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

Starr County had the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure) of 254 counties in 2013, at 51.2%. Rockwall County had the lowest, at 9.1%. The median was 27.2% and the figure for Texas was 25%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest51.2Starr County
Lowest9.1Rockwall County
Median27.2254 counties
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Map of counties, 2013

Anderson County: 27.7 %Andrews County: 15.3 %Angelina County: 33.1 %Aransas County: 37.6 %Archer County: 14.5 %Armstrong County: 15.5 %Atascosa County: 28.3 %Austin County: 20.4 %Bailey County: 31.5 %Bandera County: 27.6 %Bastrop County: 27.2 %Baylor County: 32.3 %Bee County: 31.2 %Bell County: 21.5 %Bexar County: 23.9 %Blanco County: 20.8 %Borden County: 15.6 %Bosque County: 27.2 %Bowie County: 31.3 %Brazoria County: 15.3 %Brazos County: 27.1 %Brewster County: 23.5 %Briscoe County: 29.4 %Brooks County: 46.7 %Brown County: 29.3 %Burleson County: 28.8 %Burnet County: 25.9 %Caldwell County: 26 %Calhoun County: 28.9 %Callahan County: 23.5 %Cameron County: 44.6 %Camp County: 33.5 %Carson County: 11.7 %Cass County: 31.6 %Castro County: 30.4 %Chambers County: 14.6 %Cherokee County: 37 %Childress County: 32.8 %Clay County: 20.3 %Cochran County: 35.1 %Coke County: 23.2 %Coleman County: 37 %Collin County: 9.9 %Collingsworth County: 36.9 %Colorado County: 24.8 %Comal County: 15.6 %Comanche County: 32.3 %Concho County: 28.7 %Cooke County: 24.1 %Coryell County: 21.3 %Cottle County: 35.8 %Crane County: 13.1 %Crockett County: 20.2 %Crosby County: 43.3 %Culberson County: 36 %Dallam County: 20.6 %Dallas County: 29.5 %Dawson County: 30.7 %Deaf Smith County: 31.3 %Delta County: 30.7 %Denton County: 11 %DeWitt County: 28.4 %Dickens County: 35.5 %Dimmit County: 39 %Donley County: 32.1 %Duval County: 35.7 %Eastland County: 29.9 %Ector County: 21.9 %Edwards County: 38.3 %Ellis County: 18.7 %El Paso County: 31.2 %Erath County: 25.4 %Falls County: 33.4 %Fannin County: 25.1 %Fayette County: 18.4 %Fisher County: 26.7 %Floyd County: 34 %Foard County: 28.7 %Fort Bend County: 12.2 %Franklin County: 29.8 %Freestone County: 22.8 %Frio County: 35.9 %Gaines County: 21.4 %Galveston County: 20.2 %Garza County: 29 %Gillespie County: 22.4 %Glasscock County: 16 %Goliad County: 24.9 %Gonzales County: 30.7 %Gray County: 18.5 %Grayson County: 21.9 %Gregg County: 24.5 %Grimes County: 26.9 %Guadalupe County: 16.3 %Hale County: 31.6 %Hall County: 38 %Hamilton County: 29.9 %Hansford County: 18 %Hardeman County: 31.1 %Hardin County: 17.8 %Harris County: 26.7 %Harrison County: 25.8 %Hartley County: 10.1 %Haskell County: 36.1 %Hays County: 15.1 %Hemphill County: 11.3 %Henderson County: 37.3 %Hidalgo County: 44.5 %Hill County: 28.6 %Hockley County: 24.4 %Hood County: 22.4 %Hopkins County: 29 %Houston County: 34.8 %Howard County: 24.9 %Hudspeth County: 45.7 %Hunt County: 25.5 %Hutchinson County: 22.4 %Irion County: 13.1 %Jack County: 21 %Jackson County: 20.8 %Jasper County: 30.1 %Jeff Davis County: 26.6 %Jefferson County: 31.4 %Jim Hogg County: 34.2 %Jim Wells County: 31.9 %Johnson County: 18.5 %Jones County: 30.2 %Karnes County: 29.1 %Kaufman County: 17.6 %Kendall County: 13 %Kenedy County: 30.7 %Kent County: 23.7 %Kerr County: 29.2 %Kimble County: 37.7 %King County: 10.8 %Kinney County: 24.3 %Kleberg County: 29.9 %Knox County: 36.8 %Lamar County: 28.8 %Lamb County: 31.7 %Lampasas County: 26.2 %La Salle County: 35.6 %Lavaca County: 18.8 %Lee County: 19.7 %Leon County: 26.4 %Liberty County: 26.1 %Limestone County: 30.2 %Lipscomb County: 15.3 %Live Oak County: 25.6 %Llano County: 30 %Loving County: 19.2 %Lubbock County: 25.2 %Lynn County: 30.4 %McCulloch County: 35 %McLennan County: 27.7 %McMullen County: 15.9 %Madison County: 30.2 %Marion County: 39.4 %Martin County: 19.9 %Mason County: 28 %Matagorda County: 32.7 %Maverick County: 34.8 %Medina County: 26.3 %Menard County: 41.9 %Midland County: 15.8 %Milam County: 28.3 %Mills County: 29.8 %Mitchell County: 25.8 %Montague County: 24.4 %Montgomery County: 16.5 %Moore County: 22.7 %Morris County: 31.1 %Motley County: 34.3 %Nacogdoches County: 33.3 %Navarro County: 33.5 %Newton County: 31.6 %Nolan County: 31.9 %Nueces County: 26.2 %Ochiltree County: 15.6 %Oldham County: 34.4 %Orange County: 22.5 %Palo Pinto County: 27.5 %Panola County: 20.2 %Parker County: 16.4 %Parmer County: 22.6 %Pecos County: 23.7 %Polk County: 31 %Potter County: 32.3 %Presidio County: 34.5 %Rains County: 30.7 %Randall County: 14.2 %Reagan County: 13.3 %Real County: 39.1 %Red River County: 30 %Reeves County: 32.5 %Refugio County: 25.7 %Roberts County: 14.9 %Robertson County: 35 %Rockwall County: 9.1 %Runnels County: 30 %Rusk County: 27.6 %Sabine County: 30 %San Augustine County: 39.5 %San Jacinto County: 33.6 %San Patricio County: 23.7 %San Saba County: 37 %Schleicher County: 20.1 %Scurry County: 21.1 %Shackelford County: 22.2 %Shelby County: 32.3 %Sherman County: 18.4 %Smith County: 25.3 %Somervell County: 18.2 %Starr County: 51.2 %Stephens County: 31.4 %Sterling County: 21.1 %Stonewall County: 24.5 %Sutton County: 18.5 %Swisher County: 30.7 %Tarrant County: 21.5 %Taylor County: 24.9 %Terrell County: 28.6 %Terry County: 32.7 %Throckmorton County: 23.7 %Titus County: 32.8 %Tom Green County: 22.4 %Travis County: 21 %Trinity County: 33.7 %Tyler County: 28.2 %Upshur County: 25.9 %Upton County: 20 %Uvalde County: 39.4 %Val Verde County: 32.3 %Van Zandt County: 26.1 %Victoria County: 23.8 %Walker County: 28.6 %Waller County: 26.4 %Ward County: 20.1 %Washington County: 21.8 %Webb County: 40.6 %Wharton County: 28.2 %Wheeler County: 19.3 %Wichita County: 27.8 %Wilbarger County: 26.5 %Willacy County: 49.8 %Williamson County: 9.7 %Wilson County: 16.3 %Winkler County: 20.8 %Wise County: 16.3 %Wood County: 28.2 %Yoakum County: 17.4 %Young County: 25.1 %Zapata County: 42.9 %Zavala County: 45 %
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%, 2013. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2013

Starr County: 51.2 %Starr County51.2Willacy County: 49.8 %Willacy County49.8Brooks County: 46.7 %Brooks County46.7Hudspeth County: 45.7 %Hudspeth County45.7Zavala County: 45 %Zavala County45Cameron County: 44.6 %Cameron County44.6Hidalgo County: 44.5 %Hidalgo County44.5Crosby County: 43.3 %Crosby County43.3Zapata County: 42.9 %Zapata County42.9Menard County: 41.9 %Menard County41.9Webb County: 40.6 %Webb County40.6San Augustine County: 39.5 %San Augustine County39.5Marion County: 39.4 %Marion County39.4Uvalde County: 39.4 %Uvalde County39.4Real County: 39.1 %Real County39.1Dimmit County: 39 %Dimmit County39Edwards County: 38.3 %Edwards