Ranking of Texas Cities and Places By the Poverty Rate of the Black or African American Alone Racial 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 Black or African American Alone racial group in Texas was 18.64%. Among all Texas cities and places with a population of at least 10K, the Black or African American Alone racial group had the highest poverty rate in Hidalgo city (100%), followed by Raymondville city (100%), and Rio Grande City city (100%). On the other hand, the Black or African American Alone racial group had the lowest poverty rate in the following 3 cities: Andrews city (0%), Anna city (0%), and Bacliff CDP (0%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Texas cities and places with a population of 10K+, where the Black or African American Alone racial 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 Black or African American Alone Racial Group in 2021
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Robstown city
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Uvalde city
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Ranking of Texas Cities and Places By the Poverty Rate of the Black or African American Alone Racial Group in 2021
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Rank City Poverty Rate (%)
1 Hidalgo city 100.00
1 Raymondville city 100.00
1 Rio Grande City city 100.00
1 Robstown city 100.00
2 Bonham city 66.53
3 Kingsville city 54.24
4 Uvalde city 54.03
5 Beeville city 52.99
6 White Settlement city 51.82
7 Harlingen city 49.07
8 Stephenville city 46.50
9 Borger city 46.02
10 Bay City city 45.59
11 San Marcos city 44.11
12 Sweetwater city 43.86
13 Big Spring city 43.82
14 Kerrville city 42.77
15 San Juan city 42.50
16 Gainesville city 42.31
17 Weatherford city 42.23
18 Nacogdoches city 40.27
19 Jacksonville city 39.89
20 Brownwood city 39.75
21 Pasadena city 39.27
22 Waco city 38.90
23 Huntsville city 38.22
24 Athens city 37.83
25 Bryan city 36.77
26 Amarillo city 33.95
27 Alice city 33.58
28 Del Rio city 33.33
29 Wells Branch CDP 33.09
30 Sulphur Springs city 33.08
31 Seguin city 32.98
32 Marshall city 32.83
33 Palestine city 32.47
34 Terrell city 32.33
35 Portland city 32.20
36 El Campo city 32.12
37 Port Arthur city 31.61
38 Humble city 31.53
39 Port Lavaca city 31.40
40 Texarkana city 30.96
41 Wichita Falls city 30.66
42 Weslaco city 30.42
43 Vernon city 29.87
44 Brenham city 29.58
45 Mission city 28.66
46 Paris city 28.54
47 Sherman city 28.48
48 Timberwood Park CDP 27.91
49 Victoria city 27.44
50 Galveston city 27.43
51 Waxahachie city 26.87
52 Angleton city 26.84
53 Mineral Wells city 26.72
54 Lufkin city 26.13
55 Lubbock city 26.11
56 Levelland city 26.06
57 Horizon City city 26.01
58 Abilene city 25.95
59 College Station city 25.86
60 Snyder city 25.57
61 Dallas city 25.08
62 Greenville city 24.99
63 Houston city 24.73
64 Taylor city 24.30
65 Gatesville city 24.24
65 Seagoville city 24.24
66 Corpus Christi city 24.06
67 Hewitt city 23.90
68 Keller city 23.76
69 Beaumont city 23.70
70 Pharr city 23.67
71 Hereford city 23.59
72 Longview city 23.36
73 Denton city 23.01
74 Richmond city 22.75
75 San Antonio city 22.48
76 Melissa city 22.36
77 Belton city 22.07
78 Baytown city 21.85
79 Austin city 21.74
80 Texas City city 21.72
81 Orange city 21.58
82 Temple city 21.44
83 Four Corners CDP 21.39
83 Lockhart city 21.39
84 Robinson city 21.29
85 Converse city 21.17
86 Conroe city 21.12
87 Tyler city 20.66
88 Fort Worth city 20.31
89 Denison city 20.04
90 Cedar Park city 19.75
91 Bellmead city 19.55
92 San Angelo city 19.41
93 Webster city 19.37
94 Cloverleaf CDP 18.78
