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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 2023, at 44.8%. Sterling County had the lowest, at 2.7%. The median was 14.2% and the figure for Texas was 13.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest44.8Dimmit County
Lowest2.7Sterling County
Median14.2254 counties
Texas13.8History

Map of counties, 2023

Anderson County: 17.1 %Andrews County: 14.2 %Angelina County: 16.3 %Aransas County: 18.7 %Archer County: 11.7 %Armstrong County: 5.8 %Atascosa County: 16.1 %Austin County: 14.5 %Bailey County: 13.6 %Bandera County: 16.1 %Bastrop County: 12.4 %Baylor County: 20.8 %Bee County: 17 %Bell County: 14.6 %Bexar County: 14.7 %Blanco County: 8.7 %Borden County: 4.8 %Bosque County: 9.1 %Bowie County: 16.3 %Brazoria County: 7.3 %Brazos County: 23.9 %Brewster County: 8.4 %Briscoe County: 15.3 %Brooks County: 30.7 %Brown County: 14.5 %Burleson County: 12.6 %Burnet County: 8 %Caldwell County: 13.9 %Calhoun County: 8.7 %Callahan County: 10.1 %Cameron County: 24.4 %Camp County: 22.5 %Carson County: 7.3 %Cass County: 17.3 %Castro County: 14 %Chambers County: 13.1 %Cherokee County: 17.9 %Childress County: 9.8 %Clay County: 10.4 %Cochran County: 27.3 %Coke County: 14.1 %Coleman County: 15.1 %Collin County: 6.3 %Collingsworth County: 26.2 %Colorado County: 10.7 %Comal County: 6.4 %Comanche County: 14.1 %Concho County: 13.3 %Cooke County: 14.1 %Coryell County: 9.9 %Cottle County: 22.8 %Crane County: 8.2 %Crockett County: 3.3 %Crosby County: 22.1 %Culberson County: 17.7 %Dallam County: 10 %Dallas County: 14 %Dawson County: 17.7 %Deaf Smith County: 15.8 %Delta County: 14 %Denton County: 7 %DeWitt County: 15.9 %Dickens County: 14.5 %Dimmit County: 44.8 %Donley County: 8.3 %Duval County: 29 %Eastland County: 14.7 %Ector County: 15.3 %Edwards County: 25.3 %Ellis County: 8.1 %El Paso County: 18.9 %Erath County: 15.9 %Falls County: 14.6 %Fannin County: 14.2 %Fayette County: 8.8 %Fisher County: 10.3 %Floyd County: 18.1 %Foard County: 20.9 %Fort Bend County: 7.2 %Franklin County: 11.1 %Freestone County: 14.3 %Frio County: 19.6 %Gaines County: 7.4 %Galveston County: 11.2 %Garza County: 14 %Gillespie County: 9.5 %Glasscock County: 8.5 %Goliad County: 9.2 %Gonzales County: 14.5 %Gray County: 16.3 %Grayson County: 11.1 %Gregg County: 17 %Grimes County: 13.3 %Guadalupe County: 8.8 %Hale County: 19 %Hall County: 16.4 %Hamilton County: 18.4 %Hansford County: 7.8 %Hardeman County: 12.8 %Hardin County: 12.3 %Harris County: 15.9 %Harrison County: 17.4 %Hartley County: 6.8 %Haskell County: 14.2 %Hays County: 12 %Hemphill County: 3.5 %Henderson County: 14.2 %Hidalgo County: 27.2 %Hill County: 14.2 %Hockley County: 12.6 %Hood County: 8.2 %Hopkins County: 12.3 %Houston County: 16.3 %Howard County: 15.1 %Hudspeth County: 19 %Hunt County: 12.4 %Hutchinson County: 11.6 %Irion County: 7.5 %Jack County: 13.5 %Jackson County: 14.1 %Jasper County: 22.3 %Jeff Davis County: 31.2 %Jefferson County: 18.8 %Jim Hogg County: 31.4 %Jim Wells County: 23.2 %Johnson County: 10.7 %Jones County: 12.6 %Karnes County: 21.3 %Kaufman County: 9.7 %Kendall County: 5.1 %Kenedy County: 5.9 %Kent County: 8.4 %Kerr County: 11.7 %Kimble County: 15 %King County: 15.3 %Kinney County: 11.3 %Kleberg County: 28.8 %Knox County: 11.4 %Lamar County: 18.7 %Lamb County: 16 %Lampasas County: 9.2 %La Salle County: 22 %Lavaca County: 9.4 %Lee County: 12.2 %Leon County: 14.4 %Liberty County: 17.7 %Limestone County: 19.4 %Lipscomb County: 13.6 %Live Oak County: 17.2 %Llano County: 