Poverty Rate in Nueces County, TX
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Nueces County Compares
National Distribution
Where Nueces County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Nueces County: 17.4%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,368 | Washington County, MO | 17.4% |
| #2,369 | Levy County, FL | 17.4% |
| #2,370 | Clarke County, MS | 17.4% |
| #2,371 | Nueces County, TX | 17.4% |
| #2,372 | Greene County, AR | 17.4% |
| #2,373 | Chautauqua County, NY | 17.4% |
| #2,374 | La Paz County, AZ | 17.5% |
Poverty Rate in Nueces County, Texas
Nueces County, Texas has a poverty rate of 17.4%, which ranks #2,371 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 38.1% above the national value of 12.6%.
Within Texas, Nueces County ranks #185 of 254 out of 254 counties. This places it in the 26th 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.