In 2022, Irion County ranked as the 24th least government transfer-dependent county in Texas, with 13.4% of total income coming from programs such as Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and income maintenance, according to information from the Economic Innovation Group.
In total, residents in Irion County received $16.42 million, equivalent to $10,732 per capita.
For comparison, the average across Texas was $1.15 billion, or $11,542 per capita.
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).
Breaking down the contributions in Irion County at the time, Social Security transfers made up $6.77 million, a 41.2% share of the total. Medicare transfers accounted for $4.54 million (27.6%), while Medicaid contributed $2.17 million (13.2%). Income maintenance programs, including assistance such as SNAP or TANF, added another $1.13 million, or 6.9% of the total.
With 21.5% of the population aged 65 and older, Irion County has a significant demand for programs like Social Security and Medicare. Despite this aid, the total per capita income in Irion County, excluding government transfers was $69,603, which is below the county’s total income of $80,335, emphasizing the role of government transfers in overall income.
When comparing 2022 to the previous year, Irion County saw a decrease in its government transfer dependency by 3%.
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. In Irion County, reliance on government transfers has similarly increased from virtually none in 1970 to 13.4% (or $10,732 per capita) in 2022, reflecting broader national trends.
According to the Economic Innovation Group’s analysis, these trends are not merely short-term responses to economic pressures but rather reflect a profound, long-term transformation in how government support is integrated into American life. The study illustrates that structural shifts—from rising healthcare expenses and demographic changes to stagnant wages—have significantly increased dependency on government transfers.
Breakdown of Government Transfers by Program in Irion County, 2022
2022 Texas County Rankings and Government Transfer Dependency Metrics
| County | State Rank | Dependency on Transfers (%) | % Population 65+ | Social Security Transfers (%) | Medicare Transfers (%) | Medicaid Transfers (%) | Income Maintenance Transfers (%) | Per Capita Transfers ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooks County | 1 | 50.2% | 16.9% | 7.9% | 11.5% | 20.9% | 7.1% | $21,466 |
| Duval County | 2 | 49.2% | 17.7% | 8.4% | 11.4% | 20.5% | 5.7% | $23,192 |
| Hall County | 3 | 47.4% | 24.3% | 12% | 12.9% | 15.1% | 4.3% | $18,580 |
| Willacy County | 4 | 46.5% | 14.8% | 7.3% | 9.3% | 18.9% | 7% | $16,249 |
| Sabine County | 5 | 46.5% | 30.8% | 15.4% | 12.7% | 10.9% | 3.1% | $21,486 |
