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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 2021, at 57.1%. Rockwall County had the lowest, at 6.9%. The median was 22.3% and the figure for Texas was 19.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest57.1Jeff Davis County
Lowest6.9Rockwall County
Median22.3254 counties
Texas19.5History

Map of counties, 2021

Anderson County: 24.5 %Andrews County: 15.4 %Angelina County: 26.4 %Aransas County: 27.8 %Archer County: 12.5 %Armstrong County: 13.2 %Atascosa County: 23.8 %Austin County: 16.5 %Bailey County: 24.7 %Bandera County: 19.4 %Bastrop County: 18.1 %Baylor County: 25.2 %Bee County: 30.9 %Bell County: 19.7 %Bexar County: 20.8 %Blanco County: 14.2 %Borden County: 12 %Bosque County: 19.8 %Bowie County: 23.6 %Brazoria County: 11.8 %Brazos County: 23.5 %Brewster County: 20.8 %Briscoe County: 24.3 %Brooks County: 45.6 %Brown County: 22.3 %Burleson County: 20.7 %Burnet County: 16.3 %Caldwell County: 19.4 %Calhoun County: 22.1 %Callahan County: 19.1 %Cameron County: 32.6 %Camp County: 26 %Carson County: 13 %Cass County: 29.9 %Castro County: 21 %Chambers County: 12.7 %Cherokee County: 25.1 %Childress County: 24 %Clay County: 15.1 %Cochran County: 31.4 %Coke County: 22.4 %Coleman County: 31.8 %Collin County: 7.9 %Collingsworth County: 27.1 %Colorado County: 21.8 %Comal County: 9.6 %Comanche County: 24.7 %Concho County: 25.6 %Cooke County: 19.3 %Coryell County: 17.9 %Cottle County: 34 %Crane County: 17.9 %Crockett County: 22 %Crosby County: 36.7 %Culberson County: 29.9 %Dallam County: 16.4 %Dallas County: 20.3 %Dawson County: 27.8 %Deaf Smith County: 24.1 %Delta County: 23.3 %Denton County: 7.6 %DeWitt County: 25 %Dickens County: 27.4 %Dimmit County: 36.5 %Donley County: 24.7 %Duval County: 43.3 %Eastland County: 25.5 %Ector County: 22 %Edwards County: 32.6 %Ellis County: 12.4 %El Paso County: 27.4 %Erath County: 20.4 %Falls County: 27.5 %Fannin County: 17.9 %Fayette County: 15.5 %Fisher County: 21.6 %Floyd County: 30.5 %Foard County: 31.8 %Fort Bend County: 8.9 %Franklin County: 22.4 %Freestone County: 21.2 %Frio County: 33.7 %Gaines County: 20.3 %Galveston County: 16.4 %Garza County: 26.7 %Gillespie County: 14.8 %Glasscock County: 10.3 %Goliad County: 24.3 %Gonzales County: 23.1 %Gray County: 23.6 %Grayson County: 14.8 %Gregg County: 21.6 %Grimes County: 21.7 %Guadalupe County: 12.5 %Hale County: 28.1 %Hall County: 42.3 %Hamilton County: 22.8 %Hansford County: 16.7 %Hardeman County: 26.3 %Hardin County: 15.1 %Harris County: 23 %Harrison County: 20 %Hartley County: 8.2 %Haskell County: 27.4 %Hays County: 12.6 %Hemphill County: 14.9 %Henderson County: 22.7 %Hidalgo County: 37.6 %Hill County: 21.3 %Hockley County: 22.8 %Hood County: 16.1 %Hopkins County: 20.6 %Houston County: 28.8 %Howard County: 19.4 %Hudspeth County: 34.8 %Hunt County: 17.6 %Hutchinson County: 17.5 %Irion County: 12.4 %Jack County: 20.6 %Jackson County: 18.1 %Jasper County: 32.2 %Jeff Davis County: 57.1 %Jefferson County: 27 %Jim Hogg County: 37.1 %Jim Wells County: 29.3 %Johnson County: 12.8 %Jones County: 22 %Karnes County: 25 %Kaufman County: 12 %Kendall County: 9.2 %Kenedy County: 23.4 %Kent County: 15.8 %Kerr County: 20.1 %Kimble County: 32.1 %King County: 14.5 %Kinney County: 24.7 %Kleberg County: 32 %Knox County: 28.6 %Lamar County: 25.2 %Lamb County: 26.3 %Lampasas County: 19.4 %La Salle County: 32.3 %Lavaca County: 15.9 %Lee County: 18.1 %Leon County: 23.8 %Liberty County: 22 %Limestone County: 24.5 %Lipscomb County: 19 %Live Oak County: 25 %Llano County: 23.1 %Loving County: 8.7 %Lubbock County: 17.6 %Lynn County: 23.2 %McCulloch County: 29 %McLennan County: 18.2 %McMullen County: 17.6 %Madison County: 