Ranking of Texas Counties By Poverty Rate in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on December 6, 2023.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for Texas was 14.03%. Among all Texas counties, Dimmit County had the highest poverty rate (46.49%), followed by Brooks County (37.53%), and Zapata County (35.16%). On the other hand, the following 3 counties had the lowest poverty rate: Loving County (1.21%), Kenedy County (1.78%), and Borden County (2.36%).
The chart below shows the top 10 Texas counties with 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 Poverty Rate in 2021
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| Rank | County | Poverty Rate (%) |
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| 1 | Dimmit County | 46.49 |
| 2 | Brooks County | 37.53 |
| 3 | Zapata County | 35.16 |
| 4 | Presidio County | 33.89 |
| 5 | Starr County | 32.61 |
| 6 | Jim Hogg County | 30.01 |
| 7 | Zavala County | 29.73 |
| 8 | King County | 29.26 |
| 9 | Kleberg County | 28.60 |
| 10 | Culberson County | 28.14 |
| 10 | Hidalgo County | 28.14 |
| 11 | Hudspeth County | 27.82 |
| 12 | Cochran County | 27.09 |
| 13 | Cameron County | 26.32 |
| 14 | Real County | 26.10 |
| 15 | Willacy County | 25.97 |
| 16 | San Augustine County | 25.07 |
| 17 | Maverick County | 25.04 |
| 18 | Frio County | 24.99 |
| 19 | Swisher County | 24.91 |
| 20 | Jasper County | 24.20 |
| 21 | Newton County | 23.95 |
| 22 | Shelby County | 23.64 |
| 23 | Brazos County | 23.61 |
| 24 | Duval County | 23.59 |
| 25 | Crosby County | 23.36 |
| 26 | Nacogdoches County | 23.14 |
| 27 | Cottle County | 23.01 |
| 28 | Webb County | 22.91 |
| 29 | Falls County | 22.87 |
| 29 | La Salle County | 22.87 |
| 30 | Dawson County | 22.54 |
| 31 | Aransas County | 22.52 |
| 32 | Terry County | 22.27 |
| 33 | Jeff Davis County | 22.03 |
| 34 | Pecos County | 21.89 |
| 35 | Red River County | 21.40 |
| 36 | Jim Wells County | 21.22 |
| 37 | Hamilton County | 21.02 |
| 38 | Collingsworth County | 20.61 |
| 38 | Walker County | 20.61 |
| 39 | Potter County | 20.45 |
| 40 | Matagorda County | 20.03 |
| 41 | Sabine County | 19.48 |
| 42 | Camp County | 19.45 |
| 43 | Briscoe County | 19.35 |
| 44 | El Paso County | 19.27 |
| 45 | Uvalde County | 19.24 |
| 46 | Limestone County | 19.13 |
| 47 | Tyler County | 19.05 |
| 48 | Houston County | 19.00 |
| 48 | Live Oak County | 19.00 |
| 49 | Menard County | 18.90 |
| 50 | Eastland County | 18.74 |
| 51 | Cass County | 18.36 |
| 52 | Leon County | 18.29 |
| 52 | Marion County | 18.29 |
| 53 | Lamb County | 18.27 |
| 54 | Karnes County | 18.25 |
| 55 | Jefferson County | 18.16 |
| 56 | Kinney County | 18.15 |
| 57 | Wilbarger County | 18.14 |
| 58 | Throckmorton County | 18.02 |
| 59 | Bee County | 17.89 |
| 60 | McLennan County | 17.81 |
| 61 | Coleman County | 17.71 |
| 62 | Lubbock County | 17.69 |
| 63 | Reeves County | 17.45 |
| 64 | Wheeler County | 17.41 |
| 65 | Hall County | 17.34 |
| 66 | Angelina County | 17.29 |
| 67 | Gregg County | 17.26 |
| 68 | Nueces County | 17.18 |
| 69 | Val Verde County | 17.12 |
| 70 | Hale County | 17.03 |
| 71 | Harrison County | 17.02 |
| 72 | Henderson County | 17.00 |
| 72 | San Jacinto County | 17.00 |
| 73 | Erath County | 16.94 |
| 73 | Titus County | 16.94 |
| 74 | Lamar County | 16.86 |
| 74 | Upton County | 16.86 |
| 75 | Trinity County | 16.75 |
| 76 | Grimes County | 16.66 |
| 77 | Wichita County | 16.55 |
| 78 | Bowie County | 16.37 |
| 79 | Gray County | 16.26 |
| 80 | Nolan County | 16.23 |
| 81 | Victoria County | 16.19 |
| 82 | Milam County | 16.16 |
| 83 | DeWitt County | 16.10 |
| 84 | Howard County | 15.99 |
| 85 | Polk County | 15.89 |
| 86 | Lynn County | 15.88 |
| 87 | McCulloch County | 15.87 |
| 88 | Delta County | 15.85 |
| 89 | Hockley County | 15.82 |
| 90 | Robertson County | 15.78 |
| 91 | San Patricio County | 15.67 |
| 92 | Harris County | 15.62 |
| 93 | Refugio County | 15.55 |
| 94 | Jack County | 15.47 |
| 95 | Upshur County | 15.46 |
| 96 | Baylor County | 15.32 |
| 97 | Anderson County | 15.31 |
| 98 | Bexar County | 15.13 |
| 99 | Chambers County | 15.01 |
| 99 | Deaf Smith County | 15.01 |
| 100 | Dallam County | 14.98 |
| 100 | Irion County | 14.98 |
| 101 | Liberty County | 14.96 |
| 101 | Stephens County | 14.96 |
| 102 | Dickens County | 14.91 |
| 103 | Cherokee County | 14.79 |
| 104 | Morris County | 14.56 |
| 105 | Wharton County | 14.52 |
| 106 | Bosque County | 14.47 |
| 107 | Bell County | 14.27 |
| 108 | Dallas County | 14.24 |
| 109 | Young County | 14.18 |
| 110 | Brewster County | 14.13 |
| 111 | Cooke County | 14.12 |
| 112 | Ector County | 14.11 |
| 113 | Navarro County | 14.09 |
| 114 | Coke County | 14.02 |
| 114 | Taylor County | 14.02 |
| 115 | Gaines County | 13.95 |
| 116 | Palo Pinto County | 13.90 |
| 117 | Kimble County | 13.87 |
| 118 | Gonzales County | 13.86 |
| 119 | Garza County | 13.77 |
| 120 | Ward County | 13.74 |
| 121 | Concho County | 13.71 |
| 122 | Smith County | 13.63 |
| 123 | Wood County | 13.60 |
| 124 | Hunt County | 13.59 |
| 125 | Hays County | 13.58 |
| 126 | Panola County | 13.56 |
| 127 | Comanche County | 13.43 |
| 128 | Floyd County | 13.33 |
| 129 | Caldwell County | 13.32 |
| 130 | Martin County | 13.31 |
| 131 | Freestone County | 13.27 |
| 132 | Brown County | 13.21 |
| 132 | Scurry County | 13.21 |
| 133 | Runnels County | 13.14 |
| 134 | Childress County | 13.11 |
| 135 | Edwards County | 13.10 |
| 136 | Donley County | 13.07 |
| 137 | Kent County | 13.04 |
| 138 | Burleson County | 13.02 |
| 139 | Fannin County | 12.80 |
| 140 | Hutchinson County | 12.61 |
| 141 | Madison County | 12.60 |
| 142 | Jackson County | 12.54 |
| 143 | Atascosa County | 12.52 |
| 143 | Hopkins County | 12.52 |
| 144 | Glasscock County | 12.45 |
| 144 | Jones County | 12.45 |
| 145 | Montague County | 12.43 |
| 146 | Waller County | 12.42 |
| 147 | Haskell County | 12.39 |
