2011 | Ellis, Texas | Children in poverty
Summary Information
| Range in Texas (Min-Max): |
7-49% |
| Overall in Texas: | 23% |
| National Benchmark: | 11% (90th percentile) |
Ranking Methodology
| Summary Measure: | Health Factors - Social & Economic Factors (Income) |
| Weight in Health Factors: | 10% |
| Years of Data Used: | 2008 |
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Children in poverty is the percent of children under age 18 living below the Federal Poverty Line (FPL).
Children in poverty estimates are provided by the Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) program through the U.S. Census.
Poverty can result in negative health consequences, such as increased risk of mortality, increased prevalence of medical conditions and disease incidence, depression, intimate partner violence, and poor health behaviors. While negative health effects resulting from poverty are present at all ages, children in poverty greater morbidity and mortality due to an increased risk of accidental injury and lack of health care access. Children’s risk of poor health and premature mortality may also be increased due to the poor educational acheivement associated with poverty.The children in poverty measure is highly correlated with overall poverty rates.
Scroll down for details on this measure for all of the counties in this state.
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| % Children in Poverty | Percent of children (under age 18) living in poverty |
| Error Margin | 95% confidence interval reported by SAIPE |
| Z-Score | (Measure - Average of TX counties)/(Standard Deviation) |
| Place | % Children in Poverty | Error Margin | Z-Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson | 24% | 18-30 | -0.09 |
| Andrews | 18% | 13-23 | -0.86 |
| Angelina | 30% | 24-36 | 0.65 |
| Aransas | 33% | 25-41 | 1.01 |
| Archer | 12% | 9-15 | -1.63 |
| Armstrong | 15% | 11-19 | NR |
| Atascosa | 28% | 21-35 | 0.36 |
| Austin | 15% | 11-19 | -1.21 |
| Bailey | 27% | 20-34 | 0.30 |
| Bandera | 23% | 17-28 | -0.27 |
| Bastrop | 19% | 14-24 | -0.72 |
| Baylor | 27% | 20-34 | 0.23 |
| Bee | 32% | 24-40 | 0.87 |
| Bell | 19% | 16-22 | -0.69 |
| Bexar | 24% | 21-26 | -0.16 |
| Blanco | 17% | 13-22 | -0.94 |
| Borden | 11% | 8-15 | NR |
| Bosque | 21% | 16-27 | -0.44 |
| Bowie | 26% | 20-32 | 0.14 |
| Brazoria | 13% | 10-15 | -1.51 |
| Brazos | 22% | 17-26 | -0.39 |
| Brewster | 25% | 19-31 | 0.01 |
| Briscoe | 30% | 22-38 | NR |
| Brooks | 45% | 34-57 | 2.49 |
| Brown | 26% | 20-33 | 0.16 |
