More than 1.5 million Texas families* will receive food stamps from the federally funded Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, in December. The number is down by about 3,500 from November. But overall, the number of Texans receiving food stamps has continued to increase over the last few years, a trend most experts attribute to the national recession. The nearly $450 million in benefits distributed by SNAP in December will have an estimated economic impact of $800 million in Texas, according to Tribune calculations based on a 2010 U.S. Department of Agriculture report.
The state Health and Human Services Commission, which administers SNAP in Texas, has made changes to the program in recent years to make it more accessible to low-income Texans. But one-third of those eligible still do not receive benefits from SNAP, according to the USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service. For more information on changes to the program and the challenges it faces, read a related story here.
Use this updated interactive map to explore the number of SNAP recipients by category and the economic impact of food stamps in your county.
*The data used for this map includes all families certified in the preceding month to receive benefits, according to the HHSC, which publishes the data online.
SNAP Stats by County, December 2011
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| County | % of Population Receiving SNAP Benefits | Number of Households | Percent Change in Number of Households since Dec. 2005 | Children 0-17 | Adults 18-59 | Adults 60+ | Total SNAP Payments | Estimated Economic Impact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson | 11.6% | 2,889 | 12.63% | 3,388 | 2,786 | 568 | $770,354 | $1,378,934 |
| Andrews | 10.7% | 633 | 5.69% | 834 | 542 | 168 | $182,229 | $326,190 |
| Angelina | 18.8% | 6,780 | 14.65% | 8,532 | 6,430 | 1,141 | $1,874,650 | $3,355,624 |
| Aransas | 12.7% | 1,707 | 11.31% | 1,496 | 1,703 | 371 | $430,753 | $771,048 |
| Archer | 6.8% | 276 | 76.81% | 293 | 293 | 62 | $67,005 | $119,939 |
| Armstrong | 3.2% | 31 | 22.58% | 37 | 28 | 8 | $7,496 | $13,418 |
| Atascosa | 20.4% | 3,659 | 29.11% | 4,847 | 3,745 | 934 | $1,066,904 | $1,909,758 |
| Austin | 10.9% | 1,310 | 37.94% | 1,769 | 1,159 | 261 | $372,039 | $665,950 |
| Bailey | 19.9% | 454 | 9.03% | 697 | 444 | 114 | $135,373 | $242,318 |
| Bandera | 9.8% | 949 | 30.56% | 907 | 1,023 | 183 | $250,100 | $447,679 |
| Bastrop | 13.1% | 4,485 | 36.23% | 6,082 | 4,155 | 799 | $1,299,633 | $2,326,343 |
| Baylor | 14.9% | 281 | 17.44% | 247 | 275 | 71 | $62,398 | $111,692 |
| Bee | 12.5% | 1,824 | 8.66% | 2,100 | 1,667 | 511 | $463,232 | $829,185 |
| Bell | 14.5% | 17,025 | 36.07% | 22,931 | 17,898 | 2,200 | $5,126,206 | $9,175,909 |
| Bexar | 17.2% | 116,088 | 34.87% | 150,316 | 112,879 | 22,750 | $33,945,280 | $60,762,051 |
| Blanco | 7.8% | 341 | 58.36% | 418 | 339 | 65 | $99,012 | $177,231 |
| Borden | 3.8% | 12 | 83.33% | 18 | 10 | 1 | $3,532 | $6,322 |
| Bosque | 11.5% | 888 | 16.44% | 996 | 892 | 174 | $237,207 | $424,601 |
| Bowie | 17.7% | 7,058 | 29.20% | 8,232 | 7,101 | 1,148 | $1,929,396 | $3,453,619 |
| Brazoria | 9.2% | 12,172 | 30.25% | 16,592 | 11,474 | 2,019 | $3,713,498 | $6,647,161 |
| Brazos | 11.2% | 8,168 | 24.45% | 11,303 | 7,517 | 1,046 | $2,368,369 | $4,239,381 |
| Brewster | 10.1% | 469 | 10.87% | 395 | 434 | 130 | $107,938 | $193,209 |
| Briscoe | 11.0% | 82 | 43.90% | 98 | 80 | 28 | $20,289 | $36,317 |
| Brooks | 33.4% | 1,150 | 5.48% | 1,147 | 1,087 | 383 | $288,338 | $516,125 |
| Brown | 14.2% | 2,586 | 15.93% | 2,496 | 2,551 | 639 | $631,626 | $1,130,611 |
