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

Cameron County had the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure) of 254 counties in 2014, at 47%. Rockwall County had the lowest, at 8.9%. The median was 25.1% and the figure for Texas was 24.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest47Cameron County
Lowest8.9Rockwall County
Median25.1254 counties
Texas24.5History

Map of counties, 2014

Anderson County: 25.4 %Andrews County: 14.1 %Angelina County: 25.9 %Aransas County: 32 %Archer County: 13.7 %Armstrong County: 15.9 %Atascosa County: 24.4 %Austin County: 18.3 %Bailey County: 29.8 %Bandera County: 23.8 %Bastrop County: 22.2 %Baylor County: 29.3 %Bee County: 29.7 %Bell County: 21 %Bexar County: 26.4 %Blanco County: 20.4 %Borden County: 14.2 %Bosque County: 23.5 %Bowie County: 30.9 %Brazoria County: 13.3 %Brazos County: 24.7 %Brewster County: 22.5 %Briscoe County: 29.1 %Brooks County: 45.5 %Brown County: 27.4 %Burleson County: 25.4 %Burnet County: 23.9 %Caldwell County: 23.7 %Calhoun County: 25.5 %Callahan County: 22.6 %Cameron County: 47 %Camp County: 35.5 %Carson County: 11.5 %Cass County: 30.2 %Castro County: 28.8 %Chambers County: 11.9 %Cherokee County: 29.2 %Childress County: 28.1 %Clay County: 17.9 %Cochran County: 29.8 %Coke County: 21.8 %Coleman County: 35.6 %Collin County: 9 %Collingsworth County: 29.9 %Colorado County: 25.1 %Comal County: 13.8 %Comanche County: 31.5 %Concho County: 26.6 %Cooke County: 22.8 %Coryell County: 21.6 %Cottle County: 31.7 %Crane County: 11.6 %Crockett County: 19.4 %Crosby County: 36.8 %Culberson County: 37.2 %Dallam County: 18.9 %Dallas County: 29 %Dawson County: 26.2 %Deaf Smith County: 27.9 %Delta County: 29.3 %Denton County: 9.8 %DeWitt County: 26.1 %Dickens County: 29.9 %Dimmit County: 35.1 %Donley County: 30.7 %Duval County: 33.9 %Eastland County: 28.2 %Ector County: 18.6 %Edwards County: 37.4 %Ellis County: 16.7 %El Paso County: 31.7 %Erath County: 23.5 %Falls County: 31.4 %Fannin County: 22.7 %Fayette County: 17.5 %Fisher County: 22.6 %Floyd County: 37.1 %Foard County: 25.1 %Fort Bend County: 12.4 %Franklin County: 26.4 %Freestone County: 22.8 %Frio County: 32.2 %Gaines County: 19.1 %Galveston County: 19.9 %Garza County: 29.2 %Gillespie County: 20.3 %Glasscock County: 12 %Goliad County: 24.1 %Gonzales County: 28.5 %Gray County: 18.3 %Grayson County: 22.4 %Gregg County: 26.5 %Grimes County: 24.6 %Guadalupe County: 14.7 %Hale County: 32.5 %Hall County: 38.6 %Hamilton County: 26.2 %Hansford County: 18 %Hardeman County: 29.4 %Hardin County: 17.3 %Harris County: 25.1 %Harrison County: 22.7 %Hartley County: 10.5 %Haskell County: 34.9 %Hays County: 17.4 %Hemphill County: 12.7 %Henderson County: 31.1 %Hidalgo County: 45.5 %Hill County: 32.2 %Hockley County: 21 %Hood County: 20.4 %Hopkins County: 32.8 %Houston County: 37.4 %Howard County: 22.7 %Hudspeth County: 38.8 %Hunt County: 30.2 %Hutchinson County: 18.3 %Irion County: 13.5 %Jack County: 19.1 %Jackson County: 19.9 %Jasper County: 27.6 %Jeff Davis County: 29.2 %Jefferson County: 32.3 %Jim Hogg County: 32.9 %Jim Wells County: 28.5 %Johnson County: 19 %Jones County: 27.4 %Karnes