Poverty Rate in Hemphill County, TX
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
6.2%
Rank #126/3,222 · #9 in TX
96th
Hemphill 6.2%
TX 13.8% -55.1%
US 12.6% -50.9%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Hemphill County's poverty rate of 6.2% 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 Hemphill County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #123 | Madison County, MT | 6.2% |
| #124 | Potter County, SD | 6.2% |
| #125 | Prince William County, VA | 6.2% |
| #126 | Hemphill County, TX | 6.2% |
| #127 | Andrew County, MO | 6.2% |
| #128 | Union County, SD | 6.2% |
| #129 | Oconee County, GA | 6.2% |
About Poverty Rate
Hemphill County, Texas has a poverty rate of 6.2%, ranking #126 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 50.9% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Texas, it ranks #9 of 254. This places it in the 96th 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.