| Burleson | 22% | 16-28 | -0.34 |
| Burnet | 20% | 15-25 | -0.64 |
| Caldwell | 20% | 15-25 | -0.58 |
| Calhoun | 24% | 18-30 | -0.11 |
| Callahan | 24% | 18-30 | -0.05 |
| Cameron | 44% | 39-49 | 2.36 |
| Camp | 26% | 20-33 | 0.18 |
| Carson | 12% | 9-16 | -1.53 |
| Cass | 26% | 20-32 | 0.13 |
| Castro | 31% | 23-40 | 0.80 |
| Chambers | 13% | 10-16 | -1.47 |
| Cherokee | 30% | 23-36 | 0.57 |
| Childress | 32% | 24-40 | 0.87 |
| Clay | 15% | 12-19 | -1.15 |
| Cochran | 34% | 25-43 | 1.15 |
| Coke | 22% | 16-28 | NR |
| Coleman | 33% | 25-42 | 1.01 |
| Collin | 8% | 7-10 | -2.06 |
| Collingsworth | 34% | 25-43 | 1.13 |
| Colorado | 25% | 19-31 | 0.05 |
| Comal | 13% | 9-16 | -1.49 |
| Comanche | 27% | 20-34 | 0.30 |
| Concho | 27% | 20-34 | NR |
| Cooke | 19% | 14-23 | -0.75 |
| Coryell | 17% | 13-20 | -0.99 |
| Cottle | 36% | 26-45 | NR |
| Crane | 14% | 11-18 | -1.27 |
| Crockett | 19% | 14-25 | -0.66 |
| Crosby | 37% | 28-47 | 1.53 |
| Culberson | 38% | 28-48 | 1.59 |
| Dallam | 21% | 16-27 | -0.42 |
| Dallas | 26% | 24-28 | 0.08 |
| Dawson | 32% | 24-40 | 0.87 |
| Deaf Smith | 28% | 21-35 | 0.39 |
| Delta | 29% | 22-37 | 0.55 |
| Denton | 7% | 6-9 | -2.15 |
| DeWitt | 26% | 19-33 | 0.14 |
| Dickens | 32% | 24-41 | NR |
| Dimmit | 49% | 37-61 | 2.90 |
| Donley | 25% | 19-32 | 0.06 |
| Duval | 34% | 26-43 | 1.16 |
| Eastland | 28% | 21-35 | 0.35 |
| Ector | 21% | 16-25 | -0.49 |
| Edwards | 40% | 29-50 | NR |
| El Paso | 35% | 32-38 | 1.26 |
| Ellis | 15% | 12-18 | -1.23 |
| Erath | 22% | 17-27 | -0.33 |
| Falls | 35% | 27-43 | 1.22 |
| Fannin | 20% | 15-25 | -0.56 |
| Fayette | 17% | 13-21 | -0.96 |
| Fisher | 25% | 19-32 | 0.06 |
| Floyd | 34% | 25-42 | 1.07 |
| Foard | 26% | 19-33 | NR |
| Fort Bend | 10% | 8-12 | -1.79 |
| Franklin | 26% | 19-32 | 0.10 |
| Freestone | 20% | 15-25 | -0.64 |
| Frio | 37% | 28-47 | 1.54 |
| Gaines | 27% | 20-33 | 0.21 |
| Galveston | 16% | 13-19 | -1.07 |
| Garza | 31% | 23-39 | 0.78 |
| Gillespie | 16% | 12-20 | -1.08 |
| Glasscock | 17% | 12-22 | NR |
| Goliad | 22% | 16-27 | -0.39 |
| Gonzales | 28% | 21-36 | 0.44 |
| Gray | 19% | 14-23 | -0.76 |
| Grayson | 19% | 15-23 | -0.74 |
| Gregg | 19% | 15-23 | -0.74 |
| Grimes | 21% | 16-27 | -0.44 |
| Guadalupe | 15% | 11-18 | -1.23 |
| Hale | 26% | 20-31 | 0.08 |
| Hall | 41% | 30-51 | 1.94 |
| Hamilton | 23% | 17-30 | -0.17 |
| Hansford | 18% | 13-22 | -0.88 |
| Hardeman | 28% | 20-35 | 0.34 |
| Hardin | 19% | 14-23 | -0.76 |
| Harris | 23% | 21-24 | -0.27 |
| Harrison | 22% | 17-27 | -0.33 |
