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Texas Data
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Most Current Year
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Count |
% or
Rate |
Current
Rank |
2000 Data
(rate or % reported unless not available)
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Change Since 2000 |
County with 1st
Rank
(rate or % reported unless not available) |
County with Last Rank
(ties may cause final ranks to be less than 254th)
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I. Family and Community Population |
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MC=Multiple Counties |
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i. Total Population
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2005 |
22,859,968 |
-- |
--- |
20,851,820 |
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Harris = 3,693,816 |
Loving = 64 (254th) |
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a. White |
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2005 |
11,228,250 |
-- |
--- |
10,933,313 |
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Harris = 1,346,146 |
Loving = 57 (254th) |
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b. Black |
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2005 |
2,597,425 |
-- |
--- |
2,364,255 |
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Harris = 653,246 |
MC = 0 (248th) |
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c. Hispanic |
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2005 |
8,141,609 |
-- |
--- |
6,669,666 |
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Harris = 1,445,913 |
Loving = 7 (254th) |
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d. Other Race |
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2005 |
892,684 |
-- |
--- |
884,586 |
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Harris = 248,511 |
MC = 0 (253rd) |
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ii. Total Child Population
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2005 |
6,238,177 |
-- |
--- |
5,886,759 |
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Harris = 1,036,344 |
Loving = 8 (254th) |
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a. White |
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2005 |
2,473,736 |
-- |
--- |
2,507,147 |
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Harris = 294,458 |
Loving = 5 (254th) |
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b. Black |
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2005 |
777,203 |
-- |
--- |
732,807 |
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Harris = 197,678 |
MC = 0 (243rd) |
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c. Hispanic |
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2005 |
2,767,796 |
-- |
--- |
2,386,765 |
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Harris = 486,812 |
Loving = 3 (254th) |
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d. Other Race |
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2005 |
219,442 |
-- |
--- |
260,040 |
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Harris = 57,396 |
MC = 0 (242nd) |
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iii. Child Population by Age Group |
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a. 0-5 |
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2005 |
2,167,678 |
--
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--- |
1,948,297 |
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Harris = 376,024 |
Loving = 2 (254th) |
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b. 6-11 |
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2005 |
1,961,742 |
--
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--- |
1,990,311 |
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Harris = 322,778 |
Loving = 1 (254th) |
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c. 12-14 |
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2005 |
1,056,019 |
--
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--- |
971,396 |
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Harris = 170,452 |
Loving = 1 (254th) |
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d. 15-17 |
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2005 |
1,052,738 |
--
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--- |
976,755 |
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Harris = 167,090 |
Loving = 4 (254th) |
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Texas Data
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Most Current Year
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Count |
% or
Rate |
Current
Rank |
2000 Data
(rate or % reported unless not available)
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Change Since 2000 |
County with 1st
Rank
(rate or % reported unless not available) |
County with Last Rank
(ties may cause final ranks to be less than 254th)
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II. Economic (In)Security and Support |
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MC=Multiple Counties |
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i. Poverty for Total Population |
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2004 |
3,610,126
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16.2% |
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14.6% |
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Collin = 5.5% |
Starr = 34.8% (254th) |
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ii. Child Poverty |
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2004 |
1,431,931
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22.7% |
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20.7% |
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Collin = 6.2% |
Starr = 46.6% (254th) |
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iii. Median Household Income |
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2004 |
$41,645
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--
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$100 |
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Collin = $75,709 |
Zavala = $19,017 (254th) |
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iv. Unemployment |
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2006 |
565,823
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4.9% |
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4.4% |
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Reagan = 2.5% |
Maverick = 13.0% (254th) |
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v. Children Receiving TANF |
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2005 |
174,932
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2.8% |
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4.3% |
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Hidalgo = 10.0% |
MC = 0.0% (238th) |
vi. Children Receiving SSI (Rate per 1,000 children age 0-17)
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2005 |
86,574
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13.9 |
--- |
8.1 |
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Brooks = 38.5 |
MC = 0.0 (238th) |
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Texas Data
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Most Current Year
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Count |
% or
Rate |
Current
Rank |
2000 Data
(rate or % reported unless not available)
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Change Since 2000 |
County with 1st
Rank
(rate or % reported unless not available) |
County with Last Rank
(ties may cause final ranks to be less than 254th)
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IV. Nutrition |
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MC=Multiple Counties |
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i. Children Receiving Food Stamps |
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2005 |
1,292,354
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20.7% |
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9.2% |
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Brooks = 57.9% |
MC = 0.0% (248th) |
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ii. Children (0-4) Enrolled in WIC* |
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2005 |
742,964
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40.5% |
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37.7% |
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Hudspeth = 93.1% |
King = 0.0% (253rd) |
iii. Children Receving Free or Reduced-Price Lunch (Percent of average daily attendance)
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2007 |
2,542,065
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59.0% |
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52.5% |
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Maverick = 95.0% |
MC = 0.0% (253rd) |
*Counties with small populations may yield WIC percentage participation rates greater than 100%. This may be due to the different methods and times of year that enrollment and population numbers are estimated by HHSC and the State Data Center, respectively.
