Texas’ statewide poverty rate declines, but several rural counties see increase in poor residents

Yuchih Choy loads boxes of food into a pickup at the West Texas Food Bank in Odessa on Oct. 5, 2022. (Credit: Mark Rogers for The Texas Tribune)

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The number of Texans living in poverty slightly declined during the five-year period ending in 2022, though several rural counties saw their share of poor residents increase, according to new U.S. Census Bureau estimates.