Lowest Income in Iran

Top 100 cities ranked by lowest income

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Lowest Income — Iran

1 Sūleqān 26 $5,049

2 Ardāq 38 $5,049

3 Komeshcheh 28 $5,049

4 Shalmān 08 $5,049

5 Qeshlāq 26 $5,049

6 Āq Qāyeh 37 $5,049

7 Sarvābād 16 $5,049

8 Dastnā’ 03 $5,049

9 Āyask 41 $5,049

10 Jām Khāneh 35 $5,049

11 Lārīm 35 $5,049

12 Yūsefābād 26 $5,049

13 Pīr Bāzār 08 $5,049

14 Shahrak-e Emām Ḩasan 26 $5,049

15 Fīshvar 07 $5,049

16 Farrokhābād 26 $5,049

17 Chamāz Kotī 35 $5,049

18 Sara'eyn 33 $5,049

19 Asadīyeh 41 $5,049

20 Māhneshān 36 $5,049

21 Dehdez 15 $5,049

22 Sīn 28 $5,049

23 Chūbar 08 $5,049

24 Khūsf 41 $5,049

25 Hashatjīn 32 $5,049

26 Bāzār Jom‘eh-ye Shānderman 08 $5,049

27 Farmahīn 34 $5,049

28 ‘Anbarān 32 $5,049

29 Pīshkamar 37 $5,049

30 Dīshmūk 05 $5,049

31 Akbarābād 07 $5,049

32 Halor 11 $5,049

33 Nashtārūd 35 $5,049

34 Nīr 32 $5,049

35 Fīrūzeh 42 $5,049

36 Hormoz 11 $5,049

37 Shāhpūrābād 28 $5,049

38 Zāgh Marz 35 $5,049

39 Solţānābād 42 $5,049

40 Kujuvar 33 $5,049

41 Shahrak-e Madanī 15 $5,049

42 Chaqābol 23 $5,049

43 Bālā Deh 07 $5,049

44 Īj 07 $5,049

45 Ārādān 25 $5,049

46 Gahrū 03 $5,049

47 Kelārābād 35 $5,049

48 Jūjīl 28 $5,049

49 Aşlān Dūz 32 $5,049

50 Leylān 33 $5,049

51 Kahrīz 13 $5,049

52 Kūmeleh 08 $5,049

53 Shahrak-e Pābedānā 29 $5,049

54 Ābī Beyglū 32 $5,049

55 Deh Pahn 13 $5,049

56 Dūst Moḩammad Khān 04 $5,049

57 Now Kandeh 37 $5,049

58 Sorkhrūd-e Gharbī 35 $5,049

59 Marjaghal 08 $5,049

60 Khūr 28 $5,049

61 Akhand 22 $5,049

62 Ābdān 22 $5,049

63 Orzū’īyeh 29 $5,049

64 Aşgharābād 28 $5,049

65 Fahraj 29 $5,049

66 Shalamzār 03 $5,049

67 Sardasht-e Zeydūn 15 $5,049

68 Fasham 26 $5,049

69 Jowzdān 28 $5,049

70 Anbār Ālūm 37 $5,049

71 Karkevand 28 $5,049

72 Gīvī 32 $5,049

73 Bardestān 22 $5,049

74 Āstāneh 34 $5,049

75 Lashgarābād 44 $5,049

76 Laţīfī 07 $5,049

77 Beyram 07 $5,049

78 Khūr 07 $5,049

79 Shālāsh 35 $5,049

80 Jelīn 37 $5,049

81 Īzad Shahr 35 $5,049

82 Torkamān 33 $5,049

83 Roshtkhvār 42 $5,049

84 Solţānīyeh 36 $5,049

85 Ma‘mūlān 23 $5,049

86 Kalāt-e Nāderī 42 $5,049

87 Rūyān 35 $5,049

88 Khondāb 34 $5,049

89 Sīsakht 05 $5,049

90 Kalleh Bast 35 $5,049

91 Şāleḩābād 09 $5,049

92 Chū’ebdeh-ye Yek 15 $5,049

93 Bahnemīr 35 $5,049

94 Zāzerān 28 $5,049

95 Kīā Kolā 35 $5,049

96 Ābbar 36 $5,049

97 Shaft 08 $5,049

98 Khārk 22 $5,049

99 Chāboksar 08 $5,049

100 Pol-e Sefīd 35 $5,049

Cities with the lowest median incomes in Iran face economic challenges that affect residents' quality of life and access to opportunities. Sūleqān has a median household income of $5,049.

Lower incomes in these cities may reflect limited local job markets, reliance on specific industries, or historical economic factors. However, many of these communities also have lower costs of living, which can partially offset the income difference.

Economic development initiatives, workforce training programs, and infrastructure investments are key strategies being pursued in many of these communities to raise income levels and attract new employers.

Did You Know?

1. The median household in Sūleqān earns $5,049 — 93% below the national median.
2. Lower incomes don't always mean lower quality of life — many of these cities have significantly lower costs of living.
3. College towns often appear on this list because student populations bring down the median household income statistics.

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