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Poverty (Social Sciences, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Poverty (Social Sciences, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $14.12, median 404 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 29/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $10.48 – $18.66 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 6% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 11% of the parent category Social Sciences (3,820), one of the easier corners under it.
- The same niche in Kindle eBooks scores 16, 13 points lower than here.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 74% of Books categories: the median best seller has 404 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Poverty best sellers
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Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City
by Matthew Desmond
- List rank#1
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews10,942
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Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis
by J. D. Vance
- List rank#2
- Price$10.89
- Rating4.4
- Reviews125,989
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Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, death, and hope in a Mumbai undercity
by Katherine Boo
- List rank#3
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews10,128
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There Is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in America
by Brian Goldstone
- List rank#4
- Price$19.59
- Rating4.6
- Reviews893
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Poverty, by America
by Matthew Desmond
- List rank#5
- Price$10.66
- Rating4.5
- Reviews4,038
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When Helping Hurts: How to Alleviate Poverty Without Hurting the Poor...and Yourself
by Steve Corbett
- List rank#6
- Price$17.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,532
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Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive
by Stephanie Land
- List rank#7
- Price$9.53
- Rating4.4
- Reviews17,694
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Rough Sleepers: Dr. Jim O'Connell's urgent mission to bring healing to homeless people
by Tracy Kidder
- List rank#8
- Price$10.48
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,216
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The Salt Path: A Memoir
by Raynor Winn
- List rank#9
- Price$11.35
- Rating4.4
- Reviews50,501
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The Wealth and Poverty of Nations: Why Some Are So Rich and Some So Poor
by David S. Landes
- List rank#10
- Price$11.48
- Rating4.4
- Reviews638
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Poverty
FAQ
Is Poverty a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 29/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 404 reviews and sells for $14.12.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Poverty?
The median best seller has 404 reviews, and 25% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Poverty best sellers cost?
The median price is $14.12; half of the best sellers are priced between $10.48 and $18.66.
Can new books break into Poverty?
6% of the current best sellers were released in the last 90 days.
About this data
Data comes from KDPTop's daily crawl of Amazon's public Best Sellers pages; medians use the latest list. The opportunity score (0–100, higher is easier to enter) combines the review barrier, the share of low-review books, list turnover, new-release share and price.