Highest Poverty in Romania

Top 100 cities ranked by highest poverty

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Highest Poverty — Romania

1 Odăi 10 0.7%

2 Piscu 18 0.7%

3 Josenii Bârgăului 06 0.7%

4 Tritenii de Jos 13 0.7%

5 Răchitoasa 04 0.7%

6 Ludeşti 16 0.7%

7 Viişoara 28 0.7%

8 Băluşeni 07 0.7%

9 Trifeşti 28 0.7%

10 Coşoveni 17 0.7%

11 Mihăileni 07 0.7%

12 Duda 38 0.7%

13 Moroeni 16 0.7%

14 Fărcaşele 29 0.7%

15 Slobozia 03 0.7%

16 Puieşti 38 0.7%

17 Mireşu Mare 25 0.7%

18 Slobozia Bradului 40 0.7%

19 Bălţaţi 23 0.7%

20 Cornetu 43 0.7%

21 Radovanu 41 0.7%

22 Lungani 23 0.7%

23 Tărtăşeşti 16 0.7%

24 Bezdead 16 0.7%

25 Păuleşti 30 0.7%

26 Padeş 19 0.7%

27 Sanislău 32 0.7%

28 Cavnic 25 0.7%

29 Suseni 20 0.7%

30 Podu Turcului 04 0.7%

31 Flămânzi 07 0.7%

32 Stâlpeni 03 0.7%

33 Havârna 07 0.7%

34 Izbiceni 29 0.7%

35 Bradu 03 0.7%

36 Moţca 23 0.7%

37 Dobroteşti 35 0.7%

38 Felnac 02 0.7%

39 Moceşti 30 0.7%

40 Dersca 07 0.7%

41 Ceraşu 30 0.7%

42 Frumuşani 41 0.7%

43 Dridu 22 0.7%

44 Săliştea de Sus 25 0.7%

45 Deleşti 38 0.7%

46 Bodeşti 28 0.7%

47 Drăguţeşti 19 0.7%

48 Jurilovca 37 0.7%

49 Horodnic de Sus 34 0.7%

50 Tudora 07 0.7%

51 Faraoaní 04 0.7%

52 Ernei 27 0.7%

53 Bucecea 07 0.7%

54 Batăr 05 0.7%

55 Poiana Teiului 28 0.7%

56 Lunca de Jos 20 0.7%

57 Drăgăneşti 30 0.7%

58 Curcani 41 0.7%

59 Zemeş 04 0.7%

60 Bran 09 0.7%

61 Corbu 14 0.7%

62 Rediu 28 0.7%

63 Ruscova 25 0.7%

64 Măstăcani 18 0.7%

65 Slatina 34 0.7%

66 Vişeu de Jos 25 0.7%

67 Ţifeşti 40 0.7%

68 Ceptura de Sus 30 0.7%

69 Frumuşiţa 18 0.7%

70 Odobeşti 16 0.7%

71 Vurpăr 01 0.7%

72 Trifeşti 23 0.7%

73 Grădiştea 41 0.7%

74 Bucu 22 0.7%

75 Lazuri 32 0.7%

76 Ghimeş-Făget 04 0.7%

77 Ţicleni 19 0.7%

78 Poiana Câmpina 30 0.7%

79 Livezi-Vale 04 0.7%

80 Perieni 38 0.7%

81 Gârla-Mare 26 0.7%

82 Pleniţa 17 0.7%

83 Sângeru 30 0.7%

84 Băneasa 14 0.7%

85 Ulmeni 41 0.7%

86 Borduşani 22 0.7%

87 Berzunţi 04 0.7%

88 Chiscani 08 0.7%

89 Drăguşeni 18 0.7%

90 Jebel 36 0.7%

91 Sânandrei 36 0.7%

92 Straja 34 0.7%

93 Mogoşoaia 43 0.7%

94 Târgu Trotuş 04 0.7%

95 Gogoşu 26 0.7%

96 Măicăneşti 40 0.7%

97 Telciu 06 0.7%

98 Celaru 17 0.7%

99 Tudor Vladimirescu 08 0.7%

100 Corbasca 04 0.7%

Cities with the highest poverty rates in Romania face deep economic challenges affecting a significant portion of their population. Odăi has a poverty rate of 0.7%.

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 Odăi, 0.7% 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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