Ranking of Texas Counties By the Percentage of Households with Household Income of Less than $40K in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on March 19, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of households in Texas with household income of less than $40k was 29.65%. Among all Texas counties, Presidio County had the highest percentage of households with household income of less than $40k (69.75%), followed by Brooks County (67.71%), and Dimmit County (61.41%).
On the other hand, the following 3 counties had low percentages of households with household income of less than $40k: Loving County (3.03%), Rockwall County (12.13%), and Collin County (15.58%).
The chart below shows the top 10 Texas counties with high household income, and the table below shows the ranking of all Texas counties.
You can see similar information for other household income groups.
You can also see similar information for other states, and for the United States.
Related Topics: Texas ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Texas Counties By the Percentage of
Households with Household Income of Less than $40K in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
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| Rank | County | Percent of Households (%) |
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| 1 | Presidio County | 69.75 |
| 2 | Brooks County | 67.71 |
| 3 | Dimmit County | 61.41 |
| 4 | Hudspeth County | 60.07 |
| 5 | Zapata County | 57.72 |
| 6 | Starr County | 57.00 |
| 7 | Culberson County | 55.36 |
| 8 | Briscoe County | 54.40 |
| 9 | Falls County | 54.35 |
| 10 | Jim Hogg County | 54.32 |
| 11 | Foard County | 54.14 |
| 12 | Jeff Davis County | 52.18 |
| 13 | Cochran County | 51.18 |
| 14 | Newton County | 51.16 |
| 15 | Swisher County | 50.55 |
| 16 | Willacy County | 50.54 |
| 17 | Irion County | 50.52 |
| 18 | Edwards County | 50.00 |
| 19 | Menard County | 49.67 |
| 20 | Red River County | 48.94 |
| 21 | Dawson County | 48.58 |
| 22 | Sabine County | 48.44 |
| 23 | Kenedy County | 47.92 |
| 24 | Hall County | 47.62 |
| 25 | San Augustine County | 47.21 |
| 26 | Cameron County | 46.82 |
| 27 | Duval County | 46.41 |
| 28 | McCulloch County | 45.95 |
| 29 | Hidalgo County | 45.89 |
| 30 | Eastland County | 45.81 |
| 31 | Coke County | 45.74 |
| 32 | Houston County | 45.70 |
| 33 | Crosby County | 45.40 |
| 34 | Baylor County | 45.39 |
| 35 | Maverick County | 45.32 |
| 36 | Cottle County | 45.26 |
| 37 | Wilbarger County | 45.25 |
| 38 | Trinity County | 45.13 |
| 39 | Stephens County | 44.99 |
| 40 | Hamilton County | 44.74 |
| 41 | Shelby County | 44.66 |
| 42 | San Saba County | 44.64 |
| 43 | Nolan County | 44.63 |
| 44 | Terry County | 44.54 |
| 45 | Potter County | 44.37 |
| 46 | Nacogdoches County | 44.36 |
| 47 | Jasper County | 44.26 |
| 48 | Marion County | 43.81 |
| 49 | Karnes County | 43.72 |
| 50 | Real County | 43.67 |
| 51 | Collingsworth County | 43.59 |
| 52 | Jim Wells County | 43.57 |
| 53 | Zavala County | 43.43 |
| 54 | Concho County | 43.09 |
| 55 | Kleberg County | 43.08 |
| 56 | Walker County | 43.02 |
| 57 | Hansford County | 42.97 |
| 58 | Matagorda County | 42.84 |
