Ranking of Texas Counties By Number of Households and Percentage of Households that Received Food Stamps or SNAP in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on November 1, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of Texas households that received Food Stamps or SNAP was 11.51% (i.e. 1,178,059 households). Percentagewise, among all Texas counties, Starr County had the highest percentage of its households that received Food Stamps (39.08%), followed by Hudspeth County (36.02%), and Presidio County (34.72%).
In numerical terms, Harris County had the highest number of households that received Food Stamps or SNAP (216,024), followed by Dallas County (98,947), and Bexar County (97,848).
The charts below shows the top 10 Texas counties by the number of households and percentage of households that received Food Stamps or SNAP. The tables below show the ranking for all Texas counties.
You can see similar information for other states and for the ranking of all counties in the United States.
Related Topics: Texas ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates.
Ranking of Texas Counties By Percentage of Households that Received
Food Stamps or SNAP in 2021
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| Rank | County | Percentage of Households (%) |
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| 1 | Starr County | 39.08 |
| 2 | Hudspeth County | 36.02 |
| 3 | Presidio County | 34.72 |
| 4 | Zavala County | 30.79 |
| 5 | Brooks County | 29.53 |
| 6 | Hidalgo County | 29.04 |
| 7 | Zapata County | 28.41 |
| 8 | Culberson County | 27.92 |
| 9 | Duval County | 27.83 |
| 10 | Willacy County | 27.35 |
| 11 | Jim Hogg County | 26.77 |
| 12 | Dimmit County | 26.47 |
| 13 | Maverick County | 25.93 |
| 14 | Cameron County | 24.63 |
| 15 | Webb County | 24.40 |
| 16 | Crosby County | 24.20 |
| 17 | Kenedy County | 22.92 |
| 18 | Marion County | 21.68 |
| 19 | Frio County | 21.48 |
| 20 | Uvalde County | 21.43 |
| 21 | Cottle County | 20.64 |
| 22 | El Paso County | 20.33 |
| 23 | Kinney County | 19.73 |
| 24 | Camp County | 19.52 |
| 25 | Cochran County | 19.22 |
| 26 | Haskell County | 19.21 |
| 27 | Jeff Davis County | 19.11 |
| 28 | San Augustine County | 19.01 |
| 29 | Collingsworth County | 18.90 |
| 30 | Angelina County | 18.87 |
| 31 | Kleberg County | 18.84 |
| 32 | Falls County | 18.51 |
| 33 | San Patricio County | 18.48 |
| 34 | Val Verde County | 18.39 |
| 35 | Terry County | 18.30 |
| 36 | Nacogdoches County | 17.90 |
| 37 | Floyd County | 17.79 |
| 38 | Shelby County | 17.71 |
| 39 | Morris County | 17.64 |
| 40 | Nolan County | 17.48 |
| 41 | Wilbarger County | 17.40 |
| 42 | Jim Wells County | 17.37 |
| 42 | Nueces County | 17.37 |
| 43 | Calhoun County | 17.00 |
| 44 | Robertson County | 16.82 |
| 45 | Deaf Smith County | 16.76 |
| 46 | Hale County | 16.74 |
| 47 | Cass County | 16.52 |
| 48 | Titus County | 16.43 |
| 49 | Anderson County | 16.38 |
| 50 | Polk County | 16.30 |
| 51 | Matagorda County | 16.29 |
| 52 | Bee County | 16.23 |
| 53 | Aransas County | 16.19 |
| 54 | Houston County | 16.18 |
| 55 | Dawson County | 15.99 |
| 55 | Jefferson County | 15.99 |
| 56 | Wharton County | 15.87 |
| 57 | Liberty County | 15.85 |
| 58 | Wheeler County | 15.71 |
| 59 | San Jacinto County | 15.49 |
| 60 | Karnes County | 15.37 |
| 60 | Tyler County | 15.37 |
| 61 | Reeves County | 15.23 |
| 62 | Madison County | 14.96 |
| 63 | Freestone County | 14.95 |
| 64 | Limestone County | 14.78 |
