Poverty Rate in Kenedy County, TX
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
15.3%
Rank #1,994/3,222 · #141 in TX
38th
Kenedy 15.3%
TX 13.8% +10.8%
US 12.6% +21.3%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Kenedy County's poverty rate of 15.3% 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 Kenedy County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,991 | St. Martin Parish, LA | 15.3% |
| #1,992 | Highlands County, FL | 15.3% |
| #1,993 | Montgomery County, IA | 15.3% |
| #1,994 | Kenedy County, TX | 15.3% |
| #1,995 | Washington County, ID | 15.3% |
| #1,996 | Assumption Parish, LA | 15.3% |
| #1,997 | Vermillion County, IN | 15.3% |
About Poverty Rate
Kenedy County, Texas has a poverty rate of 15.3%, ranking #1,994 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 21.3% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Texas, it ranks #141 of 254. This places it in the 38th 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.