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

Brooks County had the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure) of 254 counties in 2017, at 52.5%. Collin County had the lowest, at 6.2%. The median was 24% and the figure for Texas was 21%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest52.5Brooks County
Lowest6.2Collin County
Median24254 counties
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Map of counties, 2017

Anderson County: 23.4 %Andrews County: 17.5 %Angelina County: 25.4 %Aransas County: 32.2 %Archer County: 13.8 %Armstrong County: 15.1 %Atascosa County: 25.4 %Austin County: 16.4 %Bailey County: 26.3 %Bandera County: 22.6 %Bastrop County: 18.7 %Baylor County: 27.6 %Bee County: 33.7 %Bell County: 20.5 %Bexar County: 22.2 %Blanco County: 17.1 %Borden County: 15.8 %Bosque County: 26.2 %Bowie County: 23 %Brazoria County: 11.9 %Brazos County: 20.5 %Brewster County: 20.7 %Briscoe County: 26 %Brooks County: 52.5 %Brown County: 24.8 %Burleson County: 25.4 %Burnet County: 17.7 %Caldwell County: 21.3 %Calhoun County: 24.2 %Callahan County: 23.3 %Cameron County: 38.4 %Camp County: 31.3 %Carson County: 11.3 %Cass County: 29.5 %Castro County: 25.1 %Chambers County: 12.9 %Cherokee County: 25.2 %Childress County: 26.7 %Clay County: 17.3 %Cochran County: 38.3 %Coke County: 21.2 %Coleman County: 41.2 %Collin County: 6.2 %Collingsworth County: 28.1 %Colorado County: 23 %Comal County: 13.1 %Comanche County: 25.1 %Concho County: 28.2 %Cooke County: 20.6 %Coryell County: 19 %Cottle County: 39.4 %Crane County: 16.4 %Crockett County: 26.3 %Crosby County: 37.8 %Culberson County: 35.6 %Dallam County: 16.3 %Dallas County: 22.1 %Dawson County: 30.7 %Deaf Smith County: 26.7 %Delta County: 27.7 %Denton County: 7.8 %DeWitt County: 27.4 %Dickens County: 28.8 %Dimmit County: 42.6 %Donley County: 32.8 %Duval County: 40.1 %Eastland County: 29 %Ector County: 17.9 %Edwards County: 38.2 %Ellis County: 12.4 %El Paso County: 29.6 %Erath County: 19.3 %Falls County: 32.9 %Fannin County: 18 %Fayette County: 16.7 %Fisher County: 21 %Floyd County: 34 %Foard County: 30.7 %Fort Bend County: 10.2 %Franklin County: 24.2 %Freestone County: 21.4 %Frio County: 34.7 %Gaines County: 22 %Galveston County: 16.9 %Garza County: 26.5 %Gillespie County: 17.6 %Glasscock County: 11.5 %Goliad County: 24.7 %Gonzales County: 26.2 %Gray County: 24 %Grayson County: 19.2 %Gregg County: 23.6 %Grimes County: 25.7 %Guadalupe County: 12 %Hale County: 27.7 %Hall County: 41.4 %Hamilton County: 25.8 %Hansford County: 17.1 %Hardeman County: 29 %Hardin County: 16.7 %Harris County: 23.2 %Harrison County: 22.7 %Hartley County: 9.4 %Haskell County: 32.8 %Hays County: 11.8 %Hemphill County: 15.5 %Henderson County: 26.2 %Hidalgo County: 41.3 %Hill County: 22.2 %Hockley County: 23.3 %Hood County: 17.2 %Hopkins County: 21.1 %Houston County: 31.8 %Howard County: 23.1 %Hudspeth County: 25.4 %Hunt County: 22.7 %Hutchinson County: 17.2 %Irion County: 13.2 %Jack County: 23.6 %Jackson County: 20.2 %Jasper County: 28.3 %Jeff Davis County: 34.8 %Jefferson County: 27 %Jim Hogg County: 40.2 %Jim Wells County: 36.3 %Johnson County: 15.4 %Jones County: 24.9 %Karnes County: 25.8 %Kaufman County: 12.8 %Kendall County: 10.9 %Kenedy County: 18.8 %Kent County: 18.1 %Kerr County: 23.5 %Kimble County: 36.8 %King County: 24.4 %Kinney County: 26.7 %Kleberg County: 34.1 %Knox County: 32.9 %Lamar County: 24 %Lamb County: 29.6 %Lampasas County: 20.7 %La Salle County: 36.1 %Lavaca County: 17.4 %Lee County: 19.1 %Leon County: 23.6 %Liberty County: 22.2 %Limestone County: 28.7 %Lipscomb County: 19.1 %Live Oak County: 25.1 %Llano County: 25.5 %Loving County: 23.9 %Lubbock County: 22.4 %Lynn County: 28.1 %McCulloch County: 29.4 %McLennan County: 22.5 %McMullen County: 16.6 %Madison County: 24.2 %Marion County: 37.2 %Martin County: 20.4 %Mason County: 21.1 %Matagorda County: 26.4 %Maverick County: 33.3 %Medina County: 21.7 %Menard County: 36.3 %Midland County: 15.5 %Milam County: 32.6 %Mills County: 22.7 %Mitchell County: 26.5 %Montague County: 22.2 %Montgomery County: 12.5 %Moore County: 16.7 %Morris County: 29.5 %Motley County: 32.1 %Nacogdoches County: 33.7 %Navarro County: 25.3 %Newton County: 28.5 %Nolan County: 29.4 %Nueces County: 22.8 %Ochiltree County: 18.6 %Oldham County: 30.3 %Orange County: 20.3 %Palo Pinto County: 28 %Panola County: 21.4 %Parker County: 11.8 %Parmer County: 18.4 %Pecos County: 26.2 %Polk County: 28.7 %Potter County: 25.2 %Presidio County: 32.3 %Rains County: 26.1 %Randall County: 10.5 %Reagan County: 17.8 %Real County: 36.6 %Red River County: 27.9 %Reeves County: 28 %Refugio County: 26.4 %Roberts County: 7.6 %Robertson County: 26.4 %Rockwall County: 6.8 %Runnels County: 26.1 %Rusk County: 21.6 %Sabine County: 31 %San Augustine County: 34.9 %San Jacinto County: 28.4 %San Patricio County: 26.9 %San Saba County: 26.3 %Schleicher County: 25 %Scurry County: 24.3 %Shackelford County: 21.6 %Shelby County: 33 %Sherman County: 16.4 %Smith County: 20 %Somervell County: 16.6 %Starr County: 40.2 %Stephens County: 30.1 %Sterling County: 17.7 %Stonewall County: 20.3 %Sutton County: 23.6 %Swisher County: 29.6 %Tarrant County: 17.1 %Taylor County: 20.8 %Terrell County: 23.3 %Terry County: 30.2 %Throckmorton County: 27.1 %Titus County: 24.8 %Tom Green County: 19.9 %Travis County: 14.7 %Trinity County: 35 %Tyler County: 26.7 %Upshur County: 23.7 %Upton County: 21.1 %Uvalde County: 33.4 %Val Verde County: 30.6 %Van Zandt County: 18.9 %Victoria County: 23.2 %Walker County: 23.9 %Waller County: 22.4 %Ward County: 21.2 %Washington County: 18.6 %Webb County: 36.2 %Wharton County: 24.8 %Wheeler County: 22.9 %Wichita County: 21 %Wilbarger County: 22.9 %Willacy County: 44.4 %Williamson County: 7.2 %Wilson County: 13.6 %Winkler County: 21.9 %Wise County: 15.3 %Wood County: 24.8 %Yoakum County: 17.3 %Young County: 24.5 %Zapata County: 45.6 %Zavala County: 43.3 %
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%, 2017. 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, 2017

Brooks County: 52.5 %Brooks County52.5Zapata County: 45.6 %Zapata County45.6Willacy County: 44.4 %Willacy County44.4Zavala County: 43.3 %Zavala County43.3Dimmit County: 42.6 %Dimmit County42.6Hall County: 41.4 %Hall County41.4Hidalgo County: 41.3 %Hidalgo County41.3Coleman County: 41.2 %Coleman County41.2Jim Hogg County: 40.2 %Jim Hogg County40.2Starr County: 40.2 %Starr County40.2Duval County: 40.1 %Duval County40.1Cottle County: 39.4 %Cottle County39.4Cameron County: 38.4 %Cameron County38.4Cochran County: 38.3 %Cochran County38.3Edwards County: 38.2 %Edwards County38.2Crosby County: 37.8 %Crosby County37.8Marion County: 37.2 %Marion County37.2Kimble County: 36.8 %Kimble County36.8Real County: 36.6 %Real County36.6Jim Wells County: 36.3 %Jim Wells County36.3Menard County: 36.3 %Menard County36.3Webb County: 36.2 %Webb County36.2La Salle County: 36.1 %La Salle County36.1Culberson County: 35.6 %Culberson County35.6Trinity County: 35 %Trinity County35San Augustine County: 34.9 %San Augustine County34.9Jeff Davis County: 34.8 %Jeff Davis County34.8Frio County: 34.7 %Frio County34.7Kleberg County: 34.1 %Kleberg County34.1Floyd County: 34 %Floyd County34Bee County: 33.7 %Bee County33.7Nacogdoches County: 33.7 %Nacogdoches County33.7Uvalde County: 33.4 %Uvalde County33.4Maverick County: 33.3 %Maverick County33.3Shelby County: 33 %Shelby County33Falls County: 32.9 %Falls County32.9Knox County: 32.9 %Knox County32.9Donley County: 32.8 %Donley County32.8Haskell County: 32.8 %Haskell County32.8Milam County: 32.6 %Milam County32.6Brooks County: 52.5 %Brooks County52.5Zapata County: 45.6 %Zapata County45.6Willacy County: 44.4 %Willacy County44.4Zavala County: 43.3 %Zavala County43.3Dimmit County: 42.6 %Dimmit County42.6Hall County: 41.4 %Hall County41.4Hidalgo County: 41.3 %Hidalgo County41.3Coleman County: 41.2 %Coleman County41.2Jim Hogg County: 40.2 %Jim Hogg County40.2Starr County: 40.2 %Starr County40.2Duval County: 40.1 %Duval County40.1Cottle County: 39.4 %Cottle County39.4Cameron County: 38.4 %Cameron County38.4Cochran County: 38.3 %Cochran County38.3Edwards County: 38.2 %Edwards County38.2Crosby County: 37.8 %Crosby County37.8Marion County: 37.2 %Marion County37.2Kimble County: 36.8 %Kimble County36.8Real County: 36.6 %Real County36.6Jim Wells County: 36.3 %Jim Wells County36.3Menard County: 36.3 %Menard County36.3Webb County: 36.2 %Webb County36.2La Salle County: 36.1 %La Salle County36.1Culberson County: 35.6 %Culberson County35.6Trinity County: 35 %Trinity County35San Augustine County: 34.9 %San Augustine County34.9Jeff Davis County: 34.8 %Jeff Davis County34.8Frio County: 34.7 %Frio County34.7Kleberg County: 34.1 %Kleberg County34.1Floyd County: 34 %Floyd County34Bee County: 33.7 %Bee County33.7Nacogdoches County: 33.7 %Nacogdoches County33.7Uvalde County: 33.4 %Uvalde County33.4Maverick County: 33.3 %Maverick County33.3Shelby County: 33 %Shelby County33Falls County: 32.9 %Falls County32.9Knox County: 32.9 %Knox County32.9Donley County: 32.8 %Donley County32.8Haskell County: 32.8 %Haskell County32.8Milam County: 32.6 %Milam County32.6
%. 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

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Brooks County52.5+3.8 pts
2Zapata County45.6+3.9 pts
3Willacy County44.4-3 pts
4Zavala County43.3-3.9 pts
5Dimmit County42.6+4.5 pts
6Hall County41.4-0.7 pts
7Hidalgo County41.3-1.9 pts
8Coleman County41.2+7.9 pts
9Jim Hogg County40.2-2.8 pts
9Starr County40.2-14.6 pts
11Duval County40.1+1.7 pts
12Cottle County39.4+2.9 pts
13Cameron County38.4-2 pts
14Cochran County38.3-0.3 pts
15Edwards County38.2-1.1 pts
16Crosby County37.8-0.5 pts
17Marion County37.2+1.5 pts
18Kimble County36.8-1.4 pts
19Real County36.6+0.6 pts
20Jim Wells County36.3+1.8 pts
20Menard County36.3-2.6 pts
22Webb County36.2-7.1 pts
23La Salle County36.1+1.2 pts
24Culberson County35.6-2.4 pts
25Trinity County35+1 pts
26San Augustine County34.9-3.8 pts
27Jeff Davis County34.8-5.9 pts
28Frio County34.7+1.4 pts
29Kleberg County34.1+3.9 pts
30Floyd County34-3.3 pts
31Bee County33.7+0.8 pts
31Nacogdoches County33.7+1.2 pts
33Uvalde County33.4-6.7 pts
34Maverick County33.3-1.5 pts
35Shelby County33+2.2 pts
36Falls County32.9-0.9 pts
36Knox County32.9+0.7 pts
38Donley County32.8-0.8 pts
38Haskell County32.8-2.7 pts
40Milam County32.6+6.1 pts
41Presidio County32.3-5.6 pts
42Aransas County32.2-0.7 pts
43Motley County32.1+0.5 pts
44Houston County31.8+2.3 pts
45Camp County31.3-0.3 pts
46Sabine County31+1.3 pts
47Dawson County30.7+2 pts
47Foard County30.7+2.5 pts
49Val Verde County30.6+0.4 pts
50Oldham County30.3-2.2 pts
51Terry County30.2-0.7 pts
52Stephens County30.1-0.2 pts
53El Paso County29.6-1.8 pts
53Lamb County29.6-2.3 pts
53Swisher County29.6-3.4 pts
56Cass County29.5+3.1 pts
56Morris County29.5-1.7 pts
58McCulloch County29.4-0.3 pts
58Nolan County29.4-0.5 pts
60Eastland County29-0.9 pts
60Hardeman County29-1.8 pts
62Dickens County28.8-0.2 pts
63Limestone County28.7-2.1 pts
63Polk County28.7-4.3 pts
65Newton County28.5-3.4 pts
66San Jacinto County28.4+1.7 pts
67Jasper County28.3+2.4 pts
68Concho County28.2+1.3 pts
69Collingsworth County28.1-2.6 pts
69Lynn County28.1+0.8 pts
71Palo Pinto County28+2 pts
71Reeves County28-0.6 pts
73Red River County27.9-0.4 pts
74Delta County27.7-0.2 pts
74Hale County27.7-2.2 pts
76Baylor County27.6-0.9 pts
77DeWitt County27.4+0.6 pts
78Throckmorton County27.1+5.9 pts
79Jefferson County27-3 pts
80San Patricio County26.9+1.3 pts
81Childress County26.7-1 pts
81Deaf Smith County26.7-0.4 pts
81Kinney County26.7-0.6 pts
81Tyler County26.7+0.7 pts
85Garza County26.5-5.1 pts
85Mitchell County26.5-0.3 pts
87Matagorda County26.40 pts
87Refugio County26.4+2.1 pts
87Robertson County26.4-3 pts
90Bailey County26.3-0.2 pts
90Crockett County26.3-2.2 pts
90San Saba County26.3-6.9 pts
93Bosque County26.20 pts
93Gonzales County26.2+0.6 pts
93Henderson County26.2-0.3 pts
93Pecos County26.2+0.9 pts
97Rains County26.1-0.3 pts
97Runnels County26.1-0.7 pts
99Briscoe County26+0.5 pts
100Hamilton County25.8+0.6 pts
100Karnes County25.8-0.5 pts
102Grimes County25.7+0.8 pts
103Llano County25.5+0.3 pts
104Angelina County25.4-1.3 pts
104Atascosa County25.4+0.6 pts
104Burleson County25.4+1 pts
104Hudspeth County25.4-8.3 pts
108Navarro County25.3-1.8 pts
109Cherokee County25.2-2.8 pts
109Potter County25.2-3.5 pts
111Castro County25.1-0.5 pts
111Comanche County25.1-3 pts
111Live Oak County25.1+2 pts
114Schleicher County25-0.6 pts
115Jones County24.9-1.6 pts
116Brown County24.8-0.6 pts
116Titus County24.8+1.4 pts
116Wharton County24.8-0.4 pts
116Wood County24.8+1.4 pts
120Goliad County24.7-0.2 pts
121Young County24.5+1.9 pts
122King County24.4+9.8 pts
123Scurry County24.3+2.7 pts
124Calhoun County24.2-0.9 pts
124Franklin County24.2-1.6 pts
124Madison County24.2+0.9 pts
127Gray County24-0.1 pts
127Lamar County24-5.7 pts
129Loving County23.9+6.1 pts
129Walker County23.9-0.3 pts
131Upshur County23.7+0.4 pts
132Gregg County23.6-1.4 pts
132Jack County23.6+0.5 pts
132Leon County23.6-3.1 pts
132Sutton County23.6+0.4 pts
136Kerr County23.5-4 pts
137Anderson County23.4-1 pts
138Callahan County23.3-1.4 pts
138Hockley County23.3-1.3 pts
138Terrell County23.3-6.3 pts
141Harris County23.2-1.2 pts
141Victoria County23.2+1.7 pts
143Howard County23.1-0.9 pts
144Bowie County23-7.1 pts
144Colorado County230 pts
146Wheeler County22.9+2.3 pts
146Wilbarger County22.9-1.8 pts
148Nueces County22.8-0.5 pts
149Harrison County22.7-2.1 pts
149Hunt County22.7-1.5 pts
149Mills County22.7+1.4 pts
152Bandera County22.6-1.7 pts
153McLennan County22.5-2 pts
154Lubbock County22.4+0.4 pts
154Waller County22.4-0.9 pts
156Bexar County22.2+0.2 pts
156Hill County22.2-2.8 pts
156Liberty County22.2-0.7 pts
156Montague County22.2-1.5 pts
160Dallas County22.1-2.8 pts
161Gaines County22+0.3 pts
162Winkler County21.9+0.4 pts
163Medina County21.7+1.2 pts
164Rusk County21.6-0.6 pts
164Shackelford County21.6-1 pts
166Freestone County21.4-4.8 pts
166Panola County21.4-0.6 pts
168Caldwell County21.3-2.7 pts
169Coke County21.2-0.8 pts
169Ward County21.2+2.1 pts
171Hopkins County21.1-2.4 pts
171Mason County21.1-2.5 pts
171Upton County21.1+2.7 pts
174Fisher County21-2.1 pts
174Wichita County21-1 pts
176Taylor County20.8+0.1 pts
177Brewster County20.7-1.5 pts
177Lampasas County20.7-1.7 pts
179Cooke County20.6-0.9 pts
180Bell County20.5+0.9 pts
180Brazos County20.5-2 pts
182Martin County20.4+2.4 pts
183Orange County20.3+0.1 pts
183Stonewall County20.3-2.1 pts
185Jackson County20.2+1.1 pts
186Smith County20-1.7 pts
187Tom Green County19.9+0.2 pts
188Erath County19.3-1.5 pts
189Grayson County19.20 pts
190Lee County19.1+0.2 pts
190Lipscomb County19.1+3.5 pts
192Coryell County19-0.2 pts
193Van Zandt County18.9-3.2 pts
194Kenedy County18.8-4.7 pts
195Bastrop County18.7-0.4 pts
196Ochiltree County18.6+2 pts
196Washington County18.6-2.2 pts
198Parmer County18.4-3.2 pts
199Kent County18.1+3 pts
200Fannin County18-4 pts
201Ector County17.9-1.5 pts
202Reagan County17.8-0.7 pts
203Burnet County17.7-2.7 pts
203Sterling County17.7-3.5 pts
205Gillespie County17.6+0.8 pts
206Andrews County17.5+2.1 pts
207Lavaca County17.4-0.2 pts
208Clay County17.3-1.5 pts
208Yoakum County17.3+0.6 pts
210Hood County17.2-0.5 pts
210Hutchinson County17.2-1.3 pts
212Blanco County17.1-0.5 pts
212Hansford County17.1-3.1 pts
212Tarrant County17.1-2.5 pts
215Galveston County16.9-1.2 pts
216Fayette County16.7+0.6 pts
216Hardin County16.7+1.4 pts
216Moore County16.7-0.3 pts
219McMullen County16.6-2.4 pts
219Somervell County16.6-1.2 pts
221Austin County16.4-5.6 pts
221Crane County16.4+2.4 pts
221Sherman County16.4-1.2 pts
224Dallam County16.3-1.6 pts
225Borden County15.8-0.9 pts
226Hemphill County15.5+0.1 pts
226Midland County15.5+2.3 pts
228Johnson County15.4-0.5 pts
229Wise County15.3-2.8 pts
230Armstrong County15.1-0.6 pts
231Travis County14.7-1.4 pts
232Archer County13.8-0.4 pts
233Wilson County13.6-0.8 pts
234Irion County13.2+0.4 pts
235Comal County13.1+0.1 pts
236Chambers County12.9+0.3 pts
237Kaufman County12.8-3.1 pts
238Montgomery County12.5-1.7 pts
239Ellis County12.4-1.9 pts
240Guadalupe County12-1.6 pts
241Brazoria County11.9-1.2 pts
242Hays County11.8-1.6 pts
242Parker County11.8-1.2 pts
244Glasscock County11.5-0.2 pts
245Carson County11.3-0.7 pts
246Kendall County10.90 pts
247Randall County10.5-0.9 pts
248Fort Bend County10.2-0.8 pts
249Hartley County9.4-1.7 pts
250Denton County7.8-1.5 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/2017/2017-state-and-county/est17all.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), 2017) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2017/2017-state-and-county/est17all.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), 2017. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2017/2017-state-and-county/est17all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/texas-counties?period=2017. 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), 2017. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2017/2017-state-and-county/est17all.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/texas-counties?period=2017.

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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), 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2017/2017-state-and-county/est17all.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/texas-counties?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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@misc{census_counties_in_texas_by_2017,
  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), 2017}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2017/2017-state-and-county/est17all.txt},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/texas-counties?period=2017. 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/2017/2017-state-and-county/est17all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
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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), 2017
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/01/27
PB  - U.S. Census Bureau
DB  - Invokely
UR  - https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2017/2017-state-and-county/est17all.txt
L2  - https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/texas-counties?period=2017
Y2  - 2026/10/12
N1  - Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/texas-counties?period=2017.
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/2017/2017-state-and-county/est17all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
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Which county has the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure)?

Brooks County, with 52.5% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Collin County, with 6.2% in 2017.

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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