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Lowest poverty rate, Texas counties

Texas counties with the lowest 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

01Rockwall County, TXTX140,7384.0%−0.6 pts

02Sterling County, TXTX1,3494.3%−12.5 pts

03Sutton County, TXTX3,2034.5%−13.5 pts

04Kendall County, TXTX53,2895.0%−5.5 pts

05Armstrong County, TXTX1,8435.2%−5.4 pts

06Foard County, TXTX1,0445.6%−8.7 pts

07Roberts County, TXTX8675.6%−1.5 pts

08Loving County, TXTX526.1%+6.1 pts

09Hemphill County, TXTX3,0836.2%−6.4 pts

10Collin County, TXTX1,297,1796.2%+1.4 pts

11Williamson County, TXTX752,8276.4%+1.6 pts

12Comal County, TXTX209,1666.5%−2.1 pts

13Gaines County, TXTX23,9566.8%−14.9 pts

14Ellis County, TXTX240,8676.9%−1.7 pts

15Mason County, TXTX3,9907.0%−6.2 pts

16Denton County, TXTX1,069,3467.1%+0.4 pts

17Mills County, TXTX4,5807.2%−11.2 pts

18Brazoria County, TXTX419,0807.4%−2.8 pts

19Borden County, TXTX5677.4%−6.6 pts

20Carson County, TXTX5,8057.4%+0.2 pts

21Somervell County, TXTX10,2617.5%−1.1 pts

22Fort Bend County, TXTX975,1917.6%+0.4 pts

23Hood County, TXTX70,5017.7%−0.9 pts

24Calhoun County, TXTX19,5997.7%−8.7 pts

25Terrell County, TXTX7027.7%−17.5 pts

26Donley County, TXTX3,2137.9%−8.0 pts

27Burnet County, TXTX57,0158.0%−2.9 pts

28Parker County, TXTX184,7678.0%−0.3 pts

29Martin County, TXTX5,2848.3%−10.4 pts

30Clay County, TXTX10,7648.4%−1.9 pts

31Kinney County, TXTX3,1288.4%−15.7 pts

32Garza County, TXTX4,5108.4%−13.9 pts

33Blanco County, TXTX13,5818.4%−2.7 pts

34Hansford County, TXTX4,9448.6%−7.8 pts

35Fayette County, TXTX25,4598.6%−2.8 pts

36Wise County, TXTX83,7788.9%−1.0 pts

37Glasscock County, TXTX1,1288.9%−5.8 pts

38Brewster County, TXTX9,4588.9%−9.3 pts

39Lampasas County, TXTX23,6579.1%−4.9 pts

40Archer County, TXTX9,1299.2%+0.2 pts

41Gillespie County, TXTX28,5279.2%−1.0 pts

42Bosque County, TXTX18,9189.3%−3.4 pts

43Guadalupe County, TXTX201,1119.3%−0.5 pts

44Crockett County, TXTX2,7699.3%−10.0 pts

45Hartley County, TXTX4,9049.4%+2.8 pts

46Montgomery County, TXTX781,1949.4%+0.1 pts

47Shackelford County, TXTX3,1979.5%−4.1 pts

48Callahan County, TXTX14,4919.6%−2.6 pts

49Medina County, TXTX56,8819.6%−5.8 pts

50Kaufman County, TXTX209,2359.7%−0.8 pts

51Randall County, TXTX152,3519.7%+1.6 pts

52Kent County, TXTX6749.9%−0.5 pts

53Schleicher County, TXTX2,2459.9%−11.6 pts

54Rains County, TXTX13,54210.0%−4.9 pts

55Johnson County, TXTX218,04810.0%+1.2 pts

56Parmer County, TXTX9,67810.2%−6.8 pts

57Bastrop County, TXTX118,90810.2%−1.4 pts

58Sherman County, TXTX2,78110.4%−5.8 pts

59Colorado County, TXTX21,43910.7%−5.6 pts

60Hardeman County, TXTX3,29210.7%−7.1 pts

61San Saba County, TXTX5,78710.7%−5.9 pts

62Irion County, TXTX1,46310.8%+2.4 pts

63Crane County, TXTX4,55410.9%−2.6 pts

