John Lettieri, President and CEO of Economic Innovation Group | Official Website
John Lettieri, President and CEO of Economic Innovation Group | Official Website
On a per capita basis, this translates to $14,428 per resident in 2022, up from $9,963 in 2012 and $1,697 in 1970, ranking Wharton County as the 75th fastest-growing in per capita government transfers among Texas counties over the past 10 years.
Meanwhile, Wharton County had the 98th largest share of income derived from government transfers, making it one of the largest dependent counties in the state.
Among Texas's counties, Brooks County saw the largest increase in transfer dependency over the past 10 years, surging 11.7% from 38.5% in 2012 to 50.2% in 2022, and up 37.1 percentage points from just 13.1% in 1970. In dollar terms, government transfers per capita in Brooks County jumped from $15,491 in 2012 to $21,466 in 2022, contrasting to the $1,635 recorded in 1970.
For comparison, the statewide average was 15.5% in 2022, showing a lower dependency than the national average of 17.6%. On a per capita level, this translates to $9,720 per resident, compared to $11,542 nationwide.
Government transfer payments are non-repayable funds provided by federal, state, or local governments to support individuals in need. These payments aim to stabilize economic conditions and provide financial support during hardships. Key programs include Social Security transfers (retirement benefits), Medicare transfers (healthcare for seniors), Medicaid transfers (healthcare for low-income individuals), and income maintenance transfers (financial assistance for basic needs).
In Wharton County, reliance on government transfers was just 9.9% (or $1,697 per capita in inflation-adjusted 2022 dollars) in 1970. This has since increased to a total of 18.1% since 1970. This shift is largely influenced by increased healthcare costs, and economic transformations that have reshaped income sources across the U.S.
In 2022, the primary government transfer programs in Wharton County included:
- Social Security: $3,823 per capita (26.5% of total transfers)
- Medicare: $4,201 per capita (29.1% of total transfers)
- Medicaid: $3,514 per capita (24.4% of total transfers)
- Income Maintenance Programs: $1,615 per capita (11.2% of total transfers)
With 18.2% of the population aged 65 and older, Wharton County has a significant demand for Social Security and Medicare. However, counties with higher poverty rates also show elevated Medicaid and income maintenance participation.
Government transfers have long been a modest financial safety net, historically comprising only a small fraction of Americans' income. However, since the 1970s—sometimes dubbed the “Great Transfer-mation”—dependency has surged from 8.2% (or $2,022 per capita in inflation-adjusted 2022 dollars) in 1970 to 17.6% (or $11,542 per capita) in 2022 nationwide.
