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Counties in Texas by poverty rate

Hudspeth County had the highest poverty rate of 254 counties in 2022, at 35.7%. Loving County had the lowest, at 3.9%. The median was 15.6% and the figure for Texas was 14%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest35.7Hudspeth County
Lowest3.9Loving County
Median15.6254 counties
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Top 40 counties, 2022

CSVChart (SVG)

Hudspeth CountyHudspeth County: 35.7 %35.7Starr CountyStarr County: 32.8 %32.8Zapata CountyZapata County: 32.8 %32.8Zavala CountyZavala County: 29.1 %29.1La Salle CountyLa Salle County: 29 %29Willacy CountyWillacy County: 29 %29Bee CountyBee County: 28.7 %28.7Brooks CountyBrooks County: 28 %28Hidalgo CountyHidalgo County: 27.4 %27.4Duval CountyDuval County: 27 %27Jim Hogg CountyJim Hogg County: 26.9 %26.9Kleberg CountyKleberg County: 26.7 %26.7Garza CountyGarza County: 26.6 %26.6Cochran CountyCochran County: 26.3 %26.3Dimmit CountyDimmit County: 25.1 %25.1Uvalde CountyUvalde County: 24.9 %24.9Jim Wells CountyJim Wells County: 24.8 %24.8Frio CountyFrio County: 24.6 %24.6Nacogdoches CountyNacogdoches County: 23.3 %23.3Hall CountyHall County: 23.1 %23.1Presidio CountyPresidio County: 23 %23Navarro CountyNavarro County: 22.9 %22.9Reeves CountyReeves County: 22.9 %22.9Cameron CountyCameron County: 22.6 %22.6Brazos CountyBrazos County: 22.2 %22.2Dawson CountyDawson County: 22.2 %22.2Crosby CountyCrosby County: 22 %22Jones CountyJones County: 22 %22Maverick CountyMaverick County: 21.9 %21.9Hale CountyHale County: 21.5 %21.5Mitchell CountyMitchell County: 21.5 %21.5Falls CountyFalls County: 21.4 %21.4Floyd CountyFloyd County: 21.3 %21.3Val Verde CountyVal Verde County: 21.3 %21.3El Paso CountyEl Paso County: 21 %21Kinney CountyKinney County: 21 %21Webb CountyWebb County: 20.9 %20.9Edwards CountyEdwards County: 20.7 %20.7Menard CountyMenard County: 20.6 %20.6Terry CountyTerry County: 20.6 %20.6
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Hudspeth County35.7+11.7 pts
2Starr County32.8+1.2 pts
2Zapata County32.8+3.9 pts
4Zavala County29.1+3.7 pts
5La Salle County29+0.4 pts
5Willacy County29-5.3 pts
7Bee County28.7+1.6 pts
8Brooks County28-0.6 pts
9Hidalgo County27.4-1.4 pts
10Duval County27-3 pts
11Jim Hogg County26.9+3.7 pts
12Kleberg County26.7+2.1 pts
13Garza County26.6+1.8 pts
14Cochran County26.3+5 pts
15Dimmit County25.1-0.6 pts
16Uvalde County24.9+4.4 pts
17Jim Wells County24.8+3.4 pts
18Frio County24.6-2.1 pts
19Nacogdoches County23.3+2.5 pts
20Hall County23.1-1 pts
21Presidio County23+1.7 pts
22Navarro County22.9+6.9 pts
22Reeves County22.9+0.7 pts
24Cameron County22.6-2 pts
25Brazos County22.2-0.4 pts
25Dawson County22.2+0.9 pts
27Crosby County22-1.2 pts
27Jones County22+2.3 pts
29Maverick County21.9+1.4 pts
30Hale County21.5+1.9 pts
30Mitchell County21.5+2.3 pts
32Falls County21.4+1.1 pts
33Floyd County21.3+3.1 pts
33Val Verde County21.3+2.5 pts
35El Paso County21+0.9 pts
35Kinney County21+2 pts
37Webb County20.9-1.7 pts
38Edwards County20.7+0.6 pts
39Menard County20.6+1.2 pts
39Terry County20.6-1.7 pts
41Shelby County20.5+0.9 pts
42Haskell County20.4-0.2 pts
43Concho County20.2+5.3 pts
43Cottle County20.2+1.4 pts
45Culberson County20.1+0.5 pts
45Houston County20.1+0.3 pts
47Childress County20-1.1 pts
47Walker County20-3.9 pts
49Liberty County19.9+4.3 pts
49Matagorda County19.9-3 pts
49San Augustine County19.9-2.8 pts
49Swisher County19.9-1 pts
53DeWitt County19.8+2.7 pts
54Karnes County19.5-2.6 pts
54Potter County19.5-1.2 pts
56Jasper County19.4-4.4 pts
57Anderson County19.3-1.1 pts
57Knox County19.3+2.2 pts
57Red River County19.3+0.6 pts
60Live Oak County19.2+1.5 pts
61San Saba County18.9+1 pts
61Stephens County18.9+2.7 pts
63Bowie County18.8+1 pts
63Jefferson County18.8-0.4 pts
65Limestone County18.7+1.9 pts
65Polk County18.7+1.8 pts
67McCulloch County18.6+1.3 pts
68Morris County18.50 pts
69Motley County18.3+1.4 pts
69Nolan County18.30 pts
71Terrell County18.2+0.8 pts
72Camp County18.1+1.4 pts
72Newton County18.1-1.7 pts
74Coleman County18-1.3 pts
75Donley County17.9+1 pts
75Marion County17.9-5.1 pts
75Pecos County17.9-4.7 pts
78Lamb County17.8-1.3 pts
79Robertson County17.6+0.7 pts
80Refugio County17.5+2 pts
80Tyler County17.50 pts
82Aransas County17.4+2.3 pts
82Brown County17.4+2.1 pts
82Cass County17.4-0.8 pts
82Rusk County17.4+0.6 pts
86Lubbock County17.3+1.2 pts
86Nueces County17.3-0.9 pts
88San Patricio County17.2+0.8 pts
89Foard County17-0.4 pts
89Howard County17+0.1 pts
91Collingsworth County16.90 pts
91Deaf Smith County16.9-0.4 pts
91Fisher County16.9+1.6 pts
91Kimble County16.9+1.3 pts
95Cherokee County16.8-1.3 pts
95Sabine County16.8+0.5 pts
95San Jacinto County16.8-0.5 pts
98Castro County16.7+0.5 pts
98Gray County16.7-1 pts
98Madison County16.7-0.8 pts
101Comanche County16.6+0.5 pts
101Delta County16.6+0.8 pts
101Milam County16.6+2 pts
101Real County16.6+1 pts
101Wilbarger County16.6+2.5 pts
106Harris County16.40 pts
107Bailey County16.3+0.2 pts
107Hardeman County16.3-0.9 pts
109Atascosa County16.2-0.2 pts
109Dickens County16.2-4.5 pts
109Ector County16.2-0.4 pts
109Gregg County16.2+0.1 pts
109Taylor County16.2-1.7 pts
114McLennan County16+1.3 pts
114Runnels County16+0.7 pts
114Schleicher County16+1.2 pts
114Titus County160 pts
118Angelina County15.9-2.5 pts
118Calhoun County15.9+1.3 pts
118Trinity County15.9-1.2 pts
121Crockett County15.8+1.2 pts
121Jack County15.8-0.2 pts
121Stonewall County15.8+0.3 pts
124Freestone County15.7-0.1 pts
124Harrison County15.7+0.7 pts
124Palo Pinto County15.7+0.9 pts
124Young County15.7+0.9 pts
128Bexar County15.6+0.8 pts
128Hill County15.6+1.7 pts
128Lynn County15.6-1.2 pts
128Upshur County15.6+0.7 pts
128Upton County15.60 pts
133Grimes County15.5-0.6 pts
133Victoria County15.5-0.7 pts
133Wichita County15.5+0.9 pts
136Briscoe County15.4+0.7 pts
136Burleson County15.4+1 pts
136Coke County15.4+0.3 pts
136Gonzales County15.4-0.7 pts
140Wheeler County15.3+1.2 pts
141Jackson County15.2+1.7 pts
141Scurry County15.2+0.1 pts
143Austin County15+4.6 pts
143Lamar County15-2 pts
143Mills County15+1.3 pts
146Eastland County14.9-3.6 pts
146Hockley County14.9-1.5 pts
148Montague County14.8+0.7 pts
149Gaines County14.7+0.9 pts
150Ward County14.6+0.5 pts
150Wharton County14.6-1.3 pts
152Caldwell County14.5+1.7 pts
152Colorado County14.5+2.1 pts
152Goliad County14.5-0.2 pts
155Waller County14.3+0.7 pts
156Bell County14.2-0.1 pts
156Dallas County14.2-0.2 pts
158Yoakum County14.1+1.3 pts
159Brewster County14+0.7 pts
159Leon County14-2.3 pts
159Winkler County14-0.7 pts
162Baylor County13.9-3.7 pts
162Parmer County13.9-1.3 pts
162Rains County13.9+1.1 pts
165Orange County13.8+1.3 pts
165Sutton County13.8-0.1 pts
167Callahan County13.7+1.6 pts
167Fannin County13.7-0.6 pts
167Franklin County13.7-1.1 pts
167Hamilton County13.7-1.1 pts
167Martin County13.7+0.4 pts
167Panola County13.7+0.2 pts
173Lipscomb County13.6+0.3 pts
173Van Zandt County13.6+0.3 pts
175Galveston County13.5+1.4 pts
175Washington County13.5-0.5 pts
177Jeff Davis County13.3-8 pts
178Hardin County13.2+3.5 pts
179Tom Green County13.1-0.1 pts
180Henderson County13-2.8 pts
180Lampasas County13+0.8 pts
180Wood County13-1.1 pts
183Erath County12.9-5 pts
183Hunt County12.9-0.9 pts
183Throckmorton County12.9-2.1 pts
186Hopkins County12.8-1.7 pts
186Llano County12.8+0.7 pts
188McMullen County12.6+0.5 pts
188Shackelford County12.6+0.6 pts
190Cooke County12.5-0.5 pts
190Kerr County12.5+0.1 pts
190Lavaca County12.5+0.1 pts
190Mason County12.5+0.7 pts
194Bosque County12.4-0.8 pts
195Bastrop County12.3+0.8 pts
195Lee County12.3-0.5 pts
195Oldham County12.3-3.4 pts
198Andrews County12.2+0.4 pts
198Coryell County12.2-1.4 pts
200Sherman County12.1+0.1 pts
200Sterling County12.1+0.3 pts
202Hutchinson County11.9-0.7 pts
203Kent County11.8+0.3 pts
203Medina County11.8-2.4 pts
203Smith County11.8-1.2 pts
206Bandera County11.7+0.3 pts
206Ochiltree County11.7-0.1 pts
208Midland County11.6+1.1 pts
209Borden County11.5+1.6 pts
209Moore County11.5-0.4 pts
211Crane County11.4+0.1 pts
212Hansford County11.3-0.4 pts
212Reagan County11.3-0.6 pts
214Hemphill County11.2+1 pts
215Dallam County11.1+0.6 pts
215Grayson County11.1-0.1 pts
217Fayette County10.8-0.2 pts
218Clay County10.70 pts
219Tarrant County10.6-1 pts
220Wilson County10.5+0.7 pts
221King County10.3-1.3 pts
222Armstrong County10.2+0.3 pts
223Brazoria County10.1+1.1 pts
223Travis County10.1-1.1 pts
225Johnson County10+0.2 pts
226Hays County9.9-2.5 pts
227Hood County9.8-0.4 pts
228Gillespie County9.6+0.8 pts
229Guadalupe County9.50 pts
229Roberts County9.5+2.1 pts
231Glasscock County9.1+0.6 pts
232Archer County9-0.6 pts
232Burnet County9-0.9 pts
232Ellis County9+0.2 pts
232Hartley County9-1.4 pts
232Somervell County9-0.3 pts
237Carson County8.6-0.5 pts
237Irion County8.6-0.2 pts
237Kaufman County8.6-0.3 pts
240Montgomery County8.5-2 pts
240Randall County8.5-0.6 pts
242Blanco County8.4-0.6 pts
243Chambers County8.3-2.1 pts
244Wise County8.2-2 pts
245Fort Bend County7.9+0.7 pts
246Denton County7.8+0.4 pts
246Parker County7.8-0.1 pts
248Kenedy County7.6-6.6 pts
249Comal County7.1+1.8 pts
250Kendall County7+0.2 pts

Showing the top 250 of 254. The CSV download has every row.

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About this ranking

People living in families or alone with income below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people whose poverty status can be determined. United States: Census Bureau Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), all ages.

Absolute thresholds set by the US government, so not comparable with the EU at_risk_of_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.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2022/2022-state-and-county/est22all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Which county has the highest poverty rate?

Hudspeth County, with 35.7% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest poverty rate?

Loving County, with 3.9% 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 of all ages in poverty, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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