Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for Texas by County
Education: Less than 9th grade
Population Ages 25+
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Value
County
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2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
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Value (Percent)
|
People (Education: Less Than 9th Grade)
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Rank within US (of 3143 counties)
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | N/A | 7.3 | 1,414,661 | 50 of 52 |
| United States | N/A | 4.7 | 10,732,389 | N/A |
| Kenedy County | Rural | 42.6 | 20 | 3,143 |
| Gaines County | Rural | 31.8 | 3,751 | 3,140 |
| Starr County | Rural | 28.6 | 10,505 | 3,139 |
| Hudspeth County | Urban | 24.0 | 526 | 3,138 |
| Presidio County | Rural | 23.1 | 867 | 3,137 |
| Moore County | Rural | 19.9 | 2,495 | 3,135 |
| Zapata County | Rural | 19.4 | 1,543 | 3,134 |
| King County | Rural | 18.8 | 29 | 3,133 |
| Crockett County | Rural | 18.2 | 401 | 3,130 |
| Cochran County | Urban | 17.9 | 295 | 3,127 |
| Culberson County | Rural | 17.9 | 288 | 3,127 |
| Hidalgo County | Urban | 17.9 | 90,727 | 3,127 |
| Willacy County | Rural | 17.8 | 2,298 | 3,126 |
| Maverick County | Urban | 17.7 | 5,892 | 3,125 |
| Yoakum County | Rural | 17.4 | 782 | 3,123 |
| La Salle County | Rural | 17.0 | 766 | 3,120 |
| Edwards County | Rural | 16.4 | 151 | 3,116 |
| Castro County | Rural | 16.3 | 730 | 3,114 |
| Cameron County | Urban | 16.0 | 40,581 | 3,110 |
| Crane County | Rural | 16.0 | 463 | 3,110 |
| Parmer County | Rural | 15.9 | 981 | 3,109 |
| Garza County | Urban | 15.8 | 592 | 3,108 |
| Dimmit County | Rural | 15.7 | 813 | 3,107 |
| Dallam County | Rural | 15.2 | 668 | 3,101 |
| Deaf Smith County | Rural | 15.2 | 1,640 | 3,101 |
| Webb County | Urban | 15.2 | 23,225 | 3,101 |
| Reeves County | Rural | 15.1 | 1,263 | 3,097 |
| Zavala County | Rural | 14.9 | 853 | 3,094 |
| Val Verde County | Rural | 14.5 | 4,196 | 3,091 |
| Hansford County | Rural | 13.8 | 446 | 3,082 |
| Hale County | Rural | 13.6 | 2,721 | 3,079 |
| Dawson County | Rural | 13.5 | 1,083 | 3,077 |
| Titus County | Rural | 13.1 | 2,572 | 3,073 |
| Duval County | Rural | 13.0 | 849 | 3,071 |
| Frio County | Rural | 12.8 | 1,450 | 3,067 |
| Sherman County | Rural | 12.8 | 203 | 3,067 |
| Bailey County | Rural | 12.5 | 512 | 3,060 |
| Lamb County | Rural | 11.9 | 966 | 3,053 |
| Andrews County | Rural | 11.7 | 1,299 | 3,047 |
| Terry County | Rural | 11.7 | 867 | 3,047 |
| Swisher County | Rural | 11.6 | 519 | 3,042 |
| El Paso County | Urban | 11.5 | 62,261 | 3,039 |
| Ochiltree County | Rural | 11.5 | 687 | 3,039 |
| Briscoe County | Rural | 11.4 | 110 | 3,033 |
| Floyd County | Rural | 11.4 | 408 | 3,033 |
| Uvalde County | Rural | 11.4 | 1,775 | 3,033 |
| Winkler County | Rural | 11.4 | 536 | 3,033 |
| Brooks County | Rural | 11.2 | 577 | 3,027 |
| Gonzales County | Rural | 11.2 | 1,454 | 3,027 |
| Potter County | Urban | 11.0 | 8,237 | 3,024 |
| Jeff Davis County | Rural | 10.8 | 152 | 3,021 |
| Real County | Rural | 10.5 | 204 | 3,016 |
| Dallas County | Urban | 10.2 | 172,323 | 3,002 |
| Harris County | Urban | 10.2 | 314,190 | 3,002 |
