RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 254 SHOWN OF 254

Lowest poverty rate, Texas counties · 2010

Texas counties with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2010 ACS). This list covers the 254 counties in Texas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RELATEDHighest median household income Lowest median household income Highest per-capita income Highest poverty rate Most residents in poverty Most six-figure households

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01King County, TXTX1920.0%−100%

02Loving County, TXTX520.0%–

03Irion County, TXTX1,4631.5%−82%

04Borden County, TXTX5674.3%−70%

05Kent County, TXTX6745.4%−48%

06Rockwall County, TXTX140,7385.6%+19%

07Carson County, TXTX5,8055.7%−22%

08Williamson County, TXTX752,8276.5%+35%

09Collin County, TXTX1,297,1796.9%+42%

10Kendall County, TXTX53,2897.1%−33%

11Martin County, TXTX5,2847.2%−62%

12Fort Bend County, TXTX975,1918.0%+11%

13Denton County, TXTX1,069,3468.0%+21%

14Gillespie County, TXTX28,5278.0%−21%

15Austin County, TXTX33,6258.8%−27%

16Wilson County, TXTX56,1399.0%−21%

17McMullen County, TXTX5449.1%−56%

18Hartley County, TXTX4,9049.3%+41%

19Randall County, TXTX152,3519.4%+17%

20Guadalupe County, TXTX201,1119.7%−1%

21Wise County, TXTX83,7789.8%−1%

22Archer County, TXTX9,12910.0%+11%

23Comal County, TXTX209,16610.0%+17%

24Johnson County, TXTX218,04810.5%+19%

25Chambers County, TXTX57,59410.5%−5%

26Parker County, TXTX184,76710.5%+26%

27Donley County, TXTX3,21310.5%−34%

28Lavaca County, TXTX20,65110.5%−21%

29Reagan County, TXTX3,16610.5%−11%

30Brazoria County, TXTX419,08010.6%+4%

31Armstrong County, TXTX1,84310.7%+1%

32Lee County, TXTX18,72910.8%−9%

33Somervell County, TXTX10,26110.8%+26%

34Montgomery County, TXTX781,19410.9%+16%

35Cottle County, TXTX1,22410.9%−41%

36Hood County, TXTX70,50110.9%+28%

37Fayette County, TXTX25,45911.0%−3%

38Glasscock County, TXTX1,12811.2%−24%

39Ellis County, TXTX240,86711.3%+32%

40Hamilton County, TXTX8,68011.4%−20%

41Kaufman County, TXTX209,23511.4%+9%

42Rains County, TXTX13,54211.5%−22%

43Jackson County, TXTX15,39311.7%−21%

44Clay County, TXTX10,76411.7%+14%

45Blanco County, TXTX13,58111.7%+5%

46Sutton County, TXTX3,20311.7%−35%

47Goliad County, TXTX7,20811.8%−28%

48Stonewall County, TXTX1,18611.9%−38%

49Jim Hogg County, TXTX4,55512.0%−54%

50Hardin County, TXTX58,72312.0%+8%

51Jones County, TXTX20,86112.3%−27%

52Schleicher County, TXTX2,24512.4%−43%

53Rusk County, TXTX54,85412.4%−15%

54Panola County, TXTX23,01812.5%−11%

55Dallam County, TXTX7,50812.5%−11%

56Midland County, TXTX187,85512.5%−3%

57Llano County, TXTX23,35312.6%+23%

58Galveston County, TXTX372,20712.8%−3%

59Sherman County, TXTX2,78112.9%−20%

60Upshur County, TXTX44,41013.1%−12%

61Shackelford County, TXTX3,19713.2%−3%

62Montague County, TXTX21,96613.2%−5%

63Coryell County, TXTX85,59213.2%+40%

64Throckmorton County, TXTX1,55413.2%−2%

65Live Oak County, TXTX11,92913.3%−19%

66Oldham County, TXTX1,78313.4%−32%

67Moore County, TXTX21,89113.4%−1%

68Tarrant County, TXTX2,248,46613.4%+27%

69Grayson County, TXTX153,61313.5%+19%

70Burleson County, TXTX20,54913.5%−22%

71Hansford County, TXTX4,94413.5%−17%

72Cooke County, TXTX44,46113.6%−4%

73Burnet County, TXTX57,01513.7%+25%

74Palo Pinto County, TXTX30,79113.8%−13%

75Orange County, TXTX86,26613.9%+1%

76Wheeler County, TXTX4,77313.9%+7%

77Callahan County, TXTX14,49113.9%+14%

78Fisher County, TXTX3,69213.9%−20%

