Census tract rankings · Massachusetts

Highest-poverty census tracts in Massachusetts

Largest share of residents under the federal poverty line. Group-quarters tracts (universities, prisons) get a population floor to avoid skewing the list. Filtered to Massachusetts, ranked among all tracts in the state.

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Rank	Tract	County	high poverty
#101	Tract 804.01	Suffolk, MA	29.4%
#102	Tract 2043	Essex, MA	29.3%
#103	Tract 6413	Bristol, MA	29.3%
#104	Tract 913	Suffolk, MA	29.3%
#105	Tract 1011.02	Suffolk, MA	29.2%
#106	Tract 104.08	Suffolk, MA	29.1%
#107	Tract 5105.05	Plymouth, MA	28.8%
#108	Tract 6138	Bristol, MA	28.8%
#109	Tract 7313	Worcester, MA	28.7%
#110	Tract 101.04	Suffolk, MA	28.7%
#111	Tract 7542	Worcester, MA	28.7%
#112	Tract 6414	Bristol, MA	28.6%
#113	Tract 7312.04	Worcester, MA	28.6%
#114	Tract 906	Suffolk, MA	28.6%
#115	Tract 7310.02	Worcester, MA	28.5%
#116	Tract 801	Suffolk, MA	28.5%
#117	Tract 6402.02	Bristol, MA	28.3%
#118	Tract 7106.02	Worcester, MA	28.3%
#119	Tract 8120.02	Hampden, MA	28.1%
#120	Tract 3831.02	Middlesex, MA	28.1%
#121	Tract 902	Suffolk, MA	28.1%
#122	Tract 8017	Hampden, MA	28.0%
#123	Tract 8107	Hampden, MA	27.9%
#124	Tract 917	Suffolk, MA	27.9%
#125	Tract 2069	Essex, MA	27.8%
#126	Tract 3522	Middlesex, MA	27.8%
#127	Tract 2512	Essex, MA	27.8%
#128	Tract 6517	Bristol, MA	27.8%
#129	Tract 6513	Bristol, MA	27.7%
#130	Tract 3539	Middlesex, MA	27.6%
#131	Tract 817	Suffolk, MA	27.3%
#132	Tract 153	Barnstable, MA	27.3%
#133	Tract 101.03	Suffolk, MA	27.2%
#134	Tract 8205	Hampshire, MA	26.9%
#135	Tract 915	Suffolk, MA	26.9%
#136	Tract 1601.03	Suffolk, MA	26.8%
#137	Tract 5105.04	Plymouth, MA	26.8%
#138	Tract 6411.01	Bristol, MA	26.5%
#139	Tract 3111	Middlesex, MA	26.5%
#140	Tract 3531.02	Middlesex, MA	26.4%
#141	Tract 814	Suffolk, MA	26.3%
#142	Tract 4002.02	Norfolk, MA	26.3%
#143	Tract 924	Suffolk, MA	26.2%
#144	Tract 8016.05	Hampden, MA	26.1%
#145	Tract 918	Suffolk, MA	26.0%
#146	Tract 2.02	Suffolk, MA	25.9%
#147	Tract 6511	Bristol, MA	25.9%
#148	Tract 1304.06	Suffolk, MA	25.7%
#149	Tract 8.06	Suffolk, MA	25.6%
#150	Tract 148	Barnstable, MA	25.6%
#151	Tract 8108	Hampden, MA	25.3%
#152	Tract 2503	Essex, MA	25.2%
#153	Tract 3112	Middlesex, MA	25.2%
#154	Tract 2513	Essex, MA	25.1%
#155	Tract 811.02	Suffolk, MA	25.1%
#156	Tract 6526	Bristol, MA	25.0%
#157	Tract 1606.02	Suffolk, MA	24.7%
#158	Tract 2065	Essex, MA	24.7%
#159	Tract 9213	Berkshire, MA	24.7%
#160	Tract 3531.01	Middlesex, MA	24.6%
#161	Tract 7325	Worcester, MA	24.5%
#162	Tract 702.02	Suffolk, MA	24.5%
#163	Tract 6412	Bristol, MA	24.4%
#164	Tract 3424.01	Middlesex, MA	24.4%
#165	Tract 709.01	Suffolk, MA	24.4%
#166	Tract 5110	Plymouth, MA	24.3%
#167	Tract 1604	Suffolk, MA	24.3%
#168	Tract 6314	Bristol, MA	24.1%
#169	Tract 413.01	Franklin, MA	24.1%
#170	Tract 6140	Bristol, MA	24.0%
#171	Tract 8123	Hampden, MA	24.0%
#172	Tract 803	Suffolk, MA	23.9%
#173	Tract 2532.02	Essex, MA	23.9%
#174	Tract 1601.02	Suffolk, MA	23.9%
#175	Tract 8106.01	Hampden, MA	23.8%
#176	Tract 3506	Middlesex, MA	23.8%
#177	Tract 2501	Essex, MA	23.8%
#178	Tract 1602	Suffolk, MA	23.7%
#179	Tract 711.01	Suffolk, MA	23.5%
#180	Tract 7011.02	Worcester, MA	23.5%
#181	Tract 2510	Essex, MA	23.4%
#182	Tract 405.01	Franklin, MA	23.4%
#183	Tract 6512	Bristol, MA	23.4%
#184	Tract 712.01	Suffolk, MA	23.3%
#185	Tract 6510.02	Bristol, MA	23.2%
#186	Tract 1605.02	Suffolk, MA	23.2%
#187	Tract 7330	Worcester, MA	23.1%
#188	Tract 8004	Hampden, MA	23.0%
#189	Tract 3689.02	Middlesex, MA	22.9%
#190	Tract 8001.02	Hampden, MA	22.9%
#191	Tract 6519	Bristol, MA	22.8%
#192	Tract 507	Suffolk, MA	22.7%
#193	Tract 7032	Worcester, MA	22.7%
#194	Tract 1101.04	Suffolk, MA	22.7%
#195	Tract 8015.02	Hampden, MA	22.4%
#196	Tract 3101.01	Middlesex, MA	22.3%
#197	Tract 819	Suffolk, MA	22.2%
#198	Tract 2021.03	Essex, MA	22.2%
#199	Tract 6136	Bristol, MA	22.1%
#200	Tract 8016.02	Hampden, MA	21.8%