Poverty Rate in Hidalgo County, TX
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
26.7%
Rank #3,034/3,222 · #242 in TX
6th
Hidalgo 26.7%
TX 13.8% +93.4%
US 12.6% +111.6%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Hidalgo County's poverty rate of 26.7% 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 Hidalgo County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #3,031 | Clay County, WV | 26.4% |
| #3,032 | Washington County, MS | 26.4% |
| #3,033 | Sumter County, AL | 26.5% |
| #3,034 | Hidalgo County, TX | 26.7% |
| #3,035 | St. Landry Parish, LA | 26.8% |
| #3,036 | Perry County, KY | 26.8% |
| #3,037 | Winston County, MS | 26.9% |
About Poverty Rate
Hidalgo County, Texas has a poverty rate of 26.7%, ranking #3,034 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 111.6% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Texas, it ranks #242 of 254. This places it in the 6th 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.