County38.3Hall County: 38 %Hall County38Kimble County: 37.7 %Kimble County37.7Aransas County: 37.6 %Aransas County37.6Henderson County: 37.3 %Henderson County37.3Cherokee County: 37 %Cherokee County37Coleman County: 37 %Coleman County37San Saba County: 37 %San Saba County37Collingsworth County: 36.9 %Collingsworth County36.9Knox County: 36.8 %Knox County36.8Haskell County: 36.1 %Haskell County36.1Culberson County: 36 %Culberson County36Frio County: 35.9 %Frio County35.9Cottle County: 35.8 %Cottle County35.8Duval County: 35.7 %Duval County35.7La Salle County: 35.6 %La Salle County35.6Dickens County: 35.5 %Dickens County35.5Cochran County: 35.1 %Cochran County35.1McCulloch County: 35 %McCulloch County35Robertson County: 35 %Robertson County35Houston County: 34.8 %Houston County34.8Maverick County: 34.8 %Maverick County34.8Presidio County: 34.5 %Presidio County34.5Oldham County: 34.4 %Oldham County34.4Starr County: 51.2 %Starr County51.2Willacy County: 49.8 %Willacy County49.8Brooks County: 46.7 %Brooks County46.7Hudspeth County: 45.7 %Hudspeth County45.7Zavala County: 45 %Zavala County45Cameron County: 44.6 %Cameron County44.6Hidalgo County: 44.5 %Hidalgo County44.5Crosby County: 43.3 %Crosby County43.3Zapata County: 42.9 %Zapata County42.9Menard County: 41.9 %Menard County41.9Webb County: 40.6 %Webb County40.6San Augustine County: 39.5 %San Augustine County39.5Marion County: 39.4 %Marion County39.4Uvalde County: 39.4 %Uvalde County39.4Real County: 39.1 %Real County39.1Dimmit County: 39 %Dimmit County39Edwards County: 38.3 %Edwards County38.3Hall County: 38 %Hall County38Kimble County: 37.7 %Kimble County37.7Aransas County: 37.6 %Aransas County37.6Henderson County: 37.3 %Henderson County37.3Cherokee County: 37 %Cherokee County37Coleman County: 37 %Coleman County37San Saba County: 37 %San Saba County37Collingsworth County: 36.9 %Collingsworth County36.9Knox County: 36.8 %Knox County36.8Haskell County: 36.1 %Haskell County36.1Culberson County: 36 %Culberson County36Frio County: 35.9 %Frio County35.9Cottle County: 35.8 %Cottle County35.8Duval County: 35.7 %Duval County35.7La Salle County: 35.6 %La Salle County35.6Dickens County: 35.5 %Dickens County35.5Cochran County: 35.1 %Cochran County35.1McCulloch County: 35 %McCulloch County35Robertson County: 35 %Robertson County35Houston County: 34.8 %Houston County34.8Maverick County: 34.8 %Maverick County34.8Presidio County: 34.5 %Presidio County34.5Oldham County: 34.4 %Oldham County34.4
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2013 (%)Change on 2012
1Starr County51.2-1 pts
2Willacy County49.8+3.9 pts
3Brooks County46.7-1.6 pts
4Hudspeth County45.7+1.8 pts
5Zavala County45-1.1 pts
6Cameron County44.6-3.6 pts
7Hidalgo County44.5-1.2 pts
8Crosby County43.3+5.5 pts
9Zapata County42.9+2.1 pts
10Menard County41.9-1 pts
11Webb County40.6-2.3 pts
12San Augustine County39.5+2.2 pts
13Marion County39.4+2.5 pts
13Uvalde County39.4-2.1 pts
15Real County39.1-1 pts
16Dimmit County39+0.3 pts
17Edwards County38.3+0.6 pts
18Hall County38-1.6 pts
19Kimble County37.7+3.2 pts
20Aransas County37.6+3.2 pts
21Henderson County37.3+3.1 pts
22Cherokee County37-1.3 pts
22Coleman County37+2.3 pts
22San Saba County37+4.6 pts
25Collingsworth County36.9+3 pts
26Knox County36.8+3.9 pts
27Haskell County36.1-0.5 pts
28Culberson County36-2.9 pts
29Frio County35.9-1.7 pts
