Poverty Rate in Fort Bend County, TX
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
7.6%
Rank #294/3,222 · #22 in TX
91th
Fort Bend 7.6%
TX 13.8% -45.1%
US 12.6% -39.9%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Fort Bend County's poverty rate of 7.6% 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 Fort Bend County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #291 | Dickinson County, IA | 7.6% |
| #292 | Kewaunee County, WI | 7.6% |
| #293 | Grand County, CO | 7.6% |
| #294 | Fort Bend County, TX | 7.6% |
| #295 | Addison County, VT | 7.6% |
| #296 | Carroll County, NH | 7.6% |
| #297 | Bottineau County, ND | 7.6% |
About Poverty Rate
Fort Bend County, Texas has a poverty rate of 7.6%, ranking #294 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 39.9% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Texas, it ranks #22 of 254. This places it in the 91th 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.