Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for Texas by County
Poverty: Persons below 150% of poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Percent
County
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2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (<150% Of Poverty)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | N/A | 22.6 | 6,680,087 | 42 of 52 |
| United States | N/A | 20.1 | 65,780,589 | N/A |
| Zavala County | Rural | 55.3 | 5,178 | 3,139 |
| Jim Hogg County | Rural | 54.3 | 2,507 | 3,136 |
| Dimmit County | Rural | 52.6 | 4,334 | 3,129 |
| Starr County | Rural | 50.1 | 32,880 | 3,120 |
| Zapata County | Rural | 49.6 | 6,705 | 3,117 |
| McMullen County | Rural | 49.4 | 346 | 3,115 |
| Cochran County | Urban | 46.7 | 1,141 | 3,098 |
| Swisher County | Rural | 45.4 | 2,866 | 3,089 |
| Kenedy County | Rural | 41.7 | 60 | 3,058 |
| Willacy County | Rural | 41.2 | 7,554 | 3,051 |
| San Augustine County | Rural | 40.6 | 3,096 | 3,042 |
| Hidalgo County | Urban | 40.4 | 357,000 | 3,040 |
| Terry County | Rural | 38.7 | 4,204 | 3,008 |
| Cameron County | Urban | 38.5 | 162,503 | 3,000 |
| Nolan County | Rural | 38.5 | 5,409 | 3,000 |
| Duval County | Rural | 38.4 | 3,477 | 2,998 |
| Upton County | Rural | 38.3 | 1,179 | 2,995 |
| Maverick County | Urban | 38.2 | 21,989 | 2,988 |
| Jim Wells County | Rural | 37.6 | 14,483 | 2,966 |
| Presidio County | Rural | 37.4 | 2,215 | 2,961 |
| Dawson County | Rural | 36.2 | 3,722 | 2,916 |
| Newton County | Rural | 36.0 | 4,295 | 2,905 |
| Edwards County | Rural | 35.8 | 447 | 2,898 |
| Deaf Smith County | Rural | 35.5 | 6,460 | 2,877 |
| Culberson County | Rural | 35.2 | 767 | 2,867 |
| Kleberg County | Rural | 34.8 | 10,012 | 2,850 |
| Crane County | Rural | 34.7 | 1,544 | 2,846 |
| Hale County | Rural | 34.6 | 10,426 | 2,837 |
| Coke County | Rural | 34.5 | 1,111 | 2,833 |
| Nacogdoches County | Rural | 34.2 | 20,555 | 2,811 |
| La Salle County | Rural | 34.1 | 1,945 | 2,802 |
| Uvalde County | Rural | 34.0 | 8,152 | 2,793 |
| Wilbarger County | Rural | 34.0 | 4,125 | 2,793 |
| Shelby County | Rural | 33.9 | 8,109 | 2,787 |
| Webb County | Urban | 33.9 | 90,297 | 2,787 |
| Potter County | Urban | 33.6 | 36,781 | 2,768 |
| Baylor County | Rural | 32.9 | 1,122 | 2,734 |
| Throckmorton County | Rural | 32.9 | 540 | 2,734 |
| Castro County | Rural | 32.8 | 2,374 | 2,724 |
| Cottle County | Rural | 32.6 | 444 | 2,713 |
| Brazos County | Urban | 32.5 | 72,692 | 2,708 |
| Camp County | Rural | 32.0 | 4,076 | 2,670 |
| Crosby County | Urban | 31.9 | 1,573 | 2,664 |
| Falls County | Urban | 31.9 | 4,886 | 2,664 |
| Walker County | Rural | 31.5 | 19,884 | 2,637 |
| Garza County | Urban | 31.2 | 1,169 | 2,612 |
| Moore County | Rural | 31.2 | 6,609 | 2,612 |
| El Paso County | Urban | 31.1 | 266,060 | 2,601 |
| Hudspeth County | Urban | 31.1 | 911 | 2,601 |
| Red River County | Rural | 31.0 | 3,547 | 2,593 |
| Tyler County | Rural | 31.0 | 5,589 | 2,593 |
| Jasper County | Rural | 30.9 | 9,704 | 2,588 |
| Hall County | Rural | 30.8 | 855 | 2,582 |
| Liberty County | Urban | 30.7 | 29,977 | 2,574 |
| Dallam County | Rural | 30.6 | 2,223 | 2,564 |
| Pecos County | Rural | 30.6 | 3,890 | 2,564 |
| Briscoe County | Rural | 30.4 | 393 | 2,549 |
