Ranking of Texas Counties By the Poverty Rate of the White Alone Racial 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 White Alone racial group in Texas was 12.42%. Among all Texas counties, the White Alone racial group had the highest poverty rate in Dimmit County (37.05%), followed by Brooks County (37.02%), and Presidio County (34.51%). On the other hand, the White Alone racial group had the lowest poverty rate in the following 3 counties: Loving County (0%), Borden County (1.16%), and Kenedy County (1.4%).
The chart below shows the top 10 Texas counties where the White Alone racial group had high poverty rate, and the table below shows the ranking of all Texas counties.
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Related Topics: Texas ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates (2021).
Ranking of Texas Counties By the Poverty Rate of the White Alone Racial Group in 2021
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| Rank | County | Poverty Rate (%) |
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| 1 | Dimmit County | 37.05 |
| 2 | Brooks County | 37.02 |
| 3 | Presidio County | 34.51 |
| 4 | Zapata County | 34.49 |
| 5 | Zavala County | 33.08 |
| 6 | King County | 33.01 |
| 7 | Jim Hogg County | 32.46 |
| 8 | Starr County | 30.96 |
| 9 | Cochran County | 29.89 |
| 10 | Hudspeth County | 28.75 |
| 11 | Maverick County | 27.68 |
| 12 | Hidalgo County | 26.88 |
| 13 | Cameron County | 26.71 |
| 14 | Willacy County | 25.34 |
| 15 | Real County | 25.05 |
| 16 | Crosby County | 24.08 |
| 16 | Webb County | 24.08 |
| 17 | Kleberg County | 22.31 |
| 18 | Jim Wells County | 22.21 |
| 19 | Terry County | 22.11 |
| 20 | Brazos County | 21.49 |
| 21 | San Augustine County | 21.45 |
| 22 | Swisher County | 21.28 |
| 23 | Shelby County | 21.13 |
| 24 | Frio County | 20.98 |
| 25 | Pecos County | 20.70 |
| 26 | Hamilton County | 20.68 |
| 27 | Jeff Davis County | 20.15 |
| 28 | Aransas County | 20.14 |
| 29 | Falls County | 19.71 |
| 30 | Live Oak County | 19.70 |
| 31 | Duval County | 19.66 |
| 32 | Jasper County | 19.59 |
| 33 | Coleman County | 19.06 |
| 34 | Sabine County | 18.69 |
| 35 | Kinney County | 18.48 |
| 36 | Limestone County | 18.47 |
| 37 | Reeves County | 18.35 |
| 38 | Potter County | 18.32 |
| 39 | Nacogdoches County | 18.21 |
| 40 | Uvalde County | 18.06 |
| 41 | Eastland County | 18.05 |
| 42 | Lamb County | 18.00 |
| 43 | Red River County | 17.95 |
| 44 | Cottle County | 17.83 |
| 45 | Menard County | 17.62 |
| 46 | Wheeler County | 17.48 |
| 47 | El Paso County | 17.42 |
| 48 | Wilbarger County | 17.37 |
| 49 | Val Verde County | 17.31 |
| 50 | Karnes County | 17.22 |
| 51 | Camp County | 17.11 |
| 52 | Culberson County | 17.01 |
| 53 | Dawson County | 16.95 |
| 54 | Newton County | 16.92 |
| 55 | Hale County | 16.91 |
| 56 | McCulloch County | 16.86 |
| 57 | Tyler County | 16.60 |
| 58 | Dallam County | 16.47 |
| 59 | Garza County | 16.46 |
| 59 | Milam County | 16.46 |
| 59 | Stephens County | 16.46 |
| 60 | Bee County | 16.27 |
