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Highest poverty rate, Texas counties

Texas counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2024 ACS). This list covers the 254 counties in Texas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01Dimmit County, TXTX8,02441.1%+24%

02Zapata County, TXTX13,75338.4%+7%

03Zavala County, TXTX9,03733.9%−19%

04Starr County, TXTX66,31933.5%−34%

05Duval County, TXTX9,40233.3%+22%

06Presidio County, TXTX5,43332.0%−12%

07Edwards County, TXTX1,37031.9%+1%

08Jim Hogg County, TXTX4,55531.4%+21%

09Swisher County, TXTX6,70330.1%+73%

10Kleberg County, TXTX30,31528.1%+5%

11Cochran County, TXTX2,54627.8%+3%

12San Augustine County, TXTX7,72227.1%+28%

13Hidalgo County, TXTX921,54926.7%−26%

14Cameron County, TXTX433,94624.8%−25%

15Jim Wells County, TXTX38,80424.7%+2%

16Brazos County, TXTX249,08824.3%−10%

17Throckmorton County, TXTX1,55424.2%+80%

18Willacy County, TXTX19,97124.0%−28%

19Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,71123.9%+59%

20King County, TXTX19223.7%+15%

21Coke County, TXTX3,41222.9%+76%

22Maverick County, TXTX58,82322.8%−35%

23Nolan County, TXTX14,11722.5%+4%

24Uvalde County, TXTX24,96322.2%−9%

25Nacogdoches County, TXTX66,03521.8%−7%

26Baylor County, TXTX3,47221.8%+35%

27Collingsworth County, TXTX2,48721.8%+16%

28Pecos County, TXTX14,56021.6%+6%

29La Salle County, TXTX6,51721.4%−28%

30Webb County, TXTX281,22421.3%−32%

31Potter County, TXTX114,45320.8%+8%

32Jasper County, TXTX33,07520.7%+15%

33Matagorda County, TXTX36,46320.7%+12%

34Oldham County, TXTX1,78320.7%+5%

35Shelby County, TXTX24,28620.6%+6%

36Hale County, TXTX31,81920.5%+14%

37Crosby County, TXTX4,85220.1%−28%

38Camp County, TXTX13,38019.9%−5%

39Coleman County, TXTX7,91519.6%−1%

40Dawson County, TXTX11,77619.6%−1%

41Frio County, TXTX18,82319.5%−33%

42Jefferson County, TXTX254,32119.5%+12%

43Culberson County, TXTX2,26719.5%−22%

44Morris County, TXTX12,13319.5%+6%

45Brooks County, TXTX6,57919.4%−52%

46Castro County, TXTX7,29519.2%+1%

47Karnes County, TXTX15,01819.1%−13%

48Lamar County, TXTX51,50319.0%+16%

49Newton County, TXTX11,95419.0%−1%

50Menard County, TXTX1,95618.9%−27%

51El Paso County, TXTX877,85818.7%−21%

52Liberty County, TXTX121,36418.7%+30%

53San Jacinto County, TXTX29,48818.4%−2%

54Walker County, TXTX83,84218.4%−0%

55Terry County, TXTX11,72018.3%−21%

56Marion County, TXTX9,89618.3%−18%

57Moore County, TXTX21,89118.3%+35%

58Cherokee County, TXTX53,33718.2%+2%

59Dickens County, TXTX1,69218.0%+3%

60Floyd County, TXTX4,88117.9%−17%

61Tyler County, TXTX20,44317.9%+13%

62Real County, TXTX2,74517.9%−16%

63Deaf Smith County, TXTX18,62617.7%−14%

64Trinity County, TXTX14,38417.6%−0%

65DeWitt County, TXTX20,30917.6%−10%

66Bee County, TXTX32,51517.6%−27%

67Cass County, TXTX28,65117.5%−1%

68Polk County, TXTX53,43417.5%+1%

69Wilbarger County, TXTX12,48117.5%+34%

70Nueces County, TXTX352,99217.4%−4%

71Anderson County, TXTX59,80517.4%+5%

72Hudspeth County, TXTX3,43317.3%−52%

73Lubbock County, TXTX328,90617.1%−4%

74Navarro County, TXTX57,18117.1%−6%

75Titus County, TXTX31,56317.1%−8%

76Cottle County, TXTX1,22417.1%−7%

77Limestone County, TXTX22,84917.1%−4%

78Live Oak County, TXTX11,92917.1%+3%

79Briscoe County, TXTX1,47416.8%+5%

80Yoakum County, TXTX7,43816.8%−14%

81Reeves County, TXTX12,13816.8%−42%