| Burleson | 12.6% | 1,029 | 24.78% | 1,202 | 945 | 227 | $260,667 | $466,594 |
| Burnet | 9.8% | 1,926 | 42.11% | 2,464 | 1,951 | 408 | $529,010 | $946,928 |
| Caldwell | 15.9% | 2,552 | 22.88% | 3,279 | 2,429 | 561 | $702,168 | $1,256,881 |
| Calhoun | 13.2% | 1,229 | 20.42% | 1,658 | 1,155 | 277 | $350,992 | $628,276 |
| Callahan | 10.5% | 650 | 12.77% | 697 | 695 | 148 | $172,578 | $308,915 |
| Cameron | 28.9% | 46,405 | 15.92% | 69,222 | 41,079 | 12,547 | $14,087,715 | $25,217,010 |
| Camp | 21.3% | 1,165 | 33.56% | 1,562 | 1,122 | 210 | $325,903 | $583,366 |
| Carson | 4.0% | 109 | 28.44% | 128 | 110 | 30 | $26,973 | $48,282 |
| Cass | 18.2% | 2,641 | 27.11% | 2,388 | 2,683 | 501 | $675,185 | $1,208,581 |
| Castro | 19.1% | 493 | 8.92% | 830 | 458 | 103 | $150,913 | $270,134 |
| Chambers | 7.6% | 1,215 | -7.16% | 1,492 | 1,090 | 230 | $330,670 | $591,899 |
| Cherokee | 16.7% | 3,472 | 17.43% | 4,576 | 3,201 | 618 | $940,850 | $1,684,122 |
| Childress | 13.2% | 453 | 12.14% | 492 | 450 | 105 | $114,390 | $204,758 |
| Clay | 7.7% | 363 | 37.19% | 398 | 374 | 90 | $93,761 | $167,832 |
| Cochran | 17.3% | 261 | 13.79% | 279 | 227 | 92 | $70,365 | $125,953 |
| Coke | 7.5% | 128 | 37.50% | 144 | 115 | 37 | $29,320 | $52,483 |
| Coleman | 16.5% | 683 | 3.37% | 639 | 612 | 220 | $157,954 | $282,738 |
| Collin | 4.6% | 16,628 | 46.85% | 22,697 | 14,125 | 3,618 | $4,965,945 | $8,889,042 |
| Collingsworth | 17.6% | 214 | 40.65% | 269 | 238 | 45 | $65,721 | $117,641 |
| Colorado | 11.7% | 1,124 | 24.47% | 1,404 | 980 | 241 | $291,103 | $521,074 |
| Comal | 7.1% | 3,604 | 32.24% | 4,614 | 3,595 | 683 | $1,042,419 | $1,865,930 |
| Comanche | 12.7% | 776 | 5.28% | 839 | 721 | 259 | $185,022 | $331,189 |
| Concho | 8.1% | 126 | 8.73% | 156 | 123 | 32 | $31,844 | $57,001 |
| Cooke | 10.0% | 1,714 | 24.97% | 2,275 | 1,532 | 316 | $488,311 | $874,077 |
| Coryell | 8.9% | 2,849 | 34.75% | 3,748 | 3,124 | 394 | $790,940 | $1,415,783 |
| Cottle | 13.3% | 104 | -14.42% | 123 | 90 | 37 | $26,878 | $48,112 |
| Crane | 9.5% | 167 | 57.49% | 209 | 155 | 47 | $47,141 | $84,382 |
| Crockett | 9.2% | 169 | -7.69% | 232 | 147 | 48 | $43,396 | $77,679 |
| Crosby | 23.8% | 596 | 16.11% | 731 | 646 | 161 | $160,007 | $286,413 |
| Culberson | 20.5% | 255 | 7.06% | 232 | 214 | 104 | $58,417 | $104,566 |
| Dallam | 14.1% | 379 | 29.02% | 537 | 361 | 60 | $102,455 | $183,394 |
| Dallas | 15.7% | 165,958 | 40.07% | 226,682 | 134,995 | 25,299 | $49,668,672 | $88,906,923 |
| Dawson | 15.1% | 891 | 9.54% | 1,180 | 768 | 280 | $235,775 | $422,037 |
| Deaf Smith | 17.6% | 1,328 | 12.58% | 2,136 | 1,212 | 287 | $401,088 | $717,948 |
| Delta | 14.8% | 352 | 25.57% | 339 | 343 | 103 | $84,214 | $150,743 |
| Denton | 5.2% | 15,782 | 49.84% | 22,024 | 14,009 | 2,487 | $4,660,659 | $8,342,580 |
| DeWitt | 15.3% | 1,410 | 18.16% | 1,524 | 1,254 | 375 | $345,373 | $618,218 |
| Dickens | 12.5% | 155 | 23.23% | 142 | 142 | 63 | $33,105 | $59,258 |
| Dimmit | 29.9% | 1,252 | -0.16% | 1,415 | 998 | 485 | $314,477 | $562,914 |
| Donley | 11.3% | 174 | 6.90% | 200 | 184 | 52 | $46,045 | $82,421 |
| Duval | 22.4% | 1,227 | -6.60% | 1,167 | 1,095 | 415 | $279,994 | $501,189 |
| Eastland | 15.0% | 1,259 | 9.93% | 1,254 | 1,182 | 383 | $301,554 | $539,782 |
| Ector | 16.0% | 8,621 | 1.68% | 11,765 | 7,699 | 1,919 | $2,630,632 | $4,708,831 |
| Edwards | 16.3% | 152 | 29.61% | 161 | 129 | 72 | $39,953 | $71,516 |
| El Paso | 23.6% | 74,240 | 17.63% | 94,729 | 68,975 | 21,321 | $21,634,096 | $38,725,032 |
| Ellis | 10.7% | 6,897 | 44.12% | 9,683 | 6,839 | 1,057 | $2,140,741 | $3,831,926 |
| Erath | 9.8% | 1,624 | 35.04% | 2,074 | 1,597 | 278 | $460,325 | $823,982 |