23.4 %Marion County: 34.3 %Martin County: 20.1 %Mason County: 20.8 %Matagorda County: 31.7 %Maverick County: 28 %Medina County: 19.6 %Menard County: 32.9 %Midland County: 12.9 %Milam County: 22.7 %Mills County: 22.5 %Mitchell County: 25.3 %Montague County: 21.2 %Montgomery County: 14.7 %Moore County: 15.6 %Morris County: 29.3 %Motley County: 29.9 %Nacogdoches County: 25.7 %Navarro County: 22.3 %Newton County: 27.3 %Nolan County: 25 %Nueces County: 24.9 %Ochiltree County: 16.8 %Oldham County: 30.6 %Orange County: 18.6 %Palo Pinto County: 22.3 %Panola County: 19.3 %Parker County: 9.5 %Parmer County: 22.9 %Pecos County: 28.9 %Polk County: 24.7 %Potter County: 28.3 %Presidio County: 35 %Rains County: 20.2 %Randall County: 10.8 %Reagan County: 18 %Real County: 29.7 %Red River County: 28.2 %Reeves County: 26.3 %Refugio County: 28.3 %Roberts County: 9.1 %Robertson County: 24.9 %Rockwall County: 6.9 %Runnels County: 23.1 %Rusk County: 23.8 %Sabine County: 27.6 %San Augustine County: 32 %San Jacinto County: 27.7 %San Patricio County: 24.1 %San Saba County: 27.3 %Schleicher County: 21.6 %Scurry County: 20.7 %Shackelford County: 18.8 %Shelby County: 29.2 %Sherman County: 17.2 %Smith County: 17.8 %Somervell County: 15 %Starr County: 40.6 %Stephens County: 27.4 %Sterling County: 16.1 %Stonewall County: 22.7 %Sutton County: 20.9 %Swisher County: 29.4 %Tarrant County: 15.3 %Taylor County: 20.6 %Terrell County: 21.4 %Terry County: 31 %Throckmorton County: 24.4 %Titus County: 20.6 %Tom Green County: 16.5 %Travis County: 13.8 %Trinity County: 27.3 %Tyler County: 23.3 %Upshur County: 19.9 %Upton County: 20.9 %Uvalde County: 31.1 %Val Verde County: 27.8 %Van Zandt County: 19.1 %Victoria County: 21.9 %Walker County: 24.8 %Waller County: 17.7 %Ward County: 20 %Washington County: 19.8 %Webb County: 29 %Wharton County: 22.7 %Wheeler County: 22 %Wichita County: 19.3 %Wilbarger County: 21 %Willacy County: 39.4 %Williamson County: 7.3 %Wilson County: 13.4 %Winkler County: 21.6 %Wise County: 13.7 %Wood County: 21.5 %Yoakum County: 19 %Young County: 21.1 %Zapata County: 44.6 %Zavala County: 38.8 %
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%, 2021. 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, 2021

Jeff Davis County: 57.1 %Jeff Davis County57.1Brooks County: 45.6 %Brooks County45.6Zapata County: 44.6 %Zapata County44.6Duval County: 43.3 %Duval County43.3Hall County: 42.3 %Hall County42.3Starr County: 40.6 %Starr County40.6Willacy County: 39.4 %Willacy County39.4Zavala County: 38.8 %Zavala County38.8Hidalgo County: 37.6 %Hidalgo County37.6Jim Hogg County: 37.1 %Jim Hogg County37.1Crosby County: 36.7 %Crosby County36.7Dimmit County: 36.5 %Dimmit County36.5Presidio County: 35 %Presidio County35Hudspeth County: 34.8 %Hudspeth County34.8Marion County: 34.3 %Marion County34.3Cottle County: 34 %Cottle County34Frio County: 33.7 %Frio County33.7Menard County: 32.9 %Menard County32.9Cameron County: 32.6 %Cameron County32.6Edwards County: 32.6 %Edwards County32.6La Salle County: 32.3 %La Salle County32.3Jasper County: 32.2 %Jasper County32.2Kimble County: 32.1 %Kimble County32.1Kleberg County: 32 %Kleberg County32San Augustine County: 32 %San Augustine County32Coleman County: 31.8 %Coleman County31.8Foard County: 31.8 %Foard County31.8Matagorda County: 31.7 %Matagorda County31.7Cochran County: 31.4 %Cochran County31.4Uvalde County: 31.1 %Uvalde County31.1Terry County: 31 %Terry County31Bee County: 30.9 %Bee County30.9Oldham County: 30.6 %Oldham County30.6Floyd County: 30.5 %Floyd County30.5Cass County: 29.9 %Cass County29.9Culberson County: 29.9 %Culberson County29.9Motley County: 29.9 %Motley County29.9Real County: 29.7 %Real County29.7Swisher County: 29.4 %Swisher County29.4Jim Wells County: 29.3 %Jim Wells County29.3Jeff Davis County: 57.1 %Jeff Davis County57.1Brooks County: 45.6 %Brooks County45.6Zapata County: 44.6 %Zapata County44.6Duval County: 43.3 %Duval County43.3Hall County: 42.3 %Hall County42.3Starr County: 40.6 %Starr County40.6Willacy County: 39.4 %Willacy County39.4Zavala County: 38.8 %Zavala County38.8Hidalgo County: 37.6 %Hidalgo County37.6Jim Hogg County: 37.1 %Jim Hogg County37.1Crosby County: 36.7 %Crosby County36.7Dimmit County: 36.5 %Dimmit County36.5Presidio County: 35 %Presidio County35Hudspeth County: 34.8 %Hudspeth County34.8Marion County: 34.3 %Marion County34.3Cottle County: 34 %Cottle County34Frio County: 33.7 %Frio County33.7Menard County: 32.9 %Menard County32.9Cameron County: 32.6 %Cameron County32.6Edwards County: 32.6 %Edwards County32.6La Salle County: 32.3 %La Salle County32.3Jasper County: 32.2 %Jasper County32.2Kimble County: 32.1 %Kimble County32.1Kleberg County: 32 %Kleberg County32San Augustine County: 32 %San Augustine County32Coleman County: 31.8 %Coleman County31.8Foard County: 31.8 %Foard County31.8Matagorda County: 31.7 %Matagorda County31.7Cochran County: 31.4 %Cochran County31.4Uvalde County: 31.1 %Uvalde County31.1Terry County: 31 %Terry County31Bee County: 30.9 %Bee County30.9Oldham County: 30.6 %Oldham County30.6Floyd County: 30.5 %Floyd County30.5Cass County: 29.9 %Cass County29.9Culberson County: 29.9 %Culberson County29.9Motley County: 29.9 %Motley County29.9Real County: 29.7 %Real County29.7Swisher County: 29.4 %Swisher County29.4Jim Wells County: 29.3 %Jim Wells County29.3
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Jeff Davis County57.1-2.6 pts
2Brooks County45.6+0.6 pts
3Zapata County44.6+5.1 pts
4Duval County43.3+11.2 pts
5Hall County42.3+5.6 pts
6Starr County40.6+5.3 pts
7Willacy County39.4+5.4 pts
8Zavala County38.8-0.2 pts
9Hidalgo County37.6+5.1 pts
10Jim Hogg County37.1+6.6 pts
11Crosby County36.7+6.4 pts
12Dimmit County36.5+2.1 pts
13Presidio County35+2.6 pts
14Hudspeth County34.8+1.7 pts
15Marion County34.3+3.2 pts
16Cottle County34+2.3 pts
17Frio County33.7+4.9 pts
18Menard County32.9-1.6 pts
19Cameron County32.6-2 pts
19Edwards County32.6+0.8 pts
21La Salle County32.3+4 pts
22Jasper County32.2+7.3 pts
23Kimble County32.1-0.6 pts
24Kleberg County32+2 pts
24San Augustine County32+2.3 pts
26Coleman County31.8+3.7 pts
26Foard County31.8+1.9 pts
28Matagorda County31.7+7.7 pts
29Cochran County31.4+2 pts
30Uvalde County31.1+0.4 pts
31Terry County31+3.6 pts
32Bee County30.9+4.8 pts
33Oldham County30.6+1.8 pts
34Floyd County30.5+1 pts
35Cass County29.9+4.3 pts
35Culberson County29.9+0.5 pts
35Motley County29.9+2.4 pts
38Real County29.7-2.4 pts
39Swisher County29.4+2.2 pts
40Jim Wells County29.3-3.6 pts
40Morris County29.3+4.2 pts
42Shelby County29.2+4.8 pts
43McCulloch County29+1.9 pts
43Webb County29-1.3 pts
45Pecos County28.9+9.2 pts
46Houston County28.8+1.1 pts
47Knox County28.6+4 pts
48Potter County28.3-0.9 pts
48Refugio County28.3+4.6 pts
50Red River County28.2+2.6 pts
51Hale County28.1+3.5 pts
52Maverick County28+0.1 pts
53Aransas County27.8-3 pts
53Dawson County27.8+3.4 pts
53Val Verde County27.8+3.5 pts
56San Jacinto County27.7+1.6 pts
57Sabine County27.6+2.2 pts
58Falls County27.5+2.3 pts
59Dickens County27.4-0.3 pts
59El Paso County27.4+4.7 pts
59Haskell County27.4+1.8 pts
59Stephens County27.4+3.9 pts
63Newton County27.3-0.6 pts
63San Saba County27.3+1.2 pts
63Trinity County27.3+0.8 pts
66Collingsworth County27.1+1.6 pts
67Jefferson County27+1.1 pts
68Garza County26.7+3.3 pts
69Angelina County26.4+1.3 pts
70Hardeman County26.3+2.7 pts
70Lamb County26.3+1.8 pts
70Reeves County26.3+5.8 pts
73Camp County26+1.2 pts
