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Demographic Data Report for Texas by County
Poverty: Persons below poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2017-2021 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
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United States 12.6 40,661,636 N/A
Texas 14.0 3,965,117 40 of 52
Harris County 15.6 726,538 2,028
Dallas County 14.2 366,865 1,754
Bexar County 15.1 296,010 1,933
Hidalgo County 28.1 240,908 3,051
Tarrant County 11.3 232,822 1,044
El Paso County 19.3 163,105 2,575
Travis County 11.2 139,464 1,035
Cameron County 26.3 110,026 3,014
Collin County 6.5 66,988 175
Denton County 7.2 63,235 266
Webb County 22.9 60,507 2,860
Nueces County 17.2 59,398 2,294
Fort Bend County 7.2 57,216 250
Montgomery County 8.8 53,458 516
Lubbock County 17.7 52,460 2,373
Brazos County 23.6 50,788 2,901
Bell County 14.3 50,219 1,762
McLennan County 17.8 44,179 2,390
Jefferson County 18.2 43,719 2,441
Williamson County 6.3 36,983 159
Galveston County 10.8 36,802 944
Hays County 13.6 30,917 1,607
Smith County 13.6 30,790 1,623
Brazoria County 7.4 26,224 288
Potter County 20.5 22,947 2,668
Ector County 14.1 22,521 1,723
Starr County 32.6 21,207 3,105
Gregg County 17.3 20,722 2,303
Wichita County 16.6 19,266 2,191
Taylor County 14.0 19,031 1,705
Midland County 11.1 18,311 1,005
Johnson County 10.4 18,105 853
Grayson County 12.0 15,759 1,204
Guadalupe County 9.2 15,347 564
Ellis County 8.2 15,187 409
Angelina County 17.3 14,536 2,310
Victoria County 16.2 14,497 2,126
Maverick County 25.0 14,415 2,959
Bowie County 16.4 14,295 2,158
Kaufman County 10.0 13,877 764
Nacogdoches County 23.1 13,777 2,876
Henderson County 17.0 13,643 2,269
Tom Green County 11.8 13,341 1,158
Randall County 9.7 13,302 699
Hunt County 13.6 13,072 1,609
Walker County 20.6 12,468 2,689
Liberty County 15.0 12,408 1,895
Harrison County 17.0 11,361 2,271
Parker County 7.8 11,114 346
San Patricio County 15.7 10,600 2,035
Comal County 6.7 10,423 199
Orange County 12.0 10,090 1,213
Bastrop County 10.9 10,089 964
Kleberg County 28.6 8,351 3,063
Lamar County 16.9 8,316 2,243
Jim Wells County 21.2 8,231 2,737
Val Verde County 17.1 7,842 2,280
Jasper County 24.2 7,839 2,925
Polk County 15.9 7,298 2,084
Matagorda County 20.0 7,199 2,640
Navarro County 14.1 7,165 1,714
Coryell County 10.8 7,099 933
Cherokee County 14.8 7,015 1,864
Van Zandt County 12.1 7,010 1,250
Anderson County 15.3 6,938 1,978
Erath County 16.9 6,830 2,258
Chambers County 15.0 6,738 1,908
Wise County 10.0 6,661 755
Hardin County 11.6 6,457 1,130
Waller County 12.4 6,416 1,325
Upshur County 15.5 6,226 2,007
Atascosa County 12.5 5,985 1,355
Wharton County 14.5 5,948 1,805
Kerr County 11.6 5,897 1,116
Wood County 13.6 5,844 1,616
Medina County 11.9 5,751 1,194
Caldwell County 13.3 5,737 1,544
Cooke County 14.1 5,722 1,725
Shelby County 23.6 5,688 2,902
Rusk County 11.7 5,622 1,144
Aransas County 22.5 5,356 2,838
Titus County 16.9 5,258 2,261
Hale County 17.0 5,250 2,272
Cass County 18.4 5,203 2,470
Hood County 8.6 5,162 477
Willacy County 26.0 4,970 2,997
Howard County 16.0 4,890 2,098
Zapata County 35.2 4,870 3,123
Brown County 13.2 4,810 1,513
Wilson County 9.8 4,782 716
Uvalde County 19.2 4,687 2,569
San Jacinto County 17.0 4,625 2,267
Hopkins County 12.5 4,516 1,356
Hill County 12.3 4,281 1,305
Bee County 17.9 4,202 2,397
Grimes County 16.7 4,183 2,203
Fannin County 12.8 4,162 1,422
Limestone County 19.1 4,113 2,560
Rockwall County 3.9 4,099 17
Dimmit County 46.5 4,060 3,139
Milam County 16.2 3,949 2,124
Palo Pinto County 13.9 3,887 1,676
Frio County 25.0 3,634 2,956
Houston County 19.0 3,626 2,544
Falls County 22.9 3,495 2,858
Burnet County 7.2 3,403 255
Tyler County 19.1 3,389 2,550
Hockley County 15.8 3,310 2,067
Washington County 9.8 3,282 709
Gray County 16.3 3,204 2,137
Eastland County 18.7 3,166 2,508
Panola County 13.6 3,001 1,598
Newton County 24.0 2,961 2,917
Gillespie County 11.2 2,960 1,030
Gaines County 14.0 2,941 1,690
Zavala County 29.7 2,917 3,078
DeWitt County 16.1 2,898 2,118
Leon County 18.3 2,891 2,460
Pecos County 21.9 2,827 2,789
Austin County 9.4 2,798 614
Deaf Smith County 15.0 2,758 1,907
Gonzales County 13.9 2,697 1,668
