Ranking of Texas Cities and Places By Poverty Rate in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 17, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for Texas was 14.03%. Among all Texas cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Donna city had the highest poverty rate (43.18%), followed by La Homa CDP (35.66%), and Roma city (34.91%). On the other hand, the following 3 cities and places had the lowest poverty rate: Lantana CDP (1.58%), Fate city (1.61%), and Highland Village city (1.85%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Texas cities and places with a population of 10K+ with high poverty rate, and the table below shows the ranking of all Texas cities and places with a population of 10K+.

You can also see similar information for other states and for the United States.

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Related Topics: Texas ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.

Ranking of Texas Cities and Places By Poverty Rate in 2021

Donna city

La Homa CDP

Roma city

Aldine CDP

San Elizario city

Raymondville city

Pharr city

San Benito city

Kingsville city

Alton city

Ranking of Texas Cities and Places By Poverty Rate in 2021

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Rank	City	Poverty Rate (%)
1	Donna city	43.18
2	La Homa CDP	35.66
3	Roma city	34.91
4	Aldine CDP	33.63
5	San Elizario city	33.27
6	Raymondville city	32.77
7	Pharr city	32.55
8	San Benito city	32.01
9	Kingsville city	31.34
10	Alton city	30.61
11	San Marcos city	30.59
12	Nacogdoches city	30.43
13	Robstown city	30.02
14	Galena Park city	29.81
15	Hidalgo city	29.62
16	Rio Grande City city	29.46
17	College Station city	28.22
18	Huntsville city	28.08
19	Cloverleaf CDP	28.07
20	Mercedes city	27.02
21	Harlingen city	26.65
22	Brownsville city	26.49
23	Weslaco city	26.22
24	San Juan city	25.95
25	Eagle Pass city	25.81
25	Port Arthur city	25.81
26	Marshall city	25.00
27	Waco city	24.84
28	Beeville city	24.35
29	Athens city	24.34
30	Alice city	23.95
31	Alamo city	23.50
31	Bryan city	23.50
32	Bay City city	23.33
32	Socorro city	23.33
33	Edinburg city	23.27
34	Gainesville city	23.13
35	Paris city	23.01
36	Palmview city	22.40
37	Laredo city	22.24
38	Jacksonville city	22.16
39	Texarkana city	21.32
40	McAllen city	20.97
41	Uvalde city	20.95
42	Freeport city	20.93
43	Beaumont city	20.88
44	Lufkin city	20.87
45	Stephenville city	20.45
46	Bellmead city	20.27
47	South Houston city	19.98
48	Mission city	19.80
49	Richmond city	19.77
50	El Campo city	19.76
51	Del Rio city	19.59
52	Houston city	19.49
53	Channelview CDP	19.47
54	Belton city	19.44
55	Lubbock city	19.42
56	Big Spring city	19.21
57	Bacliff CDP	18.79
57	Sweetwater city	18.79
58	Palestine city	18.77
59	Galveston city	18.63
60	Longview city	18.60
61	Baytown city	18.50
61	Wichita Falls city	18.50
62	Plainview city	18.44
63	El Paso city	18.31
64	Denison city	18.14
65	Bonham city	18.12
65	Victoria city	18.12
66	Pecos city	17.93
67	Pasadena city	17.91
68	Humble city	17.90
69	Rockport city	17.85
70	Dallas city	17.75
71	San Antonio city	17.64
72	Levelland city	17.55
73	Seguin city	17.12
73	Vernon city	17.12
74	Mount Pleasant city	17.08
74	Pampa city	17.08
75	Orange city	17.00
76	Corpus Christi city	16.96
77	Webster city	16.95
78	Brownwood city	16.83
79	Rosenberg city	16.74
80	Temple city	16.54
81	Fort Hood CDP	16.53
82	Mineral Wells city	16.21
83	Greenville city	16.19
84	Texas City city	15.92
85	Denton city	15.83
86	Amarillo city	15.76
87	Killeen city	15.73
88	West Odessa CDP	15.65
89	Haltom City city	15.63
90	Horizon City city	15.49
91	Forest Hill city	15.47
92	Canyon city	15.43
93	Andrews city	15.42
94	Abilene city	15.40
95	Kilgore city	15.23
96	Ennis city	15.09
97	Tyler city	14.93