| Crosby County | 6 | 44.8% | 18.8% | 9.6% | 9.6% | 18.3% | 4.8% | $20,102 |
| Starr County | 7 | 42.9% | 11.2% | 5.2% | 9.8% | 14.7% | 9.7% | $13,581 |
| Real County | 8 | 41.9% | 30.3% | 14.5% | 10.8% | 8.9% | 3% | $24,238 |
| Concho County | 9 | 41.5% | 20.7% | 10.7% | 12.9% | 12.9% | 2.4% | $15,449 |
| Menard County | 10 | 41.4% | 32.2% | 12.1% | 12.5% | 11.1% | 3.1% | $19,071 |
| Polk County | 11 | 41.3% | 18.8% | 15.5% | 11.3% | 6.8% | 3.2% | $19,486 |
| Marion County | 12 | 41.2% | 27.4% | 11.6% | 12.6% | 10% | 3.5% | $20,468 |
| Jim Hogg County | 13 | 41% | 18% | 7.8% | 10.3% | 12.9% | 6.4% | $16,631 |
| Zavala County | 14 | 41% | 14.9% | 6.5% | 7.9% | 15.9% | 7.7% | $17,850 |
| San Augustine County | 15 | 40.3% | 26.3% | 10.2% | 8.9% | 15.1% | 3.3% | $23,013 |
| Dickens County | 16 | 40.2% | 28.3% | 11.2% | 9.4% | 14% | 2.9% | $19,244 |
| Red River County | 17 | 39.7% | 25.6% | 10% | 10.1% | 13.4% | 3.1% | $21,199 |
| Knox County | 18 | 39.6% | 20% | 8.9% | 9.7% | 15.7% | 3.1% | $20,566 |
| Morris County | 19 | 39.3% | 22.1% | 11.6% | 10% | 10.2% | 3.9% | $19,368 |
| Cass County | 20 | 38.7% | 22.4% | 11.1% | 9.1% | 11% | 3.6% | $18,298 |
| McCulloch County | 21 | 38.7% | 24.5% | 10.2% | 9.6% | 13% | 3.4% | $18,539 |
| Zapata County | 22 | 38.7% | 13.4% | 6.2% | 7.7% | 11.6% | 9.1% | $12,789 |
| Collingsworth County | 23 | 38.4% | 19% | 8.6% | 11.6% | 13% | 3.2% | $17,845 |
| Motley County | 24 | 38.1% | 29.6% | 14% | 12.9% | 4.6% | 3.3% | $15,529 |
| Tyler County | 25 | 37.9% | 22.5% | 11.5% | 10.9% | 8.6% | 3.5% | $16,256 |
| Jim Wells County | 26 | 37.8% | 16% | 7.8% | 8.6% | 13.6% | 4.7% | $18,166 |
| Trinity County | 27 | 37.7% | 26.9% | 13.2% | 10.7% | 5.9% | 3.9% | $17,506 |
| Limestone County | 28 | 37.7% | 21.1% | 9.1% | 8.3% | 14.1% | 3.4% | $17,714 |
| Floyd County | 29 | 37.4% | 19.1% | 8.6% | 8.1% | 13.2% | 4.3% | $16,832 |
| Cochran County | 30 | 37.3% | 15.2% | 8.2% | 7.7% | 14.4% | 4.6% | $14,941 |
| Mills County | 31 | 36.7% | 28.4% | 11% | 8.4% | 11.7% | 2.2% | $18,979 |
| Wheeler County | 32 | 36.7% | 21.2% | 8.7% | 10.5% | 12.5% | 2.5% | $17,312 |
| San Saba County | 33 | 36.6% | 22.7% | 11% | 8.1% | 11% | 3.2% | $15,494 |
| Coleman County | 34 | 36.3% | 25.8% | 10.2% | 9% | 11.2% | 2.7% | $20,776 |
| Falls County | 35 | 36.2% | 19.3% | 8.3% | 7.4% | 13.4% | 3.9% | $15,289 |
| Dimmit County | 36 | 36% | 16.6% | 6.1% | 8.4% | 14% | 5% | $19,412 |
| Throckmorton County | 37 | 36% | 25.9% | 9.6% | 11.3% | 11% | 2.3% | $16,799 |
| Wood County | 38 | 36% | 27.5% | 13% | 10.8% | 6.1% | 2.2% | $17,580 |
| Kinney County | 39 | 35.5% | 26.6% | 11.8% | 9.3% | 4.8% | 3.4% | $14,498 |
| Newton County | 39 | 35.5% | 23.6% | 9% | 9.1% | 10.3% | 4% | $15,502 |
