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Texas: the highest-poverty counties by school enrollment

196 counties

Texas public school districts ranked by the share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Counties need at least 3 schools and 1,000 students to qualify.

#CountyStateSchoolsStudentsStudents on FRL% FRL
1Presidio CountyTX41,2791,19893.7%
2Starr CountyTX2916,90015,77393.3%
3Zapata CountyTX63,2902,92488.9%
4Duval CountyTX92,3462,05787.7%
5Bailey CountyTX41,3301,14886.3%
6La Salle CountyTX41,15799485.9%
7Brooks CountyTX51,1801,00585.2%
8Hidalgo CountyTX335212,859180,35084.9%
9Cameron CountyTX17497,39281,91384.4%
10Webb CountyTX9163,71752,41282.7%
11Jim Wells CountyTX167,3026,03382.6%
12Zavala CountyTX82,1741,79382.5%
13Frio CountyTX72,7922,29482.2%
14Willacy CountyTX133,8893,13780.7%
15Terry CountyTX72,0861,67980.5%
16Liberty CountyTX4027,59922,15380.3%
17Bee CountyTX125,0974,08880.2%
18Deaf Smith CountyTX94,1103,26979.5%
19Uvalde CountyTX125,3714,26679.4%
20Falls CountyTX82,3581,86279.0%
21Maverick CountyTX2413,82010,81678.3%
22Dallas CountyTX731459,645342,64677.3%
23Dimmit CountyTX41,8521,41776.5%
24Caldwell CountyTX169,2866,46976.4%
25Trinity CountyTX82,2571,71876.1%
26Camp CountyTX52,2451,69775.6%
27Gonzales CountyTX123,9082,95375.6%
28El Paso CountyTX246165,404122,90874.4%
29Potter CountyTX4921,50115,84073.7%
30Limestone CountyTX113,6282,67273.6%
31Marion CountyTX41,12582373.2%
32Floyd CountyTX61,05576972.9%
33Hale CountyTX186,0644,39972.7%
34Parmer CountyTX112,1641,57172.6%
35Titus CountyTX156,9725,06172.6%
36Val Verde CountyTX1810,4487,56472.4%
37San Jacinto CountyTX83,5532,56272.1%
38Red River CountyTX102,1251,52771.9%
39Morris CountyTX71,8791,35071.8%
40Shelby CountyTX105,1743,69671.4%
41Ector CountyTX5138,12327,16671.3%
42Jefferson CountyTX7742,82530,38071.2%
43Winkler CountyTX51,77794570.6%
44Navarro CountyTX2110,6817,53270.5%
45Harris CountyTX1,156886,911613,20470.4%
46Palo Pinto CountyTX107,0874,98870.4%
47Nacogdoches CountyTX2610,3967,11170.1%
48Newton CountyTX61,7501,22570.0%
49Angelina CountyTX4015,64910,92269.9%
50Madison CountyTX52,7101,89469.9%

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