| # | City | Below poverty level |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nacogdoches | 31.5% |
| 2 | College Station | 29.2% |
| 3 | Port Arthur | 29% |
| 4 | Pharr | 27.6% |
| 5 | San Marcos | 26.9% |
| 6 | Jacksonville | 26.5% |
| 7 | Edinburg | 26% |
| 8 | Harlingen | 25.1% |
| 9 | Brownsville | 23.7% |
| 10 | Waco | 23.1% |
| 11 | Marshall | 22.4% |
| 12 | Eagle Pass | 22% |
| 13 | Texarkana | 22% |
| 14 | Galveston | 21.4% |
| 15 | Beaumont | 21.2% |
| 16 | Laredo | 20.9% |
| 17 | McAllen | 20% |
| 18 | Stephenville | 20% |
| 19 | Houston | 19.9% |
| 20 | Del Rio | 19% |
| 21 | Lubbock | 18.9% |
| 22 | Pasadena | 18.9% |
| 23 | El Paso | 18.4% |
| 24 | Victoria | 18.3% |
| 25 | Baytown | 18.2% |
Top Texas Counties
Counties ranked by the share of residents below the poverty level.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Only cities covered by GIS Map with at least 1,000 residents are ranked. Estimates carry margins of error.
Citing this page: GIS Map, “Cities with the Highest Poverty Rate in Texas”, https://gismap.land/rankings/texas/highest-poverty-cities. Figures from U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.
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