Poverty Rate in Nueces County, TX
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
17.4%
Rank #2,371/3,222 · #185 in TX
26th
Nueces 17.4%
TX 13.8% +26.2%
US 12.6% +38.1%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Nueces County's poverty rate of 17.4% 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 Nueces County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,368 | Washington County, MO | 17.4% |
| #2,369 | Levy County, FL | 17.4% |
| #2,370 | Clarke County, MS | 17.4% |
| #2,371 | Nueces County, TX | 17.4% |
| #2,372 | Greene County, AR | 17.4% |
| #2,373 | Chautauqua County, NY | 17.4% |
| #2,374 | La Paz County, AZ | 17.5% |
About Poverty Rate
Nueces County, Texas has a poverty rate of 17.4%, ranking #2,371 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 38.1% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Texas, it ranks #185 of 254. This places it in the 26th 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.