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

All 254 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `poverty_rate_acs`
- Unit: %
- Definition: 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.
- Source: 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
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/texas-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Dimmit County | 41.1 |
| 2 | Zapata County | 38.4 |
| 3 | Zavala County | 33.9 |
| 4 | Starr County | 33.5 |
| 5 | Duval County | 33.3 |
| 6 | Presidio County | 32 |
| 7 | Edwards County | 31.9 |
| 8 | Jim Hogg County | 31.4 |
| 9 | Swisher County | 30.1 |
| 10 | Kleberg County | 28.1 |
| 11 | Cochran County | 27.8 |
| 12 | San Augustine County | 27.1 |
| 13 | Hidalgo County | 26.7 |
| 14 | Cameron County | 24.8 |
| 15 | Jim Wells County | 24.7 |
| 16 | Brazos County | 24.3 |
| 17 | Throckmorton County | 24.2 |
| 18 | Willacy County | 24 |
| 19 | Jeff Davis County | 23.9 |
| 20 | King County | 23.7 |
| 21 | Coke County | 22.9 |
| 22 | Maverick County | 22.8 |
| 23 | Nolan County | 22.5 |
| 24 | Uvalde County | 22.2 |
| 25 | Nacogdoches County | 21.8 |
| 26 | Baylor County | 21.8 |
| 27 | Collingsworth County | 21.8 |
| 28 | Pecos County | 21.6 |
| 29 | La Salle County | 21.5 |
| 30 | Webb County | 21.3 |
| 31 | Potter County | 20.8 |
| 32 | Jasper County | 20.7 |
| 33 | Matagorda County | 20.7 |
| 34 | Oldham County | 20.7 |
| 35 | Shelby County | 20.6 |
| 36 | Hale County | 20.5 |
| 37 | Crosby County | 20.1 |
| 38 | Camp County | 19.9 |
| 39 | Coleman County | 19.6 |
| 40 | Dawson County | 19.6 |
| 41 | Frio County | 19.5 |
| 42 | Jefferson County | 19.5 |
| 43 | Culberson County | 19.5 |
| 44 | Morris County | 19.5 |
| 45 | Brooks County | 19.4 |
| 46 | Castro County | 19.2 |
| 47 | Karnes County | 19.2 |
| 48 | Lamar County | 19 |
| 49 | Newton County | 19 |
| 50 | Menard County | 18.9 |
| 51 | El Paso County | 18.8 |
| 52 | Liberty County | 18.7 |
| 53 | San Jacinto County | 18.4 |
| 54 | Walker County | 18.4 |
| 55 | Terry County | 18.3 |
| 56 | Marion County | 18.3 |
| 57 | Moore County | 18.3 |
| 58 | Cherokee County | 18.2 |
| 59 | Dickens County | 18 |
| 60 | Floyd County | 17.9 |
| 61 | Tyler County | 17.9 |
| 62 | Real County | 17.9 |
| 63 | Deaf Smith County | 17.7 |
| 64 | Trinity County | 17.6 |
| 65 | Bee County | 17.6 |
| 65 | DeWitt County | 17.6 |
| 67 | Cass County | 17.5 |
| 68 | Polk County | 17.5 |
| 68 | Wilbarger County | 17.5 |
| 70 | Nueces County | 17.4 |
| 71 | Anderson County | 17.4 |
| 72 | Hudspeth County | 17.3 |
| 73 | Lubbock County | 17.2 |
| 74 | Navarro County | 17.1 |
| 75 | Titus County | 17.1 |
| 76 | Cottle County | 17.1 |
| 77 | Limestone County | 17.1 |
| 78 | Live Oak County | 17.1 |
| 79 | Briscoe County | 16.8 |
| 80 | Yoakum County | 16.8 |
| 81 | Reeves County | 16.8 |
| 82 | Palo Pinto County | 16.8 |
| 83 | McLennan County | 16.6 |
| 84 | Val Verde County | 16.6 |
| 85 | Erath County | 16.6 |
| 86 | Haskell County | 16.6 |
| 87 | Young County | 16.5 |
| 88 | Wichita County | 16.5 |
| 89 | Hamilton County | 16.5 |
| 90 | Ector County | 16.5 |
| 91 | Leon County | 16.4 |
| 92 | Hall County | 16.3 |
| 92 | Harris County | 16.3 |
| 92 | Victoria County | 16.3 |
| 95 | Winkler County | 16.2 |
| 96 | Bowie County | 16.2 |
| 96 | Eastland County | 16.2 |
| 98 | Comanche County | 16.2 |
| 99 | Gregg County | 16.1 |
| 100 | Motley County | 16.1 |
| 101 | Upton County | 16 |
| 102 | Atascosa County | 15.8 |
| 103 | Gonzales County | 15.8 |
| 104 | Angelina County | 15.8 |
| 105 | Knox County | 15.7 |
| 106 | Gray County | 15.7 |
| 107 | Harrison County | 15.6 |
| 108 | Red River County | 15.6 |
| 109 | Andrews County | 15.6 |
| 110 | Wheeler County | 15.4 |
| 111 | Childress County | 15.4 |
| 112 | McCulloch County | 15.3 |
| 113 | Brown County | 15.3 |
| 114 | Kenedy County | 15.3 |
| 115 | Lynn County | 15.2 |
| 116 | Houston County | 15 |
| 116 | Lamb County | 15 |
| 118 | Ward County | 14.9 |
| 119 | Stonewall County | 14.9 |
| 120 | San Patricio County | 14.8 |
| 121 | Henderson County | 14.7 |
| 122 | Falls County | 14.7 |
| 123 | Hill County | 14.7 |
| 124 | Taylor County | 14.7 |
| 125 | Stephens County | 14.7 |
| 126 | Refugio County | 14.6 |
| 126 | Waller County | 14.6 |
| 128 | Bexar County | 14.6 |
| 129 | Grimes County | 14.6 |
| 130 | Bell County | 14.5 |
| 131 | Rusk County | 14.4 |
| 132 | Aransas County | 14.2 |
| 133 | Montague County | 14.2 |
| 134 | Jackson County | 14.1 |
| 134 | Jones County | 14.1 |
| 136 | Dallas County | 13.9 |
| 137 | Howard County | 13.8 |
| 138 | Mitchell County | 13.8 |
| 139 | Fannin County | 13.8 |
| 140 | Fisher County | 13.7 |
| 141 | Wharton County | 13.6 |
| 142 | Cooke County | 13.5 |
| 143 | Robertson County | 13.5 |
| 144 | Bandera County | 13.5 |
| 145 | Washington County | 13.4 |
| 146 | Hutchinson County | 13.3 |
| 147 | Caldwell County | 13.2 |
| 148 | Hockley County | 13.1 |
| 149 | Goliad County | 13 |
| 150 | Jack County | 13 |
| 151 | Milam County | 12.9 |
| 152 | Burleson County | 12.7 |
| 153 | Orange County | 12.5 |
| 154 | Wood County | 12.5 |
| 155 | Upshur County | 12.4 |
| 156 | Freestone County | 12.3 |
| 157 | McMullen County | 12.3 |
| 158 | Hays County | 12.1 |
| 159 | Hardin County | 12.1 |
| 160 | Bailey County | 12 |
| 161 | Llano County | 12 |
| 162 | Austin County | 12 |
| 163 | Hopkins County | 11.9 |
| 164 | Chambers County | 11.9 |
| 164 | Ochiltree County | 11.9 |
| 166 | Reagan County | 11.8 |
| 167 | Hunt County | 11.8 |
| 168 | Galveston County | 11.7 |
| 169 | Kimble County | 11.7 |
| 170 | Franklin County | 11.7 |
| 171 | Scurry County | 11.6 |
| 172 | Smith County | 11.6 |
| 173 | Dallam County | 11.5 |
| 174 | Lipscomb County | 11.5 |
| 175 | Lavaca County | 11.5 |
| 176 | Concho County | 11.4 |
| 177 | Delta County | 11.4 |
| 177 | Kerr County | 11.4 |
| 179 | Midland County | 11.4 |
| 180 | Lee County | 11.3 |
| 181 | Wilson County | 11.3 |
| 182 | Panola County | 11.2 |
| 183 | Coryell County | 11.2 |
| 184 | Grayson County | 11.2 |
| 185 | Tarrant County | 11.1 |
| 185 | Tom Green County | 11.1 |
| 187 | Van Zandt County | 11.1 |
| 188 | Sabine County | 11 |
| 189 | Runnels County | 11 |
| 190 | Travis County | 10.9 |
| 191 | Crane County | 10.9 |
| 191 | Madison County | 10.9 |
| 193 | Irion County | 10.8 |
| 194 | San Saba County | 10.7 |
| 195 | Colorado County | 10.7 |
| 195 | Hardeman County | 10.7 |
| 197 | Sherman County | 10.4 |
| 198 | Bastrop County | 10.2 |
| 199 | Parmer County | 10.2 |
| 200 | Johnson County | 10 |
| 201 | Rains County | 10 |
| 202 | Schleicher County | 9.9 |
| 203 | Kent County | 9.9 |
| 204 | Randall County | 9.7 |
| 205 | Kaufman County | 9.7 |
| 206 | Medina County | 9.6 |
| 207 | Callahan County | 9.6 |
| 208 | Shackelford County | 9.5 |
| 209 | Montgomery County | 9.4 |
| 210 | Hartley County | 9.4 |
| 211 | Crockett County | 9.3 |
| 212 | Guadalupe County | 9.3 |
| 213 | Bosque County | 9.3 |
| 214 | Gillespie County | 9.2 |
| 215 | Archer County | 9.2 |
| 216 | Lampasas County | 9.1 |
| 217 | Brewster County | 8.9 |
| 218 | Glasscock County | 8.9 |
| 219 | Wise County | 8.9 |
| 220 | Fayette County | 8.6 |
| 221 | Hansford County | 8.6 |
| 222 | Blanco County | 8.4 |
| 223 | Garza County | 8.4 |
| 224 | Clay County | 8.4 |
| 224 | Kinney County | 8.4 |
| 226 | Martin County | 8.3 |
| 227 | Parker County | 8 |
| 228 | Burnet County | 8 |
| 229 | Donley County | 7.9 |
| 230 | Calhoun County | 7.7 |
| 230 | Hood County | 7.7 |
| 230 | Terrell County | 7.7 |
| 233 | Fort Bend County | 7.6 |
| 234 | Somervell County | 7.5 |
| 235 | Carson County | 7.4 |
| 236 | Borden County | 7.4 |
| 237 | Brazoria County | 7.4 |
| 238 | Mills County | 7.2 |
| 239 | Denton County | 7.1 |
| 240 | Mason County | 7 |
| 241 | Ellis County | 6.9 |
| 242 | Gaines County | 6.8 |
| 243 | Comal County | 6.5 |
| 244 | Williamson County | 6.4 |
| 245 | Collin County | 6.2 |
| 246 | Hemphill County | 6.2 |
| 247 | Loving County | 6.1 |
| 248 | Roberts County | 5.7 |
| 249 | Foard County | 5.6 |
| 250 | Armstrong County | 5.2 |
| 251 | Kendall County | 5 |
| 252 | Sutton County | 4.5 |
| 253 | Sterling County | 4.3 |
| 254 | Rockwall County | 4 |