RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 254 SHOWN OF 254

Highest poverty rate, Texas counties · 1990

Texas counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2023 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

01Starr County, TXTX66,31960.0%+18%

02Maverick County, TXTX58,82350.4%+45%

03Zavala County, TXTX9,03750.4%+21%

04Dimmit County, TXTX8,02448.9%+47%

05Presidio County, TXTX5,43348.1%+32%

06Willacy County, TXTX19,97144.5%+34%

07Hidalgo County, TXTX921,54941.9%+17%

08Edwards County, TXTX1,37041.7%+32%

09Zapata County, TXTX13,75341.0%+14%

10Cameron County, TXTX433,94639.7%+20%

11Frio County, TXTX18,82339.1%+35%

12Duval County, TXTX9,40239.0%+44%

13Hudspeth County, TXTX3,43338.9%+9%

14Webb County, TXTX281,22438.2%+22%

15La Salle County, TXTX6,51737.0%+24%

16Brooks County, TXTX6,57936.8%−8%

17Karnes County, TXTX15,01836.5%+67%

18Val Verde County, TXTX47,83536.4%+39%

19Jim Hogg County, TXTX4,55535.3%+36%

20San Saba County, TXTX5,78733.8%+103%

21Lynn County, TXTX6,01732.5%+43%

22Dickens County, TXTX1,69231.3%+80%

23Menard County, TXTX1,95631.1%+21%

24Uvalde County, TXTX24,96331.1%+28%

25Caldwell County, TXTX55,15030.9%+137%

26Childress County, TXTX6,64330.9%+76%

27Marion County, TXTX9,89630.6%+37%

28Dawson County, TXTX11,77630.5%+55%

29Real County, TXTX2,74530.5%+43%

30Jim Wells County, TXTX38,80430.3%+26%

31Atascosa County, TXTX53,59029.9%+48%

32Culberson County, TXTX2,26729.8%+19%

33Cottle County, TXTX1,22429.8%+62%

34San Augustine County, TXTX7,72229.7%+40%

35Pecos County, TXTX14,56029.6%+45%

36Crosby County, TXTX4,85229.5%+5%

37Castro County, TXTX7,29529.3%+54%

38Hall County, TXTX2,73729.1%+11%

39Gonzales County, TXTX20,15929.1%+57%

40Reeves County, TXTX12,13828.8%−0%

41Kinney County, TXTX3,12828.6%+19%

42Collingsworth County, TXTX2,48728.5%+52%

43Robertson County, TXTX17,83928.4%+38%

44Cochran County, TXTX2,54628.3%+5%

45Mason County, TXTX3,99027.8%+111%

46Deaf Smith County, TXTX18,62627.7%+35%

47McCulloch County, TXTX7,47227.6%+23%

48Brewster County, TXTX9,45827.6%+52%

49Falls County, TXTX17,86927.5%+22%

50Bee County, TXTX32,51527.4%+14%

51Kleberg County, TXTX30,31527.4%+2%

52Terrell County, TXTX70227.4%+8%

53Gaines County, TXTX23,95627.3%+26%

54Madison County, TXTX14,22627.3%+73%

55Red River County, TXTX11,81627.2%+57%

56Floyd County, TXTX4,88127.1%+26%

57Lamb County, TXTX12,57927.1%+29%

58El Paso County, TXTX877,85826.8%+13%

59Brazos County, TXTX249,08826.7%−1%

60Newton County, TXTX11,95426.5%+39%

61Fisher County, TXTX3,69226.2%+50%

62Briscoe County, TXTX1,47426.1%+63%

63Concho County, TXTX3,60725.8%+117%

64Houston County, TXTX22,31625.6%+22%

65Terry County, TXTX11,72025.5%+10%

66Trinity County, TXTX14,38425.4%+44%

67DeWitt County, TXTX20,30925.3%+29%

68San Patricio County, TXTX72,05325.3%+40%

69Aransas County, TXTX26,14625.2%+27%

70Crockett County, TXTX2,76925.2%+30%

71Nacogdoches County, TXTX66,03525.2%+8%

72Coleman County, TXTX7,91524.9%+25%

73Shelby County, TXTX24,28624.9%+28%

74Grimes County, TXTX34,25224.5%+47%

75Swisher County, TXTX6,70324.3%+40%

76Parmer County, TXTX9,67824.2%+43%

77Refugio County, TXTX6,65724.1%+36%

78Limestone County, TXTX22,84924.1%+36%

79Bailey County, TXTX6,96324.0%+44%

80Martin County, TXTX5,28423.9%+28%

81Baylor County, TXTX3,47223.7%+47%

82Milam County, TXTX26,25823.6%+48%

83Knox County, TXTX3,19223.6%+3%

