Census tract rankings
The tracts that stand out.
The Census Bureau divides the country into 84,000+ small, stable neighborhoods called tracts — each one 1,200 to 8,000 residents. Here are the ones at the extremes.
Top 200
Where the most people live inside a single tract boundary.
1.Tract 6732-02Fort Bend, TX44,364
2.Tract 5429-02Harris, TX42,523
3.Tract 187San Diego, CA40,415
4.Tract 1720-02Bexar, TX32,434
5.Tract 105-03Broward, FL25,856
6.Tract 171-11Orange, FL25,639
7.Tract 626-14Orange, CA24,017
8.Tract 144-23Duval, FL23,561
9.Tract 5430-07Harris, TX23,471
10.Tract 303-07Collin, TX23,389
Top 200
Highest residents per square mile. Manhattan dominates.
1.Tract 455Queens, NY223,632/sq mi
2.Tract 261New York, NY200,683/sq mi
3.Tract 245New York, NY177,768/sq mi
4.Tract 138New York, NY165,814/sq mi
5.Tract 66New York, NY164,687/sq mi
6.Tract 181New York, NY158,642/sq mi
7.Tract 253New York, NY156,754/sq mi
8.Tract 157New York, NY152,414/sq mi
9.Tract 291New York, NY150,972/sq mi
10.Tract 177New York, NY149,701/sq mi
Top 200
Median household income, latest ACS 5-year.
1.Tract 2046Montgomery, PA$250,001
2.Tract 1055-08Bucks, PA$250,001
3.Tract 4097-01Delaware, PA$250,001
4.Tract 9816-06Cumberland, PA$250,001
5.Tract 1064-01Oklahoma, OK$250,001
6.Tract 1791-02Cuyahoga, OH$250,001
7.Tract 3003-02Chester, PA$250,001
8.Tract 538-03Wake, NC$250,001
9.Tract 3002-02Chester, PA$250,001
10.Tract 27-01Mecklenburg, NC$250,001
Top 200
Median value of owner-occupied homes.
1.Tract 2624Los Angeles, CA$2,000,001
2.Tract 2168Los Angeles, CA$2,000,001
3.Tract 2623-03Los Angeles, CA$2,000,001
4.Tract 2623-02Los Angeles, CA$2,000,001
5.Tract 2162-01Los Angeles, CA$2,000,001
6.Tract 2147Los Angeles, CA$2,000,001
7.Tract 1945Los Angeles, CA$2,000,001
8.Tract 1943Los Angeles, CA$2,000,001
9.Tract 2163-01Los Angeles, CA$2,000,001
10.Tract 2611-03Los Angeles, CA$2,000,001
Top 200
Share of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher.
1.Tract 9818Suffolk, MA100.0%
2.Tract 44-94Ingham, MI100.0%
3.Tract 38-01District of Columbia, DC100.0%
4.Tract 9808Honolulu, HI100.0%
5.Tract 122Centre, PA100.0%
6.Tract 9801Coffee, TN100.0%
7.Tract 9800St. Charles, MO100.0%
8.Tract 9808Jefferson, CO100.0%
9.Tract 9-03Pueblo, CO100.0%
10.Tract 9803Mecklenburg, NC100.0%
Top 200
Smallest share of residents below the poverty line.
1.Tract 217-20Denton, TX0.0%
2.Tract 9706-02Carteret, NC0.0%
3.Tract 2238-01Macomb, MI0.0%
4.Tract 9803Harris, TX0.0%
5.Tract 9803Plymouth, MA0.0%
6.Tract 7205Cook, IL0.0%
7.Tract 1-04Westchester, NY0.0%
8.Tract 9110Sumter, FL0.0%
9.Tract 103-11Fulton, GA0.0%
10.Tract 9813Miami-Dade, FL0.0%
All tract rankings
Every list, with state breakdowns
24 rankings across the full ACS — each one available nationally and filtered to any of the 50 states.
Densest census tracts
Residents per square mile, computed from the official tract land-area figure.
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Least-dense inhabited census tracts
Vast, lightly-populated tracts.
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Most populous census tracts
Where the most people live inside a single tract.
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Highest-income census tracts
Median household income for owner- and renter-occupied households combined.
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Lowest-income census tracts
Tracts where half of households earn less than the listed figure.
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Highest per-capita income census tracts
Total tract income divided by every resident, not just earners — a much harder ceiling to hit than household median.
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Highest median home values
Owner-occupied median.
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Lowest median home values
The most affordable owner-occupied tracts in the country by median home value.
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Highest median rent
Gross median rent (contract rent plus utilities) for occupied rental units.
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Lowest median rent
The cheapest tracts to rent in, by gross median rent (contract rent plus utilities).
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Most-educated census tracts
Share of adults 25 and older with at least a bachelor's degree.
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Least-educated census tracts
Smallest share of adults 25 and older holding at least a bachelor's degree.
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Lowest-poverty census tracts
Smallest share of residents living below the federal poverty line.
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Highest-poverty census tracts
Largest share of residents under the federal poverty line.
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Most rent-burdened census tracts
Share of renter households paying more than 30% of income on rent — a federal threshold for housing-cost burden.
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Least rent-burdened census tracts
Smallest share of renter households paying more than 30% of income on rent.
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Youngest census tracts
Lowest median age.
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Oldest census tracts
Highest median age.
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Longest commutes
Mean one-way commute time, in minutes.
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Shortest commutes
Lowest mean one-way commute time, in minutes.
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Most work-from-home census tracts
Share of employed residents whose primary commute is to a home office.
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Most foreign-born census tracts
Share of residents born outside the United States.
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Best-connected census tracts
Share of households with a broadband internet subscription.
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Least-connected census tracts
Smallest share of households with a broadband internet subscription — the sharp end of the digital divide.
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About the data
All numbers come from the latest Census Bureau ACS 5-year release for each tract. Tract boundaries follow the 2024 TIGER/Line vintage. Population-based lists exclude tracts under 1,000 residents to filter out airports, parks, and industrial zones with statistical noise.
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