| Hudspeth County | 41 | 35.5% | 10.3% | 10.1% | 7.3% | 5% | 6.2% | $12,521 |
| Montague County | 42 | 35.3% | 21.9% | 10.6% | 10.3% | 8.5% | 2.4% | $16,299 |
| Maverick County | 43 | 35.1% | 11.8% | 5.5% | 7.4% | 11.9% | 6.8% | $13,524 |
| Jasper County | 44 | 34.9% | 21.1% | 10.1% | 8.8% | 10% | 3.4% | $17,916 |
| Houston County | 45 | 34.8% | 22.3% | 9.1% | 8.6% | 10.7% | 3.2% | $17,529 |
| Coke County | 46 | 34.7% | 27.2% | 10.8% | 8.9% | 10.1% | 2% | $17,769 |
| Brown County | 47 | 34.6% | 21% | 9.5% | 8% | 10.7% | 2.9% | $16,224 |
| Bee County | 48 | 34.4% | 12.7% | 7.8% | 8.3% | 10.1% | 4.5% | $11,930 |
| Hardeman County | 49 | 34.4% | 22.6% | 8.7% | 9.2% | 11.1% | 2.7% | $19,490 |
| Frio County | 50 | 34.1% | 12.3% | 6.4% | 7.1% | 12.5% | 5.1% | $12,760 |
| Cameron County | 51 | 34% | 14.2% | 6% | 6.4% | 10.8% | 6.7% | $12,681 |
| Refugio County | 52 | 33.9% | 22.2% | 8.9% | 10.3% | 8.8% | 2.8% | $18,428 |
| Milam County | 53 | 33.7% | 21.5% | 9.7% | 8.9% | 8.9% | 3.1% | $15,704 |
| Donley County | 54 | 33.7% | 25.3% | 10.1% | 9.6% | 7.3% | 2.5% | $15,791 |
| Foard County | 55 | 33.6% | 25.6% | 6.8% | 9.2% | 13.8% | 1.9% | $23,230 |
| Rains County | 56 | 33.6% | 25.2% | 12.3% | 9.7% | 4.6% | 2.7% | $13,805 |
| Delta County | 57 | 33.4% | 21% | 9.3% | 9% | 8.7% | 3.3% | $15,509 |
| Edwards County | 58 | 33.4% | 29.8% | 10.2% | 7.7% | 9.3% | 2.9% | $22,082 |
| Terry County | 59 | 33.3% | 15.4% | 7% | 6.9% | 13.4% | 4.2% | $14,371 |
| Cherokee County | 60 | 33.2% | 18.1% | 8.9% | 8.4% | 9.6% | 3.7% | $14,412 |
| Eastland County | 61 | 32.7% | 22% | 8.6% | 8.4% | 9.5% | 2.5% | $18,301 |
| Runnels County | 62 | 32.5% | 21% | 8.9% | 8% | 9.8% | 2.7% | $16,882 |
| Haskell County | 63 | 32.3% | 22.4% | 8.3% | 8.1% | 10.6% | 2.8% | $16,323 |
| Uvalde County | 64 | 31.7% | 16.6% | 6.6% | 6% | 10.7% | 4.4% | $16,732 |
| Stephens County | 65 | 31.7% | 20.5% | 9% | 7.7% | 9.4% | 3% | $14,854 |
| Jones County | 66 | 31.6% | 15.3% | 7.9% | 6.5% | 11.6% | 2.5% | $12,611 |
| Hidalgo County | 67 | 31.5% | 11.6% | 5% | 5.9% | 9.1% | 7.7% | $10,568 |
| Madison County | 68 | 31.4% | 15.6% | 8.4% | 7.6% | 9.7% | 3.5% | $12,902 |
| Henderson County | 69 | 31.3% | 22.5% | 10.1% | 9% | 6.3% | 2.9% | $15,406 |
| Mitchell County | 70 | 31.3% | 14.5% | 8% | 6.2% | 11.8% | 3% | $11,604 |
| Nolan County | 71 | 31.2% | 18.9% | 7.5% | 7.2% | 10.4% | 3.1% | $16,205 |
| Garza County | 72 | 31.2% | 14.3% | 7.3% | 7.6% | 11.2% | 3% | $10,248 |
| Leon County | 73 | 31.1% | 24.5% | 11.4% | 9.4% | 4.7% | 2.4% | $17,670 |
| Angelina County | 74 | 30.8% | 16.8% | 8.1% | 7.4% | 8.6% | 3.5% | $14,580 |
| Kimble County | 75 | 30.5% | 30.4% | 10.2% | 8% | 6.4% | 2.4% | $16,603 |
| Hale County | 76 | 30.2% | 14.2% | 7.1% | 6.2% | 10% | 4.1% | $12,617 |
