Poverty Rate in Galveston County, TX
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
11.7%
Rank #1,195/3,222 · #87 in TX
63th
Galveston 11.7%
TX 13.8% -15.1%
US 12.6% -7.1%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Galveston County's poverty rate of 11.7% 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 Galveston County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,192 | Clay County, IN | 11.7% |
| #1,193 | Bingham County, ID | 11.7% |
| #1,194 | Boone County, AR | 11.7% |
| #1,195 | Galveston County, TX | 11.7% |
| #1,196 | Griggs County, ND | 11.7% |
| #1,197 | Brown County, SD | 11.7% |
| #1,198 | Tioga County, PA | 11.7% |
About Poverty Rate
Galveston County, Texas has a poverty rate of 11.7%, ranking #1,195 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 7.1% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Texas, it ranks #87 of 254. This places it in the 63th 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.