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Philadelphia’s poverty rate is improving, but it remains the poorest big city in America

We’re still the poorest of the 10 biggest U.S. cities. Incomes grew, but so did inflation.

In this 2020 file photo, the skyline can be seen from West Philadelphia. New Census data show Philadelphia's poverty rate has steadily declined, but that the city remains the poorest big city in the nation.
In this 2020 file photo, the skyline can be seen from West Philadelphia. New Census data show Philadelphia's poverty rate has steadily declined, but that the city remains the poorest big city in the nation.Read moreALEJANDRO A. ALVAREZ / Staff Photographer