| Live Oak County | Rural | 10.2 | 851 | 3,002 |
| Ector County | Urban | 10.1 | 9,858 | 2,998 |
| Lipscomb County | Rural | 10.1 | 187 | 2,998 |
| Navarro County | Rural | 10.1 | 3,445 | 2,998 |
| Upton County | Rural | 10.0 | 222 | 2,995 |
| Bastrop County | Urban | 9.9 | 6,602 | 2,992 |
| Concho County | Rural | 9.8 | 257 | 2,989 |
| Howard County | Rural | 9.8 | 2,224 | 2,989 |
| Liberty County | Urban | 9.7 | 5,849 | 2,984 |
| Pecos County | Rural | 9.7 | 984 | 2,984 |
| Crosby County | Urban | 9.5 | 314 | 2,978 |
| Kleberg County | Rural | 9.5 | 1,649 | 2,978 |
| Glasscock County | Rural | 9.4 | 73 | 2,971 |
| McCulloch County | Rural | 9.4 | 503 | 2,971 |
| Ward County | Rural | 9.3 | 662 | 2,965 |
| Calhoun County | Rural | 9.2 | 1,279 | 2,957 |
| Hemphill County | Rural | 9.2 | 204 | 2,957 |
| Goliad County | Urban | 8.9 | 464 | 2,941 |
| Knox County | Rural | 8.9 | 205 | 2,941 |
| Menard County | Rural | 8.9 | 130 | 2,941 |
| Waller County | Urban | 8.9 | 3,053 | 2,941 |
| Jim Hogg County | Rural | 8.8 | 212 | 2,935 |
| Matagorda County | Rural | 8.7 | 2,103 | 2,929 |
| Schleicher County | Rural | 8.7 | 148 | 2,929 |
| Hockley County | Urban | 8.5 | 1,164 | 2,918 |
| Stonewall County | Rural | 8.5 | 69 | 2,918 |
| Camp County | Rural | 8.4 | 703 | 2,913 |
| Lee County | Rural | 8.3 | 1,050 | 2,903 |
| Refugio County | Rural | 8.3 | 389 | 2,903 |
| Sutton County | Rural | 8.3 | 179 | 2,903 |
| Atascosa County | Urban | 8.2 | 2,637 | 2,889 |
| Cottle County | Rural | 8.2 | 77 | 2,889 |
| Shelby County | Rural | 8.2 | 1,295 | 2,889 |
| Hartley County | Rural | 8.1 | 325 | 2,883 |
| Cherokee County | Rural | 8.0 | 2,719 | 2,872 |
| Nolan County | Rural | 8.0 | 768 | 2,872 |
| Stephens County | Rural | 8.0 | 509 | 2,872 |
| Caldwell County | Urban | 7.8 | 2,474 | 2,851 |
| Karnes County | Rural | 7.8 | 822 | 2,851 |
| Oldham County | Urban | 7.8 | 97 | 2,851 |
| Wharton County | Rural | 7.8 | 2,152 | 2,851 |
| Jack County | Rural | 7.7 | 450 | 2,841 |
| Kimble County | Rural | 7.7 | 258 | 2,841 |
| Baylor County | Rural | 7.6 | 188 | 2,831 |
| Gray County | Rural | 7.6 | 1,057 | 2,831 |
| Wilbarger County | Rural | 7.6 | 657 | 2,831 |
| Haskell County | Rural | 7.5 | 292 | 2,821 |
| Jim Wells County | Rural | 7.5 | 1,854 | 2,821 |
| Mitchell County | Rural | 7.5 | 457 | 2,821 |
| Scurry County | Rural | 7.5 | 821 | 2,821 |
| Lynn County | Urban | 7.4 | 275 | 2,814 |
| Nacogdoches County | Rural | 7.4 | 2,822 | 2,814 |
| Collingsworth County | Rural | 7.3 | 126 | 2,796 |
| Grimes County | Rural | 7.3 | 1,524 | 2,796 |
| San Patricio County | Urban | 7.3 | 3,341 | 2,796 |
| Bee County | Rural | 7.2 | 1,554 | 2,789 |
| Coleman County | Rural | 7.2 | 413 | 2,789 |
| Foard County | Rural | 7.1 | 48 | 2,769 |
| Jefferson County | Urban | 7.1 | 12,056 | 2,769 |
| Midland County | Urban | 7.1 | 7,690 | 2,769 |
| Polk County | Rural | 7.1 | 2,639 | 2,769 |
| San Jacinto County | Urban | 7.1 | 1,394 | 2,769 |
| San Saba County | Rural | 7.1 | 293 | 2,769 |
| Hall County | Rural | 7.0 | 143 | 2,749 |
| Mason County | Rural | 7.0 | 196 | 2,749 |
| Jackson County | Rural | 6.8 | 706 | 2,715 |
| Walker County | Rural | 6.8 | 3,579 | 2,715 |
| Kinney County | Rural | 6.7 | 170 | 2,697 |
| Lavaca County | Rural | 6.7 | 955 | 2,697 |
