Poverty Rate in Hays County, TX
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
12.1%
Rank #1,308/3,222 · #97 in TX
59th
Hays 12.1%
TX 13.8% -12.0%
US 12.6% -3.7%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Hays County's poverty rate of 12.1% 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 Hays County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,305 | Pulaski County, IN | 12.1% |
| #1,306 | Franklin County, MA | 12.1% |
| #1,307 | Keokuk County, IA | 12.1% |
| #1,308 | Hays County, TX | 12.1% |
| #1,309 | Hancock County, IA | 12.2% |
| #1,310 | Grant County, NE | 12.2% |
| #1,311 | Franklin County, ME | 12.2% |
About Poverty Rate
Hays County, Texas has a poverty rate of 12.1%, ranking #1,308 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 3.7% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Texas, it ranks #97 of 254. This places it in the 59th 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.