| Falls | 16.0% | 1,410 | 14.68% | 1,373 | 1,283 | 348 | $327,119 | $585,543 |
| Fannin | 12.1% | 1,877 | 27.76% | 2,012 | 1,833 | 414 | $471,962 | $844,812 |
| Fayette | 8.2% | 926 | 5.08% | 1,087 | 764 | 250 | $220,725 | $395,098 |
| Fisher | 12.0% | 213 | 52.11% | 217 | 227 | 54 | $55,197 | $98,803 |
| Floyd | 20.0% | 488 | 6.35% | 702 | 541 | 120 | $147,034 | $263,191 |
| Foard | 10.8% | 80 | 22.50% | 63 | 78 | 30 | $13,713 | $24,546 |
| Fort Bend | 7.3% | 17,615 | 38.83% | 24,312 | 15,403 | 4,263 | $5,361,628 | $9,597,314 |
| Franklin | 10.8% | 476 | 31.30% | 619 | 474 | 101 | $127,410 | $228,064 |
| Freestone | 10.2% | 919 | 16.97% | 1,080 | 823 | 199 | $241,573 | $432,416 |
| Frio | 21.3% | 1,517 | 11.40% | 1,963 | 1,392 | 500 | $416,928 | $746,301 |
| Gaines | 9.1% | 628 | 4.46% | 768 | 519 | 231 | $163,005 | $291,779 |
| Galveston | 11.4% | 15,279 | -1.40% | 17,626 | 13,805 | 2,599 | $4,276,801 | $7,655,474 |
| Garza | 13.3% | 301 | 2.33% | 334 | 283 | 83 | $66,440 | $118,928 |
| Gillespie | 7.1% | 771 | 38.78% | 969 | 742 | 157 | $200,871 | $359,559 |
| Glasscock | 4.4% | 18 | 72.22% | 42 | 25 | 1 | $6,499 | $11,633 |
| Goliad | 11.4% | 380 | 11.84% | 425 | 350 | 108 | $97,544 | $174,604 |
| Gonzales | 17.7% | 1,514 | 14.20% | 1,991 | 1,298 | 351 | $406,198 | $727,094 |
| Gray | 11.3% | 1,032 | 20.16% | 1,351 | 1,001 | 221 | $278,071 | $497,747 |
| Grayson | 13.2% | 6,873 | 30.57% | 8,153 | 6,844 | 1,130 | $1,883,587 | $3,371,621 |
| Gregg | 15.8% | 8,533 | 21.61% | 10,303 | 8,002 | 1,298 | $2,316,342 | $4,146,252 |
| Grimes | 14.0% | 1,647 | 29.51% | 1,893 | 1,483 | 373 | $433,651 | $776,235 |
| Guadalupe | 10.6% | 5,616 | 34.67% | 7,451 | 5,617 | 1,110 | $1,615,737 | $2,892,169 |
| Hale | 18.2% | 2,506 | 16.44% | 3,669 | 2,536 | 548 | $725,201 | $1,298,110 |
| Hall | 16.7% | 254 | 9.06% | 305 | 263 | 74 | $72,125 | $129,104 |
| Hamilton | 11.8% | 473 | 28.54% | 439 | 504 | 117 | $116,201 | $208,000 |
| Hansford | 7.1% | 149 | -8.05% | 224 | 101 | 46 | $40,727 | $72,901 |
| Hardeman | 14.1% | 259 | 18.15% | 313 | 257 | 79 | $70,968 | $127,033 |
| Hardin | 12.9% | 2,949 | 3.63% | 3,038 | 3,205 | 512 | $791,962 | $1,417,612 |
| Harris | 14.0% | 243,023 | 27.06% | 343,436 | 197,061 | 43,453 | $74,411,854 | $133,197,219 |
| Harrison | 15.1% | 4,534 | 17.98% | 5,164 | 4,400 | 757 | $1,209,320 | $2,164,683 |
| Hartley | 3.5% | 79 | 49.37% | 112 | 70 | 24 | $19,884 | $35,592 |
| Haskell | 15.8% | 424 | 5.19% | 396 | 371 | 161 | $94,759 | $169,619 |
| Hays | 8.9% | 5,968 | 54.56% | 8,389 | 6,102 | 860 | $1,816,130 | $3,250,873 |
| Hemphill | 6.0% | 84 | 59.52% | 137 | 67 | 12 | $22,784 | $40,783 |
| Henderson | 16.1% | 5,688 | 37.48% | 6,226 | 5,855 | 1,153 | $1,554,601 | $2,782,736 |
| Hidalgo | 29.8% | 92,274 | 21.51% | 142,927 | 75,649 | 24,702 | $29,286,829 | $52,423,424 |
| Hill | 15.4% | 2,459 | 30.30% | 2,907 | 2,372 | 505 | $664,426 | $1,189,323 |
| Hockley | 13.8% | 1,305 | 2.22% | 1,712 | 1,281 | 309 | $364,347 | $652,181 |
| Hood | 9.5% | 2,239 | 21.57% | 2,646 | 2,300 | 392 | $645,590 | $1,155,606 |
| Hopkins | 12.7% | 1,853 | 24.07% | 2,236 | 1,800 | 400 | $476,396 | $852,749 |
| Houston | 15.9% | 1,842 | 6.57% | 1,813 | 1,649 | 450 | $430,322 | $770,276 |
| Howard | 12.6% | 1,652 | 5.27% | 2,271 | 1,632 | 311 | $477,467 | $854,666 |
| Hudspeth | 22.1% | 338 | 29.88% | 414 | 295 | 141 | $92,724 | $165,976 |
| Hunt | 14.8% | 5,928 | 33.94% | 6,489 | 5,966 | 1,060 | $1,584,789 | $2,836,772 |
| Hutchinson | 10.8% | 1,021 | 17.53% | 1,327 | 1,029 | 168 | $296,504 | $530,742 |
| Irion | 5.9% | 45 | 62.22% | 55 | 39 | 14 | $12,234 | $21,899 |
