Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for Texas by County
Poverty: Persons below 150% of poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2018-2022 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Value
County![]() |
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ![]() |
Value (Percent)![]() |
People (<150% Of Poverty)![]() |
Rank within US (of 3143 counties) ![]() |
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Texas | N/A | 23.1 | 6,619,157 | 42 of 52 |
United States | N/A | 20.5 | 66,233,791 | N/A |
Dimmit County | Rural | 60.9 | 5,205 | 3,141 |
Kenedy County | Rural | 51.7 | 60 | 3,130 |
Starr County | Rural | 50.4 | 32,826 | 3,124 |
Zapata County | Rural | 49.8 | 6,839 | 3,120 |
Zavala County | Rural | 49.7 | 4,788 | 3,119 |
Jim Hogg County | Rural | 48.5 | 2,283 | 3,111 |
Briscoe County | Rural | 48.0 | 613 | 3,109 |
Presidio County | Rural | 46.8 | 2,883 | 3,101 |
Hudspeth County | Urban | 43.7 | 1,064 | 3,073 |
Cochran County | Urban | 43.2 | 1,069 | 3,070 |
Willacy County | Rural | 42.9 | 8,104 | 3,064 |
Hidalgo County | Urban | 41.9 | 362,213 | 3,050 |
Brooks County | Rural | 41.9 | 2,742 | 3,048 |
Swisher County | Rural | 41.5 | 2,645 | 3,042 |
San Augustine County | Rural | 41.1 | 3,149 | 3,037 |
McMullen County | Rural | 41.0 | 275 | 3,036 |
Edwards County | Rural | 40.9 | 551 | 3,034 |
King County | Rural | 40.3 | 87 | 3,020 |
Dawson County | Rural | 40.0 | 4,233 | 3,010 |
Cameron County | Urban | 40.0 | 167,464 | 3,008 |
Wilbarger County | Rural | 39.4 | 4,808 | 2,994 |
Cottle County | Rural | 38.9 | 640 | 2,981 |
Maverick County | Urban | 38.5 | 22,149 | 2,968 |
Newton County | Rural | 38.0 | 4,619 | 2,957 |
Real County | Rural | 37.6 | 976 | 2,938 |
Kleberg County | Rural | 37.6 | 10,922 | 2,935 |
Lynn County | Urban | 37.0 | 2,045 | 2,922 |
Terry County | Rural | 36.4 | 4,007 | 2,894 |
Falls County | Urban | 36.0 | 5,453 | 2,878 |
Potter County | Urban | 35.4 | 39,421 | 2,854 |
Foard County | Rural | 34.9 | 357 | 2,819 |
Camp County | Rural | 34.7 | 4,331 | 2,812 |
Uvalde County | Rural | 34.7 | 8,320 | 2,807 |
Jim Wells County | Rural | 34.6 | 13,347 | 2,799 |
Nolan County | Rural | 34.3 | 4,928 | 2,780 |
Nacogdoches County | Rural | 34.3 | 20,371 | 2,776 |
Reeves County | Rural | 34.1 | 4,398 | 2,770 |
Webb County | Urban | 34.0 | 89,847 | 2,767 |
Jasper County | Rural | 33.8 | 10,798 | 2,755 |
Crosby County | Urban | 33.8 | 1,710 | 2,754 |
La Salle County | Rural | 33.8 | 2,029 | 2,752 |
Shelby County | Rural | 33.2 | 7,945 | 2,705 |
Houston County | Rural | 33.1 | 6,334 | 2,700 |
Jeff Davis County | Rural | 33.0 | 643 | 2,690 |
Walker County | Rural | 32.8 | 19,950 | 2,682 |
Titus County | Rural | 32.6 | 10,098 | 2,672 |
Duval County | Rural | 32.6 | 3,043 | 2,667 |
Childress County | Rural | 32.5 | 1,729 | 2,664 |
Deaf Smith County | Rural | 32.5 | 5,950 | 2,663 |
Hall County | Rural | 32.3 | 904 | 2,656 |
Hale County | Rural | 32.1 | 9,712 | 2,639 |
Pecos County | Rural | 31.9 | 4,070 | 2,622 |
Brazos County | Urban | 31.9 | 69,232 | 2,620 |
El Paso County | Urban | 31.8 | 270,389 | 2,609 |
Limestone County | Rural | 31.4 | 6,717 | 2,583 |
Val Verde County | Rural | 31.3 | 14,332 | 2,571 |
Matagorda County | Rural | 31.2 | 11,170 | 2,563 |
Live Oak County | Rural | 31.2 | 3,081 | 2,559 |
Bee County | Rural | 30.8 | 7,262 | 2,534 |
Collingsworth County | Rural | 30.8 | 859 | 2,533 |
Red River County | Rural | 30.8 | 3,516 | 2,530 |
Angelina County | Rural | 30.8 | 25,864 | 2,529 |
Cherokee County | Rural | 30.6 | 14,484 | 2,514 |
Lamb County | Rural | 30.5 | 3,909 | 2,511 |
Navarro County | Rural | 30.4 | 15,691 | 2,501 |
Kinney County | Rural | 30.2 | 888 | 2,490 |
Frio County | Rural | 30.2 | 4,438 | 2,483 |
Upton County | Rural | 30.1 | 970 | 2,479 |
Liberty County | Urban | 30.1 | 26,178 | 2,472 |
Wheeler County | Rural | 29.9 | 1,462 | 2,444 |
Tyler County | Rural | 29.9 | 5,297 | 2,440 |
Dallam County | Rural | 29.8 | 2,088 | 2,436 |
Sabine County | Rural | 29.8 | 2,934 | 2,434 |
Karnes County | Rural | 29.7 | 3,328 | 2,423 |
Knox County | Rural | 29.6 | 949 | 2,417 |
Ochiltree County | Rural | 29.6 | 2,905 | 2,411 |
Sutton County | Rural | 29.5 | 982 | 2,409 |
Coke County | Rural | 29.5 | 935 | 2,402 |
Floyd County | Rural | 29.4 | 1,569 | 2,396 |
Jefferson County | Urban | 29.2 | 69,784 | 2,384 |
San Jacinto County | Urban | 28.9 | 7,939 | 2,351 |
McLennan County | Urban | 28.8 | 72,225 | 2,346 |
Gray County | Rural | 28.7 | 5,606 | 2,339 |
Culberson County | Rural | 28.7 | 621 | 2,331 |
Cass County | Rural | 28.6 | 8,077 | 2,327 |
Throckmorton County | Rural | 28.4 | 409 | 2,304 |
Jack County | Rural | 28.4 | 2,145 | 2,302 |
San Patricio County | Urban | 28.3 | 19,217 | 2,290 |
Marion County | Rural | 28.2 | 2,695 | 2,277 |
Kimble County | Rural | 27.9 | 1,188 | 2,248 |
Upshur County | Urban | 27.9 | 11,315 | 2,245 |
Haskell County | Rural | 27.8 | 1,430 | 2,234 |
Scurry County | Rural | 27.8 | 4,132 | 2,231 |
Stephens County | Rural | 27.8 | 2,444 | 2,222 |
Erath County | Rural | 27.6 | 11,141 | 2,210 |
Hamilton County | Rural | 27.5 | 2,207 | 2,197 |
Mitchell County | Rural | 27.4 | 1,979 | 2,194 |
Refugio County | Rural | 27.4 | 1,798 | 2,192 |
Dickens County | Rural | 27.4 | 409 | 2,191 |
Henderson County | Rural | 27.3 | 22,159 | 2,174 |
Menard County | Rural | 27.2 | 522 | 2,165 |
Hockley County | Urban | 27.0 | 5,612 | 2,140 |
Trinity County | Rural | 26.9 | 3,640 | 2,124 |
Lubbock County | Urban | 26.9 | 80,474 | 2,123 |
Lamar County | Rural | 26.9 | 13,307 | 2,121 |
Bowie County | Urban | 26.8 | 23,346 | 2,110 |
Moore County | Rural | 26.7 | 5,630 | 2,098 |
DeWitt County | Rural | 26.6 | 4,764 | 2,082 |
San Saba County | Rural | 26.6 | 1,371 | 2,079 |
Nueces County | Urban | 26.4 | 91,317 | 2,065 |
Palo Pinto County | Rural | 26.4 | 7,462 | 2,059 |
Eastland County | Rural | 26.4 | 4,458 | 2,055 |
Wharton County | Rural | 26.3 | 10,791 | 2,053 |
Aransas County | Urban | 26.3 | 6,251 | 2,052 |
Caldwell County | Urban | 26.2 | 11,504 | 2,039 |
Victoria County | Urban | 26.2 | 23,389 | 2,030 |
Lee County | Rural | 26.2 | 4,489 | 2,028 |
Jones County | Urban | 26.1 | 3,541 | 2,024 |
Bell County | Urban | 26.1 | 94,197 | 2,022 |
Oldham County | Urban | 26.1 | 483 | 2,020 |
Morris County | Rural | 26.0 | 3,037 | 2,005 |
Garza County | Urban | 26.0 | 1,118 | 2,001 |
Polk County | Rural | 25.9 | 12,124 | 1,998 |
