Poverty Rate in Gregg County, TX
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
16.1%
Rank #2,143/3,222 · #156 in TX
33th
Gregg 16.1%
TX 13.8% +16.8%
US 12.6% +27.8%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Gregg County's poverty rate of 16.1% 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 Gregg County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,140 | Marshall County, OK | 16.1% |
| #2,141 | Mohave County, AZ | 16.1% |
| #2,142 | Van Buren County, TN | 16.1% |
| #2,143 | Gregg County, TX | 16.1% |
| #2,144 | Lewis County, WV | 16.1% |
| #2,145 | Wayne County, IL | 16.1% |
| #2,146 | Bertie County, NC | 16.1% |
About Poverty Rate
Gregg County, Texas has a poverty rate of 16.1%, ranking #2,143 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 27.8% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Texas, it ranks #156 of 254. This places it in the 33th 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.