Poverty Rate in Zapata County, TX
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Zapata County Compares
National Distribution
Where Zapata County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Zapata County: 38.4%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #3,150 | Camuy Municipio, PR | 37.8% |
| #3,151 | Magoffin County, KY | 38.2% |
| #3,152 | Humacao Municipio, PR | 38.2% |
| #3,153 | Zapata County, TX | 38.4% |
| #3,154 | Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR | 38.4% |
| #3,155 | Las Piedras Municipio, PR | 38.7% |
| #3,156 | San Juan Municipio, PR | 38.8% |
Poverty Rate in Zapata County, Texas
Zapata County, Texas has a poverty rate of 38.4%, which ranks #3,153 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 204.7% above the national value of 12.6%.
Within Texas, Zapata County ranks #253 of 254 out of 254 counties. This places it in the 2th 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.