Poverty Rate in Howard County, TX
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
13.8%
Rank #1,711/3,222 · #118 in TX
47th
Howard 13.8%
TX 13.8% +0.2%
US 12.6% +9.7%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Howard County's poverty rate of 13.8% 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 Howard County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,708 | Onondaga County, NY | 13.8% |
| #1,709 | Hancock County, MS | 13.8% |
| #1,710 | Gallatin County, KY | 13.8% |
| #1,711 | Howard County, TX | 13.8% |
| #1,712 | Oxford County, ME | 13.8% |
| #1,713 | Iron County, UT | 13.8% |
| #1,714 | Pierce County, GA | 13.8% |
About Poverty Rate
Howard County, Texas has a poverty rate of 13.8%, ranking #1,711 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 9.7% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Texas, it ranks #118 of 254. This places it in the 47th 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.