# Counties in Texas by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2024

All 254 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `child_poverty_rate`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People under 18 in families or living alone with income below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people under 18 whose poverty status can be determined. United States: Census Bureau Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) for the nation, states and counties.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/us-census-bureau
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/texas-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Brooks County | 44.7 |
| 2 | Zapata County | 44.4 |
| 3 | Starr County | 44.1 |
| 4 | Frio County | 37.4 |
| 5 | Duval County | 36.8 |
| 6 | Cottle County | 36.1 |
| 6 | Zavala County | 36.1 |
| 8 | Dimmit County | 35.9 |
| 9 | Hall County | 34.9 |
| 10 | Crosby County | 34.8 |
| 11 | Motley County | 34 |
| 12 | Jim Hogg County | 33.3 |
| 13 | Cameron County | 33.2 |
| 14 | Jim Wells County | 33.1 |
| 15 | Marion County | 33 |
| 16 | Willacy County | 32.8 |
| 17 | Menard County | 32.7 |
| 18 | Hidalgo County | 32.6 |
| 19 | Potter County | 32.3 |
| 20 | Edwards County | 31.8 |
| 21 | San Augustine County | 31.6 |
| 22 | Swisher County | 31.3 |
| 23 | Cochran County | 31.1 |
| 23 | Maverick County | 31.1 |
| 25 | Morris County | 30.6 |
| 25 | Presidio County | 30.6 |
| 27 | Nacogdoches County | 30.4 |
| 28 | Floyd County | 30.1 |
| 29 | La Salle County | 30 |
| 30 | Webb County | 29.9 |
| 31 | Hudspeth County | 29.7 |
| 32 | Haskell County | 29.6 |
| 33 | Kleberg County | 29 |
| 34 | Gonzales County | 28.8 |
| 34 | Runnels County | 28.8 |
| 34 | Uvalde County | 28.8 |
| 37 | Real County | 28.7 |
| 37 | Terry County | 28.7 |
| 39 | Coleman County | 28.2 |
| 39 | Culberson County | 28.2 |
| 39 | Kimble County | 28.2 |
| 42 | Knox County | 28.1 |
| 43 | Sabine County | 27.5 |
| 44 | Bee County | 27.2 |
| 45 | Aransas County | 27.1 |
| 46 | Liberty County | 27 |
| 47 | Houston County | 26.9 |
| 48 | Eastland County | 26.7 |
| 48 | Hardeman County | 26.7 |
| 48 | Nolan County | 26.7 |
| 51 | Jefferson County | 26.2 |
| 51 | McCulloch County | 26.2 |
| 53 | Bailey County | 26.1 |
| 53 | Dawson County | 26.1 |
| 55 | Terrell County | 25.7 |
| 56 | Donley County | 25.6 |
| 56 | Oldham County | 25.6 |
| 58 | Collingsworth County | 25.2 |
| 58 | Hale County | 25.2 |
| 58 | Newton County | 25.2 |
| 61 | San Jacinto County | 25 |
| 61 | Stephens County | 25 |
| 63 | Dickens County | 24.8 |
| 64 | Camp County | 24.7 |
| 65 | Trinity County | 24.6 |
| 66 | Brown County | 24.5 |
| 66 | Red River County | 24.5 |
| 68 | Mitchell County | 24.4 |
| 69 | Lamb County | 24.3 |
| 70 | Falls County | 24 |
| 70 | Schleicher County | 24 |
| 72 | Childress County | 23.8 |
| 73 | Atascosa County | 23.7 |
| 74 | Baylor County | 23.6 |
| 74 | Lamar County | 23.6 |
| 76 | Anderson County | 23.5 |
| 76 | Karnes County | 23.5 |
| 76 | San Saba County | 23.5 |
| 79 | Deaf Smith County | 23.4 |
| 79 | El Paso County | 23.4 |
| 79 | Mills County | 23.4 |
| 79 | Refugio County | 23.4 |
| 83 | Delta County | 23.3 |
| 83 | Harris County | 23.3 |
| 85 | Briscoe County | 23.2 |
| 85 | DeWitt County | 23.2 |
| 85 | Jasper County | 23.2 |
| 85 | Stonewall County | 23.2 |
| 89 | Garza County | 23.1 |
| 89 | Shelby County | 23.1 |
| 91 | Concho County | 23 |
| 92 | Matagorda County | 22.9 |
| 93 | Hockley County | 22.8 |
| 93 | Kinney County | 22.8 |
| 95 | Bowie County | 22.7 |
| 96 | Palo Pinto County | 22.6 |
| 97 | Limestone County | 22.2 |
| 97 | Pecos County | 22.2 |
| 99 | Gregg County | 22.1 |
| 99 | Henderson County | 22.1 |
| 101 | Foard County | 22 |
| 101 | Hill County | 22 |
| 101 | Jones County | 22 |
| 104 | Castro County | 21.9 |
| 104 | Polk County | 21.9 |
| 106 | Llano County | 21.8 |
| 106 | Robertson County | 21.8 |
| 108 | Comanche County | 21.7 |
| 109 | Cass County | 21.5 |
| 109 | Val Verde County | 21.5 |
| 111 | Hamilton County | 21.4 |
| 111 | Throckmorton County | 21.4 |
| 113 | Coke County | 21.3 |
| 113 | Nueces County | 21.3 |
| 113 | Walker County | 21.3 |
| 116 | Madison County | 21.2 |
| 117 | Reeves County | 21.1 |
