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

Dimmit County had the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 254 counties in 2022, at 43.6%. Borden County had the lowest, at 1.6%. The median was 14.3% and the figure for Texas was 13.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest43.6Dimmit County
Lowest1.6Borden County
Median14.3254 counties
Texas13.9History

Map of counties, 2022

Anderson County: 15.6 %Andrews County: 11.9 %Angelina County: 16.1 %Aransas County: 17.9 %Archer County: 12.3 %Armstrong County: 5.9 %Atascosa County: 14.1 %Austin County: 11.9 %Bailey County: 12.7 %Bandera County: 14.3 %Bastrop County: 11.9 %Baylor County: 11.6 %Bee County: 20 %Bell County: 14.7 %Bexar County: 15.2 %Blanco County: 9.8 %Borden County: 1.6 %Bosque County: 11.5 %Bowie County: 17.4 %Brazoria County: 7.5 %Brazos County: 24.3 %Brewster County: 15.7 %Briscoe County: 24.4 %Brooks County: 33.2 %Brown County: 13.3 %Burleson County: 12.5 %Burnet County: 7.8 %Caldwell County: 14 %Calhoun County: 9.2 %Callahan County: 8.8 %Cameron County: 25.3 %Camp County: 21.5 %Carson County: 7.5 %Cass County: 18.5 %Castro County: 12.4 %Chambers County: 13.7 %Cherokee County: 16.6 %Childress County: 15.1 %Clay County: 9.1 %Cochran County: 25.9 %Coke County: 16.5 %Coleman County: 17.1 %Collin County: 6.3 %Collingsworth County: 22.4 %Colorado County: 7.5 %Comal County: 6.1 %Comanche County: 13.5 %Concho County: 15.9 %Cooke County: 13.3 %Coryell County: 10.6 %Cottle County: 24.1 %Crane County: 3.8 %Crockett County: 9.3 %Crosby County: 23.6 %Culberson County: 22.2 %Dallam County: 8.6 %Dallas County: 14 %Dawson County: 24.8 %Deaf Smith County: 15.8 %Delta County: 14.1 %Denton County: 7.4 %DeWitt County: 16.5 %Dickens County: 12.3 %Dimmit County: 43.6 %Donley County: 11.3 %Duval County: 21.6 %Eastland County: 16.2 %Ector County: 15.8 %Edwards County: 23.4 %Ellis County: 8.2 %El Paso County: 19.5 %Erath County: 16.5 %Falls County: 15.9 %Fannin County: 12.8 %Fayette County: 10.2 %Fisher County: 12.2 %Floyd County: 19 %Foard County: 22.1 %Fort Bend County: 6.9 %Franklin County: 8.6 %Freestone County: 12.7 %Frio County: 20.7 %Gaines County: 12.7 %Galveston County: 11 %Garza County: 15.4 %Gillespie County: 9.1 %Glasscock County: 5.2 %Goliad County: 10 %Gonzales County: 13.1 %Gray County: 17 %Grayson County: 11.4 %Gregg County: 16.5 %Grimes County: 14.4 %Guadalupe County: 8.7 %Hale County: 18.5 %Hall County: 18.6 %Hamilton County: 17.1 %Hansford County: 8.4 %Hardeman County: 11.2 %Hardin County: 13.5 %Harris County: 15.8 %Harrison County: 16.3 %Hartley County: 6.9 %Haskell County: 15 %Hays County: 12.9 %Hemphill County: 6.1 %Henderson County: 14.8 %Hidalgo County: 27.7 %Hill County: 13.3 %Hockley County: 15.1 %Hood County: 8.9 %Hopkins County: 13.4 %Houston County: 17.6 %Howard County: 14.5 %Hudspeth County: 25.4 %Hunt County: 12.2 %Hutchinson County: 10.4 %Irion County: 7.4 %Jack County: 14.5 %Jackson County: 12 %Jasper County: 22.8 %Jeff Davis County: 24.6 %Jefferson County: 18.2 %Jim Hogg County: 29 %Jim Wells County: 22.6 %Johnson County: 10.6 %Jones County: 14.2 %Karnes County: 21 %Kaufman County: 9.8 %Kendall County: 5.1 %Kenedy County: 2.6 %Kent County: 8 %Kerr County: 12.5 %Kimble County: 12.4 %King County: 27.8 %Kinney County: 15.6 %Kleberg County: 30.6 %Knox County: 11.4 %Lamar County: 16 %Lamb County: 17.5 %Lampasas County: 9.5 %La Salle County: 28 %Lavaca County: 10.2 %Lee County: 13.2 %Leon County: 14.4 %Liberty County: 17.7 %Limestone County: 21.5 %Lipscomb County: 13.8 %Live Oak County: 21 %Llano County: 11.3 %Loving