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Texas Data
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Most Current Year
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Count |
% or
Rate |
Current
Rank |
2000 Data
(rate or % reported unless not available)
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Change Since 2000 |
County with 1st
Rank
(rate or % reported unless not available) |
County with Last Rank
(ties may cause final ranks to be less than 254th)
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V. Health Care |
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MC=Multiple Counties |
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i. Children (0-18) Enrolled in Texas Medicaid |
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2005 |
1,820,102
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27.6% |
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16.0% |
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Loving = 77.8% |
Borden = 4.3% (254th) |
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ii. Children (0-18) Enrolled in CHIP |
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2005 |
326,770
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5.0% |
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1.0% |
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Kenedy = 14.3% |
Loving = 0.0% (254th) |
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Texas Data
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Most Current Year
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Count |
% or
Rate |
Current
Rank |
2000 Data
(rate or % reported unless not available)
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Change Since 2000 |
County with 1st
Rank
(rate or % reported unless not available) |
County with Last Rank
(ties may cause final ranks to be less than 254th)
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VI. Child Abuse/Neglect |
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MC=Multiple Counties |
i. Confirmed Victims of Child Abuse (Rate per 1,000 children ages 0-17)
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2006 |
67,737
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10.8 |
--- |
8.3 |
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MC = 0.0 |
Briscoe = 52.9 (254th) |
ii. Children (0-17) in Foster Care* (Rate per 1,000 children ages 0-17)
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2006 |
33,853
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5.4 |
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3.8 |
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Matagorda = 41.4 |
MC = 0.0 (241st) |
iii. Children in Family Violence Shelters (Rate per 1,000 children ages 0-17)
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2005 |
17,105
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2.7 |
--- |
2.7 |
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Kent = 42.0 |
MC = 0.0 (217th) |
*The base year for this indicator is 2001.
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Texas Data
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Most Current Year
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Count |
% or
Rate |
Current
Rank |
2000 Data
(rate or % reported unless not available)
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Change Since 2000 |
County with 1st
Rank
(rate or % reported unless not available) |
County with Last Rank
(ties may cause final ranks to be less than 254th)
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VII. Death and Violence |
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MC=Multiple Counties |
i. Child Death (1-14) (Rate per 100,000 for children ages 0-14)
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2005 |
1,034
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21.5 |
--- |
24.6 |
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MC = 0.0 |
Roberts = 100.0 (254th) |
ii. Teen Violent Deaths (15-19) (Rate per 100,000 for teens ages 15-19)
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2005 |
842
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47.9 |
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58.7 |
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MC = 0.0 |
Roberts = 100.0 (254th) |
iii. Juvenile Violent Crime Arrests (10-17) (Rate per 100,000 youths ages 10-17)
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2005 |
5,185
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100.0 |
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100.0 |
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MC = 0.0 |
Roberts = 100.0 (254th) |
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Texas Data
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Most Current Year
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Count |
% or
Rate |
Current
Rank |
2000 Data
(rate or % reported unless not available)
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Change Since 2000 |
County with 1st
Rank
(rate or % reported unless not available) |
County with Last Rank
(ties may cause final ranks to be less than 254th)
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VIII. Early Care and Education |
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MC=Multiple Counties |
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i. Children (0-12) in State Subsidized Child Care |
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2005 |
233,123
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5.2% |
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4.7% |
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Dimmit = 16.2% |
Wheeler = 0.1% (239th) |
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ii. Children (3-4) in Public Pre-Kindergarten |
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2005 |
176,547
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24.8% |
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19.4% |
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King = 100.0% |
MC = 0.0% (245th) |
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iii. Children (3-4) in Head Start Program* |
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2005 |
63,652
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8.9% |
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9.3% |
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Irion = 100.0% |
MC = 0.0% (227th) |
*"---" indicates that this county does not have a Head Start program. Children living in this county may attend Head Start in a neighboring county.
