Highest Poverty in Texas

Top 100 cities ranked by highest poverty

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Highest Poverty — Texas

1 Doolittle 54.1%

2 Salida del Sol Estates 53.0%

3 Doffing 37.4%

4 Crystal City 36.8%

5 Aldine 35.7%

6 Cameron Park 35.6%

7 Donna 32.1%

8 Rio Grande City 30.5%

9 Roma 30.2%

10 Hutchins 29.4%

11 Olivarez 29.3%

12 La Homa 29.3%

13 Center 28.4%

14 Mexia 27.9%

15 Pharr 27.8%

16 Sansom Park 27.3%

17 Port Arthur 27.2%

18 Mila Doce 26.9%

19 Alton 26.6%

20 Prairie View 26.2%

21 La Feria 25.7%

22 Palmview 25.6%

23 Penitas 25.1%

24 Uvalde 24.8%

25 Jacksonville 24.7%

26 Alice 24.6%

27 Alamo 24.5%

28 Mercedes 24.5%

29 Bacliff 24.4%

30 Brownfield 24.2%

31 Pearsall 24.1%

32 Hidalgo 24.0%

33 San Benito 23.9%

34 Jasper 23.7%

35 Gladewater 23.5%

36 Nacogdoches 23.3%

37 Weslaco 23.1%

38 Homestead Meadows North 23.0%

39 Paris 22.7%

40 Brownsville 22.5%

41 San Elizario 22.4%

42 Kingsville 22.4%

43 Edinburg 22.4%

44 South Houston 22.4%

45 Sealy 22.3%

46 Robstown 22.3%

47 Raymondville 22.3%

48 Bay City 22.2%

49 Eidson Road 22.2%

50 Cameron 22.0%

51 Canutillo 22.0%

52 Marshall 21.8%

53 Cloverleaf 21.5%

54 Horizon City 21.4%

55 West Livingston 20.8%

56 Fort Stockton 20.5%

57 Livingston 20.5%

58 Harlingen 19.9%

59 Cuero 19.8%

60 Murillo 19.7%

61 Commerce 19.4%

62 Beeville 19.4%

63 Socorro 19.3%

64 Vernon 19.2%

65 Humble 19.2%

66 Plainview 19.1%

67 Edna 18.9%

68 Navasota 18.9%

69 Bellmead 18.8%

70 Atlanta 18.8%

71 Lamesa 18.5%

72 Laredo 18.4%

73 Gonzales 18.2%

74 Eagle Pass 18.2%

75 Galena Park 18.2%

76 McAllen 17.8%

77 Sinton 17.7%

78 Bonham 17.6%

79 Dayton 17.2%

80 Hornsby Bend 17.2%

81 Jacinto City 17.2%

82 Gainesville 17.1%

83 Liberty 17.0%

84 Texarkana 16.8%

85 Kilgore 16.7%

86 Bryan 16.5%

87 Dumas 16.4%

88 Hondo 16.3%

89 Houston 16.1%

90 Graham 16.1%

91 Mission 16.1%

92 Beaumont 15.8%

93 Silsbee 15.8%

94 Cleveland 15.8%

95 El Paso 15.7%

96 Breckenridge 15.6%

97 Orange 15.6%

98 Brownwood 15.5%

99 Pampa 15.5%

100 Del Rio 15.5%

Cities with the highest poverty rates in Texas face deep economic challenges affecting a significant portion of their population. Doolittle has a poverty rate of 54.1%.

High poverty rates impact communities in multiple ways: reduced access to healthcare and healthy food, lower educational outcomes, higher crime rates, and deteriorating infrastructure. These challenges are interconnected and require comprehensive solutions.

Addressing poverty in these cities requires a multi-pronged approach including economic development, affordable housing, quality education, healthcare access, and workforce training programs targeting underserved populations.

Did You Know?

1. In Doolittle, 54.1% of residents — roughly 1 in 2 people — live below the poverty line.
2. Child poverty rates in these cities are often even higher than the overall rate, sometimes exceeding 40%.
3. Poverty is measured by household income relative to family size — the threshold varies from $15,060 for an individual to $31,200 for a family of four.

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