County: 5.2 %Lubbock County: 17.2 %Lynn County: 18.8 %McCulloch County: 13.5 %McLennan County: 17.9 %McMullen County: 14.9 %Madison County: 12.5 %Marion County: 15.7 %Martin County: 16.9 %Mason County: 4.9 %Matagorda County: 21.8 %Maverick County: 23.4 %Medina County: 10.3 %Menard County: 22.5 %Midland County: 10.8 %Milam County: 14.3 %Mills County: 6.9 %Mitchell County: 14.5 %Montague County: 13 %Montgomery County: 8.8 %Moore County: 13.5 %Morris County: 15.8 %Motley County: 9.4 %Nacogdoches County: 22.4 %Navarro County: 16.5 %Newton County: 24.2 %Nolan County: 15.5 %Nueces County: 17.3 %Ochiltree County: 12.2 %Oldham County: 17.2 %Orange County: 11.9 %Palo Pinto County: 15.8 %Panola County: 14 %Parker County: 7.9 %Parmer County: 9.5 %Pecos County: 23 %Polk County: 16.4 %Potter County: 20.7 %Presidio County: 40 %Rains County: 11 %Randall County: 9.4 %Reagan County: 7.2 %Real County: 24.5 %Red River County: 20.2 %Reeves County: 21 %Refugio County: 16.3 %Roberts County: 14.7 %Robertson County: 14.3 %Rockwall County: 4.2 %Runnels County: 11.9 %Rusk County: 13.4 %Sabine County: 17.3 %San Augustine County: 27.3 %San Jacinto County: 17.4 %San Patricio County: 15.8 %San Saba County: 14.3 %Schleicher County: 14.5 %Scurry County: 11.8 %Shackelford County: 11.3 %Shelby County: 23.3 %Sherman County: 8.3 %Smith County: 12.6 %Somervell County: 7.3 %Starr County: 33.5 %Stephens County: 16.7 %Sterling County: 1.8 %Stonewall County: 7.1 %Sutton County: 16.6 %Swisher County: 29.5 %Tarrant County: 11 %Taylor County: 14.6 %Terrell County: 6.4 %Terry County: 22.4 %Throckmorton County: 14 %Titus County: 18.3 %Tom Green County: 11.7 %Travis County: 11.3 %Trinity County: 14.2 %Tyler County: 18 %Upshur County: 14.6 %Upton County: 20.3 %Uvalde County: 24.1 %Val Verde County: 16.2 %Van Zandt County: 13.2 %Victoria County: 16.6 %Walker County: 19.5 %Waller County: 13 %Ward County: 13.6 %Washington County: 11.9 %Webb County: 21.4 %Wharton County: 14.7 %Wheeler County: 18.3 %Wichita County: 15.8 %Wilbarger County: 18.4 %Willacy County: 26.6 %Williamson County: 6.3 %Wilson County: 10.3 %Winkler County: 12.6 %Wise County: 9.1 %Wood County: 12.6 %Yoakum County: 13.6 %Young County: 15.7 %Zapata County: 37.2 %Zavala County: 31 %
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%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Dimmit County: 43.6 %Dimmit County43.6Presidio County: 40 %Presidio County40Zapata County: 37.2 %Zapata County37.2Starr County: 33.5 %Starr County33.5Brooks County: 33.2 %Brooks County33.2Zavala County: 31 %Zavala County31Kleberg County: 30.6 %Kleberg County30.6Swisher County: 29.5 %Swisher County29.5Jim Hogg County: 29 %Jim Hogg County29La Salle County: 28 %La Salle County28King County: 27.8 %King County27.8Hidalgo County: 27.7 %Hidalgo County27.7San Augustine County: 27.3 %San Augustine County27.3Willacy County: 26.6 %Willacy County26.6Cochran County: 25.9 %Cochran County25.9Hudspeth County: 25.4 %Hudspeth County25.4Cameron County: 25.3 %Cameron County25.3Dawson County: 24.8 %Dawson County24.8Jeff Davis County: 24.6 %Jeff Davis County24.6Real County: 24.5 %Real County24.5Briscoe County: 24.4 %Briscoe County24.4Brazos County: 24.3 %Brazos County24.3Newton County: 24.2 %Newton County24.2Uvalde County: 24.1 %Uvalde County24.1Cottle County: 24.1 %Cottle County24.1Crosby County: 23.6 %Crosby County23.6Maverick County: 23.4 %Maverick County23.4Edwards County: 23.4 %Edwards County23.4Shelby County: 23.3 %Shelby County23.3Pecos County: 23 %Pecos County23Jasper County: 22.8 %Jasper County22.8Jim Wells County: 22.6 %Jim Wells County22.6Menard County: 22.5 %Menard County22.5Nacogdoches County: 22.4 %Nacogdoches County22.4Collingsworth County: 22.4 %Collingsworth County22.4Terry County: 22.4 %Terry County22.4Culberson County: 22.2 %Culberson County22.2Foard County: 22.1 %Foard County22.1Matagorda County: 21.8 %Matagorda County21.8Duval County: 21.6 %Duval County21.6Dimmit County: 43.6 %Dimmit County43.6Presidio County: 40 %Presidio County40Zapata County: 37.2 %Zapata County37.2Starr County: 33.5 %Starr County33.5Brooks County: 33.2 %Brooks County33.2Zavala County: 31 %Zavala County31Kleberg County: 30.6 %Kleberg County30.6Swisher County: 29.5 %Swisher County29.5Jim Hogg County: 29 %Jim Hogg County29La Salle County: 28 %La Salle County28King County: 27.8 %King County27.8Hidalgo County: 27.7 %Hidalgo County27.7San Augustine County: 27.3 %San Augustine County27.3Willacy County: 26.6 %Willacy County26.6Cochran County: 25.9 %Cochran County25.9Hudspeth County: 25.4 %Hudspeth County25.4Cameron County: 25.3 %Cameron County25.3Dawson County: 24.8 %Dawson County24.8Jeff Davis County: 24.6 %Jeff Davis County24.6Real County: 24.5 %Real County24.5Briscoe County: 24.4 %Briscoe County24.4Brazos County: 24.3 %Brazos County24.3Newton County: 24.2 %Newton County24.2Uvalde County: 24.1 %Uvalde County24.1Cottle County: 24.1 %Cottle County24.1Crosby County: 23.6 %Crosby County23.6Maverick County: 23.4 %Maverick County23.4Edwards County: 23.4 %Edwards County23.4Shelby County: 23.3 %Shelby County23.3Pecos County: 23 %Pecos County23Jasper County: 22.8 %Jasper County22.8Jim Wells County: 22.6 %Jim Wells County22.6Menard County: 22.5 %Menard County22.5Nacogdoches County: 22.4 %Nacogdoches County22.4Collingsworth County: 22.4 %Collingsworth County22.4Terry County: 22.4 %Terry County22.4Culberson County: 22.2 %Culberson County22.2Foard County: 22.1 %Foard County22.1Matagorda County: 21.8 %Matagorda County21.8Duval County: 21.6 %Duval County21.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Dimmit County43.6-2.9 pts
2Presidio County40+6.1 pts
3Zapata County37.2+2 pts
4Starr County33.5+0.9 pts
5Brooks County33.2-4.3 pts
6Zavala County31+1.3 pts
7Kleberg County30.6+2 pts
8Swisher County29.5+4.6 pts
9Jim Hogg County29-1 pts
10La Salle County28+5.2 pts
11King County27.8-1.5 pts
12Hidalgo County27.7-0.4 pts
13San Augustine County27.3+2.2 pts
14Willacy County26.6+0.7 pts
15Cochran County25.9-1.2 pts
16Hudspeth County25.4-2.4 pts
17Cameron County25.3-1 pts
18Dawson County24.8+2.2 pts
19Jeff Davis County24.6+2.6 pts
20Real County24.5-1.6 pts
21Briscoe County24.4+5 pts
22Brazos County24.3+0.7 pts
23Newton County24.2+0.3 pts
24Uvalde County24.1+4.9 pts
25Cottle County24.1+1.1 pts
26Crosby County23.6+0.2 pts
27Maverick County23.4-1.6 pts
28Edwards County23.4+10.3 pts
29Shelby County23.3-0.4 pts
30Pecos County23+1.1 pts
31Jasper County22.8-1.4 pts
32Jim Wells County22.6+1.4 pts
33Menard County22.5+3.6 pts
34Nacogdoches County22.4-0.7 pts
35Collingsworth County22.4+1.7 pts
35Terry County22.4+0.1 pts
37Culberson County22.2-6 pts
38Foard County22.1+9.7 pts
39Matagorda County21.8+1.7 pts
40Duval County21.6-2 pts
41Camp County21.5+2.1 pts
42Limestone County21.5+2.4 pts
43Webb County21.4-1.5 pts
44Live Oak County21+2 pts
45Karnes County21+2.8 pts
46Reeves County21+3.5 pts
47Potter County20.7+0.3 pts
48Frio County20.7-4.3 pts
49Upton County20.3+3.5 pts
50Red River County20.2-1.2 pts
51Bee County20+2.1 pts
52El Paso County19.5+0.2 pts
53Walker County19.5-1.1 pts
54Floyd County19+5.7 pts
55Lynn County18.8+2.9 pts
56Hall County18.6+1.2 pts
57Hale County18.5+1.5 pts
58Cass County18.5+0.1 pts
59Wilbarger County18.4+0.3 pts
60Titus County18.3+1.4 pts
61Wheeler County18.3+0.9 pts
62Jefferson County18.20 pts
63Tyler County18-1.1 pts
64McLennan County17.9+0.1 pts
65Aransas County17.9-4.6 pts
66Liberty County17.7+2.8 pts
67Houston County17.6-1.4 pts
68Lamb County17.5-0.8 pts
69Bowie County17.4+1 pts
69San Jacinto County17.4+0.4 pts
71Sabine County17.3-2.2 pts
72Nueces County17.3+0.1 pts
73Lubbock County17.2-0.5 pts
74Oldham County17.2+5 pts
75Hamilton County17.1-3.9 pts
76Coleman County17.1-0.6 pts
77Gray County17+0.7 pts
78Martin County16.9+3.6 pts
79Stephens County16.7+1.7 pts
80Victoria County16.6+0.4 pts
81Cherokee County16.6+1.8 pts
82Sutton County16.6+4.4 pts
83Erath County16.5-0.4 pts
83Gregg County16.5-0.7 pts
85DeWitt County16.5+0.4 pts
86Coke County16.5+2.5 pts
87Navarro County16.5+2.4 pts
88Polk County16.4+0.5 pts
89Harrison County16.3-0.7 pts
90Refugio County16.3+0.8 pts
91Val Verde County16.2-0.9 pts
92Eastland County16.2-2.5 pts
93Angelina County16.1-1.2 pts
94Lamar County16-0.9 pts
95Concho County15.9+2.2 pts
96Falls County15.9-7 pts
97Deaf Smith County15.8+0.8 pts
98Palo Pinto County15.8+1.9 pts
99Ector County15.8+1.7 pts
100Harris County15.8+0.2 pts
100Morris County15.8+1.2 pts
102San Patricio County15.8+0.1 pts
103Wichita County15.8-0.8 pts
104Young County15.7+1.5 pts
105Marion County15.7-2.6 pts
106Brewster County15.7+1.5 pts
107Anderson County15.6+0.3 pts
108Kinney County15.6-2.5 pts
109Nolan County15.5-0.7 pts
110Garza County15.4+1.6 pts
111Bexar County15.20 pts
112Childress County15.1+2 pts
113Hockley County15.1-0.8 pts
114Haskell County15+2.6 pts
115McMullen County14.9+2.7 pts
116Henderson County14.8-2.2 pts
117Roberts County14.7+2.9 pts
118Bell County14.7+0.4 pts
119Wharton County14.7+0.1 pts
120Taylor County14.6+0.6 pts
121Upshur County14.6-0.9 pts
122Howard County14.5-1.5 pts
122Jack County14.5-1 pts
124Schleicher County14.5+2.8 pts
125Mitchell County14.5+4.5 pts
126Grimes County14.4-2.3 pts
126Leon County14.4-3.9 pts
128San Saba County14.3+3.3 pts
129Bandera County14.3+2.3 pts
129Milam County14.3-1.9 pts
131Robertson County14.3-1.5 pts
132Trinity County14.2-2.5 pts
133Jones County14.2+1.8 pts
134Delta County14.1-1.7 pts
135Atascosa County14.1+1.5 pts
136Caldwell County14+0.7 pts
137Dallas County14-0.3 pts
138Panola County14+0.4 pts
138Throckmorton County14-4 pts
140Lipscomb County13.8+2.4 pts
141Chambers County13.7-1.3 pts
142Ward County13.6-0.1 pts
142Yoakum County13.6+2.3 pts
144Comanche County13.5+0.1 pts
145Moore County13.5+1.8 pts
146Hardin County13.5+1.8 pts
146McCulloch County13.5-2.4 pts
148Rusk County13.4+1.7 pts
149Hopkins County13.4+0.9 pts
150Cooke County13.3-0.8 pts
151Hill County13.3+1 pts
152Brown County13.3+0.1 pts
153Lee County13.2+1.4 pts
154Van Zandt County13.2+1 pts
155Gonzales County13.1-0.8 pts
156Waller County13+0.6 pts
157Montague County13+0.5 pts
158Hays County12.9-0.7 pts
159Fannin County12.80 pts
160Bailey County12.7+1.8 pts
161Freestone County12.7-0.6 pts
161Gaines County12.7-1.3 pts
163Winkler County12.6+0.5 pts
163Wood County12.6-1 pts
165Smith County12.6-1 pts
166Kerr County12.5+0.9 pts
167Madison County12.5-0.1 pts
168Burleson County12.5-0.6 pts
169Castro County12.4+1 pts
170Kimble County12.4-1.4 pts
171Archer County12.3+0.8 pts
172Dickens County12.3-2.6 pts
173Hunt County12.2-1.3 pts
174Ochiltree County12.2+0.2 pts
175Fisher County12.2+1.2 pts
176Jackson County12-0.6 pts
177Andrews County11.9-0.3 pts
177Austin County11.9+2.6 pts
177Bastrop County11.9+1 pts
180Orange County11.9-0.1 pts
181Washington County11.9+2.1 pts
182Runnels County11.9-1.3 pts
183Scurry County11.8-1.4 pts
184Tom Green County11.7-0.1 pts
185Baylor County11.6-3.7 pts
186Bosque County11.5-2.9 pts
187Grayson County11.4-0.5 pts
187Knox County11.4+1.7 pts
189Donley County11.3-1.8 pts
189Llano County11.3+2.2 pts
191Shackelford County11.3+0.7 pts
192Travis County11.30 pts
193Hardeman County11.2-0.3 pts
194Galveston County11+0.2 pts
194Tarrant County11-0.3 pts
196Rains County11-0.6 pts
197Midland County10.8-0.3 pts
198Coryell County10.6-0.2 pts
199Johnson County10.6+0.2 pts
200Hutchinson County10.4-2.3 pts
201Wilson County10.3+0.5 pts
202Medina County10.3-1.7 pts
203Lavaca County10.2+0.8 pts
204Fayette County10.2+0.3 pts
205Goliad County10-0.8 pts
206Kaufman County9.8-0.2 pts
207Blanco County9.8-0.8 pts
208Parmer County9.5-1.4 pts
209Lampasas County9.5+0.3 pts
210Randall County9.4-0.3 pts
211Motley County9.4+2.2 pts
212Crockett County9.3+2 pts
213Calhoun County9.2-0.5 pts
214Clay County9.1-1.3 pts
215Wise County9.1-0.9 pts
216Gillespie County9.1-2.1 pts
217Hood County8.9+0.2 pts
218Montgomery County8.8-0 pts
219Callahan County8.8+0.5 pts
220Guadalupe County8.7-0.4 pts
221Franklin County8.6-0.1 pts
222Dallam County8.6-6.4 pts
223Hansford County8.4-1 pts
224Sherman County8.3-3.3 pts
225Ellis County8.20 pts
226Kent County8-5.1 pts
227Parker County7.9+0.1 pts
228Burnet County7.8+0.7 pts
229Brazoria County7.5+0.2 pts
230Carson County7.5-1.3 pts
231Colorado County7.5-1.4 pts
232Irion County7.4-7.6 pts
233Denton County7.4+0.2 pts
234Somervell County7.3-3.5 pts
235Reagan County7.2-1 pts
236Stonewall County7.1-0.1 pts
237Hartley County6.9+1.3 pts
238Fort Bend County6.9-0.2 pts
239Mills County6.9-1.6 pts
240Terrell County6.4+1.3 pts
241Williamson County6.30 pts
242Collin County6.3-0.2 pts
243Hemphill County6.1-0.1 pts
244Comal County6.1-0.6 pts
245Armstrong County5.9+2.1 pts
246Glasscock County5.2-7.2 pts
247Loving County5.2+4 pts
248Kendall County5.1+0.3 pts
249Mason County4.9+0.1 pts
250Rockwall County4.2+0.3 pts

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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.

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/texas-counties?period=2022. 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), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/texas-counties?period=2022.

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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), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/texas-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{census_counties_in_texas_by_2022,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{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), 2022}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/texas-counties?period=2022. Publisher attribution: 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
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PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/01/29
PB  - U.S. Census Bureau
DB  - Invokely
UR  - https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat
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Y2  - 2026/10/12
N1  - Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/texas-counties?period=2022.
N1  - Publisher attribution: 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
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Which county has the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Dimmit County, with 43.6% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Borden County, with 1.6% in 2022.

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