Census tract rankings · Texas

Highest-poverty census tracts in Texas

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 Texas, ranked among all tracts in the state.

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Rank	Tract	County	high poverty
#101	Tract 1702	Bexar, TX	48.5%
#102	Tract 5217.01	Harris, TX	48.3%
#103	Tract 112	Taylor, TX	48.2%
#104	Tract 2208	Harris, TX	48.1%
#105	Tract 148	Potter, TX	48.0%
#106	Tract 5204	Harris, TX	47.9%
#107	Tract 133.06	Cameron, TX	47.8%
#108	Tract 3333.01	Harris, TX	47.7%
#109	Tract 236.01	Hidalgo, TX	47.6%
#110	Tract 240.02	Hidalgo, TX	47.6%
#111	Tract 108.07	Dallas, TX	47.4%
#112	Tract 209	Denton, TX	47.3%
#113	Tract 204.01	Harrison, TX	47.2%
#114	Tract 126.14	Cameron, TX	47.2%
#115	Tract 104	Wichita, TX	47.1%
#116	Tract 9504.02	Zapata, TX	47.1%
#117	Tract 4232.04	Harris, TX	47.0%
#118	Tract 5211	Harris, TX	47.0%
#119	Tract 210	Dallas, TX	46.9%
#120	Tract 231.10	Bell, TX	46.9%
#121	Tract 1052.07	Tarrant, TX	46.8%
#122	Tract 102	Wichita, TX	46.8%
#123	Tract 9505	Maverick, TX	46.8%
#124	Tract 9503.04	Zapata, TX	46.8%
#125	Tract 3320	Harris, TX	46.8%
#126	Tract 3.02	Victoria, TX	46.7%
#127	Tract 3202.01	Harris, TX	46.7%
#128	Tract 213.14	Hidalgo, TX	46.7%
#129	Tract 244.05	Hidalgo, TX	46.6%
#130	Tract 228.01	Bell, TX	46.6%
#131	Tract 241.30	Hidalgo, TX	46.1%
#132	Tract 221.05	Hidalgo, TX	46.1%
#133	Tract 16.07	Brazos, TX	46.1%
#134	Tract 207.30	Hidalgo, TX	46.0%
#135	Tract 9509	Nacogdoches, TX	46.0%
#136	Tract 241.20	Hidalgo, TX	46.0%
#137	Tract 6752	Fort Bend, TX	45.9%
#138	Tract 136.29	Dallas, TX	45.9%
#139	Tract 241.23	Hidalgo, TX	45.8%
#140	Tract 241.07	Hidalgo, TX	45.8%
#141	Tract 1808	Bexar, TX	45.7%
#142	Tract 154	Potter, TX	45.7%
#143	Tract 1106	Bexar, TX	45.5%
#144	Tract 3210.01	Harris, TX	45.5%
#145	Tract 40.07	El Paso, TX	45.5%
#146	Tract 5503.08	Harris, TX	45.5%
#147	Tract 18.06	Webb, TX	45.5%
#148	Tract 20.14	Brazos, TX	45.5%
#149	Tract 78.30	Dallas, TX	45.4%
#150	Tract 2336	Harris, TX	45.4%
#151	Tract 213.01	Denton, TX	45.3%
#152	Tract 5502.02	Harris, TX	45.3%
#153	Tract 138.02	Cameron, TX	45.3%
#154	Tract 56.05	Nueces, TX	45.3%
#155	Tract 4534.04	Harris, TX	45.2%
#156	Tract 5321.02	Harris, TX	45.1%
#157	Tract 7301	Matagorda, TX	45.1%
#158	Tract 7	Webb, TX	45.1%
#159	Tract 4223.03	Harris, TX	44.9%
#160	Tract 87.04	Dallas, TX	44.8%
#161	Tract 220.08	Hidalgo, TX	44.7%
#162	Tract 4335.04	Harris, TX	44.7%
#163	Tract 3.01	Victoria, TX	44.7%
#164	Tract 3136	Harris, TX	44.7%
#165	Tract 213.06	Hidalgo, TX	44.6%
#166	Tract 6.01	Webb, TX	44.6%
#167	Tract 10	Nueces, TX	44.4%
#168	Tract 1906.01	Bexar, TX	44.3%
#169	Tract 4213.01	Harris, TX	44.2%
#170	Tract 38.04	El Paso, TX	44.2%
#171	Tract 22	Jefferson, TX	44.2%
#172	Tract 4212.03	Harris, TX	44.1%
#173	Tract 36.02	El Paso, TX	44.1%
#174	Tract 78.33	Dallas, TX	44.1%
#175	Tract 3116	Harris, TX	44.0%
#176	Tract 1228.01	Tarrant, TX	44.0%
#177	Tract 13.01	Brazos, TX	44.0%
#178	Tract 9501	Duval, TX	43.9%
#179	Tract 117.02	Cameron, TX	43.9%
#180	Tract 166.35	Dallas, TX	43.8%
#181	Tract 1310	Bexar, TX	43.7%
#182	Tract 5320.04	Harris, TX	43.7%
#183	Tract 5	Jefferson, TX	43.6%
#184	Tract 3235	Harris, TX	43.5%
#185	Tract 105	San Patricio, TX	43.4%
#186	Tract 1305	Bexar, TX	43.4%
#187	Tract 2405.05	Harris, TX	43.3%
#188	Tract 9	Jefferson, TX	43.3%
#189	Tract 37.02	El Paso, TX	43.2%
#190	Tract 5	Lamar, TX	43.1%
#191	Tract 126.15	Cameron, TX	43.1%
#192	Tract 2325	Harris, TX	43.0%
#193	Tract 14	Gregg, TX	42.9%
#194	Tract 1307	Bexar, TX	42.9%
#195	Tract 24.13	Travis, TX	42.8%
#196	Tract 5503.03	Harris, TX	42.8%
#197	Tract 5.02	Brazos, TX	42.7%
#198	Tract 105.06	El Paso, TX	42.6%
#199	Tract 39.05	El Paso, TX	42.6%
#200	Tract 3317	Harris, TX	42.5%