| Brooks County | Rural | 30.4 | 2,003 | 2,549 |
| Wheeler County | Rural | 30.3 | 1,440 | 2,534 |
| Jeff Davis County | Rural | 30.2 | 559 | 2,523 |
| Dickens County | Rural | 30.1 | 513 | 2,515 |
| Jefferson County | Urban | 30.1 | 71,715 | 2,515 |
| Floyd County | Rural | 30.0 | 1,548 | 2,506 |
| Gonzales County | Rural | 29.9 | 5,844 | 2,496 |
| Matagorda County | Rural | 29.9 | 10,745 | 2,496 |
| Coleman County | Rural | 29.8 | 2,318 | 2,483 |
| Morris County | Rural | 29.8 | 3,524 | 2,483 |
| Titus County | Rural | 29.8 | 9,270 | 2,483 |
| Angelina County | Rural | 29.6 | 25,054 | 2,468 |
| Crockett County | Rural | 29.6 | 819 | 2,468 |
| Cass County | Rural | 29.4 | 8,292 | 2,461 |
| DeWitt County | Rural | 29.3 | 5,329 | 2,452 |
| Navarro County | Rural | 29.3 | 15,572 | 2,452 |
| Lamar County | Rural | 29.2 | 14,548 | 2,445 |
| Live Oak County | Rural | 29.0 | 2,920 | 2,425 |
| Val Verde County | Rural | 28.9 | 13,282 | 2,415 |
| Oldham County | Urban | 28.7 | 504 | 2,393 |
| Marion County | Rural | 28.6 | 2,751 | 2,385 |
| Frio County | Rural | 28.5 | 4,646 | 2,376 |
| Limestone County | Rural | 28.1 | 6,033 | 2,329 |
| Reeves County | Rural | 28.0 | 3,266 | 2,316 |
| Anderson County | Rural | 27.9 | 13,451 | 2,305 |
| Real County | Rural | 27.9 | 756 | 2,305 |
| San Jacinto County | Urban | 27.6 | 7,744 | 2,265 |
| Knox County | Rural | 27.4 | 873 | 2,241 |
| Cherokee County | Rural | 27.3 | 13,277 | 2,232 |
| Gray County | Rural | 27.1 | 5,236 | 2,205 |
| Lamb County | Rural | 27.1 | 3,408 | 2,205 |
| Bowie County | Urban | 27.0 | 23,295 | 2,193 |
| Houston County | Rural | 27.0 | 5,230 | 2,193 |
| Lubbock County | Urban | 27.0 | 82,513 | 2,193 |
| Nueces County | Urban | 26.9 | 92,947 | 2,178 |
| San Patricio County | Urban | 26.9 | 18,645 | 2,178 |
| Scurry County | Rural | 26.9 | 3,924 | 2,178 |
| Trinity County | Rural | 26.9 | 3,715 | 2,178 |
| Jones County | Urban | 26.8 | 3,876 | 2,171 |
| Bee County | Rural | 26.4 | 6,354 | 2,115 |
| Childress County | Rural | 26.4 | 1,401 | 2,115 |
| Jack County | Rural | 26.4 | 2,063 | 2,115 |
| Karnes County | Rural | 26.4 | 3,064 | 2,115 |
| Victoria County | Urban | 26.2 | 23,473 | 2,088 |
| Gregg County | Urban | 26.1 | 31,709 | 2,075 |
| Hansford County | Rural | 26.1 | 1,317 | 2,075 |
| Mitchell County | Rural | 26.1 | 1,987 | 2,075 |
| Polk County | Rural | 26.0 | 12,693 | 2,060 |
| Erath County | Rural | 25.9 | 10,450 | 2,045 |
| McLennan County | Urban | 25.9 | 66,446 | 2,045 |
| Atascosa County | Urban | 25.8 | 13,005 | 2,030 |
| Collingsworth County | Rural | 25.8 | 652 | 2,030 |
| Harris County | Urban | 25.8 | 1,233,647 | 2,030 |
| Hockley County | Urban | 25.8 | 5,361 | 2,030 |
| Eastland County | Rural | 25.7 | 4,403 | 2,015 |
| Haskell County | Rural | 25.7 | 1,341 | 2,015 |
| Henderson County | Rural | 25.7 | 21,439 | 2,015 |
| Ward County | Rural | 25.7 | 2,829 | 2,015 |
| Comanche County | Rural | 25.6 | 3,526 | 1,995 |
| McCulloch County | Rural | 25.6 | 1,884 | 1,995 |
| Refugio County | Rural | 25.6 | 1,679 | 1,995 |
| Stonewall County | Rural | 25.6 | 302 | 1,995 |
| Ector County | Urban | 25.5 | 41,457 | 1,986 |
| Bailey County | Rural | 25.4 | 1,710 | 1,971 |
| Grimes County | Rural | 25.4 | 7,040 | 1,971 |
| Leon County | Rural | 25.2 | 4,084 | 1,946 |
| Lynn County | Urban | 25.2 | 1,437 | 1,946 |
| Brown County | Rural | 25.1 | 9,173 | 1,936 |
| Wichita County | Urban | 25.0 | 29,546 | 1,925 |
| Fannin County | Rural | 24.8 | 8,510 | 1,904 |
| Aransas County | Urban | 24.7 | 6,086 | 1,892 |
| Hamilton County | Rural | 24.7 | 2,023 | 1,892 |
| Hill County | Rural | 24.6 | 8,993 | 1,871 |
| Bell County | Urban | 24.5 | 92,204 | 1,857 |
| Bexar County | Urban | 24.5 | 497,149 | 1,857 |
| Palo Pinto County | Rural | 24.5 | 7,112 | 1,857 |
| Goliad County | Urban | 24.4 | 1,718 | 1,847 |
| Rusk County | Urban | 24.4 | 11,696 | 1,847 |
| Caldwell County | Urban | 24.3 | 11,302 | 1,829 |
| Lee County | Rural | 24.0 | 4,204 | 1,781 |
| Menard County | Rural | 24.0 | 458 | 1,781 |
| Wharton County | Rural | 23.9 | 9,810 | 1,772 |
| Lipscomb County | Rural | 23.8 | 682 | 1,757 |
| King County | Rural | 23.7 | 50 | 1,738 |
| San Saba County | Rural | 23.7 | 1,208 | 1,738 |
| Stephens County | Rural | 23.7 | 2,091 | 1,738 |
| Yoakum County | Rural | 23.7 | 1,775 | 1,738 |
| Dallas County | Urban | 23.6 | 610,663 | 1,725 |
| Upshur County | Urban | 23.6 | 9,906 | 1,725 |
| Harrison County | Urban | 23.5 | 15,923 | 1,712 |
| Taylor County | Urban | 23.4 | 32,751 | 1,696 |
| Ochiltree County | Rural | 23.3 | 2,266 | 1,677 |
| Freestone County | Rural | 23.2 | 4,307 | 1,664 |
| Young County | Rural | 23.2 | 4,123 | 1,664 |
| Winkler County | Rural | 23.1 | 1,702 | 1,644 |
| Orange County | Urban | 22.9 | 19,374 | 1,615 |
| Andrews County | Rural | 22.7 | 4,183 | 1,591 |
| Howard County | Rural | 22.5 | 6,519 | 1,571 |
| Robertson County | Urban | 22.5 | 3,815 | 1,571 |
| Hopkins County | Rural | 22.4 | 8,325 | 1,547 |
| Runnels County | Rural | 22.4 | 2,157 | 1,547 |
| Gaines County | Rural | 22.3 | 4,908 | 1,523 |
| Motley County | Rural | 22.3 | 264 | 1,523 |
| Sherman County | Rural | 22.3 | 504 | 1,523 |
| Llano County | Rural | 22.2 | 4,920 | 1,501 |
| Waller County | Urban | 22.2 | 12,625 | 1,501 |
| Austin County | Urban | 22.0 | 6,796 | 1,453 |
| Wood County | Rural | 22.0 | 9,889 | 1,453 |
| Lavaca County | Rural | 21.9 | 4,413 | 1,441 |
| Reagan County | Rural | 21.7 | 698 | 1,414 |
| Concho County | Rural | 21.6 | 533 | 1,401 |
| Montague County | Rural | 21.6 | 4,488 | 1,401 |
| Smith County | Urban | 21.6 | 50,598 | 1,401 |
| Cooke County | Rural | 21.5 | 9,109 | 1,383 |
| Hutchinson County | Rural | 21.5 | 4,275 | 1,383 |
| Tom Green County | Urban | 21.5 | 24,641 | 1,383 |
| Kerr County | Rural | 21.4 | 10,967 | 1,369 |
| Kimble County | Rural | 21.4 | 927 | 1,369 |
| Madison County | Rural | 21.4 | 2,437 | 1,369 |
| Coryell County | Urban | 21.2 | 14,460 | 1,337 |
| Hardeman County | Rural | 21.2 | 726 | 1,337 |
| Kinney County | Rural | 21.1 | 593 | 1,323 |
| Bastrop County | Urban | 21.0 | 21,669 | 1,305 |
| Grayson County | Urban | 20.9 | 29,397 | 1,283 |
| Hunt County | Urban | 20.9 | 22,017 | 1,283 |
| Parmer County | Rural | 20.9 | 2,009 | 1,283 |
| Delta County | Rural | 20.8 | 1,118 | 1,264 |
| Hardin County | Urban | 20.7 | 11,805 | 1,252 |
| Milam County | Rural | 20.7 | 5,178 | 1,252 |
| Van Zandt County | Rural | 20.3 | 12,584 | 1,183 |
| Brewster County | Rural | 20.2 | 1,828 | 1,174 |
| Jackson County | Rural | 20.2 | 3,016 | 1,174 |
| Hays County | Urban | 20.0 | 52,060 | 1,145 |
| Burleson County | Urban | 19.9 | 3,706 | 1,127 |
| Bosque County | Urban | 19.7 | 3,609 | 1,103 |
| Mills County | Rural | 19.7 | 852 | 1,103 |
| Bandera County | Urban | 19.6 | 4,242 | 1,087 |
| Callahan County | Urban | 19.6 | 2,752 | 1,087 |
| Fisher County | Rural | 19.3 | 696 | 1,043 |
| Panola County | Rural | 19.3 | 4,300 | 1,043 |
| Kaufman County | Urban | 19.0 | 32,428 | 998 |
| Tarrant County | Urban | 18.9 | 404,029 | 988 |
| Sabine County | Rural | 18.8 | 1,859 | 970 |
| Glasscock County | Rural | 18.7 | 200 | 955 |
| Irion County | Urban | 18.7 | 263 | 955 |
| Galveston County | Urban | 18.5 | 65,321 | 923 |
| Burnet County | Rural | 18.4 | 9,468 | 905 |
| Colorado County | Rural | 18.3 | 3,765 | 886 |
| Lampasas County | Urban | 18.1 | 4,065 | 854 |
| Midland County | Urban | 18.0 | 31,185 | 837 |
| Johnson County | Urban | 17.9 | 34,478 | 826 |
| Medina County | Urban | 17.8 | 9,097 | 810 |
| Rains County | Rural | 17.8 | 2,258 | 810 |
| Franklin County | Rural | 17.5 | 1,840 | 776 |
| Washington County | Rural | 17.5 | 5,955 | 776 |
| Wilson County | Urban | 17.4 | 9,093 | 759 |
| Randall County | Urban | 17.1 | 24,446 | 707 |
| Clay County | Urban | 16.6 | 1,719 | 627 |
| Sutton County | Rural | 16.6 | 541 | 627 |
| Travis County | Urban | 16.5 | 215,501 | 609 |
| Archer County | Urban | 16.3 | 1,435 | 581 |
| Schleicher County | Rural | 16.3 | 384 | 581 |
| Wise County | Urban | 16.2 | 11,896 | 565 |
| Foard County | Rural | 16.1 | 150 | 551 |
| Montgomery County | Urban | 16.0 | 108,757 | 537 |
| Donley County | Rural | 15.9 | 453 | 528 |
| Mason County | Rural | 15.6 | 615 | 487 |
| Guadalupe County | Urban | 15.5 | 28,126 | 472 |
| Chambers County | Urban | 15.4 | 7,853 | 462 |
| Hemphill County | Rural | 15.2 | 485 | 436 |
| Shackelford County | Rural | 15.2 | 478 | 436 |
| Martin County | Urban | 15.0 | 770 | 413 |
| Borden County | Rural | 14.9 | 106 | 400 |
| Fayette County | Rural | 14.9 | 3,657 | 400 |
| Somervell County | Rural | 14.8 | 1,414 | 389 |
| Calhoun County | Rural | 14.7 | 2,879 | 378 |
| Hartley County | Rural | 14.7 | 563 | 378 |
| Gillespie County | Rural | 14.6 | 3,959 | 372 |
| Ellis County | Urban | 14.3 | 30,114 | 334 |
| Hood County | Rural | 14.2 | 9,239 | 329 |
| Brazoria County | Urban | 14.1 | 53,212 | 316 |
| Parker County | Urban | 13.7 | 22,325 | 283 |
| Fort Bend County | Urban | 13.5 | 119,318 | 275 |
| Blanco County | Rural | 12.9 | 1,592 | 229 |
| Carson County | Urban | 12.2 | 695 | 180 |
| Loving County | Rural | 12.1 | 4 | 170 |
| Comal County | Urban | 12.0 | 21,858 | 162 |
| Denton County | Urban | 11.6 | 111,965 | 146 |
| Kent County | Rural | 11.3 | 77 | 130 |
| Williamson County | Urban | 10.9 | 72,895 | 111 |
| Collin County | Urban | 10.7 | 123,146 | 100 |
| Kendall County | Urban | 10.5 | 5,029 | 90 |
| Terrell County | Rural | 10.2 | 85 | 77 |
| Armstrong County | Urban | 10.1 | 179 | 72 |
| Sterling County | Rural | 8.6 | 123 | 30 |
| Roberts County | Rural | 8.3 | 69 | 23 |
| Rockwall County | Urban | 7.1 | 8,728 | 12 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/29/2026 8:00 pm.
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 150% of poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.