Poverty Rate in Ellis County, TX
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
6.9%
Rank #200/3,222 · #14 in TX
94th
Ellis 6.9%
TX 13.8% -49.9%
US 12.6% -45.2%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Ellis County's poverty rate of 6.9% 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 Ellis County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #197 | Sublette County, WY | 6.9% |
| #198 | Franklin County, IN | 6.9% |
| #199 | Clay County, NE | 6.9% |
| #200 | Ellis County, TX | 6.9% |
| #201 | Plymouth County, IA | 6.9% |
| #202 | Juab County, UT | 6.9% |
| #203 | Loup County, NE | 6.9% |
About Poverty Rate
Ellis County, Texas has a poverty rate of 6.9%, ranking #200 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 45.2% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Texas, it ranks #14 of 254. This places it in the 94th 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.