Poverty Rate in Smith County, TX
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
11.6%
Rank #1,150/3,222 · #83 in TX
64th
Smith 11.6%
TX 13.8% -16.1%
US 12.6% -8.2%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Smith County's poverty rate of 11.6% 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 Smith County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,147 | Bedford County, PA | 11.6% |
| #1,148 | Lawrence County, SD | 11.6% |
| #1,149 | Henderson County, NC | 11.6% |
| #1,150 | Smith County, TX | 11.6% |
| #1,151 | Lehigh County, PA | 11.6% |
| #1,152 | Sullivan County, PA | 11.6% |
| #1,153 | Grant County, SD | 11.6% |
About Poverty Rate
Smith County, Texas has a poverty rate of 11.6%, ranking #1,150 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 8.2% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Texas, it ranks #83 of 254. This places it in the 64th 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.