Highest Poverty in Slovakia

Top 100 cities ranked by highest poverty

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Highest Poverty — Slovakia

1 Dvory nad Žitavou 04 0.5%

2 Bojnice 06 0.5%

3 Nesvady 04 0.5%

4 Slovenský Grob 02 0.5%

5 Tvrdošovce 04 0.5%

6 Dobšiná 03 0.5%

7 Rabča 08 0.5%

8 Poltár 01 0.5%

9 Skalité 08 0.5%

10 Gabčíkovo 07 0.5%

11 Šenkvice 02 0.5%

12 Ilava 06 0.5%

13 Sládkovičovo 07 0.5%

14 Lendak 05 0.5%

15 Rovinka 02 0.5%

16 Bratislava - Vajnory 02 0.5%

17 Zákamenné 08 0.5%

18 Raková 08 0.5%

19 Vrbové 07 0.5%

20 Žarnovica 01 0.5%

21 Oščadnica 08 0.5%

22 Medzilaborce 05 0.5%

23 Rajec 08 0.5%

24 Gelnica 03 0.5%

25 Sobrance 03 0.5%

26 Svätý Jur 02 0.5%

27 Beluša 06 0.5%

28 Čaňa 03 0.5%

29 Turčianske Teplice 08 0.5%

30 Nemšová 06 0.5%

31 Lipany 05 0.5%

32 Krásno nad Kysucou 08 0.5%

33 Chorvátsky Grob 02 0.5%

34 Želiezovce 04 0.5%

35 Hnúšťa 01 0.5%

36 Spišská Belá 05 0.5%

37 Tornaľa 01 0.5%

38 Nová Baňa 01 0.5%

39 Veľký Šariš 05 0.5%

40 Šahy 04 0.5%

41 Trstená 08 0.5%

42 Liptovský Hrádok 08 0.5%

43 Turzovka 08 0.5%

44 Hriňová 01 0.5%

45 Ivanka pri Dunaji 02 0.5%

46 Jarovnice 05 0.5%

47 Kráľovský Chlmec 03 0.5%

48 Vrútky 08 0.5%

49 Hurbanovo 04 0.5%

50 Námestovo 08 0.5%

51 Krupina 01 0.5%

52 Svit 05 0.5%

53 Lamač 02 0.5%

54 Chorvátsky Grob - Čierna Voda 02 0.5%

55 Dunajská Lužná 02 0.5%

56 Veľký Meder 07 0.5%

57 Vráble 04 0.5%

58 Stará Turá 06 0.5%

59 Veľké Kapušany 03 0.5%

60 Sečovce 03 0.5%

61 Bernolákovo 02 0.5%

62 Krompachy 03 0.5%

63 Tvrdošín 08 0.5%

64 Smižany 03 0.5%

65 Modra 02 0.5%

66 Šurany 04 0.5%

67 Štúrovo 04 0.5%

68 Banská Štiavnica 01 0.5%

69 Fiľakovo 01 0.5%

70 Stropkov 05 0.5%

71 Svidník 05 0.5%

72 Moldava nad Bodvou 03 0.5%

73 Nová Dubnica 06 0.5%

74 Kolárovo 04 0.5%

75 Veľký Krtíš 01 0.5%

76 Myjava 06 0.5%

77 Holíč 07 0.5%

78 Revúca 01 0.5%

79 Bytča 08 0.5%

80 Zlaté Moravce 04 0.5%

81 Sabinov 05 0.5%

82 Stupava 02 0.5%

83 Šamorín 07 0.5%

84 Detva 01 0.5%

85 Levoča 05 0.5%

86 Kysucké Nové Mesto 08 0.5%

87 Sereď 07 0.5%

88 Kežmarok 05 0.5%

89 Galanta 07 0.5%

90 Skalica 07 0.5%

91 Stará Ľubovňa 05 0.5%

92 Handlová 06 0.5%

93 Bánovce nad Bebravou 06 0.5%

94 Žiar nad Hronom 01 0.5%

95 Púchov 06 0.5%

96 Rožňava 03 0.5%

97 Devínska Nová Ves 02 0.5%

98 Dolný Kubín 08 0.5%

99 Malacky 02 0.5%

100 Nové Mesto nad Váhom 06 0.5%

Cities with the highest poverty rates in Slovakia face deep economic challenges affecting a significant portion of their population. Dvory nad Žitavou has a poverty rate of 0.5%.

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 Dvory nad Žitavou, 0.5% 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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