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Lowest poverty rate, Texas counties · 2020

Texas counties with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2020 ACS). This list covers the 254 counties in Texas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000
01Loving County, TXTX520.0%+0.0 pts
02Kenedy County, TXTX3192.0%−13.3 pts
03Sterling County, TXTX1,3492.4%−14.4 pts
04Borden County, TXTX5673.7%−10.3 pts
05Rockwall County, TXTX140,7383.8%−0.9 pts
06Crane County, TXTX4,5544.3%−9.1 pts
07Terrell County, TXTX7024.8%−20.4 pts
08Kendall County, TXTX53,2894.8%−5.7 pts
09Williamson County, TXTX752,8276.1%+1.3 pts
10Mason County, TXTX3,9906.1%−7.1 pts
11Collin County, TXTX1,297,1796.3%+1.4 pts
12Motley County, TXTX1,0437.3%−12.2 pts
13Armstrong County, TXTX1,8437.3%−3.3 pts
14Denton County, TXTX1,069,3467.4%+0.8 pts
15Fort Bend County, TXTX975,1917.5%+0.3 pts
16Burnet County, TXTX57,0157.5%−3.4 pts
17Llano County, TXTX23,3537.6%−2.7 pts
18Comal County, TXTX209,1667.7%−0.9 pts
19Brazoria County, TXTX419,0807.9%−2.3 pts
20Hartley County, TXTX4,9048.0%+1.4 pts
21Ellis County, TXTX240,8678.1%−0.5 pts
22Franklin County, TXTX10,9948.2%−7.4 pts
23Parker County, TXTX184,7678.2%−0.1 pts
24Carson County, TXTX5,8058.6%+1.3 pts
25Hood County, TXTX70,5018.9%+0.4 pts
26Montgomery County, TXTX781,1948.9%−0.5 pts
27Guadalupe County, TXTX201,1119.0%−0.8 pts
28Lavaca County, TXTX20,6519.0%−4.2 pts
29Stonewall County, TXTX1,1869.2%−10.1 pts
30Hemphill County, TXTX3,0839.2%−3.4 pts
31Callahan County, TXTX14,4919.3%−3.0 pts
32Foard County, TXTX1,0449.5%−4.7 pts
33Midland County, TXTX187,8559.8%−3.1 pts
34Wilson County, TXTX56,13910.0%−1.3 pts
35Randall County, TXTX152,35110.0%+1.9 pts
36Calhoun County, TXTX19,59910.1%−6.3 pts
37Colorado County, TXTX21,43910.1%−6.1 pts
38Martin County, TXTX5,28410.2%−8.5 pts
39Edwards County, TXTX1,37010.2%−21.3 pts
40Johnson County, TXTX218,04810.3%+1.5 pts
41Wise County, TXTX83,77810.4%+0.5 pts
42McMullen County, TXTX54410.5%−10.2 pts
43Medina County, TXTX56,88110.5%−4.9 pts
44Washington County, TXTX38,28810.5%−2.4 pts
45Madison County, TXTX14,22610.6%−5.2 pts
46Moore County, TXTX21,89110.7%−2.8 pts
47Kaufman County, TXTX209,23510.7%+0.2 pts
48Roberts County, TXTX86710.8%+3.6 pts
49Reagan County, TXTX3,16610.8%−1.0 pts
50Gillespie County, TXTX28,52710.8%+0.6 pts
51Lampasas County, TXTX23,65710.9%−3.1 pts
52Galveston County, TXTX372,20710.9%−2.3 pts
53Atascosa County, TXTX53,59011.0%−9.2 pts
54Yoakum County, TXTX7,43811.1%−8.4 pts
55Upton County, TXTX3,13111.1%−8.8 pts
56Blanco County, TXTX13,58111.2%+0.0 pts
57Andrews County, TXTX18,91411.2%−5.2 pts
58Fayette County, TXTX25,45911.2%−0.2 pts
59Rusk County, TXTX54,85411.2%−3.4 pts
60Sherman County, TXTX2,78111.2%−4.9 pts
