Poverty Rate in Potter County, TX
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
20.8%
Rank #2,748/3,222 · #224 in TX
15th
Potter 20.8%
TX 13.8% +51.1%
US 12.6% +65.3%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Potter County's poverty rate of 20.8% 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 Potter County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,745 | Wayne County, MI | 20.8% |
| #2,746 | Tift County, GA | 20.8% |
| #2,747 | Coal County, OK | 20.8% |
| #2,748 | Potter County, TX | 20.8% |
| #2,749 | Ottawa County, OK | 20.9% |
| #2,750 | Todd County, KY | 20.9% |
| #2,751 | Prince Edward County, VA | 20.9% |
About Poverty Rate
Potter County, Texas has a poverty rate of 20.8%, ranking #2,748 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 65.3% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Texas, it ranks #224 of 254. This places it in the 15th 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.