The McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metropolitan area in Texas was ranked first with 27.2 percent of its population living below the poverty level in 2023. Eagle Pass, Texas had the second-highest poverty rate, at 24.4 percent.
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Leading metropolitan areas with the highest poverty rate in the United States in 2023
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US Census Bureau. (September 17, 2024). Leading metropolitan areas with the highest poverty rate in the United States in 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 18, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/432924/us-metropolitan-areas-with-the-highest-poverty-rate/
US Census Bureau. "Leading metropolitan areas with the highest poverty rate in the United States in 2023." Chart. September 17, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/432924/us-metropolitan-areas-with-the-highest-poverty-rate/
US Census Bureau. (2024). Leading metropolitan areas with the highest poverty rate in the United States in 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/432924/us-metropolitan-areas-with-the-highest-poverty-rate/
US Census Bureau. "Leading Metropolitan Areas with The Highest Poverty Rate in The United States in 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Sep 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/432924/us-metropolitan-areas-with-the-highest-poverty-rate/
US Census Bureau, Leading metropolitan areas with the highest poverty rate in the United States in 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/432924/us-metropolitan-areas-with-the-highest-poverty-rate/ (last visited June 18, 2025)
Leading metropolitan areas with the highest poverty rate in the United States in 2023 [Graph], US Census Bureau, September 17, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/432924/us-metropolitan-areas-with-the-highest-poverty-rate/