79Upton County, TXTX3,13113.9%−30%

80Wood County, TXTX49,68814.0%−2%

81Kerr County, TXTX54,03714.1%−3%

82Bell County, TXTX402,24814.1%+17%

83Bastrop County, TXTX118,90814.1%+21%

84Lipscomb County, TXTX2,95514.2%−15%

85Delta County, TXTX5,54914.5%−18%

86Van Zandt County, TXTX66,13014.5%+9%

87Kimble County, TXTX4,43814.6%−22%

88Lampasas County, TXTX23,65714.6%+4%

89Roberts County, TXTX86714.6%+104%

90Fannin County, TXTX39,26514.7%+5%

91Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,71114.7%−2%

92Franklin County, TXTX10,99414.8%−5%

93Kenedy County, TXTX31914.9%−3%

94Gray County, TXTX20,91915.0%+8%

95Hill County, TXTX39,50315.0%−4%

96Coke County, TXTX3,41215.1%+16%

97Hutchinson County, TXTX19,63315.2%+36%

98Harrison County, TXTX71,95615.2%−9%

99Colorado County, TXTX21,43915.2%−6%

100Wichita County, TXTX129,55515.3%+16%

101Mitchell County, TXTX8,94715.3%−13%

102Smith County, TXTX252,54915.4%+12%

103Liberty County, TXTX121,36415.4%+7%

104Swisher County, TXTX6,70315.4%−11%

105Young County, TXTX18,15415.6%−1%

106Mills County, TXTX4,58015.7%−14%

107Hopkins County, TXTX39,06315.8%+8%

108Medina County, TXTX56,88115.9%+3%

109Grimes County, TXTX34,25215.9%−5%

110Crockett County, TXTX2,76915.9%−18%

111Refugio County, TXTX6,65716.0%−10%

112Knox County, TXTX3,19216.0%−30%

113Washington County, TXTX38,28816.0%+24%

114Freestone County, TXTX20,81116.0%+13%

115Childress County, TXTX6,64316.2%−8%

116Brown County, TXTX38,71116.2%−6%

117Bosque County, TXTX18,91816.2%+28%

118Newton County, TXTX11,95416.2%−15%

119Travis County, TXTX1,389,67016.2%+30%

120Mason County, TXTX3,99016.3%+23%

121Calhoun County, TXTX19,59916.3%−0%

122Winkler County, TXTX7,54016.3%−13%

123DeWitt County, TXTX20,30916.4%−16%

124Hays County, TXTX304,39016.4%+15%

125Victoria County, TXTX92,65616.4%+27%

126Gregg County, TXTX126,09516.5%+9%

127Terrell County, TXTX70216.5%−35%

128Anderson County, TXTX59,80516.5%+0%

129Taylor County, TXTX150,07716.5%+13%

130Brewster County, TXTX9,45816.5%−9%

131San Patricio County, TXTX72,05316.6%−8%

132Terry County, TXTX11,72016.6%−28%

133Trinity County, TXTX14,38416.6%−6%

134Leon County, TXTX16,89416.7%+7%

135Morris County, TXTX12,13316.7%−9%

136Ector County, TXTX173,80116.7%−11%

137Lamar County, TXTX51,50316.7%+2%

138Tom Green County, TXTX120,60216.8%+10%

139Henderson County, TXTX88,59516.8%+11%

140Harris County, TXTX5,045,02616.8%+12%

141Hemphill County, TXTX3,08316.8%+34%

142Bowie County, TXTX92,69616.8%−5%

143Bexar County, TXTX2,160,08816.9%+6%

144Lynn County, TXTX6,01716.9%−25%

145Crane County, TXTX4,55417.0%+26%

146Hockley County, TXTX21,60017.0%−10%

147Andrews County, TXTX18,91417.1%+4%

148Wharton County, TXTX42,06017.2%+4%

149Bailey County, TXTX6,96317.3%+4%

150Ward County, TXTX11,12517.3%−4%

151Baylor County, TXTX3,47217.3%+7%

152Aransas County, TXTX26,14617.4%−12%

153Deaf Smith County, TXTX18,62617.5%−15%

154Red River County, TXTX11,81617.5%+1%

155Dallas County, TXTX2,661,39717.6%+31%

156Milam County, TXTX26,25817.6%+11%

157Scurry County, TXTX16,16217.7%+11%

158Ochiltree County, TXTX9,28417.7%+36%

159Howard County, TXTX30,50417.7%−5%

160Angelina County, TXTX88,15417.8%+12%

161San Jacinto County, TXTX29,48817.8%−6%

162Jack County, TXTX9,56317.8%+38%

163Titus County, TXTX31,56317.9%−3%

164Lamb County, TXTX12,57917.9%−14%

165Gaines County, TXTX23,95618.0%−17%

166Sabine County, TXTX10,01218.0%+13%