| 148 | Foard County | 12.34 |
| 148 | Hill County | 12.34 |
| 149 | Andrews County | 12.28 |
| 150 | McMullen County | 12.21 |
| 151 | Oldham County | 12.16 |
| 152 | Sutton County | 12.15 |
| 152 | Winkler County | 12.15 |
| 153 | Van Zandt County | 12.11 |
| 154 | Ochiltree County | 12.02 |
| 155 | Orange County | 12.00 |
| 156 | Bandera County | 11.99 |
| 157 | Grayson County | 11.97 |
| 158 | Medina County | 11.94 |
| 159 | Roberts County | 11.83 |
| 160 | Tom Green County | 11.81 |
| 161 | Lee County | 11.76 |
| 162 | Moore County | 11.73 |
| 163 | Rusk County | 11.71 |
| 164 | Schleicher County | 11.70 |
| 165 | Hardin County | 11.64 |
| 166 | Sherman County | 11.63 |
| 167 | Rains County | 11.62 |
| 168 | Kerr County | 11.59 |
| 169 | Archer County | 11.50 |
| 170 | Hardeman County | 11.46 |
| 171 | Castro County | 11.41 |
| 172 | Lipscomb County | 11.37 |
| 173 | Yoakum County | 11.29 |
| 174 | Tarrant County | 11.27 |
| 175 | Travis County | 11.23 |
| 176 | Gillespie County | 11.20 |
| 177 | Midland County | 11.09 |
| 178 | Fisher County | 11.01 |
| 179 | San Saba County | 11.00 |
| 180 | Bailey County | 10.95 |
| 181 | Parmer County | 10.90 |
| 182 | Bastrop County | 10.89 |
| 183 | Somervell County | 10.81 |
| 184 | Galveston County | 10.79 |
| 185 | Goliad County | 10.77 |
| 186 | Coryell County | 10.76 |
| 187 | Shackelford County | 10.63 |
| 188 | Blanco County | 10.62 |
| 189 | Johnson County | 10.41 |
| 190 | Clay County | 10.35 |
| 191 | Kaufman County | 10.02 |
| 192 | Wise County | 9.99 |
| 193 | Mitchell County | 9.91 |
| 194 | Fayette County | 9.84 |
| 195 | Wilson County | 9.81 |
| 196 | Washington County | 9.77 |
| 197 | Knox County | 9.76 |
| 198 | Randall County | 9.75 |
| 199 | Calhoun County | 9.72 |
| 200 | Lavaca County | 9.42 |
| 201 | Austin County | 9.37 |
| 202 | Hansford County | 9.33 |
| 203 | Lampasas County | 9.18 |
| 204 | Guadalupe County | 9.15 |
| 204 | Llano County | 9.15 |
| 205 | Colorado County | 8.88 |
| 206 | Carson County | 8.84 |
| 206 | Montgomery County | 8.84 |
| 207 | Franklin County | 8.70 |
| 208 | Hood County | 8.63 |
| 209 | Mills County | 8.48 |
| 210 | Callahan County | 8.29 |
| 211 | Reagan County | 8.18 |
| 212 | Ellis County | 8.16 |
| 213 | Parker County | 7.79 |
| 214 | Brazoria County | 7.36 |
| 215 | Crockett County | 7.33 |
| 216 | Motley County | 7.25 |
| 217 | Denton County | 7.24 |
| 218 | Stonewall County | 7.19 |
| 219 | Burnet County | 7.17 |
| 220 | Fort Bend County | 7.15 |
| 221 | Comal County | 6.72 |
| 222 | Collin County | 6.48 |
| 223 | Williamson County | 6.30 |
| 224 | Hemphill County | 6.24 |
| 225 | Hartley County | 5.62 |
| 226 | Crane County | 5.44 |
| 227 | Terrell County | 5.11 |
| 228 | Mason County | 4.87 |
| 229 | Kendall County | 4.82 |
| 230 | Sterling County | 4.48 |
| 231 | Rockwall County | 3.92 |
| 232 | Armstrong County | 3.84 |
| 233 | Borden County | 2.36 |
| 234 | Kenedy County | 1.78 |
| 235 | Loving County | 1.21 |