| 61 | Henderson County | 16.21 |
| 62 | Lubbock County | 16.00 |
| 63 | Marion County | 15.95 |
| 64 | Collingsworth County | 15.88 |
| 65 | Briscoe County | 15.67 |
| 66 | Kimble County | 15.60 |
| 67 | La Salle County | 15.47 |
| 67 | Walker County | 15.47 |
| 68 | Angelina County | 15.38 |
| 68 | Lamar County | 15.38 |
| 69 | Victoria County | 15.35 |
| 70 | Deaf Smith County | 15.24 |
| 71 | San Jacinto County | 15.21 |
| 72 | Delta County | 15.17 |
| 73 | Nueces County | 15.15 |
| 74 | Polk County | 15.10 |
| 75 | Upshur County | 14.89 |
| 76 | Hall County | 14.82 |
| 77 | Kent County | 14.80 |
| 78 | Cass County | 14.74 |
| 79 | Leon County | 14.69 |
| 80 | Wichita County | 14.68 |
| 81 | McMullen County | 14.66 |
| 82 | Howard County | 14.63 |
| 82 | Nolan County | 14.63 |
| 83 | McLennan County | 14.42 |
| 84 | Bexar County | 14.37 |
| 85 | Jack County | 14.26 |
| 86 | Gray County | 14.11 |
| 87 | Erath County | 14.00 |
| 88 | Refugio County | 13.96 |
| 89 | Brewster County | 13.94 |
| 90 | Ward County | 13.92 |
| 91 | Ochiltree County | 13.89 |
| 92 | Gregg County | 13.87 |
| 93 | Lynn County | 13.83 |
| 94 | San Patricio County | 13.82 |
| 95 | Concho County | 13.81 |
| 95 | Gaines County | 13.81 |
| 96 | Sherman County | 13.76 |
| 96 | Young County | 13.76 |
| 97 | Bosque County | 13.70 |
| 98 | Liberty County | 13.64 |
| 99 | Coke County | 13.59 |
| 100 | Palo Pinto County | 13.49 |
| 101 | Andrews County | 13.39 |
| 102 | Runnels County | 13.27 |
| 103 | DeWitt County | 13.24 |
| 104 | Edwards County | 13.22 |
| 105 | Hockley County | 13.21 |
| 106 | Chambers County | 13.20 |
| 106 | Throckmorton County | 13.20 |
| 107 | Bowie County | 13.06 |
| 108 | Harris County | 13.02 |
| 109 | Titus County | 12.84 |
| 110 | Houston County | 12.83 |
| 111 | Freestone County | 12.79 |
| 112 | Matagorda County | 12.76 |
| 113 | Bell County | 12.73 |
| 114 | Hays County | 12.68 |
| 115 | Wood County | 12.66 |
| 116 | Panola County | 12.62 |
| 117 | Trinity County | 12.60 |
| 118 | Baylor County | 12.59 |
| 119 | Jackson County | 12.49 |
| 120 | Harrison County | 12.35 |
| 120 | Roberts County | 12.35 |
| 120 | Upton County | 12.35 |
| 121 | Donley County | 12.31 |
| 122 | Smith County | 12.30 |
| 123 | Montague County | 12.25 |
| 124 | Wharton County | 12.22 |
| 125 | Grimes County | 12.21 |
| 126 | Winkler County | 12.20 |
| 127 | Ector County | 12.19 |
| 128 | Dallas County | 12.18 |
| 129 | Martin County | 12.14 |
| 130 | Cooke County | 12.13 |
| 131 | Scurry County | 12.11 |
| 132 | Bandera County | 12.10 |
| 133 | Navarro County | 12.07 |
| 134 | Dickens County | 12.04 |
| 135 | San Saba County | 11.99 |
| 136 | Childress County | 11.94 |
| 137 | Hardeman County | 11.87 |
| 138 | Jefferson County | 11.85 |
| 139 | Caldwell County | 11.84 |
| 140 | Medina County | 11.83 |
| 141 | Taylor County | 11.70 |
| 142 | Rains County | 11.59 |
| 143 | Brown County | 11.51 |
| 144 | Floyd County | 11.39 |
| 145 | Van Zandt County | 11.35 |
| 146 | Goliad County | 11.31 |
| 147 | Shackelford County | 11.30 |
| 148 | Lipscomb County | 11.26 |
| 149 | Anderson County | 11.21 |
| 150 | Atascosa County | 11.20 |
| 151 | Fannin County | 11.13 |
| 152 | Hill County | 11.09 |
| 153 | Burleson County | 11.02 |
| 153 | Tom Green County | 11.02 |
| 154 | Cherokee County | 10.97 |
| 155 | Hardin County | 10.96 |
| 155 | Madison County | 10.96 |
| 156 | Comanche County | 10.89 |
| 157 | Archer County | 10.87 |
| 158 | Hunt County | 10.84 |
| 159 | Hopkins County | 10.81 |
| 160 | Johnson County | 10.66 |
| 161 | Coryell County | 10.65 |
| 162 | Grayson County | 10.56 |
| 163 | Clay County | 10.53 |
| 164 | Morris County | 10.48 |
| 165 | Gonzales County | 10.43 |
| 166 | Blanco County | 10.35 |
| 166 | Kerr County | 10.35 |
| 167 | Hutchinson County | 10.33 |
| 168 | Castro County | 10.25 |
| 169 | Oldham County | 10.24 |
| 170 | Foard County | 10.23 |
| 171 | Fisher County | 10.22 |
| 172 | Gillespie County | 10.13 |
| 172 | Robertson County | 10.13 |
| 173 | Wise County | 10.07 |
| 174 | Orange County | 10.06 |
| 175 | Haskell County | 9.97 |
| 175 | Midland County | 9.97 |
| 176 | Travis County | 9.89 |
| 177 | Jones County | 9.80 |
| 178 | Mills County | 9.79 |
| 179 | Moore County | 9.56 |
| 180 | Sutton County | 9.55 |
| 181 | Parmer County | 9.49 |
| 182 | Calhoun County | 9.45 |
| 183 | Randall County | 9.33 |
| 184 | Knox County | 9.29 |
| 185 | Carson County | 9.15 |
| 186 | Galveston County | 9.04 |
| 187 | Hansford County | 9.03 |
| 187 | Tarrant County | 9.03 |
| 188 | Bailey County | 8.88 |
| 189 | Kaufman County | 8.86 |
| 190 | Franklin County | 8.82 |
| 191 | Rusk County | 8.79 |
| 192 | Lampasas County | 8.69 |
| 193 | Reagan County | 8.65 |
| 194 | Hood County | 8.64 |
| 195 | Wilson County | 8.47 |
| 196 | Mitchell County | 8.40 |
| 197 | Montgomery County | 8.08 |
| 198 | Fayette County | 8.07 |
| 198 | Guadalupe County | 8.07 |
| 199 | Glasscock County | 8.02 |
| 200 | Brazoria County | 7.96 |
| 201 | Callahan County | 7.83 |
| 202 | Bastrop County | 7.78 |
| 203 | Crane County | 7.71 |
| 204 | Llano County | 7.57 |
| 205 | Colorado County | 7.41 |
| 206 | Lavaca County | 7.24 |
| 207 | Parker County | 7.23 |
| 208 | Burnet County | 7.15 |
| 208 | Lee County | 7.15 |
| 209 | Schleicher County | 7.07 |
| 210 | Stonewall County | 6.98 |
| 211 | Hemphill County | 6.85 |
| 212 | Waller County | 6.84 |
| 213 | Somervell County | 6.78 |
| 214 | Ellis County | 6.55 |
| 215 | Comal County | 6.53 |
| 216 | Denton County | 6.42 |
| 217 | Austin County | 6.08 |
| 218 | Washington County | 6.05 |
| 219 | Irion County | 5.98 |
| 220 | Collin County | 5.90 |
| 221 | Fort Bend County | 5.88 |
| 222 | Williamson County | 5.83 |
| 223 | Terrell County | 5.77 |
| 224 | Motley County | 5.60 |
| 225 | Mason County | 4.84 |
| 226 | Yoakum County | 4.35 |
| 227 | Kendall County | 4.01 |
| 228 | Rockwall County | 3.64 |
| 229 | Armstrong County | 3.48 |
| 230 | Sterling County | 2.68 |
| 231 | Hartley County | 2.40 |
| 232 | Crockett County | 1.85 |
| 233 | Kenedy County | 1.40 |
| 234 | Borden County | 1.16 |
| 235 | Loving County | 0.00 |