| Hockley County | 77 | 30% | 15.6% | 7.5% | 6.4% | 9.3% | 3.1% | $14,461 |
| Lamar County | 78 | 29.9% | 19.1% | 8.1% | 7.7% | 8.3% | 3% | $15,474 |
| Kleberg County | 79 | 29.6% | 13.8% | 6.2% | 6% | 8.9% | 4.1% | $13,411 |
| Fannin County | 80 | 29.6% | 17.8% | 8.5% | 8.2% | 6.9% | 2.2% | $13,936 |
| Fisher County | 81 | 29.5% | 24.6% | 8.7% | 7.3% | 9% | 2.2% | $15,908 |
| Navarro County | 82 | 29.5% | 16.4% | 8% | 7% | 7.8% | 3.5% | $13,300 |
| Camp County | 83 | 29.4% | 18.9% | 8.6% | 7.6% | 6.4% | 3.5% | $14,751 |
| Freestone County | 84 | 29.4% | 20.7% | 9.6% | 7.4% | 6.7% | 2.7% | $13,217 |
| Bosque County | 85 | 29.3% | 25.4% | 10.2% | 7.5% | 6.2% | 2.1% | $15,382 |
| Hill County | 86 | 29.2% | 20.5% | 9% | 7.2% | 6.8% | 2.7% | $14,562 |
| Dawson County | 87 | 29.2% | 14.2% | 6.7% | 6.6% | 11.1% | 3.3% | $14,130 |
| San Jacinto County | 88 | 29% | 22.7% | 10.3% | 7.5% | 5.2% | 3.5% | $12,969 |
| Terrell County | 89 | 29% | 33.9% | 8.3% | 7.4% | 5.8% | 1.9% | $17,452 |
| Upshur County | 90 | 28.9% | 18.7% | 9.1% | 7.2% | 6.5% | 3% | $13,099 |
| Wilbarger County | 91 | 28.8% | 19.1% | 6.9% | 7.7% | 8.7% | 2.9% | $16,145 |
| Baylor County | 92 | 28.8% | 23.9% | 8.2% | 8.3% | 8.1% | 2.3% | $17,548 |
| Comanche County | 93 | 28.7% | 23.4% | 8.7% | 6.7% | 8% | 2.5% | $15,215 |
| Schleicher County | 94 | 28.3% | 21.9% | 8.4% | 8.2% | 7.1% | 2.3% | $15,767 |
| Callahan County | 95 | 28.3% | 21.6% | 9% | 7.6% | 5.7% | 2.3% | $14,370 |
| Robertson County | 96 | 28.2% | 20.9% | 7.8% | 6.6% | 8.2% | 3.1% | $15,167 |
| Coryell County | 97 | 28.1% | 11.4% | 6.5% | 5.4% | 3.6% | 3.4% | $10,271 |
| Jefferson County | 98 | 28% | 15.5% | 7.1% | 6.2% | 8.9% | 3.5% | $13,490 |
| Wharton County | 98 | 28% | 18.2% | 7.4% | 8.2% | 6.8% | 3.1% | $14,428 |
| Anderson County | 100 | 27.9% | 15.5% | 7.8% | 7.2% | 7% | 2.8% | $12,253 |
| Jackson County | 101 | 27.9% | 20.1% | 8.2% | 7% | 7.8% | 2.7% | $13,581 |
| Matagorda County | 102 | 27.8% | 18.2% | 7.9% | 7.9% | 6.8% | 2.7% | $14,000 |
| Van Zandt County | 103 | 27.8% | 20.3% | 8.8% | 7.5% | 6.2% | 2.4% | $12,703 |
| Bowie County | 104 | 27.7% | 17.4% | 7.4% | 6.5% | 7.1% | 3.3% | $13,894 |
| Lampasas County | 105 | 27.7% | 20.7% | 7.7% | 6.2% | 4.2% | 1.8% | $16,545 |
| Hutchinson County | 106 | 27.7% | 18.1% | 8.7% | 8% | 5.8% | 2.5% | $13,151 |
| Mason County | 107 | 27.6% | 31% | 10.8% | 7.8% | 4.9% | 1.8% | $15,153 |
| Orange County | 108 | 27.6% | 16.1% | 8.2% | 6.7% | 7.4% | 2.8% | $13,825 |
| Grimes County | 109 | 27.5% | 18.8% | 9.6% | 7.7% | 4.7% | 3% | $11,611 |
| Llano County | 110 | 27.4% | 36.8% | 10.5% | 9.9% | 3.1% | 1.3% | $17,562 |
| Childress County | 111 | 27.4% | 16.5% | 7.3% | 6.1% | 8.7% | 2.7% | $12,088 |
| Palo Pinto County | 112 | 27.2% | 20.3% | 8.2% | 7.5% | 6% | 2.6% | $14,078 |
