Poverty Rate in Deaf Smith County, TX
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
17.7%
Rank #2,404/3,222 · #192 in TX
25th
Deaf Smith 17.7%
TX 13.8% +28.1%
US 12.6% +40.2%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Deaf Smith County's poverty rate of 17.7% 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 Deaf Smith County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,401 | Latah County, ID | 17.6% |
| #2,402 | Putnam County, GA | 17.6% |
| #2,403 | Ohio County, WV | 17.7% |
| #2,404 | Deaf Smith County, TX | 17.7% |
| #2,405 | Vermilion County, IL | 17.7% |
| #2,406 | New Madrid County, MO | 17.7% |
| #2,407 | Hardy County, WV | 17.7% |
About Poverty Rate
Deaf Smith County, Texas has a poverty rate of 17.7%, ranking #2,404 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 40.2% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Texas, it ranks #192 of 254. This places it in the 25th 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.