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Texas Data
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Most Current Year
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Count |
% or
Rate |
Current
Rank |
2000 Data
(rate or % reported unless not available)
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Change Since 2000 |
County with 1st
Rank
(rate or % reported unless not available) |
County with Last Rank
(ties may cause final ranks to be less than 254th)
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IX. Education |
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MC=Multiple Counties |
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i. Public School Enrollment |
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2007 |
4,594,942
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--- |
--- |
100 |
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Harris = 762,284 |
Kenedy = 83 (253rd) |
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ii. Students in Special Education |
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2007 |
496,461
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10.8% |
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12.2% |
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Real = 36.0% |
McMullen = 6.3% (253rd) |
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iii. Students in Bilingual/ESL Programs* |
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2007 |
679,832
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14.8% |
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12.5% |
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Webb = 53.3% |
MC = 0.0% (250th) |
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iv. High School Dropout and Completion |
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a. Continued High School |
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2006 |
24,292 |
8.6% |
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7.3% |
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MC = 0.0% |
Crane = 41.7% (196th) |
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b. Dropped Out |
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2006 |
24,975 |
8.8% |
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7.2% |
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MC = 0.0% |
Victoria = 19.1% (192nd) |
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c. Graduated |
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2006 |
227,975 |
80.4% |
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80.7% |
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MC = 100.0% |
Coke = 22.8% (250th) |
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d. Received GED |
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2006 |
6,456 |
2.3% |
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4.8% |
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MC = 0.0% |
Coke = 41.5% (165th) |
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v. High School Attrition** |
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2006 |
137,162
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35% |
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40% |
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Kent = 1.0% |
Coke = 57.0% (241st) |
*"---" indicates fewer than 5 students in this category **"**" indicates an attrition rate of less than zero
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Texas Data
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Most Current Year
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Count |
% or
Rate |
Current
Rank |
2003 Data
(rate or % reported unless not available)
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Change Since 2003 |
County with 1st
Rank
(rate or % reported unless not available) |
County with Last Rank
(ties may cause final ranks to be less than 254th)
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X. TAKS Data |
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MC=Multiple Counties |
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i. Students Passing TAKS Reading/ELA |
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a. Third Grade |
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2007 |
274,731 |
93.0% |
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81.1% |
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MC = 100.0% |
Roberts = 73.0% (253rd) |
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b. Fourth Grade |
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2007 |
245,516 |
84.0% |
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76.3% |
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MC = 100.0% |
Kenedy = 54.0% (252nd) |
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c. Fifth Grade |
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2007 |
265,223 |
89.0% |
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67.4% |
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MC = 100.0% |
Hudspeth = 56.0% (253rd) |
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d. Sixth Grade |
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2007 |
273,256 |
92.0% |
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71.2% |
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MC = 100.0% |
Cottle = 67.0% (251st) |
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e. Seventh Grade |
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2007 |
249,712 |
85.0% |
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72.4% |
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MC = 100.0% |
Hudspeth = 61.0% (251st) |
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f. Eighth Grade |
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2007 |
267,771 |
89.0% |
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76.6% |
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MC = 100.0% |
Brooks = 60.0% (252nd) |
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g. Ninth Grade |
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2007 |
286,776 |
86.0% |
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65.5% |
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MC = 100.0% |
Coke = 67.0% (252nd) |
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h. Tenth Grade |
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2007 |
240,859 |
84.0% |
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66.0% |
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MC = 100.0% |
Coke = 49.0% (251st) |
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i. Eleventh Grade |
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2007 |
219,123 |
90.0% |
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52.7% |
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MC = 100.0% |
Cottle = 62.0% (252nd) |
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ii. Students Passing TAKS Math |
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a. Third Grade |
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2007 |
242,851 |
82.0% |
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73.8% |
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MC = 100.0% |
Hudspeth = 42.0% (253rd) |
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b. Fourth Grade |
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2007 |
255,703 |
86.0% |
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70.2% |
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MC = 100.0% |
Kenedy = 54.0% (252nd) |
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c. Fifth Grade |
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2007 |
273,521 |
91.0% |
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65.4% |
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MC = 100.0% |
Hudspeth = 50.0% (253rd) |
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d. Sixth Grade |
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2007 |
236,183 |
79.0% |
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60.2% |
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MC = 100.0% |
Cottle = 44.0% (252nd) |
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e. Seventh Grade |
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2007 |
222,083 |
76.0% |
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50.8% |
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Roberts = 100.0% |
Hudspeth = 39.0% (251st) |
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f. Eighth Grade |
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2007 |
214,324 |
71.0% |
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50.6% |
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MC = 100.0% |
Cottle = 17.0% (252nd) |
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g. Ninth Grade |
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2007 |
197,726 |
60.0% |
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65.5% |
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MC = 92.0% |
MC = 33.0% (251st) |
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h. Tenth Grade |
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2007 |
177,625 |
63.0% |
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47.7% |
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Briscoe = 100.0% |
Cottle = 33.0% (251st) |
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i. Eleventh Grade |
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2007 |
191,638 |
80.0% |
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43.7% |
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MC = 100.0% |
Zapata = 60.0% (252nd) |
Note: Data may be reproduced without permission, provided the source is cited as: "The Texas Kids Count Project, Center for Public Policy Priorities, Austin, TX."
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