| Wichita County | 113 | 27.2% | 15.3% | 7.1% | 7.3% | 6% | 2.7% | $13,840 |
| Gray County | 114 | 27.1% | 16.6% | 8.2% | 7% | 6.6% | 3.1% | $12,623 |
| Colorado County | 115 | 26.9% | 23.1% | 8.4% | 7.8% | 6.5% | 2% | $16,588 |
| Hamilton County | 116 | 26.9% | 25.7% | 8.3% | 7.4% | 7.1% | 1.8% | $17,250 |
| Val Verde County | 117 | 26.9% | 13.6% | 5.1% | 5.2% | 7.4% | 4.3% | $12,866 |
| Atascosa County | 118 | 26.8% | 15% | 6.7% | 6.6% | 6.3% | 3.7% | $12,249 |
| Caldwell County | 119 | 26.7% | 15.6% | 7.3% | 7.5% | 5.8% | 3.4% | $10,787 |
| Rusk County | 120 | 26.6% | 17.4% | 8.3% | 5.9% | 7% | 2.9% | $12,171 |
| Walker County | 121 | 26.6% | 13.9% | 7.8% | 7.4% | 4.5% | 2.9% | $8,951 |
| Kent County | 122 | 26.6% | 25.8% | 7% | 7.6% | 9.7% | 1.6% | $16,953 |
| San Patricio County | 123 | 26.6% | 15.3% | 7.1% | 6.1% | 6.9% | 3.3% | $13,530 |
| Armstrong County | 124 | 26.4% | 23.4% | 7.6% | 5.5% | 8.8% | 1.4% | $15,451 |
| Lavaca County | 125 | 26.3% | 23.7% | 7.5% | 8.6% | 6.7% | 1.6% | $17,273 |
| Gregg County | 126 | 26.3% | 16% | 7% | 7% | 6.9% | 2.9% | $14,720 |
| Panola County | 127 | 26.3% | 20.5% | 8.2% | 6.4% | 6.4% | 2.5% | $14,974 |
| Bandera County | 128 | 26.3% | 29.4% | 10.7% | 7.4% | 2.3% | 1.7% | $15,566 |
| Goliad County | 129 | 26% | 25.3% | 8.4% | 6.6% | 6.6% | 2.1% | $14,908 |
| Aransas County | 130 | 26% | 28.2% | 9.5% | 6.5% | 5% | 2% | $16,664 |
| Nacogdoches County | 131 | 26% | 15.9% | 7% | 5.9% | 7% | 3.1% | $12,687 |
| Presidio County | 132 | 25.8% | 23.2% | 6.3% | 5.8% | 6.3% | 5.1% | $14,801 |
| Lynn County | 133 | 25.7% | 16.3% | 6.5% | 7.4% | 7.1% | 2.9% | $13,096 |
| Jack County | 134 | 25.7% | 17.1% | 8.2% | 7.5% | 5.5% | 2.3% | $11,869 |
| Webb County | 135 | 25.4% | 10.3% | 4.5% | 4.5% | 7.2% | 6.3% | $10,370 |
| Young County | 135 | 25.4% | 20.6% | 7.4% | 7% | 7% | 2% | $15,993 |
| Liberty County | 137 | 25.4% | 11.6% | 6.7% | 6.3% | 5.9% | 4% | $10,752 |
| Scurry County | 138 | 25.3% | 15.9% | 7.1% | 6.5% | 7.1% | 2.5% | $12,277 |
| Lamb County | 139 | 25.2% | 17.2% | 6.1% | 5.3% | 8.8% | 3% | $13,956 |
| Briscoe County | 140 | 25.2% | 23.8% | 8.9% | 8.8% | 3.9% | 1.9% | $13,797 |
| Burleson County | 141 | 25.2% | 21.3% | 8.4% | 7.5% | 4.5% | 2.4% | $14,043 |
| Pecos County | 142 | 25.1% | 13.5% | 5.9% | 5.1% | 9.1% | 3% | $11,245 |
| Live Oak County | 143 | 25.1% | 20.5% | 7.7% | 5.3% | 7.3% | 2.7% | $11,601 |
| El Paso County | 144 | 25% | 13.1% | 5.2% | 4.7% | 5.7% | 4.3% | $11,035 |
| Grayson County | 145 | 24.8% | 18% | 7.6% | 7% | 4.9% | 2.1% | $13,213 |
| Shelby County | 146 | 24.7% | 18.1% | 5.9% | 5.5% | 8.5% | 2.9% | $16,180 |
| Clay County | 147 | 24.7% | 24% | 9.4% | 6.8% | 4.2% | 1.8% | $12,924 |
| Harrison County | 148 | 24.6% | 17.6% | 7.7% | 5.4% | 5.9% | 2.9% | $11,930 |
