According to the US Census Bureau in 2007, the following is a list of the poorest cities in the United States.
City, State, % of People Below the Poverty Level
1. Detroit, MI
32.5%
2. Buffalo, NY
29.9%
3. Cincinnati, OH
27.8%
4. Cleveland, OH
27.0%
5. Miami, FL
26.9%
5. St. Louis, MO
26.8%
7. El Paso, TX
26.4%
8. Milwaukee, WI
26.2%
9. Philadelphia, PA
25.1%
10. Newark, NJ
24.2%
U.S. Census Bureau, 2006 American Community Survey, August 2007