Ranking of Texas Cities and Places By the Poverty Rate of the Non-Hispanic White Alone Ethnicity Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on December 13, 2023.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group in Texas was 8.23%. Among all Texas cities and places with a population of at least 10K, the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had the highest poverty rate in Roma city (100%), followed by Hidalgo city (80.82%), and San Marcos city (32.44%). On the other hand, the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had the lowest poverty rate in the following 3 cities: San Elizario city (0%), Rio Grande City city (0.14%), and Manor city (0.65%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Texas cities and places with a population of 10K+, where the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had high poverty rate, and the table below shows all Texas cities and places with a population of 10K+.

You can see similar ranking for other racial and ethnicity groups in Texas.

You can also see similar ranking of cities and places for other states as well as for the whole United States.

Ranking of Texas Cities and Places By the Poverty Rate of the Non-Hispanic White Alone Ethnicity Group in 2021
Roma city
Hidalgo city
San Marcos city
Aldine CDP
Weslaco city
College Station city
Nacogdoches city
Edinburg city
Raymondville city
Eagle Pass city
Ranking of Texas Cities and Places By the Poverty Rate of the Non-Hispanic White Alone Ethnicity Group in 2021
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Rank City Poverty Rate (%)
1 Roma city 100.00
2 Hidalgo city 80.82
3 San Marcos city 32.44
4 Aldine CDP 30.87
5 Weslaco city 28.60
6 College Station city 27.33
7 Nacogdoches city 26.71
8 Edinburg city 25.60
9 Raymondville city 23.30
10 Eagle Pass city 23.29
11 Donna city 22.79
12 Huntsville city 21.93
13 Bellmead city 21.55
14 Paris city 20.00
15 Stephenville city 19.91
16 Fort Hood CDP 19.81
17 Pharr city 19.29
18 Alamo city 18.95
19 Vernon city 18.77
20 Brownsville city 18.68
21 Galena Park city 18.67
22 Waco city 18.39
23 San Benito city 18.01
24 Freeport city 17.95
25 Plainview city 17.82
26 Belton city 17.77
27 Uvalde city 17.70
28 Gainesville city 17.49
29 Cloverleaf CDP 17.27
30 Denison city 16.51
30 Fairview town 16.51
31 Port Arthur city 16.50
32 Big Spring city 16.36
33 Bryan city 16.11
34 Canyon city 16.08
35 Laredo city 15.93
36 Leon Valley city 15.36
37 Kingsville city 15.15
38 Bonham city 15.10
39 Brownwood city 14.97
40 Texarkana city 14.88
41 Mount Pleasant city 14.80
42 Wichita Falls city 14.62
43 Universal City city 14.52
44 Humble city 14.36
44 Lubbock city 14.36
45 Texas City city 14.33
46 Orange city 14.09
47 Robstown city 13.57
48 Sweetwater city 13.43
49 Denton city 13.30
50 Palestine city 13.19
51 Kilgore city 13.13
52 La Marque city 13.12
53 Jacksonville city 13.07
54 Baytown city 12.98
55 West Odessa CDP 12.91
56 Lufkin city 12.85
57 Pampa city 12.84
58 Victoria city 12.79
59 Galveston city 12.71
60 Mineral Wells city 12.68
61 Granbury city 12.52
62 Longview city 12.51
63 Athens city 12.31
63 Borger city 12.31
64 La Homa CDP 12.26
65 Marshall city 11.81
66 Del Rio city 11.80
67 Abilene city 11.75
68 Corpus Christi city 11.70
69 Gatesville city 11.55
70 Killeen city 11.50
71 Hereford city 11.28
72 Alvin city 11.26
73 El Paso city 11.22
74 Webster city 10.95
75 Channelview CDP 10.78
75 Corsicana city 10.78
76 Stafford city 10.74
77 Brenham city 10.73
78 Greenville city 10.70
79 Pasadena city 10.64
80 Seguin city 10.60
81 Amarillo city 10.58
81 Pleasanton city 10.58
82 Beeville city 10.37
83 San Antonio city 10.35
84 Rosenberg city 10.31
84 San Angelo city 10.31
85 Snyder city 10.23
86 Beaumont city 10.18
87 Lancaster city 10.04
88 Angleton city 9.92
89 Arlington city 9.68
89 La Porte city 9.68
89 Sherman city 9.68
