Poverty rate: zip codes ranked in Texas

Share of residents whose family income is below the federal poverty line (about $31,200 for a family of four). Lower is better. These lists rank zip codes in Texas with at least 1,000 residents, using the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

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Zip codes with the highest poverty rate

#	Zip	City	Poverty	Population
1	75884	Tennessee Colony	100%	2,697
2	75886	Tennessee Colony	100%	2,456
3	78579	Progreso	57.4%	2,039
4	79901	El Paso	56.3%	8,554
5	77585	Saratoga	53.1%	1,112
6	78829	Batesville	51%	1,028
7	77050	Houston	49.7%	6,566
8	79401	Lubbock	49.3%	8,741
9	77840	College Station	47.7%	54,864
10	78705	Austin	47.2%	33,238
11	78594	Sebastian	46.3%	1,206
12	79905	El Paso	44.6%	22,594
13	77446	Prairie View	44.2%	5,780
14	78151	Runge	44%	1,378
15	78359	Gregory	43.4%	2,154
16	78834	Carrizo Springs	42.4%	6,971
17	78207	San Antonio	42.2%	55,474
18	76704	Waco	41.9%	7,018
19	75233	Dallas	41.4%	14,867
20	78208	San Antonio	40.4%	3,861
21	78584	Roma	40.2%	18,464
22	78384	San Diego	39.9%	5,747
23	78076	Zapata	39.8%	13,123
24	77091	Houston	39.6%	28,728
25	78203	San Antonio	39.1%	5,200
26	77801	Bryan	39%	15,461
27	79312	Amherst	38.4%	1,130
28	79845	Presidio	38.1%	3,226
29	77051	Houston	37.8%	19,795
30	78538	Edcouch	37.3%	11,982
31	78537	Donna	37%	51,426
32	78576	Penitas	36.6%	15,484
33	78226	San Antonio	36.6%	6,554
34	78570	Mercedes	36%	34,348
35	76454	Gorman	35.9%	1,320
36	77456	Markham	35.8%	1,394
37	78220	San Antonio	35.7%	19,423
38	76701	Waco	35.7%	1,871
39	78405	Corpus Christi	35.6%	14,602
40	78401	Corpus Christi	34.9%	4,344
41	77060	Houston	34.7%	45,340
42	79415	Lubbock	34.6%	15,794
43	78040	Laredo	34.5%	35,709
44	78880	Rocksprings	34.5%	1,194
45	77078	Houston	34.2%	14,247
46	77033	Houston	33.4%	29,154
47	77028	Houston	33.4%	19,109
48	78839	Crystal City	33.4%	7,091
49	76706	Waco	33.3%	41,627
50	79853	Tornillo	33.1%	2,686
51	79915	El Paso	32.6%	34,230
52	79851	Sierra Blanca	32.5%	1,198
53	75435	Deport	32.5%	1,045
54	79849	San Elizario	32.2%	14,409
55	76524	Eddy	32.2%	3,668
56	78881	Sabinal	32.1%	1,283
57	76201	Denton	32%	31,143
58	78719	Austin	32%	1,796
59	77081	Houston	31.8%	50,129
60	77642	Port Arthur	31.8%	38,358
61	78541	Edinburg	31.7%	51,710
62	79107	Amarillo	31.7%	36,662
63	77703	Beaumont	31.5%	11,004
64	78361	Hebbronville	31.4%	4,727
65	78582	Rio Grande City	31.3%	44,741
66	76934	Carlsbad	31.3%	1,471
67	75487	Talco	31.2%	1,437
68	77037	Houston	31%	19,004
69	76301	Wichita Falls	31%	15,479
70	77026	Houston	30.8%	21,981
71	76707	Waco	30.8%	15,879
72	79088	Tulia	30.6%	5,302
73	78574	Mission	30.5%	62,456
74	77032	Houston	30.5%	12,403
75	78542	Edinburg	30.4%	89,401
76	75203	Dallas	30.3%	15,775
77	78011	Charlotte	30.3%	1,757
78	78521	Brownsville	30.2%	87,380
79	76104	Fort Worth	30.1%	20,443
80	78566	Los Fresnos	29.9%	25,110
81	75216	Dallas	29.8%	55,894
82	77093	Houston	29.6%	46,407
83	77013	Houston	29.6%	18,259
84	77036	Houston	29.5%	71,770
85	75670	Marshall	29.4%	18,670
86	77831	Bedias	29.4%	3,676
87	78332	Alice	29.3%	27,042
88	75972	San Augustine	29.1%	5,708
89	78363	Kingsville	29%	28,920
90	77021	Houston	29%	26,153
91	75602	Longview	28.9%	20,671
92	77518	Bacliff	28.9%	9,541
93	78586	San Benito	28.8%	50,964
94	79903	El Paso	28.7%	14,715
95	75974	Tenaha	28.7%	2,592
96	79930	El Paso	28.6%	24,123
97	76077	Rainbow	28.6%	1,001
98	77708	Beaumont	28.5%	12,065
99	78407	Corpus Christi	28.5%	1,674
100	75861	Tennessee Colony	28.5%	1,381

