The indispensable Memphis Poverty Fact 2025 features a wealth of data that are equal parts illuminating and discouraging. More than anything, they are a call to action.
#2 – Memphis’ poverty rate among cities with population of more than 500,000 (37 cities)
#2 – Memphis child poverty rate among cities with more than 500,000 population – 38.8%
- #1 is Detroit with a child poverty rate of 51.1%
- #3 is Houston with child poverty rate of 31.1.%
- #4 is Milwaukee with child poverty rate of 30.3%
#2 – Memphis MSA among MSAs with populations greater than one million – 17.4%
- Fresno is #1 with poverty rate of 18.2%
- Houston is #3 with poverty rate of 14.3%
- Detroit is #4 with poverty rate of 14.1%
#1 – Child poverty rate for 10 large MSAs with more than one million population – 27.8%
- Fresno is #2 with child poverty rate of 26.2%
- Detroit is #3 with child poverty rate of 21%
- Houston is #4 with child poverty rate of 20%
#59 – Rankings of MSA poverty rates for whiles in cities with more than 500,000 population
Overall Poverty Rates for Memphis ZIP codes:
45.4% – 38126
41.5% – 38106
34.7% – 38127
32.5% – 38118
32.0% – 38114
31.6% – 38109
31.4% – 38105
29.7% – 38116
28.6% – 38107
28.0% – 38108
27.6% – 38112
27.2% – 38122
23.5% – 38111
22.6% – 38128
19.5% – 38115
Child Poverty Rates for Memphis ZIP Codes:
66.3% – 38106
57.9% – 38126
55.7% – 38109
52.9% – 38118
52.7% – 38127
45.8% – 38116
43.6% – 39114
39.5% – 38112
37.8% – 38122
37.1% – 38107
35.3% – 38105
32.3% – 38111
31.4% – 38108
29.7% – 38128
26.2% – 38115
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