Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for Texas by County
Poverty: Persons below poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2018-2022 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Value
County
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2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (Below Poverty)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | N/A | 12.5 | 40,521,584 | N/A |
| Texas | N/A | 13.9 | 3,990,326 | 40 of 52 |
| Borden County | Rural | 1.6 | 11 | 1 |
| Sterling County | Rural | 1.8 | 24 | 3 |
| Kenedy County | Rural | 2.6 | 3 | 6 |
| Crane County | Rural | 3.8 | 172 | 13 |
| Rockwall County | Urban | 4.2 | 4,575 | 19 |
| Mason County | Rural | 4.9 | 195 | 47 |
| Kendall County | Urban | 5.1 | 2,280 | 56 |
| Loving County | Rural | 5.2 | 5 | 63 |
| Glasscock County | Rural | 5.2 | 56 | 67 |
| Armstrong County | Urban | 5.9 | 109 | 99 |
| Comal County | Urban | 6.1 | 9,998 | 117 |
| Hemphill County | Rural | 6.1 | 204 | 120 |
| Collin County | Urban | 6.3 | 67,718 | 133 |
| Williamson County | Urban | 6.3 | 38,840 | 137 |
| Terrell County | Rural | 6.4 | 55 | 141 |
| Mills County | Rural | 6.9 | 297 | 205 |
| Fort Bend County | Urban | 6.9 | 57,188 | 214 |
| Hartley County | Rural | 6.9 | 270 | 218 |
| Stonewall County | Rural | 7.1 | 91 | 233 |
| Reagan County | Rural | 7.2 | 236 | 246 |
| Somervell County | Rural | 7.3 | 667 | 260 |
| Denton County | Urban | 7.4 | 66,977 | 278 |
| Irion County | Urban | 7.4 | 116 | 280 |
| Colorado County | Rural | 7.5 | 1,490 | 286 |
| Carson County | Urban | 7.5 | 432 | 298 |
| Brazoria County | Urban | 7.5 | 27,271 | 303 |
| Burnet County | Rural | 7.8 | 3,806 | 346 |
| Parker County | Urban | 7.9 | 11,791 | 360 |
| Kent County | Rural | 8.0 | 46 | 374 |
| Ellis County | Urban | 8.2 | 15,850 | 412 |
| Sherman County | Rural | 8.3 | 198 | 432 |
| Hansford County | Rural | 8.4 | 434 | 443 |
| Dallam County | Rural | 8.6 | 600 | 473 |
| Franklin County | Rural | 8.6 | 891 | 487 |
| Guadalupe County | Urban | 8.7 | 14,956 | 507 |
| Callahan County | Urban | 8.8 | 1,203 | 527 |
| Montgomery County | Urban | 8.8 | 55,202 | 529 |
| Hood County | Rural | 8.9 | 5,467 | 542 |
| Gillespie County | Rural | 9.1 | 2,413 | 574 |
| Wise County | Urban | 9.1 | 6,230 | 576 |
| Clay County | Urban | 9.1 | 925 | 579 |
| Calhoun County | Rural | 9.2 | 1,826 | 603 |
| Crockett County | Rural | 9.3 | 269 | 630 |
| Motley County | Rural | 9.4 | 115 | 643 |
| Randall County | Urban | 9.4 | 13,072 | 653 |
| Lampasas County | Urban | 9.5 | 2,052 | 665 |
| Parmer County | Rural | 9.5 | 924 | 669 |
| Blanco County | Rural | 9.8 | 1,122 | 731 |
| Kaufman County | Urban | 9.8 | 14,486 | 734 |
| Goliad County | Urban | 10.0 | 698 | 776 |
| Fayette County | Rural | 10.2 | 2,451 | 806 |
| Lavaca County | Rural | 10.2 | 2,035 | 823 |
| Medina County | Urban | 10.3 | 5,045 | 834 |
| Wilson County | Urban | 10.3 | 5,112 | 836 |
| Hutchinson County | Rural | 10.4 | 2,114 | 846 |
| Johnson County | Urban | 10.6 | 19,045 | 902 |
| Coryell County | Urban | 10.6 | 7,092 | 904 |
| Midland County | Urban | 10.8 | 18,020 | 925 |
| Rains County | Rural | 11.0 | 1,338 | 990 |
| Galveston County | Urban | 11.0 | 37,987 | 997 |
| Tarrant County | Urban | 11.0 | 229,643 | 998 |
