Poverty Rate in Denton County, TX
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
7.1%
Rank #224/3,222 · #16 in TX
93th
Denton 7.1%
TX 13.8% -48.7%
US 12.6% -43.9%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Denton County's poverty rate of 7.1% 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 Denton County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #221 | Saratoga County, NY | 7.1% |
| #222 | Cedar County, NE | 7.1% |
| #223 | Wabasha County, MN | 7.1% |
| #224 | Denton County, TX | 7.1% |
| #225 | Auglaize County, OH | 7.1% |
| #226 | Harrison County, IA | 7.1% |
| #227 | Meade County, SD | 7.1% |
About Poverty Rate
Denton County, Texas has a poverty rate of 7.1%, ranking #224 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 43.9% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Texas, it ranks #16 of 254. This places it in the 93th 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.