Highest poverty rate in Texas

Texas counties and cities ranked by poverty rate.

This page ranks the counties and cities of Texas by poverty rate — which have the highest poverty rate, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Among counties, Dimmit County leads at 44.8%.

Among cities & places, Acala leads at 100.0%.

Counties

Top 100.

#	Name	Poverty rate
1	Dimmit County	44.8%
2	Zapata County	37.4%
3	Presidio County	36.3%
4	Zavala County	36.3%
5	Starr County	33.5%
6	Jim Hogg County	31.4%
7	Jeff Davis County	31.2%
8	Brooks County	30.7%
9	Swisher County	29.5%
10	Duval County	29.0%
11	Kleberg County	28.8%
12	San Augustine County	27.5%
13	Pecos County	27.4%
14	Cochran County	27.3%
15	Hidalgo County	27.2%
16	Collingsworth County	26.2%
17	Edwards County	25.3%
18	Willacy County	24.6%
19	Cameron County	24.4%
20	Brazos County	23.9%
21	Shelby County	23.5%
22	Jim Wells County	23.2%
23	Cottle County	22.8%
24	Maverick County	22.6%
25	Camp County	22.4%
26	Newton County	22.4%
27	Nacogdoches County	22.3%
28	Jasper County	22.2%
29	Crosby County	22.1%
30	La Salle County	22.0%
31	Reeves County	21.9%
32	Uvalde County	21.9%
33	Terry County	21.8%
34	Matagorda County	21.8%
35	Karnes County	21.3%
36	Menard County	21.1%
37	Webb County	21.0%
38	Red River County	20.9%
39	Potter County	20.9%
40	Foard County	20.9%
41	Baylor County	20.8%
42	Real County	20.5%
43	Tyler County	19.6%
44	Frio County	19.6%
45	Limestone County	19.4%
46	Hudspeth County	19.0%
47	Hale County	19.0%
48	El Paso County	18.9%
49	Wilbarger County	18.8%
50	Nolan County	18.8%
51	Jefferson County	18.8%
52	Lamar County	18.7%
53	Aransas County	18.7%
54	Hamilton County	18.4%
55	Marion County	18.4%
56	Val Verde County	18.3%
57	Floyd County	18.1%
58	Polk County	18.1%
59	Walker County	17.9%
60	Cherokee County	17.9%
61	San Jacinto County	17.7%
62	Culberson County	17.7%
63	Dawson County	17.7%
64	Liberty County	17.7%
65	Nueces County	17.7%
66	Oldham County	17.7%
67	Lynn County	17.5%
68	Harrison County	17.4%
69	Titus County	17.3%
70	Cass County	17.3%
71	Refugio County	17.3%
72	Lubbock County	17.2%
73	Live Oak County	17.2%
74	McLennan County	17.1%
75	Anderson County	17.1%
76	Upton County	17.1%
77	Gregg County	17.0%
78	Palo Pinto County	17.0%
79	Bee County	17.0%
80	Morris County	16.9%
81	Navarro County	16.8%
82	Young County	16.7%
83	Robertson County	16.5%
84	Hall County	16.4%
85	Bowie County	16.3%
86	Gray County	16.3%
87	Angelina County	16.3%
88	Houston County	16.3%
89	Atascosa County	16.1%
90	Bandera County	16.1%
91	Trinity County	16.1%
92	Victoria County	16.0%
93	Lamb County	15.9%
94	Erath County	15.9%
95	Harris County	15.9%
96	Wichita County	15.9%
97	DeWitt County	15.9%
98	Deaf Smith County	15.8%
99	Milam County	15.8%
100	Ochiltree County	15.5%

Cities & places

Top 100.

#	Name	Poverty rate
1	Acala	100.0%
2	Cantu Addition	100.0%
3	Chapeno	100.0%
4	Chula Vista	100.0%
5	Clay	100.0%
6	El Quiote	100.0%
7	Guadalupe Guerra	100.0%
8	Hilltop	100.0%
9	La Loma de Falcon	100.0%
10	Los Ebanos	100.0%
11	Martinez	100.0%
12	Narciso Pena	100.0%
13	North Escobares	100.0%
14	Palo Blanco	100.0%
15	Quesada	100.0%
16	Radar Base	100.0%
17	Ranchitos East	100.0%
18	San Fernando	100.0%
19	Victoria Vera	100.0%
20	La Esperanza	93.0%
21	Carrizo Hill	90.5%
22	SalineÃ±o North	88.8%
23	Los Alvarez	84.9%
24	Campo Verde	84.8%
25	Moore	84.2%
26	Barrera	84.1%
27	Dayton Lakes	82.1%
28	Sandy Hollow-Escondidas	80.8%
29	Realitos	76.9%
30	Alto Bonito Heights	75.8%
31	Butterfield	74.2%
32	Fronton	74.1%
33	Fabrica	69.7%
34	Valle Vista	69.4%
35	Hargill	68.6%
36	Indian Hills	68.0%
37	Los Altos	67.7%
38	La Escondida	66.1%
39	O'Brien	64.8%
40	Lago	64.4%
41	Bledsoe	64.2%
42	Seco Mines	62.9%
43	San Carlos I	61.0%
44	Marietta	60.9%
45	Rancho Chico	60.4%
46	Delmita	60.0%
47	Siesta Shores	59.6%
48	McLeod	58.4%
49	Relampago	57.9%
50	Matagorda	57.4%
51	Malone	56.8%
52	East Alto Bonito	56.7%
53	Sanford	56.6%
54	North San Pedro	56.5%
55	Mound	56.3%
56	Garceno	56.1%
57	Alice Acres	56.0%
58	Abram	55.9%
59	Rangerville	55.9%
60	Lake View	55.3%
61	Mobile City	54.7%
62	Batesville	54.6%
63	Olmito	54.3%
64	Monte Alto	54.3%
65	Talco	54.2%
66	Sparks	54.1%
67	Holiday Beach	54.0%
68	Doolittle	54.0%
69	Palmer	53.9%
70	Buckholts	53.4%
71	Impact	52.9%
72	San Pedro	51.5%
73	Iglesia Antigua	51.2%
74	South La Paloma	51.0%
75	Presidio	50.7%
76	Villarreal	50.6%
77	Salida del Sol Estates	50.2%
78	Santa Rosa	49.6%
79	Big Wells	49.3%
80	Briggs	49.3%
81	El Cenizo	48.9%
82	Amherst	48.8%
83	Oak Island	48.8%
84	Hilltop	48.7%
85	Sunset	48.4%
86	Palmview South	47.8%
87	Escobares	47.6%
88	Medina	47.5%
89	Pineland	47.3%
90	Normanna	47.1%
91	Garza-Salinas II	47.0%
92	Fort Davis	46.5%
93	Gorman	46.4%
94	Ramos	45.7%
95	Balcones Heights	45.1%
96	Bluetown	44.5%
97	Dodson	43.8%
98	Damon	43.7%
99	La Puerta	43.3%
100	Blessing	43.0%

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