According to the Economic Innovation Group’s analysis, these trends are not merely short-term responses to economic pressures but rather reflect a profound, long-term transformation in how government support is integrated into American life. The study illustrates that structural shifts—from rising healthcare expenses and demographic changes to stagnant wages—have significantly increased dependency on government transfers.
Government Transfer Trends by County in Texas, 2022
| County | Dependency on Transfers (%) | Change Since 2012 | Change Since 1970 | Per Capita Amount (2022) | Per Capita Since 2012 | Per Capita Since 1970 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooks County | 50.2% | +11.7% | +37.1% | $21,466 | $5,975 | $19,831 |
| Duval County | 49.2% | +17.8% | +33.6% | $23,192 | $8,891 | $21,427 |
| Hall County | 47.4% | +9.8% | +33.7% | $18,580 | $6,277 | $16,213 |
| Sabine County | 46.5% | +6.7% | +29.2% | $21,486 | $5,518 | $18,882 |
| Willacy County | 46.5% | +5.8% | +32.7% | $16,249 | $5,206 | $14,805 |
| Crosby County | 44.8% | +6.9% | +38% | $20,102 | $7,423 | $18,614 |
| Starr County | 42.9% | +8.1% | +25.3% | $13,581 | $3,790 | $12,154 |
| Real County | 41.9% | +3.2% | +21.8% | $24,238 | $9,807 | $22,222 |
| Concho County | 41.5% | +7.9% | +25.2% | $15,449 | $7,590 | $12,828 |
| Menard County | 41.4% | +9.1% | +28.9% | $19,071 | $6,833 | $16,667 |
| Polk County | 41.3% | +4.5% | +25.7% | $19,486 | $2,402 | $16,983 |
| Marion County | 41.2% | +9.7% | +24.9% | $20,468 | $7,307 | $18,184 |
| Jim Hogg County | 41% | +9.5% | +27.4% | $16,631 | $5,134 | $14,881 |
| Zavala County | 41% | +3.4% | +26.2% | $17,850 | $6,525 | $16,486 |
| San Augustine County | 40.3% | +0.2% | +23.5% | $23,013 | $7,364 | $20,685 |
| Dickens County | 40.2% | +4.6% | +22.3% | $19,244 | $6,722 | $16,573 |
| Red River County | 39.7% | +3.7% | +19.6% | $21,199 | $6,544 | $18,189 |
| Knox County | 39.6% | +8.8% | +24.4% | $20,566 | $7,348 | $18,063 |
| Morris County | 39.3% | +12.2% | +28.7% | $19,368 | $5,295 | $17,241 |
| Cass County | 38.7% | +7.3% | +25.8% | $18,298 | $5,315 | $15,972 |
| McCulloch County | 38.7% | +9.9% | +24% | $18,539 | $6,392 | $15,959 |
| Zapata County | 38.7% | +17.1% | +19.4% | $12,789 | $4,562 | $10,876 |
| Collingsworth County | 38.4% | +7.7% | +21.7% | $17,845 | $5,189 | $15,401 |
| Motley County | 38.1% | +5.1% | +19.8% | $15,529 | $3,369 | $12,810 |
| Tyler County | 37.9% | +6.6% | +22% | $16,256 | $5,128 | $13,563 |
| Jim Wells County | 37.8% | +13.9% | +27.9% | $18,166 | $6,117 | $16,697 |
| Limestone County | 37.7% | +6.1% | +19.1% | $17,714 | $5,712 | $14,797 |
| Trinity County | 37.7% | +1.8% | +18.4% | $17,506 | $3,794 | $14,684 |
| Floyd County | 37.4% | +8.8% | +30.9% | $16,832 | $5,543 | $15,302 |
| Cochran County | 37.3% | +11.9% | +30.9% | $14,941 | $4,412 | $13,558 |
| Mills County | 36.7% | +5.7% | +17.6% | $18,979 | $6,192 | $15,956 |
| Wheeler County | 36.7% | +20.5% | +22.7% | $17,312 | $6,825 | $14,467 |
| San Saba County | 36.6% | +6.9% | +18.7% | $15,494 | $4,739 | $12,870 |
| Coleman County | 36.3% | +5.8% | +17.7% | $20,776 | $7,158 | $17,671 |
| Falls County | 36.2% | +4.8% | +18.1% | $15,289 | $4,138 | $12,511 |
| Dimmit County | 36% | +13.5% | +18.9% | $19,412 | $8,019 | $17,972 |
