Poverty Rate in Jim Wells County, TX
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
24.7%
Rank #2,978/3,222 · #240 in TX
8th
Jim Wells 24.7%
TX 13.8% +78.8%
US 12.6% +95.7%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Jim Wells County's poverty rate of 24.7% 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 Jim Wells County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,975 | Tallahatchie County, MS | 24.6% |
| #2,976 | Baca County, CO | 24.6% |
| #2,977 | Danville city, VA | 24.7% |
| #2,978 | Jim Wells County, TX | 24.7% |
| #2,979 | Newton County, MS | 24.7% |
| #2,980 | Navajo County, AZ | 24.7% |
| #2,981 | Bibb County, GA | 24.7% |
About Poverty Rate
Jim Wells County, Texas has a poverty rate of 24.7%, ranking #2,978 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 95.7% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Texas, it ranks #240 of 254. This places it in the 8th 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.