| Jeff Davis County | 149 | 24.5% | 42.9% | 11.4% | 6.8% | 2.2% | 1.4% | $14,591 |
| Stonewall County | 150 | 24.4% | 28.3% | 6.3% | 7.1% | 8.9% | 1.5% | $21,642 |
| Hardin County | 151 | 24.2% | 17.5% | 7.8% | 6.6% | 5.6% | 2% | $13,201 |
| Medina County | 151 | 24.2% | 17.5% | 6.8% | 5.3% | 5.7% | 2.4% | $12,088 |
| Hopkins County | 153 | 24.1% | 18.6% | 7.5% | 6.4% | 5.7% | 2.3% | $12,882 |
| Sutton County | 154 | 24% | 20.8% | 6.4% | 6.4% | 7.5% | 1.8% | $16,540 |
| Titus County | 155 | 23.8% | 15.1% | 6.4% | 5.2% | 6.8% | 3.1% | $12,375 |
| Fayette County | 156 | 23.5% | 27% | 8.2% | 6.8% | 5.5% | 1.3% | $16,525 |
| Bell County | 157 | 23.5% | 11.9% | 5.4% | 4.1% | 2.7% | 2.9% | $11,619 |
| Nueces County | 158 | 23.3% | 16% | 5.6% | 5% | 6.7% | 3% | $12,974 |
| La Salle County | 159 | 23.2% | 15.1% | 5.2% | 5.2% | 7.3% | 3.7% | $11,868 |
| Victoria County | 160 | 23.1% | 17.1% | 6.5% | 6% | 5.6% | 2.5% | $13,649 |
| Kerr County | 161 | 23% | 28.8% | 9.3% | 6.8% | 2.5% | 1.5% | $14,793 |
| Taylor County | 162 | 23% | 14.9% | 5.7% | 5.5% | 5.7% | 2.3% | $12,766 |
| Potter County | 163 | 22.9% | 14.3% | 5.3% | 4.5% | 7.5% | 3% | $12,895 |
| Crockett County | 164 | 22.9% | 19.1% | 7.2% | 5% | 6.9% | 2.3% | $14,215 |
| DeWitt County | 165 | 22.9% | 20.2% | 5.9% | 5% | 7.9% | 2.2% | $16,247 |
| Franklin County | 165 | 22.9% | 22.7% | 7.8% | 6.3% | 4.5% | 2% | $13,162 |
| Hunt County | 167 | 22.7% | 15.6% | 7.1% | 6% | 4.4% | 2.5% | $10,900 |
| Bailey County | 168 | 22.7% | 15.3% | 5.2% | 5.1% | 7.5% | 2.8% | $11,909 |
| Carson County | 169 | 22.4% | 20.7% | 8.6% | 6.4% | 3.1% | 1.6% | $10,716 |
| McLennan County | 170 | 22.3% | 15.3% | 6.4% | 5.1% | 4.9% | 2.7% | $11,186 |
| Lee County | 171 | 22.1% | 20.2% | 7.4% | 5.9% | 5.1% | 1.9% | $12,679 |
| Hood County | 172 | 22.1% | 25.5% | 9% | 6.6% | 2.3% | 1.3% | $14,038 |
| Washington County | 173 | 21.7% | 22.9% | 6.8% | 5.4% | 5.7% | 1.6% | $15,871 |
| Howard County | 174 | 21.5% | 13.8% | 5% | 4.7% | 6.4% | 2.3% | $12,165 |
| Gonzales County | 175 | 21.5% | 17.8% | 5.6% | 5.2% | 6.3% | 2.6% | $14,339 |
| Calhoun County | 176 | 21.4% | 19.7% | 6.5% | 5.3% | 5.4% | 2.1% | $14,251 |
| Yoakum County | 177 | 21.4% | 12.6% | 6.6% | 4.3% | 6.2% | 2.7% | $10,573 |
| Cottle County | 178 | 21.3% | 25.3% | 5.7% | 5.6% | 7.3% | 1.8% | $18,591 |
| Erath County | 179 | 21% | 14.9% | 6% | 4.4% | 5.3% | 1.8% | $10,636 |
| Austin County | 180 | 21% | 21.2% | 7.4% | 6% | 4% | 1.8% | $12,910 |
| Somervell County | 181 | 20.9% | 19.8% | 7.4% | 5.5% | 4.4% | 1.4% | $12,200 |
| Bastrop County | 182 | 20.3% | 15.5% | 6.7% | 5.7% | 2.6% | 2.6% | $9,058 |
| Tom Green County | 183 | 20% | 17% | 5.5% | 4.7% | 5% | 1.9% | $12,629 |
