Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for Texas by County
Poverty: Persons below poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Percent
County
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (Below Poverty)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | N/A | 13.8 | 4,074,940 | 39 of 52 |
| United States | N/A | 12.5 | 40,735,661 | N/A |
| Dimmit County | Rural | 41.1 | 3,390 | 3,137 |
| Zapata County | Rural | 38.4 | 5,190 | 3,132 |
| Zavala County | Rural | 33.9 | 3,174 | 3,120 |
| Starr County | Rural | 33.5 | 21,981 | 3,118 |
| Duval County | Rural | 33.3 | 3,013 | 3,115 |
| Presidio County | Rural | 32.0 | 1,896 | 3,097 |
| Edwards County | Rural | 31.9 | 398 | 3,096 |
| Jim Hogg County | Rural | 31.4 | 1,451 | 3,092 |
| Swisher County | Rural | 30.1 | 1,901 | 3,079 |
| Kleberg County | Rural | 28.1 | 8,077 | 3,053 |
| Cochran County | Urban | 27.8 | 678 | 3,047 |
| San Augustine County | Rural | 27.1 | 2,070 | 3,037 |
| Hidalgo County | Urban | 26.7 | 235,512 | 3,030 |
| Cameron County | Urban | 24.8 | 104,877 | 2,979 |
| Jim Wells County | Rural | 24.7 | 9,492 | 2,974 |
| Brazos County | Urban | 24.3 | 54,295 | 2,954 |
| Throckmorton County | Rural | 24.2 | 397 | 2,950 |
| Willacy County | Rural | 24.0 | 4,393 | 2,941 |
| Jeff Davis County | Rural | 23.9 | 442 | 2,938 |
| King County | Rural | 23.7 | 50 | 2,930 |
| Coke County | Rural | 22.9 | 735 | 2,890 |
| Maverick County | Urban | 22.8 | 13,119 | 2,883 |
| Nolan County | Rural | 22.5 | 3,165 | 2,864 |
| Uvalde County | Rural | 22.2 | 5,324 | 2,848 |
| Baylor County | Rural | 21.8 | 744 | 2,817 |
| Collingsworth County | Rural | 21.8 | 550 | 2,817 |
| Nacogdoches County | Rural | 21.8 | 13,099 | 2,817 |
| Pecos County | Rural | 21.6 | 2,741 | 2,802 |
| La Salle County | Rural | 21.4 | 1,222 | 2,782 |
| Webb County | Urban | 21.3 | 56,731 | 2,777 |
| Potter County | Urban | 20.8 | 22,778 | 2,739 |
| Jasper County | Rural | 20.7 | 6,520 | 2,726 |
| Matagorda County | Rural | 20.7 | 7,453 | 2,726 |
| Oldham County | Urban | 20.7 | 363 | 2,726 |
| Shelby County | Rural | 20.6 | 4,917 | 2,717 |
| Hale County | Rural | 20.5 | 6,194 | 2,706 |
| Crosby County | Urban | 20.1 | 991 | 2,674 |
| Camp County | Rural | 19.9 | 2,535 | 2,656 |
| Coleman County | Rural | 19.6 | 1,526 | 2,631 |
| Dawson County | Rural | 19.6 | 2,014 | 2,631 |
| Culberson County | Rural | 19.5 | 424 | 2,616 |
| Frio County | Rural | 19.5 | 3,182 | 2,616 |
| Jefferson County | Urban | 19.5 | 46,448 | 2,616 |
| Morris County | Rural | 19.5 | 2,303 | 2,616 |
| Brooks County | Rural | 19.4 | 1,278 | 2,609 |
| Castro County | Rural | 19.2 | 1,390 | 2,586 |
| Karnes County | Rural | 19.1 | 2,223 | 2,573 |
| Lamar County | Rural | 19.0 | 9,460 | 2,561 |
| Newton County | Rural | 19.0 | 2,260 | 2,561 |
| Menard County | Rural | 18.9 | 360 | 2,550 |
| El Paso County | Urban | 18.7 | 160,597 | 2,529 |
| Liberty County | Urban | 18.7 | 18,229 | 2,529 |
| San Jacinto County | Urban | 18.4 | 5,148 | 2,502 |
| Walker County | Rural | 18.4 | 11,582 | 2,502 |
| Marion County | Rural | 18.3 | 1,763 | 2,482 |
| Moore County | Rural | 18.3 | 3,867 | 2,482 |
| Terry County | Rural | 18.3 | 1,991 | 2,482 |
| Cherokee County | Rural | 18.2 | 8,839 | 2,466 |
| Dickens County | Rural | 18.0 | 307 | 2,442 |