84San Jacinto County, TXTX29,48823.6%+25%

85Medina County, TXTX56,88123.6%+53%

86Mitchell County, TXTX8,94723.3%+32%

87Morris County, TXTX12,13323.3%+27%

88Garza County, TXTX4,51023.1%+3%

89Mills County, TXTX4,58023.0%+25%

90Cass County, TXTX28,65123.0%+30%

91Motley County, TXTX1,04323.0%+18%

92Hale County, TXTX31,81922.8%+27%

93Eastland County, TXTX18,14322.8%+36%

94Potter County, TXTX114,45322.5%+17%

95Camp County, TXTX13,38022.5%+8%

96Live Oak County, TXTX11,92922.5%+36%

97Glasscock County, TXTX1,12822.3%+51%

98Delta County, TXTX5,54922.3%+27%

99Walker County, TXTX83,84222.3%+21%

100Burleson County, TXTX20,54922.1%+28%

101Stephens County, TXTX9,38021.8%+39%

102Hill County, TXTX39,50321.7%+38%

103Kent County, TXTX67421.6%+109%

104Comanche County, TXTX14,43221.6%+25%

105Cherokee County, TXTX53,33721.6%+21%

106Winkler County, TXTX7,54021.6%+15%

107Polk County, TXTX53,43421.4%+23%

108Waller County, TXTX69,85821.3%+33%

109Colorado County, TXTX21,43921.3%+31%

110Wharton County, TXTX42,06021.3%+29%

111Nolan County, TXTX14,11721.3%−2%

112Kenedy County, TXTX31921.3%+39%

113Donley County, TXTX3,21321.3%+34%

114Leon County, TXTX16,89421.3%+37%

115Jones County, TXTX20,86121.1%+25%

116Jackson County, TXTX15,39321.0%+43%

117Erath County, TXTX43,91120.9%+31%

118Hays County, TXTX304,39020.9%+47%

119Nueces County, TXTX352,99220.8%+14%

120Haskell County, TXTX5,49920.8%−9%

121Matagorda County, TXTX36,46320.7%+12%

122Panola County, TXTX23,01820.7%+47%

123Wilson County, TXTX56,13920.7%+83%

124Brown County, TXTX38,71120.7%+20%

125McLennan County, TXTX272,02020.6%+17%

126Harrison County, TXTX71,95620.5%+23%

127Ector County, TXTX173,80120.4%+9%

128Howard County, TXTX30,50420.4%+10%

129Hardeman County, TXTX3,29220.3%+14%

130Jasper County, TXTX33,07520.2%+12%

131Foard County, TXTX1,04420.1%+41%

132Ward County, TXTX11,12520.1%+12%

133Lamar County, TXTX51,50320.1%+23%

134Rusk County, TXTX54,85420.1%+37%

135Callahan County, TXTX14,49120.1%+64%

136Hockley County, TXTX21,60020.1%+6%

137Lampasas County, TXTX23,65720.0%+42%

138Schleicher County, TXTX2,24519.9%−7%

139Bexar County, TXTX2,160,08819.9%+25%

140Titus County, TXTX31,56319.8%+7%

141Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,71119.7%+31%

142Yoakum County, TXTX7,43819.6%+0%

143Navarro County, TXTX57,18119.6%+8%

144Kimble County, TXTX4,43819.5%+4%

145Palo Pinto County, TXTX30,79119.5%+23%

146Jefferson County, TXTX254,32119.5%+12%

147Freestone County, TXTX20,81119.4%+37%

148Wilbarger County, TXTX12,48119.3%+48%

149Sabine County, TXTX10,01219.2%+21%

150Lubbock County, TXTX328,90619.0%+7%

151Sutton County, TXTX3,20319.0%+6%

152Fannin County, TXTX39,26518.8%+35%

153Angelina County, TXTX88,15418.7%+18%

154Calhoun County, TXTX19,59918.7%+14%

155Fayette County, TXTX25,45918.6%+62%

156Montague County, TXTX21,96618.5%+32%

157Hopkins County, TXTX39,06318.4%+26%

158Anderson County, TXTX59,80518.4%+12%

159Tyler County, TXTX20,44318.3%+16%

160Lavaca County, TXTX20,65118.2%+38%

161Liberty County, TXTX121,36418.1%+27%

162Jack County, TXTX9,56318.1%+40%

163Henderson County, TXTX88,59518.1%+20%

164Coke County, TXTX3,41218.1%+39%

165Washington County, TXTX38,28818.1%+40%

166Wood County, TXTX49,68818.1%+26%

167McMullen County, TXTX54418.1%−13%

168Dallam County, TXTX7,50818.1%+28%

169Throckmorton County, TXTX1,55418.0%+34%

