Poverty Rate in Ward County, TX
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Ward County Compares
National Distribution
Where Ward County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ 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% |
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.