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Demographic Data Report for Texas by County
Poverty: Persons below poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
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United States N/A 12.4 40,390,045 N/A
Texas N/A 13.8 4,005,417 40 of 52
Harris County Urban 15.9 749,481 2,098
Dallas County Urban 14.0 359,950 1,728
Bexar County Urban 14.7 294,002 1,887
Hidalgo County Urban 27.2 237,121 3,030
Tarrant County Urban 10.9 229,884 992
El Paso County Urban 18.9 160,998 2,552
Travis County Urban 11.0 140,926 1,010
Cameron County Urban 24.4 102,583 2,954
Collin County Urban 6.3 69,846 118
Denton County Urban 7.0 65,649 202
Fort Bend County Urban 7.2 61,205 237
Nueces County Urban 17.7 61,023 2,385
Montgomery County Urban 9.3 60,445 621
Webb County Urban 21.0 55,716 2,745
Bell County Urban 14.6 53,935 1,867
Brazos County Urban 23.9 52,536 2,933
Lubbock County Urban 17.2 51,998 2,305
Jefferson County Urban 18.8 44,758 2,536
McLennan County Urban 17.1 43,507 2,293
Williamson County Urban 6.3 40,507 118
Galveston County Urban 11.2 38,925 1,065
Hays County Urban 12.0 29,858 1,249
Smith County Urban 12.2 28,262 1,290
Brazoria County Urban 7.3 27,057 252
Ector County Urban 15.3 24,626 1,995
Potter County Urban 20.9 23,024 2,734
Starr County Rural 33.5 21,862 3,115
Gregg County Urban 17.0 20,595 2,275
Johnson County Urban 10.7 19,933 937
Wichita County Urban 15.9 18,767 2,098
Taylor County Urban 13.5 18,686 1,622
Midland County Urban 10.6 18,048 923
Ellis County Urban 8.1 16,372 370
Liberty County Urban 17.7 16,281 2,385
Guadalupe County Urban 8.8 15,510 530
Kaufman County Urban 9.7 15,419 708
Grayson County Urban 11.1 15,280 1,036
Victoria County Urban 16.0 14,288 2,114
Bowie County Urban 16.3 14,112 2,150
Angelina County Rural 16.3 13,707 2,150
Tom Green County Urban 11.7 13,394 1,180
Randall County Urban 9.5 13,392 669
Nacogdoches County Rural 22.3 13,307 2,850
Maverick County Urban 22.6 12,981 2,867
Hunt County Urban 12.4 12,640 1,348
Bastrop County Urban 12.4 12,335 1,348
Parker County Urban 7.8 12,122 319
Harrison County Urban 17.4 11,691 2,337
Henderson County Rural 14.2 11,667 1,779
Comal County Urban 6.4 11,144 128
Walker County Rural 17.9 11,109 2,418
Orange County Urban 12.7 10,663 1,435
San Patricio County Urban 15.1 10,387 1,963
Lamar County Rural 18.7 9,301 2,520
Jim Wells County Rural 23.2 8,920 2,906
Navarro County Rural 16.8 8,814 2,236
Polk County Rural 18.1 8,675 2,452
Cherokee County Rural 17.9 8,578 2,418
Val Verde County Rural 18.3 8,377 2,472
Kleberg County Rural 28.8 8,329 3,066
Anderson County Rural 17.1 7,975 2,293
Atascosa County Urban 16.1 7,924 2,126
Matagorda County Rural 21.8 7,816 2,809
Waller County Urban 13.5 7,387 1,622
Jasper County Rural 22.2 7,032 2,841
Van Zandt County Rural 11.5 6,959 1,138
Hardin County Urban 12.3 6,955 1,323
Rusk County Urban 14.3 6,795 1,803
Coryell County Urban 9.9 6,650 753
Wise County Urban 9.1 6,474 581
Erath County Rural 15.9 6,435 2,098
Chambers County Urban 13.1 6,381 1,530
Caldwell County Urban 13.9 6,238 1,708
Kerr County Rural 11.7 5,999 1,180
Wharton County Rural 14.5 5,927 1,844
Cooke County Rural 14.1 5,872 1,752
Hale County Rural 19.0 5,731 2,568
Medina County Urban 11.3 5,641 1,088
Shelby County Rural 23.5 5,635 2,916
