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

Jeff Davis County had the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure) of 254 counties in 2020, at 59.7%. Williamson County had the lowest, at 6.3%. The median was 20.8% and the figure for Texas was 18.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest59.7Jeff Davis County
Lowest6.3Williamson County
Median20.8254 counties
Texas18.8History

Map of counties, 2020

Anderson County: 27.6 %Andrews County: 12 %Angelina County: 25.1 %Aransas County: 30.8 %Archer County: 11.2 %Armstrong County: 12.4 %Atascosa County: 22 %Austin County: 18 %Bailey County: 23.3 %Bandera County: 21.3 %Bastrop County: 16.4 %Baylor County: 21.8 %Bee County: 26.1 %Bell County: 21.4 %Bexar County: 20.5 %Blanco County: 14.6 %Borden County: 8.5 %Bosque County: 19.2 %Bowie County: 23.4 %Brazoria County: 10 %Brazos County: 19.5 %Brewster County: 16.6 %Briscoe County: 22.8 %Brooks County: 45 %Brown County: 22.3 %Burleson County: 19.9 %Burnet County: 16.4 %Caldwell County: 18.6 %Calhoun County: 21.4 %Callahan County: 19 %Cameron County: 34.6 %Camp County: 24.8 %Carson County: 10.7 %Cass County: 25.6 %Castro County: 20.4 %Chambers County: 11 %Cherokee County: 24.4 %Childress County: 24.1 %Clay County: 14.6 %Cochran County: 29.4 %Coke County: 18 %Coleman County: 28.1 %Collin County: 6.7 %Collingsworth County: 25.5 %Colorado County: 18.4 %Comal County: 9.4 %Comanche County: 24 %Concho County: 20.9 %Cooke County: 16.1 %Coryell County: 16.8 %Cottle County: 31.7 %Crane County: 12.9 %Crockett County: 17.7 %Crosby County: 30.3 %Culberson County: 29.4 %Dallam County: 16 %Dallas County: 20.1 %Dawson County: 24.4 %Deaf Smith County: 22.6 %Delta County: 21.5 %Denton County: 7.6 %DeWitt County: 27.6 %Dickens County: 27.7 %Dimmit County: 34.4 %Donley County: 24.8 %Duval County: 32.1 %Eastland County: 23.2 %Ector County: 17.9 %Edwards County: 31.8 %Ellis County: 11.1 %El Paso County: 22.7 %Erath County: 15.5 %Falls County: 25.2 %Fannin County: 17.5 %Fayette County: 14.4 %Fisher County: 17.6 %Floyd County: 29.5 %Foard County: 29.9 %Fort Bend County: 9.4 %Franklin County: 20.4 %Freestone County: 16.7 %Frio County: 28.8 %Gaines County: 19.8 %Galveston County: 14.1 %Garza County: 23.4 %Gillespie County: 15.2 %Glasscock County: 9.9 %Goliad County: 20.8 %Gonzales County: 22.3 %Gray County: 18 %Grayson County: 20.8 %Gregg County: 26.3 %Grimes County: 20.6 %Guadalupe County: 10.7 %Hale County: 24.6 %Hall County: 36.7 %Hamilton County: 20.9 %Hansford County: 15.4 %Hardeman County: 23.6 %Hardin County: 12.9 %Harris County: 23.3 %Harrison County: 21.9 %Hartley County: 9.1 %Haskell County: 25.6 %Hays County: 9.9 %Hemphill County: 14.5 %Henderson County: 22.6 %Hidalgo County: 32.5 %Hill County: 20.4 %Hockley County: 19.5 %Hood County: 14.8 %Hopkins County: 18.9 %Houston County: 27.7 %Howard County: 17.8 %Hudspeth County: 33.1 %Hunt County: 17.6 %Hutchinson County: 15.4 %Irion County: 7.4 %Jack County: 18.4 %Jackson County: 17.5 %Jasper County: 24.9 %Jeff Davis County: 59.7 %Jefferson County: 25.9 %Jim Hogg County: 30.5 %Jim Wells County: 32.9 %Johnson County: 11.7 %Jones County: 21.2 %Karnes County: 22.9 %Kaufman County: 12.7 %Kendall County: 8.6 %Kenedy County: 13.8 %Kent County: 12.3 %Kerr County: 16.5 %Kimble County: 32.7 %King County: 21.3 %Kinney County: 22.7 %Kleberg County: 30 %Knox County: 24.6 %Lamar County: 26.9 %Lamb County: 24.5 %Lampasas County: 18 %La Salle County: 28.3 %Lavaca County: 14.5 %Lee County: 15 %Leon County: 17.9 %Liberty County: 20 %Limestone County: 19.7 %Lipscomb County: 14.8 %Live Oak County: 23.8 %Llano County: 20.3 %Loving County: 11.3 %Lubbock County: 18.4 %Lynn County: 19.6 %McCulloch County: 27.1 %McLennan County: 20.7 %McMullen County: 12 %Madison County: 21.6 %Marion County: 31.1 %Martin County: 17 %Mason County: 20.1 %Matagorda County: 24 %Maverick County: 27.9 %Medina County: 17.2 %Menard County: 34.5 %Midland County: 13.1 %Milam County: 24 %Mills County: 22.8 %Mitchell County: 21.9 %Montague County: 18.2 %Montgomery County: 10.9 %Moore County: 14.8 %Morris County: 25.1 %Motley County: 27.5 %Nacogdoches County: 23.5 %Navarro County: 21.9 %Newton County: 27.9 %Nolan County: 24.4 %Nueces County: 25.9 %Ochiltree County: 14.2 %Oldham County: 28.8 %Orange County: 21.1 %Palo Pinto County: 20.9 %Panola County: 19.5 %Parker County: 9.8 %Parmer County: 17.7 %Pecos County: 19.7 %Polk County: 22.9 %Potter County: 29.2 %Presidio County: 32.4 %Rains County: 20.3 %Randall County: 11.6 %Reagan County: 10.1 %Real County: 32.1 %Red River County: 25.6 %Reeves County: 20.5 %Refugio County: 23.7 %Roberts County: 9.1 %Robertson County: 23.2 %Rockwall County: 6.4 %Runnels County: 21.4 %Rusk County: 18.1 %Sabine County: 25.4 %San Augustine County: 29.7 %San Jacinto County: 26.1 %San Patricio County: 21.6 %San Saba County: 26.1 %Schleicher County: 19 %Scurry County: 17.6 %Shackelford County: 15.8 %Shelby County: 24.4 %Sherman County: 16.9 %Smith County: 18.2 %Somervell County: 12.8 %Starr County: 35.3 %Stephens County: 23.5 %Sterling County: 13.5 %Stonewall County: 22.5 %Sutton County: 17.3 %Swisher County: 27.2 %Tarrant County: 15.4 %Taylor County: 16.9 %Terrell County: 13.2 %Terry County: 27.4 %Throckmorton County: 27.7 %Titus County: 21.4 %Tom Green County: 16.6 %Travis County: 10.9 %Trinity County: 26.5 %Tyler County: 27.9 %Upshur County: 17.8 %Upton County: 17 %Uvalde County: 30.7 %Val Verde County: 24.3 %Van Zandt County: 17.7 %Victoria County: 24.4 %Walker County: 20.8 %Waller County: 17.4 %Ward County: 14.4 %Washington County: 17.6 %Webb County: 30.3 %Wharton County: 20.6 %Wheeler County: 20.3 %Wichita County: 20.9 %Wilbarger County: 21.1 %Willacy County: 34 %Williamson County: 6.3 %Wilson County: 11.5 %Winkler County: 16.9 %Wise County: 12.4 %Wood County: 21.4 %Yoakum County: 14.9 %Young County: 22.1 %Zapata County: 39.5 %Zavala County: 39 %
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%, 2020. 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, 2020