| Hardeman County | Rural | 11.2 | 390 | 1,032 |
| Travis County | Urban | 11.3 | 142,451 | 1,056 |
| Shackelford County | Rural | 11.3 | 350 | 1,064 |
| Donley County | Rural | 11.3 | 334 | 1,068 |
| Llano County | Rural | 11.3 | 2,420 | 1,069 |
| Knox County | Rural | 11.4 | 366 | 1,093 |
| Grayson County | Urban | 11.4 | 15,361 | 1,094 |
| Bosque County | Urban | 11.5 | 2,084 | 1,123 |
| Baylor County | Rural | 11.6 | 395 | 1,147 |
| Tom Green County | Urban | 11.7 | 13,332 | 1,174 |
| Scurry County | Rural | 11.8 | 1,757 | 1,196 |
| Runnels County | Rural | 11.9 | 1,136 | 1,209 |
| Washington County | Rural | 11.9 | 3,988 | 1,214 |
| Orange County | Urban | 11.9 | 9,995 | 1,220 |
| Austin County | Urban | 11.9 | 3,593 | 1,226 |
| Bastrop County | Urban | 11.9 | 11,454 | 1,227 |
| Andrews County | Rural | 11.9 | 2,177 | 1,229 |
| Jackson County | Rural | 12.0 | 1,770 | 1,236 |
| Fisher County | Rural | 12.2 | 442 | 1,282 |
| Ochiltree County | Rural | 12.2 | 1,200 | 1,290 |
| Hunt County | Urban | 12.2 | 12,082 | 1,297 |
| Dickens County | Rural | 12.3 | 183 | 1,305 |
| Archer County | Urban | 12.3 | 1,054 | 1,311 |
| Kimble County | Rural | 12.4 | 528 | 1,349 |
| Castro County | Rural | 12.4 | 908 | 1,356 |
| Burleson County | Urban | 12.5 | 2,205 | 1,359 |
| Madison County | Rural | 12.5 | 1,403 | 1,366 |
| Kerr County | Rural | 12.5 | 6,395 | 1,383 |
| Smith County | Urban | 12.6 | 28,799 | 1,394 |
| Wood County | Rural | 12.6 | 5,497 | 1,395 |
| Winkler County | Rural | 12.6 | 947 | 1,396 |
| Freestone County | Rural | 12.7 | 2,300 | 1,402 |
| Gaines County | Rural | 12.7 | 2,708 | 1,403 |
| Bailey County | Rural | 12.7 | 851 | 1,414 |
| Fannin County | Rural | 12.8 | 4,237 | 1,433 |
| Hays County | Urban | 12.9 | 30,750 | 1,460 |
| Montague County | Rural | 13.0 | 2,573 | 1,467 |
| Waller County | Urban | 13.0 | 6,890 | 1,482 |
| Gonzales County | Rural | 13.1 | 2,540 | 1,494 |
| Van Zandt County | Rural | 13.1 | 7,760 | 1,507 |
| Lee County | Rural | 13.2 | 2,258 | 1,510 |
| Brown County | Rural | 13.3 | 4,822 | 1,539 |
| Hill County | Rural | 13.3 | 4,681 | 1,550 |
| Cooke County | Rural | 13.3 | 5,479 | 1,552 |
| Hopkins County | Rural | 13.4 | 4,874 | 1,571 |
| Rusk County | Urban | 13.4 | 6,416 | 1,578 |
| Hardin County | Urban | 13.5 | 7,506 | 1,589 |
| McCulloch County | Rural | 13.5 | 1,005 | 1,592 |
| Moore County | Rural | 13.5 | 2,839 | 1,593 |
| Comanche County | Rural | 13.5 | 1,816 | 1,606 |
| Ward County | Rural | 13.6 | 1,530 | 1,624 |
| Yoakum County | Rural | 13.6 | 1,036 | 1,625 |
| Chambers County | Urban | 13.7 | 6,406 | 1,639 |
| Lipscomb County | Rural | 13.8 | 409 | 1,669 |
| Throckmorton County | Rural | 14.0 | 201 | 1,699 |
| Panola County | Rural | 14.0 | 3,078 | 1,700 |
| Dallas County | Urban | 14.0 | 359,882 | 1,706 |
| Caldwell County | Urban | 14.0 | 6,144 | 1,711 |
| Atascosa County | Urban | 14.1 | 6,837 | 1,721 |
| Delta County | Rural | 14.1 | 736 | 1,727 |
| Jones County | Urban | 14.2 | 1,924 | 1,752 |
| Trinity County | Rural | 14.2 | 1,925 | 1,761 |
| Robertson County | Urban | 14.2 | 2,380 | 1,763 |
| Bandera County | Urban | 14.3 | 2,968 | 1,768 |
| Milam County | Rural | 14.3 | 3,505 | 1,770 |
| San Saba County | Rural | 14.3 | 736 | 1,774 |