61Bastrop County, TXTX118,90811.3%−0.3 pts
62Hansford County, TXTX4,94411.3%−5.1 pts
63Shackelford County, TXTX3,19711.3%−2.2 pts
64Lipscomb County, TXTX2,95511.3%−5.4 pts
65Bailey County, TXTX6,96311.4%−5.3 pts
66Tarrant County, TXTX2,248,46611.4%+0.8 pts
67Burleson County, TXTX20,54911.4%−5.8 pts
68Travis County, TXTX1,389,67011.4%−1.1 pts
69Jones County, TXTX20,86111.5%−5.3 pts
70Coryell County, TXTX85,59211.5%+2.0 pts
71Lee County, TXTX18,72911.5%−0.4 pts
72Mills County, TXTX4,58011.6%−6.8 pts
73Archer County, TXTX9,12911.6%+2.6 pts
74Ward County, TXTX11,12511.6%−6.3 pts
75Austin County, TXTX33,62511.7%−0.3 pts
76Mitchell County, TXTX8,94711.7%−6.0 pts
77Knox County, TXTX3,19211.8%−11.1 pts
78Hopkins County, TXTX39,06311.8%−2.8 pts
79Castro County, TXTX7,29511.8%−7.2 pts
80Rains County, TXTX13,54212.0%−2.9 pts
81Goliad County, TXTX7,20812.0%−4.5 pts
82Grayson County, TXTX153,61312.0%+0.7 pts
83Winkler County, TXTX7,54012.0%−6.7 pts
84Hardin County, TXTX58,72312.0%+0.9 pts
85Tom Green County, TXTX120,60212.2%−3.0 pts
86Clay County, TXTX10,76412.2%+1.9 pts
87Oldham County, TXTX1,78312.3%−7.5 pts
88Kent County, TXTX67412.4%+2.0 pts
89Orange County, TXTX86,26612.4%−1.4 pts
90Fisher County, TXTX3,69212.4%−5.1 pts
91Donley County, TXTX3,21312.5%−3.5 pts
92Hill County, TXTX39,50312.5%−3.2 pts
93Coke County, TXTX3,41212.5%−0.5 pts
94Fannin County, TXTX39,26512.5%−1.5 pts
95Kerr County, TXTX54,03712.5%−2.0 pts
96Irion County, TXTX1,46312.6%+4.1 pts
97Brown County, TXTX38,71112.7%−4.5 pts
98Runnels County, TXTX9,69312.7%−6.5 pts
99Van Zandt County, TXTX66,13012.7%−0.6 pts
100Scurry County, TXTX16,16212.7%−3.2 pts
101Hays County, TXTX304,39012.7%−1.5 pts
102Cooke County, TXTX44,46112.8%−1.3 pts
103Wood County, TXTX49,68812.9%−1.4 pts
104Hutchinson County, TXTX19,63313.0%+1.9 pts
105Ector County, TXTX173,80113.0%−5.7 pts
106Gonzales County, TXTX20,15913.1%−5.5 pts
107Parmer County, TXTX9,67813.2%−3.7 pts
108San Saba County, TXTX5,78713.3%−3.3 pts
109San Jacinto County, TXTX29,48813.6%−5.2 pts
110Palo Pinto County, TXTX30,79113.8%−2.1 pts
111Jackson County, TXTX15,39313.8%−0.9 pts
112Bandera County, TXTX22,87613.8%+3.0 pts
113Deaf Smith County, TXTX18,62613.8%−6.7 pts
114Menard County, TXTX1,95613.9%−11.9 pts
115Sutton County, TXTX3,20313.9%−4.0 pts
116Smith County, TXTX252,54914.0%+0.2 pts
117Taylor County, TXTX150,07714.0%−0.6 pts
118Montague County, TXTX21,96614.0%+0.0 pts
119Anderson County, TXTX59,80514.1%−2.4 pts
120Hardeman County, TXTX3,29214.1%−3.7 pts
121Panola County, TXTX23,01814.1%−0.0 pts
122Young County, TXTX18,15414.1%−1.6 pts
123Bell County, TXTX402,24814.2%+2.1 pts
124Hunt County, TXTX123,33614.3%+1.5 pts
125Chambers County, TXTX57,59414.4%+3.4 pts
126Childress County, TXTX6,64314.4%−3.2 pts
