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
#801	Tract 5452	Wayne, MI	51.5%
#802	Tract 19	St. Louis, MN	51.5%
#803	Tract 9608	Lincoln Parish, LA	51.5%
#804	Tract 1423	Oakland, MI	51.5%
#805	Tract 19	Webb, TX	51.5%
#806	Tract 177.02	Philadelphia, PA	51.5%
#807	Tract 21.01	Calhoun, AL	51.4%
#808	Tract 2.01	Hillsborough, FL	51.4%
#809	Tract 10	Chemung, NY	51.4%
#810	Tract 7.30	Franklin, OH	51.4%
#811	Tract 9304	Surry, NC	51.4%
#812	Tract 46	Bronx, NY	51.4%
#813	Tract 7.02	Pitt, NC	51.4%
#814	Tract 1223	Tarrant, TX	51.4%
#815	Tract 2.01	New York, NY	51.4%
#816	Tract 2227.01	Harris, TX	51.3%
#817	Tract 9412	Jackson, SD	51.3%
#818	Tract 203.01	Houston, GA	51.3%
#819	Tract 12	Clark, OH	51.3%
#820	Tract 110	Guilford, NC	51.3%
#821	Tract 5322	Harris, TX	51.2%
#822	Tract 4	Vermilion, IL	51.2%
#823	Tract 305.01	Madison, MS	51.2%
#824	Tract 412	Houston, AL	51.2%
#825	Tract 98.10	District of Columbia, DC	51.2%
#826	Tract 5039	Wayne, MI	51.2%
#827	Tract 9503.01	Lee, VA	51.2%
#828	Tract 5215	Wayne, MI	51.2%
#829	Tract 146	Philadelphia, PA	51.2%
#830	Tract 55.03	Fulton, GA	51.1%
#831	Tract 391	Philadelphia, PA	51.1%
#832	Tract 15	Albany, NY	51.1%
#833	Tract 9505.01	Holmes, MS	51.1%
#834	Tract 1306	Allegheny, PA	51.1%
#835	Tract 4	Delaware, IN	51.1%
#836	Tract 1307	Allegheny, PA	51.0%
#837	Tract 9608.01	Acadia Parish, LA	51.0%
#838	Tract 1512	Cuyahoga, OH	51.0%
#839	Tract 16	Franklin, OH	51.0%
#840	Tract 70	Shelby, TN	51.0%
#841	Tract 5265	Wayne, MI	51.0%
#842	Tract 5009.02	Santa Clara, CA	51.0%
#843	Tract 892	Kings, NY	51.0%
#844	Tract 1163.02	Queens, NY	51.0%
#845	Tract 56.09	Mecklenburg, NC	50.9%
#846	Tract 7	Sacramento, CA	50.9%
#847	Tract 155.02	Duval, FL	50.9%
#848	Tract 9438.01	McKinley, NM	50.9%
#849	Tract 9509.01	Ogemaw, MI	50.9%
#850	Tract 231.04	Hidalgo, TX	50.9%
#851	Tract 3	Adams, MS	50.9%
#852	Tract 222	Kings, NY	50.9%
#853	Tract 9.02	Lowndes, MS	50.9%
#854	Tract 9604.01	Lincoln Parish, LA	50.9%
#855	Tract 93.01	Monroe, NY	50.8%
#856	Tract 80	Hamilton, OH	50.8%
#857	Tract 6.02	Craighead, AR	50.8%
#858	Tract 185.02	Bronx, NY	50.8%
#859	Tract 17.03	Brazos, TX	50.8%
#860	Tract 9460.03	McKinley, NM	50.8%
#861	Tract 235.23	Hidalgo, TX	50.8%
#862	Tract 235	Rock Island, IL	50.8%
#863	Tract 29	Richland, SC	50.8%
#864	Tract 22	Monroe, NY	50.7%
#865	Tract 4327.06	Harris, TX	50.7%
#866	Tract 5	Marquette, MI	50.7%
#867	Tract 1104.08	Bulloch, GA	50.7%
#868	Tract 2105	Portsmouth city, VA	50.7%
#869	Tract 103.02	Jefferson, AL	50.7%
#870	Tract 1068.01	Maricopa, AZ	50.7%
#871	Tract 188.02	Philadelphia, PA	50.6%
#872	Tract 504.60	Gwinnett, GA	50.6%
#873	Tract 3233	Harris, TX	50.6%
#874	Tract 7001	Stark, OH	50.6%
#875	Tract 9783.02	Socorro, NM	50.6%
#876	Tract 202.01	Montgomery, VA	50.5%
#877	Tract 729.02	Ellis, KS	50.5%
#878	Tract 164	Hudson, NJ	50.5%
#879	Tract 6019	Camden, NJ	50.5%
#880	Tract 176.01	Philadelphia, PA	50.5%
#881	Tract 14.02	Wayne, NC	50.5%
#882	Tract 207.02	Gadsden, FL	50.5%
#883	Tract 10.02	Lucas, OH	50.5%
#884	Tract 6008	Camden, NJ	50.5%
#885	Tract 5031	Summit, OH	50.5%
#886	Tract 29	St. Joseph, IN	50.5%
#887	Tract 223	Caddo Parish, LA	50.5%
#888	Tract 19	Berks, PA	50.4%
#889	Tract 2317	Macon, AL	50.4%
#890	Tract 106.01	Lowndes, GA	50.4%
#891	Tract 129	Albany, NY	50.4%
#892	Tract 169.02	Philadelphia, PA	50.4%
#893	Tract 4229.01	Alameda, CA	50.3%
#894	Tract 20	St. Joseph, IN	50.3%
#895	Tract 207.35	Hidalgo, TX	50.3%
#896	Tract 44.02	Erie, NY	50.3%
#897	Tract 5455	Wayne, MI	50.3%
#898	Tract 104.03	Suffolk, MA	50.3%
#899	Tract 5045.02	St. Clair, IL	50.3%
#900	Tract 106	Talladega, AL	50.3%