Highest Poverty in Quebec

Top 100 cities ranked by highest poverty

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Highest Poverty — Quebec

1 Louiseville 22.4%

2 Joliette 20.9%

3 Val-des-Sources 20.9%

4 Mont-Joli 19.5%

5 Shawinigan 18.7%

6 Chertsey 18.6%

7 Sainte-Anne-des-Monts 18.4%

8 Lac-Mégantic 18.4%

9 Lachute 18.3%

10 Montréal 17.4%

11 Matane 17.0%

12 Saint-Calixte 17.0%

13 La Sarre 16.9%

14 Amqui 16.4%

15 Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts 16.3%

16 Montmagny 16.2%

17 Mont-Laurier 16.1%

18 Cowansville 15.5%

19 Rawdon 15.3%

20 Sorel-Tracy 15.1%

21 Trois-Rivières 15.0%

22 Thetford-Mines 15.0%

23 Chandler 14.9%

24 Acton Vale 14.8%

25 La Tuque 14.6%

26 Sherbrooke 14.5%

27 Drummondville 14.5%

28 Victoriaville 14.5%

29 Dolbeau-Mistassini 14.2%

30 Val-David 14.2%

31 Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac 14.2%

32 Saint-Hyacinthe 14.1%

33 Salaberry-de-Valleyfield 14.1%

34 Côte-Saint-Luc 14.1%

35 Saint-Jérôme 14.0%

36 Windsor 13.9%

37 Magog 13.8%

38 Brownsburg-Chatham 13.6%

39 Roberval 13.6%

40 La Malbaie 13.2%

41 Saint-Félix-de-Valois 13.1%

42 Granby 13.0%

43 Pont-Viau 12.9%

44 Le Plateau 12.9%

45 Saint-Vincent-de-Paul 12.9%

46 Buckingham 12.9%

47 Greenfield Park 12.9%

48 Duvernay-Est 12.9%

49 Roxboro 12.9%

50 Laflèche 12.9%

51 Pointe-Saint-Charles 12.9%

52 Laurentides 12.9%

53 Cap-aux-Meules 12.9%

54 L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève 12.9%

55 Ct 0013 12.9%

56 Templeton-Est 12.9%

57 Ile-des-Soeurs 12.9%

58 Saint Romuald 12.9%

59 Hauterive 12.9%

60 Ct 0007 12.9%

61 Vieux-Montréal 12.9%

62 Outremont 12.9%

63 Mile End 12.9%

64 Ct 0011 12.9%

65 Milton-Parc 12.9%

66 Saint-Canut 12.9%

67 Desmarchais-Crawford 12.9%

68 Ville-Émard 12.9%

69 Snowdon 12.9%

70 Petite-Bourgogne 12.9%

71 Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension 12.9%

72 Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve 12.9%

73 Ahuntsic-Cartierville 12.9%

74 Le Vieux-Longueuil 12.9%

75 Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne 12.9%

76 Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles 12.9%

77 Sainte-Foy 12.9%

78 La Cité-Limoilou 12.9%

79 Le Plateau-Mont-Royal 12.9%

80 Saint-Laurent 12.9%

81 Saint-Sauveur-des-Monts 12.9%

82 Chomedey 12.9%

83 La Haute-Saint-Charles 12.9%

84 Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie 12.9%

85 Montréal-Nord 12.9%

86 Le Sud-Ouest 12.9%

87 Saint-Henri 12.9%

88 Charlesbourg 12.9%

89 Saint-Hubert 12.9%

90 Beauport 12.9%

91 Saint-Léonard 12.9%

92 Les Rivières 12.9%

93 Laval-des-Rapides 12.9%

94 Ct 0003 12.9%

95 Val-des-Arbres 12.9%

96 Neufchâtel-Est–Lebourgneuf 12.9%

97 Duvernay 12.9%

98 Pont Rouge 12.9%

99 Parc-Extension 12.9%

100 Cartierville 12.9%

Cities with the highest poverty rates in Quebec face deep economic challenges affecting a significant portion of their population. Louiseville has a poverty rate of 22.4%.

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 Louiseville, 22.4% 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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