Poverty Rate in Shelby County, TX
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Shelby County Compares
National Distribution
Where Shelby County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Shelby County: 20.6%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,719 | Montgomery County, GA | 20.6% |
| #2,720 | Worth County, MO | 20.6% |
| #2,721 | Monroe County, AR | 20.6% |
| #2,722 | Shelby County, TX | 20.6% |
| #2,723 | Berrien County, GA | 20.6% |
| #2,724 | Trigg County, KY | 20.6% |
| #2,725 | Prairie County, MT | 20.6% |
Poverty Rate in Shelby County, Texas
Shelby County, Texas has a poverty rate of 20.6%, which ranks #2,722 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 63.4% above the national value of 12.6%.
Within Texas, Shelby County ranks #220 of 254 out of 254 counties. This places it in the 16th 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.