| Jack | 8.1% | 319 | 72.73% | 358 | 287 | 90 | $83,343 | $149,184 |
| Jackson | 12.5% | 799 | 31.79% | 1,025 | 735 | 174 | $221,187 | $395,925 |
| Jasper | 20.0% | 3,224 | 3.94% | 3,316 | 3,174 | 683 | $831,385 | $1,488,179 |
| Jeff Davis | 6.3% | 80 | 68.75% | 87 | 67 | 31 | $18,603 | $33,299 |
| Jefferson | 17.5% | 19,445 | 8.40% | 21,194 | 17,973 | 3,214 | $5,197,619 | $9,303,738 |
| Jim Hogg | 25.8% | 571 | 16.11% | 711 | 529 | 182 | $153,228 | $274,278 |
| Jim Wells | 20.1% | 3,540 | 10.88% | 4,421 | 3,172 | 1,011 | $960,179 | $1,718,720 |
| Johnson | 10.5% | 7,212 | 30.99% | 9,797 | 7,366 | 1,149 | $2,201,356 | $3,940,427 |
| Jones | 11.8% | 990 | 22.83% | 1,192 | 993 | 261 | $259,733 | $464,922 |
| Karnes | 13.7% | 1,021 | 7.44% | 1,071 | 955 | 303 | $253,010 | $452,888 |
| Kaufman | 11.2% | 5,107 | 35.05% | 6,646 | 4,986 | 877 | $1,492,897 | $2,672,286 |
| Kendall | 5.8% | 905 | 43.09% | 1,088 | 845 | 180 | $241,215 | $431,775 |
| Kenedy | 19.8% | 30 | 73.33% | 49 | 41 | 4 | $9,479 | $16,967 |
| Kent | 8.8% | 30 | 56.67% | 37 | 30 | 8 | $7,204 | $12,895 |
| Kerr | 11.3% | 2,351 | 22.20% | 2,547 | 2,320 | 477 | $603,882 | $1,080,949 |
| Kimble | 12.1% | 256 | 19.92% | 262 | 239 | 81 | $64,401 | $115,278 |
| King | 2.4% | 3 | 100.00% | 4 | 5 | - | $806 | $1,443 |
| Kinney | 16.2% | 235 | 29.79% | 227 | 216 | 115 | $54,198 | $97,014 |
| Kleberg | 18.6% | 2,509 | 0.24% | 2,910 | 2,485 | 542 | $674,315 | $1,207,024 |
| Knox | 14.6% | 272 | 11.03% | 275 | 271 | 76 | $63,619 | $113,878 |
| La Salle | 22.7% | 574 | 10.28% | 649 | 471 | 242 | $143,123 | $256,190 |
| Lamar | 17.5% | 4,049 | 19.29% | 4,106 | 3,874 | 837 | $999,930 | $1,789,875 |
| Lamb | 16.9% | 1,032 | 5.91% | 1,413 | 936 | 300 | $281,746 | $504,325 |
| Lampasas | 11.8% | 1,081 | 34.51% | 1,317 | 1,223 | 187 | $308,968 | $553,053 |
| Lavaca | 9.4% | 788 | 20.05% | 951 | 684 | 216 | $192,953 | $345,386 |
| Lee | 9.4% | 733 | 48.84% | 936 | 635 | 151 | $182,711 | $327,053 |
| Leon | 12.8% | 994 | 30.99% | 1,062 | 883 | 240 | $253,000 | $452,870 |
| Liberty | 14.0% | 5,010 | 7.54% | 5,909 | 4,776 | 961 | $1,427,169 | $2,554,633 |
| Limestone | 15.0% | 1,534 | 20.86% | 1,788 | 1,429 | 316 | $382,307 | $684,330 |
| Lipscomb | 6.7% | 77 | -18.18% | 133 | 65 | 14 | $22,977 | $41,129 |
| Live Oak | 10.0% | 505 | 16.24% | 582 | 504 | 147 | $135,672 | $242,853 |
| Llano | 10.4% | 903 | 43.30% | 905 | 892 | 233 | $221,027 | $395,638 |
| Loving | 4.6% | 1 | 100.00% | 1 | 2 | - | $526 | $942 |
| Lubbock | 15.2% | 16,182 | 30.05% | 21,434 | 16,656 | 2,770 | $4,810,906 | $8,611,522 |
| Lynn | 17.5% | 405 | 20.49% | 503 | 407 | 121 | $110,566 | $197,913 |
| Madison | 13.4% | 848 | 3.77% | 1,024 | 743 | 192 | $223,535 | $400,128 |
| Marion | 16.9% | 897 | -31.77% | 773 | 834 | 259 | $220,152 | $394,072 |
| Martin | 6.2% | 119 | -110.08% | 185 | 124 | 24 | $40,242 | $72,033 |
| Mason | 8.8% | 154 | 31.82% | 156 | 110 | 71 | $37,554 | $67,222 |
| Matagorda | 17.8% | 2,912 | 18.27% | 3,669 | 2,699 | 557 | $851,967 | $1,525,021 |
| Maverick | 30.0% | 6,557 | 17.10% | 8,085 | 5,804 | 2,903 | $1,704,450 | $3,050,966 |
| McCulloch | 16.3% | 620 | 7.90% | 655 | 564 | 204 | $149,722 | $268,002 |
| McLennan | 16.6% | 16,482 | 32.39% | 20,499 | 16,092 | 2,498 | $4,543,691 | $8,133,207 |
| McMullen | 3.2% | 15 | -26.67% | 8 | 14 | 6 | $2,689 | $4,813 |
| Medina | 14.2% | 2,620 | 30.00% | 3,198 | 2,755 | 617 | $729,163 | $1,305,202 |
| Menard | 12.4% | 130 | 21.54% | 131 | 115 | 56 | $32,271 | $57,765 |
| Midland | 10.2% | 5,287 | 2.99% | 7,591 | 4,800 | 1,050 | $1,575,874 | $2,820,814 |
| Milam | 18.0% | 2,103 | 29.67% | 2,272 | 2,086 | 444 | $556,925 | $996,896 |