64Madison County, TXTX14,22610.9%−4.9 pts

65Travis County, TXTX1,389,67010.9%−1.6 pts

66Runnels County, TXTX9,69311.0%−8.2 pts

67Sabine County, TXTX10,01211.0%−4.9 pts

68Van Zandt County, TXTX66,13011.1%−2.2 pts

69Tarrant County, TXTX2,248,46611.1%+0.5 pts

70Tom Green County, TXTX120,60211.1%−4.1 pts

71Grayson County, TXTX153,61311.2%−0.1 pts

72Coryell County, TXTX85,59211.2%+1.7 pts

73Panola County, TXTX23,01811.2%−2.9 pts

74Wilson County, TXTX56,13911.3%−0.0 pts

75Lee County, TXTX18,72911.3%−0.5 pts

76Midland County, TXTX187,85511.3%−1.6 pts

77Kerr County, TXTX54,03711.4%−3.1 pts

78Delta County, TXTX5,54911.4%−6.2 pts

79Concho County, TXTX3,60711.4%−0.5 pts

80Lavaca County, TXTX20,65111.5%−1.8 pts

81Lipscomb County, TXTX2,95511.5%−5.3 pts

82Dallam County, TXTX7,50811.5%−2.6 pts

83Smith County, TXTX252,54911.6%−2.2 pts

84Scurry County, TXTX16,16211.6%−4.4 pts

85Franklin County, TXTX10,99411.7%−3.9 pts

86Kimble County, TXTX4,43811.7%−7.1 pts

87Galveston County, TXTX372,20711.7%−1.5 pts

88Hunt County, TXTX123,33611.8%−1.0 pts

89Reagan County, TXTX3,16611.8%−0.0 pts

90Ochiltree County, TXTX9,28411.8%−1.1 pts

91Chambers County, TXTX57,59411.9%+0.8 pts

92Hopkins County, TXTX39,06311.9%−2.7 pts

93Austin County, TXTX33,62512.0%−0.1 pts

94Llano County, TXTX23,35312.0%+1.7 pts

95Bailey County, TXTX6,96312.0%−4.6 pts

96Hardin County, TXTX58,72312.1%+0.9 pts

97Hays County, TXTX304,39012.1%−2.1 pts

98McMullen County, TXTX54412.3%−8.4 pts

99Freestone County, TXTX20,81112.3%−1.9 pts

100Upshur County, TXTX44,41012.4%−2.5 pts

101Wood County, TXTX49,68812.5%−1.8 pts

102Orange County, TXTX86,26612.5%−1.2 pts

103Burleson County, TXTX20,54912.7%−4.5 pts

104Milam County, TXTX26,25812.9%−3.0 pts

105Jack County, TXTX9,56313.0%+0.0 pts

106Goliad County, TXTX7,20813.0%−3.4 pts

107Hockley County, TXTX21,60013.1%−5.8 pts

108Caldwell County, TXTX55,15013.2%+0.1 pts

109Hutchinson County, TXTX19,63313.3%+2.2 pts

110Washington County, TXTX38,28813.4%+0.5 pts

111Bandera County, TXTX22,87613.5%+2.6 pts

112Robertson County, TXTX17,83913.5%−7.1 pts

113Cooke County, TXTX44,46113.5%−0.6 pts

114Wharton County, TXTX42,06013.6%−2.9 pts

115Fisher County, TXTX3,69213.7%−3.8 pts

116Fannin County, TXTX39,26513.7%−0.2 pts

117Mitchell County, TXTX8,94713.8%−3.9 pts

118Howard County, TXTX30,50413.8%−4.8 pts

119Dallas County, TXTX2,661,39713.9%+0.5 pts

120Jones County, TXTX20,86114.1%−2.7 pts

121Jackson County, TXTX15,39314.1%−0.7 pts

122Montague County, TXTX21,96614.2%+0.2 pts

123Aransas County, TXTX26,14614.2%−5.7 pts

124Rusk County, TXTX54,85414.4%−0.2 pts

125Bell County, TXTX402,24814.5%+2.4 pts

126Grimes County, TXTX34,25214.6%−2.0 pts

127Bexar County, TXTX2,160,08814.6%−1.3 pts

128Refugio County, TXTX6,65714.6%−3.2 pts