| Throckmorton County | 36% | +14.3% | +22.2% | $16,799 | $3,264 | $13,858 |
| Wood County | 36% | +3.7% | +18.6% | $17,580 | $4,195 | $14,553 |
| Hudspeth County | 35.5% | +9.1% | +27% | $12,521 | $4,199 | $11,296 |
| Kinney County | 35.5% | +4.2% | +23.4% | $14,498 | $3,181 | $12,861 |
| Newton County | 35.5% | +4.8% | +20.4% | $15,502 | $5,369 | $13,467 |
| Montague County | 35.3% | +12.5% | +21.2% | $16,299 | $4,470 | $13,670 |
| Maverick County | 35.1% | +4.7% | +21.2% | $13,524 | $3,964 | $12,186 |
| Jasper County | 34.9% | +6.8% | +22.2% | $17,916 | $5,975 | $15,684 |
| Houston County | 34.8% | +4.6% | +17.4% | $17,529 | $5,687 | $14,769 |
| Coke County | 34.7% | +8.6% | +20.1% | $17,769 | $5,674 | $15,495 |
| Brown County | 34.6% | +3.9% | +19.4% | $16,224 | $4,439 | $13,479 |
| Bee County | 34.4% | +11.7% | +28% | $11,930 | $3,925 | $10,636 |
| Hardeman County | 34.4% | +5.5% | +20.5% | $19,490 | $6,478 | $16,828 |
| Frio County | 34.1% | +9.3% | +22.7% | $12,760 | $4,180 | $11,274 |
| Cameron County | 34% | +4% | +22.6% | $12,681 | $3,540 | $11,201 |
| Refugio County | 33.9% | +10.3% | +24.4% | $18,428 | $5,768 | $16,799 |
| Donley County | 33.7% | +7.3% | +17% | $15,791 | $4,897 | $13,056 |
| Milam County | 33.7% | +4.4% | +19.8% | $15,704 | $3,662 | $13,195 |
| Foard County | 33.6% | -2.4% | +19.5% | $23,230 | $8,427 | $20,453 |
| Rains County | 33.6% | +3.2% | +15.4% | $13,805 | $2,821 | $11,481 |
| Delta County | 33.4% | +2.8% | +13.3% | $15,509 | $3,569 | $12,150 |
| Edwards County | 33.4% | +4.8% | +22% | $22,082 | $9,961 | $20,458 |
| Terry County | 33.3% | +6.8% | +26.4% | $14,371 | $4,366 | $12,960 |
| Cherokee County | 33.2% | +5% | +19.8% | $14,412 | $3,834 | $12,062 |
| Eastland County | 32.7% | +8.8% | +12% | $18,301 | $5,312 | $14,765 |
| Runnels County | 32.5% | +4.1% | +21.1% | $16,882 | $5,031 | $14,503 |
| Haskell County | 32.3% | +3.1% | +21.7% | $16,323 | $4,129 | $14,155 |
| Stephens County | 31.7% | +15.3% | +19.7% | $14,854 | $4,176 | $12,403 |
| Uvalde County | 31.7% | +6.8% | +22.2% | $16,732 | $5,115 | $15,099 |
| Jones County | 31.6% | +4.5% | +19.2% | $12,611 | $3,548 | $9,976 |
| Hidalgo County | 31.5% | +3.3% | +20.1% | $10,568 | $2,501 | $9,232 |
| Madison County | 31.4% | +4.8% | +15.2% | $12,902 | $3,432 | $10,701 |
| Henderson County | 31.3% | +3.1% | +18.2% | $15,406 | $3,502 | $13,195 |
| Mitchell County | 31.3% | +6.5% | +17.6% | $11,604 | $3,155 | $9,278 |
| Garza County | 31.2% | +14.5% | +20.9% | $10,248 | $2,717 | $8,272 |
| Nolan County | 31.2% | +5.1% | +21.6% | $16,205 | $4,807 | $14,008 |
| Leon County | 31.1% | +2.9% | +8.7% | $17,670 | $5,070 | $14,390 |
| Angelina County | 30.8% | +6.6% | +22.1% | $14,580 | $4,037 | $12,898 |
| Kimble County | 30.5% | +6.9% | +17.3% | $16,603 | $4,952 | $14,085 |
| Hale County | 30.2% | +6.1% | +23.6% | $12,617 | $3,933 | $11,133 |
| Hockley County | 30% | +10.1% | +23.6% | $14,461 | $4,548 | $13,191 |
| Lamar County | 29.9% | +0.8% | +15.3% | $15,474 | $3,459 | $12,949 |
| Fannin County | 29.6% | +0.9% | +12.4% | $13,936 | $2,950 | $11,076 |