| Mills | 8.8% | 196 | 33.67% | 217 | 225 | 48 | $52,032 | $93,137 |
| Mitchell | 11.1% | 446 | 12.78% | 544 | 417 | 127 | $116,428 | $208,406 |
| Montague | 10.6% | 947 | 38.75% | 1,007 | 927 | 217 | $241,495 | $432,276 |
| Montgomery | 8.5% | 17,309 | 31.53% | 23,756 | 15,911 | 2,692 | $5,240,471 | $9,380,443 |
| Moore | 13.8% | 937 | 39.59% | 1,800 | 991 | 132 | $298,142 | $533,674 |
| Morris | 19.0% | 1,182 | 38.16% | 1,147 | 1,180 | 249 | $296,241 | $530,271 |
| Motley | 10.0% | 66 | 63.64% | 58 | 40 | 43 | $13,705 | $24,532 |
| Nacogdoches | 16.2% | 4,643 | 12.66% | 5,727 | 4,095 | 701 | $1,226,949 | $2,196,239 |
| Navarro | 16.8% | 3,844 | 34.57% | 4,632 | 3,484 | 704 | $1,043,136 | $1,867,213 |
| Newton | 16.0% | 1,143 | -20.47% | 964 | 1,142 | 260 | $280,728 | $502,503 |
| Nolan | 19.4% | 1,104 | 14.13% | 1,426 | 1,077 | 270 | $303,746 | $543,705 |
| Nueces | 19.0% | 26,154 | 18.39% | 31,220 | 25,416 | 5,040 | $7,393,592 | $13,234,530 |
| Ochiltree | 7.8% | 311 | -4.50% | 483 | 251 | 50 | $88,355 | $158,155 |
| Oldham | 8.3% | 69 | 49.28% | 93 | 79 | 22 | $19,488 | $34,884 |
| Orange | 15.3% | 5,838 | -2.40% | 5,962 | 6,150 | 887 | $1,556,388 | $2,785,935 |
| Palo Pinto | 13.0% | 1,658 | 27.93% | 1,903 | 1,657 | 327 | $438,644 | $785,173 |
| Panola | 12.2% | 1,369 | 7.01% | 1,402 | 1,226 | 337 | $349,842 | $626,217 |
| Parker | 8.8% | 4,284 | 47.62% | 5,421 | 4,490 | 760 | $1,282,109 | $2,294,975 |
| Parmer | 10.0% | 362 | 38.67% | 607 | 342 | 78 | $107,142 | $191,784 |
| Pecos | 11.6% | 851 | 4.11% | 1,059 | 733 | 293 | $225,145 | $403,010 |
| Polk | 15.1% | 3,515 | 10.84% | 3,544 | 3,422 | 734 | $890,266 | $1,593,576 |
| Potter | 19.4% | 9,685 | 12.40% | 13,396 | 9,731 | 1,698 | $2,930,208 | $5,245,072 |
| Presidio | 24.0% | 1,003 | -4.69% | 895 | 560 | 655 | $221,181 | $395,914 |
| Rains | 11.2% | 543 | 20.63% | 557 | 558 | 136 | $137,559 | $246,231 |
| Randall | 7.7% | 3,658 | 81.63% | 4,858 | 3,997 | 533 | $1,069,409 | $1,914,242 |
| Reagan | 8.5% | 108 | 25.93% | 152 | 82 | 28 | $30,075 | $53,834 |
| Real | 16.1% | 250 | -5.60% | 231 | 221 | 92 | $61,270 | $109,673 |
| Red River | 15.0% | 1,041 | 12.20% | 918 | 947 | 289 | $235,276 | $421,144 |
| Reeves | 21.6% | 1,022 | -1.57% | 1,092 | 859 | 397 | $257,575 | $461,059 |
| Refugio | 15.9% | 482 | 42.32% | 529 | 450 | 142 | $123,830 | $221,656 |
| Roberts | 2.9% | 11 | 9.09% | 14 | 13 | 1 | $3,741 | $6,696 |
| Robertson | 18.7% | 1,439 | 17.10% | 1,571 | 1,288 | 322 | $375,705 | $672,512 |
| Rockwall | 5.4% | 1,927 | 32.33% | 2,748 | 1,877 | 303 | $594,156 | $1,063,539 |
| Runnels | 12.2% | 601 | -2.66% | 656 | 593 | 190 | $141,592 | $253,450 |
| Rusk | 11.8% | 2,544 | 21.54% | 3,025 | 2,403 | 523 | $678,905 | $1,215,240 |
| Sabine | 13.3% | 689 | -26.85% | 575 | 727 | 145 | $165,970 | $297,086 |
| San Augustine | 20.5% | 934 | 22.91% | 845 | 901 | 226 | $228,429 | $408,888 |
| San Jacinto | 18.9% | 2,451 | 35.54% | 2,485 | 2,456 | 483 | $677,980 | $1,213,584 |
| San Patricio | 16.7% | 4,762 | 3.67% | 5,950 | 4,710 | 1,185 | $1,325,079 | $2,371,891 |
| San Saba | 12.5% | 337 | 0.59% | 374 | 337 | 90 | $86,277 | $154,436 |
| Schleicher | 9.4% | 127 | 53.54% | 147 | 103 | 53 | $31,131 | $55,724 |
| Scurry | 11.7% | 830 | 18.43% | 1,027 | 806 | 192 | $237,777 | $425,621 |
| Shackelford | 9.1% | 141 | 60.28% | 145 | 122 | 51 | $35,673 | $63,855 |
| Shelby | 18.1% | 2,162 | 6.66% | 2,517 | 1,882 | 432 | $562,908 | $1,007,605 |
| Sherman | 3.8% | 44 | 18.18% | 82 | 35 | 10 | $13,505 | $24,174 |
| Smith | 13.1% | 11,458 | 15.13% | 15,184 | 10,641 | 1,885 | $3,173,332 | $5,680,264 |
| Somervell | 9.7% | 347 | 54.76% | 454 | 340 | 63 | $100,640 | $180,146 |
