RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 254 SHOWN OF 254

Lowest poverty rate, Texas counties · 2000

Texas counties with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2000 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 1990

01Loving County, TXTX520.0%–

02Rockwall County, TXTX140,7384.7%−28%

03Williamson County, TXTX752,8274.8%−52%

04Collin County, TXTX1,297,1794.9%−16%

05Hartley County, TXTX4,9046.6%−36%

06Denton County, TXTX1,069,3466.6%−20%

07Fort Bend County, TXTX975,1917.1%−20%

08Roberts County, TXTX8677.2%+15%

09Carson County, TXTX5,8057.3%−19%

10Randall County, TXTX152,3518.1%−9%

11Parker County, TXTX184,7678.3%−22%

12Irion County, TXTX1,4638.4%−38%

13Hood County, TXTX70,5018.5%−13%

14Somervell County, TXTX10,2618.6%−50%

15Comal County, TXTX209,1668.6%−34%

16Ellis County, TXTX240,8678.6%−32%

17Johnson County, TXTX218,0488.8%−24%

18Archer County, TXTX9,1299.0%−23%

19Montgomery County, TXTX781,1949.4%−22%

20Coryell County, TXTX85,5929.5%−17%

21Guadalupe County, TXTX201,1119.8%−45%

22Wise County, TXTX83,7789.9%−30%

23Brazoria County, TXTX419,08010.2%−2%

24Gillespie County, TXTX28,52710.2%−28%

25Clay County, TXTX10,76410.3%−8%

26Llano County, TXTX23,35310.3%−38%

27Kent County, TXTX67410.4%−52%

28Kaufman County, TXTX209,23510.5%−33%

29Kendall County, TXTX53,28910.5%−32%

30Tarrant County, TXTX2,248,46610.6%−4%

31Armstrong County, TXTX1,84310.6%−10%

32Bandera County, TXTX22,87610.8%−24%

33Burnet County, TXTX57,01510.9%−39%

34Chambers County, TXTX57,59411.0%−11%

35Hutchinson County, TXTX19,63311.1%−18%

36Blanco County, TXTX13,58111.2%−34%

37Hardin County, TXTX58,72311.2%−25%

38Grayson County, TXTX153,61311.3%−18%

39Wilson County, TXTX56,13911.3%−45%

40Fayette County, TXTX25,45911.4%−38%

41Bastrop County, TXTX118,90811.6%−35%

42Reagan County, TXTX3,16611.8%+5%

43Lee County, TXTX18,72911.9%−33%

44Concho County, TXTX3,60711.9%−54%

45Austin County, TXTX33,62512.1%−27%

46Bell County, TXTX402,24812.1%−21%

47Callahan County, TXTX14,49112.2%−39%

48Travis County, TXTX1,389,67012.5%−22%

49Hemphill County, TXTX3,08312.6%+31%

50Bosque County, TXTX18,91812.7%−22%

51Hunt County, TXTX123,33612.8%−17%

52Midland County, TXTX187,85512.9%−11%

53Washington County, TXTX38,28812.9%−29%

54Victoria County, TXTX92,65612.9%−26%

55Jack County, TXTX9,56312.9%−29%

56Ochiltree County, TXTX9,28413.0%−6%

57Wheeler County, TXTX4,77313.0%−24%

58Coke County, TXTX3,41213.0%−28%

59Wilbarger County, TXTX12,48113.1%−32%

60Caldwell County, TXTX55,15013.1%−58%

61Wichita County, TXTX129,55513.2%−17%

62Mason County, TXTX3,99013.2%−53%

63Galveston County, TXTX372,20713.2%−15%

64Lavaca County, TXTX20,65113.2%−27%

65Van Zandt County, TXTX66,13013.3%−24%

66Dallas County, TXTX2,661,39713.4%−0%

67Crane County, TXTX4,55413.4%−11%

68Throckmorton County, TXTX1,55413.5%−25%

69Moore County, TXTX21,89113.5%+3%

70Shackelford County, TXTX3,19713.6%−24%

71Orange County, TXTX86,26613.8%−10%

72Smith County, TXTX252,54913.8%−16%

73Gray County, TXTX20,91913.8%+2%

74Fannin County, TXTX39,26513.9%−26%

75Montague County, TXTX21,96614.0%−24%

76Borden County, TXTX56714.0%−7%

77Lampasas County, TXTX23,65714.1%−30%

78Dallam County, TXTX7,50814.1%−22%

79Panola County, TXTX23,01814.1%−32%

80Cooke County, TXTX44,46114.1%−14%

81Hamilton County, TXTX8,68014.2%−20%

82Freestone County, TXTX20,81114.2%−27%

