Census tract rankings · the United States

Highest-poverty census tracts

Largest share of residents under the federal poverty line. Group-quarters tracts (universities, prisons) get a population floor to avoid skewing the list.

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Rank	Tract	County	high poverty
#601	Tract 48	Fulton, GA	54.6%
#602	Tract 2111.02	Harris, TX	54.6%
#603	Tract 25.01	Madison, AL	54.6%
#604	Tract 116.02	Orange, NC	54.5%
#605	Tract 101.01	Radford city, VA	54.5%
#606	Tract 203.01	Montgomery, VA	54.5%
#607	Tract 69	Orleans Parish, LA	54.5%
#608	Tract 48	Mobile, AL	54.5%
#609	Tract 9731.01	Athens, OH	54.4%
#610	Tract 9509	Laurens, GA	54.4%
#611	Tract 43	Hillsborough, FL	54.4%
#612	Tract 26	Berks, PA	54.4%
#613	Tract 13	Muskegon, MI	54.4%
#614	Tract 5228.02	Maricopa, AZ	54.4%
#615	Tract 5017	Summit, OH	54.3%
#616	Tract 25.03	Spokane, WA	54.3%
#617	Tract 154.01	Jackson, MO	54.3%
#618	Tract 6015.03	Portage, OH	54.3%
#619	Tract 65	Bronx, NY	54.3%
#620	Tract 1053	Cuyahoga, OH	54.3%
#621	Tract 9705	Dorchester, MD	54.2%
#622	Tract 218.05	Spartanburg, SC	54.2%
#623	Tract 96.05	Monroe, NY	54.2%
#624	Tract 19	Fayette, KY	54.2%
#625	Tract 33	Monroe, NY	54.2%
#626	Tract 5038	Capitol Planning Region, CT	54.2%
#627	Tract 404.01	Lee, AL	54.2%
#628	Tract 14.01	Webb, TX	54.1%
#629	Tract 3	Tensas Parish, LA	54.1%
#630	Tract 6.02	Fresno, CA	54.1%
#631	Tract 9507	Coahoma, MS	54.1%
#632	Tract 8628	Lake, IL	54.1%
#633	Tract 23	Onondaga, NY	54.1%
#634	Tract 85	Orleans Parish, LA	54.1%
#635	Tract 8	Madison, TN	54.0%
#636	Tract 106	Bowie, TX	54.0%
#637	Tract 213	Niagara, NY	54.0%
#638	Tract 3511	Cook, IL	53.9%
#639	Tract 34	Onondaga, NY	53.9%
#640	Tract 56.14	Montgomery, AL	53.9%
#641	Tract 41	Bronx, NY	53.9%
#642	Tract 9	Fayette, KY	53.9%
#643	Tract 233	Caddo Parish, LA	53.9%
#644	Tract 12	Montgomery, AL	53.9%
#645	Tract 5	Onslow, NC	53.8%
#646	Tract 14	Jefferson, KY	53.8%
#647	Tract 13	Erie, PA	53.8%
#648	Tract 1.01	Dougherty, GA	53.8%
#649	Tract 1.03	Jefferson, TX	53.8%
#650	Tract 25	New York, NY	53.8%
#651	Tract 201.05	Hidalgo, TX	53.8%
#652	Tract 54.03	Fresno, CA	53.7%
#653	Tract 29	Erie, NY	53.7%
#654	Tract 9338	Trumbull, OH	53.7%
#655	Tract 115.06	Rockland, NY	53.7%
#656	Tract 221.31	Shelby, TN	53.7%
#657	Tract 5364	Wayne, MI	53.7%
#658	Tract 3138.01	Harris, TX	53.6%
#659	Tract 98	Milwaukee, WI	53.6%
#660	Tract 120	Fulton, GA	53.6%
#661	Tract 8040	Mahoning, OH	53.6%
#662	Tract 403	Richmond city, VA	53.6%
#663	Tract 5152	Wayne, MI	53.6%
#664	Tract 121.07	Rockland, NY	53.6%
#665	Tract 8.01	Wilson, NC	53.6%
#666	Tract 1993	Cuyahoga, OH	53.6%
#667	Tract 142	Davidson, TN	53.6%
#668	Tract 43.02	Onondaga, NY	53.6%
#669	Tract 19	Vigo, IN	53.6%
#670	Tract 35.01	El Paso, TX	53.5%
#671	Tract 203	Salem, NJ	53.5%
#672	Tract 5063	Wayne, MI	53.5%
#673	Tract 17	Franklin, OH	53.5%
#674	Tract 15	Pima, AZ	53.5%
#675	Tract 5	Isabella, MI	53.4%
#676	Tract 117	Chatham, GA	53.4%
#677	Tract 111.04	Washington, AR	53.4%
#678	Tract 6.07	Travis, TX	53.4%
#679	Tract 11.04	East Baton Rouge Parish, LA	53.3%
#680	Tract 1186.02	Cuyahoga, OH	53.3%
#681	Tract 98.02	District of Columbia, DC	53.3%
#682	Tract 210	Oneida, NY	53.3%
#683	Tract 43	Montgomery, OH	53.3%
#684	Tract 5411	Wayne, MI	53.3%
#685	Tract 285.02	Kings, NY	53.2%
#686	Tract 306.03	St. Bernard Parish, LA	53.2%
#687	Tract 5304	Wayne, MI	53.2%
#688	Tract 8138	Mahoning, OH	53.2%
#689	Tract 6	Ouachita Parish, LA	53.2%
#690	Tract 112.01	San Luis Obispo, CA	53.2%
#691	Tract 14.02	Broome, NY	53.1%
#692	Tract 204.02	Montgomery, VA	53.1%
#693	Tract 4205	Cook, IL	53.1%
#694	Tract 5143	Wayne, MI	53.1%
#695	Tract 9501.01	Jefferson, MS	53.1%
#696	Tract 5019	Summit, OH	53.1%
#697	Tract 12	McLennan, TX	53.1%
#698	Tract 8019.02	Hampden, MA	53.1%
#699	Tract 9303.02	Pike, KY	53.0%
#700	Tract 900	Kings, NY	53.0%