Poverty Rate in Lamar County, TX
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
19.0%
Rank #2,565/3,222 · #207 in TX
20th
Lamar 19.0%
TX 13.8% +37.6%
US 12.6% +50.5%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Lamar County's poverty rate of 19.0% 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 Lamar County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,562 | Lee County, AL | 18.9% |
| #2,563 | Delaware County, OK | 19.0% |
| #2,564 | Newton County, TX | 19.0% |
| #2,565 | Lamar County, TX | 19.0% |
| #2,566 | Gilmer County, WV | 19.0% |
| #2,567 | Hardeman County, TN | 19.0% |
| #2,568 | Vernon Parish, LA | 19.0% |
About Poverty Rate
Lamar County, Texas has a poverty rate of 19.0%, ranking #2,565 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 50.5% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Texas, it ranks #207 of 254. This places it in the 20th 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.