127Bosque County, TXTX18,91814.5%+1.8 pts
128Gaines County, TXTX23,95614.5%−7.2 pts
129Comanche County, TXTX14,43214.6%−2.8 pts
130Dallas County, TXTX2,661,39714.6%+1.1 pts
131Cherokee County, TXTX53,33714.6%−3.2 pts
132Robertson County, TXTX17,83914.6%−6.0 pts
133Waller County, TXTX69,85814.7%−1.3 pts
134Coleman County, TXTX7,91514.7%−5.1 pts
135Liberty County, TXTX121,36414.8%+0.4 pts
136Baylor County, TXTX3,47214.8%−1.3 pts
137Ochiltree County, TXTX9,28414.8%+1.9 pts
138Upshur County, TXTX44,41014.9%−0.0 pts
139Dallam County, TXTX7,50814.9%+0.8 pts
140Wharton County, TXTX42,06015.1%−1.4 pts
141San Patricio County, TXTX72,05315.2%−2.9 pts
142McCulloch County, TXTX7,47215.2%−7.3 pts
143Floyd County, TXTX4,88115.3%−6.2 pts
144Refugio County, TXTX6,65715.3%−2.5 pts
145Hockley County, TXTX21,60015.3%−3.6 pts
146Dickens County, TXTX1,69215.3%−2.1 pts
147Jack County, TXTX9,56315.4%+2.4 pts
148Haskell County, TXTX5,49915.4%−7.4 pts
149Navarro County, TXTX57,18115.5%−2.7 pts
150Bexar County, TXTX2,160,08815.6%−0.3 pts
151Brewster County, TXTX9,45815.6%−2.6 pts
152Harris County, TXTX5,045,02615.6%+0.6 pts
153Nolan County, TXTX14,11715.6%−6.1 pts
154Milam County, TXTX26,25815.7%−0.3 pts
155Victoria County, TXTX92,65615.7%+2.8 pts
156Titus County, TXTX31,56315.8%−2.7 pts
157Caldwell County, TXTX55,15015.8%+2.8 pts
158Grimes County, TXTX34,25215.9%−0.8 pts
159Kinney County, TXTX3,12816.0%−8.0 pts
160Lynn County, TXTX6,01716.0%−6.6 pts
161Somervell County, TXTX10,26116.1%+7.5 pts
162Delta County, TXTX5,54916.2%−1.4 pts
163Nueces County, TXTX352,99216.2%−2.0 pts
164Reeves County, TXTX12,13816.2%−12.7 pts
165Freestone County, TXTX20,81116.3%+2.0 pts
166Howard County, TXTX30,50416.4%−2.2 pts
167Pecos County, TXTX14,56016.4%−4.0 pts
168Erath County, TXTX43,91116.5%+0.5 pts
169Gray County, TXTX20,91916.5%+2.7 pts
170Glasscock County, TXTX1,12816.6%+1.8 pts
171Polk County, TXTX53,43416.7%−0.6 pts
172Harrison County, TXTX71,95616.8%+0.1 pts
173Briscoe County, TXTX1,47416.8%+0.8 pts
174Bowie County, TXTX92,69616.8%−0.8 pts
175Henderson County, TXTX88,59517.0%+1.9 pts
176Wheeler County, TXTX4,77317.0%+4.1 pts
177Schleicher County, TXTX2,24517.1%−4.4 pts
178Karnes County, TXTX15,01817.2%−4.6 pts
179Angelina County, TXTX88,15417.3%+1.6 pts
180Wichita County, TXTX129,55517.4%+4.2 pts
181Concho County, TXTX3,60717.5%+5.6 pts
182Cass County, TXTX28,65117.5%−0.2 pts
183Gregg County, TXTX126,09517.6%+2.5 pts
184Leon County, TXTX16,89417.7%+2.2 pts
185Morris County, TXTX12,13317.8%−0.5 pts
186Trinity County, TXTX14,38417.8%+0.1 pts
187Hale County, TXTX31,81917.8%−0.2 pts
188Crockett County, TXTX2,76917.9%−1.5 pts
189DeWitt County, TXTX20,30917.9%−1.7 pts
190Matagorda County, TXTX36,46317.9%−0.6 pts
191Jefferson County, TXTX254,32118.0%+0.6 pts
