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% |
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