| Hartley | 11% | 8-14 | -1.69 |
| Haskell | 34% | 25-43 | 1.11 |
| Hays | 14% | 10-17 | -1.38 |
| Hemphill | 14% | 10-18 | NR |
| Henderson | 24% | 18-29 | -0.14 |
| Hidalgo | 45% | 42-49 | 2.48 |
| Hill | 23% | 18-29 | -0.19 |
| Hockley | 25% | 19-31 | -0.01 |
| Hood | 17% | 12-21 | -1.02 |
| Hopkins | 25% | 19-31 | 0.02 |
| Houston | 32% | 25-40 | 0.90 |
| Howard | 28% | 21-34 | 0.33 |
| Hudspeth | 48% | 36-61 | 2.86 |
| Hunt | 20% | 16-25 | -0.54 |
| Hutchinson | 17% | 12-21 | -0.98 |
| Irion | 14% | 11-18 | NR |
| Jack | 19% | 14-24 | -0.75 |
| Jackson | 20% | 15-25 | -0.60 |
| Jasper | 29% | 23-36 | 0.56 |
| Jeff Davis | 22% | 16-28 | NR |
| Jefferson | 27% | 23-31 | 0.30 |
| Jim Hogg | 32% | 24-41 | 0.90 |
| Jim Wells | 32% | 24-39 | 0.82 |
| Johnson | 14% | 11-17 | -1.35 |
| Jones | 29% | 21-36 | 0.46 |
| Karnes | 30% | 22-38 | 0.62 |
| Kaufman | 14% | 11-18 | -1.27 |
| Kendall | 12% | 9-15 | -1.56 |
| Kenedy | 25% | 18-31 | NR |
| Kent | 17% | 12-21 | NR |
| Kerr | 24% | 18-30 | -0.08 |
| Kimble | 32% | 23-40 | 0.84 |
| King | 17% | 12-22 | NR |
| Kinney | 33% | 24-41 | NR |
| Kleberg | 30% | 23-38 | 0.67 |
| Knox | 35% | 26-44 | 1.20 |
| La Salle | 41% | 30-51 | 1.93 |
| Lamar | 25% | 19-30 | -0.03 |
| Lamb | 31% | 23-38 | 0.71 |
| Lampasas | 25% | 19-32 | 0.07 |
| Lavaca | 18% | 14-23 | -0.80 |
| Lee | 18% | 13-22 | -0.86 |
| Leon | 23% | 17-29 | -0.19 |
| Liberty | 23% | 18-28 | -0.25 |
| Limestone | 27% | 20-33 | 0.21 |
| Lipscomb | 20% | 15-25 | NR |
| Live Oak | 24% | 18-31 | -0.06 |
| Llano | 25% | 18-31 | -0.00 |
| Loving | 50% | 35-65 | NR |
| Lubbock | 20% | 16-24 | -0.56 |
| Lynn | 31% | 23-38 | 0.69 |
| Madison | 26% | 19-33 | 0.18 |
| Marion | 35% | 26-44 | 1.21 |
| Martin | 24% | 18-30 | -0.14 |
| Mason | 27% | 20-34 | NR |
| Matagorda | 27% | 20-34 | 0.27 |
| Maverick | 36% | 28-44 | 1.37 |
| McCulloch | 37% | 28-46 | 1.51 |
| McLennan | 25% | 21-29 | 0.03 |
| McMullen | 18% | 13-23 | NR |
| Medina | 25% | 19-30 | -0.04 |
| Menard | 38% | 28-48 | NR |
| Midland | 15% | 12-19 | -1.19 |
| Milam | 25% | 19-32 | 0.07 |
| Mills | 29% | 22-37 | 0.55 |
| Mitchell | 27% | 20-35 | 0.30 |
| Montague | 20% | 15-25 | -0.56 |
| Montgomery | 13% | 11-16 | -1.42 |
| Moore | 20% | 15-25 | -0.60 |
| Morris | 27% | 20-34 | 0.25 |
| Motley | 29% | 22-37 | NR |
| Nacogdoches | 27% | 21-33 | 0.29 |
| Navarro | 27% | 20-33 | 0.24 |
| Newton | 32% | 23-40 | 0.82 |
| Nolan | 32% | 24-40 | 0.90 |
| Nueces | 25% | 21-30 | 0.05 |
| Ochiltree | 17% | 12-21 | -1.02 |