County: 30 %Kaufman County: 19.2 %Kendall County: 12.4 %Kenedy County: 30.3 %Kent County: 20.1 %Kerr County: 28.7 %Kimble County: 34 %King County: 16.7 %Kinney County: 24.9 %Kleberg County: 28.5 %Knox County: 33.4 %Lamar County: 28.8 %Lamb County: 31.8 %Lampasas County: 24.1 %La Salle County: 35.7 %Lavaca County: 19.9 %Lee County: 18.7 %Leon County: 21.1 %Liberty County: 23.4 %Limestone County: 28.5 %Lipscomb County: 13.2 %Live Oak County: 20.7 %Llano County: 29.1 %Loving County: 19.2 %Lubbock County: 21.3 %Lynn County: 28.2 %McCulloch County: 30.2 %McLennan County: 27.8 %McMullen County: 13.5 %Madison County: 28.3 %Marion County: 35.6 %Martin County: 16.5 %Mason County: 25.1 %Matagorda County: 30.1 %Maverick County: 35.5 %Medina County: 21.9 %Menard County: 39.8 %Midland County: 14.1 %Milam County: 28.6 %Mills County: 25.6 %Mitchell County: 25.2 %Montague County: 21.8 %Montgomery County: 15.5 %Moore County: 20.4 %Morris County: 29.9 %Motley County: 31 %Nacogdoches County: 28.7 %Navarro County: 31.8 %Newton County: 29.9 %Nolan County: 29.5 %Nueces County: 23.1 %Ochiltree County: 14.6 %Oldham County: 32.9 %Orange County: 22.1 %Palo Pinto County: 26 %Panola County: 21.5 %Parker County: 14.8 %Parmer County: 20.4 %Pecos County: 21.6 %Polk County: 30.5 %Potter County: 30.2 %Presidio County: 33.9 %Rains County: 26.2 %Randall County: 12.7 %Reagan County: 13 %Real County: 33.6 %Red River County: 30.6 %Reeves County: 27.3 %Refugio County: 26 %Roberts County: 10.3 %Robertson County: 29.3 %Rockwall County: 8.9 %Runnels County: 26.8 %Rusk County: 23.1 %Sabine County: 30.3 %San Augustine County: 37.7 %San Jacinto County: 29.5 %San Patricio County: 23.6 %San Saba County: 32.9 %Schleicher County: 19.2 %Scurry County: 18.3 %Shackelford County: 19.3 %Shelby County: 31.8 %Sherman County: 17.1 %Smith County: 25.9 %Somervell County: 19.9 %Starr County: 44.4 %Stephens County: 32.3 %Sterling County: 18.3 %Stonewall County: 21.7 %Sutton County: 19.9 %Swisher County: 28.9 %Tarrant County: 21.7 %Taylor County: 21.7 %Terrell County: 24.9 %Terry County: 29 %Throckmorton County: 21.3 %Titus County: 29.7 %Tom Green County: 21.3 %Travis County: 23.1 %Trinity County: 31.3 %Tyler County: 26.3 %Upshur County: 23.5 %Upton County: 18.9 %Uvalde County: 34.2 %Val Verde County: 31.4 %Van Zandt County: 22.9 %Victoria County: 24.3 %Walker County: 27.9 %Waller County: 23 %Ward County: 19.1 %Washington County: 21.7 %Webb County: 42.3 %Wharton County: 24.4 %Wheeler County: 17.3 %Wichita County: 29.1 %Wilbarger County: 23.9 %Willacy County: 45.9 %Williamson County: 10 %Wilson County: 15.1 %Winkler County: 17.4 %Wise County: 15.3 %Wood County: 25.1 %Yoakum County: 14.8 %Young County: 24.3 %Zapata County: 44.8 %Zavala County: 41 %
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%, 2014. 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, 2014