Wood County Rural 12.6 5,600 1,398
Upshur County Urban 13.3 5,460 1,574
Titus County Rural 17.3 5,368 2,327
Brown County Rural 14.5 5,294 1,844
Uvalde County Rural 21.9 5,242 2,815
Hood County Rural 8.2 5,191 391
Zapata County Rural 37.4 5,092 3,132
Hill County Rural 14.2 5,085 1,779
Rockwall County Urban 4.3 4,991 21
Wilson County Urban 9.8 4,987 729
San Jacinto County Urban 17.7 4,928 2,385
Palo Pinto County Rural 17.0 4,868 2,275
Cass County Rural 17.3 4,863 2,327
Fannin County Rural 14.2 4,753 1,779
Willacy County Rural 24.6 4,593 2,961
Aransas County Urban 18.7 4,513 2,520
Hopkins County Rural 12.3 4,502 1,323
Howard County Rural 15.1 4,445 1,963
Austin County Urban 14.5 4,408 1,844
Washington County Rural 12.6 4,287 1,398
Limestone County Rural 19.4 4,154 2,608
Bee County Rural 17.0 4,039 2,275
Burnet County Rural 8.0 3,988 357
Milam County Rural 15.8 3,907 2,080
Dimmit County Rural 44.8 3,758 3,139
Grimes County Rural 13.3 3,563 1,574
Tyler County Rural 19.6 3,495 2,627
Pecos County Rural 27.4 3,445 3,039
Zavala County Rural 36.3 3,438 3,127
Bandera County Urban 16.1 3,423 2,126
Moore County Rural 15.3 3,226 1,995
Gray County Rural 16.3 3,162 2,150
Houston County Rural 16.3 3,134 2,150
Young County Rural 16.7 2,952 2,219
Deaf Smith County Rural 15.8 2,883 2,080
DeWitt County Rural 15.9 2,855 2,098
Frio County Rural 19.6 2,835 2,627
Gonzales County Rural 14.5 2,828 1,844
Camp County Rural 22.4 2,826 2,855
Robertson County Urban 16.5 2,768 2,195
Montague County Rural 13.5 2,739 1,622
Newton County Rural 22.4 2,689 2,855
Nolan County Rural 18.8 2,679 2,536
Reeves County Rural 21.9 2,669 2,815
Duval County Rural 29.0 2,663 3,071
Panola County Rural 11.9 2,635 1,235
Freestone County Rural 14.3 2,631 1,803
Hockley County Urban 12.6 2,628 1,398
Andrews County Rural 14.2 2,613 1,779
Gillespie County Rural 9.5 2,549 669
Llano County Rural 11.7 2,542 1,180
Eastland County Rural 14.6 2,485 1,867
Karnes County Rural 21.3 2,419 2,774
Red River County Rural 20.9 2,389 2,734
Terry County Rural 21.8 2,381 2,809
Kendall County Urban 5.1 2,353 47
Hutchinson County Rural 11.6 2,340 1,154
Leon County Rural 14.4 2,301 1,824
Wilbarger County Rural 18.8 2,301 2,536
Burleson County Urban 12.6 2,290 1,398
Falls County Urban 14.6 2,198 1,867
Trinity County Rural 16.1 2,194 2,126
Presidio County Rural 36.3 2,192 3,127
Fayette County Rural 8.8 2,151 530
Colorado County Rural 10.7 2,140 937
Lee County Rural 12.2 2,121 1,290
Jackson County Rural 14.1 2,104 1,752
San Augustine County Rural 27.5 2,101 3,044
Lamb County Rural 15.9 2,023 2,098
Lampasas County Urban 9.2 2,022 602
Brooks County Rural 30.7 2,011 3,088
Morris County Rural 16.9 1,985 2,255
Comanche County Rural 14.1 1,919 1,752
Lavaca County Rural 9.4 1,892 645
Swisher County Rural 29.5 1,868 3,080
Dawson County Rural 17.7 1,863 2,385
Jones County Urban 12.6 1,761 1,398
Marion County Rural 18.4 1,750 2,485
Calhoun County Rural 8.7 1,717 501
Live Oak County Rural 17.2 1,702 2,305
Bosque County Urban 9.1 1,657 581
Ward County Rural 14.6 1,620 1,867
Gaines County Rural 7.4 1,603 259
Rains County Rural 12.8 1,590 1,452
Ochiltree County Rural 15.5 1,516 2,037
Madison County Rural 13.4 1,505 1,600
Hamilton County Rural 18.4 1,489 2,485
Jim Hogg County Rural 31.4 1,427 3,097
