Poverty Rate in Jefferson County, TX
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
19.5%
Rank #2,623/3,222 · #213 in TX
19th
Jefferson 19.5%
TX 13.8% +41.3%
US 12.6% +54.7%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Jefferson County's poverty rate of 19.5% 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 Jefferson County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,620 | Morris County, TX | 19.5% |
| #2,621 | Jackson County, FL | 19.5% |
| #2,622 | Culberson County, TX | 19.5% |
| #2,623 | Jefferson County, TX | 19.5% |
| #2,624 | Grant County, NM | 19.5% |
| #2,625 | Frio County, TX | 19.5% |
| #2,626 | Warren County, MS | 19.5% |
About Poverty Rate
Jefferson County, Texas has a poverty rate of 19.5%, ranking #2,623 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 54.7% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Texas, it ranks #213 of 254. This places it in the 19th 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.