Cameron County: 47 %Cameron County47Willacy County: 45.9 %Willacy County45.9Brooks County: 45.5 %Brooks County45.5Hidalgo County: 45.5 %Hidalgo County45.5Zapata County: 44.8 %Zapata County44.8Starr County: 44.4 %Starr County44.4Webb County: 42.3 %Webb County42.3Zavala County: 41 %Zavala County41Menard County: 39.8 %Menard County39.8Hudspeth County: 38.8 %Hudspeth County38.8Hall County: 38.6 %Hall County38.6San Augustine County: 37.7 %San Augustine County37.7Edwards County: 37.4 %Edwards County37.4Houston County: 37.4 %Houston County37.4Culberson County: 37.2 %Culberson County37.2Floyd County: 37.1 %Floyd County37.1Crosby County: 36.8 %Crosby County36.8La Salle County: 35.7 %La Salle County35.7Coleman County: 35.6 %Coleman County35.6Marion County: 35.6 %Marion County35.6Camp County: 35.5 %Camp County35.5Maverick County: 35.5 %Maverick County35.5Dimmit County: 35.1 %Dimmit County35.1Haskell County: 34.9 %Haskell County34.9Uvalde County: 34.2 %Uvalde County34.2Kimble County: 34 %Kimble County34Duval County: 33.9 %Duval County33.9Presidio County: 33.9 %Presidio County33.9Real County: 33.6 %Real County33.6Knox County: 33.4 %Knox County33.4Jim Hogg County: 32.9 %Jim Hogg County32.9Oldham County: 32.9 %Oldham County32.9San Saba County: 32.9 %San Saba County32.9Hopkins County: 32.8 %Hopkins County32.8Hale County: 32.5 %Hale County32.5Jefferson County: 32.3 %Jefferson County32.3Stephens County: 32.3 %Stephens County32.3Frio County: 32.2 %Frio County32.2Hill County: 32.2 %Hill County32.2Aransas County: 32 %Aransas County32Cameron County: 47 %Cameron County47Willacy County: 45.9 %Willacy County45.9Brooks County: 45.5 %Brooks County45.5Hidalgo County: 45.5 %Hidalgo County45.5Zapata County: 44.8 %Zapata County44.8Starr County: 44.4 %Starr County44.4Webb County: 42.3 %Webb County42.3Zavala County: 41 %Zavala County41Menard County: 39.8 %Menard County39.8Hudspeth County: 38.8 %Hudspeth County38.8Hall County: 38.6 %Hall County38.6San Augustine County: 37.7 %San Augustine County37.7Edwards County: 37.4 %Edwards County37.4Houston County: 37.4 %Houston County37.4Culberson County: 37.2 %Culberson County37.2Floyd County: 37.1 %Floyd County37.1Crosby County: 36.8 %Crosby County36.8La Salle County: 35.7 %La Salle County35.7Coleman County: 35.6 %Coleman County35.6Marion County: 35.6 %Marion County35.6Camp County: 35.5 %Camp County35.5Maverick County: 35.5 %Maverick County35.5Dimmit County: 35.1 %Dimmit County35.1Haskell County: 34.9 %Haskell County34.9Uvalde County: 34.2 %Uvalde County34.2Kimble County: 34 %Kimble County34Duval County: 33.9 %Duval County33.9Presidio County: 33.9 %Presidio County33.9Real County: 33.6 %Real County33.6Knox County: 33.4 %Knox County33.4Jim Hogg County: 32.9 %Jim Hogg County32.9Oldham County: 32.9 %Oldham County32.9San Saba County: 32.9 %San Saba County32.9Hopkins County: 32.8 %Hopkins County32.8Hale County: 32.5 %Hale County32.5Jefferson County: 32.3 %Jefferson County32.3Stephens County: 32.3 %Stephens County32.3Frio County: 32.2 %Frio County32.2Hill County: 32.2 %Hill County32.2Aransas County: 32 %Aransas County32
%. 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

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Cameron County47+2.4 pts
2Willacy County45.9-3.9 pts
3Brooks County45.5-1.2 pts
3Hidalgo County45.5+1 pts
5Zapata County44.8+1.9 pts
6Starr County44.4-6.8 pts
7Webb County42.3+1.7 pts
8Zavala County41-4 pts
9Menard County39.8-2.1 pts
10Hudspeth County38.8-6.9 pts