| Starr | 33.1% | 9,407 | 13.77% | 11,641 | 7,307 | 3,793 | $2,535,879 | $4,539,223 |
| Stephens | 15.0% | 668 | 17.66% | 747 | 655 | 149 | $168,514 | $301,640 |
| Sterling | 6.2% | 36 | 33.33% | 52 | 31 | 8 | $8,972 | $16,060 |
| Stonewall | 7.9% | 61 | 29.51% | 55 | 54 | 20 | $15,164 | $27,144 |
| Sutton | 8.8% | 165 | -24.24% | 205 | 149 | 58 | $43,140 | $77,221 |
| Swisher | 16.1% | 506 | 22.13% | 650 | 529 | 136 | $138,503 | $247,920 |
| Tarrant | 12.0% | 90,267 | 39.72% | 127,793 | 83,149 | 13,987 | $27,997,209 | $50,115,004 |
| Taylor | 13.6% | 7,351 | 22.76% | 9,351 | 7,281 | 1,320 | $1,984,023 | $3,551,401 |
| Terrell | 6.5% | 38 | 47.37% | 23 | 27 | 22 | $8,246 | $14,760 |
| Terry | 18.7% | 844 | 4.62% | 1,109 | 768 | 251 | $225,511 | $403,665 |
| Throckmorton | 9.0% | 65 | 27.69% | 80 | 66 | 24 | $17,247 | $30,872 |
| Titus | 17.0% | 2,192 | 41.01% | 3,413 | 1,813 | 282 | $622,314 | $1,113,942 |
| Tom Green | 13.6% | 5,940 | 6.48% | 7,052 | 5,840 | 1,242 | $1,569,934 | $2,810,182 |
| Travis | 12.1% | 54,367 | -30.63% | 71,359 | 43,429 | 7,092 | $16,058,197 | $28,744,173 |
| Trinity | 17.9% | 1,403 | 40.56% | 1,095 | 1,339 | 301 | $326,941 | $585,224 |
| Tyler | 13.8% | 1,413 | 13.45% | 1,331 | 1,399 | 332 | $353,482 | $632,733 |
| Upshur | 15.7% | 2,592 | 31.60% | 2,964 | 2,616 | 491 | $714,697 | $1,279,308 |
| Upton | 12.3% | 156 | 34.62% | 205 | 138 | 41 | $42,372 | $75,846 |
| Uvalde | 23.3% | 2,491 | 2.41% | 3,262 | 2,545 | 738 | $695,364 | $1,244,702 |
| Val Verde | 21.8% | 4,386 | 14.75% | 5,529 | 3,749 | 1,706 | $1,174,723 | $2,102,754 |
| Van Zandt | 12.9% | 2,968 | 41.24% | 3,235 | 3,087 | 674 | $803,592 | $1,438,430 |
| Victoria | 14.8% | 5,261 | 23.47% | 7,214 | 5,085 | 939 | $1,536,864 | $2,750,987 |
| Walker | 10.3% | 3,080 | 21.20% | 3,290 | 2,865 | 536 | $824,208 | $1,475,332 |
| Waller | 12.0% | 2,086 | -58.63% | 2,984 | 1,851 | 331 | $620,630 | $1,110,928 |
| Ward | 11.9% | 525 | -20.95% | 555 | 463 | 152 | $123,306 | $220,718 |
| Washington | 10.8% | 1,626 | 11.13% | 1,926 | 1,362 | 359 | $399,046 | $714,292 |
| Webb | 29.2% | 27,939 | 28.19% | 45,576 | 24,218 | 7,179 | $9,103,582 | $16,295,412 |
| Wharton | 14.9% | 2,628 | 27.28% | 3,642 | 2,375 | 520 | $769,389 | $1,377,206 |
| Wheeler | 8.0% | 163 | 42.94% | 225 | 150 | 36 | $43,746 | $78,305 |
| Wichita | 14.3% | 7,955 | 23.33% | 8,890 | 7,948 | 1,300 | $2,074,483 | $3,713,325 |
| Wilbarger | 14.7% | 933 | 18.11% | 1,136 | 899 | 213 | $233,263 | $417,541 |
| Willacy | 31.8% | 2,904 | 15.46% | 3,548 | 2,558 | 954 | $800,440 | $1,432,788 |
| Williamson | 7.5% | 13,379 | 50.88% | 19,090 | 13,189 | 2,042 | $4,082,231 | $7,307,193 |
| Wilson | 9.8% | 1,836 | 40.41% | 2,275 | 1,910 | 409 | $522,757 | $935,735 |
| Winkler | 15.1% | 429 | 18.41% | 466 | 370 | 145 | $104,016 | $186,189 |
| Wise | 8.7% | 2,204 | 38.16% | 2,838 | 2,227 | 390 | $653,408 | $1,169,600 |
| Wood | 11.1% | 2,183 | 35.18% | 2,356 | 2,189 | 516 | $541,558 | $969,389 |
| Yoakum | 9.7% | 305 | 23.61% | 455 | 263 | 90 | $91,692 | $164,129 |
| Young | 13.3% | 1,093 | 1.83% | 1,174 | 1,051 | 257 | $263,989 | $472,540 |
| Zapata | 25.9% | 1,597 | 22.98% | 2,306 | 1,248 | 489 | $484,768 | $867,735 |
| Zavala | 32.4% | 1,715 | 23.32% | 2,040 | 1,617 | 542 | $466,822 | $835,611 |
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Comments (9)
Sylvia Guzman via Texas Tribune on Facebook
This does not bode well for the future of the family. Big Daddy Government supplants either the matriarch or patriarch role or both.
Lib Grimmett