| Milam County | Rural | 6.6 | 1,155 | 2,682 |
| Angelina County | Rural | 6.5 | 3,710 | 2,660 |
| Bexar County | Urban | 6.4 | 84,838 | 2,648 |
| Colorado County | Rural | 6.3 | 896 | 2,631 |
| Leon County | Rural | 6.3 | 719 | 2,631 |
| Martin County | Urban | 6.3 | 203 | 2,631 |
| Limestone County | Rural | 6.2 | 968 | 2,606 |
| Nueces County | Urban | 6.2 | 14,519 | 2,606 |
| Tarrant County | Urban | 6.2 | 85,968 | 2,606 |
| Tyler County | Rural | 6.2 | 908 | 2,606 |
| Falls County | Urban | 6.1 | 740 | 2,587 |
| Comanche County | Rural | 6.0 | 582 | 2,563 |
| Medina County | Urban | 6.0 | 2,122 | 2,563 |
| Tom Green County | Urban | 6.0 | 4,682 | 2,563 |
| Burnet County | Rural | 5.9 | 2,185 | 2,536 |
| DeWitt County | Rural | 5.9 | 821 | 2,536 |
| Dickens County | Rural | 5.9 | 70 | 2,536 |
| Hutchinson County | Rural | 5.9 | 788 | 2,536 |
| Wise County | Urban | 5.9 | 2,903 | 2,536 |
| Chambers County | Urban | 5.8 | 1,814 | 2,514 |
| Ellis County | Urban | 5.8 | 7,596 | 2,514 |
| Erath County | Rural | 5.8 | 1,481 | 2,514 |
| Motley County | Rural | 5.8 | 55 | 2,514 |
| Runnels County | Rural | 5.8 | 394 | 2,514 |
| Hardeman County | Rural | 5.7 | 141 | 2,489 |
| Victoria County | Urban | 5.7 | 3,405 | 2,489 |
| Eastland County | Rural | 5.6 | 677 | 2,461 |
| Hopkins County | Rural | 5.6 | 1,400 | 2,461 |
| Wichita County | Urban | 5.6 | 4,660 | 2,461 |
| Austin County | Urban | 5.5 | 1,170 | 2,426 |
| Fisher County | Rural | 5.5 | 150 | 2,426 |
| Gregg County | Urban | 5.5 | 4,448 | 2,426 |
| Houston County | Rural | 5.5 | 891 | 2,426 |
| Irion County | Urban | 5.5 | 59 | 2,426 |
| Palo Pinto County | Rural | 5.5 | 1,086 | 2,426 |
| Sterling County | Rural | 5.5 | 43 | 2,426 |
| Burleson County | Urban | 5.4 | 704 | 2,390 |
| Gillespie County | Rural | 5.4 | 1,095 | 2,390 |
| Hunt County | Urban | 5.4 | 3,711 | 2,390 |
| Brazos County | Urban | 5.3 | 6,708 | 2,365 |
| Kaufman County | Urban | 5.3 | 5,333 | 2,365 |
| Sabine County | Rural | 5.3 | 412 | 2,365 |
| Johnson County | Urban | 5.2 | 6,380 | 2,340 |
| Rusk County | Urban | 5.2 | 1,903 | 2,340 |
| Wilson County | Urban | 5.2 | 1,823 | 2,340 |
| Jones County | Urban | 5.1 | 756 | 2,311 |
| Madison County | Rural | 5.1 | 467 | 2,311 |
| Throckmorton County | Rural | 5.1 | 58 | 2,311 |
| Hill County | Rural | 5.0 | 1,260 | 2,275 |
| Smith County | Urban | 5.0 | 7,879 | 2,275 |
| Travis County | Urban | 5.0 | 45,752 | 2,275 |
| Brazoria County | Urban | 4.9 | 12,373 | 2,252 |
| Childress County | Rural | 4.9 | 243 | 2,252 |
| Anderson County | Rural | 4.8 | 1,990 | 2,213 |
| Guadalupe County | Urban | 4.8 | 5,769 | 2,213 |
| Lamar County | Rural | 4.8 | 1,661 | 2,213 |
| Lubbock County | Urban | 4.8 | 9,123 | 2,213 |
| McLennan County | Urban | 4.8 | 7,726 | 2,213 |
| McMullen County | Rural | 4.8 | 17 | 2,213 |
| Robertson County | Urban | 4.8 | 560 | 2,213 |
| Upshur County | Urban | 4.8 | 1,364 | 2,213 |
| Young County | Rural | 4.8 | 602 | 2,213 |
| Fayette County | Rural | 4.7 | 853 | 2,171 |
| Montague County | Rural | 4.7 | 675 | 2,171 |
| Red River County | Rural | 4.7 | 400 | 2,171 |
| San Augustine County | Rural | 4.7 | 271 | 2,171 |
| Cooke County | Rural | 4.6 | 1,312 | 2,139 |
| Fannin County | Rural | 4.5 | 1,154 | 2,106 |
| Montgomery County | Urban | 4.5 | 19,237 | 2,106 |