11Hall County38.6+0.6 pts
12San Augustine County37.7-1.8 pts
13Edwards County37.4-0.9 pts
13Houston County37.4+2.6 pts
15Culberson County37.2+1.2 pts
16Floyd County37.1+3.1 pts
17Crosby County36.8-6.5 pts
18La Salle County35.7+0.1 pts
19Coleman County35.6-1.4 pts
19Marion County35.6-3.8 pts
21Camp County35.5+2 pts
21Maverick County35.5+0.7 pts
23Dimmit County35.1-3.9 pts
24Haskell County34.9-1.2 pts
25Uvalde County34.2-5.2 pts
26Kimble County34-3.7 pts
27Duval County33.9-1.8 pts
27Presidio County33.9-0.6 pts
29Real County33.6-5.5 pts
30Knox County33.4-3.4 pts
31Jim Hogg County32.9-1.3 pts
31Oldham County32.9-1.5 pts
31San Saba County32.9-4.1 pts
34Hopkins County32.8+3.8 pts
35Hale County32.5+0.9 pts
36Jefferson County32.3+0.9 pts
36Stephens County32.3+0.9 pts
38Frio County32.2-3.7 pts
38Hill County32.2+3.6 pts
40Aransas County32-5.6 pts
41Lamb County31.8+0.1 pts
41Navarro County31.8-1.7 pts
41Shelby County31.8-0.5 pts
44Cottle County31.7-4.1 pts
44El Paso County31.7+0.5 pts
46Comanche County31.5-0.8 pts
47Falls County31.4-2 pts
47Val Verde County31.4-0.9 pts
49Trinity County31.3-2.4 pts
50Henderson County31.1-6.2 pts
51Motley County31-3.3 pts
52Bowie County30.9-0.4 pts
53Donley County30.7-1.4 pts
54Red River County30.6+0.6 pts
55Polk County30.5-0.5 pts
56Kenedy County30.3-0.4 pts
56Sabine County30.3+0.3 pts
58Cass County30.2-1.4 pts
58Hunt County30.2+4.7 pts
58McCulloch County30.2-4.8 pts
58Potter County30.2-2.1 pts
62Matagorda County30.1-2.6 pts
63Karnes County30+0.9 pts
64Collingsworth County29.9-7 pts
64Dickens County29.9-5.6 pts
64Morris County29.9-1.2 pts
64Newton County29.9-1.7 pts
68Bailey County29.8-1.7 pts
68Cochran County29.8-5.3 pts
70Bee County29.7-1.5 pts
70Titus County29.7-3.1 pts
72Nolan County29.5-2.4 pts
72San Jacinto County29.5-4.1 pts
74Hardeman County29.4-1.7 pts
75Baylor County29.3-3 pts
75Delta County29.3-1.4 pts
75Robertson County29.3-5.7 pts
78Cherokee County29.2-7.8 pts
78Garza County29.2+0.2 pts
78Jeff Davis County29.2+2.6 pts
81Briscoe County29.1-0.3 pts
81Llano County29.1-0.9 pts
81Wichita County29.1+1.3 pts
84Dallas County29-0.5 pts
84Terry County29-3.7 pts
86Swisher County28.9-1.8 pts
87Castro County28.8-1.6 pts
87Lamar County28.80 pts
89Kerr County28.7-0.5 pts
89Nacogdoches County28.7-4.6 pts
91Milam County28.6+0.3 pts
92Gonzales County28.5-2.2 pts
92Jim Wells County28.5-3.4 pts
92Kleberg County28.5-1.4 pts
92Limestone County28.5-1.7 pts
96Madison County28.3-1.9 pts
97Eastland County28.2-1.7 pts
97Lynn County28.2-2.2 pts
99Childress County28.1-4.7 pts
100Deaf Smith County27.9-3.4 pts
100Walker County27.9-0.7 pts
102McLennan County27.8+0.1 pts
103Jasper County27.6-2.5 pts
104Brown County27.4-1.9 pts
104Jones County27.4-2.8 pts
106Reeves County27.3-5.2 pts
107Runnels County26.8-3.2 pts
108Concho County26.6-2.1 pts
109Gregg County26.5+2 pts
110Bexar County26.4+2.5 pts
110Franklin County26.4-3.4 pts
112Tyler County26.3-1.9 pts
113Dawson County26.2-4.5 pts
113Hamilton County26.2-3.7 pts
113Rains County26.2-4.5 pts
116DeWitt County26.1-2.3 pts
117Palo Pinto County26-1.5 pts
117Refugio County26+0.3 pts
119Angelina County25.9-7.2 pts
119Smith County25.9+0.6 pts
121Mills County25.6-4.2 pts
