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

Hudspeth County had the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure) of 254 counties in 2022, at 48.6%. Collin County had the lowest, at 4.9%. The median was 21.6% and the figure for Texas was 19.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest48.6Hudspeth County
Lowest4.9Collin County
Median21.6254 counties
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Map of counties, 2022

Anderson County: 22.2 %Andrews County: 15.4 %Angelina County: 21.8 %Aransas County: 30.2 %Archer County: 11.8 %Armstrong County: 13.6 %Atascosa County: 22.6 %Austin County: 23.6 %Bailey County: 21.7 %Bandera County: 19.3 %Bastrop County: 17.5 %Baylor County: 20.5 %Bee County: 32.3 %Bell County: 19.5 %Bexar County: 21.5 %Blanco County: 13.3 %Borden County: 17.5 %Bosque County: 18.9 %Bowie County: 25.7 %Brazoria County: 12.6 %Brazos County: 17.4 %Brewster County: 21.4 %Briscoe County: 20.1 %Brooks County: 47.1 %Brown County: 25 %Burleson County: 22.2 %Burnet County: 13.9 %Caldwell County: 20.7 %Calhoun County: 23.5 %Callahan County: 20.5 %Cameron County: 30.1 %Camp County: 27.6 %Carson County: 12.4 %Cass County: 27.4 %Castro County: 21.5 %Chambers County: 10.8 %Cherokee County: 22.7 %Childress County: 25.2 %Clay County: 15.2 %Cochran County: 38.6 %Coke County: 21 %Coleman County: 27.3 %Collin County: 4.9 %Collingsworth County: 26.1 %Colorado County: 21.2 %Comal County: 8.8 %Comanche County: 25 %Concho County: 35.8 %Cooke County: 19 %Coryell County: 15.8 %Cottle County: 31.7 %Crane County: 15.6 %Crockett County: 23.9 %Crosby County: 33.8 %Culberson County: 33.7 %Dallam County: 14.5 %Dallas County: 20.1 %Dawson County: 27.9 %Deaf Smith County: 22 %Delta County: 23.9 %Denton County: 8.4 %DeWitt County: 25.6 %Dickens County: 26.1 %Dimmit County: 35 %Donley County: 26 %Duval County: 38.7 %Eastland County: 20 %Ector County: 20.7 %Edwards County: 36.2 %Ellis County: 12.1 %El Paso County: 28.7 %Erath County: 15 %Falls County: 27.6 %Fannin County: 17.8 %Fayette County: 15.4 %Fisher County: 24.7 %Floyd County: 31.8 %Foard County: 27.6 %Fort Bend County: 9.5 %Franklin County: 19.9 %Freestone County: 19.1 %Frio County: 32.5 %Gaines County: 19.3 %Galveston County: 15 %Garza County: 27.1 %Gillespie County: 13.5 %Glasscock County: 12.3 %Goliad County: 21.4 %Gonzales County: 22.9 %Gray County: 19.7 %Grayson County: 14.6 %Gregg County: 22.6 %Grimes County: 20.8 %Guadalupe County: 13.1 %Hale County: 30.2 %Hall County: 38.6 %Hamilton County: 20.7 %Hansford County: 16.2 %Hardeman County: 24.8 %Hardin County: 16.7 %Harris County: 24.6 %Harrison County: 22.7 %Hartley County: 8.8 %Haskell County: 30.6 %Hays County: 7.9 %Hemphill County: 15.4 %Henderson County: 19.9 %Hidalgo County: 37.1 %Hill County: 20.6 %Hockley County: 20.3 %Hood County: 13 %Hopkins County: 18 %Houston County: 29.2 %Howard County: 22.4 %Hudspeth County: 48.6 %Hunt County: 17 %Hutchinson County: 16.5 %Irion County: 10.3 %Jack County: 18.5 %Jackson County: 19.7 %Jasper County: 28.5 %Jeff Davis County: 36.6 %Jefferson County: 24 %Jim Hogg County: 42.4 %Jim Wells County: 36.3 %Johnson County: 12.8 %Jones County: 23.1 %Karnes County: 25.1 %Kaufman County: 11.8 %Kendall County: 9.1 %Kenedy County: 15.3 %Kent County: 15.5 %Kerr County: 19.2 %Kimble County: 31.8 %King County: 9.7 %Kinney County: 27.7 %Kleberg County: 30.4 %Knox County: 27.2 %Lamar County: 22.6 %Lamb County: 25.5 %Lampasas County: 18.7 %La Salle County: 36.4 %Lavaca County: 16.5 %Lee County: 18 %Leon County: 21.8 %Liberty County: 27.6 %Limestone County: 25.8 %Lipscomb County: 18.3 %Live Oak County: 26.8 %Llano County: 22.7 %Loving County: 7.1 %Lubbock County: 18.2 %Lynn County: 