I think you only have to look at the counties that either either contain sanctuary cities or have high populations of illegal aliens, those are the highest amount of use of our food stamp program and most, if illegal should not be qualified to get them. But with that said, they also have the highest rate of birth to illegal aliens and those babies are basically wards of the state - as an American citizen baby, their illegal parents are eligible to get every social program available to raise them and still retain their illegal employment. That is why you will see so many of them having multiple babies - they get paid more than food stamps for procreation. How do you think they can afford to drive a $40K car? Employment under the table on $10-$15 an hour plus state and federal benefits for anchor babies and man, you can afford more than the average American, that is for sure. We are being sucked dry and very few politicians have the guts to stop it. Americans need to stand up or this will continue. In the state of Texas, we pay close to 9 billion for illegal aliens and their anchor babies and I say that is just too much. We have Americans who have paid into the system all their life who get no help in their time of need because they have done the right thing. This is immoral!
Navaz Kayani
I totally agree with Lib Grimmett. It is time to STOP issuing American birth certificates to illegals who have multiple babies here (anchor babies). That's where the illegal abuse of the whole system starts. They are here for their won greedy & selfish motive withouth the respect for this great nation. Arrest them all and deport them. Fine those who hire these illegals pay for their deportation expenses. We the tax paying citizens are aware of this whole farse why is the govt turnign a blind eye? It is time to STOP this illegal invasion, take our jobs and our country back. STOP catering to their demands. Learn and speak English and it is time for them to go back to MEXICO, re-enter this coutnry legally.They can make demands on their corrupt government. Does the Mecian government tolerate any illegal immigrants or tourists there or any other country in world for that matter.
We want America to be the great country taht we chose to legally immigrate to and bring our children to for a better life - NOT A THIRD WORLD CORRUPT nation.
Sharona Tibble
Lib and Navaz have obviously never worked in the majority of industries where these HUMAN BEINGS are finding work to make ends meet and take care of their families. These workers do jobs that the majority of legal citizens would never even consider doing and these people are constantly being exploited. Get a clue.
David Spratt
Sharona, Americans used to build every single home every other American lived in. They built every single road and bridge you drive on. They built every building in downtown Dallas and everywhere else. They laid the utility lines, built the water treatment plants and the power generation systems. Americans built the airports and the refineries. Are these the Hundreds of thousands of jobs you are talking about? Granted many of the food stamp recipients may actually be those Americans trying to feed their families because the Illegals were willing to work for 30% less. As for being exploited , they are the ones working for less than a living wage , willingly. If they are being exploited , it is because they are somewhere they should not be , legally. I seriously doubt you have seen this firsthand. I have 30 years experience in these areas of construction being out there on the job everyday. Most people parroting the mantra of illegals doing jobs Americans will not do , are simply repeating something they have heard , but know nothing about.