83Hays County, TXTX304,39014.3%−32%

84Foard County, TXTX1,04414.3%−29%

85Wood County, TXTX49,68814.3%−21%

86Liberty County, TXTX121,36414.3%−21%

87Kerr County, TXTX54,03714.5%−4%

88Taylor County, TXTX150,07714.5%−6%

89Hopkins County, TXTX39,06314.6%−21%

90Rusk County, TXTX54,85414.6%−27%

91Jackson County, TXTX15,39314.7%−30%

92Glasscock County, TXTX1,12814.7%−34%

93Rains County, TXTX13,54214.9%−1%

94Upshur County, TXTX44,41014.9%−16%

95Harris County, TXTX5,045,02615.0%−5%

96Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,71115.0%−24%

97Henderson County, TXTX88,59515.1%−17%

98Gregg County, TXTX126,09515.1%−10%

99Tom Green County, TXTX120,60215.2%−12%

100Kenedy County, TXTX31915.3%−28%

101Medina County, TXTX56,88115.4%−34%

102Leon County, TXTX16,89415.6%−27%

103Franklin County, TXTX10,99415.6%−8%

104Stephens County, TXTX9,38015.6%−28%

105Hill County, TXTX39,50315.7%−28%

106Young County, TXTX18,15415.7%−3%

107Angelina County, TXTX88,15415.8%−15%

108Madison County, TXTX14,22615.8%−42%

109Tyler County, TXTX20,44315.8%−14%

110Bexar County, TXTX2,160,08815.9%−20%

111Palo Pinto County, TXTX30,79115.9%−18%

112Donley County, TXTX3,21315.9%−25%

113Milam County, TXTX26,25815.9%−33%

114Sabine County, TXTX10,01215.9%−17%

115Scurry County, TXTX16,16216.0%−10%

116Briscoe County, TXTX1,47416.0%−39%

117Waller County, TXTX69,85816.0%−25%

118Erath County, TXTX43,91116.0%−23%

119Baylor County, TXTX3,47216.1%−32%

120Sherman County, TXTX2,78116.1%+12%

121Colorado County, TXTX21,43916.2%−24%

122Lamar County, TXTX51,50316.4%−19%

123Calhoun County, TXTX19,59916.4%−12%

124Hansford County, TXTX4,94416.4%+31%

125Andrews County, TXTX18,91416.4%−2%

126Goliad County, TXTX7,20816.4%−8%

127Anderson County, TXTX59,80516.5%−10%

128Live Oak County, TXTX11,92916.5%−27%

129Wharton County, TXTX42,06016.5%−22%

130San Saba County, TXTX5,78716.6%−51%

131Grimes County, TXTX34,25216.6%−32%

132Harrison County, TXTX71,95616.7%−19%

133Bailey County, TXTX6,96316.7%−31%

134Lipscomb County, TXTX2,95516.7%+24%

135Jones County, TXTX20,86116.8%−20%

136Eastland County, TXTX18,14316.8%−26%

137Sterling County, TXTX1,34916.8%+18%

138Parmer County, TXTX9,67817.0%−30%

139Burleson County, TXTX20,54917.2%−22%

140Brown County, TXTX38,71117.2%−17%

141Comanche County, TXTX14,43217.3%−20%

142Red River County, TXTX11,81617.3%−36%

143Swisher County, TXTX6,70317.4%−29%

144Polk County, TXTX53,43417.4%−19%

145Jefferson County, TXTX254,32117.4%−11%

146Dickens County, TXTX1,69217.4%−44%

147Fisher County, TXTX3,69217.5%−33%

148Childress County, TXTX6,64317.6%−43%

149Delta County, TXTX5,54917.6%−21%

150McLennan County, TXTX272,02017.6%−14%

151Trinity County, TXTX14,38417.6%−31%

152Mitchell County, TXTX8,94717.7%−24%

153Bowie County, TXTX92,69617.7%+3%

154Cass County, TXTX28,65117.7%−23%

155Limestone County, TXTX22,84917.8%−26%

156Refugio County, TXTX6,65717.8%−26%

157Hardeman County, TXTX3,29217.8%−12%

158Lubbock County, TXTX328,90617.8%−6%

159Cherokee County, TXTX53,33717.9%−17%

160Ward County, TXTX11,12517.9%−11%

161Sutton County, TXTX3,20318.0%−5%

162Hale County, TXTX31,81918.0%−21%

163San Patricio County, TXTX72,05318.0%−29%

164Jasper County, TXTX33,07518.1%−11%

165Navarro County, TXTX57,18118.2%−7%

166Brewster County, TXTX9,45818.2%−34%

167Nueces County, TXTX352,99218.2%−13%

168Morris County, TXTX12,13318.3%−21%

