Poverty

Poverty rates in the 13-county area in 2015, range from 8.0% to 29.3%. When comparing the increase or decrease change from 2000 – 2015 poverty rates, 10 counties show a decrease in the poverty rate,

The remaining three counties – Bexar County at 13.3% poverty rate showed no change, while Atascosa at 6.80%, and Kerr at 0.70% increased in their respective poverty rates from 2000 to 2015.

Although the largest decrease change from 2000 – 2015 occurred in Karnes County, which decreased their poverty rate from 26.5% to 20.0%, the County’s poverty rate in 2015, along with Frio and Atascosa Counties remain higher than the State of Texas poverty rate change between 2000 to 2015 at 33.26%.