Poverty Rate in Houston County, TX
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Houston County Compares
National Distribution
Where Houston County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Houston County: 15.0%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #1,951 | Montgomery County, OH | 15.0% |
| #1,952 | Lamb County, TX | 15.0% |
| #1,953 | Logan County, KS | 15.0% |
| #1,954 | Houston County, TX | 15.0% |
| #1,955 | Madison County, KY | 15.1% |
| #1,956 | Muskingum County, OH | 15.1% |
| #1,957 | Berrien County, MI | 15.1% |
Poverty Rate in Houston County, Texas
Houston County, Texas has a poverty rate of 15.0%, which ranks #1,954 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 19.3% above the national value of 12.6%.
Within Texas, Houston County ranks #139 of 254 out of 254 counties. This places it in the 39th 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.