Highest Poverty in Germany

Top 100 cities ranked by highest poverty

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Highest Poverty — Germany

1 Tönning 10 0.2%

2 Heideck 02 0.2%

3 Karlshuld 02 0.2%

4 Rennertshofen 02 0.2%

5 Nassau 08 0.2%

6 Zapfendorf 02 0.2%

7 Lamme 06 0.2%

8 Bad Lauchstädt 14 0.2%

9 Mittenaar 05 0.2%

10 Krauchenwies 01 0.2%

11 Waldkappel 05 0.2%

12 Oberviechtach 02 0.2%

13 Lichtenau 01 0.2%

14 Lauter 13 0.2%

15 Contwig 08 0.2%

16 Schilksee 10 0.2%

17 Seubersdorf 02 0.2%

18 Niederfischbach 08 0.2%

19 Kippenheim 01 0.2%

20 Wittenburg 12 0.2%

21 Ranstadt 05 0.2%

22 Hartenstein 13 0.2%

23 Nandlstadt 02 0.2%

24 Steinbach-Hallenberg 15 0.2%

25 Nackenheim 08 0.2%

26 Heroldsbach 02 0.2%

27 Egling 02 0.2%

28 Ahlerstedt 06 0.2%

29 Mömlingen 02 0.2%

30 Hammerbrook 04 0.2%

31 Eckersdorf 02 0.2%

32 Bruckberg 02 0.2%

33 Todtnau 01 0.2%

34 Lensahn 10 0.2%

35 Molfsee 10 0.2%

36 Wannweil 01 0.2%

37 Hohenwestedt 10 0.2%

38 Gschwend 01 0.2%

39 Mudau 01 0.2%

40 Waldbüttelbrunn 02 0.2%

41 Oberding 02 0.2%

42 Neudenau 01 0.2%

43 Eibau 13 0.2%

44 Wilhermsdorf 02 0.2%

45 Forchtenberg 01 0.2%

46 Rottach-Egern 02 0.2%

47 Waldfischbach-Burgalben 08 0.2%

48 Lenzkirch 01 0.2%

49 Trappenkamp 10 0.2%

50 Rotthalmünster 02 0.2%

51 Petersaurach 02 0.2%

52 Schöllnach 02 0.2%

53 Hebertshausen 02 0.2%

54 Geringswalde 13 0.2%

55 Großheubach 02 0.2%

56 Kusel 08 0.2%

57 Lunzenau 13 0.2%

58 Weitnau 02 0.2%

59 Reichenau 01 0.2%

60 Bredstedt 10 0.2%

61 Belgern 13 0.2%

62 Freren 06 0.2%

63 Dornheim 05 0.2%

64 Oberthulba 02 0.2%

65 Elsterberg 13 0.2%

66 Munderkingen 01 0.2%

67 Breitenbrunn 13 0.2%

68 Schwarmstedt 06 0.2%

69 Langquaid 02 0.2%

70 Braunlage 06 0.2%

71 Lübars 16 0.2%

72 Rot am See 01 0.2%

73 Moosinning 02 0.2%

74 Altenberg 13 0.2%

75 Uelsen 06 0.2%

76 Jestetten 01 0.2%

77 Affing 02 0.2%

78 Weßling 02 0.2%

79 Hitzacker 06 0.2%

80 Satteldorf 01 0.2%

81 Peitz 11 0.2%

82 Sankt Johann 01 0.2%

83 Bischofsheim in der Rhön 02 0.2%

84 Weitramsdorf 02 0.2%

85 Horst 10 0.2%

86 Borkum 06 0.2%

87 Rangendingen 01 0.2%

88 Kirchheim am Neckar 01 0.2%

89 Herbstein 05 0.2%

90 Sersheim 01 0.2%

91 Hofheim in Unterfranken 02 0.2%

92 Münstertal/Schwarzwald 01 0.2%

93 Wirges 08 0.2%

94 Augustusburg 13 0.2%

95 Hollfeld 02 0.2%

96 Ochtendung 08 0.2%

97 Grebenhain 05 0.2%

98 Umkirch 01 0.2%

99 Schliengen 01 0.2%

100 Esterwegen 06 0.2%

Cities with the highest poverty rates in Germany face deep economic challenges affecting a significant portion of their population. Tönning has a poverty rate of 0.2%.

High poverty rates impact communities in multiple ways: reduced access to healthcare and healthy food, lower educational outcomes, higher crime rates, and deteriorating infrastructure. These challenges are interconnected and require comprehensive solutions.

Addressing poverty in these cities requires a multi-pronged approach including economic development, affordable housing, quality education, healthcare access, and workforce training programs targeting underserved populations.

Did You Know?

1. In Tönning, 0.2% of residents — roughly 1 in 100 people — live below the poverty line.
2. Child poverty rates in these cities are often even higher than the overall rate, sometimes exceeding 40%.
3. Poverty is measured by household income relative to family size — the threshold varies from $15,060 for an individual to $31,200 for a family of four.

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