Philadelphia is no longer the 'poorest big city in America'

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Philadelphia is no longer the "poorest big city in the U.S.," according to new Census data.

Philadelphia now has the second-highest poverty rate among the 10 most populous cities in the country.

The poverty rate dropped nationally from 2023 to 2024, according to census estimates.

Philadelphia is no longer the poorest big city in the United States , according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau released earlier this week, though it didn't move far. But, poverty across the U.S. is down from last year, Census estimates say.

But who took the top spot? Let's take a look:

Poverty in the U.S.

By the numbers:

The U.S. Census Bureau released new data on income and poverty across the country on Tuesday, finding that national poverty is down slightly, by less than a percent