Poverty Rate in Walker County, TX
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
18.4%
Rank #2,505/3,222 · #201 in TX
22th
Walker 18.4%
TX 13.8% +33.2%
US 12.6% +45.7%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Walker County's poverty rate of 18.4% 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 Walker County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,502 | Ellis County, KS | 18.3% |
| #2,503 | Henry County, AL | 18.3% |
| #2,504 | Hamblen County, TN | 18.4% |
| #2,505 | Walker County, TX | 18.4% |
| #2,506 | Jones County, NC | 18.4% |
| #2,507 | San Jacinto County, TX | 18.4% |
| #2,508 | Putnam County, TN | 18.4% |
About Poverty Rate
Walker County, Texas has a poverty rate of 18.4%, ranking #2,505 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 45.7% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Texas, it ranks #201 of 254. This places it in the 22th 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.