21.2 %McCulloch County: 30.1 %McLennan County: 19.3 %McMullen County: 19 %Madison County: 21.3 %Marion County: 31.6 %Martin County: 18.4 %Mason County: 21.2 %Matagorda County: 27.2 %Maverick County: 30.7 %Medina County: 17.2 %Menard County: 34.7 %Midland County: 13.9 %Milam County: 24.6 %Mills County: 23.2 %Mitchell County: 23 %Montague County: 18.3 %Montgomery County: 10.8 %Moore County: 14.1 %Morris County: 27.9 %Motley County: 31.5 %Nacogdoches County: 28.9 %Navarro County: 33.5 %Newton County: 29.1 %Nolan County: 25.3 %Nueces County: 25.3 %Ochiltree County: 15.6 %Oldham County: 28.4 %Orange County: 18.6 %Palo Pinto County: 23.8 %Panola County: 18.8 %Parker County: 10 %Parmer County: 18.5 %Pecos County: 24 %Polk County: 31 %Potter County: 27.6 %Presidio County: 38.3 %Rains County: 20.5 %Randall County: 8.4 %Reagan County: 15.4 %Real County: 35.7 %Red River County: 27.3 %Reeves County: 28.4 %Refugio County: 28.2 %Roberts County: 13.3 %Robertson County: 26.6 %Rockwall County: 6 %Runnels County: 24.2 %Rusk County: 22.1 %Sabine County: 27.1 %San Augustine County: 32.1 %San Jacinto County: 27 %San Patricio County: 23.7 %San Saba County: 27.9 %Schleicher County: 22.7 %Scurry County: 21 %Shackelford County: 19.5 %Shelby County: 27.4 %Sherman County: 15.3 %Smith County: 16.5 %Somervell County: 13.4 %Starr County: 40 %Stephens County: 26 %Sterling County: 17.1 %Stonewall County: 19.6 %Sutton County: 21.6 %Swisher County: 27.4 %Tarrant County: 13.9 %Taylor County: 19.5 %Terrell County: 23 %Terry County: 30 %Throckmorton County: 19 %Titus County: 22.1 %Tom Green County: 16.8 %Travis County: 11.7 %Trinity County: 27.8 %Tyler County: 25.4 %Upshur County: 21.4 %Upton County: 22.5 %Uvalde County: 38.7 %Val Verde County: 29.9 %Van Zandt County: 17.4 %Victoria County: 19.7 %Walker County: 21.2 %Waller County: 18.2 %Ward County: 19.7 %Washington County: 18.6 %Webb County: 27.2 %Wharton County: 21.1 %Wheeler County: 21.8 %Wichita County: 20.7 %Wilbarger County: 24.1 %Willacy County: 36.4 %Williamson County: 6.5 %Wilson County: 13.1 %Winkler County: 19.4 %Wise County: 11.6 %Wood County: 18.4 %Yoakum County: 18.1 %Young County: 22.2 %Zapata County: 47.1 %Zavala County: 41.9 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

Hudspeth County: 48.6 %Hudspeth County48.6Brooks County: 47.1 %Brooks County47.1Zapata County: 47.1 %Zapata County47.1Jim Hogg County: 42.4 %Jim Hogg County42.4Zavala County: 41.9 %Zavala County41.9Starr County: 40 %Starr County40Duval County: 38.7 %Duval County38.7Uvalde County: 38.7 %Uvalde County38.7Cochran County: 38.6 %Cochran County38.6Hall County: 38.6 %Hall County38.6Presidio County: 38.3 %Presidio County38.3Hidalgo County: 37.1 %Hidalgo County37.1Jeff Davis County: 36.6 %Jeff Davis County36.6La Salle County: 36.4 %La Salle County36.4Willacy County: 36.4 %Willacy County36.4Jim Wells County: 36.3 %Jim Wells County36.3Edwards County: 36.2 %Edwards County36.2Concho County: 35.8 %Concho County35.8Real County: 35.7 %Real County35.7Dimmit County: 35 %Dimmit County35Menard County: 34.7 %Menard County34.7Crosby County: 33.8 %Crosby County33.8Culberson County: 33.7 %Culberson County33.7Navarro County: 33.5 %Navarro County33.5Frio County: 32.5 %Frio County32.5Bee County: 32.3 %Bee County32.3San Augustine County: 32.1 %San Augustine County32.1Floyd County: 31.8 %Floyd County31.8Kimble County: 31.8 %Kimble County31.8Cottle County: 31.7 %Cottle County31.7Marion County: 31.6 %Marion County31.6Motley County: 31.5 %Motley County31.5Polk County: 31 %Polk County31Maverick County: 30.7 %Maverick County30.7Haskell County: 30.6 %Haskell County30.6Kleberg County: 30.4 %Kleberg County30.4Aransas County: 30.2 %Aransas County30.2Hale County: 