Jeff Davis County: 59.7 %Jeff Davis County59.7Brooks County: 45 %Brooks County45Zapata County: 39.5 %Zapata County39.5Zavala County: 39 %Zavala County39Hall County: 36.7 %Hall County36.7Starr County: 35.3 %Starr County35.3Cameron County: 34.6 %Cameron County34.6Menard County: 34.5 %Menard County34.5Dimmit County: 34.4 %Dimmit County34.4Willacy County: 34 %Willacy County34Hudspeth County: 33.1 %Hudspeth County33.1Jim Wells County: 32.9 %Jim Wells County32.9Kimble County: 32.7 %Kimble County32.7Hidalgo County: 32.5 %Hidalgo County32.5Presidio County: 32.4 %Presidio County32.4Duval County: 32.1 %Duval County32.1Real County: 32.1 %Real County32.1Edwards County: 31.8 %Edwards County31.8Cottle County: 31.7 %Cottle County31.7Marion County: 31.1 %Marion County31.1Aransas County: 30.8 %Aransas County30.8Uvalde County: 30.7 %Uvalde County30.7Jim Hogg County: 30.5 %Jim Hogg County30.5Crosby County: 30.3 %Crosby County30.3Webb County: 30.3 %Webb County30.3Kleberg County: 30 %Kleberg County30Foard County: 29.9 %Foard County29.9San Augustine County: 29.7 %San Augustine County29.7Floyd County: 29.5 %Floyd County29.5Cochran County: 29.4 %Cochran County29.4Culberson County: 29.4 %Culberson County29.4Potter County: 29.2 %Potter County29.2Frio County: 28.8 %Frio County28.8Oldham County: 28.8 %Oldham County28.8La Salle County: 28.3 %La Salle County28.3Coleman County: 28.1 %Coleman County28.1Maverick County: 27.9 %Maverick County27.9Newton County: 27.9 %Newton County27.9Tyler County: 27.9 %Tyler County27.9Dickens County: 27.7 %Dickens County27.7Jeff Davis County: 59.7 %Jeff Davis County59.7Brooks County: 45 %Brooks County45Zapata County: 39.5 %Zapata County39.5Zavala County: 39 %Zavala County39Hall County: 36.7 %Hall County36.7Starr County: 35.3 %Starr County35.3Cameron County: 34.6 %Cameron County34.6Menard County: 34.5 %Menard County34.5Dimmit County: 34.4 %Dimmit County34.4Willacy County: 34 %Willacy County34Hudspeth County: 33.1 %Hudspeth County33.1Jim Wells County: 32.9 %Jim Wells County32.9Kimble County: 32.7 %Kimble County32.7Hidalgo County: 32.5 %Hidalgo County32.5Presidio County: 32.4 %Presidio County32.4Duval County: 32.1 %Duval County32.1Real County: 32.1 %Real County32.1Edwards County: 31.8 %Edwards County31.8Cottle County: 31.7 %Cottle County31.7Marion County: 31.1 %Marion County31.1Aransas County: 30.8 %Aransas County30.8Uvalde County: 30.7 %Uvalde County30.7Jim Hogg County: 30.5 %Jim Hogg County30.5Crosby County: 30.3 %Crosby County30.3Webb County: 30.3 %Webb County30.3Kleberg County: 30 %Kleberg County30Foard County: 29.9 %Foard County29.9San Augustine County: 29.7 %San Augustine County29.7Floyd County: 29.5 %Floyd County29.5Cochran County: 29.4 %Cochran County29.4Culberson County: 29.4 %Culberson County29.4Potter County: 29.2 %Potter County29.2Frio County: 28.8 %Frio County28.8Oldham County: 28.8 %Oldham County28.8La Salle County: 28.3 %La Salle County28.3Coleman County: 28.1 %Coleman County28.1Maverick County: 27.9 %Maverick County27.9Newton County: 27.9 %Newton County27.9Tyler County: 27.9 %Tyler County27.9Dickens County: 27.7 %Dickens County27.7
%. 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

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Jeff Davis County59.7+20.7 pts
2Brooks County45+0.6 pts
3Zapata County39.5-4.2 pts
4Zavala County39-1.4 pts
5Hall County36.7-3.8 pts
6Starr County35.3-7.9 pts
7Cameron County34.6-1.7 pts
8Menard County34.5-0.9 pts