| Lubbock County | 184 | 20% | 13.3% | 5.5% | 4.6% | 5% | 2.4% | $10,503 |
| Wilson County | 185 | 20% | 16.9% | 6.1% | 4.2% | 3.7% | 1.5% | $11,319 |
| Culberson County | 186 | 19.9% | 20.5% | 4.1% | 6% | 5.5% | 2.3% | $16,334 |
| Brewster County | 187 | 19.9% | 24.4% | 7.3% | 4.5% | 2.8% | 1.5% | $11,574 |
| Johnson County | 188 | 19.6% | 14% | 6.1% | 5.5% | 3.2% | 1.9% | $10,375 |
| Bexar County | 189 | 19.5% | 12.9% | 5% | 4% | 3.8% | 2.7% | $10,239 |
| Cooke County | 190 | 19.3% | 19.2% | 6.4% | 5.1% | 3.7% | 1.8% | $11,798 |
| Guadalupe County | 191 | 19.3% | 14.9% | 5.6% | 3.8% | 2% | 1.7% | $10,352 |
| Upton County | 192 | 19% | 16.3% | 5% | 7.2% | 4.2% | 1.8% | $13,609 |
| Kenedy County | 193 | 19% | 22.3% | 5.8% | 7.4% | 1.4% | 3.1% | $7,249 |
| Burnet County | 194 | 18.8% | 23.6% | 8.1% | 4.9% | 2.6% | 1.3% | $12,137 |
| Ward County | 195 | 18.8% | 13.8% | 5.4% | 4.2% | 5.4% | 2.4% | $11,041 |
| Reeves County | 196 | 18.7% | 13.2% | 4.2% | 3.8% | 6.9% | 2.5% | $11,493 |
| Crane County | 197 | 18.5% | 12.7% | 5.4% | 5.3% | 4% | 2.3% | $9,842 |
| Gillespie County | 198 | 18.4% | 30.6% | 7.5% | 5% | 3.3% | 0.8% | $15,541 |
| Deaf Smith County | 199 | 18.1% | 12.9% | 3.7% | 3.7% | 7.1% | 2.5% | $11,898 |
| Karnes County | 200 | 17.9% | 14.4% | 4% | 4.9% | 6.3% | 1.7% | $14,561 |
| Archer County | 201 | 17.9% | 21.3% | 7% | 5.1% | 2.3% | 1.3% | $11,083 |
| Galveston County | 202 | 17.8% | 15.7% | 5.7% | 5.3% | 3.1% | 1.8% | $10,915 |
| Wise County | 203 | 17.8% | 15.6% | 6.2% | 5.4% | 2.1% | 1.5% | $9,870 |
| Swisher County | 204 | 17.7% | 17.1% | 5.1% | 4.2% | 4.1% | 2.4% | $12,647 |
| Smith County | 205 | 17.7% | 17.4% | 5.8% | 4.5% | 3.5% | 1.9% | $11,830 |
| Blanco County | 206 | 17.5% | 27% | 7.3% | 5.2% | 2.1% | 0.8% | $13,036 |
| Roberts County | 207 | 16.9% | 22.9% | 8% | 4.5% | 1.8% | 1.3% | $9,151 |
| Winkler County | 208 | 16.9% | 12.5% | 4.2% | 3.4% | 5.9% | 2.1% | $11,397 |
| Ector County | 209 | 16.8% | 10% | 4.2% | 3.7% | 4.5% | 2.6% | $9,286 |
| Waller County | 210 | 16.7% | 11.7% | 5% | 3.9% | 3% | 2.2% | $8,617 |
| Reagan County | 211 | 16.6% | 12.4% | 4.3% | 4.6% | 4.6% | 2% | $10,847 |
| Sterling County | 212 | 16.4% | 14.2% | 4.3% | 5.1% | 4.8% | 1.2% | $10,971 |
| Ellis County | 213 | 16.2% | 13.1% | 5.3% | 4.4% | 2.1% | 1.8% | $8,967 |
| Brazoria County | 214 | 15.8% | 12.8% | 5.1% | 4.5% | 2.4% | 1.7% | $9,088 |
| Andrews County | 215 | 15.7% | 10.3% | 4.5% | 3.5% | 4.5% | 2% | $8,518 |
| Dallam County | 216 | 15.4% | 11% | 3.1% | 4.7% | 4.4% | 1.5% | $10,786 |
| Kaufman County | 217 | 15.3% | 10.7% | 4.8% | 3.7% | 2% | 2.2% | $8,046 |
| Comal County | 218 | 15.3% | 18.6% | 5.7% | 3.9% | 1.2% | 0.8% | $11,449 |
| Gaines County | 219 | 15% | 9.1% | 3.4% | 2.9% | 4.8% | 2.7% | $7,044 |
