Texas Poverty Rate

  • In Texas, an estimated 4,113,641 of 29,416,679 people live in poverty.

FAQs

  • What is the poverty rate in Texas?

    The poverty rate in Texas is 14.0%.

  • How many people in Texas live in poverty?

    In Texas, an estimated 4,113,641 of 29,416,679 people live in poverty.

  • How does the poverty rate in Texas compare to the US?

    The poverty rate in Texas is 11.11% higher than the US average. In Texas, an estimated 14.0% of 29,416,679 people live in poverty. In the United States, 12.6% of 325,521,470 people live in poverty.

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Top Cities in Texas

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City Poverty Rate
Houston, Texas Poverty Rate 19.5%
San Antonio, Texas Poverty Rate 17.6%
Dallas, Texas Poverty Rate 17.7%
Austin, Texas Poverty Rate 12.5%
Fort Worth, Texas Poverty Rate 13.4%
El Paso, Texas Poverty Rate 18.3%
Arlington, Texas Poverty Rate 14%
Corpus Christi, Texas Poverty Rate 17%
Plano, Texas Poverty Rate 6.7%
Irving, Texas Poverty Rate 10.8%
Laredo, Texas Poverty Rate 22.2%
Lubbock, Texas Poverty Rate 19.4%
Garland, Texas Poverty Rate 12.7%
Amarillo, Texas Poverty Rate 15.8%
Grand Prairie, Texas Poverty Rate 11.5%
Frisco, Texas Poverty Rate 3.5%
McKinney, Texas Poverty Rate 6.6%
Brownsville, Texas Poverty Rate 26.5%
Pasadena, Texas Poverty Rate 17.9%
Killeen, Texas Poverty Rate 15.7%
Mesquite, Texas Poverty Rate 11.5%
McAllen, Texas Poverty Rate 21%
Carrollton, Texas Poverty Rate 6.3%
Denton, Texas Poverty Rate 15.8%
Midland, Texas Poverty Rate 10.6%
Waco, Texas Poverty Rate 24.8%
Pearland, Texas Poverty Rate 2.8%
Round Rock, Texas Poverty Rate 6.8%
The Woodlands, Texas Poverty Rate 3.9%
Richardson, Texas Poverty Rate 10.6%

Texas Counties

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County Poverty Rate
McLennan County, Texas Poverty Rate 14.2%
Midland County, Texas Poverty Rate 10.3%
Nueces County, Texas Poverty Rate 18.2%
Orange County, Texas Poverty Rate 9.7%
Parker County, Texas Poverty Rate 7.5%
Lubbock County, Texas Poverty Rate 16.1%
Potter County, Texas Poverty Rate 21.7%
Randall County, Texas Poverty Rate 9.2%
Smith County, Texas Poverty Rate 12.5%
Starr County, Texas Poverty Rate 33.9%
Tarrant County, Texas Poverty Rate 11.6%
Travis County, Texas Poverty Rate 11.3%
Walker County, Texas Poverty Rate 24.6%
Wichita County, Texas Poverty Rate 13.2%
Williamson County, Texas Poverty Rate 6.4%
Wise County, Texas Poverty Rate 10.9%
Bell County, Texas Poverty Rate 14.9%
Brazoria County, Texas Poverty Rate 7.6%
Dallas County, Texas Poverty Rate 14.3%
Ector County, Texas Poverty Rate 20.8%
El Paso County, Texas Poverty Rate 20.1%
Fort Bend County, Texas Poverty Rate 6.8%
Galveston County, Texas Poverty Rate 11.7%
Hunt County, Texas Poverty Rate 14.1%
Liberty County, Texas Poverty Rate 15.3%
Montgomery County, Texas Poverty Rate 11.4%
Rockwall County, Texas Poverty Rate 4.8%
San Patricio County, Texas Poverty Rate 16.4%
Taylor County, Texas Poverty Rate 19.9%
Tom Green County, Texas Poverty Rate 12.7%
Victoria County, Texas Poverty Rate 17.4%
Webb County, Texas Poverty Rate 22.4%
Angelina County, Texas Poverty Rate 19.8%
Bastrop County, Texas Poverty Rate 10.4%
Bexar County, Texas Poverty Rate 14.7%
Bowie County, Texas Poverty Rate 17.3%
Brazos County, Texas Poverty Rate 24.6%
Cameron County, Texas Poverty Rate 24.7%
Collin County, Texas Poverty Rate 6.9%
Comal County, Texas Poverty Rate 3%
Coryell County, Texas Poverty Rate 12.7%
Denton County, Texas Poverty Rate 7.5%
Ellis County, Texas Poverty Rate 8.7%
Grayson County, Texas Poverty Rate 10.4%
Gregg County, Texas Poverty Rate 16.1%
Guadalupe County, Texas Poverty Rate 10.5%
Harris County, Texas Poverty Rate 16.4%
Harrison County, Texas Poverty Rate 14.1%
Hays County, Texas Poverty Rate 15.5%
Henderson County, Texas Poverty Rate 15.3%
Hidalgo County, Texas Poverty Rate 29.3%
Jefferson County, Texas Poverty Rate 18.9%
Johnson County, Texas Poverty Rate 9.2%
Kaufman County, Texas Poverty Rate 8.2%
Angelina County, Texas Poverty Rate 14.9%
Bastrop County, Texas Poverty Rate 13.4%
Bell County, Texas Poverty Rate 14.7%
Bexar County, Texas Poverty Rate 15.7%
Bowie County, Texas Poverty Rate 19.1%
Brazoria County, Texas Poverty Rate 9.8%
Brazos County, Texas Poverty Rate 22.9%
Cameron County, Texas Poverty Rate 22.3%
Collin County, Texas Poverty Rate 4.6%
Comal County, Texas Poverty Rate 6.9%
Coryell County, Texas Poverty Rate 10.4%
Dallas County, Texas Poverty Rate 14.2%
Denton County, Texas Poverty Rate 8.2%
Ector County, Texas Poverty Rate 17.3%
Ellis County, Texas Poverty Rate 9.2%
El Paso County, Texas Poverty Rate 21.3%
Fort Bend County, Texas Poverty Rate 8%
Galveston County, Texas Poverty Rate 13.8%
Grayson County, Texas Poverty Rate 10.1%
Gregg County, Texas Poverty Rate 16.3%
Guadalupe County, Texas Poverty Rate 10.3%
Harris County, Texas Poverty Rate 16.5%
Harrison County, Texas Poverty Rate 14.8%
Hays County, Texas Poverty Rate 10.3%
Henderson County, Texas Poverty Rate 10.5%
Hidalgo County, Texas Poverty Rate 27.6%
Hood County, Texas Poverty Rate 10.4%
Hunt County, Texas Poverty Rate 12.8%
Jefferson County, Texas Poverty Rate 18.6%
Johnson County, Texas Poverty Rate 9.9%
Kaufman County, Texas Poverty Rate 7.4%
Liberty County, Texas Poverty Rate 25.9%
Lubbock County, Texas Poverty Rate 17.7%
McLennan County, Texas Poverty Rate 15.8%
Midland County, Texas Poverty Rate 12.6%
Montgomery County, Texas Poverty Rate 8.3%
Nueces County, Texas Poverty Rate 17%
Orange County, Texas Poverty Rate 12.6%
Parker County, Texas Poverty Rate 7.4%
Potter County, Texas Poverty Rate 18.9%
Randall County, Texas Poverty Rate 8.2%
Rockwall County, Texas Poverty Rate 4%
San Patricio County, Texas Poverty Rate 18%
Smith County, Texas Poverty Rate 10.8%
Starr County, Texas Poverty Rate 34.9%
Tarrant County, Texas Poverty Rate 10.6%
Taylor County, Texas Poverty Rate 17.2%
Tom Green County, Texas Poverty Rate 11.6%
Travis County, Texas Poverty Rate 10.1%
Victoria County, Texas Poverty Rate 16%
Walker County, Texas Poverty Rate 17.3%
Webb County, Texas Poverty Rate 20.1%
Wichita County, Texas Poverty Rate 15%
Williamson County, Texas Poverty Rate 6.6%
Wise County, Texas Poverty Rate 6.3%