9Dimmit County34.4-0.4 pts
10Willacy County34-4.1 pts
11Hudspeth County33.1-8.1 pts
12Jim Wells County32.9+3.9 pts
13Kimble County32.7+0.1 pts
14Hidalgo County32.5-4.9 pts
15Presidio County32.4+3.3 pts
16Duval County32.1-1.4 pts
16Real County32.1-0.6 pts
18Edwards County31.8-2.7 pts
19Cottle County31.7-0.8 pts
20Marion County31.1-1.8 pts
21Aransas County30.8-1.3 pts
22Uvalde County30.7+0.8 pts
23Jim Hogg County30.5-4.5 pts
24Crosby County30.3-3.3 pts
24Webb County30.3+1.6 pts
26Kleberg County30-1 pts
27Foard County29.9+3.7 pts
28San Augustine County29.7-2.4 pts
29Floyd County29.5-0.8 pts
30Cochran County29.4-0.7 pts
30Culberson County29.4-1.2 pts
32Potter County29.2+3.1 pts
33Frio County28.8-7.1 pts
33Oldham County28.8-0.7 pts
35La Salle County28.3+0.9 pts
36Coleman County28.1-2.3 pts
37Maverick County27.9-12.4 pts
37Newton County27.9-0.4 pts
37Tyler County27.9+4.6 pts
40Dickens County27.7+1.5 pts
40Houston County27.7-1.1 pts
40Throckmorton County27.7+0.5 pts
43Anderson County27.6+3.8 pts
43DeWitt County27.6+3.3 pts
45Motley County27.5-3.4 pts
46Terry County27.4-3.6 pts
47Swisher County27.2-1.9 pts
48McCulloch County27.1+0.7 pts
49Lamar County26.9-0.4 pts
50Trinity County26.5-3.3 pts
51Gregg County26.3+2.1 pts
52Bee County26.1-1.7 pts
52San Jacinto County26.1-0.1 pts
52San Saba County26.1-8.3 pts
55Jefferson County25.9+1.5 pts
55Nueces County25.9+2.8 pts
57Cass County25.6+2 pts
57Haskell County25.6-3.4 pts
57Red River County25.6-1.6 pts
60Collingsworth County25.5-10.3 pts
61Sabine County25.4-1.2 pts
62Falls County25.2-2.9 pts
63Angelina County25.1+2.5 pts
63Morris County25.1-3.9 pts
65Jasper County24.9-3.3 pts
66Camp County24.8-1.3 pts
66Donley County24.8+0.3 pts
68Hale County24.6+0.7 pts
68Knox County24.6-6.2 pts
70Lamb County24.5-1.6 pts
71Cherokee County24.4+1.7 pts
71Dawson County24.4-4.5 pts
71Nolan County24.4+0.8 pts
71Shelby County24.4-8.1 pts
71Victoria County24.4+1.8 pts
76Val Verde County24.3-4.6 pts
77Childress County24.1-1.8 pts
78Comanche County24+1.9 pts
78Matagorda County24-0.1 pts
78Milam County24-1.1 pts
81Live Oak County23.8+0.8 pts
82Refugio County23.7-3.3 pts
83Hardeman County23.6-9.3 pts
84Nacogdoches County23.5-2.8 pts
84Stephens County23.5-3.4 pts
86Bowie County23.4+0.1 pts
86Garza County23.4-1 pts
88Bailey County23.3-2.5 pts
88Harris County23.3+2 pts
90Eastland County23.2-1 pts
90Robertson County23.2-7.8 pts
92Karnes County22.9-4.1 pts
92Polk County22.9-3.7 pts
94Briscoe County22.8-1.8 pts
94Mills County22.8-2.1 pts
96El Paso County22.7-3.5 pts
96Kinney County22.7-2 pts
98Deaf Smith County22.6-2.2 pts
98Henderson County22.6-7.7 pts
100Stonewall County22.5+2.3 pts
101Brown County22.3+0.5 pts
101Gonzales County22.3-1.4 pts
103Young County22.1+1.7 pts
104Atascosa County22+3 pts
105Harrison County21.9-4.9 pts
105Mitchell County21.9-1.5 pts
105Navarro County21.9+0.8 pts
108Baylor County21.8-2.7 pts
109Madison County21.6-0.6 pts
109San Patricio County21.6+1 pts
111Delta County21.5-4 pts
112Bell County21.4+3 pts
112Calhoun County21.4-1.2 pts
112Runnels County21.4-2.3 pts
112Titus County21.4-1.8 pts
112Wood County21.4-0.9 pts
117Bandera County21.3-2.3 pts
117King County21.3+4.6 pts
