Poverty Rate in Willacy County, TX
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Willacy County Compares
National Distribution
Where Willacy County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Willacy County: 24.0%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,940 | Jeff Davis County, TX | 23.9% |
| #2,941 | Pickett County, TN | 23.9% |
| #2,942 | Montgomery County, VA | 23.9% |
| #2,943 | Willacy County, TX | 24.0% |
| #2,944 | Worth County, GA | 24.0% |
| #2,945 | Charles Mix County, SD | 24.0% |
| #2,946 | Richland Parish, LA | 24.0% |
Poverty Rate in Willacy County, Texas
Willacy County, Texas has a poverty rate of 24.0%, which ranks #2,943 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 90.2% above the national value of 12.6%.
Within Texas, Willacy County ranks #237 of 254 out of 254 counties. This places it in the 9th 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.