30.2 %Hale County30.2Cameron County: 30.1 %Cameron County30.1McCulloch County: 30.1 %McCulloch County30.1Hudspeth County: 48.6 %Hudspeth County48.6Brooks County: 47.1 %Brooks County47.1Zapata County: 47.1 %Zapata County47.1Jim Hogg County: 42.4 %Jim Hogg County42.4Zavala County: 41.9 %Zavala County41.9Starr County: 40 %Starr County40Duval County: 38.7 %Duval County38.7Uvalde County: 38.7 %Uvalde County38.7Cochran County: 38.6 %Cochran County38.6Hall County: 38.6 %Hall County38.6Presidio County: 38.3 %Presidio County38.3Hidalgo County: 37.1 %Hidalgo County37.1Jeff Davis County: 36.6 %Jeff Davis County36.6La Salle County: 36.4 %La Salle County36.4Willacy County: 36.4 %Willacy County36.4Jim Wells County: 36.3 %Jim Wells County36.3Edwards County: 36.2 %Edwards County36.2Concho County: 35.8 %Concho County35.8Real County: 35.7 %Real County35.7Dimmit County: 35 %Dimmit County35Menard County: 34.7 %Menard County34.7Crosby County: 33.8 %Crosby County33.8Culberson County: 33.7 %Culberson County33.7Navarro County: 33.5 %Navarro County33.5Frio County: 32.5 %Frio County32.5Bee County: 32.3 %Bee County32.3San Augustine County: 32.1 %San Augustine County32.1Floyd County: 31.8 %Floyd County31.8Kimble County: 31.8 %Kimble County31.8Cottle County: 31.7 %Cottle County31.7Marion County: 31.6 %Marion County31.6Motley County: 31.5 %Motley County31.5Polk County: 31 %Polk County31Maverick County: 30.7 %Maverick County30.7Haskell County: 30.6 %Haskell County30.6Kleberg County: 30.4 %Kleberg County30.4Aransas County: 30.2 %Aransas County30.2Hale County: 30.2 %Hale County30.2Cameron County: 30.1 %Cameron County30.1McCulloch County: 30.1 %McCulloch County30.1
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Hudspeth County48.6+13.8 pts
2Brooks County47.1+1.5 pts
2Zapata County47.1+2.5 pts
4Jim Hogg County42.4+5.3 pts
5Zavala County41.9+3.1 pts
6Starr County40-0.6 pts
7Duval County38.7-4.6 pts
7Uvalde County38.7+7.6 pts
9Cochran County38.6+7.2 pts
9Hall County38.6-3.7 pts
11Presidio County38.3+3.3 pts
12Hidalgo County37.1-0.5 pts
13Jeff Davis County36.6-20.5 pts
14La Salle County36.4+4.1 pts
14Willacy County36.4-3 pts
16Jim Wells County36.3+7 pts
17Edwards County36.2+3.6 pts
18Concho County35.8+10.2 pts
19Real County35.7+6 pts
20Dimmit County35-1.5 pts
21Menard County34.7+1.8 pts
22Crosby County33.8-2.9 pts
23Culberson County33.7+3.8 pts
24Navarro County33.5+11.2 pts
25Frio County32.5-1.2 pts
26Bee County32.3+1.4 pts
27San Augustine County32.1+0.1 pts
28Floyd County31.8+1.3 pts
28Kimble County31.8-0.3 pts
30Cottle County31.7-2.3 pts
31Marion County31.6-2.7 pts
32Motley County31.5+1.6 pts
33Polk County31+6.3 pts
34Maverick County30.7+2.7 pts
35Haskell County30.6+3.2 pts
36Kleberg County30.4-1.6 pts
37Aransas County30.2+2.4 pts
37Hale County30.2+2.1 pts
39Cameron County30.1-2.5 pts
39McCulloch County30.1+1.1 pts
41Terry County30-1 pts
42Val Verde County29.9+2.1 pts
43Houston County29.2+0.4 pts
44Newton County29.1+1.8 pts
45Nacogdoches County28.9+3.2 pts
46El Paso County28.7+1.3 pts
47Jasper County28.5-3.7 pts
48Oldham County28.4-2.2 pts
48Reeves County28.4+2.1 pts
50Refugio County28.2-0.1 pts
51Dawson County27.9+0.1 pts
51Morris County27.9-1.4 pts
51San Saba County27.9+0.6 pts
54Trinity County27.8+0.5 pts
55Kinney County27.7+3 pts
56Camp County27.6+1.6 pts
56Falls County27.6+0.1 pts
56Foard County27.6-4.2 pts
56Liberty County27.6+5.6 pts
56Potter County27.6-0.7 pts
61Cass County27.4-2.5 pts
61Shelby County27.4-1.8 pts
61Swisher County27.4-2 pts
64Coleman County27.3-4.5 pts
64Red River County27.3-0.9 pts
66Knox County27.2-1.4 pts
66Matagorda County27.2-4.5 pts
66Webb County27.2-1.8 pts
69Garza County27.1+0.4 pts
69Sabine County27.1-0.5 pts
71San Jacinto County27-0.7 pts
72Live Oak County26.8+1.8 pts
73Robertson County26.6+1.7 pts
74Collingsworth County26.1-1 pts
74Dickens County26.1-1.3 pts
76Donley County26+1.3 pts
76Stephens County26-1.4 pts
78Limestone County25.8+1.3 pts
79Bowie County25.7+2.1 pts
80DeWitt County25.6+0.6 pts
81Lamb County25.5-0.8 pts
82Tyler County25.4+2.1 pts
83Nolan County25.3+0.3 pts
83Nueces County25.3+0.4 pts
85Childress County25.2+1.2 pts
86Karnes County25.1+0.1 pts
87Brown County25+2.7 pts
87Comanche County25+0.3 pts
89Hardeman County24.8-1.5 pts
90Fisher County24.7+3.1 pts
91Harris County24.6+1.6 pts
91Milam County24.6+1.9 pts
93Runnels County24.2+1.1 pts
94Wilbarger County24.1+3.1 pts
95Jefferson County24-3 pts
95Pecos County24-4.9 pts
97Crockett County23.9+1.9 pts
97Delta County23.9+0.6 pts
99Palo Pinto County23.8+1.5 pts
100San Patricio County23.7-0.4 pts
101Austin County23.6+7.1 pts
102Calhoun County23.5+1.4 pts
103Mills County23.2+0.7 pts
104Jones County23.1+1.1 pts
105Mitchell County23-2.3 pts
105Terrell County23+1.6 pts
107Gonzales County22.9-0.2 pts
108Cherokee County22.7-2.4 pts
108Harrison County22.7+2.7 pts
108Llano County22.7-0.4 pts
108Schleicher County22.7+1.1 pts
112Atascosa County22.6-1.2 pts
112Gregg County22.6+1 pts
112Lamar County22.6-2.6 pts
115Upton County22.5+1.6 pts
116Howard County22.4+3 pts
117Anderson County22.2-2.3 pts
117Burleson County22.2+1.5 pts
117Young County22.2+1.1 pts
120Rusk County22.1-1.7 pts
120Titus County22.1+1.5 pts
122Deaf Smith County22-2.1 pts
123Angelina County21.8-4.6 pts
123Leon County21.8-2 pts
123Wheeler County21.8-0.2 pts
126Bailey County21.7-3 pts
127Sutton County21.6+0.7 pts
128Bexar County21.5+0.7 pts
128Castro County21.5+0.5 pts
130Brewster County21.4+0.6 pts
130Goliad County21.4-2.9 pts
130Upshur County21.4+1.5 pts
133Madison County21.3-2.1 pts
134Colorado County21.2-0.6 pts
134Lynn County21.2-2 pts
134Mason County21.2+0.4 pts
134Walker County21.2-3.6 pts
138Wharton County21.1-1.6 pts
139Coke County21-1.4 pts
139Scurry County21+0.3 pts
141Grimes County20.8-0.9 pts
142Caldwell County20.7+1.3 pts
142Ector County20.7-1.3 pts
142Hamilton County20.7-2.1 pts
142Wichita County20.7+1.4 pts
146Hill County20.6-0.7 pts
147Baylor County20.5-4.7 pts
147Callahan County20.5+1.4 pts
147Rains County20.5+0.3 pts
150Hockley County20.3-2.5 pts
151Briscoe County20.1-4.2 pts
151Dallas County20.1-0.2 pts
153Eastland County20-5.5 pts
154Franklin County19.9-2.5 pts
154Henderson County19.9-2.8 pts
156Gray County19.7-3.9 pts
156Jackson County19.7+1.6 pts
156Victoria County19.7-2.2 pts
156Ward County19.7-0.3 pts
160Stonewall County19.6-3.1 pts
161Bell County19.5-0.2 pts
161Shackelford County19.5+0.7 pts
161Taylor County19.5-1.1 pts
164Winkler County19.4-2.2 pts
165Bandera County19.3-0.1 pts
165Gaines County19.3-1 pts
165McLennan County19.3+1.1 pts
168Kerr County19.2-0.9 pts
169Freestone County19.1-2.1 pts
170Cooke County19-0.3 pts
170McMullen County19+1.4 pts
170Throckmorton County19-5.4 pts
173Bosque County18.9-0.9 pts
174Panola County18.8-0.5 pts
175Lampasas County18.7-0.7 pts
176Orange County18.60 pts
176Washington County18.6-1.2 pts
178Jack County18.5-2.1 pts
178Parmer County18.5-4.4 pts
180Martin County18.4-1.7 pts
180Wood County18.4-3.1 pts
182Lipscomb County18.3-0.7 pts
182Montague County18.3-2.9 pts
184Lubbock County18.2+0.6 pts
184Waller County18.2+0.5 pts
186Yoakum County18.1-0.9 pts
187Hopkins County18-2.6 pts
187Lee County18-0.1 pts
189Fannin County17.8-0.1 pts
190Bastrop County17.5-0.6 pts
190Borden County17.5+5.5 pts
192Brazos County17.4-6.1 pts
192Van Zandt County17.4-1.7 pts
194Medina County17.2-2.4 pts
195Sterling County17.1+1 pts
196Hunt County17-0.6 pts
197Tom Green County16.8+0.3 pts
198Hardin County16.7+1.6 pts
199Hutchinson County16.5-1 pts
199Lavaca County16.5+0.6 pts
199Smith County16.5-1.3 pts
202Hansford County16.2-0.5 pts
203Coryell County15.8-2.1 pts
204Crane County15.6-2.3 pts
204Ochiltree County15.6-1.2 pts
206Kent County15.5-0.3 pts
207Andrews County15.40 pts
207Fayette County15.4-0.1 pts
207Hemphill County15.4+0.5 pts
207Reagan County15.4-2.6 pts
211Kenedy County15.3-8.1 pts
211Sherman County15.3-1.9 pts
213Clay County15.2+0.1 pts
214Erath County15-5.4 pts
214Galveston County15-1.4 pts
216Grayson County14.6-0.2 pts
217Dallam County14.5-1.9 pts
218Moore County14.1-1.5 pts
219Burnet County13.9-2.4 pts
219Midland County13.9+1 pts
219Tarrant County13.9-1.4 pts
222Armstrong County13.6+0.4 pts
223Gillespie County13.5-1.3 pts
224Somervell County13.4-1.6 pts
225Blanco County13.3-0.9 pts
225Roberts County13.3+4.2 pts
227Guadalupe County13.1+0.6 pts
227Wilson County13.1-0.3 pts
229Hood County13-3.1 pts
230Johnson County12.80 pts
231Brazoria County12.6+0.8 pts
232Carson County12.4-0.6 pts
233Glasscock County12.3+2 pts
234Ellis County12.1-0.3 pts
235Archer County11.8-0.7 pts
235Kaufman County11.8-0.2 pts
237Travis County11.7-2.1 pts
238Wise County11.6-2.1 pts
239Chambers County10.8-1.9 pts
239Montgomery County10.8-3.9 pts
241Irion County10.3-2.1 pts
242Parker County10+0.5 pts
243King County9.7-4.8 pts
244Fort Bend County9.5+0.6 pts
245Kendall County9.1-0.1 pts
246Comal County8.8-0.8 pts
246Hartley County8.8+0.6 pts
248Denton County8.4+0.8 pts
248Randall County8.4-2.4 pts
250Hays County7.9-4.7 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/2022/2022-state-and-county/est22all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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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), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2022/2022-state-and-county/est22all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/texas-counties?period=2022. 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), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2022/2022-state-and-county/est22all.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/texas-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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@misc{census_counties_in_texas_by_2022,
  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), 2022}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2022/2022-state-and-county/est22all.txt},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/texas-counties?period=2022. 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/2022/2022-state-and-county/est22all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
RIS
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AU  - U.S. Census Bureau
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PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/01/27
PB  - U.S. Census Bureau
DB  - Invokely
UR  - https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2022/2022-state-and-county/est22all.txt
L2  - https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/texas-counties?period=2022
Y2  - 2026/10/12
N1  - Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/texas-counties?period=2022.
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/2022/2022-state-and-county/est22all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
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Which county has the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure)?

Hudspeth County, with 48.6% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Collin County, with 4.9% in 2022.

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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