| Kleberg County | 29.6% | +6.4% | +24.1% | $13,411 | $3,776 | $12,433 |
| Fisher County | 29.5% | -0.8% | +17.7% | $15,908 | $3,584 | $13,804 |
| Navarro County | 29.5% | +2.6% | +15.3% | $13,300 | $2,255 | $10,679 |
| Camp County | 29.4% | +3.4% | +14.5% | $14,751 | $3,742 | $12,174 |
| Freestone County | 29.4% | +7.5% | +14.1% | $13,217 | $3,837 | $10,430 |
| Bosque County | 29.3% | +4.7% | +12.4% | $15,382 | $4,427 | $12,402 |
| Dawson County | 29.2% | +3.5% | +22.4% | $14,130 | $4,318 | $12,643 |
| Hill County | 29.2% | +0.9% | +15.5% | $14,562 | $3,194 | $11,848 |
| San Jacinto County | 29% | +1.3% | +13.2% | $12,969 | $2,397 | $10,804 |
| Terrell County | 29% | +3.6% | +21.5% | $17,452 | $5,264 | $15,661 |
| Upshur County | 28.9% | +5% | +14.7% | $13,099 | $3,020 | $10,919 |
| Baylor County | 28.8% | -3% | +12.8% | $17,548 | $3,110 | $14,532 |
| Wilbarger County | 28.8% | +3.3% | +12.7% | $16,145 | $4,766 | $13,417 |
| Comanche County | 28.7% | -0.5% | +13.1% | $15,215 | $3,627 | $12,470 |
| Callahan County | 28.3% | +3.8% | +12% | $14,370 | $3,989 | $11,466 |
| Schleicher County | 28.3% | +10.5% | +20.9% | $15,767 | $7,349 | $13,936 |
| Robertson County | 28.2% | +3% | +10.5% | $15,167 | $3,791 | $12,493 |
| Coryell County | 28.1% | +10% | +21.7% | $10,271 | $3,655 | $8,824 |
| Jefferson County | 28% | +6.2% | +20.8% | $13,490 | $3,249 | $11,867 |
| Wharton County | 28% | +6.9% | +18.1% | $14,428 | $4,465 | $12,731 |
| Anderson County | 27.9% | +4% | +12.4% | $12,253 | $3,483 | $9,602 |
| Jackson County | 27.9% | +5.5% | +18.7% | $13,581 | $3,308 | $11,959 |
| Matagorda County | 27.8% | +4.5% | +18.6% | $14,000 | $3,935 | $12,353 |
| Van Zandt County | 27.8% | +1.4% | +14.4% | $12,703 | $2,094 | $10,170 |
| Bowie County | 27.7% | +5.1% | +18.3% | $13,894 | $3,847 | $11,962 |
| Hutchinson County | 27.7% | +8.7% | +20.9% | $13,151 | $4,233 | $11,619 |
| Lampasas County | 27.7% | +7% | +14.7% | $16,545 | $4,825 | $13,909 |
| Mason County | 27.6% | +4% | +9.2% | $15,153 | $4,140 | $12,209 |
| Orange County | 27.6% | +4.8% | +21.1% | $13,825 | $2,905 | $12,578 |
| Grimes County | 27.5% | +6.3% | +9.8% | $11,611 | $3,083 | $9,108 |
| Childress County | 27.4% | -3.6% | +13.8% | $12,088 | $2,703 | $9,318 |
| Llano County | 27.4% | +0.9% | +11.7% | $17,562 | $4,641 | $14,034 |
| Palo Pinto County | 27.2% | +4.3% | +20% | $14,078 | $3,916 | $12,575 |
| Wichita County | 27.2% | +9.2% | +21.1% | $13,840 | $4,369 | $12,299 |
| Gray County | 27.1% | +10.8% | +19.7% | $12,623 | $3,663 | $10,905 |
| Colorado County | 26.9% | +3.3% | +16.3% | $16,588 | $4,771 | $14,594 |
| Hamilton County | 26.9% | +7% | +8.8% | $17,250 | $4,751 | $14,211 |
| Val Verde County | 26.9% | +5.7% | +21.4% | $12,866 | $4,345 | $11,764 |
| Atascosa County | 26.8% | +6.9% | +16.8% | $12,249 | $3,456 | $10,471 |
| Caldwell County | 26.7% | +4.4% | +14.1% | $10,787 | $2,325 | $9,051 |
| Kent County | 26.6% | +0.2% | +14.8% | $16,953 | $4,573 | $15,154 |
| Rusk County | 26.6% | +5.3% | +12.9% | $12,171 | $3,070 | $9,865 |
| San Patricio County | 26.6% | +5.9% | +18.9% | $13,530 | $3,432 | $12,167 |
