| Table 1. Variables in the Community Well-Being Index by County 1,a, 1999. | ||||||
| Diocese | Anderson | Angelina | Austin | Bastrop | Bell | |
| Percent in poverty | 16.4 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 15.0 |
| Percent receiving Public Assistance | 6.1 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 |
| Proportion with female headed households | 26.9 | 27.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 |
| Proportion unemployed | 6.8 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 10.0 |
| Density under 18 (per sq. mile) | 92.0 | 10.0 | 22.1 | 7.8 | 11.8 | 47.5 |
| Diocese | Brazoria | Brazos | Burleson | Burnet | Chambers | |
| Percent in poverty | 16.4 | 10.0 | 27.0 | 22.0 | 18.0 | 12.0 |
| Percent receiving Public Assistance | 6.1 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 10.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 |
| Proportion with female headed households | 26.9 | 19.0 | 29.0 | 27.0 | 24.0 | 19.0 |
| Proportion unemployed | 6.8 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 |
| Density under 18 (per sq. mile) | 92.0 | 37.3 | 41.8 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 9.1 |
| Diocese | Cherokee | Colorado | Coryell | Falls | Fayette | |
| Percent in poverty | 16.4 | 22.0 | 21.0 | 11.0 | 28.0 | 19.0 |
| Percent receiving Public Assistance | 6.1 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 14.0 | 8.0 |
| Proportion with female headed households | 26.9 | 28.0 | 27.0 | 18.0 | 33.0 | 26.0 |
| Proportion unemployed | 6.8 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 11.0 | 9.0 | 5.0 |
| Density under 18 (per sq. mile) | 92.0 | 9.7 | 4.8 | 15.1 | 5.6 | 4.8 |
| Diocese | Fort Bend | Freestone | Galveston | Gregg | Grimes | |
| Percent in poverty | 16.4 | 9.0 | 19.0 | 15.0 | 17.0 | 24.0 |
| Percent receiving Public Assistance | 6.1 | 4.0 | 9.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 10.0 |
| Proportion with female headed households | 26.9 | 18.0 | 28.0 | 27.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 |
| Proportion unemployed | 6.8 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 6.0 |
| Density under 18 (per sq. mile) | 92.0 | 80.6 | 4.6 | 138.8 | 98.7 | 5.9 |
| Diocese | Hardin | Harris | Harrison | Houston | Jasper | |
| Percent in poverty | 16.4 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 20.0 | 26.0 | 20.0 |
| Percent receiving Public Assistance | 6.1 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 10.0 | 12.0 | 10.0 |
| Proportion with female headed households | 26.9 | 22.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 31.0 | 26.0 |
| Proportion unemployed | 6.8 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 7.0 | 10.0 |
| Density under 18 (per sq. mile) | 92.0 | 12.9 | 429.3 | 17.3 | 4.2 | 8.7 |
| Diocese | Jefferson | Lampasas | Lee | Leon | Liberty | |
| Percent in poverty | 16.4 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 18.0 | 21.0 | 18.0 |
| Percent receiving Public Assistance | 6.1 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 10.0 | 9.0 |
| Proportion with female headed households | 26.9 | 31.0 | 24.0 | 23.0 | 25.0 | 23.0 |
| Proportion unemployed | 6.8 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 10.0 |
| Density under 18 (per sq. mile) | 92.0 | 62.3 | 5.0 | 5.8 | 2.9 | 12.5 |
| Diocese | Limestone | McLennan | Madison | Marion | Matagorda | |
| Percent in poverty | 16.4 | 24.0 | 21.0 | 27.0 | 31.0 | 21.0 |
| Percent receiving Public Assistance | 6.1 | 9.0 | 7.0 | 10.0 | 15.0 | 8.0 |
| Proportion with female headed households | 26.9 | 31.0 | 29.0 | 30.0 | 29.0 | 25.0 |
| Proportion unemployed | 6.8 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 15.0 | 8.0 |
| Density under 18 (per sq. mile) | 92.0 | 5.7 | 44.2 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 9.9 |
| Diocese | Milam | Montgomery | Nacogdoche | Newton | Orange | |
| Percent in poverty | 16.4 | 24.0 | 12.0 | 25.0 | 26.0 | 15.0 |
| Percent receiving Public Assistance | 6.1 | 11.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 12.0 | 6.0 |
| Proportion with female headed households | 26.9 | 28.0 | 20.0 | 31.0 | 24.0 | 23.0 |
| Proportion unemployed | 6.8 | 9.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 14.0 | 8.0 |
| Density under 18 (per sq. mile) | 92.0 | 6.1 | 48.0 | 12.3 | 4.1 | 58.1 |
| Diocese | Panola | Polk | Robertson | Rusk | Sabine | |
| Percent in poverty | 16.4 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 28.0 | 20.0 | 19.0 |
| Percent receiving Public Assistance | 6.1 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 13.0 | 8.0 | 10.0 |
| Proportion with female headed households | 26.9 | 26.0 | 24.0 | 32.0 | 26.0 | 23.0 |
| Proportion unemployed | 6.8 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 6.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 |
| Density under 18 (per sq. mile) | 92.0 | 7.2 | 6.5 | 4.8 | 12.4 | 3.3 |
| Diocese | San Augustine | San Jacinto | Shelby | Smith | Travis | |
| Percent in poverty | 16.4 | 30.0 | 24.0 | 25.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Percent receiving Public Assistance | 6.1 | 11.0 | 10.0 | 13.0 | 7.0 | 4.0 |
| Proportion with female headed households | 26.9 | 29.0 | 21.0 | 29.0 | 27.0 | 30.0 |
| Proportion unemployed | 6.8 | 10.0 | 12.0 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 |
| Density under 18 (per sq. mile) | 92.0 | 3.2 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 40.5 | 127.5 |
| Diocese | Trinity | Tyler | Walker | Waller | Washington | |
| Percent in poverty | 16.4 | 25.0 | 18.0 | 22.0 | 21.0 | 18.0 |
| Percent receiving Public Assistance | 6.1 | 12.0 | 10.0 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 |
| Proportion with female headed households | 26.9 | 26.0 | 24.0 | 28.0 | 27.0 | 28.0 |
| Proportion unemployed | 6.8 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 11.0 | 4.0 |
| Density under 18 (per sq. mile) | 92.0 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 11.5 | 10.9 | 10.2 |
| Diocese | Wharton | Williamson | ||||
| Percent in poverty | 16.4 | 21.0 | 10.0 | |||
| Percent receiving Public Assistance | 6.1 | 8.0 | 4.0 | |||
| Proportion with female headed households | 26.9 | 27.0 | 22.0 | |||
| Proportion unemployed | 6.8 | 8.0 | 5.0 | |||
| Density under 18 (per sq. mile) | 92.0 | 10.4 | 36.2 | |||
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Sources:
1. U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1990
U.S. Census.
Notes:
a. Proportions calculated from 1990 U.S. Census
data.