Poverty Rate in Walker County, TX
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Walker County Compares
National Distribution
Where Walker County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Walker County: 18.4%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,502 | Ellis County, KS | 18.3% |
| #2,503 | Henry County, AL | 18.3% |
| #2,504 | Hamblen County, TN | 18.4% |
| #2,505 | Walker County, TX | 18.4% |
| #2,506 | Jones County, NC | 18.4% |
| #2,507 | San Jacinto County, TX | 18.4% |
| #2,508 | Putnam County, TN | 18.4% |
Poverty Rate in Walker County, Texas
Walker County, Texas has a poverty rate of 18.4%, which ranks #2,505 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 45.7% above the national value of 12.6%.
Within Texas, Walker County ranks #201 of 254 out of 254 counties. This places it in the 22th 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.