Poverty Rate in Edwards County, TX
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
31.9%
Rank #3,104/3,222 · #248 in TX
4th
Edwards 31.9%
TX 13.8% +131.1%
US 12.6% +152.9%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Edwards County's poverty rate of 31.9% 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 Edwards County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #3,101 | Jim Hogg County, TX | 31.4% |
| #3,102 | Leflore County, MS | 31.5% |
| #3,103 | Concordia Parish, LA | 31.8% |
| #3,104 | Edwards County, TX | 31.9% |
| #3,105 | Claiborne Parish, LA | 32.0% |
| #3,106 | Presidio County, TX | 32.0% |
| #3,107 | Taylor County, GA | 32.1% |
About Poverty Rate
Edwards County, Texas has a poverty rate of 31.9%, ranking #3,104 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 152.9% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Texas, it ranks #248 of 254. This places it in the 4th 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.