122Calhoun County25.5-3.4 pts
123Anderson County25.4-2.3 pts
123Burleson County25.4-3.4 pts
125Mitchell County25.2-0.6 pts
126Colorado County25.1+0.3 pts
126Foard County25.1-3.6 pts
126Harris County25.1-1.6 pts
126Mason County25.1-2.9 pts
126Wood County25.1-3.1 pts
131Kinney County24.9+0.6 pts
131Terrell County24.9-3.7 pts
133Brazos County24.7-2.4 pts
134Grimes County24.6-2.3 pts
135Atascosa County24.4-3.9 pts
135Wharton County24.4-3.8 pts
137Victoria County24.3+0.5 pts
137Young County24.3-0.8 pts
139Goliad County24.1-0.8 pts
139Lampasas County24.1-2.1 pts
141Burnet County23.9-2 pts
141Wilbarger County23.9-2.6 pts
143Bandera County23.8-3.8 pts
144Caldwell County23.7-2.3 pts
145San Patricio County23.6-0.1 pts
146Bosque County23.5-3.7 pts
146Erath County23.5-1.9 pts
146Upshur County23.5-2.4 pts
149Liberty County23.4-2.7 pts
150Nueces County23.1-3.1 pts
150Rusk County23.1-4.5 pts
150Travis County23.1+2.1 pts
153Waller County23-3.4 pts
154Van Zandt County22.9-3.2 pts
155Cooke County22.8-1.3 pts
155Freestone County22.80 pts
157Fannin County22.7-2.4 pts
157Harrison County22.7-3.1 pts
157Howard County22.7-2.2 pts
160Callahan County22.6-0.9 pts
160Fisher County22.6-4.1 pts
162Brewster County22.5-1 pts
163Grayson County22.4+0.5 pts
164Bastrop County22.2-5 pts
165Orange County22.1-0.4 pts
166Medina County21.9-4.4 pts
167Coke County21.8-1.4 pts
167Montague County21.8-2.6 pts
169Stonewall County21.7-2.8 pts
169Tarrant County21.7+0.2 pts
169Taylor County21.7-3.2 pts
169Washington County21.7-0.1 pts
173Coryell County21.6+0.3 pts
173Pecos County21.6-2.1 pts
175Panola County21.5+1.3 pts
176Lubbock County21.3-3.9 pts
176Throckmorton County21.3-2.4 pts
176Tom Green County21.3-1.1 pts
179Leon County21.1-5.3 pts
180Bell County21-0.5 pts
180Hockley County21-3.4 pts
182Live Oak County20.7-4.9 pts
183Blanco County20.4-0.4 pts
183Hood County20.4-2 pts
183Moore County20.4-2.3 pts
183Parmer County20.4-2.2 pts
187Gillespie County20.3-2.1 pts
188Kent County20.1-3.6 pts
189Galveston County19.9-0.3 pts
189Jackson County19.9-0.9 pts
189Lavaca County19.9+1.1 pts
189Somervell County19.9+1.7 pts
189Sutton County19.9+1.4 pts
194Crockett County19.4-0.8 pts
195Shackelford County19.3-2.9 pts
196Kaufman County19.2+1.6 pts
196Loving County19.20 pts
196Schleicher County19.2-0.9 pts
199Gaines County19.1-2.3 pts
199Jack County19.1-1.9 pts
199Ward County19.1-1 pts
202Johnson County19+0.5 pts
203Dallam County18.9-1.7 pts
203Upton County18.9-1.1 pts
205Lee County18.7-1 pts
206Ector County18.6-3.3 pts
207Austin County18.3-2.1 pts
207Gray County18.3-0.2 pts
207Hutchinson County18.3-4.1 pts
207Scurry County18.3-2.8 pts
207Sterling County18.3-2.8 pts
212Hansford County180 pts
213Clay County17.9-2.4 pts
214Fayette County17.5-0.9 pts
215Hays County17.4+2.3 pts
215Winkler County17.4-3.4 pts
217Hardin County17.3-0.5 pts
217Wheeler County17.3-2 pts
219Sherman County17.1-1.3 pts
220Ellis County16.7-2 pts
220King County16.7+5.9 pts
222Martin County16.5-3.4 pts
223Armstrong County15.9+0.4 pts
224Montgomery County15.5-1 pts
225Wise County15.3-1 pts
226Wilson County15.1-1.2 pts
227Parker County14.8-1.6 pts
227Yoakum County14.8-2.6 pts
229Guadalupe County14.7-1.6 pts