94 Garland city 18.78
95 Ennis city 18.57
95 Mission Bend CDP 18.57
95 Rendon CDP 18.57
96 Lake Jackson city 18.55
97 Freeport city 18.29
98 Highland Village city 18.25
99 Midland city 17.76
100 Hurst city 17.43
101 Killeen city 17.25
102 Cleburne city 17.14
103 Mount Pleasant city 17.10
104 La Marque city 16.97
105 North Richland Hills city 16.60
106 Harker Heights city 16.31
107 Manvel city 16.18
108 Live Oak city 15.95
109 Buda city 15.93
110 San Benito city 15.79
111 The Colony city 15.76
112 Arlington city 15.61
113 Hutto city 15.51
114 Clute city 15.37
115 Nederland city 15.12
116 Corsicana city 14.90
117 Royse City city 14.80
118 Lewisville city 14.66
119 Haltom City city 14.45
120 McAllen city 14.41
121 Odessa city 14.33
122 Richardson city 14.20
123 Alvin city 13.54
124 Kilgore city 13.47
125 Mesquite city 13.42
126 Carrollton city 13.27
127 Plainview city 13.21
128 Stafford city 13.19
129 Rosenberg city 13.02
130 Laredo city 12.72
131 Round Rock city 12.57
132 West Odessa CDP 12.21
133 McKinney city 12.14
134 Benbrook city 11.95
135 South Houston city 11.89
136 Little Elm city 11.86
137 League City city 11.67
138 Rowlett city 11.35
139 Irving city 11.08
140 El Paso city 11.06
141 Addison town 10.96
142 Allen city 10.81
143 Tomball city 10.80
144 Brownsville city 10.67
145 Lancaster city 10.65
146 Euless city 10.64
147 Seabrook city 10.61
148 Duncanville city 10.56
149 Dickinson city 10.44
150 Spring CDP 10.27
151 Grand Prairie city 10.14
152 Channelview CDP 9.97
153 Georgetown city 9.68
153 Henderson city 9.68
154 Forest Hill city 9.54
155 Copperas Cove city 9.38
156 Fairview town 9.36
157 Cedar Hill city 9.21
158 Glenn Heights city 9.19
159 Balch Springs city 9.11
160 Burkburnett city 8.99
161 Groves city 8.80
162 Cibolo city 8.79
163 The Woodlands CDP 8.36
164 Fort Bliss CDP 7.88
165 Plano city 7.76
166 DeSoto city 7.67
167 Fort Hood CDP 7.64
168 Canyon city 7.39
169 Kyle city 7.25
170 Farmers Branch city 6.87
171 New Braunfels city 6.81
172 Selma city 6.57
173 Lakeway city 6.36
174 Midlothian city 6.35
175 Pampa city 6.22
176 Galena Park city 5.82
177 Grapevine city 5.80
178 Flower Mound town 5.64
179 Forney city 5.61
180 Mansfield city 5.60
181 Frisco city 5.55
182 Missouri City city 5.51
183 Edinburg city 5.39
184 Atascocita CDP 5.36
185 Bedford city 5.25
186 Fredericksburg city 4.76
187 Dumas city 4.69
188 Pecan Grove CDP 4.67
189 Fresno CDP 4.65
189 Friendswood city 4.65
190 Burleson city 4.50
191 La Porte city 4.42
192 Brushy Creek CDP 4.16
193 Katy city 4.09
194 Coppell city 4.01
195 Leander city 3.98
196 Cinco Ranch CDP 3.65
197 Red Oak city 3.57
198 Sugar Land city 3.46
199 Donna city 3.45
200 Pearland city 3.43
201 Fate city 3.42
202 Pecos city 3.38
203 Pflugerville city 3.28
204 Schertz city 3.22
205 Watauga city 3.20
206 La Homa CDP 2.86
207 Universal City city 2.83
208 Manor city 2.56
209 Crowley city 2.25
210 Bellaire city 2.20
211 Fulshear city 2.15
212 Celina city 1.93
213 Leon Valley city 1.75
214 Socorro city 1.70
215 Princeton city 1.62
216 Azle city 1.49
217 Rockwall city 1.24
218 Wylie city 1.14
219 Sachse city 0.86
220 Saginaw city 0.77
221 Canyon Lake CDP 0.70
222 Prosper town 0.38
223 Deer Park city 0.28
224 Aldine CDP 0.24
225 Andrews city 0.00
225 Anna city 0.00
225 Bacliff CDP 0.00
225 Colleyville city 0.00
225 Corinth city 0.00
225 Eagle Pass city 0.00
225 Granbury city 0.00
225 Lantana CDP 0.00
225 Mercedes city 0.00
225 Murphy city 0.00
225 Palmview city 0.00
225 Port Neches city 0.00
225 Sienna CDP 0.00
225 Southlake city 0.00
225 Steiner Ranch CDP 0.00
225 Trophy Club town 0.00
225 West University Place city 0.00