| Floyd County | Rural | 17.9 | 925 | 2,423 |
| Real County | Rural | 17.9 | 484 | 2,423 |
| Tyler County | Rural | 17.9 | 3,229 | 2,423 |
| Deaf Smith County | Rural | 17.7 | 3,213 | 2,401 |
| Bee County | Rural | 17.6 | 4,236 | 2,388 |
| DeWitt County | Rural | 17.6 | 3,203 | 2,388 |
| Trinity County | Rural | 17.6 | 2,433 | 2,388 |
| Cass County | Rural | 17.5 | 4,935 | 2,372 |
| Polk County | Rural | 17.5 | 8,538 | 2,372 |
| Wilbarger County | Rural | 17.5 | 2,121 | 2,372 |
| Anderson County | Rural | 17.4 | 8,373 | 2,359 |
| Nueces County | Urban | 17.4 | 60,147 | 2,359 |
| Hudspeth County | Urban | 17.3 | 508 | 2,339 |
| Cottle County | Rural | 17.1 | 233 | 2,302 |
| Limestone County | Rural | 17.1 | 3,669 | 2,302 |
| Live Oak County | Rural | 17.1 | 1,717 | 2,302 |
| Lubbock County | Urban | 17.1 | 52,494 | 2,302 |
| Navarro County | Rural | 17.1 | 9,106 | 2,302 |
| Titus County | Rural | 17.1 | 5,314 | 2,302 |
| Briscoe County | Rural | 16.8 | 217 | 2,255 |
| Reeves County | Rural | 16.8 | 1,957 | 2,255 |
| Yoakum County | Rural | 16.8 | 1,258 | 2,255 |
| Palo Pinto County | Rural | 16.7 | 4,858 | 2,241 |
| Erath County | Rural | 16.6 | 6,687 | 2,223 |
| Haskell County | Rural | 16.6 | 865 | 2,223 |
| McLennan County | Urban | 16.6 | 42,565 | 2,223 |
| Val Verde County | Rural | 16.6 | 7,625 | 2,223 |
| Ector County | Urban | 16.5 | 26,727 | 2,201 |
| Hamilton County | Rural | 16.5 | 1,347 | 2,201 |
| Wichita County | Urban | 16.5 | 19,500 | 2,201 |
| Young County | Rural | 16.5 | 2,934 | 2,201 |
| Leon County | Rural | 16.4 | 2,654 | 2,187 |
| Hall County | Rural | 16.3 | 451 | 2,168 |
| Harris County | Urban | 16.3 | 777,921 | 2,168 |
| Bowie County | Urban | 16.2 | 13,997 | 2,147 |
| Comanche County | Rural | 16.2 | 2,223 | 2,147 |
| Eastland County | Rural | 16.2 | 2,780 | 2,147 |
| Victoria County | Urban | 16.2 | 14,569 | 2,147 |
| Winkler County | Rural | 16.2 | 1,196 | 2,147 |
| Gregg County | Urban | 16.1 | 19,597 | 2,131 |
| Motley County | Rural | 16.1 | 190 | 2,131 |
| Upton County | Rural | 16.0 | 494 | 2,110 |
| Angelina County | Rural | 15.8 | 13,351 | 2,078 |
| Atascosa County | Urban | 15.8 | 7,970 | 2,078 |
| Gonzales County | Rural | 15.8 | 3,091 | 2,078 |
| Gray County | Rural | 15.7 | 3,036 | 2,064 |
| Knox County | Rural | 15.7 | 502 | 2,064 |
| Andrews County | Rural | 15.6 | 2,872 | 2,048 |
| Harrison County | Urban | 15.6 | 10,574 | 2,048 |
| Red River County | Rural | 15.6 | 1,785 | 2,048 |
| Wheeler County | Rural | 15.4 | 732 | 2,011 |
| Brown County | Rural | 15.3 | 5,600 | 1,987 |
| Childress County | Rural | 15.3 | 815 | 1,987 |
| Kenedy County | Rural | 15.3 | 22 | 1,987 |
| McCulloch County | Rural | 15.3 | 1,129 | 1,987 |
| Lynn County | Urban | 15.2 | 867 | 1,966 |
| Houston County | Rural | 15.0 | 2,914 | 1,938 |
| Lamb County | Rural | 15.0 | 1,887 | 1,938 |
| Stonewall County | Rural | 14.9 | 176 | 1,924 |
| Ward County | Rural | 14.9 | 1,644 | 1,924 |
| San Patricio County | Urban | 14.8 | 10,250 | 1,905 |
| Falls County | Urban | 14.7 | 2,250 | 1,884 |
| Henderson County | Rural | 14.7 | 12,286 | 1,884 |
| Hill County | Rural | 14.7 | 5,363 | 1,884 |
| Taylor County | Urban | 14.7 | 20,529 | 1,884 |
| Bexar County | Urban | 14.6 | 296,387 | 1,859 |
| Grimes County | Rural | 14.6 | 4,044 | 1,859 |
| Refugio County | Rural | 14.6 | 958 | 1,859 |
| Stephens County | Rural | 14.6 | 1,293 | 1,859 |
| Waller County | Urban | 14.6 | 8,324 | 1,859 |
| Bell County | Urban | 14.5 | 54,547 | 1,843 |
| Rusk County | Urban | 14.4 | 6,899 | 1,824 |
| Aransas County | Urban | 14.2 | 3,513 | 1,789 |
| Montague County | Rural | 14.2 | 2,947 | 1,789 |
| Jackson County | Rural | 14.1 | 2,101 | 1,768 |
| Jones County | Urban | 14.1 | 2,035 | 1,768 |
| Dallas County | Urban | 13.9 | 360,341 | 1,716 |
| Howard County | Rural | 13.8 | 4,006 | 1,695 |
| Mitchell County | Rural | 13.8 | 1,052 | 1,695 |
| Fannin County | Rural | 13.7 | 4,715 | 1,671 |
| Fisher County | Rural | 13.7 | 495 | 1,671 |
| Wharton County | Rural | 13.6 | 5,589 | 1,653 |
| Bandera County | Urban | 13.5 | 2,918 | 1,630 |
| Cooke County | Rural | 13.5 | 5,737 | 1,630 |
| Robertson County | Urban | 13.5 | 2,291 | 1,630 |
| Washington County | Rural | 13.4 | 4,574 | 1,610 |
| Hutchinson County | Rural | 13.3 | 2,652 | 1,589 |
| Caldwell County | Urban | 13.2 | 6,133 | 1,564 |
| Hockley County | Urban | 13.1 | 2,719 | 1,534 |
| Goliad County | Urban | 13.0 | 918 | 1,514 |
| Jack County | Rural | 13.0 | 1,011 | 1,514 |
| Milam County | Rural | 12.9 | 3,241 | 1,481 |
| Burleson County | Urban | 12.7 | 2,367 | 1,430 |
| Orange County | Urban | 12.5 | 10,594 | 1,386 |
| Wood County | Rural | 12.5 | 5,625 | 1,386 |
| Upshur County | Urban | 12.4 | 5,179 | 1,365 |
| Freestone County | Rural | 12.3 | 2,285 | 1,339 |
| McMullen County | Rural | 12.3 | 86 | 1,339 |
| Hardin County | Urban | 12.1 | 6,902 | 1,287 |
| Hays County | Urban | 12.1 | 31,591 | 1,287 |
| Austin County | Urban | 12.0 | 3,689 | 1,261 |
| Bailey County | Rural | 12.0 | 811 | 1,261 |
| Llano County | Rural | 12.0 | 2,662 | 1,261 |
| Chambers County | Urban | 11.9 | 6,054 | 1,238 |
| Hopkins County | Rural | 11.9 | 4,421 | 1,238 |
| Hunt County | Urban | 11.8 | 12,424 | 1,206 |
| Ochiltree County | Rural | 11.8 | 1,151 | 1,206 |
| Reagan County | Rural | 11.8 | 380 | 1,206 |
| Franklin County | Rural | 11.7 | 1,227 | 1,176 |
| Galveston County | Urban | 11.7 | 41,318 | 1,176 |
| Kimble County | Rural | 11.7 | 505 | 1,176 |
| Scurry County | Rural | 11.6 | 1,692 | 1,145 |
| Smith County | Urban | 11.6 | 27,158 | 1,145 |
| Dallam County | Rural | 11.5 | 833 | 1,125 |
| Lavaca County | Rural | 11.5 | 2,304 | 1,125 |
| Lipscomb County | Rural | 11.5 | 328 | 1,125 |
| Concho County | Rural | 11.4 | 281 | 1,105 |
| Delta County | Rural | 11.4 | 612 | 1,105 |
| Kerr County | Rural | 11.4 | 5,834 | 1,105 |
| Lee County | Rural | 11.3 | 1,986 | 1,078 |
| Midland County | Urban | 11.3 | 19,655 | 1,078 |
| Wilson County | Urban | 11.3 | 5,904 | 1,078 |
| Coryell County | Urban | 11.2 | 7,618 | 1,049 |
| Grayson County | Urban | 11.2 | 15,664 | 1,049 |
| Panola County | Rural | 11.2 | 2,495 | 1,049 |
| Tarrant County | Urban | 11.1 | 237,215 | 1,017 |
| Tom Green County | Urban | 11.1 | 12,762 | 1,017 |
| Van Zandt County | Rural | 11.1 | 6,869 | 1,017 |
| Runnels County | Rural | 11.0 | 1,060 | 994 |
| Sabine County | Rural | 11.0 | 1,088 | 994 |
| Crane County | Rural | 10.9 | 485 | 981 |
| Madison County | Rural | 10.9 | 1,241 | 981 |
| Travis County | Urban | 10.9 | 142,566 | 981 |
| Irion County | Urban | 10.8 | 152 | 958 |
| Colorado County | Rural | 10.7 | 2,199 | 941 |
| Hardeman County | Rural | 10.7 | 366 | 941 |
| San Saba County | Rural | 10.7 | 546 | 941 |
| Sherman County | Rural | 10.4 | 234 | 871 |
| Bastrop County | Urban | 10.2 | 10,513 | 825 |
| Parmer County | Rural | 10.2 | 977 | 825 |
| Johnson County | Urban | 10.0 | 19,224 | 785 |
| Rains County | Rural | 10.0 | 1,268 | 785 |
| Kent County | Rural | 9.9 | 67 | 763 |
| Schleicher County | Rural | 9.9 | 234 | 763 |
| Kaufman County | Urban | 9.7 | 16,548 | 707 |
| Randall County | Urban | 9.7 | 13,930 | 707 |
| Callahan County | Urban | 9.6 | 1,350 | 692 |
| Medina County | Urban | 9.6 | 4,918 | 692 |
| Shackelford County | Rural | 9.5 | 299 | 676 |
| Hartley County | Rural | 9.4 | 358 | 658 |
| Montgomery County | Urban | 9.4 | 64,224 | 658 |
| Bosque County | Urban | 9.3 | 1,700 | 629 |
| Crockett County | Rural | 9.3 | 258 | 629 |
| Guadalupe County | Urban | 9.3 | 16,914 | 629 |
| Archer County | Urban | 9.2 | 808 | 601 |
| Gillespie County | Rural | 9.2 | 2,503 | 601 |
| Lampasas County | Urban | 9.1 | 2,052 | 582 |
| Brewster County | Rural | 8.9 | 808 | 542 |
| Glasscock County | Rural | 8.9 | 95 | 542 |
| Wise County | Urban | 8.9 | 6,536 | 542 |
| Fayette County | Rural | 8.6 | 2,120 | 477 |
| Hansford County | Rural | 8.6 | 433 | 477 |
| Blanco County | Rural | 8.4 | 1,038 | 429 |
| Clay County | Urban | 8.4 | 870 | 429 |
| Garza County | Urban | 8.4 | 315 | 429 |
| Kinney County | Rural | 8.4 | 236 | 429 |
| Martin County | Urban | 8.3 | 428 | 411 |
| Burnet County | Rural | 8.0 | 4,099 | 352 |
| Parker County | Urban | 8.0 | 13,026 | 352 |
| Donley County | Rural | 7.9 | 224 | 337 |
| Calhoun County | Rural | 7.7 | 1,503 | 301 |
| Hood County | Rural | 7.7 | 4,978 | 301 |
| Terrell County | Rural | 7.7 | 64 | 301 |
| Fort Bend County | Urban | 7.6 | 67,161 | 287 |
| Somervell County | Rural | 7.5 | 716 | 271 |
| Borden County | Rural | 7.4 | 53 | 258 |
| Brazoria County | Urban | 7.4 | 27,893 | 258 |
| Carson County | Urban | 7.4 | 425 | 258 |
| Mills County | Rural | 7.2 | 311 | 234 |
| Denton County | Urban | 7.1 | 68,444 | 218 |
| Mason County | Rural | 7.0 | 276 | 203 |
| Ellis County | Urban | 6.9 | 14,539 | 192 |
| Gaines County | Rural | 6.8 | 1,506 | 182 |
| Comal County | Urban | 6.5 | 11,813 | 150 |
| Williamson County | Urban | 6.4 | 42,919 | 142 |
| Collin County | Urban | 6.2 | 71,971 | 119 |
| Hemphill County | Rural | 6.2 | 197 | 119 |
| Loving County | Rural | 6.1 | 2 | 112 |
| Foard County | Rural | 5.6 | 52 | 79 |
| Roberts County | Rural | 5.6 | 47 | 79 |
| Armstrong County | Urban | 5.2 | 92 | 53 |
| Kendall County | Urban | 5.0 | 2,405 | 37 |
| Sutton County | Rural | 4.5 | 147 | 21 |
| Sterling County | Rural | 4.3 | 62 | 13 |
| Rockwall County | Urban | 4.0 | 4,949 | 8 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/30/2026 12:06 am.
Φ Rural–urban county classifications are based on the 2023 USDA Rural–Urban Continuum Codes (except for Connecticut Counties which use 2013 codes). State-level cancer rates for rural areas are calculated using cancer cases registered exclusively in rural counties, while state-level cancer rates for urban areas are calculated using cases registered exclusively in urban counties.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Poverty: Persons below poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.