| 59 | Tyler County | 42.70 |
| 60 | Cass County | 42.62 |
| 61 | Dickens County | 42.52 |
| 62 | Camp County | 42.10 |
| 63 | Bee County | 41.99 |
| 64 | Throckmorton County | 41.75 |
| 65 | Gray County | 41.71 |
| 66 | Lamar County | 41.69 |
| 67 | Uvalde County | 41.62 |
| 68 | Val Verde County | 41.50 |
| 69 | Aransas County | 41.43 |
| 69 | Morris County | 41.43 |
| 70 | Schleicher County | 41.22 |
| 71 | Lamb County | 41.20 |
| 72 | Pecos County | 41.18 |
| 73 | Kinney County | 41.10 |
| 74 | Haskell County | 41.03 |
| 75 | Leon County | 41.00 |
| 76 | Brown County | 40.83 |
| 77 | Hale County | 40.81 |
| 78 | Frio County | 40.67 |
| 78 | Navarro County | 40.67 |
| 79 | Limestone County | 40.65 |
| 80 | El Paso County | 40.46 |
| 81 | San Jacinto County | 39.92 |
| 82 | Anderson County | 39.84 |
| 83 | Reeves County | 39.80 |
| 84 | Jack County | 39.77 |
| 85 | King County | 39.76 |
| 86 | Hockley County | 39.69 |
| 87 | Childress County | 39.57 |
| 87 | Knox County | 39.57 |
| 88 | Live Oak County | 39.46 |
| 89 | Lynn County | 39.35 |
| 90 | Angelina County | 39.29 |
| 91 | Deaf Smith County | 39.28 |
| 92 | Titus County | 39.26 |
| 93 | Brazos County | 39.25 |
| 94 | Terrell County | 39.20 |
| 95 | Motley County | 39.08 |
| 96 | Panola County | 38.93 |
| 97 | Webb County | 38.90 |
| 98 | Henderson County | 38.73 |
| 99 | Goliad County | 38.67 |
| 100 | Coleman County | 38.36 |
| 101 | Comanche County | 38.24 |
| 102 | Milam County | 38.23 |
| 103 | Bowie County | 38.16 |
| 104 | Wheeler County | 38.04 |
| 105 | Wichita County | 37.85 |
| 106 | McLennan County | 37.77 |
| 106 | Robertson County | 37.77 |
| 107 | Upton County | 37.76 |
| 108 | Refugio County | 37.69 |
| 109 | Hemphill County | 37.64 |
| 110 | Kimble County | 37.62 |
| 111 | Cherokee County | 37.58 |
| 112 | Brewster County | 37.48 |
| 113 | Polk County | 37.37 |
| 114 | Jefferson County | 37.21 |
| 115 | Wharton County | 37.17 |
| 116 | Scurry County | 37.10 |
| 117 | Freestone County | 37.06 |
| 118 | Liberty County | 36.93 |
| 119 | Lubbock County | 36.76 |
| 120 | Gonzales County | 36.71 |
| 121 | Upshur County | 36.63 |
| 122 | Bailey County | 36.42 |
| 123 | Donley County | 36.38 |
| 124 | Delta County | 36.36 |
| 125 | Runnels County | 36.33 |
| 126 | Young County | 36.32 |
| 127 | Callahan County | 36.00 |
| 128 | Mills County | 35.93 |
| 128 | Sherman County | 35.93 |
| 129 | Castro County | 35.75 |
| 130 | Harrison County | 35.70 |
| 131 | Wood County | 35.50 |
| 132 | Shackelford County | 35.46 |
| 133 | DeWitt County | 35.43 |
| 134 | Garza County | 35.07 |
| 135 | Hunt County | 35.00 |
| 136 | Erath County | 34.97 |
| 137 | Nueces County | 34.88 |
| 138 | Grimes County | 34.83 |
| 139 | Hopkins County | 34.82 |
| 140 | Floyd County | 34.79 |
| 141 | Hill County | 34.70 |
| 142 | Gregg County | 34.66 |
| 143 | Mitchell County | 34.63 |
| 144 | Hardeman County | 34.53 |
| 144 | San Patricio County | 34.53 |
| 145 | Gaines County | 34.49 |
| 146 | Archer County | 34.29 |
| 147 | Lavaca County | 34.20 |
| 148 | Atascosa County | 34.12 |
| 149 | Rains County | 34.11 |
| 150 | Fayette County | 34.08 |
| 150 | Sutton County | 34.08 |
