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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
201 Liberty County, Texas 14.7%
202 Houston County, Texas 14.8%
203 Lamar County, Texas 15.1%
204 Jefferson County, Texas 15.4%
205 Polk County, Texas 15.5%
206 Refugio County, Texas 15.8%
207 Karnes County, Texas 15.8%
208 Dimmit County, Texas 15.9%
209 Dawson County, Texas 15.9%
210 Titus County, Texas 16.0%
211 Newton County, Texas 16.2%
212 Reeves County, Texas 16.4%
213 Foard County, Texas 16.5%
214 Floyd County, Texas 16.6%
215 Wilbarger County, Texas 16.8%
216 King County, Texas 16.9%
217 Live Oak County, Texas 16.9%
218 Crosby County, Texas 16.9%
219 Frio County, Texas 17.1%
220 Lynn County, Texas 17.1%
221 Hood County, Texas 17.2%
222 Nacogdoches County, Texas 17.3%
223 Dickens County, Texas 17.3%
224 San Augustine County, Texas 17.4%
225 Zavala County, Texas 17.4%
226 Matagorda County, Texas 17.8%
227 Moore County, Texas 18.0%
228 Jim Wells County, Texas 18.2%
229 Bastrop County, Texas 18.2%
230 Red River County, Texas 18.4%
231 Webb County, Texas 18.4%
232 Willacy County, Texas 18.7%
233 Jasper County, Texas 19.7%
234 Fort Bend County, Texas 20.1%
235 Kleberg County, Texas 20.2%
236 Cameron County, Texas 21.0%
237 Jeff Davis County, Texas 21.6%
238 Hockley County, Texas 22.2%
239 Haskell County, Texas 22.6%
240 Hopkins County, Texas 22.8%
241 Young County, Texas 23.6%
242 Howard County, Texas 23.9%
243 Collingsworth County, Texas 25.4%
244 Irion County, Texas 25.7%
245 Hays County, Texas 27.1%
246 Hartley County, Texas 28.2%
247 Harrison County, Texas 29.6%
248 El Paso County, Texas 29.9%
249 Jim Hogg County, Texas 31.3%
250 Harris County, Texas 33.1%
251 Hidalgo County, Texas 34.6%
252 Zapata County, Texas 35.2%
253 Henderson County, Texas 37.3%
254 Hemphill County, Texas 37.5%