The page names the source and vintage, links to the source agency, and explains category-specific caveats before the data.

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.

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