82Palo Pinto County, TXTX30,79116.7%+5%

83McLennan County, TXTX272,02016.6%−6%

84Val Verde County, TXTX47,83516.6%−37%

85Erath County, TXTX43,91116.6%+3%

86Haskell County, TXTX5,49916.6%−27%

87Young County, TXTX18,15416.5%+5%

88Wichita County, TXTX129,55516.5%+25%

89Hamilton County, TXTX8,68016.5%+16%

90Ector County, TXTX173,80116.5%−12%

91Leon County, TXTX16,89416.4%+5%

92Harris County, TXTX5,045,02616.3%+9%

93Hall County, TXTX2,73716.3%−38%

94Victoria County, TXTX92,65616.2%+26%

95Winkler County, TXTX7,54016.2%−13%

96Bowie County, TXTX92,69616.2%−8%

97Eastland County, TXTX18,14316.2%−4%

98Comanche County, TXTX14,43216.2%−7%

99Gregg County, TXTX126,09516.1%+7%

100Motley County, TXTX1,04316.1%−17%

101Upton County, TXTX3,13116.0%−19%

102Atascosa County, TXTX53,59015.8%−22%

103Gonzales County, TXTX20,15915.8%−15%

104Angelina County, TXTX88,15415.8%−0%

105Knox County, TXTX3,19215.7%−31%

106Gray County, TXTX20,91915.7%+14%

107Harrison County, TXTX71,95615.6%−6%

108Red River County, TXTX11,81615.6%−10%

109Andrews County, TXTX18,91415.6%−5%

110Wheeler County, TXTX4,77315.4%+19%

111Childress County, TXTX6,64315.3%−13%

112McCulloch County, TXTX7,47215.3%−32%

113Brown County, TXTX38,71115.3%−11%

114Kenedy County, TXTX31915.3%−0%

115Lynn County, TXTX6,01715.2%−33%

116Houston County, TXTX22,31615.0%−28%

117Lamb County, TXTX12,57915.0%−28%

118Ward County, TXTX11,12514.9%−17%

119Stonewall County, TXTX1,18614.9%−23%

120San Patricio County, TXTX72,05314.8%−18%

121Henderson County, TXTX88,59514.7%−2%

122Falls County, TXTX17,86914.7%−35%

123Hill County, TXTX39,50314.7%−6%

124Taylor County, TXTX150,07714.7%+1%

125Stephens County, TXTX9,38014.6%−6%

126Waller County, TXTX69,85814.6%−9%

127Refugio County, TXTX6,65714.6%−18%

128Bexar County, TXTX2,160,08814.6%−8%

129Grimes County, TXTX34,25214.6%−12%

130Bell County, TXTX402,24814.5%+20%

131Rusk County, TXTX54,85414.4%−2%

132Aransas County, TXTX26,14614.2%−28%

133Montague County, TXTX21,96614.2%+2%

134Jackson County, TXTX15,39314.1%−5%

135Jones County, TXTX20,86114.1%−16%

136Dallas County, TXTX2,661,39713.9%+4%

137Howard County, TXTX30,50413.8%−26%

138Mitchell County, TXTX8,94713.8%−22%

139Fannin County, TXTX39,26513.7%−1%

140Fisher County, TXTX3,69213.7%−22%

141Wharton County, TXTX42,06013.6%−18%

142Cooke County, TXTX44,46113.5%−4%

143Robertson County, TXTX17,83913.5%−35%

144Bandera County, TXTX22,87613.5%+24%

145Washington County, TXTX38,28813.4%+4%

146Hutchinson County, TXTX19,63313.3%+20%

147Caldwell County, TXTX55,15013.2%+1%

148Hockley County, TXTX21,60013.1%−31%

149Goliad County, TXTX7,20813.0%−21%

150Jack County, TXTX9,56313.0%+0%

151Milam County, TXTX26,25812.9%−19%

152Burleson County, TXTX20,54912.7%−26%

153Orange County, TXTX86,26612.5%−9%

154Wood County, TXTX49,68812.5%−13%

155Upshur County, TXTX44,41012.4%−17%

156Freestone County, TXTX20,81112.3%−14%

157McMullen County, TXTX54412.3%−41%

158Hays County, TXTX304,39012.1%−15%

159Hardin County, TXTX58,72312.1%+8%

160Bailey County, TXTX6,96312.0%−28%

161Llano County, TXTX23,35312.0%+16%

162Austin County, TXTX33,62512.0%−1%

163Hopkins County, TXTX39,06311.9%−19%

164Chambers County, TXTX57,59411.9%+8%

165Ochiltree County, TXTX9,28411.8%−9%

166Reagan County, TXTX3,16611.8%−0%

167Hunt County, TXTX123,33611.8%−8%

168Galveston County, TXTX372,20711.7%−11%

