Ranking of Texas Counties By the Poverty Rate of the Non-Hispanic White Alone Ethnicity Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on December 10, 2023.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group in Texas was 8.23%. Among all Texas counties, the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had the highest poverty rate in Kenedy County (100%), followed by Hudspeth County (39.6%), and King County (34.9%). On the other hand, the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had the lowest poverty rate in the following 3 counties: Loving County (0%), Hemphill County (0.38%), and Borden County (1.3%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Texas counties where the Non-Hispanic White Alone 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.

Ranking of Texas Counties By the Poverty Rate of the Non-Hispanic White Alone Ethnicity Group in 2021
Kenedy County
Hudspeth County
King County
Dimmit County
Brooks County
Maverick County
Starr County
Jeff Davis County
Frio County
San Augustine County
Ranking of Texas Counties By the Poverty Rate of the Non-Hispanic White Alone Ethnicity Group in 2021
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Rank County Poverty Rate (%)
1 Kenedy County 100.00
2 Hudspeth County 39.60
3 King County 34.90
4 Dimmit County 30.52
5 Brooks County 28.80
6 Maverick County 28.75
7 Starr County 25.21
8 Jeff Davis County 24.57
9 Frio County 23.69
10 San Augustine County 21.84
11 Edwards County 21.65
12 Cochran County 21.41
13 Real County 21.39
14 Brazos County 20.60
15 Jasper County 19.23
16 Sabine County 18.15
17 Coleman County 17.95
18 Tyler County 17.29
19 Limestone County 17.19
20 Newton County 17.08
21 Wilbarger County 17.05
22 Nacogdoches County 16.94
23 McCulloch County 16.84
24 Cottle County 16.68
25 Stephens County 16.48
26 Eastland County 16.39
27 Terry County 16.26
28 Jim Wells County 16.23
29 Hamilton County 16.13
30 Val Verde County 16.11
31 Marion County 16.08
32 Collingsworth County 15.95
33 Red River County 15.88
34 Delta County 15.56
35 Webb County 15.39
36 Polk County 15.20
37 Aransas County 15.18
38 San Jacinto County 15.05
39 Briscoe County 14.77
40 Coke County 14.56
41 Cameron County 14.55
42 Cass County 14.53
43 Hale County 14.51
44 Shelby County 14.46
45 Brewster County 14.44
46 Hidalgo County 14.41
47 Falls County 14.39
48 Erath County 14.28
49 Young County 14.27
50 Lamar County 14.23
51 Leon County 14.04
52 Henderson County 14.02
53 Kinney County 13.94
54 Willacy County 13.90
55 Walker County 13.84
56 Dallam County 13.83
57 Upshur County 13.75
58 Crosby County 13.68
59 Throckmorton County 13.59
60 Live Oak County 13.54
61 Kimble County 13.46
62 Menard County 13.22
63 Zapata County 13.18
64 Wichita County 13.10
65 Angelina County 12.98
66 Baylor County 12.92
67 Dawson County 12.90
68 Potter County 12.87
69 Uvalde County 12.80
70 Howard County 12.78
71 Upton County 12.69
72 Montague County 12.62
73 Gray County 12.58
74 Bowie County 12.57
75 Lubbock County 12.52
76 Culberson County 12.45
77 Bandera County 12.43
78 DeWitt County 12.27
79 Madison County 12.21
80 Palo Pinto County 12.08
81 Wood County 12.00
82 Hardeman County 11.95
83 McLennan County 11.83
84 Nolan County 11.80
85 Titus County 11.79
86 Shackelford County 11.76
87 Concho County 11.75
88 Gregg County 11.74
89 Rains County 11.70
90 Atascosa County 11.68
91 Refugio County 11.62
92 Liberty County 11.61
93 Houston County 11.59
94 Brown County 11.56
95 Donley County 11.55
95 Swisher County 11.55
96 Hutchinson County 11.19
97 Comanche County 11.17
97 Panola County 11.17