192Val Verde County, TXTX47,83518.3%−7.8 pts
193Lamar County, TXTX51,50318.4%+2.0 pts
194La Salle County, TXTX6,51718.5%−11.3 pts
195Marion County, TXTX9,89618.5%−3.9 pts
196McLennan County, TXTX272,02018.5%+0.9 pts
197Lubbock County, TXTX328,90618.5%+0.7 pts
198Tyler County, TXTX20,44318.5%+2.7 pts
199Eastland County, TXTX18,14318.7%+1.9 pts
200Sabine County, TXTX10,01218.8%+2.9 pts
201Kimble County, TXTX4,43818.9%+0.1 pts
202Hall County, TXTX2,73718.9%−7.4 pts
203Wilbarger County, TXTX12,48118.9%+5.9 pts
204Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,71119.0%+4.0 pts
205Houston County, TXTX22,31619.0%−1.9 pts
206Duval County, TXTX9,40219.1%−8.0 pts
207Limestone County, TXTX22,84919.3%+1.5 pts
208Bee County, TXTX32,51519.4%−4.6 pts
209Lamb County, TXTX12,57919.4%−1.6 pts
210Stephens County, TXTX9,38019.4%+3.8 pts
211El Paso County, TXTX877,85819.5%−4.3 pts
212Frio County, TXTX18,82319.6%−9.3 pts
213Hamilton County, TXTX8,68019.9%+5.6 pts
214Potter County, TXTX114,45320.1%+0.9 pts
215Camp County, TXTX13,38020.1%−0.8 pts
216Collingsworth County, TXTX2,48720.2%+1.5 pts
217Red River County, TXTX11,81620.2%+2.9 pts
218Jasper County, TXTX33,07520.3%+2.2 pts
219Walker County, TXTX83,84220.7%+2.4 pts
220Crosby County, TXTX4,85220.9%−7.2 pts
221Uvalde County, TXTX24,96321.0%−3.3 pts
222Live Oak County, TXTX11,92921.1%+4.6 pts
223Terry County, TXTX11,72021.1%−2.1 pts
224Jim Wells County, TXTX38,80421.6%−2.5 pts
225Garza County, TXTX4,51021.6%−0.7 pts
226Throckmorton County, TXTX1,55422.6%+9.1 pts
227Dawson County, TXTX11,77622.6%+2.9 pts
228Aransas County, TXTX26,14622.8%+2.9 pts
229Cottle County, TXTX1,22423.0%+4.6 pts
230Hudspeth County, TXTX3,43323.1%−12.7 pts
231Shelby County, TXTX24,28623.3%+3.9 pts
232Brazos County, TXTX249,08823.9%−3.0 pts
233Webb County, TXTX281,22424.6%−6.5 pts
234Nacogdoches County, TXTX66,03524.9%+1.5 pts
235Falls County, TXTX17,86925.0%+2.4 pts
236Swisher County, TXTX6,70325.3%+7.9 pts
237Willacy County, TXTX19,97125.6%−7.6 pts
238Real County, TXTX2,74525.7%+4.5 pts
239Newton County, TXTX11,95425.8%+6.7 pts
240Maverick County, TXTX58,82326.2%−8.7 pts
241San Augustine County, TXTX7,72226.4%+5.2 pts
242Cameron County, TXTX433,94626.7%−6.4 pts
243Cochran County, TXTX2,54627.1%+0.1 pts
244Kleberg County, TXTX30,31527.2%+0.5 pts
245Hidalgo County, TXTX921,54928.4%−7.4 pts
246Jim Hogg County, TXTX4,55531.3%+5.3 pts
247Zapata County, TXTX13,75332.2%−3.6 pts
248Culberson County, TXTX2,26732.3%+7.2 pts
249Starr County, TXTX66,31934.2%−16.7 pts
250Zavala County, TXTX9,03735.2%−6.6 pts
251King County, TXTX19236.2%+15.5 pts
252Presidio County, TXTX5,43339.9%+3.5 pts
253Brooks County, TXTX6,57940.2%+0.1 pts
254Dimmit County, TXTX8,02442.6%+9.4 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS