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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 2019, at 44.4%. Williamson County had the lowest, at 6.5%. The median was 22.1% and the figure for Texas was 19.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest44.4Brooks County
Lowest6.5Williamson County
Median22.1254 counties
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Map of counties, 2019

Anderson County: 23.8 %Andrews County: 12.7 %Angelina County: 22.6 %Aransas County: 32.1 %Archer County: 12.8 %Armstrong County: 16.7 %Atascosa County: 19 %Austin County: 17 %Bailey County: 25.8 %Bandera County: 23.6 %Bastrop County: 23.8 %Baylor County: 24.5 %Bee County: 27.8 %Bell County: 18.4 %Bexar County: 22.4 %Blanco County: 14.7 %Borden County: 15.4 %Bosque County: 19.7 %Bowie County: 23.3 %Brazoria County: 11.1 %Brazos County: 19.4 %Brewster County: 19.8 %Briscoe County: 24.6 %Brooks County: 44.4 %Brown County: 21.8 %Burleson County: 21.8 %Burnet County: 16.3 %Caldwell County: 20.5 %Calhoun County: 22.6 %Callahan County: 18.7 %Cameron County: 36.3 %Camp County: 26.1 %Carson County: 11 %Cass County: 23.6 %Castro County: 22.7 %Chambers County: 11.9 %Cherokee County: 22.7 %Childress County: 25.9 %Clay County: 16 %Cochran County: 30.1 %Coke County: 17.9 %Coleman County: 30.4 %Collin County: 6.8 %Collingsworth County: 35.8 %Colorado County: 20.9 %Comal County: 9.4 %Comanche County: 22.1 %Concho County: 27 %Cooke County: 18.4 %Coryell County: 15.7 %Cottle County: 32.5 %Crane County: 13.6 %Crockett County: 19.3 %Crosby County: 33.6 %Culberson County: 30.6 %Dallam County: 17.4 %Dallas County: 20.9 %Dawson County: 28.9 %Deaf Smith County: 24.8 %Delta County: 25.5 %Denton County: 7.1 %DeWitt County: 24.3 %Dickens County: 26.2 %Dimmit County: 34.8 %Donley County: 24.5 %Duval County: 33.5 %Eastland County: 24.2 %Ector County: 17 %Edwards County: 34.5 %Ellis County: 12.8 %El Paso County: 26.2 %Erath County: 18.9 %Falls County: 28.1 %Fannin County: 16.1 %Fayette County: 15.3 %Fisher County: 22.2 %Floyd County: 30.3 %Foard County: 26.2 %Fort Bend County: 7.4 %Franklin County: 22.8 %Freestone County: 19.5 %Frio County: 35.9 %Gaines County: 19.5 %Galveston County: 16.1 %Garza County: 24.4 %Gillespie County: 13.6 %Glasscock County: 10.7 %Goliad County: 22.5 %Gonzales County: 23.7 %Gray County: 19 %Grayson County: 17.1 %Gregg County: 24.2 %Grimes County: 20.5 %Guadalupe County: 11.2 %Hale County: 23.9 %Hall County: 40.5 %Hamilton County: 21.9 %Hansford County: 16.8 %Hardeman County: 32.9 %Hardin County: 16.2 %Harris County: 21.3 %Harrison County: 26.8 %Hartley County: 8.3 %Haskell County: 29 %Hays County: 11.3 %Hemphill County: 11.7 %Henderson County: 30.3 %Hidalgo County: 37.4 %Hill County: 18.1 %Hockley County: 19.7 %Hood County: 14.8 %Hopkins County: 20.2 %Houston County: 28.8 %Howard County: 18.6 %Hudspeth County: 41.2 %Hunt County: 20.3 %Hutchinson County: 16.3 %Irion County: 9 %Jack County: 19.4 %Jackson County: 18.4 %Jasper County: 28.2 %Jeff Davis County: 39 %Jefferson County: 24.4 %Jim Hogg County: 35 %Jim Wells County: 29 %Johnson County: 15.9 %Jones County: 22 %Karnes County: 27 %Kaufman County: 13.8 %Kendall County: 10.9 %Kenedy County: 21.4 %Kent County: 14.1 %Kerr County: 20.4 %Kimble County: 32.6 %King County: 16.7 %Kinney County: 24.7 %Kleberg County: 31 %Knox County: 30.8 %Lamar County: 27.3 %Lamb County: 26.1 %Lampasas County: 19.2 %La Salle County: 27.4 %Lavaca County: 14.5 %Lee County: 16.1 %Leon County: 22.2 %Liberty County: 19 %Limestone County: 26 %Lipscomb County: 17.2 %Live Oak County: 23 %Llano County: 20.7 %Loving County: 10.2 %Lubbock County: 22.5 %Lynn County: 23.4 %McCulloch County: 26.4 %McLennan County: 22.6 %McMullen County: 13.8 %Madison County: 22.2 %Marion County: 32.9 %Martin County: 17.9 %Mason County: 20.4 %Matagorda County: 24.1 %Maverick County: 40.3 %Medina County: 19.4 %Menard County: 35.4 %Midland County: 12.3 %Milam County: 25.1 %Mills County: 24.9 %Mitchell County: 23.4 %Montague County: 18 %Montgomery County: 13.2 %Moore County: 15.1 %Morris County: 29 %Motley County: 30.9 %Nacogdoches County: 26.3 %Navarro County: 21.1 %Newton County: 28.3 %Nolan County: 23.6 %Nueces County: 23.1 %Ochiltree County: 16.2 %Oldham County: 29.5 %Orange County: 18.7 %Palo Pinto County: 26.2 %Panola County: 21.5 %Parker County: 10.4 %Parmer County: 17.8 %Pecos County: 23.1 %Polk County: 26.6 %Potter County: 26.1 %Presidio County: 29.1 %Rains County: 22.9 %Randall County: 12.1 %Reagan County: 12.2 %Real County: 32.7 %Red River County: 27.2 %Reeves County: 24.6 %Refugio County: 27 %Roberts County: 9.3 %Robertson County: 31 %Rockwall County: 6.5 %Runnels County: 23.7 %Rusk County: 20.4 %Sabine County: 26.6 %San Augustine County: 32.1 %San Jacinto County: 26.2 %San Patricio County: 20.6 %San Saba County: 34.4 %Schleicher County: 23.4 %Scurry County: 18.3 %Shackelford County: 17.5 %Shelby County: 32.5 %Sherman County: 13.7 %Smith County: 17.8 %Somervell County: 14.2 %Starr County: 43.2 %Stephens County: 26.9 %Sterling County: 12.9 %Stonewall County: 20.2 %Sutton County: 17.8 %Swisher County: 29.1 %Tarrant County: 13.9 %Taylor County: 18.9 %Terrell County: 20.7 %Terry County: 31 %Throckmorton County: 27.2 %Titus County: 23.2 %Tom Green County: 17.4 %Travis County: 13.6 %Trinity County: 29.8 %Tyler County: 23.3 %Upshur County: 21.1 %Upton County: 18.8 %Uvalde County: 29.9 %Val Verde County: 28.9 %Van Zandt County: 19.5 %Victoria County: 22.6 %Walker County: 22.4 %Waller County: 18.2 %Ward County: 15.8 %Washington County: 17.5 %Webb County: 28.7 %Wharton County: 21.5 %Wheeler County: 17.5 %Wichita County: 17.4 %Wilbarger County: 21.4 %Willacy County: 38.1 %Williamson County: 6.5 %Wilson County: 11.7 %Winkler County: 17.9 %Wise County: 11.7 %Wood County: 22.3 %Yoakum County: 14.9 %Young County: 20.4 %Zapata County: 43.7 %Zavala County: 40.4 %
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%, 2019. 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, 2019

Brooks County: 44.4 %Brooks County44.4Zapata County: 43.7 %Zapata County43.7Starr County: 43.2 %Starr County43.2Hudspeth County: 41.2 %Hudspeth County41.2Hall County: 40.5 %Hall County40.5Zavala County: 40.4 %Zavala County40.4Maverick County: 40.3 %Maverick County40.3Jeff Davis County: 39 %Jeff Davis County39Willacy County: 38.1 %Willacy County38.1Hidalgo County: 37.4 %Hidalgo County37.4Cameron County: 36.3 %Cameron County36.3Frio County: 35.9 %Frio County35.9Collingsworth County: 35.8 %Collingsworth County35.8Menard County: 35.4 %Menard County35.4Jim Hogg County: 35 %Jim Hogg County35Dimmit County: 34.8 %Dimmit County34.8Edwards County: 34.5 %Edwards County34.5San Saba County: 34.4 %San Saba County34.4Crosby County: 33.6 %Crosby County33.6Duval County: 33.5 %Duval County33.5Hardeman County: 32.9 %Hardeman County32.9Marion County: 32.9 %Marion County32.9Real County: 32.7 %Real County32.7Kimble County: 32.6 %Kimble County32.6Cottle County: 32.5 %Cottle County32.5Shelby County: 32.5 %Shelby County32.5Aransas County: 32.1 %Aransas County32.1San Augustine County: 32.1 %San Augustine County32.1Kleberg County: 31 %Kleberg County31Robertson County: 31 %Robertson County31Terry County: 31 %Terry County31Motley County: 30.9 %Motley County30.9Knox County: 30.8 %Knox County30.8Culberson County: 30.6 %Culberson County30.6Coleman County: 30.4 %Coleman County30.4Floyd County: 30.3 %Floyd County30.3Henderson County: 30.3 %Henderson County30.3Cochran County: 30.1 %Cochran County30.1Uvalde County: 29.9 %Uvalde County29.9Trinity County: 29.8 %Trinity County29.8Brooks County: 44.4 %Brooks County44.4Zapata County: 43.7 %Zapata County43.7Starr County: 43.2 %Starr County43.2Hudspeth County: 41.2 %Hudspeth County41.2Hall County: 40.5 %Hall County40.5Zavala County: 40.4 %Zavala County40.4Maverick County: 40.3 %Maverick County40.3Jeff Davis County: 39 %Jeff Davis County39Willacy County: 38.1 %Willacy County38.1Hidalgo County: 37.4 %Hidalgo County37.4Cameron County: 36.3 %Cameron County36.3Frio County: 35.9 %Frio County35.9Collingsworth County: 35.8 %Collingsworth County35.8Menard County: 35.4 %Menard County35.4Jim Hogg County: 35 %Jim Hogg County35Dimmit County: 34.8 %Dimmit County34.8Edwards County: 34.5 %Edwards County34.5San Saba County: 34.4 %San Saba County34.4Crosby County: 33.6 %Crosby County33.6Duval County: 33.5 %Duval County33.5Hardeman County: 32.9 %Hardeman County32.9Marion County: 32.9 %Marion County32.9Real County: 32.7 %Real County32.7Kimble County: 32.6 %Kimble County32.6Cottle County: 32.5 %Cottle County32.5Shelby County: 32.5 %Shelby County32.5Aransas County: 32.1 %Aransas County32.1San Augustine County: 32.1 %San Augustine County32.1Kleberg County: 31 %Kleberg County31Robertson County: 31 %Robertson County31Terry County: 31 %Terry County31Motley County: 30.9 %Motley County30.9Knox County: 30.8 %Knox County30.8Culberson County: 30.6 %Culberson County30.6Coleman County: 30.4 %Coleman County30.4Floyd County: 30.3 %Floyd County30.3Henderson County: 30.3 %Henderson County30.3Cochran County: 30.1 %Cochran County30.1Uvalde County: 29.9 %Uvalde County29.9Trinity County: 29.8 %Trinity County29.8
%. 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

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Brooks County44.4-4.2 pts
2Zapata County43.7-5.4 pts
3Starr County43.2-2.1 pts
4Hudspeth County41.2+16.2 pts
5Hall County40.5+1.7 pts
6Zavala County40.4-4.1 pts
7Maverick County40.3+5.3 pts
8Jeff Davis County39+4.6 pts
9Willacy County38.1-6.4 pts
10Hidalgo County37.4-3 pts
11Cameron County36.3-3.9 pts
12Frio County35.9+2 pts
13Collingsworth County35.8+9.1 pts
14Menard County35.4-5.4 pts
15Jim Hogg County35-3.6 pts
16Dimmit County34.8-1 pts
17Edwards County34.5-2.8 pts
18San Saba County34.4+6.4 pts
19Crosby County33.6-3.5 pts
20Duval County33.5-2.6 pts
21Hardeman County32.9+5.8 pts
21Marion County32.9-1.1 pts
23Real County32.7-2.9 pts
24Kimble County32.6-3.3 pts
25Cottle County32.5-7.6 pts
25Shelby County32.5+2.4 pts
27Aransas County32.1-2.6 pts
27San Augustine County32.1-2.2 pts
29Kleberg County31-2.3 pts
29Robertson County31+5.4 pts
29Terry County31-1.6 pts
32Motley County30.9+0.6 pts
33Knox County30.8-0.7 pts
34Culberson County30.6-2.1 pts
35Coleman County30.4-0.2 pts
36Floyd County30.3-3 pts
36Henderson County30.3+0.4 pts
38Cochran County30.1-1.7 pts
39Uvalde County29.9-5.1 pts
40Trinity County29.8-0.5 pts
41Oldham County29.5+4.1 pts
42Presidio County29.1-6.1 pts
42Swisher County29.1-0.1 pts
44Haskell County29-4.9 pts
44Jim Wells County29-4.3 pts
44Morris County29-2.1 pts
47Dawson County28.9-1 pts
47Val Verde County28.90 pts
49Houston County28.8-12 pts
50Webb County28.7-5.9 pts
51Newton County28.3-0.9 pts
52Jasper County28.2-1.7 pts
53Falls County28.1+0.4 pts
54Bee County27.8-4.2 pts
55La Salle County27.4-8.1 pts
56Lamar County27.3+5.1 pts
57Red River County27.2-1.4 pts
57Throckmorton County27.2+2.9 pts
59Concho County27+1.3 pts
59Karnes County27+1.7 pts
59Refugio County27+1.5 pts
62Stephens County26.9-3.5 pts
63Harrison County26.8+4 pts
64Polk County26.6+1.9 pts
64Sabine County26.6-1.9 pts
66McCulloch County26.4-1.8 pts
67Nacogdoches County26.3+0.8 pts
68Dickens County26.2-1.3 pts
68El Paso County26.2-2.7 pts
68Foard County26.2-4.8 pts
68Palo Pinto County26.2+1.2 pts
68San Jacinto County26.2-2.2 pts
73Camp County26.1-4.4 pts
73Lamb County26.1-1.7 pts
73Potter County26.1-1.6 pts
76Limestone County26-7 pts
77Childress County25.9+0.5 pts
78Bailey County25.8-0.3 pts
79Delta County25.5-0.5 pts
80Milam County25.1-0.3 pts
81Mills County24.9+0.3 pts
82Deaf Smith County24.8-0.5 pts
83Kinney County24.7-1.9 pts
84Briscoe County24.6+0.3 pts
84Reeves County24.6+2.7 pts
86Baylor County24.5-4.1 pts
86Donley County24.5-3.3 pts
88Garza County24.4-2 pts
88Jefferson County24.4-3.4 pts
90DeWitt County24.3-0.9 pts
91Eastland County24.2-1.9 pts
91Gregg County24.2+3.3 pts
93Matagorda County24.1-3.7 pts
94Hale County23.9-2.3 pts
95Anderson County23.8+1.2 pts
95Bastrop County23.8+4.6 pts
97Gonzales County23.7-1.6 pts
97Runnels County23.7-0.2 pts
99Bandera County23.6+0.8 pts
99Cass County23.6-8.4 pts
99Nolan County23.6-2.9 pts
102Lynn County23.4-3.4 pts
102Mitchell County23.4-3.3 pts
102Schleicher County23.4-0.4 pts
105Bowie County23.3-2.2 pts
105Tyler County23.3-3.1 pts
107Titus County23.2-6.5 pts
108Nueces County23.1+0.5 pts
108Pecos County23.1-1.2 pts
110Live Oak County23-2.6 pts
111Rains County22.9-0.8 pts
112Franklin County22.8-1.1 pts
113Castro County22.7-1.5 pts
113Cherokee County22.7-1.9 pts
115Angelina County22.6-4.1 pts
115Calhoun County22.6-1.4 pts
115McLennan County22.6-0.8 pts
115Victoria County22.6+1.2 pts
119Goliad County22.5-0.1 pts
119Lubbock County22.5+2.2 pts
121Bexar County22.4-1.3 pts
121Walker County22.4-5.9 pts
123Wood County22.3-2.6 pts
124Fisher County22.2+0.9 pts
124Leon County22.2-2.2 pts
124Madison County22.2-1.2 pts
127Comanche County22.1-2.9 pts
128Jones County22-2 pts
129Hamilton County21.9-1.5 pts
130Brown County21.8+0.6 pts
130Burleson County21.8-1.9 pts
132Panola County21.5-4.4 pts
132Wharton County21.5-4.5 pts
134Kenedy County21.4+1.1 pts
134Wilbarger County21.4-2.2 pts
136Harris County21.3-3.5 pts
137Navarro County21.1-6.6 pts
137Upshur County21.10 pts
139Colorado County20.9-1 pts
139Dallas County20.9+0.2 pts
141Llano County20.7-2.7 pts
141Terrell County20.7-2.1 pts
143San Patricio County20.6-5.5 pts
144Caldwell County20.5-0.2 pts
144Grimes County20.5-4.8 pts
146Kerr County20.4-2.9 pts
146Mason County20.4-3 pts
146Rusk County20.4-0.4 pts
146Young County20.40 pts
150Hunt County20.3+0.2 pts
151Hopkins County20.2-0.9 pts
151Stonewall County20.2+2.4 pts
153Brewster County19.8-1.4 pts
154Bosque County19.7-4.3 pts
154Hockley County19.7-8.4 pts
156Freestone County19.5+0.2 pts
156Gaines County19.5-2.5 pts
156Van Zandt County19.5-1.3 pts
159Brazos County19.4-0.8 pts
159Jack County19.4-2.5 pts
159Medina County19.4+1.5 pts
162Crockett County19.3-4.1 pts
163Lampasas County19.2-1 pts
164Atascosa County19-4.9 pts
164Gray County19-2.9 pts
164Liberty County19-4.2 pts
167Erath County18.9-1.2 pts
167Taylor County18.9-3.2 pts
169Upton County18.8-1.4 pts
170Callahan County18.7-1.5 pts
170Orange County18.7-1.4 pts
172Howard County18.6-6.5 pts
173Bell County18.4-0.7 pts
173Cooke County18.4-6.5 pts
173Jackson County18.4-1 pts
176Scurry County18.3-3 pts
177Waller County18.2-1.7 pts
178Hill County18.1-2.1 pts
179Montague County18-2.9 pts
180Coke County17.9-3.5 pts
180Martin County17.9-1.7 pts
180Winkler County17.9-2.2 pts
183Parmer County17.8-1.4 pts
183Smith County17.8-4.4 pts
183Sutton County17.8-4.8 pts
186Shackelford County17.5-3 pts
186Washington County17.5-2 pts
186Wheeler County17.5-3.4 pts
189Dallam County17.4-0.7 pts
189Tom Green County17.4-6.3 pts
189Wichita County17.4-5 pts
192Lipscomb County17.2-0.3 pts
193Grayson County17.1+0.5 pts
194Austin County17+0.1 pts
194Ector County17-0.9 pts
196Hansford County16.8-0.4 pts
197Armstrong County16.7+1.4 pts
197King County16.7+1 pts
199Burnet County16.3-2.3 pts
199Hutchinson County16.3-2.6 pts
201Hardin County16.2-0.9 pts
201Ochiltree County16.2+0.5 pts
203Fannin County16.1-3.4 pts
203Galveston County16.1-0.5 pts
203Lee County16.1-1.7 pts
206Clay County16-0.9 pts
207Johnson County15.9+0.4 pts
208Ward County15.8-1.9 pts
209Coryell County15.7-4.4 pts
210Borden County15.4+0.9 pts
211Fayette County15.3-4.1 pts
212Moore County15.1-1.7 pts
213Yoakum County14.9-1.4 pts
214Hood County14.8-2 pts
215Blanco County14.7-2.5 pts
216Lavaca County14.5-7.7 pts
217Somervell County14.20 pts
218Kent County14.1-6.2 pts
219Tarrant County13.9-2.9 pts
220Kaufman County13.8-1.5 pts
220McMullen County13.8-2.1 pts
222Sherman County13.7-2.2 pts
223Crane County13.60 pts
223Gillespie County13.6-2.1 pts
223Travis County13.6-1.6 pts
226Montgomery County13.2+0.3 pts
227Sterling County12.9-4.4 pts
228Archer County12.8-1.5 pts
228Ellis County12.8-1.2 pts
230Andrews County12.7-1.3 pts
231Midland County12.3-1.2 pts
232Reagan County12.2-1.3 pts
233Randall County12.1+0.7 pts
234Chambers County11.9+1 pts
235Hemphill County11.7-1.7 pts
235Wilson County11.7-2.9 pts
235Wise County11.7-2.4 pts
238Hays County11.3-0.8 pts
239Guadalupe County11.2-0.8 pts
240Brazoria County11.1-2 pts
241Carson County11-1.2 pts
242Kendall County10.9+0.4 pts
243Glasscock County10.7-2.6 pts
244Parker County10.4-1.1 pts
245Loving County10.2+0.6 pts
246Comal County9.4-0.8 pts
247Roberts County9.3-0.9 pts
248Irion County9-1.2 pts
249Hartley County8.3-2 pts
250Fort Bend County7.4-3 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/2019/2019-state-and-county/est19all.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), 2019) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2019/2019-state-and-county/est19all.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), 2019. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2019/2019-state-and-county/est19all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/texas-counties?period=2019. 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), 2019. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2019/2019-state-and-county/est19all.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/texas-counties?period=2019.

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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), 2019 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2019/2019-state-and-county/est19all.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/texas-counties?period=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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@misc{census_counties_in_texas_by_2019,
  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), 2019}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2019/2019-state-and-county/est19all.txt},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/texas-counties?period=2019. 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/2019/2019-state-and-county/est19all.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), 2019
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/01/27
PB  - U.S. Census Bureau
DB  - Invokely
UR  - https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2019/2019-state-and-county/est19all.txt
L2  - https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/texas-counties?period=2019
Y2  - 2026/10/12
N1  - Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/texas-counties?period=2019.
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/2019/2019-state-and-county/est19all.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 44.4% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Williamson County, with 6.5% in 2019.

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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