170Goliad County, TXTX7,20817.9%+9%

171Bastrop County, TXTX118,90817.9%+54%

172Upshur County, TXTX44,41017.8%+20%

173Shackelford County, TXTX3,19717.8%+31%

174Hamilton County, TXTX8,68017.8%+25%

175Guadalupe County, TXTX201,11117.8%+81%

176Lee County, TXTX18,72917.8%+50%

177Burnet County, TXTX57,01517.7%+63%

178Upton County, TXTX3,13117.7%−11%

179Scurry County, TXTX16,16217.7%+11%

180Victoria County, TXTX92,65617.6%+36%

181Van Zandt County, TXTX66,13017.4%+31%

182Tom Green County, TXTX120,60217.3%+14%

183Wheeler County, TXTX4,77317.1%+32%

184Bowie County, TXTX92,69617.1%−3%

185Runnels County, TXTX9,69317.1%−11%

186Somervell County, TXTX10,26117.1%+100%

187Franklin County, TXTX10,99417.0%+9%

188Blanco County, TXTX13,58117.0%+52%

189Gregg County, TXTX126,09516.8%+11%

190Andrews County, TXTX18,91416.8%+2%

191Llano County, TXTX23,35316.6%+61%

192Stonewall County, TXTX1,18616.5%−15%

193Smith County, TXTX252,54916.5%+19%

194Austin County, TXTX33,62516.4%+36%

195Cooke County, TXTX44,46116.4%+16%

196Bosque County, TXTX18,91816.2%+28%

197Young County, TXTX18,15416.2%+3%

198Oldham County, TXTX1,78316.1%−19%

199Travis County, TXTX1,389,67016.0%+28%

200Wichita County, TXTX129,55515.9%+20%

201Kaufman County, TXTX209,23515.8%+50%

202Harris County, TXTX5,045,02615.7%+5%

203Galveston County, TXTX372,20715.5%+17%

204Taylor County, TXTX150,07715.4%+6%

205Kendall County, TXTX53,28915.4%+46%

206Hunt County, TXTX123,33615.3%+20%

207Orange County, TXTX86,26615.3%+11%

208Bell County, TXTX402,24815.2%+26%

209Crane County, TXTX4,55415.1%+12%

210Kerr County, TXTX54,03715.0%+4%

211Borden County, TXTX56715.0%+7%

212Rains County, TXTX13,54215.0%+1%

213Hardin County, TXTX58,72315.0%+34%

214Midland County, TXTX187,85514.5%+12%

215Sherman County, TXTX2,78114.4%−11%

216Sterling County, TXTX1,34914.3%−15%

217Bandera County, TXTX22,87614.2%+31%

218Gillespie County, TXTX28,52714.2%+39%

219Wise County, TXTX83,77814.0%+42%

220Grayson County, TXTX153,61313.8%+22%

221Ochiltree County, TXTX9,28413.7%+6%

222Gray County, TXTX20,91913.6%−2%

223Hutchinson County, TXTX19,63313.5%+22%

224Irion County, TXTX1,46313.5%+61%

225Lipscomb County, TXTX2,95513.5%−19%

226Dallas County, TXTX2,661,39713.5%+0%

227Moore County, TXTX21,89113.1%−3%

228Comal County, TXTX209,16612.9%+50%

229Ellis County, TXTX240,86712.6%+47%

230Hansford County, TXTX4,94412.5%−24%

231Chambers County, TXTX57,59412.4%+12%

232Montgomery County, TXTX781,19412.1%+29%

233Armstrong County, TXTX1,84311.8%+11%

234Archer County, TXTX9,12911.6%+30%

235Johnson County, TXTX218,04811.6%+32%

236Coryell County, TXTX85,59211.4%+21%

237Reagan County, TXTX3,16611.2%−5%

238Clay County, TXTX10,76411.2%+9%

239Tarrant County, TXTX2,248,46611.0%+4%

240Parker County, TXTX184,76710.7%+29%

241Brazoria County, TXTX419,08010.4%+2%

242Hartley County, TXTX4,90410.4%+57%

243Williamson County, TXTX752,82710.1%+111%

244Hood County, TXTX70,5019.7%+14%

245Hemphill County, TXTX3,0839.6%−23%

246Carson County, TXTX5,8059.0%+23%

247Fort Bend County, TXTX975,1918.9%+25%

248Randall County, TXTX152,3518.9%+10%

249Denton County, TXTX1,069,3468.2%+24%

250King County, TXTX1927.3%−64%

251Rockwall County, TXTX140,7386.5%+40%

252Roberts County, TXTX8676.2%−13%

253Collin County, TXTX1,297,1795.8%+18%

254Loving County, TXTX520.0%–

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES