Poverty Rate in Ector County, TX
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Ector County Compares
National Distribution
Where Ector County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Ector County: 16.5%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,200 | Custer County, OK | 16.4% |
| #2,201 | Branch County, MI | 16.4% |
| #2,202 | Gallia County, OH | 16.4% |
| #2,203 | Ector County, TX | 16.5% |
| #2,204 | Jefferson County, OH | 16.5% |
| #2,205 | Sharp County, AR | 16.5% |
| #2,206 | Hamilton County, TX | 16.5% |
Poverty Rate in Ector County, Texas
Ector County, Texas has a poverty rate of 16.5%, which ranks #2,203 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 30.6% above the national value of 12.6%.
Within Texas, Ector County ranks #165 of 254 out of 254 counties. This places it in the 32th 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.