Poverty Rate in Wharton County, TX
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
13.6%
Rank #1,662/3,222 · #114 in TX
48th
Wharton 13.6%
TX 13.8% -1.3%
US 12.6% +8.0%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Wharton County's poverty rate of 13.6% 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 Wharton County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,659 | Ferry County, WA | 13.6% |
| #1,660 | Tipton County, TN | 13.6% |
| #1,661 | Franklin County, IA | 13.6% |
| #1,662 | Wharton County, TX | 13.6% |
| #1,663 | Beadle County, SD | 13.6% |
| #1,664 | LaPorte County, IN | 13.6% |
| #1,665 | Franklin County, KY | 13.6% |
About Poverty Rate
Wharton County, Texas has a poverty rate of 13.6%, ranking #1,662 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 8.0% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Texas, it ranks #114 of 254. This places it in the 48th 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.