| Washington County | Rural | 4.5 | 1,103 | 2,106 |
| Wood County | Rural | 4.5 | 1,515 | 2,106 |
| Bosque County | Urban | 4.4 | 585 | 2,064 |
| Kerr County | Rural | 4.4 | 1,701 | 2,064 |
| Van Zandt County | Rural | 4.4 | 1,894 | 2,064 |
| Fort Bend County | Urban | 4.3 | 24,023 | 2,017 |
| Freestone County | Rural | 4.3 | 602 | 2,017 |
| Hays County | Urban | 4.3 | 6,793 | 2,017 |
| Lampasas County | Urban | 4.3 | 675 | 2,017 |
| Brown County | Rural | 4.2 | 1,127 | 1,974 |
| Galveston County | Urban | 4.2 | 10,154 | 1,974 |
| Henderson County | Rural | 4.2 | 2,482 | 1,974 |
| Morris County | Rural | 4.2 | 348 | 1,974 |
| Marion County | Rural | 4.1 | 289 | 1,935 |
| Blanco County | Rural | 4.0 | 367 | 1,891 |
| Borden County | Rural | 4.0 | 18 | 1,891 |
| Donley County | Rural | 4.0 | 89 | 1,891 |
| Delta County | Rural | 3.9 | 148 | 1,839 |
| Grayson County | Urban | 3.9 | 3,709 | 1,839 |
| Newton County | Rural | 3.9 | 341 | 1,839 |
| Panola County | Rural | 3.9 | 606 | 1,839 |
| Somervell County | Rural | 3.9 | 264 | 1,839 |
| Brewster County | Rural | 3.8 | 269 | 1,792 |
| Parker County | Urban | 3.8 | 4,024 | 1,792 |
| Trinity County | Rural | 3.8 | 386 | 1,792 |
| Wheeler County | Rural | 3.8 | 129 | 1,792 |
| Armstrong County | Urban | 3.7 | 48 | 1,734 |
| Harrison County | Urban | 3.7 | 1,714 | 1,734 |
| Taylor County | Urban | 3.7 | 3,255 | 1,734 |
| Coke County | Rural | 3.6 | 88 | 1,681 |
| Franklin County | Rural | 3.6 | 267 | 1,681 |
| Llano County | Rural | 3.6 | 629 | 1,681 |
| Hamilton County | Rural | 3.5 | 203 | 1,634 |
| Aransas County | Urban | 3.4 | 645 | 1,563 |
| Bell County | Urban | 3.4 | 7,882 | 1,563 |
| Bowie County | Urban | 3.4 | 2,115 | 1,563 |
| Coryell County | Urban | 3.4 | 1,792 | 1,563 |
| Mills County | Rural | 3.3 | 114 | 1,505 |
| Rains County | Rural | 3.3 | 308 | 1,505 |
| Cass County | Rural | 3.2 | 656 | 1,444 |
| Kent County | Rural | 3.2 | 18 | 1,444 |
| Kendall County | Urban | 3.1 | 998 | 1,373 |
| Reagan County | Rural | 3.1 | 56 | 1,373 |
| Denton County | Urban | 3.0 | 19,089 | 1,313 |
| Jasper County | Rural | 2.9 | 657 | 1,252 |
| Clay County | Urban | 2.8 | 214 | 1,173 |
| Collin County | Urban | 2.8 | 20,897 | 1,173 |
| Williamson County | Urban | 2.8 | 12,020 | 1,173 |
| Hardin County | Urban | 2.7 | 1,041 | 1,110 |
| Rockwall County | Urban | 2.6 | 1,970 | 1,024 |
| Hood County | Rural | 2.3 | 1,078 | 800 |
| Orange County | Urban | 2.3 | 1,329 | 800 |
| Randall County | Urban | 2.3 | 2,197 | 800 |
| Archer County | Urban | 2.2 | 135 | 723 |
| Bandera County | Urban | 2.2 | 368 | 723 |
| Comal County | Urban | 2.1 | 2,542 | 658 |
| Callahan County | Urban | 1.7 | 167 | 376 |
| Carson County | Urban | 1.7 | 67 | 376 |
| Terrell County | Rural | 1.7 | 12 | 376 |
| Shackelford County | Rural | 0.9 | 20 | 75 |
| Roberts County | Rural | 0.8 | 4 | 56 |
| Loving County | Rural | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/06/2025 12:13 am.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Education: Less than 9th grade, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/06/2025 12:13 am.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Education: Less than 9th grade, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.