11.7 %Loving County: 9.3 %Lubbock County: 17.2 %Lynn County: 17.5 %McCulloch County: 14.6 %McLennan County: 17.1 %McMullen County: 9.2 %Madison County: 13.4 %Marion County: 18.4 %Martin County: 8.1 %Mason County: 6.4 %Matagorda County: 21.8 %Maverick County: 22.6 %Medina County: 11.3 %Menard County: 21.1 %Midland County: 10.6 %Milam County: 15.8 %Mills County: 7.7 %Mitchell County: 13.2 %Montague County: 13.5 %Montgomery County: 9.3 %Moore County: 15.4 %Morris County: 16.9 %Motley County: 9.7 %Nacogdoches County: 22.3 %Navarro County: 16.8 %Newton County: 22.4 %Nolan County: 18.8 %Nueces County: 17.7 %Ochiltree County: 15.5 %Oldham County: 17.7 %Orange County: 12.7 %Palo Pinto County: 17 %Panola County: 11.9 %Parker County: 7.8 %Parmer County: 9.6 %Pecos County: 27.4 %Polk County: 18.1 %Potter County: 20.9 %Presidio County: 36.3 %Rains County: 12.8 %Randall County: 9.5 %Reagan County: 11.1 %Real County: 20.5 %Red River County: 20.9 %Reeves County: 21.9 %Refugio County: 17.3 %Roberts County: 6.4 %Robertson County: 16.5 %Rockwall County: 4.3 %Runnels County: 10.4 %Rusk County: 14.3 %Sabine County: 14.3 %San Augustine County: 27.5 %San Jacinto County: 17.7 %San Patricio County: 15.2 %San Saba County: 14.5 %Schleicher County: 9 %Scurry County: 9.8 %Shackelford County: 11.6 %Shelby County: 23.5 %Sherman County: 6.3 %Smith County: 12.2 %Somervell County: 6.5 %Starr County: 33.5 %Stephens County: 13.5 %Sterling County: 2.7 %Stonewall County: 8.7 %Sutton County: 11.6 %Swisher County: 29.5 %Tarrant County: 10.9 %Taylor County: 13.5 %Terrell County: 8.2 %Terry County: 21.9 %Throckmorton County: 14 %Titus County: 17.4 %Tom Green County: 11.7 %Travis County: 11 %Trinity County: 16.1 %Tyler County: 19.6 %Upshur County: 13.3 %Upton County: 17.1 %Uvalde County: 21.9 %Val Verde County: 18.3 %Van Zandt County: 11.5 %Victoria County: 16 %Walker County: 17.9 %Waller County: 13.5 %Ward County: 14.6 %Washington County: 12.7 %Webb County: 21.1 %Wharton County: 14.5 %Wheeler County: 14.2 %Wichita County: 15.9 %Wilbarger County: 18.9 %Willacy County: 24.6 %Williamson County: 6.3 %Wilson County: 9.8 %Winkler County: 12 %Wise County: 9.1 %Wood County: 12.6 %Yoakum County: 12 %Young County: 16.7 %Zapata County: 37.4 %Zavala County: 36.3 %
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%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Dimmit County: 44.8 %Dimmit County44.8Zapata County: 37.4 %Zapata County37.4Presidio County: 36.3 %Presidio County36.3Zavala County: 36.3 %Zavala County36.3Starr County: 33.5 %Starr County33.5Jim Hogg County: 31.4 %Jim Hogg County31.4Jeff Davis County: 31.2 %Jeff Davis County31.2Brooks County: 30.7 %Brooks County30.7Swisher County: 29.5 %Swisher County29.5Duval County: 29 %Duval County29Kleberg County: 28.8 %Kleberg County28.8San Augustine County: 27.5 %San Augustine County27.5Pecos County: 27.4 %Pecos County27.4Cochran County: 27.3 %Cochran County27.3Hidalgo County: 27.2 %Hidalgo County27.2Collingsworth County: 26.2 %Collingsworth County26.2Edwards County: 25.3 %Edwards County25.3Willacy County: 24.6 %Willacy County24.6Cameron County: 24.4 %Cameron County24.4Brazos County: 23.9 %Brazos County23.9Shelby County: 23.5 %Shelby County23.5Jim Wells County: 23.2 %Jim Wells County23.2Cottle County: 22.8 %Cottle County22.8Maverick County: 22.6 %Maverick County22.6Camp County: 22.5 %Camp County22.5Newton County: 22.4 %Newton County22.4Nacogdoches County: 22.3 %Nacogdoches County22.3Jasper County: 22.3 %Jasper County22.3Crosby County: 22.1 %Crosby County22.1La Salle County: 22 %La Salle County22Reeves County: 21.9 %Reeves County21.9Terry County: 21.9 %Terry County21.9Uvalde County: 21.9 %Uvalde County21.9Matagorda County: 21.8 %Matagorda County21.8Karnes County: 21.3 %Karnes County21.3Menard County: 21.1 %Menard County21.1Webb County: 21.1 %Webb County21.1Red River County: 20.9 %Red River County20.9Potter County: 20.9 %Potter County20.9Foard County: 20.9 %Foard County20.9Dimmit County: 44.8 %Dimmit County44.8Zapata County: 37.4 %Zapata County37.4Presidio County: 36.3 %Presidio County36.3Zavala County: 36.3 %Zavala County36.3Starr County: 33.5 %Starr County33.5Jim Hogg County: 31.4 %Jim Hogg County31.4Jeff Davis County: 31.2 %Jeff Davis County31.2Brooks County: 30.7 %Brooks County30.7Swisher County: 29.5 %Swisher County29.5Duval County: 29 %Duval County29Kleberg County: 28.8 %Kleberg County28.8San Augustine County: 27.5 %San Augustine County27.5Pecos County: 27.4 %Pecos County27.4Cochran County: 27.3 %Cochran County27.3Hidalgo County: 27.2 %Hidalgo County27.2Collingsworth County: 26.2 %Collingsworth County26.2Edwards County: 25.3 %Edwards County25.3Willacy County: 24.6 %Willacy County24.6Cameron County: 24.4 %Cameron County24.4Brazos County: 23.9 %Brazos County23.9Shelby County: 23.5 %Shelby County23.5Jim Wells County: 23.2 %Jim Wells County23.2Cottle County: 22.8 %Cottle County22.8Maverick County: 22.6 %Maverick County22.6Camp County: 22.5 %Camp County22.5Newton County: 22.4 %Newton County22.4Nacogdoches County: 22.3 %Nacogdoches County22.3Jasper County: 22.3 %Jasper County22.3Crosby County: 22.1 %Crosby County22.1La Salle County: 22 %La Salle County22Reeves County: 21.9 %Reeves County21.9Terry County: 21.9 %Terry County21.9Uvalde County: 21.9 %Uvalde County21.9Matagorda County: 21.8 %Matagorda County21.8Karnes County: 21.3 %Karnes County21.3Menard County: 21.1 %Menard County21.1Webb County: 21.1 %Webb County21.1Red River County: 20.9 %Red River County20.9Potter County: 20.9 %Potter County20.9Foard County: 20.9 %Foard County20.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Dimmit County44.8+1.3 pts
2Zapata County37.4+0.3 pts
3Presidio County36.3-3.7 pts
3Zavala County36.3+5.3 pts
5Starr County33.50 pts
6Jim Hogg County31.4+2.4 pts
7Jeff Davis County31.2+6.6 pts
8Brooks County30.7-2.6 pts
9Swisher County29.5-0.1 pts
10Duval County29+7.5 pts
11Kleberg County28.8-1.7 pts
12San Augustine County27.5+0.2 pts
13Pecos County27.4+4.4 pts
14Cochran County27.3+1.5 pts
15Hidalgo County27.2-0.5 pts
16Collingsworth County26.2+3.8 pts
17Edwards County25.3+1.9 pts
18Willacy County24.6-2 pts
19Cameron County24.4-0.9 pts
20Brazos County23.9-0.4 pts
21Shelby County23.5+0.3 pts
22Jim Wells County23.2+0.6 pts
23Cottle County22.8-1.3 pts
24Maverick County22.6-0.8 pts
25Camp County22.5+0.9 pts
26Newton County22.4-1.8 pts
27Nacogdoches County22.3-0.2 pts
28Jasper County22.3-0.6 pts
29Crosby County22.1-1.5 pts
30La Salle County22-6 pts
31Reeves County21.9+0.9 pts
32Terry County21.9-0.5 pts
32Uvalde County21.9-2.3 pts
34Matagorda County21.80 pts
35Karnes County21.3+0.3 pts
36Menard County21.1-1.4 pts
37Webb County21.1-0.3 pts
38Red River County20.9+0.7 pts
39Potter County20.9+0.2 pts
40Foard County20.9-1.2 pts
41Baylor County20.8+9.2 pts
42Real County20.5-4 pts
43Tyler County19.6+1.6 pts
44Frio County19.6-1.1 pts
45Limestone County19.4-2.1 pts
46Hudspeth County19-6.5 pts
47Hale County19+0.4 pts
48El Paso County18.9-0.6 pts
49Wilbarger County18.9+0.5 pts
50Nolan County18.8+3.3 pts
51Jefferson County18.8+0.6 pts
52Lamar County18.7+2.8 pts
53Aransas County18.7+0.8 pts
54Hamilton County18.4+1.2 pts
54Marion County18.4+2.7 pts
56Val Verde County18.3+2.1 pts
57Floyd County18.1-0.9 pts
58Polk County18.1+1.7 pts
59Walker County17.9-1.5 pts
60Cherokee County17.9+1.3 pts
61San Jacinto County17.7+0.3 pts
62Culberson County17.7-4.5 pts
63Dawson County17.7-7.1 pts
63Liberty County17.7-0 pts
65Nueces County17.7+0.4 pts
66Oldham County17.7+0.5 pts
67Lynn County17.5-1.3 pts
68Harrison County17.4+1 pts
69Titus County17.4-1 pts
70Cass County17.3-1.2 pts
70Refugio County17.3+1 pts
72Live Oak County17.2-3.8 pts
72Lubbock County17.2-0 pts
74McLennan County17.1-0.8 pts
75Anderson County17.1+1.4 pts
75Upton County17.1-3.3 pts
77Gregg County17+0.5 pts
78Palo Pinto County17+1.2 pts
79Bee County17-3 pts
80Morris County16.9+1.1 pts
81Navarro County16.8+0.4 pts
82Young County16.7+1 pts
83Robertson County16.5+2.3 pts
84Hall County16.4-2.2 pts
85Bowie County16.3-1.1 pts
85Gray County16.3-0.7 pts
87Angelina County16.3+0.2 pts
88Houston County16.3-1.4 pts
89Atascosa County16.1+2.1 pts
90Bandera County16.1+1.9 pts
91Trinity County16.1+1.9 pts
92Victoria County16-0.7 pts
93Lamb County16-1.5 pts
94Erath County15.9-0.6 pts
95Harris County15.9+0.2 pts
96Wichita County15.9+0.1 pts
97DeWitt County15.9-0.7 pts
98Deaf Smith County15.8-0 pts
99Milam County15.8+1.5 pts
100Ochiltree County15.5+3.3 pts
101Moore County15.4+1.9 pts
102King County15.3-12.4 pts
103Briscoe County15.3-9 pts
104Ector County15.3-0.5 pts
105San Patricio County15.2-0.6 pts
106Howard County15.1+0.6 pts
107Coleman County15.1-2.1 pts
108Kimble County15+2.6 pts
109Bexar County14.7-0.5 pts
110Eastland County14.7-1.5 pts
111Bell County14.6-0.1 pts
112McCulloch County14.6+1.1 pts
113Falls County14.6-1.3 pts
113Ward County14.6+0.9 pts
115Gonzales County14.5+1.5 pts
116Brown County14.5+1.2 pts
117Austin County14.5+2.6 pts
117Dickens County14.5+2.2 pts
119Wharton County14.5-0.2 pts
120San Saba County14.5+0.2 pts
121Leon County14.40 pts
122Sabine County14.3-3 pts
123Freestone County14.3+1.7 pts
124Rusk County14.3+0.9 pts
125Andrews County14.2+2.3 pts
125Hill County14.2+0.9 pts
127Wheeler County14.2-4.1 pts
128Fannin County14.2+1.4 pts
129Haskell County14.2-0.8 pts
130Henderson County14.2-0.6 pts
131Coke County14.1-2.4 pts
131Jackson County14.1+2.2 pts
133Comanche County14.1+0.6 pts
134Cooke County14.1+0.7 pts
135Garza County14-1.4 pts
136Dallas County140 pts
136Delta County14-0.1 pts
138Throckmorton County140 pts
139Castro County14+1.5 pts
140Caldwell County13.9-0.2 pts
141Bailey County13.6+0.8 pts
142Lipscomb County13.6-0.2 pts
143Taylor County13.5-1.1 pts
144Montague County13.5+0.5 pts
144Stephens County13.5-3.2 pts
146Jack County13.5-1 pts
146Waller County13.5+0.5 pts
148Madison County13.4+0.9 pts
149Grimes County13.3-1 pts
150Concho County13.3-2.6 pts
151Upshur County13.3-1.3 pts
152Mitchell County13.2-1.2 pts
153Chambers County13.1-0.6 pts
154Hardeman County12.8+1.6 pts
155Rains County12.8+1.8 pts
156Orange County12.7+0.8 pts
157Washington County12.7+0.8 pts
158Jones County12.6-1.6 pts
159Burleson County12.6+0.2 pts
159Wood County12.60 pts
161Hockley County12.6-2.5 pts
162Bastrop County12.4+0.5 pts
163Hunt County12.4+0.2 pts
164Hardin County12.3-1.1 pts
165Hopkins County12.3-1.2 pts
166Lee County12.2-0.9 pts
167Smith County12.2-0.4 pts
168Yoakum County12-1.6 pts
169Hays County12-0.9 pts
170Winkler County12-0.7 pts
171Panola County11.9-2.1 pts
172Archer County11.7-0.6 pts
172Tom Green County11.7-0 pts
174Kerr County11.7-0.8 pts
175Llano County11.7+0.4 pts
176Hutchinson County11.6+1.2 pts
176Sutton County11.6-5 pts
178Shackelford County11.6+0.3 pts
179Van Zandt County11.5-1.7 pts
180Knox County11.4-0.1 pts
181Kinney County11.3-4.3 pts
182Medina County11.3+1 pts
183Galveston County11.2+0.1 pts
184Grayson County11.1-0.3 pts
184Reagan County11.1+3.9 pts
186Franklin County11.1+2.5 pts
187Travis County11-0.3 pts
188Tarrant County10.9-0.1 pts
189Johnson County10.7+0.1 pts
190Colorado County10.7+3.2 pts
191Midland County10.6-0.1 pts
192Clay County10.4+1.3 pts
193Runnels County10.4-1.4 pts
194Fisher County10.3-1.8 pts
195Callahan County10.1+1.3 pts
196Dallam County10+1.4 pts
197Coryell County9.9-0.7 pts
198Scurry County9.8-2 pts
198Wilson County9.8-0.5 pts
200Childress County9.8-5.3 pts
201Motley County9.7+0.3 pts
202Kaufman County9.7-0.1 pts
203Parmer County9.6+0.1 pts
204Randall County9.5+0.1 pts
205Gillespie County9.5+0.4 pts
206Lavaca County9.4-0.8 pts
207Montgomery County9.3+0.5 pts
208Loving County9.3+4 pts
209Goliad County9.2-0.8 pts
210Lampasas County9.2-0.3 pts
211McMullen County9.2-5.8 pts
212Wise County9.1+0.1 pts
213Bosque County9.1-2.4 pts
214Schleicher County9-5.5 pts
215Fayette County8.8-1.3 pts
216Guadalupe County8.8+0.1 pts
217Calhoun County8.7-0.5 pts
218Stonewall County8.7+1.7 pts
219Blanco County8.7-1.1 pts
220Glasscock County8.5+3.3 pts
221Brewster County8.4-7.2 pts
222Kent County8.4+0.4 pts
223Donley County8.3-3 pts
224Terrell County8.2+1.9 pts
225Crane County8.2+4.4 pts
226Hood County8.2-0.7 pts
227Ellis County8.1-0.1 pts
228Martin County8.1-8.8 pts
229Burnet County8+0.2 pts
230Parker County7.8-0.1 pts
231Hansford County7.8-0.6 pts
232Mills County7.7+0.8 pts
233Irion County7.50 pts
234Gaines County7.4-5.3 pts
235Brazoria County7.3-0.2 pts
236Carson County7.3-0.3 pts
237Fort Bend County7.2+0.3 pts
238Denton County7-0.4 pts
239Hartley County6.8-0.2 pts
240Somervell County6.5-0.8 pts
241Comal County6.4+0.3 pts
242Roberts County6.4-8.3 pts
243Mason County6.4+1.5 pts
244Williamson County6.30 pts
245Collin County6.3-0 pts
246Sherman County6.3-2 pts
247Kenedy County5.9+3.3 pts
248Armstrong County5.8-0.1 pts
249Kendall County5.10 pts
250Borden County4.8+3.2 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b17001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/texas-counties?period=2023. 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), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b17001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/texas-counties?period=2023.

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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), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b17001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/texas-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{census_counties_in_texas_by_2023,
  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), 2023}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b17001.dat},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/texas-counties?period=2023. 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b17001.dat
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Y2  - 2026/10/12
N1  - Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/texas-counties?period=2023.
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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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 44.8% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Sterling County, with 2.7% in 2023.

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