Poverty Rate in Dawson County, TX
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Dawson County Compares
National Distribution
Where Dawson County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Dawson County: 19.6%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,631 | Adams County, WA | 19.5% |
| #2,632 | Union County, AR | 19.5% |
| #2,633 | Harrison County, MO | 19.6% |
| #2,634 | Dawson County, TX | 19.6% |
| #2,635 | Colleton County, SC | 19.6% |
| #2,636 | East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | 19.6% |
| #2,637 | Brown County, OH | 19.6% |
Poverty Rate in Dawson County, Texas
Dawson County, Texas has a poverty rate of 19.6%, which ranks #2,634 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 55.4% above the national value of 12.6%.
Within Texas, Dawson County ranks #215 of 254 out of 254 counties. This places it in the 18th 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.