Anderson County | Rural | 25.7 | 11,707 | 1,964 |
Harris County | Urban | 25.7 | 1,200,055 | 1,953 |
Freestone County | Rural | 25.6 | 4,652 | 1,945 |
Coleman County | Rural | 25.6 | 1,974 | 1,944 |
Gregg County | Urban | 25.6 | 30,758 | 1,940 |
Harrison County | Urban | 25.5 | 17,096 | 1,930 |
Parmer County | Rural | 25.5 | 2,473 | 1,919 |
Bexar County | Urban | 25.0 | 494,714 | 1,860 |
Castro County | Rural | 25.0 | 1,823 | 1,853 |
Wichita County | Urban | 24.9 | 29,163 | 1,839 |
Grimes County | Rural | 24.7 | 6,402 | 1,823 |
Brown County | Rural | 24.7 | 8,969 | 1,817 |
Howard County | Rural | 24.7 | 7,543 | 1,814 |
Ector County | Urban | 24.7 | 39,540 | 1,811 |
Taylor County | Urban | 24.6 | 33,697 | 1,804 |
Rusk County | Urban | 24.4 | 11,652 | 1,781 |
Dallas County | Urban | 24.3 | 624,674 | 1,765 |
Gonzales County | Rural | 24.0 | 4,669 | 1,735 |
Hopkins County | Rural | 24.0 | 8,722 | 1,724 |
Milam County | Rural | 23.9 | 5,874 | 1,717 |
Atascosa County | Urban | 23.7 | 11,523 | 1,683 |
Fannin County | Rural | 23.7 | 7,826 | 1,682 |
Ward County | Rural | 23.7 | 2,663 | 1,681 |
McCulloch County | Rural | 23.6 | 1,760 | 1,663 |
Delta County | Rural | 23.5 | 1,228 | 1,655 |
Runnels County | Rural | 23.5 | 2,247 | 1,638 |
Hill County | Rural | 23.4 | 8,239 | 1,634 |
Leon County | Rural | 23.4 | 3,714 | 1,633 |
Brewster County | Rural | 23.3 | 2,153 | 1,618 |
Van Zandt County | Rural | 23.3 | 13,749 | 1,613 |
Yoakum County | Rural | 23.2 | 1,766 | 1,603 |
Jackson County | Rural | 23.2 | 3,428 | 1,590 |
Stonewall County | Rural | 23.0 | 296 | 1,564 |
Young County | Rural | 22.9 | 4,038 | 1,558 |
Kerr County | Rural | 22.9 | 11,656 | 1,540 |
Panola County | Rural | 22.8 | 5,025 | 1,532 |
Hunt County | Urban | 22.7 | 22,437 | 1,521 |
Lipscomb County | Rural | 22.5 | 668 | 1,496 |
Andrews County | Rural | 22.5 | 4,099 | 1,489 |
Bosque County | Urban | 22.3 | 4,028 | 1,464 |
Colorado County | Rural | 22.2 | 4,442 | 1,447 |
Austin County | Urban | 22.2 | 6,684 | 1,445 |
Madison County | Rural | 22.0 | 2,480 | 1,424 |
Comanche County | Rural | 22.0 | 2,958 | 1,422 |
Wood County | Rural | 21.9 | 9,541 | 1,408 |
Lavaca County | Rural | 21.9 | 4,344 | 1,394 |
Concho County | Rural | 21.8 | 528 | 1,392 |
Smith County | Urban | 21.8 | 49,817 | 1,389 |
Lampasas County | Urban | 21.7 | 4,686 | 1,358 |
Bandera County | Urban | 21.5 | 4,471 | 1,332 |
Gaines County | Rural | 21.5 | 4,593 | 1,328 |
Llano County | Rural | 21.5 | 4,593 | 1,326 |
Hardin County | Urban | 21.5 | 11,971 | 1,325 |
Coryell County | Urban | 21.4 | 14,330 | 1,321 |
Robertson County | Urban | 21.4 | 3,581 | 1,320 |
Goliad County | Urban | 21.4 | 1,496 | 1,313 |
Hardeman County | Rural | 21.3 | 742 | 1,288 |
Hansford County | Rural | 21.3 | 1,104 | 1,287 |
Orange County | Urban | 21.2 | 17,789 | 1,281 |
Tom Green County | Urban | 21.1 | 23,999 | 1,270 |
Schleicher County | Rural | 21.1 | 521 | 1,267 |
Waller County | Urban | 21.1 | 11,145 | 1,259 |
Montague County | Rural | 21.0 | 4,177 | 1,253 |
Hays County | Urban | 20.9 | 49,767 | 1,239 |
Donley County | Rural | 20.6 | 607 | 1,192 |
Bastrop County | Urban | 20.5 | 19,619 | 1,178 |
Cooke County | Rural | 20.3 | 8,333 | 1,163 |
Martin County | Urban | 19.9 | 1,031 | 1,096 |