119Jones County21.2-0.8 pts
120Orange County21.1+2.4 pts
120Wilbarger County21.1-0.3 pts
122Concho County20.9-6.1 pts
122Hamilton County20.9-1 pts
122Palo Pinto County20.9-5.3 pts
122Wichita County20.9+3.5 pts
126Goliad County20.8-1.7 pts
126Grayson County20.8+3.7 pts
126Walker County20.8-1.6 pts
129McLennan County20.7-1.9 pts
130Grimes County20.6+0.1 pts
130Wharton County20.6-0.9 pts
132Bexar County20.5-1.9 pts
132Reeves County20.5-4.1 pts
134Castro County20.4-2.3 pts
134Franklin County20.4-2.4 pts
134Hill County20.4+2.3 pts
137Llano County20.3-0.4 pts
137Rains County20.3-2.6 pts
137Wheeler County20.3+2.8 pts
140Dallas County20.1-0.8 pts
140Mason County20.1-0.3 pts
142Liberty County20+1 pts
143Burleson County19.9-1.9 pts
144Gaines County19.8+0.3 pts
145Limestone County19.7-6.3 pts
145Pecos County19.7-3.4 pts
147Lynn County19.6-3.8 pts
148Brazos County19.5+0.1 pts
148Hockley County19.5-0.2 pts
148Panola County19.5-2 pts
151Bosque County19.2-0.5 pts
152Callahan County19+0.3 pts
152Schleicher County19-4.4 pts
154Hopkins County18.9-1.3 pts
155Caldwell County18.6-1.9 pts
156Colorado County18.4-2.5 pts
156Jack County18.4-1 pts
156Lubbock County18.4-4.1 pts
159Montague County18.2+0.2 pts
159Smith County18.2+0.4 pts
161Rusk County18.1-2.3 pts
162Austin County18+1 pts
162Coke County18+0.1 pts
162Gray County18-1 pts
162Lampasas County18-1.2 pts
166Ector County17.9+0.9 pts
166Leon County17.9-4.3 pts
168Howard County17.8-0.8 pts
168Upshur County17.8-3.3 pts
170Crockett County17.7-1.6 pts
170Parmer County17.7-0.1 pts
170Van Zandt County17.7-1.8 pts
173Fisher County17.6-4.6 pts
173Hunt County17.6-2.7 pts
173Scurry County17.6-0.7 pts
173Washington County17.6+0.1 pts
177Fannin County17.5+1.4 pts
177Jackson County17.5-0.9 pts
179Waller County17.4-0.8 pts
180Sutton County17.3-0.5 pts
181Medina County17.2-2.2 pts
182Martin County17-0.9 pts
182Upton County17-1.8 pts
184Sherman County16.9+3.2 pts
184Taylor County16.9-2 pts
184Winkler County16.9-1 pts
187Coryell County16.8+1.1 pts
188Freestone County16.7-2.8 pts
189Brewster County16.6-3.2 pts
189Tom Green County16.6-0.8 pts
191Kerr County16.5-3.9 pts
192Bastrop County16.4-7.4 pts
192Burnet County16.4+0.1 pts
194Cooke County16.1-2.3 pts
195Dallam County16-1.4 pts
196Shackelford County15.8-1.7 pts
197Erath County15.5-3.4 pts
198Hansford County15.4-1.4 pts
198Hutchinson County15.4-0.9 pts
198Tarrant County15.4+1.5 pts
201Gillespie County15.2+1.6 pts
202Lee County15-1.1 pts
203Yoakum County14.90 pts
204Hood County14.80 pts
204Lipscomb County14.8-2.4 pts
204Moore County14.8-0.3 pts
207Blanco County14.6-0.1 pts
207Clay County14.6-1.4 pts
209Hemphill County14.5+2.8 pts
209Lavaca County14.50 pts
211Fayette County14.4-0.9 pts
211Ward County14.4-1.4 pts
213Ochiltree County14.2-2 pts
214Galveston County14.1-2 pts
215Kenedy County13.8-7.6 pts
216Sterling County13.5+0.6 pts
217Terrell County13.2-7.5 pts
218Midland County13.1+0.8 pts
219Crane County12.9-0.7 pts
219Hardin County12.9-3.3 pts
221Somervell County12.8-1.4 pts
222Kaufman County12.7-1.1 pts
223Armstrong County12.4-4.3 pts
223Wise County12.4+0.7 pts
225Kent County12.3-1.8 pts
226Andrews County12-0.7 pts
226McMullen County12-1.8 pts