| Oldham | 24% | 17-31 | NR |
| Orange | 19% | 14-23 | -0.75 |
| Palo Pinto | 23% | 17-29 | -0.25 |
| Panola | 19% | 14-24 | -0.67 |
| Parker | 14% | 11-17 | -1.31 |
| Parmer | 21% | 16-26 | -0.49 |
| Pecos | 26% | 19-32 | 0.08 |
| Polk | 28% | 21-34 | 0.33 |
| Potter | 30% | 25-35 | 0.62 |
| Presidio | 32% | 23-41 | 0.87 |
| Rains | 25% | 19-32 | 0.03 |
| Randall | 10% | 7-12 | -1.85 |
| Reagan | 12% | 9-15 | -1.60 |
| Real | 39% | 29-50 | 1.76 |
| Red River | 30% | 23-38 | 0.66 |
| Reeves | 35% | 27-44 | 1.29 |
| Refugio | 24% | 17-30 | -0.16 |
| Roberts | 11% | 8-14 | NR |
| Robertson | 31% | 24-39 | 0.80 |
| Rockwall | 8% | 6-9 | -2.12 |
| Runnels | 26% | 19-33 | 0.17 |
| Rusk | 22% | 17-27 | -0.38 |
| Sabine | 28% | 21-35 | 0.41 |
| San Augustine | 35% | 26-44 | 1.27 |
| San Jacinto | 29% | 22-36 | 0.52 |
| San Patricio | 24% | 18-29 | -0.11 |
| San Saba | 39% | 29-49 | 1.75 |
| Schleicher | 23% | 17-29 | NR |
| Scurry | 23% | 17-28 | -0.26 |
| Shackelford | 17% | 12-22 | -0.94 |
| Shelby | 34% | 27-41 | 1.09 |
| Sherman | 22% | 16-27 | NR |
| Smith | 20% | 16-23 | -0.61 |
| Somervell | 15% | 11-19 | -1.23 |
| Starr | 49% | 39-58 | 2.90 |
| Stephens | 27% | 20-34 | 0.29 |
| Sterling | 18% | 13-23 | NR |
| Stonewall | 28% | 20-35 | NR |
| Sutton | 17% | 12-21 | -0.97 |
| Swisher | 28% | 21-35 | 0.33 |
| Tarrant | 17% | 15-19 | -0.97 |
| Taylor | 22% | 18-27 | -0.30 |
| Terrell | 35% | 25-44 | NR |
| Terry | 35% | 26-44 | 1.26 |
| Throckmorton | 23% | 17-29 | NR |
| Titus | 22% | 17-28 | -0.31 |
| Tom Green | 22% | 17-27 | -0.32 |
| Travis | 18% | 16-21 | -0.81 |
| Trinity | 32% | 24-40 | 0.93 |
| Tyler | 27% | 21-34 | 0.32 |
| Upshur | 22% | 17-28 | -0.33 |
| Upton | 21% | 15-26 | -0.49 |
| Uvalde | 36% | 27-45 | 1.35 |
| Val Verde | 31% | 23-38 | 0.73 |
| Van Zandt | 22% | 17-27 | -0.39 |
| Victoria | 23% | 18-28 | -0.25 |
| Walker | 22% | 17-28 | -0.30 |
| Waller | 21% | 16-26 | -0.45 |
| Ward | 23% | 17-29 | -0.21 |
| Washington | 18% | 13-23 | -0.83 |
| Webb | 35% | 31-40 | 1.29 |
| Wharton | 24% | 18-29 | -0.15 |
| Wheeler | 17% | 12-21 | -0.97 |
| Wichita | 19% | 15-23 | -0.75 |
| Wilbarger | 25% | 18-31 | -0.04 |
| Willacy | 42% | 31-52 | 2.05 |
| Williamson | 8% | 6-9 | -2.09 |
| Wilson | 16% | 12-20 | -1.09 |
| Winkler | 20% | 15-25 | -0.63 |
| Wise | 14% | 10-17 | -1.36 |
| Wood | 24% | 18-29 | -0.14 |
| Yoakum | 18% | 13-23 | -0.85 |
| Young | 22% | 17-28 | -0.32 |
| Zapata | 38% | 28-48 | 1.66 |
| Zavala | 48% | 36-61 | 2.86 |
NR in Z-Score column indicates county "not ranked"