98	Lancaster city	14.72
99	Pleasanton city	14.47
100	Hereford city	14.37
101	Seagoville city	14.12
102	Brenham city	14.10
102	Snyder city	14.10
103	Leon Valley city	14.00
104	Wells Branch CDP	13.99
105	La Marque city	13.97
106	Arlington city	13.96
107	Sulphur Springs city	13.92
108	Fairview town	13.91
109	Borger city	13.77
110	Kerrville city	13.68
111	Cleburne city	13.64
112	Sherman city	13.59
113	Terrell city	13.39
114	Fort Worth city	13.38
115	Odessa city	13.36
116	Granbury city	13.17
117	Universal City city	13.16
118	Corsicana city	13.05
119	Gatesville city	13.04
120	Garland city	12.75
121	Angleton city	12.68
122	Dumas city	12.63
123	Austin city	12.52
124	San Angelo city	12.17
125	Converse city	12.13
126	Stafford city	11.91
127	Balch Springs city	11.88
128	Hurst city	11.87
129	Alvin city	11.71
130	Tomball city	11.69
131	Taylor city	11.54
132	Fort Bliss CDP	11.53
132	Grand Prairie city	11.53
133	Fredericksburg city	11.51
134	Mesquite city	11.50
135	Four Corners CDP	11.40
136	Port Lavaca city	11.37
137	Conroe city	11.32
138	Mission Bend CDP	10.91
139	Groves city	10.89
140	Irving city	10.77
141	La Porte city	10.75
142	Lockhart city	10.66
143	Dickinson city	10.61
144	Midland city	10.59
145	Richardson city	10.57
146	Copperas Cove city	10.29
147	White Settlement city	10.14
148	Harker Heights city	9.96
149	Azle city	9.95
150	Burkburnett city	9.76
151	Farmers Branch city	9.64
152	Lewisville city	9.63
153	Spring CDP	9.46
154	Waxahachie city	9.45
155	Cedar Hill city	9.40
156	Watauga city	9.33
157	Anna city	9.27
158	Clute city	9.26
158	Duncanville city	9.26
159	Weatherford city	9.13
160	Glenn Heights city	9.05
161	Port Neches city	8.90
162	Rendon CDP	8.79
163	Addison town	8.74
164	Hutto city	8.67
165	Celina city	8.29
166	Forney city	8.18
167	Euless city	8.14
168	Deer Park city	8.11
169	Red Oak city	8.05
170	DeSoto city	8.04
171	Nederland city	7.97
172	Cinco Ranch CDP	7.96
173	Lake Jackson city	7.91
174	Live Oak city	7.87
175	Portland city	7.86
176	Pecan Grove CDP	7.85
177	Georgetown city	7.68
178	New Braunfels city	7.65
178	North Richland Hills city	7.65
179	Hewitt city	7.55
180	Little Elm city	7.45
181	Henderson city	7.41
182	Canyon Lake CDP	7.34
183	The Colony city	7.25
184	Rowlett city	7.14
185	Selma city	7.05
186	Crowley city	7.01
187	Manor city	6.99
188	Round Rock city	6.82
189	Boerne city	6.71
190	Wylie city	6.67
191	Plano city	6.66
192	McKinney city	6.63
193	Benbrook city	6.55
194	Burleson city	6.52
195	Carrollton city	6.30
196	Seabrook city	6.29
197	Kyle city	6.26
198	Santa Fe city	6.18
199	Buda city	6.02
200	Fresno CDP	5.85
201	Grapevine city	5.78
202	Bedford city	5.77
203	Missouri City city	5.75
204	Atascocita CDP	5.73
205	League City city	5.72
206	Princeton city	5.71
207	Cedar Park city	5.58
208	Midlothian city	5.44
209	Cibolo city	5.40
210	Mansfield city	5.30
211	Pflugerville city	5.26
212	Lumberton city	5.20
213	Allen city	5.16
214	Timberwood Park CDP	5.06
215	Schertz city	4.85
216	University Park city	4.75
217	Murphy city	4.74
218	Sugar Land city	4.72
219	Leander city	4.67
220	Royse City city	4.47
221	Manvel city	4.34
222	Flower Mound town	4.14
223	Corinth city	4.13
223	Saginaw city	4.13
224	The Woodlands CDP	3.87
225	Melissa city	3.61
226	Keller city	3.54
227	Frisco city	3.50
228	Rockwall city	3.48
229	Friendswood city	3.41
230	Brushy Creek CDP	3.16
231	Lakeway city	2.96
232	Pearland city	2.85
233	Prosper town	2.75
234	Sachse city	2.67
235	Colleyville city	2.66
236	Robinson city	2.65
237	Coppell city	2.63
238	Trophy Club town	2.49
239	Steiner Ranch CDP	2.34
240	Southlake city	2.26
241	Katy city	2.23
242	Fulshear city	2.13
243	Bellaire city	2.11
244	Sienna CDP	2.09
245	West University Place city	1.90
246	Highland Village city	1.85
247	Fate city	1.61
248	Lantana CDP	1.58