169Kimble County, TXTX4,43811.7%−38%

170Franklin County, TXTX10,99411.7%−25%

171Scurry County, TXTX16,16211.6%−27%

172Smith County, TXTX252,54911.6%−16%

173Dallam County, TXTX7,50811.5%−19%

174Lipscomb County, TXTX2,95511.5%−32%

175Lavaca County, TXTX20,65111.5%−13%

176Concho County, TXTX3,60711.4%−4%

177Delta County, TXTX5,54911.4%−35%

178Kerr County, TXTX54,03711.4%−22%

179Midland County, TXTX187,85511.3%−12%

180Lee County, TXTX18,72911.3%−4%

181Wilson County, TXTX56,13911.3%−0%

182Panola County, TXTX23,01811.2%−21%

183Coryell County, TXTX85,59211.2%+18%

184Grayson County, TXTX153,61311.2%−1%

185Tom Green County, TXTX120,60211.1%−27%

186Tarrant County, TXTX2,248,46611.1%+5%

187Van Zandt County, TXTX66,13011.1%−17%

188Sabine County, TXTX10,01211.0%−31%

189Runnels County, TXTX9,69311.0%−43%

190Travis County, TXTX1,389,67010.9%−13%

191Madison County, TXTX14,22610.9%−31%

192Crane County, TXTX4,55410.9%−19%

193Irion County, TXTX1,46310.8%+28%

194San Saba County, TXTX5,78710.7%−35%

195Hardeman County, TXTX3,29210.7%−40%

196Colorado County, TXTX21,43910.7%−34%

197Sherman County, TXTX2,78110.4%−36%

198Bastrop County, TXTX118,90810.2%−12%

199Parmer County, TXTX9,67810.2%−40%

200Johnson County, TXTX218,04810.0%+14%

201Rains County, TXTX13,54210.0%−33%

202Schleicher County, TXTX2,2459.9%−54%

203Kent County, TXTX6749.9%−5%

204Randall County, TXTX152,3519.7%+20%

205Kaufman County, TXTX209,2359.7%−8%

206Medina County, TXTX56,8819.6%−38%

207Callahan County, TXTX14,4919.6%−22%

208Shackelford County, TXTX3,1979.5%−30%

209Montgomery County, TXTX781,1949.4%+1%

210Hartley County, TXTX4,9049.4%+42%

211Crockett County, TXTX2,7699.3%−52%

212Guadalupe County, TXTX201,1119.3%−5%

213Bosque County, TXTX18,9189.3%−27%

214Gillespie County, TXTX28,5279.2%−9%

215Archer County, TXTX9,1299.2%+2%

216Lampasas County, TXTX23,6579.1%−35%

217Brewster County, TXTX9,4588.9%−51%

218Glasscock County, TXTX1,1288.9%−40%

219Wise County, TXTX83,7788.9%−10%

220Fayette County, TXTX25,4598.6%−24%

221Hansford County, TXTX4,9448.6%−48%

222Blanco County, TXTX13,5818.4%−24%

223Garza County, TXTX4,5108.4%−62%

224Kinney County, TXTX3,1288.4%−65%

225Clay County, TXTX10,7648.4%−19%

226Martin County, TXTX5,2848.3%−56%

227Parker County, TXTX184,7678.0%−4%

228Burnet County, TXTX57,0158.0%−27%

229Donley County, TXTX3,2137.9%−51%

230Terrell County, TXTX7027.7%−70%

231Calhoun County, TXTX19,5997.7%−53%

232Hood County, TXTX70,5017.7%−10%

233Fort Bend County, TXTX975,1917.6%+6%

234Somervell County, TXTX10,2617.5%−12%

235Carson County, TXTX5,8057.4%+2%

236Borden County, TXTX5677.4%−47%

237Brazoria County, TXTX419,0807.4%−27%

238Mills County, TXTX4,5807.2%−61%

239Denton County, TXTX1,069,3467.1%+7%

240Mason County, TXTX3,9907.0%−47%

241Ellis County, TXTX240,8676.9%−20%

242Gaines County, TXTX23,9566.8%−69%

243Comal County, TXTX209,1666.5%−24%

244Williamson County, TXTX752,8276.4%+34%

245Collin County, TXTX1,297,1796.2%+28%

246Hemphill County, TXTX3,0836.2%−51%

247Loving County, TXTX526.1%–

248Roberts County, TXTX8675.6%−21%

249Foard County, TXTX1,0445.6%−61%

250Armstrong County, TXTX1,8435.2%−51%

251Kendall County, TXTX53,2895.0%−52%

252Sutton County, TXTX3,2034.5%−75%

253Sterling County, TXTX1,3494.3%−74%

254Rockwall County, TXTX140,7384.0%−14%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES