Poverty Rate in Harris County, TX
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
16.3%
Rank #2,172/3,222 · #163 in TX
33th
Harris 16.3%
TX 13.8% +17.9%
US 12.6% +29.0%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Harris County's poverty rate of 16.3% 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 Harris County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,169 | Rockland County, NY | 16.2% |
| #2,170 | Hall County, TX | 16.3% |
| #2,171 | Candler County, GA | 16.3% |
| #2,172 | Harris County, TX | 16.3% |
| #2,173 | Douglas County, OR | 16.3% |
| #2,174 | Massac County, IL | 16.3% |
| #2,175 | Martin County, IN | 16.3% |
About Poverty Rate
Harris County, Texas has a poverty rate of 16.3%, ranking #2,172 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 29.0% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Texas, it ranks #163 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.