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Poverty Rate in Texas, by County

Poverty Rate for every county in Texas, ranked. The highest is Dimmit County at 41.1% and the lowest is Rockwall County at 4.0%.

Texas: 13.8% · United States: 12.5% · median county in Texas: 14.6%

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#County Poverty Rate
1Dimmit County41.1%
2Zapata County38.4%
3Zavala County33.9%
4Starr County33.5%
5Duval County33.3%
6Presidio County32.0%
7Edwards County31.9%
8Jim Hogg County31.4%
9Swisher County30.1%
10Kleberg County28.1%
11Cochran County27.8%
12San Augustine County27.1%
13Hidalgo County26.7%
14Cameron County24.8%
15Jim Wells County24.7%
16Brazos County24.3%
17Throckmorton County24.2%
18Willacy County24.0%
19Jeff Davis County23.9%
20King County23.7%
21Coke County22.9%
22Maverick County22.8%
23Nolan County22.5%
24Uvalde County22.2%
25Baylor County21.8%
26Collingsworth County21.8%
27Nacogdoches County21.8%
28Pecos County21.6%
29La Salle County21.4%
30Webb County21.3%
31Potter County20.8%
32Jasper County20.7%
33Matagorda County20.7%
34Oldham County20.7%
35Shelby County20.6%
36Hale County20.5%
37Crosby County20.1%
38Camp County19.9%
39Coleman County19.6%
40Dawson County19.6%
41Culberson County19.5%
42Frio County19.5%
43Jefferson County19.5%
44Morris County19.5%
45Brooks County19.4%
46Castro County19.2%
47Karnes County19.1%
48Lamar County19.0%
49Newton County19.0%
50Menard County18.9%
51El Paso County18.7%
52Liberty County18.7%
53San Jacinto County18.4%
54Walker County18.4%
55Marion County18.3%
56Moore County18.3%
57Terry County18.3%
58Cherokee County18.2%
59Dickens County18.0%
60Floyd County17.9%
61Real County17.9%
62Tyler County17.9%
63Deaf Smith County17.7%
64Bee County17.6%
65DeWitt County17.6%
66Trinity County17.6%
67Cass County17.5%
68Polk County17.5%
69Wilbarger County17.5%
70Anderson County17.4%
71Nueces County17.4%
72Hudspeth County17.3%
73Cottle County17.1%
74Limestone County17.1%
75Live Oak County17.1%
76Lubbock County17.1%
77Navarro County17.1%
78Titus County17.1%
79Briscoe County16.8%
80Reeves County16.8%
81Yoakum County16.8%
82Palo Pinto County16.7%
83Erath County16.6%
84Haskell County16.6%
85McLennan County16.6%
86Val Verde County16.6%
87Ector County16.5%
88Hamilton County16.5%
89Wichita County16.5%
90Young County16.5%
91Leon County16.4%
92Hall County16.3%
93Harris County16.3%
94Bowie County16.2%
95Comanche County16.2%
96Eastland County16.2%
97Victoria County16.2%
98Winkler County16.2%
99Gregg County16.1%
100Motley County16.1%
101Upton County16.0%
102Angelina County15.8%
103Atascosa County15.8%
104Gonzales County15.8%
105Gray County15.7%
106Knox County15.7%
107Andrews County15.6%
108Harrison County15.6%
109Red River County15.6%
110Wheeler County15.4%
111Brown County15.3%
112Childress County15.3%
113Kenedy County15.3%
114McCulloch County15.3%
115Lynn County15.2%
116Houston County15.0%
117Lamb County15.0%
118Stonewall County14.9%
119Ward County14.9%
120San Patricio County14.8%
121Falls County14.7%
122Henderson County14.7%
123Hill County14.7%
124Taylor County14.7%
125Bexar County14.6%
126Grimes County14.6%
127Refugio County14.6%
128Stephens County14.6%
129Waller County14.6%
130Bell County14.5%
131Rusk County14.4%
132Aransas County14.2%
133Montague County14.2%
134Jackson County14.1%
135Jones County14.1%
136Dallas County13.9%
137Howard County13.8%
138Mitchell County13.8%
139Fannin County13.7%
140Fisher County13.7%
141Wharton County13.6%
142Bandera County13.5%
143Cooke County13.5%
144Robertson County13.5%
145Washington County13.4%
146Hutchinson County13.3%
147Caldwell County13.2%
148Hockley County13.1%
149Goliad County13.0%
150Jack County13.0%
151Milam County12.9%
152Burleson County12.7%
153Orange County12.5%
154Wood County12.5%
155Upshur County12.4%
156Freestone County12.3%
157McMullen County12.3%
158Hardin County12.1%
159Hays County12.1%
160Austin County12.0%
161Bailey County12.0%
162Llano County12.0%
163Chambers County11.9%
164Hopkins County11.9%
165Hunt County11.8%
166Ochiltree County11.8%
167Reagan County11.8%
168Franklin County11.7%
169Galveston County11.7%
170Kimble County11.7%
171Scurry County11.6%
172Smith County11.6%
173Dallam County11.5%
174Lavaca County11.5%
175Lipscomb County11.5%
176Concho County11.4%
177Delta County11.4%
178Kerr County11.4%
179Lee County11.3%
180Midland County11.3%
181Wilson County11.3%
182Coryell County11.2%
183Grayson County11.2%
184Panola County11.2%
185Tarrant County11.1%
186Tom Green County11.1%
187Van Zandt County11.1%
188Runnels County11.0%
189Sabine County11.0%
190Crane County10.9%
191Madison County10.9%
192Travis County10.9%
193Irion County10.8%
194Colorado County10.7%
195Hardeman County10.7%
196San Saba County10.7%
197Sherman County10.4%
198Bastrop County10.2%
199Parmer County10.2%
200Johnson County10.0%
201Rains County10.0%
202Kent County9.9%
203Schleicher County9.9%
204Kaufman County9.7%
205Randall County9.7%
206Callahan County9.6%
207Medina County9.6%
208Shackelford County9.5%
209Hartley County9.4%
210Montgomery County9.4%
211Bosque County9.3%
212Crockett County9.3%
213Guadalupe County9.3%
214Archer County9.2%
215Gillespie County9.2%
216Lampasas County9.1%
217Brewster County8.9%
218Glasscock County8.9%
219Wise County8.9%
220Fayette County8.6%
221Hansford County8.6%
222Blanco County8.4%
223Clay County8.4%
224Garza County8.4%
225Kinney County8.4%
226Martin County8.3%
227Burnet County8.0%
228Parker County8.0%
229Donley County7.9%
230Calhoun County7.7%
231Hood County7.7%
232Terrell County7.7%
233Fort Bend County7.6%
234Somervell County7.5%
235Borden County7.4%
236Brazoria County7.4%
237Carson County7.4%
238Mills County7.2%
239Denton County7.1%
240Mason County7.0%
241Ellis County6.9%
242Gaines County6.8%
243Comal County6.5%
244Williamson County6.4%
245Collin County6.2%
246Hemphill County6.2%
247Loving County6.1%
248Foard County5.6%
249Roberts County5.6%
250Armstrong County5.2%
251Kendall County5.0%
252Sutton County4.5%
253Sterling County4.3%
254Rockwall County4.0%

Share of people living below the federal poverty line.

Source: ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, 2024.

Texas ranks 14th of 52 states for poverty rate.

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