Poverty Rate in Hays County, TX
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Hays County Compares
National Distribution
Where Hays County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Hays County: 12.1%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #1,305 | Pulaski County, IN | 12.1% |
| #1,306 | Franklin County, MA | 12.1% |
| #1,307 | Keokuk County, IA | 12.1% |
| #1,308 | Hays County, TX | 12.1% |
| #1,309 | Hancock County, IA | 12.2% |
| #1,310 | Grant County, NE | 12.2% |
| #1,311 | Franklin County, ME | 12.2% |
Poverty Rate in Hays County, Texas
Hays County, Texas has a poverty rate of 12.1%, which ranks #1,308 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 3.7% below the national value of 12.6%.
Within Texas, Hays County ranks #97 of 254 out of 254 counties. This places it in the 59th 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.