| Walker County | 26.6% | +3.4% | +16.4% | $8,951 | $2,176 | $7,561 |
| Armstrong County | 26.4% | +3.8% | +17.1% | $15,451 | $5,038 | $13,400 |
| Bandera County | 26.3% | +6.1% | +17.3% | $15,566 | $5,462 | $13,448 |
| Gregg County | 26.3% | +8.5% | +17.3% | $14,720 | $4,619 | $12,786 |
| Lavaca County | 26.3% | +5.1% | +9.5% | $17,273 | $5,080 | $14,502 |
| Panola County | 26.3% | +5.4% | +13.2% | $14,974 | $4,915 | $12,899 |
| Aransas County | 26% | +2.8% | +16.9% | $16,664 | $3,651 | $14,634 |
| Goliad County | 26% | +5.1% | +12.7% | $14,908 | $4,644 | $12,978 |
| Nacogdoches County | 26% | +3.4% | +15.1% | $12,687 | $3,631 | $10,907 |
| Presidio County | 25.8% | +2.7% | +13.8% | $14,801 | $5,276 | $13,024 |
| Jack County | 25.7% | +9.2% | +13.2% | $11,869 | $3,339 | $9,598 |
| Lynn County | 25.7% | -3.3% | +18.1% | $13,096 | $2,849 | $11,554 |
| Liberty County | 25.4% | +2% | +14% | $10,752 | $1,339 | $8,659 |
| Webb County | 25.4% | +4% | +15.6% | $10,370 | $2,787 | $8,949 |
| Young County | 25.4% | +6.2% | +12.1% | $15,993 | $4,461 | $13,397 |
| Scurry County | 25.3% | +9.3% | +16.8% | $12,277 | $3,626 | $10,538 |
| Briscoe County | 25.2% | -2.3% | +17.2% | $13,797 | $3,246 | $12,139 |
| Burleson County | 25.2% | +4.4% | +8.1% | $14,043 | $3,946 | $11,500 |
| Lamb County | 25.2% | -0.9% | +17.1% | $13,956 | $3,845 | $12,162 |
| Live Oak County | 25.1% | +7.3% | +15.5% | $11,601 | $3,401 | $9,983 |
| Pecos County | 25.1% | +4.8% | +20.3% | $11,245 | $3,508 | $10,312 |
| El Paso County | 25% | +4.1% | +18.5% | $11,035 | $3,133 | $9,762 |
| Grayson County | 24.8% | +1.1% | +15.1% | $13,213 | $2,701 | $11,239 |
| Clay County | 24.7% | +4.4% | +14.3% | $12,924 | $2,963 | $10,362 |
| Shelby County | 24.7% | -1.2% | +7.6% | $16,180 | $4,844 | $13,472 |
| Harrison County | 24.6% | +5.1% | +13.1% | $11,930 | $2,528 | $9,925 |
| Jeff Davis County | 24.5% | +4.3% | +14.6% | $14,591 | $5,504 | $12,893 |
| Stonewall County | 24.4% | -4.4% | +10.8% | $21,642 | $6,597 | $18,942 |
| Hardin County | 24.2% | +4.6% | +13.5% | $13,201 | $3,583 | $11,247 |
| Medina County | 24.2% | +2.6% | +16% | $12,088 | $3,163 | $10,621 |
| Hopkins County | 24.1% | +0.3% | +10.5% | $12,882 | $3,098 | $10,552 |
| Sutton County | 24% | +12.6% | +14.9% | $16,540 | $7,580 | $15,108 |
| Titus County | 23.8% | +0.6% | +11.2% | $12,375 | $3,856 | $10,018 |
| Bell County | 23.5% | +7.3% | +19.3% | $11,619 | $3,578 | $10,476 |
| Fayette County | 23.5% | +3.1% | +8.5% | $16,525 | $5,024 | $13,897 |
| Nueces County | 23.3% | +5% | +17.4% | $12,974 | $3,690 | $11,685 |
| La Salle County | 23.2% | +7.8% | +8.7% | $11,868 | $3,587 | $9,716 |
| Victoria County | 23.1% | +5.1% | +16.6% | $13,649 | $4,172 | $12,368 |
| Kerr County | 23% | +1.7% | +11.2% | $14,793 | $3,432 | $12,054 |
| Taylor County | 23% | +4.3% | +15.4% | $12,766 | $3,587 | $11,110 |
| Crockett County | 22.9% | +5.2% | +17.9% | $14,215 | $6,165 | $13,075 |
| DeWitt County | 22.9% | +2.3% | +9.6% | $16,247 | $4,818 | $14,232 |
| Franklin County | 22.9% | -3.7% | +9.1% | $13,162 | $1,971 | $11,008 |
| Potter County | 22.9% | +3.7% | +13.4% | $12,895 | $3,786 | $10,868 |
| Bailey County | 22.7% | +3.2% | +16.2% | $11,909 | $3,394 | $10,554 |
| Hunt County | 22.7% | -1.6% | +12% | $10,900 | $1,107 | $9,018 |
| Carson County | 22.4% | +5.7% | +15.9% | $10,716 | $2,879 | $9,021 |
| McLennan County | 22.3% | +1.5% | +12.4% | $11,186 | $2,445 | $9,167 |
| Hood County | 22.1% | +2.5% | +12% | $14,038 | $3,140 | $11,580 |
| Lee County | 22.1% | +3.3% | +9% | $12,679 | $3,383 | $10,189 |
| Washington County | 21.7% | +1.8% | +9.9% | $15,871 | $4,434 | $13,693 |
| Gonzales County | 21.5% | -0.9% | +8.2% | $14,339 | $4,556 | $12,168 |
| Howard County | 21.5% | +1.3% | +15.6% | $12,165 | $3,509 | $10,798 |
| Calhoun County | 21.4% | -0.4% | +16.3% | $14,251 | $4,792 | $13,237 |
| Yoakum County | 21.4% | +8.4% | +17.4% | $10,573 | $2,927 | $9,661 |
| Cottle County | 21.3% | -6.4% | +5% | $18,591 | $3,963 | $16,052 |
| Austin County | 21% | +5.8% | +9.4% | $12,910 | $4,090 | $10,695 |
| Erath County | 21% | +0.6% | +5.8% | $10,636 | $2,702 | $8,115 |
| Somervell County | 20.9% | +3.7% | +5.1% | $12,200 | $3,614 | $9,705 |
| Bastrop County | 20.3% | +0.7% | +4.6% | $9,058 | $1,656 | $6,498 |
| Lubbock County | 20% | +2.3% | +14.5% | $10,503 | $2,395 | $9,323 |
| Tom Green County | 20% | +2.1% | +11.9% | $12,629 | $3,583 | $10,828 |
| Wilson County | 20% | +3.5% | +10% | $11,319 | $3,274 | $9,581 |
| Brewster County | 19.9% | +1.7% | +11.1% | $11,574 | $3,353 | $10,129 |
| Culberson County | 19.9% | -6.3% | +13.1% | $16,334 | $5,065 | $15,035 |
| Johnson County | 19.6% | +0.8% | +9.7% | $10,375 | $2,058 | $8,341 |
| Bexar County | 19.5% | +2.7% | +12.8% | $10,239 | $2,210 | $8,717 |
| Cooke County | 19.3% | +2.2% | +9.7% | $11,798 | $2,185 | $9,904 |
| Guadalupe County | 19.3% | +2.3% | +11.7% | $10,352 | $2,552 | $8,779 |
| Kenedy County | 19% | +6.9% | +15.2% | $7,249 | $1,139 | $6,380 |
| Upton County | 19% | +2% | +11.9% | $13,609 | $4,212 | $12,334 |
| Burnet County | 18.8% | -0.7% | +1.3% | $12,137 | $2,114 | $8,759 |
| Ward County | 18.8% | +2% | +12.5% | $11,041 | $2,176 | $9,873 |
| Reeves County | 18.7% | -7% | +13.4% | $11,493 | $3,249 | $10,588 |
| Crane County | 18.5% | +5.8% | +13.4% | $9,842 | $2,962 | $8,691 |
| Gillespie County | 18.4% | +0.1% | +7.3% | $15,541 | $4,069 | $13,493 |
| Deaf Smith County | 18.1% | -0.3% | +15.3% | $11,898 | $3,464 | $10,962 |
| Archer County | 17.9% | +2.7% | +10.3% | $11,083 | $2,448 | $9,185 |
| Karnes County | 17.9% | -6.7% | +3.5% | $14,561 | $4,345 | $12,565 |
| Galveston County | 17.8% | +3.2% | +11.6% | $10,915 | $2,758 | $9,491 |
| Wise County | 17.8% | +2.5% | +8.3% | $9,870 | $2,412 | $7,954 |
| Smith County | 17.7% | +1.9% | +9.2% | $11,830 | $2,518 | $10,032 |
| Swisher County | 17.7% | -3.6% | +12.8% | $12,647 | $3,562 | $11,253 |
| Blanco County | 17.5% | +1.8% | +3.5% | $13,036 | $4,333 | $10,427 |
| Roberts County | 16.9% | +5.1% | +8.4% | $9,151 | $2,490 | $7,727 |
| Winkler County | 16.9% | -1.4% | +10.9% | $11,397 | $2,823 | $10,154 |
