Poverty Rate in Bell County, TX
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Bell County Compares
National Distribution
Where Bell County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Bell County: 14.5%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #1,847 | Lawrence County, IL | 14.5% |
| #1,848 | Randolph County, NC | 14.5% |
| #1,849 | Spartanburg County, SC | 14.5% |
| #1,850 | Bell County, TX | 14.5% |
| #1,851 | Faulkner County, AR | 14.5% |
| #1,852 | Hancock County, WV | 14.5% |
| #1,853 | Mountrail County, ND | 14.5% |
Poverty Rate in Bell County, Texas
Bell County, Texas has a poverty rate of 14.5%, which ranks #1,850 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 15.1% above the national value of 12.6%.
Within Texas, Bell County ranks #125 of 254 out of 254 counties. This places it in the 43th 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.