Estimates of the Texas Population Living Below Poverty, 1999
County
Below Poverty: All Ages
Percent Below Poverty: All Ages
Below Poverty: Under Age 18
Percent Below Poverty: Under Age 18
Below Poverty: Ages 18-64
Percent Below Poverty: Ages 18-64
Below Poverty: Age 65+
Percent Below Poverty: Age 65+
Bowie
14,509
17.10%
5,461
24.98%
7,107
13.87%
1,941
16.56%
Collin
21,134
5.13%
9,287
8.43%
10,570
3.76%
1,277
6.10%
Delta
962
19.87%
324
28.71%
434
16.15%
205
19.90%
Fannin
4,488
17.37%
1,321
22.47%
2,161
14.57%
1,006
19.59%
Foard
366
21.63%
124
31.97%
158
18.00%
85
19.69%
Grayson
14,595
15.02%
4,857
20.39%
7,356
12.72%
2,381
15.37%
Harrison
11,209
17.71%
3,886
23.52%
5,622
14.62%
1,701
20.44%
Hopkins
4,658
15.69%
1,461
19.67%
2,232
12.84%
966
19.79%
Hunt
11,201
15.45%
3,915
20.49%
5,698
13.06%
1,588
16.24%
Lamar
8,262
18.83%
3,266
27.77%
3,670
14.90%
1,327
17.68%
Parker
9,277
10.09%
2,886
11.66%
5,283
9.11%
1,108
12.04%
Rains
1,343
16.79%
362
19.94%
698
14.90%
283
18.89%
Red River
3,090
22.37%
1,000
31.25%
1,356
17.92%
734
24.09%
Smith
24,995
14.85%
8,907
21.99%
12,548
12.11%
3,540
14.59%
Tarrant
166,332
11.04%
60,927
15.38%
94,112
9.39%
11,293
10.44%
Upshur
5,589
16.75%
1,769
21.45%
2,807
14.24%
1,013
18.76%
Van Zandt
6,946
16.21%
2,067
20.24%
3,389
13.85%
1,490
18.25%
Victoria
14,161
17.60%
5,610
25.05%
6,990
14.36%
1,561
16.68%
Wise
5,440
12.94%
1,607
14.85%
3,035
11.65%
798
15.43%
Wood
5,736
17.38%
1,687
23.23%
2,775
14.97%
1,274
17.68%
Estimates Prepared By: Research Division, Texas Health and Human Services Commission