169Mills County, TXTX4,58018.4%−20%

170Walker County, TXTX83,84218.4%−18%

171Cottle County, TXTX1,22418.4%−38%

172Titus County, TXTX31,56318.5%−7%

173Matagorda County, TXTX36,46318.5%−11%

174Gonzales County, TXTX20,15918.6%−36%

175Howard County, TXTX30,50418.6%−9%

176Winkler County, TXTX7,54018.7%−13%

177Collingsworth County, TXTX2,48718.7%−34%

178Ector County, TXTX173,80118.7%−8%

179Martin County, TXTX5,28418.7%−22%

180Kimble County, TXTX4,43818.8%−4%

181San Jacinto County, TXTX29,48818.8%−20%

182Hockley County, TXTX21,60018.9%−6%

183Castro County, TXTX7,29519.0%−35%

184Newton County, TXTX11,95419.1%−28%

185Runnels County, TXTX9,69319.2%+12%

186Potter County, TXTX114,45319.2%−15%

187Stonewall County, TXTX1,18619.3%+17%

188Crockett County, TXTX2,76919.4%−23%

189Shelby County, TXTX24,28619.4%−22%

190Motley County, TXTX1,04319.4%−15%

191Yoakum County, TXTX7,43819.6%−0%

192DeWitt County, TXTX20,30919.6%−23%

193Dawson County, TXTX11,77619.7%−36%

194Oldham County, TXTX1,78319.8%+23%

195Coleman County, TXTX7,91519.9%−20%

196Aransas County, TXTX26,14619.9%−21%

197Upton County, TXTX3,13119.9%+13%

198Atascosa County, TXTX53,59020.2%−32%

199Pecos County, TXTX14,56020.4%−31%

200Deaf Smith County, TXTX18,62620.6%−26%

201Robertson County, TXTX17,83920.6%−27%

202King County, TXTX19220.7%+182%

203McMullen County, TXTX54420.7%+15%

204Camp County, TXTX13,38020.9%−7%

205Lamb County, TXTX12,57920.9%−23%

206Houston County, TXTX22,31621.0%−18%

207San Augustine County, TXTX7,72221.2%−29%

208Real County, TXTX2,74521.2%−30%

209Floyd County, TXTX4,88121.5%−21%

210Schleicher County, TXTX2,24521.5%+8%

211Nolan County, TXTX14,11721.7%+2%

212Gaines County, TXTX23,95621.7%−20%

213Karnes County, TXTX15,01821.9%−40%

214Garza County, TXTX4,51022.3%−3%

215Marion County, TXTX9,89622.4%−27%

216McCulloch County, TXTX7,47222.5%−19%

217Falls County, TXTX17,86922.6%−18%

218Lynn County, TXTX6,01722.6%−30%

219Haskell County, TXTX5,49922.8%+10%

220Knox County, TXTX3,19222.9%−3%

221Terry County, TXTX11,72023.3%−9%

222Nacogdoches County, TXTX66,03523.3%−7%

223El Paso County, TXTX877,85823.8%−11%

224Bee County, TXTX32,51524.0%−13%

225Kinney County, TXTX3,12824.0%−16%

226Jim Wells County, TXTX38,80424.1%−20%

227Uvalde County, TXTX24,96324.3%−22%

228Culberson County, TXTX2,26725.1%−16%

229Terrell County, TXTX70225.2%−8%

230Menard County, TXTX1,95625.8%−17%

231Jim Hogg County, TXTX4,55525.9%−27%

232Val Verde County, TXTX47,83526.1%−28%

233Hall County, TXTX2,73726.3%−10%

234Kleberg County, TXTX30,31526.7%−2%

235Brazos County, TXTX249,08826.9%+1%

236Cochran County, TXTX2,54627.0%−5%

237Duval County, TXTX9,40227.2%−30%

238Crosby County, TXTX4,85228.1%−5%

239Reeves County, TXTX12,13828.9%+0%

240Frio County, TXTX18,82329.0%−26%

241La Salle County, TXTX6,51729.8%−20%

242Webb County, TXTX281,22431.2%−18%

243Edwards County, TXTX1,37031.6%−24%

244Cameron County, TXTX433,94633.1%−17%

245Willacy County, TXTX19,97133.2%−25%

246Dimmit County, TXTX8,02433.2%−32%

247Maverick County, TXTX58,82334.8%−31%

248Hudspeth County, TXTX3,43335.8%−8%

249Zapata County, TXTX13,75335.8%−13%

250Hidalgo County, TXTX921,54935.9%−14%

251Presidio County, TXTX5,43336.4%−24%

252Brooks County, TXTX6,57940.2%+9%

253Zavala County, TXTX9,03741.8%−17%

254Starr County, TXTX66,31950.9%−15%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS