Texas Counties by Poverty Rate

The poverty rate measures the share of residents with income below the federal threshold. It varies by household size and is a key indicator of economic hardship.

All 254 counties ranked by Poverty Rate, from lowest to highest. Click the column header to reverse sort order. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates, 2023.

States Counties Cities Metros ZIPs

#	Counties	Poverty Rate ↑
1	Ellis County, Texas	0.0%
2	Kenedy County, Texas	0.0%
3	Swisher County, Texas	0.0%
4	Erath County, Texas	0.0%
5	Castro County, Texas	0.7%
6	Mason County, Texas	0.8%
7	Palo Pinto County, Texas	1.1%
8	Kent County, Texas	1.1%
9	Sterling County, Texas	1.2%
10	Concho County, Texas	1.3%
11	Camp County, Texas	1.4%
12	Bell County, Texas	1.5%
13	Cass County, Texas	1.6%
14	Bee County, Texas	1.7%
15	Duval County, Texas	1.8%
16	Kinney County, Texas	1.8%
17	Hall County, Texas	1.9%
18	Marion County, Texas	2.3%
19	Glasscock County, Texas	2.3%
20	Galveston County, Texas	2.4%
21	Parker County, Texas	2.4%
22	Nolan County, Texas	2.4%
23	Bailey County, Texas	2.5%
24	Collin County, Texas	2.5%
25	Terrell County, Texas	2.5%
26	Tom Green County, Texas	2.5%
27	Val Verde County, Texas	2.6%
28	Falls County, Texas	2.7%
29	Cherokee County, Texas	2.7%
30	Mitchell County, Texas	2.8%
31	Loving County, Texas	3.0%
32	Midland County, Texas	3.1%
33	Potter County, Texas	3.2%
34	Stephens County, Texas	3.2%
35	Somervell County, Texas	3.2%
36	Oldham County, Texas	3.2%
37	McLennan County, Texas	3.3%
38	Guadalupe County, Texas	3.4%
39	Archer County, Texas	3.4%
40	Coke County, Texas	3.4%
41	Waller County, Texas	3.4%
42	Rockwall County, Texas	3.5%
43	Brown County, Texas	3.5%
44	Trinity County, Texas	3.8%
45	Cottle County, Texas	3.8%
46	Tarrant County, Texas	3.8%
47	Kendall County, Texas	3.8%
48	Pecos County, Texas	3.9%
49	Garza County, Texas	3.9%
50	Callahan County, Texas	4.0%
51	Reagan County, Texas	4.1%
52	Donley County, Texas	4.1%
53	Randall County, Texas	4.2%
54	Shelby County, Texas	4.2%
55	Carson County, Texas	4.2%
56	Hale County, Texas	4.3%
57	Denton County, Texas	4.4%
58	Williamson County, Texas	4.4%
59	McCulloch County, Texas	4.4%
60	Crane County, Texas	4.5%
61	Cochran County, Texas	4.7%
62	Andrews County, Texas	4.7%
63	Milam County, Texas	4.8%
64	Menard County, Texas	4.8%
65	Maverick County, Texas	4.9%
66	Presidio County, Texas	5.0%
67	Uvalde County, Texas	5.2%
68	Scurry County, Texas	5.2%
69	Smith County, Texas	5.4%
70	Franklin County, Texas	5.4%
71	Burnet County, Texas	5.4%
72	Coleman County, Texas	5.5%
73	Brazoria County, Texas	5.5%
74	Brooks County, Texas	5.5%
75	Armstrong County, Texas	5.5%
76	Gaines County, Texas	5.6%
77	Goliad County, Texas	5.7%
78	Brazos County, Texas	5.7%
79	Borden County, Texas	5.8%
80	Crockett County, Texas	5.8%
81	Austin County, Texas	5.9%
82	Clay County, Texas	5.9%
83	Fayette County, Texas	6.0%
84	Wilson County, Texas	6.0%
85	Sutton County, Texas	6.1%
86	Deaf Smith County, Texas	6.2%
87	Angelina County, Texas	6.2%
88	Gregg County, Texas	6.2%
89	Dallam County, Texas	6.3%
90	Wise County, Texas	6.3%
91	Walker County, Texas	6.4%
92	Gonzales County, Texas	6.5%
93	Sherman County, Texas	6.5%
94	Mills County, Texas	6.6%
95	Coryell County, Texas	6.6%
96	Childress County, Texas	6.6%
97	Roberts County, Texas	6.7%
98	Calhoun County, Texas	6.8%
99	Madison County, Texas	6.8%
100	Stonewall County, Texas	6.9%