| Moore County | 220 | 14.6% | 11.8% | 3.9% | 3% | 4.5% | 2% | $8,477 |
| Ochiltree County | 220 | 14.6% | 13.1% | 4.5% | 3.8% | 3.3% | 1.9% | $8,782 |
| Brazos County | 222 | 14.4% | 10.2% | 4.5% | 3.3% | 2.2% | 2.1% | $6,854 |
| Randall County | 223 | 14.2% | 15.7% | 5.6% | 4.1% | 1.1% | 1.3% | $8,228 |
| Castro County | 224 | 14% | 17.1% | 3.3% | 3.2% | 4.8% | 1.7% | $12,086 |
| Hemphill County | 224 | 14% | 18.6% | 5.3% | 4.1% | 2.2% | 1.2% | $10,339 |
| Parmer County | 226 | 13.9% | 15.1% | 3.8% | 3.5% | 3.8% | 1.7% | $9,418 |
| Tarrant County | 227 | 13.6% | 12.3% | 4.2% | 3.5% | 2.1% | 1.9% | $8,429 |
| Shackelford County | 228 | 13.6% | 21% | 4.2% | 3.3% | 3.7% | 1.1% | $14,344 |
| Hansford County | 229 | 13.4% | 15.1% | 4.2% | 4.2% | 3% | 1.2% | $10,484 |
| Chambers County | 230 | 13.4% | 11.9% | 4.8% | 4.3% | 1.5% | 1.4% | $8,250 |
| Irion County | 231 | 13.4% | 21.5% | 5.5% | 3.7% | 1.8% | 0.9% | $10,732 |
| Parker County | 232 | 12.9% | 15.9% | 4.9% | 3.8% | 1.2% | 1% | $9,033 |
| Oldham County | 233 | 12.8% | 16.6% | 5.8% | 1.9% | 1.6% | 1.1% | $9,811 |
| Harris County | 234 | 12.8% | 11.8% | 3.4% | 3.1% | 2.6% | 2.1% | $8,838 |
| Martin County | 235 | 12.2% | 11.7% | 2.6% | 3.1% | 3.9% | 1.6% | $12,015 |
| Hays County | 236 | 12% | 12.1% | 4.3% | 3.2% | 1.1% | 1.2% | $7,196 |
| McMullen County | 237 | 11.9% | 25.1% | 4.5% | 4.5% | 1% | 1.3% | $14,149 |
| Kendall County | 238 | 11.6% | 20.2% | 4.7% | 3% | 1% | 0.5% | $12,326 |
| Dallas County | 239 | 11.6% | 11.8% | 3.2% | 2.9% | 2.3% | 1.9% | $8,730 |
| Montgomery County | 240 | 11% | 13.8% | 4% | 3.4% | 1% | 1.2% | $8,360 |
| Williamson County | 241 | 10.3% | 12.9% | 4% | 2.9% | 0.7% | 0.8% | $6,913 |
| Rockwall County | 242 | 9.8% | 12.6% | 3.9% | 2.9% | 0.6% | 0.8% | $7,455 |
| Fort Bend County | 243 | 9.6% | 12.5% | 3.4% | 2.6% | 0.8% | 1.2% | $6,767 |
| Lipscomb County | 244 | 9.3% | 20.4% | 3.3% | 2.7% | 1.6% | 0.8% | $10,869 |
| Denton County | 245 | 8.7% | 11.5% | 3.2% | 2.4% | 0.8% | 0.8% | $6,440 |
| Travis County | 246 | 7.6% | 11% | 2.5% | 1.8% | 1.2% | 0.9% | $6,542 |
| Sherman County | 247 | 7.2% | 15.4% | 2.3% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 0.8% | $7,464 |
| Collin County | 248 | 7.1% | 11.6% | 2.9% | 2.1% | 0.4% | 0.7% | $5,900 |
| Borden County | 249 | 7.1% | 25.2% | 3.4% | 2% | 0.1% | 0.8% | $8,232 |
| Loving County | 250 | 6.7% | 0% | 3.3% | 1.1% | 0% | 0.8% | $9,510 |
| Glasscock County | 251 | 5.4% | 15% | 2.5% | 1.6% | 0.4% | 0.6% | $6,641 |
| Midland County | 252 | 5.3% | 10.8% | 1.6% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 0.9% | $7,710 |
| King County | 253 | 4.6% | 23.1% | 2.3% | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.8% | $5,206 |
| Hartley County | 254 | 4.2% | 16.5% | 2.5% | 0.6% | 0.1% | 0.5% | $3,748 |
