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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