| 65 | Trinity County | 14.66 |
| 66 | Gonzales County | 14.31 |
| 67 | Cherokee County | 14.24 |
| 68 | Refugio County | 14.16 |
| 69 | Jackson County | 14.14 |
| 70 | Atascosa County | 14.11 |
| 71 | Navarro County | 14.06 |
| 72 | Ward County | 14.05 |
| 73 | Potter County | 13.97 |
| 74 | Newton County | 13.96 |
| 75 | Victoria County | 13.80 |
| 76 | Jasper County | 13.76 |
| 77 | Jones County | 13.74 |
| 78 | Real County | 13.66 |
| 79 | Bexar County | 13.65 |
| 80 | Gregg County | 13.62 |
| 81 | Goliad County | 13.55 |
| 82 | Orange County | 13.53 |
| 83 | Henderson County | 13.52 |
| 84 | Lamb County | 13.47 |
| 85 | Bell County | 13.45 |
| 86 | Young County | 13.39 |
| 87 | Jack County | 13.35 |
| 87 | Stonewall County | 13.35 |
| 88 | Pecos County | 13.29 |
| 89 | Grimes County | 13.25 |
| 90 | Harrison County | 13.23 |
| 91 | Bailey County | 13.17 |
| 92 | Harris County | 13.03 |
| 93 | Wichita County | 13.01 |
| 94 | Red River County | 13.00 |
| 95 | Upshur County | 12.99 |
| 96 | Panola County | 12.90 |
| 97 | Eastland County | 12.89 |
| 98 | Lee County | 12.87 |
| 99 | Gray County | 12.80 |
| 100 | Milam County | 12.73 |
| 101 | Hardin County | 12.70 |
| 102 | Rains County | 12.69 |
| 103 | Sabine County | 12.67 |
| 104 | McLennan County | 12.65 |
| 105 | Lamar County | 12.64 |
| 106 | Fannin County | 12.61 |
| 107 | Foard County | 12.53 |
| 108 | Taylor County | 12.52 |
| 109 | Hockley County | 12.51 |
| 110 | Hunt County | 12.41 |
| 111 | Childress County | 12.32 |
| 112 | DeWitt County | 12.19 |
| 113 | Garza County | 12.14 |
| 114 | Brown County | 12.13 |
| 114 | Dickens County | 12.13 |
| 115 | Stephens County | 11.99 |
| 116 | Lynn County | 11.88 |
| 117 | Motley County | 11.79 |
| 118 | Rusk County | 11.70 |
| 119 | Hardeman County | 11.62 |
| 120 | Fisher County | 11.55 |
| 121 | Palo Pinto County | 11.52 |
| 122 | Live Oak County | 11.46 |
| 123 | Burleson County | 11.44 |
| 124 | Martin County | 11.35 |
| 125 | Hill County | 11.34 |
| 126 | Van Zandt County | 11.29 |
| 127 | Wood County | 11.15 |
| 128 | Lubbock County | 11.14 |
| 129 | Galveston County | 11.13 |
| 130 | Sterling County | 11.08 |
| 131 | Bosque County | 11.06 |
| 132 | Castro County | 11.01 |
| 133 | Coryell County | 10.99 |
| 134 | Baylor County | 10.93 |
| 135 | Mills County | 10.91 |
| 136 | Ector County | 10.85 |
| 137 | Mitchell County | 10.76 |
| 138 | McMullen County | 10.75 |
| 139 | Hall County | 10.69 |
| 140 | Runnels County | 10.68 |
| 141 | Bowie County | 10.64 |
| 142 | Lampasas County | 10.62 |
| 143 | La Salle County | 10.55 |
| 144 | Throckmorton County | 10.52 |
| 145 | Hamilton County | 10.48 |
| 146 | Andrews County | 10.46 |
| 147 | Dallas County | 10.45 |
| 148 | Cooke County | 10.43 |
| 149 | Yoakum County | 10.37 |
| 150 | Swisher County | 10.25 |
| 151 | Medina County | 10.15 |
| 152 | Tarrant County | 10.14 |
| 153 | Clay County | 10.05 |
| 154 | Grayson County | 9.95 |
| 155 | Dallam County | 9.93 |
| 156 | Kaufman County | 9.92 |
| 157 | Brewster County | 9.90 |
| 158 | Glasscock County | 9.85 |
| 159 | McCulloch County | 9.69 |
| 160 | Smith County | 9.55 |
| 161 | Knox County | 9.51 |
| 162 | Ochiltree County | 9.49 |
| 163 | Callahan County | 9.45 |
| 164 | Leon County | 9.32 |
| 165 | Lipscomb County | 9.27 |
| 166 | Wise County | 9.26 |
| 167 | Austin County | 9.22 |
| 168 | San Saba County | 9.18 |
| 169 | Coke County | 9.03 |
| 170 | Coleman County | 8.97 |
| 171 | Somervell County | 8.96 |
| 172 | Howard County | 8.92 |
| 173 | Hopkins County | 8.89 |
| 174 | Gaines County | 8.81 |
| 175 | Waller County | 8.80 |
| 176 | Brazos County | 8.78 |
| 177 | Montague County | 8.77 |
| 178 | Tom Green County | 8.72 |
| 179 | Wilson County | 8.71 |
| 180 | Briscoe County | 8.62 |
| 181 | Reagan County | 8.61 |
| 182 | Franklin County | 8.55 |
| 183 | Caldwell County | 8.52 |
| 184 | Winkler County | 8.48 |
| 185 | Concho County | 8.47 |
| 186 | Hutchinson County | 8.44 |
| 187 | Walker County | 8.43 |
| 188 | Johnson County | 8.40 |
| 189 | Guadalupe County | 8.33 |
| 190 | Sutton County | 8.19 |
| 191 | Chambers County | 8.13 |
| 192 | Delta County | 8.12 |
| 193 | Lavaca County | 8.05 |
| 194 | Colorado County | 8.02 |
| 195 | Llano County | 7.77 |
| 196 | Erath County | 7.71 |
| 197 | Brazoria County | 7.65 |
| 198 | Kerr County | 7.59 |
| 199 | Bastrop County | 7.57 |
| 200 | Kimble County | 7.51 |
| 201 | Archer County | 7.48 |
| 202 | Comanche County | 7.38 |
| 203 | Washington County | 7.33 |
| 204 | Burnet County | 6.99 |
| 205 | Bandera County | 6.86 |
| 206 | Hansford County | 6.75 |
| 207 | Ellis County | 6.71 |
| 208 | Blanco County | 6.59 |
| 208 | Moore County | 6.59 |
| 209 | Upton County | 6.54 |
| 210 | Hartley County | 6.51 |
| 211 | Hays County | 6.50 |
| 212 | Montgomery County | 6.48 |
| 213 | Hemphill County | 6.42 |
| 214 | Fort Bend County | 6.36 |
| 215 | Travis County | 6.34 |
| 216 | Randall County | 6.28 |
| 217 | Irion County | 6.20 |
| 218 | Kent County | 6.17 |
| 219 | Scurry County | 6.14 |
| 220 | Shackelford County | 5.99 |
| 221 | Fayette County | 5.95 |
| 222 | Midland County | 5.82 |
| 223 | Edwards County | 5.74 |
| 224 | Parmer County | 5.58 |
| 225 | Hood County | 5.55 |
| 225 | Parker County | 5.55 |
| 226 | Menard County | 5.31 |
| 227 | Mason County | 5.17 |
| 227 | Williamson County | 5.17 |
| 228 | Schleicher County | 4.53 |
| 229 | Comal County | 4.49 |
| 230 | Denton County | 4.47 |
| 231 | Crockett County | 4.32 |
| 232 | Carson County | 3.99 |
| 233 | Rockwall County | 3.80 |
| 234 | Gillespie County | 3.65 |
| 235 | King County | 3.61 |
| 236 | Borden County | 3.06 |
| 237 | Loving County | 3.03 |
| 238 | Kendall County | 2.90 |
| 239 | Collin County | 2.79 |
| 240 | Crane County | 2.23 |
| 241 | Donley County | 2.10 |
| 242 | Oldham County | 2.01 |
| 243 | Sherman County | 1.61 |
| 244 | Armstrong County | 1.55 |
| 245 | Terrell County | 1.17 |
| 246 | Roberts County | 0.00 |
Ranking of Texas Counties By Number of Households that Received
Food Stamps or SNAP in 2021
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| Rank | County | Number of Households |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harris County | 216024 |
| 2 | Dallas County | 98947 |
| 3 | Bexar County | 97848 |
| 4 | Tarrant County | 74988 |
| 5 | Hidalgo County | 73159 |
| 6 | El Paso County | 58585 |
| 7 | Travis County | 32582 |
| 8 | Cameron County | 32025 |
| 9 | Nueces County | 22549 |
| 10 | Webb County | 18595 |
| 11 | Bell County | 17561 |
| 12 | Fort Bend County | 16490 |
| 13 | Jefferson County | 14830 |
| 14 | Galveston County | 14673 |
| 15 | Denton County | 14366 |
| 16 | Montgomery County | 13884 |
| 17 | Lubbock County | 13224 |
| 18 | McLennan County | 11918 |
| 19 | Williamson County | 11268 |
| 20 | Collin County | 10296 |
| 21 | Brazoria County | 9513 |
| 22 | Smith County | 7769 |
| 23 | Brazos County | 7345 |
| 24 | Starr County | 7269 |
| 25 | Taylor County | 6673 |
| 26 | Ector County | 6403 |