Robertson County 15.8 2,627 2,060
Hutchinson County 12.6 2,607 1,379
Bosque County 14.5 2,599 1,795
Moore County 11.7 2,502 1,148
Young County 14.2 2,497 1,741
Terry County 22.3 2,485 2,821
Red River County 21.4 2,464 2,756
Bandera County 12.0 2,453 1,209
Brooks County 37.5 2,437 3,130
Montague County 12.4 2,427 1,328
Camp County 19.5 2,417 2,594
Freestone County 13.3 2,399 1,530
Dawson County 22.5 2,369 2,839
Fayette County 9.8 2,369 723
Lamb County 18.3 2,365 2,459
Reeves County 17.4 2,355 2,333
Nolan County 16.2 2,352 2,134
Burleson County 13.0 2,273 1,465
Trinity County 16.8 2,263 2,223
Wilbarger County 18.1 2,243 2,437
Duval County 23.6 2,225 2,898
Andrews County 12.3 2,224 1,296
Presidio County 33.9 2,143 3,111
Karnes County 18.2 2,100 2,456
Kendall County 4.8 2,087 53
Lee County 11.8 2,003 1,151
Scurry County 13.2 1,980 1,512
Calhoun County 9.7 1,954 690
Lampasas County 9.2 1,952 570
San Augustine County 25.1 1,941 2,961
Llano County 9.1 1,926 561
Sabine County 19.5 1,921 2,595
Live Oak County 19.0 1,894 2,543
Lavaca County 9.4 1,872 623
Jackson County 12.5 1,840 1,361
Comanche County 13.4 1,793 1,567
Colorado County 8.9 1,780 523
Marion County 18.3 1,767 2,462
Morris County 14.6 1,710 1,812
Hamilton County 21.0 1,689 2,718
Jones County 12.4 1,640 1,333
Swisher County 24.9 1,600 2,949
Ward County 13.7 1,550 1,646
Jim Hogg County 30.0 1,428 3,081
Madison County 12.6 1,417 1,376
Rains County 11.6 1,385 1,123
La Salle County 22.9 1,382 2,859
Coleman County 17.7 1,373 2,375
Brewster County 14.1 1,311 1,727
Stephens County 15.0 1,306 1,893
Runnels County 13.1 1,261 1,498
Crosby County 23.4 1,211 2,885
Ochiltree County 12.0 1,200 1,221
McCulloch County 15.9 1,188 2,080
Blanco County 10.6 1,182 902
Jack County 15.5 1,149 2,009
Callahan County 8.3 1,131 426
Parmer County 10.9 1,066 968
Dallam County 15.0 1,052 1,900
Clay County 10.3 1,051 842
Refugio County 15.5 1,038 2,016
Archer County 11.5 984 1,095
Somervell County 10.8 969 948
Winkler County 12.2 916 1,258
Franklin County 8.7 896 491
Wheeler County 17.4 876 2,330
Lynn County 15.9 875 2,082
Yoakum County 11.3 870 1,048
Castro County 11.4 843 1,075
Delta County 15.9 824 2,074
Goliad County 10.8 754 937
Bailey County 10.9 742 979
Floyd County 13.3 724 1,547
Mitchell County 9.9 710 739
Real County 26.1 695 3,001
Martin County 13.3 688 1,542
Childress County 13.1 684 1,491
Cochran County 27.1 684 3,029
Hudspeth County 27.8 658 3,044
Haskell County 12.4 634 1,321
Culberson County 28.1 620 3,052
Collingsworth County 20.6 595 2,688
Garza County 13.8 590 1,648
Kimble County 13.9 589 1,669
San Saba County 11.0 563 993
Upton County 16.9 553 2,244
Kinney County 18.2 541 2,438
Baylor County 15.3 519 1,980
Carson County 8.8 515 514
Hansford County 9.3 492 607
Hall County 17.3 491 2,321
Coke County 14.0 444 1,706
Jeff Davis County 22.0 434 2,802
Sutton County 12.2 413 1,259
Fisher County 11.0 405 995
Hardeman County 11.5 397 1,084
Donley County 13.1 390 1,478
Mills County 8.5 369 448
Menard County 18.9 368 2,534
Cottle County 23.0 359 2,868
Lipscomb County 11.4 348 1,064
Shackelford County 10.6 331 906
Concho County 13.7 320 1,638
Knox County 9.8 320 704
Schleicher County 11.7 298 1,141
Reagan County 8.2 273 412
Sherman County 11.6 270 1,128
Throckmorton County 18.0 257 2,414
Crane County 5.4 248 88
Briscoe County 19.3 243 2,579
Irion County 15.0 233 1,903
Hartley County 5.6 228 102
Dickens County 14.9 221 1,888
Oldham County 12.2 219 1,263
Hemphill County 6.2 213 149
Crockett County 7.3 212 281
Mason County 4.9 192 56
Edwards County 13.1 177 1,487
Glasscock County 12.4 152 1,336
Foard County 12.3 129 1,307
Stonewall County 7.2 95 259
Motley County 7.2 92 267
McMullen County 12.2 89 1,277
Roberts County 11.8 84 1,171
Kent County 13.0 76 1,473
Armstrong County 3.8 74 15
King County 29.3 67 3,074
Sterling County 4.5 61 34
Terrell County 5.1 50 70
Borden County 2.4 13 4
Kenedy County 1.8 3 2
Loving County 1.2 1 1
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/29/2024 7:30 am.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
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Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.

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