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
#201	Tract 7320.02	Worcester, MA	21.8%
#202	Tract 413.02	Franklin, MA	21.7%
#203	Tract 3540	Middlesex, MA	21.7%
#204	Tract 8120.01	Hampden, MA	21.7%
#205	Tract 821	Suffolk, MA	21.7%
#206	Tract 6407	Bristol, MA	21.7%
#207	Tract 1.02	Suffolk, MA	21.7%
#208	Tract 8201.02	Hampshire, MA	21.7%
#209	Tract 6419	Bristol, MA	21.6%
#210	Tract 2517	Essex, MA	21.6%
#211	Tract 1703.02	Suffolk, MA	21.6%
#212	Tract 1005	Suffolk, MA	21.4%
#213	Tract 7071	Worcester, MA	21.4%
#214	Tract 4.01	Suffolk, MA	21.3%
#215	Tract 405.02	Franklin, MA	21.3%
#216	Tract 701.04	Suffolk, MA	21.2%
#217	Tract 7323.01	Worcester, MA	21.2%
#218	Tract 6406	Bristol, MA	21.1%
#219	Tract 3526	Middlesex, MA	21.1%
#220	Tract 2215	Essex, MA	21.1%
#221	Tract 7573	Worcester, MA	21.0%
#222	Tract 7322.03	Worcester, MA	21.0%
#223	Tract 2067	Essex, MA	21.0%
#224	Tract 7073	Worcester, MA	20.8%
#225	Tract 8121.04	Hampden, MA	20.7%
#226	Tract 3119	Middlesex, MA	20.6%
#227	Tract 6504	Bristol, MA	20.6%
#228	Tract 5302	Plymouth, MA	20.6%
#229	Tract 7.01	Suffolk, MA	20.6%
#230	Tract 3105	Middlesex, MA	20.3%
#231	Tract 5104	Plymouth, MA	20.0%
#232	Tract 8111.02	Hampden, MA	20.0%
#233	Tract 3831.01	Middlesex, MA	20.0%
#234	Tract 6416	Bristol, MA	20.0%
#235	Tract 907	Suffolk, MA	19.9%
#236	Tract 3527	Middlesex, MA	19.9%
#237	Tract 2505	Essex, MA	19.8%
#238	Tract 9001	Berkshire, MA	19.8%
#239	Tract 3213.01	Middlesex, MA	19.7%
#240	Tract 7.04	Suffolk, MA	19.7%
#241	Tract 6514	Bristol, MA	19.7%
#242	Tract 502	Suffolk, MA	19.7%
#243	Tract 7319	Worcester, MA	19.7%
#244	Tract 1702	Suffolk, MA	19.7%
#245	Tract 2059	Essex, MA	19.6%
#246	Tract 3549.02	Middlesex, MA	19.6%
#247	Tract 5.02	Suffolk, MA	19.6%
#248	Tract 3120	Middlesex, MA	19.4%
#249	Tract 102.05	Suffolk, MA	19.4%
#250	Tract 1705.03	Suffolk, MA	19.2%
#251	Tract 8207	Hampshire, MA	19.2%
#252	Tract 6520	Bristol, MA	19.2%
#253	Tract 3683	Middlesex, MA	19.1%
#254	Tract 3102	Middlesex, MA	19.0%
#255	Tract 3421.01	Middlesex, MA	19.0%
#256	Tract 707	Suffolk, MA	19.0%
#257	Tract 301	Suffolk, MA	19.0%
#258	Tract 1605.01	Suffolk, MA	18.9%
#259	Tract 8220	Hampshire, MA	18.9%
#260	Tract 5.06	Suffolk, MA	18.9%
#261	Tract 5116.02	Plymouth, MA	18.7%
#262	Tract 3524	Middlesex, MA	18.7%
#263	Tract 511.01	Suffolk, MA	18.7%
#264	Tract 6421	Bristol, MA	18.6%
#265	Tract 8002.02	Hampden, MA	18.6%
#266	Tract 703.02	Suffolk, MA	18.5%
#267	Tract 2056	Essex, MA	18.4%
#268	Tract 3124	Middlesex, MA	18.4%
#269	Tract 103	Suffolk, MA	18.4%
#270	Tract 3594	Middlesex, MA	18.3%
#271	Tract 3507.02	Middlesex, MA	18.3%
#272	Tract 7105	Worcester, MA	18.3%
#273	Tract 501.01	Suffolk, MA	18.2%
#274	Tract 610	Suffolk, MA	18.2%
#275	Tract 6409.01	Bristol, MA	18.2%
#276	Tract 120.02	Barnstable, MA	18.1%
#277	Tract 7072	Worcester, MA	18.1%
#278	Tract 5.05	Suffolk, MA	18.1%
#279	Tract 3687	Middlesex, MA	18.0%
#280	Tract 9221	Berkshire, MA	17.9%
#281	Tract 6403	Bristol, MA	17.9%
#282	Tract 7031	Worcester, MA	17.9%
#283	Tract 7444	Worcester, MA	17.8%
#284	Tract 2061	Essex, MA	17.8%
#285	Tract 5116.01	Plymouth, MA	17.8%
#286	Tract 2515	Essex, MA	17.7%
#287	Tract 8113.02	Hampden, MA	17.6%
#288	Tract 7327	Worcester, MA	17.5%
#289	Tract 2072	Essex, MA	17.5%
#290	Tract 612.01	Suffolk, MA	17.5%
#291	Tract 6422	Bristol, MA	17.4%
#292	Tract 7022.02	Worcester, MA	17.4%
#293	Tract 3501.08	Middlesex, MA	17.3%
#294	Tract 6527	Bristol, MA	17.3%
#295	Tract 1011.01	Suffolk, MA	17.2%
#296	Tract 9353	Berkshire, MA	17.1%
#297	Tract 3121	Middlesex, MA	17.1%
#298	Tract 3117	Middlesex, MA	17.1%
#299	Tract 2.01	Suffolk, MA	17.1%
#300	Tract 6401	Bristol, MA	17.1%