230Ochiltree County14.6-1 pts
231Borden County14.2-1.4 pts
232Andrews County14.1-1.2 pts
232Midland County14.1-1.7 pts
234Comal County13.8-1.8 pts
235Archer County13.7-0.8 pts
236Irion County13.5+0.4 pts
236McMullen County13.5-2.4 pts
238Brazoria County13.3-2 pts
239Lipscomb County13.2-2.1 pts
240Reagan County13-0.3 pts
241Hemphill County12.7+1.4 pts
241Randall County12.7-1.5 pts
243Fort Bend County12.4+0.2 pts
243Kendall County12.4-0.6 pts
245Glasscock County12-4 pts
246Chambers County11.9-2.7 pts
247Crane County11.6-1.5 pts
248Carson County11.5-0.2 pts
249Hartley County10.5+0.4 pts
250Roberts County10.3-4.6 pts

Showing the top 250 of 254. The Excel download has every row.

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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/2014/2014-state-and-county/est14all.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), 2014) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2014/2014-state-and-county/est14all.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), 2014. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2014/2014-state-and-county/est14all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/texas-counties?period=2014. 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), 2014. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2014/2014-state-and-county/est14all.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/texas-counties?period=2014.

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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), 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2014/2014-state-and-county/est14all.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/texas-counties?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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@misc{census_counties_in_texas_by_2014,
  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), 2014}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2014/2014-state-and-county/est14all.txt},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/texas-counties?period=2014. 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/2014/2014-state-and-county/est14all.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), 2014
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/01/27
PB  - U.S. Census Bureau
DB  - Invokely
UR  - https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2014/2014-state-and-county/est14all.txt
L2  - https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/texas-counties?period=2014
Y2  - 2026/10/12
N1  - Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/texas-counties?period=2014.
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/2014/2014-state-and-county/est14all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
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Which county has the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure)?

Cameron County, with 47% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Rockwall County, with 8.9% in 2014.

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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