The Poorest ZIP Codes in America

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This infographic uses United States census data to visualize the poorest ZIP codes in the United States. The poorest ZIP code in the entire United States is in Erie, PA. With a population of 1,418 households, the median income is $10,873 and the mean income is $14,780. To put that into perspective, the federal poverty level for a family of four is $25,100.

Erie, Pennsylvania from the Bicentennial Tower.

You may be surprised to find a zip code in Los Angeles, California to be 4th poorest according to the data. Despite the median income of $12,864, the mean income is $47,393, which indicates major wealth discrepancy in this region.

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