Poverty Rate in Ward County, TX

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Poverty Rate
14.9% +18.4% vs nat'l
Rank #1,932 of 3,222
40th percentile

How Ward County Compares

Ward County
14.9%
Texas Average
14.9%
Rank #137 of 254 in state
National
12.6%
18.4% above

National Distribution

Where Ward County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.

1.4% 63.6%

■ Ward County: 14.9%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#1,929 Stonewall County, TX 14.9%
#1,930 Chautauqua County, KS 14.9%
#1,931 Walworth County, SD 14.9%
#1,932 Ward County, TX 14.9%
#1,933 Fayette County, KY 14.9%
#1,934 Hudson County, NJ 14.9%
#1,935 Brunswick County, VA 14.9%
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Poverty Rate in Ward County, Texas

Ward County, Texas has a poverty rate of 14.9%, which ranks #1,932 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 18.4% above the national value of 12.6%.

Within Texas, Ward County ranks #137 of 254 out of 254 counties. This places it in the 40th 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.