Poverty Rate in Cameron County, TX
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Cameron County Compares
National Distribution
Where Cameron County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Cameron County: 24.8%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,983 | Catron County, NM | 24.8% |
| #2,984 | Ripley County, MO | 24.8% |
| #2,985 | Cumberland County, KY | 24.8% |
| #2,986 | Cameron County, TX | 24.8% |
| #2,987 | Kemper County, MS | 24.8% |
| #2,988 | Eureka County, NV | 24.9% |
| #2,989 | Atkinson County, GA | 25.0% |
Poverty Rate in Cameron County, Texas
Cameron County, Texas has a poverty rate of 24.8%, which ranks #2,986 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 97.0% above the national value of 12.6%.
Within Texas, Cameron County ranks #241 of 254 out of 254 counties. This places it in the 7th 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.