30Cottle County35.8+1.5 pts
31Duval County35.7+0.1 pts
32La Salle County35.6-3.4 pts
33Dickens County35.5+1.5 pts
34Cochran County35.1+3.8 pts
35McCulloch County35+0.8 pts
35Robertson County35+4.9 pts
37Houston County34.8+1.5 pts
37Maverick County34.8-4.7 pts
39Presidio County34.5+0.8 pts
40Oldham County34.4+5.9 pts
41Motley County34.3+5.1 pts
42Jim Hogg County34.2-1.8 pts
43Floyd County34-4.8 pts
44Trinity County33.7+0.8 pts
45San Jacinto County33.6+3.1 pts
46Camp County33.5-2.3 pts
46Navarro County33.5+2.5 pts
48Falls County33.4-0.1 pts
49Nacogdoches County33.3+2.3 pts
50Angelina County33.1+3.1 pts
51Childress County32.8+0.7 pts
51Titus County32.8+4.7 pts
53Matagorda County32.7+2.3 pts
53Terry County32.7-0.7 pts
55Reeves County32.5+0.2 pts
56Baylor County32.3+3.1 pts
56Comanche County32.3-1.9 pts
56Potter County32.3+0.1 pts
56Shelby County32.3+4.6 pts
56Val Verde County32.3+0.1 pts
61Donley County32.1+2.5 pts
62Jim Wells County31.9+2.7 pts
62Nolan County31.9+0.5 pts
64Lamb County31.7+0.7 pts
65Cass County31.6+3.7 pts
65Hale County31.6+1 pts
65Newton County31.6+0.4 pts
68Bailey County31.5+1.7 pts
69Jefferson County31.4-0.3 pts
69Stephens County31.4+0.6 pts
71Bowie County31.3+4 pts
71Deaf Smith County31.3+2.7 pts
73Bee County31.2-1.1 pts
73El Paso County31.2-2 pts
75Hardeman County31.1-1.1 pts
75Morris County31.1-2.2 pts
77Polk County31+1.4 pts
78Dawson County30.7-1.2 pts
78Delta County30.7+0.4 pts
78Gonzales County30.7-1.8 pts
78Kenedy County30.7+3.1 pts
78Rains County30.7+1.9 pts
78Swisher County30.7+0.6 pts
84Castro County30.4-0.5 pts
84Lynn County30.4-2.3 pts
86Jones County30.2-1.2 pts
86Limestone County30.2-0.5 pts
86Madison County30.2-1.3 pts
89Jasper County30.1-0.5 pts
90Llano County30-0.2 pts
90Red River County30-2.6 pts
90Runnels County30-0.7 pts
90Sabine County30-2.2 pts
94Eastland County29.9-0.8 pts
94Hamilton County29.9+2.9 pts
94Kleberg County29.9-2.5 pts
97Franklin County29.8+2.2 pts
97Mills County29.8-3.8 pts
99Dallas County29.5+0.5 pts
100Briscoe County29.4+1 pts
101Brown County29.3+0.8 pts
102Kerr County29.2-0.6 pts
103Karnes County29.1-2.1 pts
104Garza County29-2.1 pts
104Hopkins County29+3.4 pts
106Calhoun County28.9+3.3 pts
107Burleson County28.8+3.4 pts
107Lamar County28.8-4.3 pts
109Concho County28.7-4.1 pts
109Foard County28.7-0.3 pts
111Hill County28.6-1.2 pts
111Terrell County28.6+2.4 pts
111Walker County28.6+1.6 pts
114DeWitt County28.4-0.1 pts
115Atascosa County28.3+1 pts
115Milam County28.3-3.4 pts
117Tyler County28.2-1.2 pts
117Wharton County28.2+2 pts
117Wood County28.2+1.9 pts
120Mason County28+1 pts
121Wichita County27.8+4.6 pts
122Anderson County27.7-0.1 pts
122McLennan County27.7+1.2 pts
124Bandera County27.6+3.8 pts
124Rusk County27.6+3.5 pts
126Palo Pinto County27.5-0.2 pts
127Bastrop County27.2+4.2 pts
127Bosque County27.2+0.6 pts
129Brazos County27.1+2.5 pts
130Grimes County26.9+1.5 pts
131Fisher County26.7+3.7 pts
131Harris County26.7-0.7 pts
133Jeff Davis County26.6+4.5 pts
134Wilbarger County26.5+1.1 pts
135Leon County26.4+1.5 pts
135Waller County26.4-0.5 pts
137Medina County26.3+1 pts
138Lampasas County26.2-2.9 pts
138Nueces County26.2+0.3 pts
140Liberty County26.1-0.2 pts
140Van Zandt County26.1-2.2 pts
142Caldwell County26-2.5 pts
143Burnet County25.9+0.6 pts
143Upshur County25.9+0.8 pts
145Harrison County25.8-0.3 pts
