Data / Poverty rate (US official measure) / Castro County

Poverty rate (US official measure) in Castro County

Poverty rate (US official measure) in Castro County was 16.7% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 1 pts from 2023. That is the 78th highest of 254 counties in 2024.

202416.7%
Change on 2023-1 pts
Rank78th of 254Counties in Texas ranked
Series high18.82015
Series low15.32019

Poverty rate (US official measure) in Castro County, 2015 to 2024

CSVChart (SVG)

15161718192015201720192021202320242015: 18.8 %2016: 18.1 %2017: 17.2 %2018: 17.5 %2019: 15.3 %2020: 15.3 %2021: 16.2 %2022: 16.7 %2023: 17.7 %2024: 16.7 %
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08, published 2026-01-27.
All 10 values
Period%
202416.7
202317.7
202216.7
202116.2
202015.3
201915.3
201817.5
201717.2
201618.1
201518.8

Compared with Texas and United States

Place2024
Castro County16.7
Texas13.4
United States12.1

Rankings

Definition

People living in families or alone with income below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people whose poverty status can be determined. United States: Census Bureau Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), all ages.

Absolute thresholds set by the US government, so not comparable with the EU at_risk_of_poverty_rate.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Use this data in your AI agent

Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:

What is the latest poverty rate in Castro County? Cite the source.
get_value {"indicator":"poverty_rate","place":"us-county-48069"}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/value?indicator=poverty_rate&place=us-county-48069

Connect Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor in one step. The trial answers 25 calls a day without an account.

Questions

What is the poverty rate in Castro County?

Poverty rate (US official measure) in Castro County was 16.7% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 1 pts from 2023. That is the 78th highest of 254 counties in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-08.

What was the highest poverty rate in Castro County?

18.8% in 2015, the highest value since 2015 in this series.

More statistics for Castro County

All statistics for Castro County