228Johnson County11.7-4.2 pts
229Randall County11.6-0.5 pts
230Wilson County11.5-0.2 pts
231Loving County11.3+1.1 pts
232Archer County11.2-1.6 pts
233Ellis County11.1-1.7 pts
234Chambers County11-0.9 pts
235Montgomery County10.9-2.3 pts
235Travis County10.9-2.7 pts
237Carson County10.7-0.3 pts
237Guadalupe County10.7-0.5 pts
239Reagan County10.1-2.1 pts
240Brazoria County10-1.1 pts
241Glasscock County9.9-0.8 pts
241Hays County9.9-1.4 pts
243Parker County9.8-0.6 pts
244Comal County9.40 pts
244Fort Bend County9.4+2 pts
246Hartley County9.1+0.8 pts
246Roberts County9.1-0.2 pts
248Kendall County8.6-2.3 pts
249Borden County8.5-6.9 pts
250Denton County7.6+0.5 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/2020/2020-state-and-county/est20all.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), 2020) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2020/2020-state-and-county/est20all.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), 2020. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2020/2020-state-and-county/est20all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/texas-counties?period=2020. 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), 2020. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2020/2020-state-and-county/est20all.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/texas-counties?period=2020.

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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), 2020 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2020/2020-state-and-county/est20all.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/texas-counties?period=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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@misc{census_counties_in_texas_by_2020,
  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), 2020}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2020/2020-state-and-county/est20all.txt},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/texas-counties?period=2020. 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/2020/2020-state-and-county/est20all.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), 2020
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/01/27
PB  - U.S. Census Bureau
DB  - Invokely
UR  - https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2020/2020-state-and-county/est20all.txt
L2  - https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/texas-counties?period=2020
Y2  - 2026/10/12
N1  - Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/texas-counties?period=2020.
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/2020/2020-state-and-county/est20all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
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Which county has the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure)?

Jeff Davis County, with 59.7% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Williamson County, with 6.3% in 2020.

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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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