Poverty Rate in Austin County, TX
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
12.0%
Rank #1,263/3,222 · #93 in TX
61th
Austin 12.0%
TX 13.8% -13.3%
US 12.6% -5.1%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Austin County's poverty rate of 12.0% 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 Austin County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,260 | Livingston County, MO | 11.9% |
| #1,261 | Lincoln County, MN | 11.9% |
| #1,262 | Cache County, UT | 12.0% |
| #1,263 | Austin County, TX | 12.0% |
| #1,264 | McKenzie County, ND | 12.0% |
| #1,265 | Pickens County, GA | 12.0% |
| #1,266 | Gordon County, GA | 12.0% |
About Poverty Rate
Austin County, Texas has a poverty rate of 12.0%, ranking #1,263 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 5.1% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Texas, it ranks #93 of 254. This places it in the 61th 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.