Cities with the Highest Poverty Level in Texas

Q: What are the Top 10 Cities with the Highest Poverty Level in Texas?

Top 10 Cities with the Highest Poverty Level in Texas are: #1 La Esperanza 100.0% . #2 North Escobares 100.0% . #3 El Castillo 100.0% . #4 El Quiote 100.0% . #5 Quesada 100.0% . #6 La Loma De Falcon 100.0% . #7 Victoria Vera 100.0% . #8 Palo Blanco 100.0% . #9 Falconaire 100.0% . #10 Chapeno 100.0% .

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Map of Cities with the Highest Poverty Level in Texas

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Cities with the Highest Poverty Level in Texas

	City	Poverty	vs State	vs National
1.	Hilltop Cdp Starr County	100.0%	13.9%(+86.1)#1	12.5%(+87.5)#11
2.	La Esperanza	100.0%	13.9%(+86.1)#2	12.5%(+87.5)#12
3.	North Escobares	100.0%	13.9%(+86.1)#3	12.5%(+87.5)#13
4.	El Castillo	100.0%	13.9%(+86.1)#4	12.5%(+87.5)#20
5.	El Quiote	100.0%	13.9%(+86.1)#5	12.5%(+87.5)#24
6.	Quesada	100.0%	13.9%(+86.1)#6	12.5%(+87.5)#39
7.	La Loma De Falcon	100.0%	13.9%(+86.1)#7	12.5%(+87.5)#48
8.	Normandy	100.0%	13.9%(+86.1)#8	12.5%(+87.5)#51
9.	Los Ebanos Cdp Hidalgo County	100.0%	13.9%(+86.1)#9	12.5%(+87.5)#54
10.	Acala	100.0%	13.9%(+86.1)#10	12.5%(+87.5)#65
11.	Victoria Vera	100.0%	13.9%(+86.1)#11	12.5%(+87.5)#72
12.	Palo Blanco	100.0%	13.9%(+86.1)#12	12.5%(+87.5)#86
13.	Clay	100.0%	13.9%(+86.1)#13	12.5%(+87.5)#87
14.	Falconaire	100.0%	13.9%(+86.1)#14	12.5%(+87.5)#88
15.	Chapeno	100.0%	13.9%(+86.1)#15	12.5%(+87.5)#91
16.	Rafael Pena	100.0%	13.9%(+86.1)#17	12.5%(+87.5)#98
17.	Martinez	100.0%	13.9%(+86.1)#18	12.5%(+87.5)#99
18.	Santa Anna	100.0%	13.9%(+86.1)#19	12.5%(+87.5)#116
19.	Carrizo Hill	96.0%	13.9%(+82.1)#20	12.5%(+83.5)#122
20.	Sandy Hollow Escondidas	95.6%	13.9%(+81.7)#21	12.5%(+83.1)#123
21.	Moore	94.6%	13.9%(+80.7)#22	12.5%(+82.1)#126
22.	Los Alvarez	93.9%	13.9%(+80.0)#23	12.5%(+81.4)#130
23.	Campo Verde	89.8%	13.9%(+75.9)#24	12.5%(+77.3)#151
24.	Sanford	78.2%	13.9%(+64.3)#25	12.5%(+65.7)#213
25.	Dayton Lakes	76.8%	13.9%(+62.9)#26	12.5%(+64.3)#225
26.	Butterfield	75.2%	13.9%(+61.3)#27	12.5%(+62.7)#240
27.	Mcleod	73.5%	13.9%(+59.5)#28	12.5%(+60.9)#262
28.	Alto Bonito Heights	72.0%	13.9%(+58.1)#29	12.5%(+59.5)#282
29.	Manuel Garcia	70.2%	13.9%(+56.2)#30	12.5%(+57.6)#320
30.	Bledsoe	68.3%	13.9%(+54.3)#31	12.5%(+55.7)#342
31.	Hargill	68.0%	13.9%(+54.1)#32	12.5%(+55.5)#345
32.	Eugenio Saenz	68.0%	13.9%(+54.0)#33	12.5%(+55.4)#346
33.	Salida Del Sol Estates	66.7%	13.9%(+52.7)#34	12.5%(+54.2)#362
34.	Havana	66.1%	13.9%(+52.2)#35	12.5%(+53.6)#372
35.	Fabrica	66.1%	13.9%(+52.2)#36	12.5%(+53.6)#373
36.	Barrera	64.0%	13.9%(+50.1)#37	12.5%(+51.5)#418
37.	Indian Hills	63.9%	13.9%(+49.9)#38	12.5%(+51.3)#423
38.	El Socio	63.0%	13.9%(+49.0)#39	12.5%(+50.4)#442
39.	Lopeno	62.5%	13.9%(+48.6)#40	12.5%(+50.0)#449
40.	Rancho Chico	62.3%	13.9%(+48.3)#41	12.5%(+49.7)#459
41.	La Tina Ranch	61.9%	13.9%(+48.0)#42	12.5%(+49.4)#466
42.	Briggs	61.8%	13.9%(+47.9)#43	12.5%(+49.3)#468
43.	Abram	61.4%	13.9%(+47.4)#44	12.5%(+48.8)#479
44.	Damon	60.2%	13.9%(+46.2)#45	12.5%(+47.7)#510
45.	Garza Salinas Ii	60.0%	13.9%(+46.1)#46	12.5%(+47.5)#517
