Poverty Rate in Willacy County, TX
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
24.0%
Rank #2,943/3,222 · #237 in TX
9th
Willacy 24.0%
TX 13.8% +73.8%
US 12.6% +90.2%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Willacy County's poverty rate of 24.0% 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 Willacy County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,940 | Jeff Davis County, TX | 23.9% |
| #2,941 | Pickett County, TN | 23.9% |
| #2,942 | Montgomery County, VA | 23.9% |
| #2,943 | Willacy County, TX | 24.0% |
| #2,944 | Worth County, GA | 24.0% |
| #2,945 | Charles Mix County, SD | 24.0% |
| #2,946 | Richland Parish, LA | 24.0% |
About Poverty Rate
Willacy County, Texas has a poverty rate of 24.0%, ranking #2,943 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 90.2% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Texas, it ranks #237 of 254. This places it in the 9th 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.