Poverty Rate in Bowie County, TX
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Bowie County Compares
National Distribution
Where Bowie County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Bowie County: 16.2%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,155 | Allegany County, NY | 16.2% |
| #2,156 | Suffolk County, MA | 16.2% |
| #2,157 | Eastland County, TX | 16.2% |
| #2,158 | Bowie County, TX | 16.2% |
| #2,159 | Marion County, AL | 16.2% |
| #2,160 | Winkler County, TX | 16.2% |
| #2,161 | Mobile County, AL | 16.2% |
Poverty Rate in Bowie County, Texas
Bowie County, Texas has a poverty rate of 16.2%, which ranks #2,158 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 28.6% above the national value of 12.6%.
Within Texas, Bowie County ranks #159 of 254 out of 254 counties. This places it in the 33th 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.