46.	Fronton	59.8%	13.9%(+45.9)#47	12.5%(+47.3)#522
47.	Salineno North	59.7%	13.9%(+45.8)#48	12.5%(+47.2)#529
48.	Lake View	59.0%	13.9%(+45.1)#49	12.5%(+46.5)#545
49.	Garceno	58.2%	13.9%(+44.3)#50	12.5%(+45.7)#558
50.	Sparks	58.2%	13.9%(+44.2)#51	12.5%(+45.6)#560
51.	Tierra Verde	57.1%	13.9%(+43.2)#52	12.5%(+44.6)#586
52.	Ranchitos East	56.5%	13.9%(+42.6)#53	12.5%(+44.0)#604
53.	Rancho Alegre	56.4%	13.9%(+42.5)#54	12.5%(+43.9)#608
54.	Alice Acres	55.9%	13.9%(+42.0)#55	12.5%(+43.4)#627
55.	Doolittle	55.8%	13.9%(+41.8)#56	12.5%(+43.3)#630
56.	Medina	54.5%	13.9%(+40.6)#57	12.5%(+42.0)#683
57.	East Alto Bonito	53.8%	13.9%(+39.9)#58	12.5%(+41.3)#716
58.	Mobile City	52.0%	13.9%(+38.0)#59	12.5%(+39.5)#797
59.	Oak Island	52.0%	13.9%(+38.0)#60	12.5%(+39.4)#799
60.	Bluetown	51.5%	13.9%(+37.6)#61	12.5%(+39.0)#822
61.	San Perlita	51.1%	13.9%(+37.2)#62	12.5%(+38.6)#843
62.	San Carlos I	50.6%	13.9%(+36.7)#63	12.5%(+38.1)#873
63.	South La Paloma	50.6%	13.9%(+36.6)#64	12.5%(+38.0)#878
64.	Ricardo	50.5%	13.9%(+36.6)#65	12.5%(+38.0)#881
65.	Batesville	50.4%	13.9%(+36.4)#66	12.5%(+37.8)#889
66.	Impact	50.0%	13.9%(+36.1)#67	12.5%(+37.5)#913
67.	Presidio	49.4%	13.9%(+35.4)#68	12.5%(+36.8)#949
68.	La Presa	49.1%	13.9%(+35.1)#69	12.5%(+36.6)#964
69.	Ames	49.0%	13.9%(+35.1)#70	12.5%(+36.5)#969
70.	Blessing	49.0%	13.9%(+35.0)#71	12.5%(+36.4)#974
71.	Escobares	48.8%	13.9%(+34.9)#72	12.5%(+36.3)#980
72.	Las Quintas Fronterizas	48.8%	13.9%(+34.9)#73	12.5%(+36.3)#981
73.	Citrus City	48.6%	13.9%(+34.7)#74	12.5%(+36.1)#992
74.	Sunset Cdp Starr County	48.3%	13.9%(+34.4)#75	12.5%(+35.8)#1,013
75.	Tierra Grande	47.5%	13.9%(+33.6)#76	12.5%(+35.0)#1,055
76.	Buckholts	47.5%	13.9%(+33.6)#77	12.5%(+35.0)#1,058
77.	Matagorda	47.0%	13.9%(+33.1)#78	12.5%(+34.5)#1,095
78.	Amherst	46.7%	13.9%(+32.8)#79	12.5%(+34.2)#1,113
79.	Cameron Park	46.7%	13.9%(+32.8)#80	12.5%(+34.2)#1,114
80.	Villa Verde	46.5%	13.9%(+32.5)#81	12.5%(+33.9)#1,146
81.	Big Wells	46.1%	13.9%(+32.1)#82	12.5%(+33.5)#1,175
82.	Siesta Shores	46.0%	13.9%(+32.0)#83	12.5%(+33.4)#1,185
83.	El Refugio	45.7%	13.9%(+31.8)#84	12.5%(+33.2)#1,201
84.	Chula Vista Cdp Cameron County	45.5%	13.9%(+31.5)#85	12.5%(+32.9)#1,218
85.	Santa Rosa	45.3%	13.9%(+31.4)#86	12.5%(+32.8)#1,226
86.	Prairie View	44.7%	13.9%(+30.7)#87	12.5%(+32.1)#1,274
87.	Palmview South	44.4%	13.9%(+30.4)#88	12.5%(+31.8)#1,299
88.	Fort Davis	44.3%	13.9%(+30.3)#89	12.5%(+31.7)#1,306
89.	Carrizo Springs	44.2%	13.9%(+30.3)#90	12.5%(+31.7)#1,310
90.	Balcones Heights	44.1%	13.9%(+30.2)#91	12.5%(+31.6)#1,316
91.	Driscoll	44.0%	13.9%(+30.1)#92	12.5%(+31.5)#1,323
92.	San Pedro	43.9%	13.9%(+29.9)#93	12.5%(+31.4)#1,332
93.	Talco	43.5%	13.9%(+29.5)#94	12.5%(+31.0)#1,368
94.	Rangerville	43.4%	13.9%(+29.5)#95	12.5%(+30.9)#1,378
95.	Seco Mines	43.1%	13.9%(+29.1)#96	12.5%(+30.6)#1,408
96.	Pineland	43.0%	13.9%(+29.0)#97	12.5%(+30.5)#1,421
97.	Bloomington	42.7%	13.9%(+28.8)#98	12.5%(+30.2)#1,444
98.	Banquete	42.6%	13.9%(+28.7)#99	12.5%(+30.1)#1,449
99.	Chula Vista Cdp Zavala County	42.3%	13.9%(+28.4)#100	12.5%(+29.8)#1,478
100.	Ramos	41.9%	13.9%(+28.0)#101	12.5%(+29.4)#1,506