90 Palmview city 9.67
91 Tomball city 9.66
92 Copperas Cove city 9.62
93 Temple city 9.22
94 Fort Bliss CDP 9.13
95 Spring CDP 9.11
96 Burkburnett city 9.04
97 Terrell city 9.00
98 South Houston city 8.98
99 Haltom City city 8.95
100 Sulphur Springs city 8.86
100 Tyler city 8.86
101 Cleburne city 8.85
101 Harlingen city 8.85
102 Azle city 8.78
103 Houston city 8.75
104 Fredericksburg city 8.73
105 Rockport city 8.65
106 Little Elm city 8.48
107 Wells Branch CDP 8.43
108 McAllen city 8.41
109 Richmond city 8.37
110 Grand Prairie city 8.32
111 Ennis city 8.31
111 Murphy city 8.31
112 Port Neches city 8.30
113 Bay City city 8.28
114 Seagoville city 8.27
115 Taylor city 8.24
115 Weatherford city 8.24
116 Alice city 8.21
117 Dickinson city 8.13
118 Dumas city 8.12
119 Bacliff CDP 8.10
120 Hurst city 8.07
121 Forney city 8.06
121 Odessa city 8.06
122 Mercedes city 8.05
123 Watauga city 7.96
124 Dallas city 7.86
125 Lockhart city 7.81
126 Balch Springs city 7.73
127 Red Oak city 7.70
128 Austin city 7.69
129 Lewisville city 7.59
130 Fort Worth city 7.57
131 Horizon City city 7.51
132 Mission city 7.46
133 Levelland city 7.42
134 Missouri City city 7.40
135 White Settlement city 7.37
136 Harker Heights city 7.21
137 DeSoto city 7.19
138 Conroe city 7.06
139 Irving city 7.02
139 Mesquite city 7.02
140 Burleson city 6.92
141 Groves city 6.75
142 Kerrville city 6.71
143 Henderson city 6.58
144 Garland city 6.55
145 Cedar Hill city 6.52
146 Deer Park city 6.50
147 Selma city 6.37
148 Canyon Lake CDP 6.27
149 Benbrook city 6.26
150 Boerne city 6.25
151 San Juan city 6.21
152 The Colony city 6.19
153 Hutto city 6.11
154 Santa Fe city 6.07
155 Live Oak city 6.03
156 Portland city 6.00
157 Georgetown city 5.93
158 Euless city 5.83
159 Andrews city 5.77
159 Nederland city 5.77
159 North Richland Hills city 5.77
160 Wylie city 5.55
161 Bedford city 5.48
162 Crowley city 5.47
163 Rowlett city 5.43
164 New Braunfels city 5.42
165 Kyle city 5.41
166 Richardson city 5.35
167 Lake Jackson city 5.34
168 Pecos city 5.31
169 Plano city 5.29
170 Seabrook city 5.25
171 Alton city 5.20
172 Midlothian city 5.18
173 Sugar Land city 5.00
174 El Campo city 4.91
175 Celina city 4.88
176 Midland city 4.85
177 Glenn Heights city 4.76
178 Rendon CDP 4.75
179 Grapevine city 4.64
180 Lumberton city 4.59
180 Waxahachie city 4.59
181 Farmers Branch city 4.56
182 Saginaw city 4.55
183 Hewitt city 4.51
184 League City city 4.47
184 Mansfield city 4.47
185 University Park city 4.39
186 Schertz city 4.35
187 Round Rock city 4.29
188 McKinney city 4.28
189 Cibolo city 4.20
190 Leander city 4.19
191 Corinth city 4.16
192 Carrollton city 4.14
193 Port Lavaca city 4.09
194 Allen city 4.03
195 Cinco Ranch CDP 4.01
195 Mission Bend CDP 4.01
196 Pflugerville city 3.85
197 Duncanville city 3.84
198 Anna city 3.80
199 Frisco city 3.77
200 Addison town 3.58
201 Cedar Park city 3.52
202 Forest Hill city 3.31
203 Atascocita CDP 3.29
203 Clute city 3.29
203 Lakeway city 3.29
204 Timberwood Park CDP 3.18
205 Friendswood city 3.12
206 The Woodlands CDP 3.03
207 Prosper town 2.92
208 Converse city 2.89
209 Sienna CDP 2.88
210 Royse City city 2.83
210 Steiner Ranch CDP 2.83
211 Colleyville city 2.79
212 Pearland city 2.63
213 Robinson city 2.59
214 Flower Mound town 2.57
215 Rockwall city 2.50
216 Keller city 2.44
217 Socorro city 2.42
218 Brushy Creek CDP 2.40
218 Southlake city 2.40
219 West University Place city 2.34
220 Fulshear city 2.20
221 Fate city 2.13
222 Bellaire city 2.01
223 Buda city 1.93
224 Princeton city 1.79
225 Coppell city 1.74
226 Trophy Club town 1.65
227 Melissa city 1.42
228 Manvel city 1.25
229 Pecan Grove CDP 1.19
230 Four Corners CDP 1.13
231 Katy city 1.07
232 Highland Village city 0.93
233 Sachse city 0.92
234 Fresno CDP 0.87
235 Lantana CDP 0.67
236 Manor city 0.65
237 Rio Grande City city 0.14
238 San Elizario city 0.00