Poverty Rate in Baylor County, TX
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Baylor County Compares
National Distribution
Where Baylor County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Baylor County: 21.8%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,820 | Collingsworth County, TX | 21.8% |
| #2,821 | Lawrence County, KY | 21.8% |
| #2,822 | Logan County, WV | 21.8% |
| #2,823 | Baylor County, TX | 21.8% |
| #2,824 | Hopewell city, VA | 21.8% |
| #2,825 | Meigs County, OH | 21.8% |
| #2,826 | Nacogdoches County, TX | 21.8% |
Poverty Rate in Baylor County, Texas
Baylor County, Texas has a poverty rate of 21.8%, which ranks #2,823 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 72.9% above the national value of 12.6%.
Within Texas, Baylor County ranks #229 of 254 out of 254 counties. This places it in the 12th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.
About this data
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.