Sabine County Rural 14.3 1,414 1,803
Scurry County Rural 9.8 1,411 729
Callahan County Urban 10.1 1,394 807
La Salle County Rural 22.0 1,301 2,821
Stephens County Rural 13.5 1,187 1,622
Coleman County Rural 15.0 1,154 1,944
Franklin County Rural 11.1 1,153 1,036
Refugio County Rural 17.3 1,128 2,327
Crosby County Urban 22.1 1,097 2,833
McCulloch County Rural 14.6 1,082 1,867
Clay County Urban 10.4 1,072 869
Blanco County Rural 8.7 1,031 501
Jack County Rural 13.5 1,024 1,622
Archer County Urban 11.7 1,015 1,180
Castro County Rural 14.0 1,010 1,728
Runnels County Rural 10.4 1,004 869
Mitchell County Rural 13.2 999 1,552
Lynn County Urban 17.5 980 2,356
Floyd County Rural 18.1 947 2,452
Parmer County Rural 9.6 931 692
Bailey County Rural 13.6 927 1,641
Yoakum County Rural 12.0 908 1,249
Winkler County Rural 12.0 893 1,249
Brewster County Rural 8.4 767 434
San Saba County Rural 14.5 753 1,844
Delta County Rural 14.0 740 1,728
Haskell County Rural 14.2 726 1,779
Baylor County Rural 20.8 705 2,723
Collingsworth County Rural 26.2 698 3,013
Dallam County Rural 10.0 692 772
Wheeler County Rural 14.2 683 1,779
Cochran County Urban 27.3 667 3,035
Goliad County Urban 9.2 645 602
Kimble County Rural 15.0 645 1,944
Somervell County Rural 6.5 607 142
Garza County Urban 14.0 569 1,728
Upton County Rural 17.1 539 2,293
Jeff Davis County Rural 31.2 534 3,093
Childress County Rural 9.8 525 729
Real County Rural 20.5 521 2,697
Hudspeth County Urban 19.0 497 2,568
Hall County Rural 16.4 455 2,175
Coke County Rural 14.1 449 1,752
Hardeman County Rural 12.8 445 1,452
Martin County Urban 8.1 419 370
Carson County Urban 7.2 415 237
Menard County Rural 21.1 405 2,753
Hansford County Rural 7.8 396 319
Lipscomb County Rural 13.6 394 1,641
Culberson County Rural 17.7 383 2,385
Sutton County Rural 11.6 381 1,154
Fisher County Rural 10.3 374 848
Crane County Rural 8.2 368 391
Knox County Rural 11.4 364 1,109
Shackelford County Rural 11.6 363 1,154
Reagan County Rural 11.1 361 1,036
Edwards County Rural 25.3 343 2,990
Mills County Rural 7.7 332 304
Concho County Rural 13.3 323 1,574
Kinney County Rural 11.3 320 1,088
Oldham County Urban 17.7 301 2,385
Cottle County Rural 22.8 296 2,886
Hartley County Rural 6.8 263 178
Mason County Rural 6.4 253 128
Donley County Rural 8.3 241 413
Dickens County Rural 14.5 229 1,844
Throckmorton County Rural 14.0 222 1,728
Schleicher County Rural 9.0 216 566
Foard County Rural 20.9 214 2,734
Briscoe County Rural 15.3 187 1,995
Sherman County Rural 6.3 151 118
Motley County Rural 9.7 123 708
Hemphill County Rural 3.5 113 9
Irion County Urban 7.5 107 277
Armstrong County Urban 5.8 106 87
Stonewall County Rural 8.7 105 501
Crockett County Rural 3.3 92 7
Glasscock County Rural 8.5 91 458
Terrell County Rural 8.2 70 391
McMullen County Rural 9.1 57 581
Kent County Rural 8.4 56 434
Roberts County Rural 6.4 50 128
Sterling County Rural 2.7 37 3
Borden County Rural 4.8 35 33
King County Rural 15.3 29 1,995
Loving County Rural 9.3 5 621
Kenedy County Rural 5.9 3 94
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/15/2025 6:38 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: Persons below poverty, see the dictionary.

Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.

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