Highest Poverty in New Brunswick

Top 63 cities ranked by highest poverty

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Highest Poverty — New Brunswick

1 Campbellton 25.0%

2 Bathurst 20.3%

3 Saint John 17.8%

4 Tracadie 17.4%

5 Edmundston 16.6%

6 Fundy Albert 16.5%

7 Sunbury-York South 16.5%

8 Town Plat 16.5%

9 Hautes-Terres 16.5%

10 Beaurivage 16.5%

11 Millidgeville 16.5%

12 Downtown Dieppe 16.5%

13 Beaubassin East / Beaubassin-est 16.5%

14 Saint-Anselme 16.5%

15 Central York 16.5%

16 Eastern Charlotte 16.5%

17 Lakeburn 16.5%

18 Grand Lake 16.5%

19 Île-de-Lamèque 16.5%

20 Chartersville 16.5%

21 Heron Bay 16.5%

22 Butternut Valley 16.5%

23 North End 16.5%

24 Hildegarde 16.5%

25 Fundy-St. Martins 16.5%

26 Grand Falls / Grand-Sault 16.5%

27 Downtown Fredericton 16.5%

28 Champdoré 16.5%

29 Fairvale 16.5%

30 Carleton North 16.5%

31 Lutes Mountain 16.5%

32 Saint John West 16.5%

33 Saint John East 16.5%

34 Tantramar 16.5%

35 Belle-Baie 16.5%

36 Parkton 16.5%

37 Nashwaaksis 16.5%

38 Maple Hills 16.5%

39 Gunningsville 16.5%

40 Cap-Acadie 16.5%

41 Lewisville 16.5%

42 Glen Cairn 16.5%

43 Beausoleil 16.5%

44 Uptown Saint John 16.5%

45 Humphrey 16.5%

46 Central Moncton 16.5%

47 Downtown Moncton 16.5%

48 Centennial Place 16.5%

49 Sackville 15.9%

50 Moncton 15.4%

51 Saint Mary 14.9%

52 Miramichi 14.5%

53 Fredericton 13.5%

54 Shediac 12.7%

55 Douglas 10.3%

56 Memramcook 9.1%

57 Riverview 8.7%

58 Dieppe 8.5%

59 Beaubassin East 8.5%

60 Rothesay 7.3%

61 Lincoln 7.1%

62 Burton 6.3%

63 Quispamsis 5.1%

Cities with the highest poverty rates in New Brunswick face deep economic challenges affecting a significant portion of their population. Campbellton has a poverty rate of 25.0%.

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 Campbellton, 25.0% of residents — roughly 1 in 4 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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