| 151 | Rusk County | 34.02 |
| 152 | Van Zandt County | 33.79 |
| 153 | Fisher County | 33.73 |
| 154 | Stonewall County | 33.69 |
| 155 | Hutchinson County | 33.66 |
| 156 | Victoria County | 33.64 |
| 157 | Bell County | 33.63 |
| 158 | Taylor County | 33.62 |
| 159 | Fannin County | 33.53 |
| 160 | Coryell County | 33.48 |
| 161 | Montague County | 33.35 |
| 162 | Howard County | 33.24 |
| 162 | La Salle County | 33.24 |
| 163 | Palo Pinto County | 33.17 |
| 164 | Tom Green County | 33.09 |
| 165 | Jones County | 33.05 |
| 166 | Bosque County | 33.03 |
| 167 | Lee County | 33.02 |
| 168 | Llano County | 32.90 |
| 169 | Roberts County | 32.26 |
| 170 | Bexar County | 32.20 |
| 171 | Hardin County | 32.09 |
| 172 | Madison County | 32.05 |
| 173 | Colorado County | 31.89 |
| 174 | Moore County | 31.73 |
| 175 | Smith County | 31.65 |
| 176 | Grayson County | 31.61 |
| 177 | Gillespie County | 31.57 |
| 178 | Ochiltree County | 31.32 |
| 179 | Mason County | 30.87 |
| 180 | Glasscock County | 30.64 |
| 181 | Burleson County | 30.59 |
| 182 | Calhoun County | 30.54 |
| 183 | Crockett County | 30.53 |
| 184 | Harris County | 30.49 |
| 185 | Washington County | 30.40 |
| 186 | Ector County | 30.37 |
| 187 | Kerr County | 30.25 |
| 188 | Cooke County | 30.23 |
| 189 | McMullen County | 30.11 |
| 190 | Orange County | 29.85 |
| 191 | Austin County | 29.80 |
| 192 | Ward County | 29.68 |
| 193 | Caldwell County | 29.47 |
| 194 | Crane County | 29.43 |
| 195 | Jackson County | 29.41 |
| 196 | Bandera County | 29.37 |
| 197 | Clay County | 29.35 |
| 198 | Dallas County | 29.33 |
| 199 | Lampasas County | 29.24 |
| 200 | Medina County | 28.91 |
| 201 | Parmer County | 28.53 |
| 202 | Martin County | 28.48 |
| 203 | Waller County | 28.10 |
| 204 | Dallam County | 27.59 |
| 205 | Franklin County | 27.38 |
| 206 | Hays County | 27.37 |
| 207 | Randall County | 27.28 |
| 208 | Lipscomb County | 27.01 |
| 209 | Winkler County | 26.96 |
| 210 | Hood County | 26.86 |
| 211 | Kent County | 26.75 |
| 212 | Andrews County | 26.43 |
| 213 | Galveston County | 26.32 |
| 214 | Oldham County | 26.08 |
| 215 | Blanco County | 25.46 |
| 216 | Somervell County | 25.38 |
| 217 | Tarrant County | 25.35 |
| 218 | Bastrop County | 25.00 |
| 219 | Carson County | 24.72 |
| 219 | Chambers County | 24.72 |
| 220 | Johnson County | 24.69 |
| 221 | Burnet County | 24.67 |
| 222 | Armstrong County | 24.58 |
| 223 | Wise County | 24.57 |
| 224 | Borden County | 24.49 |
| 225 | Reagan County | 24.32 |
| 226 | Hartley County | 24.00 |
| 227 | Kaufman County | 23.20 |
| 228 | Midland County | 23.17 |
| 229 | Wilson County | 22.44 |
| 230 | Guadalupe County | 22.37 |
| 231 | Travis County | 21.90 |
| 232 | Parker County | 21.61 |
| 233 | Sterling County | 21.16 |
| 234 | Ellis County | 21.11 |
| 235 | Brazoria County | 21.06 |
| 235 | Montgomery County | 21.06 |
| 236 | Yoakum County | 20.88 |
| 237 | Comal County | 20.01 |
| 238 | Kendall County | 17.66 |
| 239 | Denton County | 17.08 |
| 240 | Fort Bend County | 16.54 |
| 241 | Williamson County | 16.15 |
| 242 | Collin County | 15.58 |
| 243 | Rockwall County | 12.13 |
| 244 | Loving County | 3.03 |