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
#301	Tract 3546.02	Middlesex, MA	17.0%
#302	Tract 1102.01	Suffolk, MA	17.0%
#303	Tract 1707.02	Suffolk, MA	17.0%
#304	Tract 9002	Berkshire, MA	16.9%
#305	Tract 4182.01	Norfolk, MA	16.9%
#306	Tract 8002.01	Hampden, MA	16.9%
#307	Tract 6404	Bristol, MA	16.9%
#308	Tract 8109.02	Hampden, MA	16.8%
#309	Tract 7106.01	Worcester, MA	16.8%
#310	Tract 410	Franklin, MA	16.7%
#311	Tract 3399	Middlesex, MA	16.7%
#312	Tract 3514.03	Middlesex, MA	16.7%
#313	Tract 1010.02	Suffolk, MA	16.6%
#314	Tract 6316	Bristol, MA	16.6%
#315	Tract 6415	Bristol, MA	16.6%
#316	Tract 1708	Suffolk, MA	16.6%
#317	Tract 7326	Worcester, MA	16.6%
#318	Tract 6524	Bristol, MA	16.6%
#319	Tract 2216	Essex, MA	16.5%
#320	Tract 3391.01	Middlesex, MA	16.5%
#321	Tract 5105.03	Plymouth, MA	16.5%
#322	Tract 8104.03	Hampden, MA	16.4%
#323	Tract 4135	Norfolk, MA	16.4%
#324	Tract 2174.01	Essex, MA	16.3%
#325	Tract 903	Suffolk, MA	16.3%
#326	Tract 8014.02	Hampden, MA	16.3%
#327	Tract 7322.02	Worcester, MA	16.2%
#328	Tract 503	Suffolk, MA	16.2%
#329	Tract 414	Franklin, MA	16.1%
#330	Tract 3419.04	Middlesex, MA	16.1%
#331	Tract 504	Suffolk, MA	16.1%
#332	Tract 8011.02	Hampden, MA	16.1%
#333	Tract 2062	Essex, MA	16.0%
#334	Tract 8015.03	Hampden, MA	16.0%
#335	Tract 3834.01	Middlesex, MA	16.0%
#336	Tract 5114	Plymouth, MA	15.9%
#337	Tract 7311.01	Worcester, MA	15.9%
#338	Tract 7304.02	Worcester, MA	15.9%
#339	Tract 505	Suffolk, MA	15.8%
#340	Tract 3546.01	Middlesex, MA	15.8%
#341	Tract 3832	Middlesex, MA	15.8%
#342	Tract 7571	Worcester, MA	15.8%
#343	Tract 7262	Worcester, MA	15.8%
#344	Tract 6139.01	Bristol, MA	15.7%
#345	Tract 815	Suffolk, MA	15.7%
#346	Tract 3107	Middlesex, MA	15.7%
#347	Tract 3425.02	Middlesex, MA	15.7%
#348	Tract 6523	Bristol, MA	15.7%
#349	Tract 1002	Suffolk, MA	15.6%
#350	Tract 7108	Worcester, MA	15.6%
#351	Tract 7443	Worcester, MA	15.6%
#352	Tract 2524	Essex, MA	15.6%
#353	Tract 4561.02	Norfolk, MA	15.5%
#354	Tract 8122.01	Hampden, MA	15.5%
#355	Tract 7104	Worcester, MA	15.5%
#356	Tract 3413.01	Middlesex, MA	15.4%
#357	Tract 2171.01	Essex, MA	15.4%
#358	Tract 5108	Plymouth, MA	15.4%
#359	Tract 709.02	Suffolk, MA	15.3%
#360	Tract 4.02	Suffolk, MA	15.3%
#361	Tract 4009	Norfolk, MA	15.3%
#362	Tract 3271.03	Middlesex, MA	15.3%
#363	Tract 4179.01	Norfolk, MA	15.2%
#364	Tract 6525	Bristol, MA	15.2%
#365	Tract 916	Suffolk, MA	15.2%
#366	Tract 8122.02	Hampden, MA	15.1%
#367	Tract 911	Suffolk, MA	15.1%
#368	Tract 2508	Essex, MA	15.1%
#369	Tract 923	Suffolk, MA	15.0%
#370	Tract 4177.03	Norfolk, MA	14.9%
#371	Tract 2602	Essex, MA	14.9%
#372	Tract 2507	Essex, MA	14.9%
#373	Tract 2606	Essex, MA	14.9%
#374	Tract 7011.01	Worcester, MA	14.8%
#375	Tract 1205	Suffolk, MA	14.8%
#376	Tract 3411.02	Middlesex, MA	14.8%
#377	Tract 2523	Essex, MA	14.8%
#378	Tract 6502.02	Bristol, MA	14.8%
#379	Tract 1006.01	Suffolk, MA	14.8%
#380	Tract 3835.01	Middlesex, MA	14.7%
#381	Tract 1202.01	Suffolk, MA	14.7%
#382	Tract 7110	Worcester, MA	14.6%
#383	Tract 818	Suffolk, MA	14.6%
#384	Tract 8216.02	Hampshire, MA	14.6%
#385	Tract 1705.02	Suffolk, MA	14.5%
#386	Tract 7305	Worcester, MA	14.5%
#387	Tract 3825	Middlesex, MA	14.4%
#388	Tract 7302	Worcester, MA	14.4%
#389	Tract 7094	Worcester, MA	14.4%
#390	Tract 9215	Berkshire, MA	14.4%
#391	Tract 6522	Bristol, MA	14.4%
#392	Tract 3422.01	Middlesex, MA	14.3%
#393	Tract 6424	Bristol, MA	14.3%
#394	Tract 1603	Suffolk, MA	14.3%
#395	Tract 2532.01	Essex, MA	14.3%
#396	Tract 3834.02	Middlesex, MA	14.2%
#397	Tract 3412	Middlesex, MA	14.2%
#398	Tract 4180.04	Norfolk, MA	14.2%
#399	Tract 4181.01	Norfolk, MA	14.2%
#400	Tract 7543	Worcester, MA	14.1%