Ranking of Texas Counties By the Poverty Rate of the Hispanic or Latino of All Races Ethnicity Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for the Hispanic or Latino of All Races ethnicity group in Texas was 19.28%. Among all Texas counties, the Hispanic or Latino of All Races ethnicity group had the highest poverty rate in Newton County (60%), followed by Roberts County (58.14%), and Dimmit County (49.38%). On the other hand, the Hispanic or Latino of All Races ethnicity group had the lowest poverty rate in the following 3 counties: Kenedy County (1.21%), Terrell County (1.51%), and Edwards County (2.79%).
The chart below shows the top 10 Texas counties where the Hispanic or Latino of All Races ethnicity group had high poverty rate, and the table below shows the ranking of all Texas counties.
You can see similar ranking for other racial and ethnicity groups in Texas.
You can also see similar ranking of counties for other states as well as for the whole United States.
Rank | County | Poverty Rate (%) |
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1 | Newton County | 60.00 |
2 | Roberts County | 58.14 |
3 | Dimmit County | 49.38 |
4 | Hamilton County | 48.44 |
5 | San Augustine County | 48.40 |
6 | Cass County | 42.94 |
7 | Shelby County | 41.79 |
8 | Red River County | 41.52 |
9 | Real County | 41.51 |
10 | Presidio County | 40.41 |
11 | Brooks County | 38.62 |
12 | Throckmorton County | 37.57 |
13 | Kent County | 37.37 |
14 | Jack County | 36.80 |
15 | Zapata County | 36.59 |
16 | Camp County | 36.35 |
17 | Aransas County | 35.71 |
18 | Starr County | 32.98 |
19 | Leon County | 32.86 |
20 | Culberson County | 32.11 |
21 | Kleberg County | 32.10 |
22 | Wheeler County | 32.00 |
23 | Jim Hogg County | 31.58 |
24 | Swisher County | 31.43 |
25 | Crosby County | 31.20 |
26 | Henderson County | 30.81 |
27 | Trinity County | 30.73 |
28 | Zavala County | 30.46 |
29 | Eastland County | 30.19 |
30 | Cooke County | 29.42 |
31 | Hidalgo County | 29.29 |
32 | Menard County | 29.04 |
33 | San Jacinto County | 29.02 |
34 | Cottle County | 28.88 |
35 | Falls County | 28.77 |
36 | Bosque County | 28.76 |
37 | Somervell County | 28.64 |
38 | Gregg County | 28.60 |
38 | Houston County | 28.60 |
39 | Sabine County | 28.21 |
40 | Live Oak County | 27.85 |
41 | Cameron County | 27.71 |
42 | Milam County | 27.56 |
43 | Willacy County | 27.49 |
44 | Walker County | 27.47 |
45 | Dawson County | 27.21 |
46 | Cochran County | 27.12 |
47 | Harrison County | 26.62 |
48 | Karnes County | 26.58 |
49 | Nacogdoches County | 26.47 |
49 | Pecos County | 26.47 |
50 | Hall County | 26.44 |
51 | Chambers County | 26.33 |
52 | Terry County | 26.23 |
53 | Brazos County | 25.93 |
54 | La Salle County | 25.62 |
55 | Duval County | 25.44 |
56 | Frio County | 25.35 |
57 | Maverick County | 25.26 |
58 | Freestone County | 25.00 |
59 | Gray County | 24.98 |
60 | Matagorda County | 24.86 |
61 | Lamb County | 24.75 |
62 | Briscoe County | 24.73 |
63 | Potter County | 24.37 |
64 | Garza County | 24.36 |
65 | Martin County | 24.35 |
66 | Jefferson County | 24.28 |
67 | Angelina County | 24.07 |
68 | Lamar County | 23.92 |
69 | Panola County | 23.91 |
70 | Dickens County | 23.41 |
71 | Lubbock County | 23.38 |
72 | Lynn County | 23.23 |
73 | Webb County | 23.14 |
74 | Erath County | 23.12 |
75 | Hudspeth County | 23.10 |
76 | Oldham County | 22.65 |
77 | Jim Wells County | 22.59 |
78 | Wichita County | 22.34 |
79 | Hockley County | 22.20 |
80 | DeWitt County | 22.11 |
81 | Concho County | 22.09 |
82 | Bee County | 21.88 |
83 | Callahan County | 21.84 |
84 | Upshur County | 21.68 |
85 | Titus County | 21.67 |
86 | Limestone County | 21.66 |
87 | Childress County | 21.59 |
88 | Rusk County | 21.50 |
89 | Glasscock County | 21.15 |
90 | McLennan County | 21.07 |
91 | Upton County | 21.05 |
92 | Uvalde County | 20.92 |
93 | El Paso County | 20.84 |
94 | Liberty County | 20.79 |
95 | Victoria County | 20.75 |
96 | Gillespie County | 20.74 |
97 | San Patricio County | 20.70 |