129Waller County, TXTX69,85814.6%−1.4 pts

130Stephens County, TXTX9,38014.6%−1.0 pts

131Taylor County, TXTX150,07714.7%+0.1 pts

132Hill County, TXTX39,50314.7%−1.0 pts

133Falls County, TXTX17,86914.7%−7.9 pts

134Henderson County, TXTX88,59514.7%−0.3 pts

135San Patricio County, TXTX72,05314.8%−3.2 pts

136Stonewall County, TXTX1,18614.9%−4.4 pts

137Ward County, TXTX11,12514.9%−3.0 pts

138Lamb County, TXTX12,57915.0%−5.9 pts

139Houston County, TXTX22,31615.0%−5.9 pts

140Lynn County, TXTX6,01715.2%−7.4 pts

141Kenedy County, TXTX31915.3%−0.0 pts

142Brown County, TXTX38,71115.3%−1.9 pts

143McCulloch County, TXTX7,47215.3%−7.2 pts

144Childress County, TXTX6,64315.3%−2.2 pts

145Wheeler County, TXTX4,77315.4%+2.4 pts

146Andrews County, TXTX18,91415.6%−0.8 pts

147Red River County, TXTX11,81615.6%−1.7 pts

148Harrison County, TXTX71,95615.6%−1.0 pts

149Gray County, TXTX20,91915.7%+1.9 pts

150Knox County, TXTX3,19215.7%−7.2 pts

151Angelina County, TXTX88,15415.8%−0.0 pts

152Gonzales County, TXTX20,15915.8%−2.7 pts

153Atascosa County, TXTX53,59015.8%−4.4 pts

154Upton County, TXTX3,13116.0%−3.9 pts

155Motley County, TXTX1,04316.1%−3.4 pts

156Gregg County, TXTX126,09516.1%+1.0 pts

157Comanche County, TXTX14,43216.2%−1.2 pts

158Eastland County, TXTX18,14316.2%−0.6 pts

159Bowie County, TXTX92,69616.2%−1.5 pts

160Winkler County, TXTX7,54016.2%−2.5 pts

161Victoria County, TXTX92,65616.2%+3.3 pts

162Hall County, TXTX2,73716.3%−10.1 pts

163Harris County, TXTX5,045,02616.3%+1.3 pts

164Leon County, TXTX16,89416.4%+0.8 pts

165Ector County, TXTX173,80116.5%−2.3 pts

166Hamilton County, TXTX8,68016.5%+2.2 pts

167Wichita County, TXTX129,55516.5%+3.3 pts

168Young County, TXTX18,15416.5%+0.8 pts

169Haskell County, TXTX5,49916.6%−6.3 pts

170Erath County, TXTX43,91116.6%+0.5 pts

171Val Verde County, TXTX47,83516.6%−9.6 pts

172McLennan County, TXTX272,02016.6%−1.0 pts

173Palo Pinto County, TXTX30,79116.7%+0.9 pts

174Reeves County, TXTX12,13816.8%−12.1 pts

175Yoakum County, TXTX7,43816.8%−2.8 pts

176Briscoe County, TXTX1,47416.8%+0.8 pts

177Live Oak County, TXTX11,92917.1%+0.6 pts

178Limestone County, TXTX22,84917.1%−0.7 pts

179Cottle County, TXTX1,22417.1%−1.3 pts

180Titus County, TXTX31,56317.1%−1.4 pts

181Navarro County, TXTX57,18117.1%−1.0 pts

182Lubbock County, TXTX328,90617.1%−0.7 pts

183Hudspeth County, TXTX3,43317.3%−18.4 pts

184Anderson County, TXTX59,80517.4%+0.9 pts

185Nueces County, TXTX352,99217.4%−0.8 pts

186Wilbarger County, TXTX12,48117.5%+4.4 pts

187Polk County, TXTX53,43417.5%+0.1 pts

188Cass County, TXTX28,65117.5%−0.2 pts

189Bee County, TXTX32,51517.6%−6.4 pts

190DeWitt County, TXTX20,30917.6%−2.0 pts

191Trinity County, TXTX14,38417.6%−0.0 pts

192Deaf Smith County, TXTX18,62617.7%−2.9 pts