167Tyler County, TXTX20,44318.3%+16%

168Bandera County, TXTX22,87618.4%+70%

169Jasper County, TXTX33,07518.6%+3%

170Menard County, TXTX1,95618.6%−28%

171Parmer County, TXTX9,67818.6%+10%

172Jefferson County, TXTX254,32118.8%+8%

173Haskell County, TXTX5,49918.8%−18%

174Atascosa County, TXTX53,59018.8%−7%

175Lubbock County, TXTX328,90618.8%+6%

176Limestone County, TXTX22,84918.9%+7%

177Hale County, TXTX31,81919.0%+6%

178Bee County, TXTX32,51519.0%−21%

179Karnes County, TXTX15,01819.0%−13%

180Dawson County, TXTX11,77619.1%−3%

181Nueces County, TXTX352,99219.1%+5%

182Hunt County, TXTX123,33619.2%+50%

183Hardeman County, TXTX3,29219.2%+8%

184Cass County, TXTX28,65119.3%+9%

185Nolan County, TXTX14,11719.4%−11%

186Caldwell County, TXTX55,15019.6%+50%

187Erath County, TXTX43,91119.7%+23%

188Navarro County, TXTX57,18119.8%+9%

189Stephens County, TXTX9,38019.9%+27%

190Pecos County, TXTX14,56019.9%−3%

191Briscoe County, TXTX1,47419.9%+25%

192Concho County, TXTX3,60720.0%+68%

193Gonzales County, TXTX20,15920.3%+9%

194Camp County, TXTX13,38020.4%−2%

195Madison County, TXTX14,22620.4%+30%

196McLennan County, TXTX272,02020.5%+16%

197Collingsworth County, TXTX2,48720.8%+11%

198Eastland County, TXTX18,14321.0%+25%

199Sterling County, TXTX1,34921.0%+25%

200Waller County, TXTX69,85821.1%+32%

201Robertson County, TXTX17,83921.2%+3%

202Matagorda County, TXTX36,46321.6%+17%

203Runnels County, TXTX9,69321.6%+13%

204Garza County, TXTX4,51021.7%−3%

205La Salle County, TXTX6,51721.8%−27%

206Frio County, TXTX18,82321.8%−25%

207Polk County, TXTX53,43421.8%+26%

208Jim Wells County, TXTX38,80421.9%−9%

209Motley County, TXTX1,04322.1%+14%

210Comanche County, TXTX14,43222.1%+28%

211Cherokee County, TXTX53,33722.4%+26%

212Potter County, TXTX114,45322.7%+18%

213McCulloch County, TXTX7,47222.9%+2%

214Duval County, TXTX9,40222.9%−16%

215Marion County, TXTX9,89623.2%+4%

216Wilbarger County, TXTX12,48123.3%+78%

217Castro County, TXTX7,29523.3%+23%

218Foard County, TXTX1,04423.4%+64%

219Falls County, TXTX17,86923.4%+3%

220San Saba County, TXTX5,78723.4%+41%

221Houston County, TXTX22,31623.7%+13%

222Walker County, TXTX83,84223.8%+29%

223Floyd County, TXTX4,88123.8%+11%

224Crosby County, TXTX4,85223.9%−15%

225Val Verde County, TXTX47,83524.0%−8%

226Presidio County, TXTX5,43324.1%−34%

227Dickens County, TXTX1,69224.6%+41%

228Nacogdoches County, TXTX66,03524.6%+5%

229Edwards County, TXTX1,37024.7%−22%

230Kleberg County, TXTX30,31524.8%−7%

231Cochran County, TXTX2,54624.9%−8%

232Yoakum County, TXTX7,43825.0%+28%

233Shelby County, TXTX24,28625.4%+31%

234El Paso County, TXTX877,85825.6%+8%

235Uvalde County, TXTX24,96326.7%+10%

236Real County, TXTX2,74526.8%+26%

237San Augustine County, TXTX7,72227.1%+28%

238Hall County, TXTX2,73727.7%+5%

239Reeves County, TXTX12,13828.7%−1%

240Culberson County, TXTX2,26728.8%+15%

241Coleman County, TXTX7,91529.4%+48%

242Brazos County, TXTX249,08829.7%+10%

243Webb County, TXTX281,22429.8%−5%

244Kinney County, TXTX3,12832.2%+34%

245Maverick County, TXTX58,82333.6%−4%

246Brooks County, TXTX6,57934.0%−15%

247Hidalgo County, TXTX921,54934.4%−4%

248Cameron County, TXTX433,94634.7%+5%

249Dimmit County, TXTX8,02436.4%+10%

250Zapata County, TXTX13,75337.6%+5%

251Starr County, TXTX66,31938.0%−25%

252Zavala County, TXTX9,03743.0%+3%

253Willacy County, TXTX19,97143.4%+31%

254Hudspeth County, TXTX3,43346.0%+29%

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