| 27 | Gregg County | 6353 |
| 28 | Wichita County | 6267 |
| 29 | Potter County | 6023 |
| 30 | Angelina County | 5877 |
| 31 | Hays County | 5517 |
| 32 | Johnson County | 5116 |
| 33 | Grayson County | 5078 |
| 34 | Guadalupe County | 4869 |
| 35 | Victoria County | 4721 |
| 36 | Maverick County | 4587 |
| 37 | Kaufman County | 4582 |
| 38 | Hunt County | 4436 |
| 39 | San Patricio County | 4400 |
| 40 | Liberty County | 4389 |
| 41 | Nacogdoches County | 4329 |
| 42 | Henderson County | 4228 |
| 43 | Ellis County | 4205 |
| 44 | Orange County | 4146 |
| 45 | Tom Green County | 3906 |
| 46 | Midland County | 3694 |
| 47 | Bowie County | 3614 |
| 48 | Randall County | 3422 |
| 49 | Harrison County | 3211 |
| 50 | Val Verde County | 2969 |
| 51 | Parker County | 2820 |
| 52 | Polk County | 2775 |
| 53 | Comal County | 2728 |
| 54 | Anderson County | 2699 |
| 55 | Coryell County | 2632 |
| 56 | Hardin County | 2612 |
| 57 | Cherokee County | 2587 |
| 58 | Lamar County | 2520 |
| 59 | Van Zandt County | 2490 |
| 60 | Navarro County | 2474 |
| 61 | Wharton County | 2379 |
| 62 | Bastrop County | 2366 |
| 63 | Atascosa County | 2243 |
| 64 | Jim Wells County | 2230 |
| 64 | Matagorda County | 2230 |
| 65 | Kleberg County | 2178 |
| 66 | Wise County | 2176 |
| 67 | Rusk County | 2066 |
| 68 | Walker County | 2005 |
| 69 | Wood County | 1961 |
| 70 | Upshur County | 1894 |
| 71 | Cass County | 1878 |
| 72 | Hale County | 1853 |
| 73 | Uvalde County | 1784 |
| 74 | Brown County | 1777 |
| 75 | Jasper County | 1758 |
| 76 | Titus County | 1750 |
| 77 | Medina County | 1702 |
| 78 | Aransas County | 1692 |
| 79 | Cooke County | 1679 |
| 80 | Kerr County | 1658 |
| 81 | Shelby County | 1576 |
| 82 | Fannin County | 1573 |
| 83 | Waller County | 1521 |
| 84 | Hill County | 1479 |
| 85 | Wilson County | 1476 |
| 86 | Willacy County | 1469 |
| 87 | San Jacinto County | 1464 |
| 88 | Bee County | 1379 |
| 89 | Rockwall County | 1360 |
| 90 | Hood County | 1343 |
| 91 | Calhoun County | 1317 |
| 92 | Grimes County | 1255 |
| 93 | Burnet County | 1254 |
| 94 | Zapata County | 1247 |
| 95 | Milam County | 1240 |
| 96 | Hopkins County | 1222 |
| 97 | Caldwell County | 1220 |
| 98 | Chambers County | 1212 |
| 99 | Palo Pinto County | 1196 |
| 100 | Houston County | 1190 |
| 101 | Limestone County | 1186 |
| 102 | Erath County | 1150 |
| 103 | Austin County | 1092 |
| 104 | Howard County | 1076 |
| 105 | Gonzales County | 1073 |
| 106 | Robertson County | 1061 |
| 107 | Panola County | 1056 |
| 108 | Zavala County | 1045 |
| 109 | Frio County | 1023 |
| 110 | Washington County | 1019 |
| 111 | Deaf Smith County | 1016 |
| 112 | Gray County | 1009 |
| 113 | Falls County | 1003 |
| 113 | Tyler County | 1003 |
| 114 | Hockley County | 993 |
| 115 | Young County | 992 |
| 116 | Freestone County | 982 |
| 117 | Nolan County | 970 |
| 118 | Marion County | 875 |
| 119 | Eastland County | 863 |
| 120 | Trinity County | 862 |
| 121 | Camp County | 856 |
| 122 | Morris County | 844 |
| 123 | Lampasas County | 842 |
| 124 | Burleson County | 821 |
| 125 | DeWitt County | 806 |
| 126 | Wilbarger County | 798 |
| 127 | Jones County | 796 |
| 128 | Duval County | 791 |
| 128 | Lee County | 791 |
| 129 | Bosque County | 778 |
| 130 | Dimmit County | 768 |
| 131 | Presidio County | 762 |
| 132 | Terry County | 747 |
| 133 | Jackson County | 729 |
| 134 | Brooks County | 716 |
| 134 | Llano County | 716 |
| 135 | Montague County | 687 |
| 136 | Karnes County | 681 |
| 137 | Dawson County | 674 |
| 138 | Pecos County | 664 |
| 139 | Newton County | 660 |
| 140 | Andrews County | 655 |
| 141 | Lavaca County | 645 |
| 142 | Lamb County | 620 |
| 142 | Reeves County | 620 |
| 143 | Ward County | 604 |
| 144 | San Augustine County | 602 |
| 145 | Gaines County | 597 |
| 145 | Red River County | 597 |
| 146 | Madison County | 596 |
| 147 | Rains County | 582 |
| 148 | Hutchinson County | 581 |
| 149 | Bandera County | 575 |
| 150 | Leon County | 572 |
| 151 | Colorado County | 561 |
| 152 | Sabine County | 547 |
| 153 | Fayette County | 519 |
| 154 | Callahan County | 496 |
| 155 | Kendall County | 472 |
| 156 | Crosby County | 468 |
| 157 | Brewster County | 466 |
| 158 | Moore County | 454 |
| 159 | Live Oak County | 442 |
| 160 | Clay County | 414 |
| 161 | Gillespie County | 409 |
| 162 | Stephens County | 406 |
| 163 | Runnels County | 400 |
| 164 | Haskell County | 390 |
| 165 | Jack County | 389 |
| 166 | Jim Hogg County | 381 |
| 167 | Comanche County | 379 |
| 168 | Scurry County | 367 |
| 169 | Goliad County | 362 |
| 170 | Ochiltree County | 342 |
| 171 | Floyd County | 337 |
| 172 | Blanco County | 313 |
| 172 | Hudspeth County | 313 |
| 173 | Refugio County | 310 |
| 174 | Hamilton County | 305 |
| 175 | McCulloch County | 304 |
| 175 | Wheeler County | 304 |
| 176 | Franklin County | 303 |
| 177 | Coleman County | 289 |
| 177 | Somervell County | 289 |
| 178 | Yoakum County | 278 |
| 179 | Castro County | 266 |
| 180 | Bailey County | 257 |
| 181 | Childress County | 255 |
| 182 | Swisher County | 254 |
| 183 | Archer County | 252 |
| 184 | Lynn County | 250 |
| 185 | Mitchell County | 243 |
| 186 | Dallam County | 235 |
| 187 | Winkler County | 231 |
| 188 | Martin County | 212 |
| 189 | Garza County | 207 |
| 190 | Kinney County | 205 |
| 191 | Collingsworth County | 199 |
| 192 | La Salle County | 197 |
| 193 | Jeff Davis County | 193 |
| 194 | Cochran County | 187 |
| 195 | Mills County | 185 |
| 196 | San Saba County | 180 |
| 197 | Culberson County | 177 |
| 197 | Fisher County | 177 |
| 197 | Parmer County | 177 |
| 198 | Delta County | 167 |
| 199 | Baylor County | 165 |
| 200 | Hardeman County | 142 |
| 201 | Cottle County | 135 |
| 201 | Kimble County | 135 |
| 202 | Coke County | 125 |
| 203 | Real County | 122 |
| 204 | Hall County | 121 |
| 205 | Hansford County | 119 |
| 205 | Knox County | 119 |
| 206 | Hartley County | 111 |
| 207 | Lipscomb County | 106 |
| 208 | Upton County | 93 |
| 209 | Reagan County | 92 |
| 209 | Sutton County | 92 |
| 210 | Carson County | 91 |
| 211 | Hemphill County | 89 |
| 212 | Dickens County | 77 |
| 212 | Mason County | 77 |
| 213 | Shackelford County | 76 |
| 214 | Concho County | 68 |
| 215 | Throckmorton County | 65 |
| 216 | Stonewall County | 63 |
| 217 | Foard County | 59 |
| 218 | Crockett County | 56 |
| 219 | Motley County | 54 |
| 220 | Briscoe County | 48 |
| 220 | Menard County | 48 |
| 221 | Glasscock County | 45 |
| 222 | Sterling County | 44 |
| 223 | Irion County | 42 |
| 224 | Schleicher County | 40 |
| 225 | Crane County | 36 |
| 226 | Edwards County | 32 |
| 227 | Donley County | 25 |
| 228 | McMullen County | 20 |
| 229 | Kent County | 15 |
| 230 | Oldham County | 13 |
| 230 | Sherman County | 13 |
| 231 | Armstrong County | 11 |
| 231 | Kenedy County | 11 |
| 232 | Borden County | 6 |
| 233 | Terrell County | 5 |
| 234 | King County | 3 |
| 235 | Loving County | 1 |
| 236 | Roberts County | 0 |