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Counties in Texas by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024

Dimmit County had the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 254 counties in 2024, at 41.1%. Rockwall County had the lowest, at 4%. The median was 14.6% and the figure for Texas was 13.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest41.1Dimmit County
Lowest4Rockwall County
Median14.6254 counties
Texas13.8History

Top 40 counties, 2024

Dimmit County: 41.1 %Dimmit County41.1Zapata County: 38.4 %Zapata County38.4Zavala County: 33.9 %Zavala County33.9Starr County: 33.5 %Starr County33.5Duval County: 33.3 %Duval County33.3Presidio County: 32 %Presidio County32Edwards County: 31.9 %Edwards County31.9Jim Hogg County: 31.4 %Jim Hogg County31.4Swisher County: 30.1 %Swisher County30.1Kleberg County: 28.1 %Kleberg County28.1Cochran County: 27.8 %Cochran County27.8San Augustine County: 27.1 %San Augustine County27.1Hidalgo County: 26.7 %Hidalgo County26.7Cameron County: 24.8 %Cameron County24.8Jim Wells County: 24.7 %Jim Wells County24.7Brazos County: 24.3 %Brazos County24.3Throckmorton County: 24.2 %Throckmorton County24.2Willacy County: 24 %Willacy County24Jeff Davis County: 23.9 %Jeff Davis County23.9King County: 23.7 %King County23.7Coke County: 22.9 %Coke County22.9Maverick County: 22.8 %Maverick County22.8Nolan County: 22.5 %Nolan County22.5Uvalde County: 22.2 %Uvalde County22.2Nacogdoches County: 21.8 %Nacogdoches County21.8Baylor County: 21.8 %Baylor County21.8Collingsworth County: 21.8 %Collingsworth County21.8Pecos County: 21.6 %Pecos County21.6La Salle County: 21.5 %La Salle County21.5Webb County: 21.3 %Webb County21.3Potter County: 20.8 %Potter County20.8Jasper County: 20.7 %Jasper County20.7Matagorda County: 20.7 %Matagorda County20.7Oldham County: 20.7 %Oldham County20.7Shelby County: 20.6 %Shelby County20.6Hale County: 20.5 %Hale County20.5Crosby County: 20.1 %Crosby County20.1Camp County: 19.9 %Camp County19.9Coleman County: 19.6 %Coleman County19.6Dawson County: 19.6 %Dawson County19.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Dimmit County41.1-3.7 pts
2Zapata County38.4+1 pts
3Zavala County33.9-2.4 pts
4Starr County33.50 pts
5Duval County33.3+4.2 pts
6Presidio County32-4.3 pts
7Edwards County31.9+6.6 pts
8Jim Hogg County31.40 pts
9Swisher County30.1+0.6 pts
10Kleberg County28.1-0.8 pts
11Cochran County27.8+0.4 pts
12San Augustine County27.1-0.3 pts
13Hidalgo County26.7-0.5 pts
14Cameron County24.8+0.4 pts
15Jim Wells County24.7+1.4 pts
16Brazos County24.3+0.4 pts
17Throckmorton County24.2+10.2 pts
18Willacy County24-0.7 pts
19Jeff Davis County23.9-7.3 pts
20King County23.7+8.4 pts
21Coke County22.9+8.7 pts
22Maverick County22.8+0.1 pts
23Nolan County22.5+3.7 pts
24Uvalde County22.2+0.3 pts
25Nacogdoches County21.8-0.5 pts
26Baylor County21.8+1 pts
27Collingsworth County21.8-4.4 pts
28Pecos County21.6-5.8 pts
29La Salle County21.5-0.6 pts
30Webb County21.3+0.3 pts
31Potter County20.8-0.1 pts
32Jasper County20.7-1.5 pts
33Matagorda County20.7-1 pts
34Oldham County20.7+3 pts
35Shelby County20.6-3 pts
36Hale County20.5+1.6 pts
37Crosby County20.1-2 pts
38Camp County19.9-2.5 pts
39Coleman County19.6+4.6 pts
40Dawson County19.6+1.9 pts
41Frio County19.5-0 pts
42Jefferson County19.5+0.7 pts
43Culberson County19.5+1.8 pts
44Morris County19.5+2.6 pts
45Brooks County19.4-11.3 pts
46Castro County19.2+5.2 pts
47Karnes County19.2-2.2 pts
48Lamar County19+0.3 pts
49Newton County19-3.4 pts
50Menard County18.9-2.2 pts
51El Paso County18.8-0.1 pts
52Liberty County18.7+1 pts
53San Jacinto County18.4+0.7 pts
54Walker County18.4+0.4 pts
55Terry County18.3-3.5 pts
56Marion County18.3-0.1 pts
57Moore County18.3+2.9 pts
58Cherokee County18.2+0.2 pts
59Dickens County18+3.5 pts
60Floyd County17.9-0.2 pts
61Tyler County17.9-1.7 pts
62Real County17.9-2.6 pts
63Deaf Smith County17.7+1.9 pts
64Trinity County17.6+1.5 pts
65Bee County17.6+0.6 pts
65DeWitt County17.6+1.7 pts
67Cass County17.5+0.3 pts
68Polk County17.5-0.6 pts
68Wilbarger County17.5-1.4 pts
70Nueces County17.4-0.3 pts
71Anderson County17.4+0.3 pts
72Hudspeth County17.3-1.6 pts
73Lubbock County17.2-0.1 pts
74Navarro County17.1+0.3 pts
75Titus County17.1-0.3 pts
76Cottle County17.1-5.7 pts
77Limestone County17.1-2.3 pts
78Live Oak County17.1-0.1 pts
79Briscoe County16.8+1.5 pts
80Yoakum County16.8+4.7 pts
81Reeves County16.8-5.1 pts
82Palo Pinto County16.8-0.3 pts
83McLennan County16.6-0.5 pts
84Val Verde County16.6-1.7 pts
85Erath County16.6+0.6 pts
86Haskell County16.6+2.4 pts
87Young County16.5-0.2 pts
88Wichita County16.5+0.6 pts
89Hamilton County16.5-1.9 pts
90Ector County16.5+1.2 pts
91Leon County16.4+2 pts
92Hall County16.3-0.1 pts
92Harris County16.3+0.3 pts
92Victoria County16.3+0.3 pts
95Winkler County16.2+4.2 pts
96Bowie County16.2-0.1 pts
96Eastland County16.2+1.6 pts
98Comanche County16.2+2 pts
99Gregg County16.1-0.9 pts
100Motley County16.1+6.3 pts
101Upton County16-1 pts
102Atascosa County15.8-0.3 pts
103Gonzales County15.8+1.3 pts
104Angelina County15.8-0.5 pts
105Knox County15.7+4.4 pts
106Gray County15.7-0.6 pts
107Harrison County15.6-1.7 pts
108Red River County15.6-5.3 pts
109Andrews County15.6+1.4 pts
110Wheeler County15.4+1.2 pts
111Childress County15.4+5.6 pts
112McCulloch County15.3+0.7 pts
113Brown County15.3+0.8 pts
114Kenedy County15.3+9.4 pts
115Lynn County15.2-2.3 pts
116Houston County15-1.2 pts
116Lamb County15-0.9 pts
118Ward County14.9+0.4 pts
119Stonewall County14.9+6.2 pts
120San Patricio County14.8-0.4 pts
121Henderson County14.7+0.6 pts
122Falls County14.7+0.2 pts
123Hill County14.7+0.5 pts
124Taylor County14.7+1.2 pts
125Stephens County14.7+1.2 pts
126Refugio County14.6-2.6 pts
126Waller County14.6+1.1 pts
128Bexar County14.6-0.1 pts
129Grimes County14.6+1.2 pts
130Bell County14.5-0.1 pts
131Rusk County14.4+0.1 pts
132Aransas County14.2-4.5 pts
133Montague County14.2+0.7 pts
134Jackson County14.1-0.1 pts
134Jones County14.1+1.4 pts
136Dallas County13.9-0.1 pts
137Howard County13.8-1.3 pts
138Mitchell County13.8+0.6 pts
139Fannin County13.8-0.4 pts
140Fisher County13.7+3.4 pts
141Wharton County13.6-0.9 pts
142Cooke County13.5-0.5 pts
143Robertson County13.5-3 pts
144Bandera County13.5-2.7 pts
145Washington County13.4+0.8 pts
146Hutchinson County13.3+1.7 pts
147Caldwell County13.2-0.7 pts
148Hockley County13.1+0.5 pts
149Goliad County13+3.8 pts
150Jack County13-0.5 pts
151Milam County12.9-2.8 pts
152Burleson County12.7+0.1 pts
153Orange County12.5-0.1 pts
154Wood County12.5-0.1 pts
155Upshur County12.4-0.9 pts
156Freestone County12.3-2 pts
157McMullen County12.3+3.1 pts
158Hays County12.1+0.1 pts
159Hardin County12.1-0.2 pts
160Bailey County12-1.6 pts
161Llano County12+0.3 pts
162Austin County12-2.6 pts
163Hopkins County11.9-0.4 pts
164Chambers County11.9-1.2 pts
164Ochiltree County11.9-3.7 pts
166Reagan County11.8+0.7 pts
167Hunt County11.8-0.6 pts
168Galveston County11.7+0.6 pts
169Kimble County11.7-3.4 pts
170Franklin County11.7+0.6 pts
171Scurry County11.6+1.8 pts
172Smith County11.6-0.6 pts
173Dallam County11.5+1.5 pts
174Lipscomb County11.5-2.1 pts
175Lavaca County11.5+2 pts
176Concho County11.4-1.9 pts
177Delta County11.4-2.6 pts
177Kerr County11.4-0.4 pts
179Midland County11.4+0.7 pts
180Lee County11.3-0.9 pts
181Wilson County11.3+1.5 pts
182Panola County11.2-0.7 pts
183Coryell County11.2+1.3 pts
184Grayson County11.20 pts
185Tarrant County11.1+0.2 pts
185Tom Green County11.1-0.6 pts
187Van Zandt County11.1-0.4 pts
188Sabine County11-3.3 pts
189Runnels County11+0.6 pts
190Travis County10.9-0.1 pts
191Crane County10.9+2.7 pts
191Madison County10.9-2.5 pts
193Irion County10.8+3.3 pts
194San Saba County10.7-3.7 pts
195Colorado County10.70 pts
195Hardeman County10.7-2.1 pts
197Sherman County10.4+4.1 pts
198Bastrop County10.2-2.2 pts
199Parmer County10.2+0.5 pts
200Johnson County10-0.7 pts
201Rains County10-2.8 pts
202Schleicher County9.9+1 pts
203Kent County9.9+1.5 pts
204Randall County9.7+0.2 pts
205Kaufman County9.7-0 pts
206Medina County9.6-1.6 pts
207Callahan County9.6-0.5 pts
208Shackelford County9.5-2.1 pts
209Montgomery County9.4+0.2 pts
210Hartley County9.4+2.6 pts
211Crockett County9.3+6.1 pts
212Guadalupe County9.3+0.5 pts
213Bosque County9.3+0.2 pts
214Gillespie County9.2-0.3 pts
215Archer County9.2-2.6 pts
216Lampasas County9.1-0 pts
217Brewster County8.9+0.5 pts
218Glasscock County8.9+0.4 pts
219Wise County8.9-0.3 pts
220Fayette County8.6-0.2 pts
221Hansford County8.6+0.8 pts
222Blanco County8.4-0.2 pts
223Garza County8.4-5.6 pts
224Clay County8.4-2 pts
224Kinney County8.4-2.9 pts
226Martin County8.3+0.2 pts
227Parker County8+0.2 pts
228Burnet County8-0 pts
229Donley County7.9-0.4 pts
230Calhoun County7.7-1.1 pts
230Hood County7.7-0.5 pts
230Terrell County7.7-0.6 pts
233Fort Bend County7.6+0.4 pts
234Somervell County7.5+1 pts
235Carson County7.4+0.2 pts
236Borden County7.4+2.6 pts
237Brazoria County7.40 pts
238Mills County7.2-0.5 pts
239Denton County7.10 pts
240Mason County7+0.6 pts
241Ellis County6.9-1.2 pts
242Gaines County6.8-0.5 pts
243Comal County6.50 pts
244Williamson County6.4+0.1 pts
245Collin County6.2-0.1 pts
246Hemphill County6.2+2.7 pts
247Loving County6.1-3.2 pts
248Roberts County5.7-0.8 pts
249Foard County5.6-15.3 pts
250Armstrong County5.2-0.6 pts

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About this ranking

People with income in the past 12 months below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people whose poverty status is determined. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

The headline single-year rate for states and counties is poverty_rate (SAIPE). Poverty status is not determined for people in institutions, military group quarters or college dormitories, or for unrelated children under 15. 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. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in Texas by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Texas by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/texas-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in Texas by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/texas-counties.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Texas by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/texas-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Dimmit County, with 41.1% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Rockwall County, with 4% in 2024.

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