193Real County, TXTX2,74517.9%−3.4 pts

194Tyler County, TXTX20,44317.9%+2.1 pts

195Floyd County, TXTX4,88117.9%−3.6 pts

196Dickens County, TXTX1,69218.0%+0.6 pts

197Cherokee County, TXTX53,33718.2%+0.3 pts

198Moore County, TXTX21,89118.3%+4.8 pts

199Marion County, TXTX9,89618.3%−4.0 pts

200Terry County, TXTX11,72018.3%−4.9 pts

201Walker County, TXTX83,84218.4%−0.0 pts

202San Jacinto County, TXTX29,48818.4%−0.5 pts

203Liberty County, TXTX121,36418.7%+4.3 pts

204El Paso County, TXTX877,85818.7%−5.1 pts

205Menard County, TXTX1,95618.9%−6.9 pts

206Newton County, TXTX11,95419.0%−0.1 pts

207Lamar County, TXTX51,50319.0%+2.6 pts

208Karnes County, TXTX15,01819.1%−2.7 pts

209Castro County, TXTX7,29519.2%+0.2 pts

210Brooks County, TXTX6,57919.4%−20.8 pts

211Morris County, TXTX12,13319.5%+1.2 pts

212Culberson County, TXTX2,26719.5%−5.6 pts

213Jefferson County, TXTX254,32119.5%+2.1 pts

214Frio County, TXTX18,82319.5%−9.4 pts

215Dawson County, TXTX11,77619.6%−0.1 pts

216Coleman County, TXTX7,91519.6%−0.2 pts

217Camp County, TXTX13,38019.9%−0.9 pts

218Crosby County, TXTX4,85220.1%−8.0 pts

219Hale County, TXTX31,81920.5%+2.6 pts

220Shelby County, TXTX24,28620.6%+1.2 pts

221Oldham County, TXTX1,78320.7%+0.9 pts

222Matagorda County, TXTX36,46320.7%+2.2 pts

223Jasper County, TXTX33,07520.7%+2.7 pts

224Potter County, TXTX114,45320.8%+1.6 pts

225Webb County, TXTX281,22421.3%−9.9 pts

226La Salle County, TXTX6,51721.4%−8.3 pts

227Pecos County, TXTX14,56021.6%+1.1 pts

228Collingsworth County, TXTX2,48721.8%+3.0 pts

229Baylor County, TXTX3,47221.8%+5.7 pts

230Nacogdoches County, TXTX66,03521.8%−1.5 pts

231Uvalde County, TXTX24,96322.2%−2.1 pts

232Nolan County, TXTX14,11722.5%+0.8 pts

233Maverick County, TXTX58,82322.8%−12.1 pts

234Coke County, TXTX3,41222.9%+9.8 pts

235King County, TXTX19223.7%+3.0 pts

236Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,71123.9%+8.9 pts

237Willacy County, TXTX19,97124.0%−9.2 pts

238Throckmorton County, TXTX1,55424.2%+10.8 pts

239Brazos County, TXTX249,08824.3%−2.6 pts

240Jim Wells County, TXTX38,80424.7%+0.5 pts

241Cameron County, TXTX433,94624.8%−8.2 pts

242Hidalgo County, TXTX921,54926.7%−9.2 pts

243San Augustine County, TXTX7,72227.1%+6.0 pts

244Cochran County, TXTX2,54627.8%+0.8 pts

245Kleberg County, TXTX30,31528.1%+1.4 pts

246Swisher County, TXTX6,70330.1%+12.7 pts

247Jim Hogg County, TXTX4,55531.4%+5.5 pts

248Edwards County, TXTX1,37031.9%+0.3 pts

249Presidio County, TXTX5,43332.0%−4.4 pts

250Duval County, TXTX9,40233.3%+6.1 pts

251Starr County, TXTX66,31933.5%−17.4 pts

252Zavala County, TXTX9,03733.9%−7.8 pts

253Zapata County, TXTX13,75338.4%+2.6 pts

254Dimmit County, TXTX8,02441.1%+7.9 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES