Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for Texas by County
Poverty: Families below poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Value
County
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
Families (Below Poverty)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | N/A | 10.5 | 769,750 | 42 of 52 |
| United States | N/A | 8.7 | 7,176,933 | N/A |
| Dimmit County | Rural | 36.8 | 800 | 3,139 |
| Presidio County | Rural | 33.9 | 374 | 3,134 |
| Zapata County | Rural | 32.7 | 1,025 | 3,132 |
| Jim Hogg County | Rural | 31.3 | 267 | 3,129 |
| Zavala County | Rural | 30.8 | 827 | 3,125 |
| Starr County | Rural | 29.9 | 4,383 | 3,119 |
| Brooks County | Rural | 28.9 | 502 | 3,117 |
| Edwards County | Rural | 26.7 | 63 | 3,106 |
| Collingsworth County | Rural | 25.4 | 173 | 3,097 |
| Swisher County | Rural | 24.2 | 337 | 3,086 |
| Hidalgo County | Urban | 24.0 | 49,604 | 3,082 |
| Cottle County | Rural | 22.3 | 74 | 3,052 |
| Jeff Davis County | Rural | 21.6 | 106 | 3,033 |
| Cameron County | Urban | 21.0 | 21,565 | 3,014 |
| Cochran County | Urban | 20.9 | 132 | 3,012 |
| Kleberg County | Rural | 20.2 | 1,481 | 2,997 |
| Terry County | Rural | 19.9 | 565 | 2,986 |
| Uvalde County | Rural | 19.9 | 1,146 | 2,986 |
| Jasper County | Rural | 19.7 | 1,797 | 2,979 |
| Maverick County | Urban | 19.7 | 2,794 | 2,979 |
| Pecos County | Rural | 19.6 | 662 | 2,974 |
| Shelby County | Rural | 19.3 | 1,304 | 2,965 |
| Willacy County | Rural | 18.7 | 782 | 2,938 |
| Red River County | Rural | 18.4 | 624 | 2,921 |
| Webb County | Urban | 18.4 | 11,736 | 2,921 |
| Duval County | Rural | 18.2 | 328 | 2,916 |
| Jim Wells County | Rural | 18.2 | 1,825 | 2,916 |
| Matagorda County | Rural | 17.8 | 1,789 | 2,897 |
| Camp County | Rural | 17.4 | 558 | 2,871 |
| San Augustine County | Rural | 17.4 | 395 | 2,871 |
| Nacogdoches County | Rural | 17.3 | 2,696 | 2,862 |
| Frio County | Rural | 17.1 | 629 | 2,852 |
| Lynn County | Urban | 17.1 | 256 | 2,852 |
| Crosby County | Urban | 16.9 | 243 | 2,831 |
| King County | Rural | 16.9 | 14 | 2,831 |
| Live Oak County | Rural | 16.9 | 458 | 2,831 |
| Wilbarger County | Rural | 16.8 | 457 | 2,820 |
| Floyd County | Rural | 16.6 | 224 | 2,803 |
| Foard County | Rural | 16.5 | 41 | 2,792 |
| Reeves County | Rural | 16.4 | 449 | 2,784 |
| El Paso County | Urban | 16.3 | 34,766 | 2,775 |
| Newton County | Rural | 16.2 | 544 | 2,767 |
| Potter County | Urban | 16.0 | 4,192 | 2,750 |
| Dawson County | Rural | 15.9 | 431 | 2,740 |
| Karnes County | Rural | 15.8 | 482 | 2,725 |
| Refugio County | Rural | 15.8 | 241 | 2,725 |
| Polk County | Rural | 15.5 | 2,048 | 2,700 |
| Castro County | Rural | 15.4 | 289 | 2,688 |
| Hamilton County | Rural | 15.4 | 280 | 2,688 |
| Jefferson County | Urban | 15.4 | 9,326 | 2,688 |
| Lamar County | Rural | 15.1 | 2,048 | 2,660 |
| Moore County | Rural | 15.0 | 783 | 2,650 |
| Cherokee County | Rural | 14.8 | 2,007 | 2,624 |
| Hale County | Rural | 14.8 | 1,152 | 2,624 |
| Liberty County | Urban | 14.7 | 3,228 | 2,607 |
| Wheeler County | Rural | 14.7 | 205 | 2,607 |
| La Salle County | Rural | 14.5 | 182 | 2,592 |
| San Jacinto County | Urban | 14.5 | 1,116 | 2,592 |
| Aransas County | Urban | 14.4 | 1,013 | 2,584 |
| Gray County | Rural | 14.4 | 782 | 2,584 |
| Baylor County | Rural | 14.3 | 143 | 2,574 |
| Bee County | Rural | 14.2 | 779 | 2,563 |
| Val Verde County | Rural | 14.2 | 1,718 | 2,563 |
| Hudspeth County | Urban | 14.0 | 83 | 2,544 |
| Madison County | Rural | 13.9 | 397 | 2,537 |
| Young County | Rural | 13.7 | 675 | 2,510 |
| Titus County | Rural | 13.6 | 1,084 | 2,494 |
| Atascosa County | Urban | 13.5 | 1,655 | 2,482 |
| Sutton County | Rural | 13.5 | 129 | 2,482 |
| Limestone County | Rural | 13.4 | 758 | 2,470 |
| Morris County | Rural | 13.4 | 444 | 2,470 |
| Harrison County | Urban | 13.3 | 2,420 | 2,455 |
| Nueces County | Urban | 13.3 | 11,754 | 2,455 |
| Oldham County | Urban | 13.3 | 65 | 2,455 |
| McCulloch County | Rural | 13.1 | 250 | 2,423 |
| Ward County | Rural | 13.1 | 420 | 2,423 |
| Lipscomb County | Rural | 13.0 | 103 | 2,410 |
| Tyler County | Rural | 13.0 | 618 | 2,410 |
| DeWitt County | Rural | 12.9 | 579 | 2,386 |
| Austin County | Urban | 12.8 | 1,159 | 2,374 |
| Gregg County | Urban | 12.8 | 4,041 | 2,374 |
| Harris County | Urban | 12.8 | 147,488 | 2,374 |
| Cass County | Rural | 12.6 | 983 | 2,341 |
| Briscoe County | Rural | 12.5 | 37 | 2,318 |
| Anderson County | Rural | 12.4 | 1,531 | 2,298 |
| Brazos County | Urban | 12.4 | 6,003 | 2,298 |
| Deaf Smith County | Rural | 12.4 | 547 | 2,298 |
| Palo Pinto County | Rural | 12.3 | 910 | 2,288 |
| Milam County | Rural | 12.2 | 819 | 2,277 |
| Bowie County | Urban | 12.1 | 2,749 | 2,262 |
| McMullen County | Rural | 12.1 | 15 | 2,262 |
| Navarro County | Rural | 12.1 | 1,592 | 2,262 |
| San Patricio County | Urban | 12.1 | 2,091 | 2,262 |
| Coleman County | Rural | 12.0 | 224 | 2,237 |
| Dickens County | Rural | 12.0 | 55 | 2,237 |
| Ector County | Urban | 12.0 | 5,010 | 2,237 |
| Marion County | Rural | 12.0 | 299 | 2,237 |
| Jackson County | Rural | 11.9 | 489 | 2,216 |
| Victoria County | Urban | 11.9 | 2,758 | 2,216 |
| Nolan County | Rural | 11.8 | 432 | 2,209 |
| Real County | Rural | 11.7 | 81 | 2,189 |
| Robertson County | Urban | 11.7 | 518 | 2,189 |
| Brown County | Rural | 11.6 | 1,118 | 2,163 |
| Menard County | Rural | 11.6 | 54 | 2,163 |
| San Saba County | Rural | 11.6 | 158 | 2,163 |
| Trinity County | Rural | 11.6 | 439 | 2,163 |
| Concho County | Rural | 11.5 | 60 | 2,148 |
| Lubbock County | Urban | 11.5 | 8,504 | 2,148 |
| Gonzales County | Rural | 11.4 | 569 | 2,127 |
| Angelina County | Rural | 11.3 | 2,561 | 2,101 |
| Bell County | Urban | 11.3 | 10,564 | 2,101 |
| Bexar County | Urban | 11.3 | 54,489 | 2,101 |
| Culberson County | Rural | 11.3 | 45 | 2,101 |
| Lamb County | Rural | 11.3 | 360 | 2,101 |
| Lee County | Rural | 11.2 | 554 | 2,077 |
| Ochiltree County | Rural | 11.2 | 297 | 2,077 |
| Rains County | Rural | 11.2 | 397 | 2,077 |
| Upshur County | Urban | 11.2 | 1,217 | 2,077 |
| Andrews County | Rural | 11.1 | 562 | 2,047 |
| McLennan County | Urban | 11.1 | 7,010 | 2,047 |
| Wichita County | Urban | 11.0 | 3,400 | 2,031 |
| Cooke County | Rural | 10.9 | 1,251 | 2,012 |
| Dallas County | Urban | 10.9 | 66,357 | 2,012 |
| Grimes County | Rural | 10.9 | 795 | 2,012 |
| Hockley County | Urban | 10.9 | 634 | 2,012 |
| Freestone County | Rural | 10.8 | 499 | 1,985 |
| Kimble County | Rural | 10.8 | 118 | 1,985 |
| Stephens County | Rural | 10.8 | 254 | 1,985 |
| Hill County | Rural | 10.7 | 959 | 1,959 |
| Chambers County | Urban | 10.6 | 1,387 | 1,933 |
| Henderson County | Rural | 10.6 | 2,365 | 1,933 |
| Jones County | Urban | 10.6 | 462 | 1,933 |
| Howard County | Rural | 10.4 | 781 | 1,894 |
| Hardeman County | Rural | 10.3 | 79 | 1,873 |
| Rusk County | Urban | 10.3 | 1,340 | 1,873 |
| Upton County | Rural | 10.3 | 85 | 1,873 |
| Coke County | Rural | 10.2 | 88 | 1,851 |
| Falls County | Urban | 10.2 | 379 | 1,851 |
| Motley County | Rural | 10.2 | 30 | 1,851 |
| Comanche County | Rural | 10.0 | 369 | 1,819 |
| Delta County | Rural | 9.9 | 146 | 1,792 |
| Hall County | Rural | 9.9 | 79 | 1,792 |
| Hardin County | Urban | 9.9 | 1,586 | 1,792 |
| Leon County | Rural | 9.9 | 443 | 1,792 |
| Bastrop County | Urban | 9.8 | 2,431 | 1,777 |
| Fisher County | Rural | 9.7 | 109 | 1,757 |
| Erath County | Rural | 9.6 | 1,023 | 1,726 |
| Orange County | Urban | 9.6 | 2,183 | 1,726 |
| Bandera County | Urban | 9.5 | 552 | 1,694 |
| Fannin County | Rural | 9.5 | 849 | 1,694 |
| Taylor County | Urban | 9.5 | 3,414 | 1,694 |
| Hopkins County | Rural | 9.4 | 930 | 1,665 |
| Hunt County | Urban | 9.4 | 2,500 | 1,665 |
| Sabine County | Rural | 9.4 | 289 | 1,665 |
| Wharton County | Rural | 9.4 | 1,002 | 1,665 |
| Jack County | Rural | 9.3 | 196 | 1,646 |
| Montague County | Rural | 9.2 | 493 | 1,613 |
| Runnels County | Rural | 9.2 | 235 | 1,613 |
| Walker County | Rural | 9.2 | 1,276 | 1,613 |
| Wood County | Rural | 9.2 | 1,111 | 1,613 |
| Childress County | Rural | 8.8 | 128 | 1,489 |
| Eastland County | Rural | 8.8 | 420 | 1,489 |
| Houston County | Rural | 8.8 | 454 | 1,489 |
| Throckmorton County | Rural | 8.8 | 33 | 1,489 |
| Panola County | Rural | 8.6 | 499 | 1,424 |
| Schleicher County | Rural | 8.6 | 62 | 1,424 |
| Burleson County | Urban | 8.5 | 431 | 1,400 |
| Hansford County | Rural | 8.5 | 110 | 1,400 |
| Llano County | Rural | 8.5 | 581 | 1,400 |
| Haskell County | Rural | 8.4 | 116 | 1,362 |
| Van Zandt County | Rural | 8.4 | 1,384 | 1,362 |
| Hutchinson County | Rural | 8.3 | 374 | 1,320 |
| Washington County | Rural | 8.3 | 804 | 1,320 |
| Galveston County | Urban | 8.2 | 7,732 | 1,292 |
| Shackelford County | Rural | 8.2 | 74 | 1,292 |
| Waller County | Urban | 8.2 | 1,110 | 1,292 |
| Medina County | Urban | 8.1 | 1,058 | 1,265 |
| Johnson County | Urban | 8.0 | 3,917 | 1,231 |
| Knox County | Rural | 8.0 | 75 | 1,231 |
| Midland County | Urban | 8.0 | 3,511 | 1,231 |
| Smith County | Urban | 8.0 | 4,540 | 1,231 |
| Tarrant County | Urban | 8.0 | 41,729 | 1,231 |
| Grayson County | Urban | 7.9 | 2,884 | 1,205 |
| Parmer County | Rural | 7.9 | 202 | 1,205 |
| Tom Green County | Urban | 7.9 | 2,295 | 1,205 |
| Kaufman County | Urban | 7.7 | 2,941 | 1,144 |
| Scurry County | Rural | 7.7 | 285 | 1,144 |
| Yoakum County | Rural | 7.7 | 154 | 1,144 |
| Gillespie County | Rural | 7.6 | 560 | 1,110 |
| Irion County | Urban | 7.6 | 30 | 1,110 |
| Kerr County | Rural | 7.6 | 1,104 | 1,110 |
| Winkler County | Rural | 7.6 | 157 | 1,110 |
| Blanco County | Rural | 7.4 | 253 | 1,055 |
| Lavaca County | Rural | 7.4 | 420 | 1,055 |
| Travis County | Urban | 7.4 | 22,681 | 1,055 |
| Caldwell County | Urban | 7.3 | 804 | 1,022 |
| Randall County | Urban | 7.2 | 2,687 | 988 |
| Montgomery County | Urban | 7.1 | 12,390 | 964 |
| Hartley County | Rural | 6.9 | 82 | 890 |
| Lampasas County | Urban | 6.9 | 408 | 890 |
| Calhoun County | Rural | 6.8 | 403 | 865 |
| Franklin County | Rural | 6.8 | 184 | 865 |
| Sherman County | Rural | 6.8 | 43 | 865 |
| Callahan County | Urban | 6.7 | 228 | 833 |
| Archer County | Urban | 6.6 | 157 | 807 |
| Coryell County | Urban | 6.6 | 1,231 | 807 |
| Guadalupe County | Urban | 6.6 | 3,142 | 807 |
| Mills County | Rural | 6.6 | 87 | 807 |
| Ellis County | Urban | 6.5 | 3,530 | 777 |
| Glasscock County | Rural | 6.3 | 22 | 721 |
| Wise County | Urban | 6.3 | 1,189 | 721 |
| Borden County | Rural | 6.2 | 13 | 691 |
| Bosque County | Urban | 6.2 | 334 | 691 |
| Hays County | Urban | 6.2 | 3,800 | 691 |
| Hood County | Rural | 6.1 | 1,120 | 666 |
| Fayette County | Rural | 6.0 | 404 | 637 |
| Parker County | Urban | 6.0 | 2,537 | 637 |
| Wilson County | Urban | 6.0 | 838 | 637 |
| Brazoria County | Urban | 5.9 | 5,680 | 609 |
| Clay County | Urban | 5.9 | 182 | 609 |
| Fort Bend County | Urban | 5.9 | 13,659 | 609 |
| Reagan County | Rural | 5.8 | 47 | 589 |
| Goliad County | Urban | 5.7 | 105 | 561 |
| Armstrong County | Urban | 5.5 | 32 | 501 |
| Garza County | Urban | 5.5 | 53 | 501 |
| Burnet County | Rural | 5.4 | 734 | 476 |
| Gaines County | Rural | 5.4 | 293 | 476 |
| Dallam County | Rural | 4.8 | 80 | 332 |
| Bailey County | Rural | 4.6 | 79 | 292 |
| Collin County | Urban | 4.6 | 13,583 | 292 |
| Colorado County | Rural | 4.6 | 235 | 292 |
| Denton County | Urban | 4.4 | 10,742 | 257 |
| Mitchell County | Rural | 4.4 | 69 | 257 |
| Williamson County | Urban | 4.4 | 7,530 | 257 |
| Donley County | Rural | 4.1 | 32 | 191 |
| Comal County | Urban | 4.0 | 1,948 | 174 |
| Kendall County | Urban | 3.8 | 512 | 149 |
| Brewster County | Rural | 3.6 | 88 | 125 |
| Roberts County | Rural | 3.6 | 7 | 125 |
| Crane County | Rural | 3.5 | 39 | 114 |
| Rockwall County | Urban | 3.5 | 1,084 | 114 |
| Stonewall County | Rural | 3.4 | 10 | 98 |
| Martin County | Urban | 3.3 | 54 | 86 |
| Somervell County | Rural | 3.2 | 87 | 78 |
| Carson County | Urban | 2.8 | 41 | 49 |
| Terrell County | Rural | 2.5 | 6 | 38 |
| Kinney County | Rural | 1.8 | 11 | 16 |
| Hemphill County | Rural | 1.7 | 15 | 12 |
| Crockett County | Rural | 1.6 | 15 | 11 |
| Sterling County | Rural | 1.2 | 4 | 9 |
| Kent County | Rural | 1.1 | 2 | 8 |
| Mason County | Rural | 0.8 | 9 | 7 |
| Kenedy County | Rural | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Loving County | Rural | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/05/2025 11:44 pm.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Poverty: Families below poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/05/2025 11:44 pm.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Poverty: Families below poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.