Highest Poverty in Nicaragua

Top 78 cities ranked by highest poverty

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All Countries · Nicaragua

Highest Poverty — Nicaragua

1 Nandaime 06 6.6%

2 Rivas 15 6.6%

3 San Rafael del Sur 10 6.6%

4 Jinotepe 02 6.6%

5 Boaco 01 6.6%

6 Nagarote 08 6.6%

7 Jalapa 13 6.6%

8 La Paz Centro 08 6.6%

9 San Marcos 02 6.6%

10 Masatepe 11 6.6%

11 Chichigalpa 03 6.6%

12 Rama 18 6.6%

13 Somoto 09 6.6%

14 Corinto 03 6.6%

15 Río Blanco 12 6.6%

16 Camoapa 01 6.6%

17 El Crucero 10 6.6%

18 Siuna 17 6.6%

19 Somotillo 03 6.6%

20 Santo Tomás 04 6.6%

21 El Viejo 03 6.6%

22 Managua 10 6.6%

23 León 08 6.6%

24 Masaya 11 6.6%

25 Chinandega 03 6.6%

26 Matagalpa 12 6.6%

27 Estelí 05 6.6%

28 Granada 06 6.6%

29 Mateare 10 6.6%

30 Jinotega 07 6.6%

31 Quilalí 13 6.6%

32 Nueva Guinea 18 6.6%

33 Ciudad Sandino 10 6.6%

34 Juigalpa 04 6.6%

35 Tipitapa 10 6.6%

36 Bluefields 18 6.6%

37 Diriamba 02 6.6%

38 Ocotal 13 6.6%

39 Puerto Cabezas 17 6.6%

40 Bonanza 17 6.6%

41 Nindirí 11 6.6%

42 Dolores 02 6.6%

43 Wiwilí 13 6.6%

44 La Concepción 11 6.6%

45 Nandasmo 11 6.6%

46 Pearl City 18 6.6%

47 Waslala 17 6.6%

48 Posoltega 03 6.6%

49 Waspán 17 6.6%

50 San Jorge 15 6.6%

51 El Realejo 03 6.6%

52 La Dalia 12 6.6%

53 Santo Domingo 04 6.6%

54 San Rafael del Norte 07 6.6%

55 Malpaisillo 08 6.6%

56 Belén 15 6.6%

57 Los Copeles 04 6.6%

58 Potosí 15 6.6%

59 Villa El Carmen 10 6.6%

60 San Lorenzo 01 6.6%

61 San Carlos 14 6.6%

62 Ciudad Darío 12 6.6%

63 Ticuantepe 10 6.6%

64 El Sauce 08 6.6%

65 Condega 05 6.6%

66 Acoyapa 04 6.6%

67 Matiguás 12 6.6%

68 Diriomo 06 6.6%

69 Telica 08 6.6%

70 Tisma 11 6.6%

71 South End 18 6.6%

72 Bocana de Paiwas 18 6.6%

73 Las Praderas 07 6.6%

74 Villa Sandino 04 6.6%

75 San Juan del Sur 15 6.6%

76 Niquinohomo 11 6.6%

77 Larreynaga 08 6.6%

78 Puerto Morazán 03 6.6%

Cities with the highest poverty rates in Nicaragua face deep economic challenges affecting a significant portion of their population. Nandaime has a poverty rate of 6.6%.

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 Nandaime, 6.6% of residents — roughly 1 in 15 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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