Stuart Greenfield
It would appear that to receive any benefits from the state, https://www.yourtexasbenefits.com/ssp/SSPHome/ssphome.jsp one is required to either be a U.S. citizen or a legal immigrants. The likelihood of an illegal immigrant receiving benefits is just a little bit better than winning the lottery.
think
Dallas, Tarrant , Travis (Austin) and other major cities all have GOP recession effects in the Great state of Texas. All the wealth, and oil tycoons running politics in this state and all they have to show is millions having to depend of food stamps because the type of jobs (what is left after they cut the jobs at state agencies) in private business get away with paying pitiful wages so they can keep their mega profits.
That is the problem in Texas dirt poor wages because they like exploiting employees.
Nunya Bizness
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Nunya Bizness
@ Lib & Navaz:
Well, I would offer you two a weekend odd-job, since my landscaper has been deported, (& here I was going to offer you two a whole dollar - how you two split it was going to be up to the two of you). But it sounds like you two have a busy week ahead of you. So how many neo-nazi-belief-preaching immigrant-descended individuals will be accompanying you two out of the country? (You two sound like your very firm on this "immigrants must go" mentality, it is logical to conclude you two have a "lead by example" type personality as well).
While we're on the subject of immigration/anti-immigration .... will you two be selling or donating your homes and $40K cars to NATIVE AMERICAN INDIANS (since they aren't descended from "anchor babies" as you two like to call these precious gifts from God*)? All children are gifts from God*, and it is disgusting to see individuals turn their hatred toward innocent BABIES who have done NOTHING wrong - and they are CITIZENS (I can't go as far as saying "just like you" - because they are innocent and don't have a single hate filled bone when they enter this world).
And as far as targeting any single ethic group and blaming them for this country's economic status .... EVERYONE (born citizen, legal immigrant, illegal immigrant, etc.) shares a part in our current status. Why? Because apparently we forgot how to stand up for the rights of people (yes, I mean people, not citizens - people are born people, and their human rights should not be defended or turned down based upon their ethnicity or birthplace). Instead we chose to let our rights (you know, the right to freedom, equality, etc.) be defended by money. And in the end the immigrants suffer due to extremely back-logged paperwork, citizens suffer due to immigrants on legal visas becoming "illegal" and [the immigrants] needing to find an alternative route to earn a living (or start from square one on their papers if they leave & return on a new visa), and the only ones prospering from this situation are the politicians who keep staying in office making empty promises [to correct these issues].
If our government were to address the backlogged paperwork, many illegal immigrants would attain legal status (I seriously doubt they enjoy living in a state of uncertainty due to their pending paperwork). Once they get their legal status, they can (legally) contribute to any programs they may have benefited from while not being a citizen (Navaz said they use American birth certificates to gain employment .... taxes are still taken out from that SS# *gasp*, the difference would be it will be their own information if they achieve legal status - and each # can be used by the correct individual). Will they likely use their # to work? Most likely. Why? Most people look forward to retirement .... working ---> retirement fund ---> retire someday. This will also level out the income gap Lib mentions (although I would like to know where under the table work pays $10-$15, lol).
I would also like to throw in a little tid-bit of info for everyone thinking illegal immigrants are the #1 succubus of state and federal benefits. Where I live, the main food stamp/ Medicaid/ WIC recipients are receiving benefits due to their boyfriend/husband/ "baby daddy" (as some young ladies refer to these men) leaving their girlfriend/wife/significant other, and refusing to help support the child(ren) they helped create - they leave this responsibility to the state/tax payers. And these dead-beat-dads ethnic groups? They are mainly Caucasian of non-Hispanic descent and African-American descent, but then again those two ethic groups also comprise the majority of the city's citizens. Also some of these deadbeat dads have children by multiple women, and don't help support any of their children, so most of these young ladies rely on government support.
One last point to consider (I promise it'll be my last point), many young mothers (in my area, and most likely in other parts of the country) are also relying on government assistance due to loss of income/support from their boyfriend/husband who has died fighting in Iraq. My point? There are many factors related to our economic status/ unemployment levels and the general hard times people are enduring. But if things weren't tough, then it wouldn't be life. But hard times is no point/excuse to lash out at individuals (& their families) who are struggling just as much as you, me, and the rest of the country. We need to take a step back and evaluate our economic status from a holistic perspective in order to demand changes that will result in a long-term positive resolution for the greater population, even if some individuals may have to forego the lifestyle they are accustomed to; such as politicians using tax payer money to finance traveling to their "summer home" via private jets to be able to "mentally prepare" for the grueling task of multi-cultural negotiations (read: taking a mini-vacation prior to having to interact with everyday-working-class-individuals of various backgrounds) - they can just as easily come out of their OWN pocket for that same trip and travel by car like "normal people" and enjoy the road trip with their family 0.o
*My apologies ahead of time if I offend anyone by my reference to God. My point wasn't/isn't to preach religion, but to point out how innocent, living, human-beings are crudely being compared to objects by two individuals claiming to have a respectable set of morals.
And I also apologize for the excessive length of my post, those "anchor baby" comments are a last straw type comment for me because it targets babies/toddlers/children who are either not able to speak up in their defense or are unaware of the complexity and/or magnitude of the entire immigration subject.