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Lowest Income in Japan

Top 100 cities ranked by lowest income

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Lowest Income — Japan

1 Nanjō 47 $24,800
2 Kumejima 47 $24,800
3 Kanegusuku 47 $24,800
4 Ishikawa 47 $24,800
5 Okinawa 47 $24,800
6 Yaese 47 $24,800
7 Katsuren-haebaru 47 $24,800
8 Nishihara 47 $24,800
9 Gushikawa 47 $24,800
10 Nakagusuku 47 $24,800
11 Onna 47 $24,800
12 Ginowan 47 $24,800
13 Miyakojima 47 $24,800
14 Ishigaki 47 $24,800
15 Kishaba 47 $24,800
16 Hirara 47 $24,800
17 Nago 47 $24,800
18 Naha 47 $24,800
19 Chatan 47 $24,800
20 Itoman 47 $24,800
21 Motobu 47 $24,800
22 Kadena 47 $24,800
23 Nakijin 47 $24,800
24 Yomitan 47 $24,800
25 Yonabaru 47 $24,800
26 Uruma 47 $24,800
27 Tomigusuku 47 $24,800
28 Urasoe 47 $24,800
29 Ginoza 47 $24,800
30 Kin 47 $24,800
31 Nikaho 02 $25,100
32 Daisen 02 $25,100
33 Noshiro 02 $25,100
34 Yokote 02 $25,100
35 Yuzawa 02 $25,100
36 Gojōnome 02 $25,100
37 Moritake 02 $25,100
38 Akita 02 $25,100
39 Takanosu 02 $25,100
40 Kita-Akita 02 $25,100
41 Semboku 02 $25,100
42 Minehama-menagata 02 $25,100
43 Hachirougata 02 $25,100
44 Nishimonai 02 $25,100
45 Tennō 02 $25,100
46 Hanawa 02 $25,100
47 Kakunodatemachi 02 $25,100
48 Ōdate 02 $25,100
49 Yurihonjō 02 $25,100
50 Oga 02 $25,100
51 Katagami 02 $25,100
52 Rokugō 02 $25,100
53 Ōmagari 02 $25,100
54 Nobeji 03 $25,400
55 Tashiro 03 $25,400
56 Kuroishi 03 $25,400
57 Hachinohe 03 $25,400
58 Shimokizukuri 03 $25,400
59 Ajigasawa 03 $25,400
60 Shichinohe 03 $25,400
61 Ōma 03 $25,400
62 Hirakawa 03 $25,400
63 Kanita 03 $25,400
64 Misawa 03 $25,400
65 Itayanagi 03 $25,400
66 Nakasato 03 $25,400
67 Sarugamori 03 $25,400
68 Sannohe 03 $25,400
69 Namioka 03 $25,400
70 Mutsu 03 $25,400
71 Hakurōmachi 03 $25,400
72 Aomori 03 $25,400
73 Tsugaru 03 $25,400
74 Ōwani 03 $25,400
75 Towada 03 $25,400
76 Obuchi 03 $25,400
77 Nanaku 03 $25,400
78 Hitokawame 03 $25,400
79 Goshogawara 03 $25,400
80 Toyota 03 $25,400
81 Fujisaki 03 $25,400
82 Tsuruta 03 $25,400
83 Shibayama 03 $25,400
84 Hirosaki 03 $25,400
85 Hiranai 03 $25,400
86 Fukaura 03 $25,400
87 Inakadate 03 $25,400
88 Ōta 16 $26,100
89 Ōno 16 $26,100
90 Takizawa 16 $26,100
91 Mizusawa 16 $26,100
92 Minamida 16 $26,100
93 Hachimantai 16 $26,100
94 Ichinohe 16 $26,100
95 Morioka 16 $26,100
96 Ichinoseki 16 $26,100
97 Ōshū 16 $26,100
98 Kanegasaki 16 $26,100
99 Kuji 16 $26,100
100 Ōtsuchi 16 $26,100

Cities with the lowest median incomes in Japan face economic challenges that affect residents' quality of life and access to opportunities. Nanjō has a median household income of $24,800.

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 Nanjō earns $24,800 — 67% 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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