Zip codes with the lowest poverty rate

#	Zip	City	Poverty	Population
1	75448	Klondike	0%	1,127
2	76127	Naval Air Station Jrb	0%	1,729
3	78005	Bigfoot	0.3%	1,573
4	77983	Seadrift	0.3%	2,529
5	78056	Mico	0.4%	2,526
6	75102	Barry	0.9%	1,583
7	78619	Driftwood	0.9%	6,693
8	77577	Liverpool	1.4%	1,562
9	75166	Lavon	1.5%	6,989
10	76092	Southlake	1.5%	31,520
11	76226	Argyle	1.5%	43,587
12	78266	San Antonio	1.6%	7,338
13	76247	Justin	1.7%	21,726
14	78406	Corpus Christi	1.8%	2,301
15	75454	Melissa	1.8%	22,990
16	79607	Dyess Afb	2.1%	3,315
17	76633	China Spring	2.1%	6,268
18	75058	Gunter	2.2%	3,625
19	77401	Bellaire	2.4%	17,213
20	79541	Ovalo	2.5%	1,550
21	76034	Colleyville	2.5%	26,103
22	79758	Gardendale	2.6%	2,016
23	76621	Abbott	2.7%	1,104
24	78933	Cat Spring	2.7%	1,395
25	78739	Austin	2.7%	20,659
26	76126	Fort Worth	2.7%	27,689
27	75033	Frisco	2.7%	52,795
28	78248	San Antonio	2.8%	14,488
29	78261	San Antonio	2.8%	26,657
30	75077	Lewisville	2.8%	42,950
31	79366	Ransom Canyon	2.9%	1,041
32	75468	Pattonville	2.9%	1,085
33	78733	Austin	2.9%	9,029
34	78015	Boerne	2.9%	24,867
35	76426	Bridgeport	3%	11,632
36	77441	Fulshear	3%	41,324
37	78662	Red Rock	3.1%	3,015
38	76638	Crawford	3.1%	3,671
39	76655	Lorena	3.1%	10,603
40	76070	Nemo	3.2%	1,164
41	75705	Tyler	3.2%	1,704
42	78732	Austin	3.2%	21,087
43	79511	Coahoma	3.3%	1,811
44	78642	Liberty Hill	3.3%	26,434
45	78259	San Antonio	3.3%	29,826
46	75048	Sachse	3.3%	30,993
47	75036	Frisco	3.3%	33,496
48	75453	Lone Oak	3.4%	3,430
49	79562	Tuscola	3.4%	5,070
50	76652	Kopperl	3.5%	1,044
51	75471	Pickton	3.5%	1,483
52	75167	Waxahachie	3.5%	13,904
53	77546	Friendswood	3.5%	54,789
54	76433	Bluff Dale	3.6%	2,178
55	76177	Fort Worth	3.6%	25,012
56	76008	Aledo	3.6%	25,165
57	75032	Rockwall	3.6%	39,865
58	78759	Austin	3.6%	43,182
59	75028	Flower Mound	3.6%	49,094
60	78254	San Antonio	3.6%	77,893
61	77835	Burton	3.7%	2,569
62	79311	Abernathy	3.7%	3,536
63	75473	Powderly	3.7%	3,674
64	76005	Arlington	3.7%	7,102
65	79911	El Paso	3.7%	10,192
66	75094	Plano	3.7%	24,200
67	78163	Bulverde	3.8%	19,141
68	78738	Austin	3.8%	31,019
69	76248	Keller	3.8%	40,936
70	75087	Rockwall	3.8%	44,326
71	79019	Claude	3.9%	1,671
72	75173	Nevada	3.9%	10,664
73	75065	Lake Dallas	3.9%	13,657
74	77059	Houston	3.9%	18,767
75	78620	Dripping Springs	3.9%	22,860
76	78750	Austin	3.9%	29,277
77	75009	Celina	4%	34,260
78	76262	Roanoke	4%	43,620
79	75035	Frisco	4%	89,682
80	75574	Simms	4.1%	1,227
81	75225	Dallas	4.1%	22,237
82	78623	Fischer	4.2%	1,645
83	76935	Christoval	4.2%	1,696
84	76844	Goldthwaite	4.2%	3,284
85	78009	Castroville	4.2%	9,151
86	78746	Austin	4.2%	28,256
87	77005	Houston	4.2%	28,874
88	78633	Georgetown	4.2%	29,309
89	76052	Haslet	4.2%	34,249
90	76951	Sterling City	4.3%	1,468
91	77564	Hull	4.3%	1,806
92	76856	Mason	4.3%	3,532
93	76462	Lipan	4.3%	5,167
94	76539	Kempner	4.3%	9,415
95	77384	Conroe	4.3%	26,781
96	78108	Cibolo	4.3%	49,784
97	77584	Pearland	4.3%	91,065
98	76427	Bryson	4.4%	1,001
99	78884	Utopia	4.4%	1,171
100	76950	Sonora	4.4%	3,352

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