Rankings / Cities with the Highest Poverty Rate / Texas
Cities with the Highest Poverty Rate in Texas
Share of people below the federal poverty line, from the Census Bureau.
1Nacogdoches31.5%2Kingsville30.8%3College Station29.2%4Port Arthur29.0%5Pharr27.6%6San Marcos26.9%7Edinburg26.0%8Harlingen25.1%9Huntsville23.9%10Brownsville23.7%11Weslaco23.2%12Waco23.1%13Bryan23.0%14San Juan22.4%15Texarkana22.0%16Eagle Pass22.0%17Galveston21.4%18Beaumont21.2%19Laredo20.9%20Socorro20.7%21Channelview20.3%22Rosenberg20.2%23McAllen20.0%24Houston19.9%25Mission19.4%26Del Rio19.0%27Pasadena18.9%28Lubbock18.9%29El Paso18.4%30Victoria18.3%31Baytown18.2%32Corsicana18.1%33Lufkin18.0%34Wichita Falls17.7%35Killeen17.4%36Longview17.3%37San Antonio17.1%38Corpus Christi17.1%39Big Spring17.1%40Seguin17.1%41Dallas16.7%42West Odessa16.6%43Texas City16.2%44Odessa16.2%45Abilene16.1%46Temple16.0%47Denton15.8%48Amarillo15.8%49Haltom City15.1%50Lancaster15.0%51Mesquite13.4%52Fort Hood13.3%53Fort Worth13.1%54Garland13.0%55Arlington12.9%56Sherman12.7%57Tyler12.5%58Midland12.4%59La Porte12.2%60Grand Prairie12.1%61Austin12.0%62Lake Jackson11.7%63Converse11.6%64Greenville11.5%65Farmers Branch11.4%66Copperas Cove11.4%67Conroe11.2%68Irving11.0%69San Angelo11.0%70Mission Bend10.8%71Hurst10.6%72Duncanville10.6%73Spring10.4%74Harker Heights10.2%75Weatherford10.0%76Cleburne10.0%77Cedar Hill10.0%78Richardson9.7%79Alvin9.2%80Deer Park9.1%81Little Elm9.0%82Kyle8.9%83Forney8.8%84Georgetown8.0%85Waxahachie7.9%86Lewisville7.9%87Euless7.8%88Round Rock7.8%89DeSoto7.6%90Atascocita7.4%91New Braunfels7.4%92Bedford7.3%93Canyon Lake7.3%94North Richland Hills7.2%95Burleson7.1%96Carrollton7.1%97Balch Springs7.1%98Missouri City7.1%99Plano6.8%100The Colony6.7%
Limited to cities with 25,000+ residents. Download CSV. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.