Socioeconomic Indicators, 1997
County
Unemployment Rate
Average Monthly Temporary Assistance to Needy Families Recipients
Average Monthly Food Stamp Participants
Average Monthly Medicaid Eligibles
Bowie
8.40%
2,987
10,183
10,052
Collin
2.40%
1,974
6,722
8,017
Delta
4.40%
209
725
761
Fannin
4.90%
525
2,172
2,701
Foard
5.90%
32
260
225
Grayson
4.60%
2,271
8,365
8,932
Harrison
8.20%
1,952
6,515
6,403
Hopkins
5.00%
298
1,881
2,474
Hunt
5.00%
1,896
6,600
6,613
Lamar
5.90%
1,641
6,434
6,933
Parker
3.30%
592
2,715
3,414
Rains
5.40%
144
555
600
Red River
7.20%
441
1,954
2,079
Smith
6.20%
3,839
14,178
15,039
Tarrant
3.60%
25,873
79,905
80,282
Upshur
6.60%
782
3,287
3,122
Van Zandt
4.20%
867
3,203
3,842
Victoria
5.00%
2,255
9,004
8,654
Wise
3.20%
455
1,866
2,228
Wood
5.80%
572
2,626
3,007
Statistics Prepared By: Texas Department of Health