| Leon County | Rural | 14.4 | 2,277 | 1,786 |
| Grimes County | Rural | 14.4 | 3,719 | 1,787 |
| Mitchell County | Rural | 14.5 | 1,042 | 1,798 |
| Schleicher County | Rural | 14.5 | 357 | 1,803 |
| Jack County | Rural | 14.5 | 1,096 | 1,811 |
| Howard County | Rural | 14.5 | 4,428 | 1,812 |
| Upshur County | Urban | 14.6 | 5,900 | 1,824 |
| Taylor County | Urban | 14.6 | 19,947 | 1,825 |
| Wharton County | Rural | 14.6 | 5,998 | 1,831 |
| Bell County | Urban | 14.7 | 52,988 | 1,840 |
| Roberts County | Rural | 14.7 | 112 | 1,858 |
| Henderson County | Rural | 14.8 | 11,986 | 1,862 |
| McMullen County | Rural | 14.9 | 100 | 1,896 |
| Haskell County | Rural | 15.0 | 773 | 1,919 |
| Hockley County | Urban | 15.1 | 3,129 | 1,923 |
| Childress County | Rural | 15.1 | 802 | 1,927 |
| Bexar County | Urban | 15.2 | 299,972 | 1,942 |
| Garza County | Urban | 15.4 | 663 | 1,981 |
| Nolan County | Rural | 15.5 | 2,230 | 2,005 |
| Kinney County | Rural | 15.6 | 459 | 2,015 |
| Anderson County | Rural | 15.6 | 7,117 | 2,017 |
| Brewster County | Rural | 15.7 | 1,445 | 2,020 |
| Marion County | Rural | 15.7 | 1,502 | 2,032 |
| Young County | Rural | 15.7 | 2,767 | 2,035 |
| Wichita County | Urban | 15.8 | 18,483 | 2,042 |
| San Patricio County | Urban | 15.8 | 10,701 | 2,044 |
| Morris County | Rural | 15.8 | 1,844 | 2,047 |
| Harris County | Urban | 15.8 | 737,681 | 2,052 |
| Ector County | Urban | 15.8 | 25,297 | 2,054 |
| Palo Pinto County | Rural | 15.8 | 4,473 | 2,064 |
| Deaf Smith County | Rural | 15.8 | 2,899 | 2,068 |
| Falls County | Urban | 15.9 | 2,400 | 2,069 |
| Concho County | Rural | 15.9 | 385 | 2,084 |
| Lamar County | Rural | 16.0 | 7,892 | 2,086 |
| Angelina County | Rural | 16.1 | 13,536 | 2,116 |
| Eastland County | Rural | 16.2 | 2,738 | 2,134 |
| Val Verde County | Rural | 16.2 | 7,418 | 2,135 |
| Refugio County | Rural | 16.3 | 1,068 | 2,146 |
| Harrison County | Urban | 16.3 | 10,946 | 2,156 |
| Polk County | Rural | 16.4 | 7,654 | 2,160 |
| Navarro County | Rural | 16.5 | 8,502 | 2,178 |
| Coke County | Rural | 16.5 | 524 | 2,188 |
| DeWitt County | Rural | 16.5 | 2,959 | 2,193 |
| Erath County | Rural | 16.5 | 6,667 | 2,195 |
| Gregg County | Urban | 16.5 | 19,907 | 2,196 |
| Sutton County | Rural | 16.6 | 551 | 2,200 |
| Cherokee County | Rural | 16.6 | 7,847 | 2,205 |
| Victoria County | Urban | 16.6 | 14,870 | 2,222 |
| Stephens County | Rural | 16.7 | 1,467 | 2,223 |
| Martin County | Urban | 16.9 | 873 | 2,270 |
| Gray County | Rural | 17.0 | 3,316 | 2,291 |
| Coleman County | Rural | 17.1 | 1,321 | 2,310 |
| Hamilton County | Rural | 17.1 | 1,377 | 2,317 |
| Oldham County | Urban | 17.2 | 318 | 2,323 |
| Lubbock County | Urban | 17.2 | 51,472 | 2,329 |
| Nueces County | Urban | 17.3 | 59,784 | 2,335 |
| Sabine County | Rural | 17.3 | 1,705 | 2,336 |
| San Jacinto County | Urban | 17.4 | 4,780 | 2,343 |
| Bowie County | Urban | 17.4 | 15,117 | 2,344 |
| Lamb County | Rural | 17.4 | 2,233 | 2,352 |
| Houston County | Rural | 17.6 | 3,374 | 2,378 |
| Liberty County | Urban | 17.7 | 15,410 | 2,387 |
| Aransas County | Urban | 17.9 | 4,241 | 2,409 |
| McLennan County | Urban | 17.9 | 44,851 | 2,412 |
| Tyler County | Rural | 18.0 | 3,184 | 2,419 |
| Jefferson County | Urban | 18.2 | 43,498 | 2,453 |
