Poverty Rate in Anderson County, TX
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
17.4%
Rank #2,364/3,222 · #184 in TX
27th
Anderson 17.4%
TX 13.8% +25.9%
US 12.6% +37.8%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Anderson County's poverty rate of 17.4% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 1.4% to 63.6%.
Distribution of Poverty Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Anderson County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,361 | Blaine County, OK | 17.4% |
| #2,362 | Newberry County, SC | 17.4% |
| #2,363 | Colbert County, AL | 17.4% |
| #2,364 | Anderson County, TX | 17.4% |
| #2,365 | Claiborne County, TN | 17.4% |
| #2,366 | Coffee County, TN | 17.4% |
| #2,367 | Calcasieu Parish, LA | 17.4% |
About Poverty Rate
Anderson County, Texas has a poverty rate of 17.4%, ranking #2,364 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 37.8% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Texas, it ranks #184 of 254. This places it in the 27th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.