| Ector County | 16.8% | +3.9% | +12.4% | $9,286 | $2,096 | $8,338 |
| Waller County | 16.7% | -0.3% | +7.4% | $8,617 | $1,259 | $7,060 |
| Reagan County | 16.6% | +5.1% | +12.3% | $10,847 | $4,039 | $9,959 |
| Sterling County | 16.4% | +5.4% | +11% | $10,971 | $2,736 | $9,525 |
| Ellis County | 16.2% | +0.6% | +7.4% | $8,967 | $1,864 | $7,139 |
| Brazoria County | 15.8% | +2.8% | +11% | $9,088 | $2,474 | $8,021 |
| Andrews County | 15.7% | +4.6% | +10.4% | $8,518 | $1,928 | $7,310 |
| Dallam County | 15.4% | +3.2% | +8.1% | $10,786 | $2,930 | $9,183 |
| Comal County | 15.3% | +0.1% | +7.3% | $11,449 | $2,088 | $9,452 |
| Kaufman County | 15.3% | -1.5% | +4.4% | $8,046 | $570 | $6,017 |
| Gaines County | 15% | +1.8% | +9.2% | $7,044 | $1,077 | $5,934 |
| Ochiltree County | 14.6% | +7.4% | +10.5% | $8,782 | $3,237 | $7,729 |
| Brazos County | 14.4% | +1.6% | +7.3% | $6,854 | $1,675 | $5,583 |
| Randall County | 14.2% | +2.1% | +12% | $8,228 | $1,884 | $7,687 |
| Castro County | 14% | -1.5% | +11.2% | $12,086 | $3,620 | $11,221 |
| Hemphill County | 14% | +8.6% | +6.9% | $10,339 | $4,918 | $8,656 |
| Parmer County | 13.9% | -0.1% | +11.5% | $9,418 | $2,302 | $8,469 |
| Shackelford County | 13.6% | +5.8% | -0.1% | $14,344 | $4,179 | $11,600 |
| Tarrant County | 13.6% | +1.5% | +7.9% | $8,429 | $1,885 | $7,050 |
| Chambers County | 13.4% | +0.9% | +6.5% | $8,250 | $1,270 | $6,814 |
| Hansford County | 13.4% | +3% | +10.1% | $10,484 | $3,060 | $9,315 |
| Irion County | 13.4% | +0.9% | +4.4% | $10,732 | $2,929 | $8,630 |
| Parker County | 12.9% | -0.4% | +6.5% | $9,033 | $1,540 | $7,597 |
| Harris County | 12.8% | +2.7% | +8.4% | $8,838 | $2,282 | $7,693 |
| Oldham County | 12.8% | +0.2% | +7.6% | $9,811 | $2,437 | $8,692 |
| Martin County | 12.2% | -1.9% | +6.3% | $12,015 | $3,440 | $10,746 |
| Hays County | 12% | -1.6% | +4.4% | $7,196 | $1,248 | $5,961 |
| McMullen County | 11.9% | +2% | +6.5% | $14,149 | $5,824 | $12,959 |
| Dallas County | 11.6% | +0.2% | +7% | $8,730 | $1,941 | $7,478 |
| Kendall County | 11.6% | +1.6% | +2.6% | $12,326 | $3,334 | $9,893 |
| Montgomery County | 11% | +2.2% | +4.3% | $8,360 | $1,840 | $6,943 |
| Williamson County | 10.3% | -0.4% | +0.2% | $6,913 | $1,647 | $4,998 |
| Rockwall County | 9.8% | +0.5% | +0.6% | $7,455 | $1,639 | $5,134 |
| Fort Bend County | 9.6% | +2.6% | +4% | $6,767 | $2,072 | $5,686 |
| Denton County | 8.7% | +0.1% | +2.8% | $6,440 | $1,555 | $5,186 |
| Travis County | 7.6% | -0.5% | +2.2% | $6,542 | $1,183 | $5,277 |
| Sherman County | 7.2% | -0.1% | +4.8% | $7,464 | $1,750 | $6,578 |
| Borden County | 7.1% | -2.9% | +5.2% | $8,232 | $605 | $7,744 |
| Collin County | 7.1% | +0.5% | +0.9% | $5,900 | $1,313 | $4,488 |
| Loving County | 6.7% | -13.1% | -2.3% | $9,510 | $1,575 | $7,877 |
| Glasscock County | 5.4% | -2.5% | +1.4% | $6,641 | $807 | $5,788 |
| Midland County | 5.3% | +0.6% | +1.7% | $7,710 | $1,229 | $6,715 |
| King County | 4.6% | -0.7% | -7.7% | $5,206 | $614 | $3,898 |
| Hartley County | 4.2% | -1.9% | -1.1% | $3,748 | $-266 | $2,193 |
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