| 117 | Titus County | 21.1 |
| 119 | Burleson County | 21 |
| 119 | Harrison County | 21 |
| 119 | Tyler County | 21 |
| 122 | Grimes County | 20.8 |
| 122 | Scurry County | 20.8 |
| 124 | Colorado County | 20.7 |
| 125 | Goliad County | 20.6 |
| 125 | Wilbarger County | 20.6 |
| 127 | Wharton County | 20.5 |
| 128 | Cherokee County | 20.4 |
| 129 | Gray County | 20.3 |
| 129 | Jackson County | 20.3 |
| 129 | San Patricio County | 20.3 |
| 132 | Leon County | 19.9 |
| 132 | Lipscomb County | 19.9 |
| 132 | Milam County | 19.9 |
| 135 | Gaines County | 19.8 |
| 135 | McLennan County | 19.8 |
| 135 | Victoria County | 19.8 |
| 138 | Franklin County | 19.5 |
| 138 | Navarro County | 19.5 |
| 140 | Calhoun County | 19.3 |
| 140 | Crockett County | 19.3 |
| 140 | Fisher County | 19.3 |
| 140 | Upshur County | 19.3 |
| 144 | Wood County | 19 |
| 145 | Bell County | 18.9 |
| 145 | Rains County | 18.9 |
| 145 | Taylor County | 18.9 |
| 148 | Angelina County | 18.8 |
| 149 | Mason County | 18.7 |
| 150 | Ector County | 18.6 |
| 150 | Howard County | 18.6 |
| 150 | Lynn County | 18.6 |
| 150 | Panola County | 18.6 |
| 154 | Kerr County | 18.4 |
| 154 | Winkler County | 18.4 |
| 154 | Young County | 18.4 |
| 157 | Moore County | 18.3 |
| 157 | Washington County | 18.3 |
| 159 | Bosque County | 18.2 |
| 160 | Orange County | 18.1 |
| 160 | Ward County | 18.1 |
| 160 | Wichita County | 18.1 |
| 163 | Bexar County | 18 |
| 163 | Brewster County | 18 |
| 163 | Coryell County | 18 |
| 166 | Bandera County | 17.9 |
| 166 | Wheeler County | 17.9 |
| 168 | Hopkins County | 17.8 |
| 168 | Parmer County | 17.8 |
| 168 | Rusk County | 17.8 |
| 171 | Martin County | 17.6 |
| 171 | Upton County | 17.6 |
| 173 | Brazos County | 17.5 |
| 173 | Smith County | 17.5 |
| 175 | Freestone County | 17.4 |
| 175 | Live Oak County | 17.4 |
| 175 | Lubbock County | 17.4 |
| 175 | Van Zandt County | 17.4 |
| 179 | Dallas County | 17.2 |
| 179 | Fannin County | 17.2 |
| 179 | Sherman County | 17.2 |
| 182 | Sutton County | 17.1 |
| 183 | Yoakum County | 17 |
| 184 | Caldwell County | 16.9 |
| 184 | Galveston County | 16.9 |
| 186 | Hutchinson County | 16.5 |
| 187 | Austin County | 16.4 |
| 188 | Jack County | 16.3 |
| 188 | Waller County | 16.3 |
| 190 | Lampasas County | 16.2 |
| 191 | Callahan County | 16.1 |
| 192 | Dallam County | 16 |
| 192 | Erath County | 16 |
| 194 | Kent County | 15.9 |
| 194 | Ochiltree County | 15.9 |
| 196 | Armstrong County | 15.8 |
| 197 | Crane County | 15.7 |
| 198 | Montague County | 15.6 |
| 199 | Jeff Davis County | 15.5 |
| 200 | Lee County | 15.4 |
| 200 | Medina County | 15.4 |
| 202 | Clay County | 15.3 |
| 202 | Cooke County | 15.3 |
| 202 | Shackelford County | 15.3 |
| 205 | Tom Green County | 15.2 |
| 206 | Kenedy County | 15.1 |
| 207 | Tarrant County | 15 |
| 208 | Fayette County | 14.7 |
| 208 | Lavaca County | 14.7 |
| 210 | Hemphill County | 14.5 |
| 211 | Grayson County | 14.4 |
| 212 | Hunt County | 14.3 |
| 212 | Midland County | 14.3 |
| 214 | Bastrop County | 14.1 |
| 214 | Hansford County | 14.1 |
| 216 | Burnet County | 14 |
| 216 | King County | 14 |
| 216 | McMullen County | 14 |
| 219 | Hardin County | 13.8 |
| 220 | Travis County | 13.1 |
| 221 | Sterling County | 13 |
| 222 | Andrews County | 12.9 |
| 223 | Gillespie County | 12.7 |
| 224 | Reagan County | 12.5 |
| 225 | Kaufman County | 12.2 |
| 226 | Randall County | 12.1 |
| 227 | Somervell County | 11.9 |
| 228 | Hood County | 11.7 |
| 229 | Carson County | 11.6 |
| 230 | Brazoria County | 11.4 |
| 231 | Blanco County | 11.2 |
| 232 | Irion County | 11.1 |
| 233 | Wise County | 10.7 |
| 234 | Wilson County | 10.6 |
| 235 | Montgomery County | 10.5 |
| 236 | Roberts County | 10.3 |
| 237 | Borden County | 10.1 |
| 238 | Guadalupe County | 10 |
| 239 | Chambers County | 9.9 |
| 240 | Hartley County | 9.8 |
| 241 | Ellis County | 9.6 |
| 241 | Fort Bend County | 9.6 |
| 243 | Archer County | 9.5 |
| 243 | Johnson County | 9.5 |
| 245 | Comal County | 8.8 |
| 246 | Parker County | 8.6 |
| 247 | Kendall County | 8.5 |
| 248 | Hays County | 8.1 |
| 249 | Glasscock County | 7.7 |
| 250 | Denton County | 7 |
| 251 | Rockwall County | 6.9 |
| 252 | Loving County | 6.7 |
| 253 | Collin County | 6.1 |
| 254 | Williamson County | 5.9 |