Poverty Rate in Rusk County, TX
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Rusk County Compares
National Distribution
Where Rusk County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Rusk County: 14.4%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #1,836 | Murray County, GA | 14.4% |
| #1,837 | Gogebic County, MI | 14.4% |
| #1,838 | Aroostook County, ME | 14.4% |
| #1,839 | Rusk County, TX | 14.4% |
| #1,840 | Delaware County, NY | 14.4% |
| #1,841 | Marion County, FL | 14.4% |
| #1,842 | St. John the Baptist Parish, LA | 14.4% |
Poverty Rate in Rusk County, Texas
Rusk County, Texas has a poverty rate of 14.4%, which ranks #1,839 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 14.4% above the national value of 12.6%.
Within Texas, Rusk County ranks #124 of 254 out of 254 counties. This places it in the 43th 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.