145Mitchell County25.8-1.8 pts
147Refugio County25.7-0.3 pts
148Live Oak County25.6+1.1 pts
149Hunt County25.5-1.1 pts
150Erath County25.4+0.5 pts
151Smith County25.3+0.8 pts
152Lubbock County25.2-3.2 pts
153Fannin County25.1+1.4 pts
153Young County25.1+1.4 pts
155Goliad County24.9-0.5 pts
155Howard County24.9-2.6 pts
155Taylor County24.9+0.4 pts
158Colorado County24.8-1.4 pts
159Gregg County24.5-3.4 pts
159Stonewall County24.5+0.7 pts
161Hockley County24.4+0.1 pts
161Montague County24.4-2 pts
163Kinney County24.3-5.6 pts
164Cooke County24.1+0.3 pts
165Bexar County23.9-3.7 pts
166Victoria County23.8-0.8 pts
167Kent County23.7+3.3 pts
167Pecos County23.7-0.1 pts
167San Patricio County23.7-1.8 pts
167Throckmorton County23.7+3.4 pts
171Brewster County23.5-1.5 pts
171Callahan County23.5-1.6 pts
173Coke County23.2-1.1 pts
174Freestone County22.8+0.1 pts
175Moore County22.7+1.5 pts
176Parmer County22.6+1.1 pts
177Orange County22.5-1.9 pts
178Gillespie County22.4+1.6 pts
178Hood County22.4+2.5 pts
178Hutchinson County22.4+2.1 pts
178Tom Green County22.4-1.7 pts
182Shackelford County22.2+1.4 pts
183Ector County21.9+0.8 pts
183Grayson County21.9-3 pts
185Washington County21.8-0.7 pts
186Bell County21.5+1.4 pts
186Tarrant County21.5-1.1 pts
188Gaines County21.4-1.4 pts
189Coryell County21.3+4.1 pts
190Scurry County21.1-1.3 pts
190Sterling County21.1+2.4 pts
192Jack County21+0.2 pts
192Travis County21-3.8 pts
194Blanco County20.8-0.1 pts
194Jackson County20.8-2.2 pts
194Winkler County20.8+0.1 pts
197Dallam County20.6-1.7 pts
198Austin County20.4+1 pts
199Clay County20.3+1.2 pts
200Crockett County20.2-0.8 pts
200Galveston County20.2+3 pts
200Panola County20.2+0.3 pts
203Schleicher County20.1-3.7 pts
203Ward County20.1-3.9 pts
205Upton County20-1.5 pts
206Martin County19.9-1.9 pts
207Lee County19.7-1 pts
208Wheeler County19.3+0.4 pts
209Loving County19.2-3 pts
210Lavaca County18.8-1 pts
211Ellis County18.7+2.7 pts
212Gray County18.5-6.1 pts
212Johnson County18.5-0.3 pts
212Sutton County18.5-1.9 pts
215Fayette County18.4-0.1 pts
215Sherman County18.4+0.7 pts
217Somervell County18.2-0.2 pts
218Hansford County18-1.7 pts
219Hardin County17.8-0.7 pts
220Kaufman County17.6-1.3 pts
221Yoakum County17.4+1.8 pts
222Montgomery County16.5+0.1 pts
223Parker County16.4+0.5 pts
224Guadalupe County16.3+0.9 pts
224Wilson County16.3-0.6 pts
224Wise County16.3-0.2 pts
227Glasscock County16+0.6 pts
228McMullen County15.9-4.6 pts
229Midland County15.8-0.5 pts
230Borden County15.6+4.1 pts
230Comal County15.6+0.5 pts
230Ochiltree County15.6-0.5 pts
233Armstrong County15.5-0.5 pts
234Andrews County15.3-0.2 pts
234Brazoria County15.3-1.1 pts
234Lipscomb County15.3-0.6 pts
237Hays County15.1-2.6 pts
238Roberts County14.9+1.7 pts
239Chambers County14.6+1.7 pts
240Archer County14.5+1 pts
241Randall County14.2+0.3 pts
242Reagan County13.3+0.5 pts
243Crane County13.1-0.2 pts
243Irion County13.1-4.1 pts
245Kendall County13-0.5 pts
246Fort Bend County12.20 pts
247Carson County11.7-0.2 pts
248Hemphill County11.3-1.3 pts
249Denton County11+0.5 pts
250King County10.8-1.1 pts

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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.

