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
#401	Tract 208.06	Hidalgo, TX	36.7%
#402	Tract 78.32	Dallas, TX	36.6%
#403	Tract 119.03	Cameron, TX	36.6%
#404	Tract 205.05	Hidalgo, TX	36.6%
#405	Tract 2415.02	Harris, TX	36.5%
#406	Tract 202.10	Hidalgo, TX	36.5%
#407	Tract 5318	Harris, TX	36.5%
#408	Tract 2323.04	Harris, TX	36.5%
#409	Tract 202.07	Hidalgo, TX	36.5%
#410	Tract 3321	Harris, TX	36.4%
#411	Tract 141.02	Cameron, TX	36.4%
#412	Tract 25	El Paso, TX	36.3%
#413	Tract 3.01	El Paso, TX	36.3%
#414	Tract 201.07	Hidalgo, TX	36.3%
#415	Tract 3135	Harris, TX	36.3%
#416	Tract 208	Bell, TX	36.3%
#417	Tract 235.24	Hidalgo, TX	36.3%
#418	Tract 102	Hays, TX	36.3%
#419	Tract 1701.01	Bexar, TX	36.3%
#420	Tract 4230.02	Harris, TX	36.3%
#421	Tract 1.02	Jefferson, TX	36.2%
#422	Tract 18.22	Webb, TX	36.2%
#423	Tract 239.07	Hidalgo, TX	36.2%
#424	Tract 2115.01	Harris, TX	36.1%
#425	Tract 7240	Galveston, TX	36.1%
#426	Tract 103.57	El Paso, TX	36.1%
#427	Tract 1304.01	Bexar, TX	36.1%
#428	Tract 119.06	Cameron, TX	36.0%
#429	Tract 5	Cooke, TX	36.0%
#430	Tract 9.03	Webb, TX	36.0%
#431	Tract 5501.02	Harris, TX	35.9%
#432	Tract 1	McLennan, TX	35.9%
#433	Tract 139	Potter, TX	35.9%
#434	Tract 3212	Harris, TX	35.9%
#435	Tract 34.02	El Paso, TX	35.9%
#436	Tract 2309	Harris, TX	35.9%
#437	Tract 9507	Cherokee, TX	35.9%
#438	Tract 235.16	Hidalgo, TX	35.9%
#439	Tract 15.02	Lubbock, TX	35.8%
#440	Tract 5215.01	Harris, TX	35.8%
#441	Tract 201.06	Hidalgo, TX	35.8%
#442	Tract 1219.05	Tarrant, TX	35.8%
#443	Tract 5525.01	Harris, TX	35.8%
#444	Tract 4214.03	Harris, TX	35.7%
#445	Tract 26	Jefferson, TX	35.7%
#446	Tract 122.03	Cameron, TX	35.7%
#447	Tract 4232.03	Harris, TX	35.7%
#448	Tract 241.25	Hidalgo, TX	35.7%
#449	Tract 1065.03	Tarrant, TX	35.6%
#450	Tract 1701.02	Bexar, TX	35.6%
#451	Tract 190.35	Dallas, TX	35.6%
#452	Tract 18.05	Smith, TX	35.6%
#453	Tract 7906	Walker, TX	35.6%
#454	Tract 9503	Willacy, TX	35.5%
#455	Tract 1045.04	Tarrant, TX	35.5%
#456	Tract 231.03	Hidalgo, TX	35.5%
#457	Tract 2324.04	Harris, TX	35.5%
#458	Tract 66	Jefferson, TX	35.5%
#459	Tract 235.20	Hidalgo, TX	35.5%
#460	Tract 6.02	Webb, TX	35.5%
#461	Tract 4526.01	Harris, TX	35.5%
#462	Tract 5533	Harris, TX	35.4%
#463	Tract 4328.05	Harris, TX	35.3%
#464	Tract 101	Hays, TX	35.3%
#465	Tract 5217.02	Harris, TX	35.3%
#466	Tract 17.02	Brazos, TX	35.3%
#467	Tract 225.02	Hidalgo, TX	35.3%
#468	Tract 4.04	El Paso, TX	35.3%
#469	Tract 142.02	Cameron, TX	35.2%
#470	Tract 241.26	Hidalgo, TX	35.2%
#471	Tract 2405.03	Harris, TX	35.2%
#472	Tract 2401.02	Harris, TX	35.2%
#473	Tract 143	Cameron, TX	35.1%
#474	Tract 9505.01	Nacogdoches, TX	35.1%
#475	Tract 1045.05	Tarrant, TX	35.1%
#476	Tract 2113.02	Harris, TX	35.1%
#477	Tract 109.05	Dallas, TX	35.1%
#478	Tract 1609.01	Bexar, TX	35.1%
#479	Tract 9504	Jim Hogg, TX	35.0%
#480	Tract 1711	Bexar, TX	35.0%
#481	Tract 1707	Bexar, TX	35.0%
#482	Tract 1065.20	Tarrant, TX	35.0%
#483	Tract 202	Kleberg, TX	35.0%
#484	Tract 115	Cameron, TX	35.0%
#485	Tract 15	Gregg, TX	35.0%
#486	Tract 2316	Harris, TX	34.9%
#487	Tract 119.05	Cameron, TX	34.9%
#488	Tract 9507	Titus, TX	34.9%
#489	Tract 1.05	Webb, TX	34.9%
#490	Tract 221.10	Hidalgo, TX	34.9%
#491	Tract 63	Nueces, TX	34.8%
#492	Tract 1.08	Webb, TX	34.8%
#493	Tract 29	El Paso, TX	34.7%
#494	Tract 6.03	Brazos, TX	34.7%
#495	Tract 4215.01	Harris, TX	34.7%
#496	Tract 228.02	Hidalgo, TX	34.7%
#497	Tract 240.03	Hidalgo, TX	34.6%
#498	Tract 9503	Pecos, TX	34.6%
#499	Tract 4336.02	Harris, TX	34.6%
#500	Tract 1804	Bexar, TX	34.6%