| Wheeler County | Rural | 18.3 | 896 | 2,465 |
| Titus County | Rural | 18.3 | 5,674 | 2,467 |
| Wilbarger County | Rural | 18.4 | 2,244 | 2,474 |
| Cass County | Rural | 18.5 | 5,220 | 2,485 |
| Hale County | Rural | 18.5 | 5,596 | 2,487 |
| Hall County | Rural | 18.6 | 519 | 2,492 |
| Lynn County | Urban | 18.8 | 1,041 | 2,519 |
| Floyd County | Rural | 19.0 | 1,016 | 2,541 |
| Walker County | Rural | 19.5 | 11,841 | 2,588 |
| El Paso County | Urban | 19.5 | 165,778 | 2,592 |
| Bee County | Rural | 20.0 | 4,703 | 2,632 |
| Red River County | Rural | 20.2 | 2,310 | 2,654 |
| Upton County | Rural | 20.3 | 655 | 2,672 |
| Frio County | Rural | 20.7 | 3,039 | 2,704 |
| Potter County | Urban | 20.7 | 23,029 | 2,706 |
| Reeves County | Rural | 21.0 | 2,704 | 2,726 |
| Karnes County | Rural | 21.0 | 2,355 | 2,731 |
| Live Oak County | Rural | 21.0 | 2,081 | 2,734 |
| Webb County | Urban | 21.4 | 56,471 | 2,761 |
| Limestone County | Rural | 21.5 | 4,600 | 2,767 |
| Camp County | Rural | 21.5 | 2,689 | 2,770 |
| Duval County | Rural | 21.6 | 2,017 | 2,771 |
| Matagorda County | Rural | 21.8 | 7,798 | 2,782 |
| Foard County | Rural | 22.1 | 226 | 2,812 |
| Culberson County | Rural | 22.2 | 480 | 2,818 |
| Collingsworth County | Rural | 22.3 | 623 | 2,834 |
| Terry County | Rural | 22.4 | 2,464 | 2,835 |
| Nacogdoches County | Rural | 22.4 | 13,339 | 2,840 |
| Menard County | Rural | 22.5 | 431 | 2,846 |
| Jim Wells County | Rural | 22.6 | 8,731 | 2,853 |
| Jasper County | Rural | 22.8 | 7,291 | 2,867 |
| Pecos County | Rural | 23.0 | 2,926 | 2,879 |
| Shelby County | Rural | 23.3 | 5,575 | 2,896 |
| Edwards County | Rural | 23.4 | 315 | 2,899 |
| Maverick County | Urban | 23.4 | 13,473 | 2,901 |
| Crosby County | Urban | 23.6 | 1,192 | 2,913 |
| Cottle County | Rural | 24.1 | 397 | 2,938 |
| Uvalde County | Rural | 24.1 | 5,791 | 2,939 |
| Newton County | Rural | 24.2 | 2,944 | 2,944 |
| Brazos County | Urban | 24.3 | 52,720 | 2,946 |
| Briscoe County | Rural | 24.4 | 311 | 2,948 |
| Real County | Rural | 24.5 | 636 | 2,956 |
| Jeff Davis County | Rural | 24.6 | 480 | 2,960 |
| Dawson County | Rural | 24.8 | 2,624 | 2,964 |
| Cameron County | Urban | 25.3 | 106,182 | 2,984 |
| Hudspeth County | Urban | 25.4 | 620 | 2,986 |
| Cochran County | Urban | 25.8 | 640 | 2,995 |
| Willacy County | Rural | 26.6 | 5,032 | 3,016 |
| San Augustine County | Rural | 27.3 | 2,093 | 3,035 |
| Hidalgo County | Urban | 27.7 | 239,276 | 3,045 |
| King County | Rural | 27.8 | 60 | 3,048 |
| La Salle County | Rural | 28.0 | 1,683 | 3,058 |
| Jim Hogg County | Rural | 29.0 | 1,364 | 3,072 |
| Swisher County | Rural | 29.5 | 1,879 | 3,080 |
| Kleberg County | Rural | 30.6 | 8,885 | 3,093 |
| Zavala County | Rural | 31.0 | 2,987 | 3,096 |
| Brooks County | Rural | 33.2 | 2,176 | 3,115 |
| Starr County | Rural | 33.5 | 21,796 | 3,117 |
| Zapata County | Rural | 37.2 | 5,109 | 3,131 |
| Presidio County | Rural | 40.0 | 2,465 | 3,135 |
| Dimmit County | Rural | 43.6 | 3,726 | 3,140 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 01/19/2025 7:42 am.
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.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 01/19/2025 7:42 am.
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.