74Nacogdoches County25.7+2.2 pts
75Concho County25.6+4.7 pts
76Eastland County25.5+2.3 pts
77Mitchell County25.3+3.4 pts
78Baylor County25.2+3.4 pts
78Lamar County25.2-1.7 pts
80Cherokee County25.1+0.7 pts
81DeWitt County25-2.6 pts
81Karnes County25+2.1 pts
81Live Oak County25+1.2 pts
81Nolan County25+0.6 pts
85Nueces County24.9-1 pts
85Robertson County24.9+1.7 pts
87Walker County24.8+4 pts
88Bailey County24.7+1.4 pts
88Comanche County24.7+0.7 pts
88Donley County24.7-0.1 pts
88Kinney County24.7+2 pts
88Polk County24.7+1.8 pts
93Anderson County24.5-3.1 pts
93Limestone County24.5+4.8 pts
95Throckmorton County24.4-3.3 pts
96Briscoe County24.3+1.5 pts
96Goliad County24.3+3.5 pts
98Deaf Smith County24.1+1.5 pts
98San Patricio County24.1+2.5 pts
100Childress County24-0.1 pts
101Atascosa County23.8+1.8 pts
101Leon County23.8+5.9 pts
101Rusk County23.8+5.7 pts
104Bowie County23.6+0.2 pts
104Gray County23.6+5.6 pts
106Brazos County23.5+4 pts
107Kenedy County23.4+9.6 pts
107Madison County23.4+1.8 pts
109Delta County23.3+1.8 pts
109Tyler County23.3-4.6 pts
111Lynn County23.2+3.6 pts
112Gonzales County23.1+0.8 pts
112Llano County23.1+2.8 pts
112Runnels County23.1+1.7 pts
115Harris County23-0.3 pts
116Parmer County22.9+5.2 pts
117Hamilton County22.8+1.9 pts
117Hockley County22.8+3.3 pts
119Henderson County22.7+0.1 pts
119Milam County22.7-1.3 pts
119Stonewall County22.7+0.2 pts
119Wharton County22.7+2.1 pts
123Mills County22.5-0.3 pts
124Coke County22.4+4.4 pts
124Franklin County22.4+2 pts
126Brown County22.30 pts
126Navarro County22.3+0.4 pts
126Palo Pinto County22.3+1.4 pts
129Calhoun County22.1+0.7 pts
130Crockett County22+4.3 pts
130Ector County22+4.1 pts
130Jones County22+0.8 pts
130Liberty County22+2 pts
130Wheeler County22+1.7 pts
135Victoria County21.9-2.5 pts
136Colorado County21.8+3.4 pts
137Grimes County21.7+1.1 pts
138Fisher County21.6+4 pts
138Gregg County21.6-4.7 pts
138Schleicher County21.6+2.6 pts
138Winkler County21.6+4.7 pts
142Wood County21.5+0.1 pts
143Terrell County21.4+8.2 pts
144Hill County21.3+0.9 pts
145Freestone County21.2+4.5 pts
145Montague County21.2+3 pts
147Young County21.1-1 pts
148Castro County21+0.6 pts
148Wilbarger County21-0.1 pts
150Sutton County20.9+3.6 pts
150Upton County20.9+3.9 pts
152Bexar County20.8+0.3 pts
152Brewster County20.8+4.2 pts
152Mason County20.8+0.7 pts
155Burleson County20.7+0.8 pts
155Scurry County20.7+3.1 pts
157Hopkins County20.6+1.7 pts
157Jack County20.6+2.2 pts
157Taylor County20.6+3.7 pts
157Titus County20.6-0.8 pts
161Erath County20.4+4.9 pts
162Dallas County20.3+0.2 pts
162Gaines County20.3+0.5 pts
164Rains County20.2-0.1 pts
165Kerr County20.1+3.6 pts
165Martin County20.1+3.1 pts
167Harrison County20-1.9 pts
167Ward County20+5.6 pts
169Upshur County19.9+2.1 pts
170Bosque County19.8+0.6 pts
170Washington County19.8+2.2 pts
172Bell County19.7-1.7 pts
173Medina County19.6+2.4 pts
174Bandera County19.4-1.9 pts
174Caldwell County19.4+0.8 pts
174Howard County19.4+1.6 pts
174Lampasas County19.4+1.4 pts
178Cooke County19.3+3.2 pts
178Panola County19.3-0.2 pts
178Wichita County19.3-1.6 pts
181Callahan County19.1+0.1 pts
181Van Zandt County19.1+1.4 pts
183Lipscomb County19+4.2 pts
183Yoakum County19+4.1 pts
185Shackelford County18.8+3 pts
186Orange County18.6-2.5 pts
187McLennan County18.2-2.5 pts
188Bastrop County18.1+1.7 pts
188Jackson County18.1+0.6 pts
188Lee County18.1+3.1 pts
191Reagan County18+7.9 pts
192Coryell County17.9+1.1 pts
192Crane County17.9+5 pts
192Fannin County17.9+0.4 pts
195Smith County17.8-0.4 pts
196Waller County17.7+0.3 pts
197Hunt County17.60 pts
197Lubbock County17.6-0.8 pts
197McMullen County17.6+5.6 pts
200Hutchinson County17.5+2.1 pts
201Sherman County17.2+0.3 pts
202Ochiltree County16.8+2.6 pts
203Hansford County16.7+1.3 pts
204Austin County16.5-1.5 pts
204Tom Green County16.5-0.1 pts
206Dallam County16.4+0.4 pts
206Galveston County16.4+2.3 pts
208Burnet County16.3-0.1 pts
209Hood County16.1+1.3 pts
209Sterling County16.1+2.6 pts
211Lavaca County15.9+1.4 pts
212Kent County15.8+3.5 pts
213Moore County15.6+0.8 pts
214Fayette County15.5+1.1 pts
215Andrews County15.4+3.4 pts
216Tarrant County15.3-0.1 pts
217Clay County15.1+0.5 pts
217Hardin County15.1+2.2 pts
219Somervell County15+2.2 pts
220Hemphill County14.9+0.4 pts
221Gillespie County14.8-0.4 pts
221Grayson County14.8-6 pts
223Montgomery County14.7+3.8 pts
224King County14.5-6.8 pts
225Blanco County14.2-0.4 pts
226Travis County13.8+2.9 pts
227Wise County13.7+1.3 pts
228Wilson County13.4+1.9 pts
229Armstrong County13.2+0.8 pts
230Carson County13+2.3 pts
231Midland County12.9-0.2 pts
232Johnson County12.8+1.1 pts
233Chambers County12.7+1.7 pts
234Hays County12.6+2.7 pts
235Archer County12.5+1.3 pts
235Guadalupe County12.5+1.8 pts
237Ellis County12.4+1.3 pts
237Irion County12.4+5 pts
239Borden County12+3.5 pts
239Kaufman County12-0.7 pts
241Brazoria County11.8+1.8 pts
242Randall County10.8-0.8 pts
243Glasscock County10.3+0.4 pts
244Comal County9.6+0.2 pts
245Parker County9.5-0.3 pts
246Kendall County9.2+0.6 pts
247Roberts County9.10 pts
248Fort Bend County8.9-0.5 pts
249Loving County8.7-2.6 pts
250Hartley County8.2-0.9 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/2021/2021-state-and-county/est21all.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), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2021/2021-state-and-county/est21all.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), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2021/2021-state-and-county/est21all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/texas-counties?period=2021. 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), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2021/2021-state-and-county/est21all.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/texas-counties?period=2021.

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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), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2021/2021-state-and-county/est21all.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/texas-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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@misc{census_counties_in_texas_by_2021,
  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), 2021}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2021/2021-state-and-county/est21all.txt},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/texas-counties?period=2021. 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/2021/2021-state-and-county/est21all.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), 2021
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/01/27
PB  - U.S. Census Bureau
DB  - Invokely
UR  - https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2021/2021-state-and-county/est21all.txt
L2  - https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/texas-counties?period=2021
Y2  - 2026/10/12
N1  - Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/texas-counties?period=2021.
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/2021/2021-state-and-county/est21all.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 57.1% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Rockwall County, with 6.9% in 2021.

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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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