Poverty Rate in Taylor County, TX
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
14.7%
Rank #1,888/3,222 · #131 in TX
41th
Taylor 14.7%
TX 13.8% +6.4%
US 12.6% +16.5%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Taylor County's poverty rate of 14.7% 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 Taylor County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,885 | Stephens County, TX | 14.6% |
| #1,886 | Crawford County, AR | 14.7% |
| #1,887 | Roger Mills County, OK | 14.7% |
| #1,888 | Taylor County, TX | 14.7% |
| #1,889 | Hill County, TX | 14.7% |
| #1,890 | St. Clair County, MO | 14.7% |
| #1,891 | Lamar County, MS | 14.7% |
About Poverty Rate
Taylor County, Texas has a poverty rate of 14.7%, ranking #1,888 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 16.5% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Texas, it ranks #131 of 254. This places it in the 41th 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.