A model-based single-year estimate; the national figure is the one-year American Community Survey estimate. The Census Bureau advises comparing years from 2006 on only. Absolute thresholds set by the US government, so not comparable with the EU at_risk_of_poverty_rate. The rate for all ages is poverty_rate.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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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/2013/2013-state-and-county/est13all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties (Counties in Texas by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2013) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2013/2013-state-and-county/est13all.txt

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Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties, Counties in Texas by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2013. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2013/2013-state-and-county/est13all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/texas-counties?period=2013. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. Counties in Texas by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2013. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2013/2013-state-and-county/est13all.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/texas-counties?period=2013.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties, Counties in Texas by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2013 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2013/2013-state-and-county/est13all.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/texas-counties?period=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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@misc{census_counties_in_texas_by_2013,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties: Counties in Texas by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2013}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2013/2013-state-and-county/est13all.txt},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/texas-counties?period=2013. Publisher attribution: 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/2013/2013-state-and-county/est13all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
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TY  - DATA
AU  - U.S. Census Bureau
TI  - Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties: Counties in Texas by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2013
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/01/27
PB  - U.S. Census Bureau
DB  - Invokely
UR  - https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2013/2013-state-and-county/est13all.txt
L2  - https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/texas-counties?period=2013
Y2  - 2026/10/12
N1  - Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/texas-counties?period=2013.
N1  - Publisher attribution: 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/2013/2013-state-and-county/est13all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
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Which county has the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure)?

Starr County, with 51.2% in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure)?

Rockwall County, with 9.1% in 2013.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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