Poverty Rate in Kaufman County, TX
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
9.7%
Rank #718/3,222 · #50 in TX
78th
Kaufman 9.7%
TX 13.8% -29.8%
US 12.6% -23.1%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Kaufman County's poverty rate of 9.7% 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 Kaufman County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #715 | Nassau County, FL | 9.7% |
| #716 | Richland County, ND | 9.7% |
| #717 | Clinton County, MI | 9.7% |
| #718 | Kaufman County, TX | 9.7% |
| #719 | Sevier County, UT | 9.7% |
| #720 | Bullitt County, KY | 9.7% |
| #721 | Shelby County, KY | 9.7% |
About Poverty Rate
Kaufman County, Texas has a poverty rate of 9.7%, ranking #718 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 23.1% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Texas, it ranks #50 of 254. This places it in the 78th 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.