Grayson County | Urban | 19.7 | 26,497 | 1,057 |
Tarrant County | Urban | 19.6 | 409,027 | 1,044 |
Callahan County | Urban | 19.6 | 2,684 | 1,039 |
Rains County | Rural | 19.3 | 2,344 | 980 |
Burnet County | Rural | 19.1 | 9,273 | 958 |
Bailey County | Rural | 19.1 | 1,275 | 957 |
Fisher County | Rural | 19.0 | 691 | 949 |
Baylor County | Rural | 18.9 | 641 | 928 |
Archer County | Urban | 18.9 | 1,618 | 926 |
Crane County | Rural | 18.9 | 851 | 925 |
Calhoun County | Rural | 18.5 | 3,674 | 875 |
Kaufman County | Urban | 18.4 | 27,208 | 853 |
Galveston County | Urban | 18.3 | 63,091 | 839 |
Washington County | Rural | 18.3 | 6,136 | 835 |
Shackelford County | Rural | 18.1 | 562 | 813 |
Burleson County | Urban | 18.1 | 3,203 | 806 |
Reagan County | Rural | 18.0 | 592 | 793 |
Johnson County | Urban | 18.0 | 32,275 | 784 |
Hutchinson County | Rural | 17.7 | 3,613 | 747 |
Medina County | Urban | 17.7 | 8,672 | 739 |
Chambers County | Urban | 17.6 | 8,217 | 729 |
Travis County | Urban | 17.3 | 218,954 | 693 |
Fayette County | Rural | 17.2 | 4,155 | 677 |
Wise County | Urban | 16.9 | 11,621 | 644 |
Sherman County | Rural | 16.6 | 394 | 605 |
Clay County | Urban | 16.4 | 1,671 | 584 |
Guadalupe County | Urban | 16.4 | 28,214 | 583 |
Winkler County | Rural | 16.3 | 1,224 | 569 |
Mills County | Rural | 16.2 | 700 | 555 |
Midland County | Urban | 16.2 | 27,098 | 548 |
Montgomery County | Urban | 15.9 | 99,562 | 516 |
Roberts County | Rural | 15.8 | 120 | 498 |
Wilson County | Urban | 15.8 | 7,836 | 495 |
Randall County | Urban | 15.6 | 21,641 | 477 |
Motley County | Rural | 15.5 | 190 | 468 |
Blanco County | Rural | 15.5 | 1,775 | 454 |
Crockett County | Rural | 15.4 | 445 | 445 |
Hood County | Rural | 15.4 | 9,463 | 437 |
Ellis County | Urban | 14.7 | 28,495 | 369 |
Armstrong County | Urban | 14.7 | 271 | 363 |
Gillespie County | Rural | 14.3 | 3,807 | 329 |
Brazoria County | Urban | 14.2 | 51,413 | 319 |
Parker County | Urban | 13.9 | 20,775 | 303 |
Somervell County | Rural | 13.8 | 1,263 | 292 |
Mason County | Rural | 13.3 | 524 | 243 |
Fort Bend County | Urban | 12.7 | 104,651 | 201 |
Carson County | Urban | 12.6 | 725 | 197 |
Hartley County | Rural | 12.5 | 485 | 190 |
Comal County | Urban | 12.2 | 20,051 | 176 |
Denton County | Urban | 12.1 | 109,339 | 164 |
Hemphill County | Rural | 11.7 | 389 | 150 |
Irion County | Urban | 11.7 | 182 | 148 |
Franklin County | Rural | 11.6 | 1,202 | 146 |
Kendall County | Urban | 11.5 | 5,138 | 136 |
Collin County | Urban | 11.3 | 121,034 | 125 |
Williamson County | Urban | 11.1 | 67,945 | 113 |
Sterling County | Rural | 11.0 | 149 | 106 |
Glasscock County | Rural | 10.1 | 108 | 73 |
Kent County | Rural | 9.2 | 53 | 49 |
Loving County | Rural | 7.3 | 7 | 15 |
Rockwall County | Urban | 7.0 | 7,694 | 12 |
Terrell County | Rural | 7.0 | 60 | 10 |
Borden County | Rural | 2.6 | 18 | 1 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 02/12/2025 12:15 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 150% of poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 02/12/2025 12:15 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 150% of poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.