Texas Counties Census 2010 Population and Selected Characteristics House Committee on County Affairs March 10, 2011 Austin, TX

2010 Census and Texas 2

Growing States, Population* 2010 Population Numerical Change Percent Change United States 281,424,602308,745,53827,323,6329.7% Texas 20,851,82025,145,5614,293, % California 33,871,64837,253,9563,382, % Florida 15,982,37818,801,3102,818, % Georgia 8,186,4539,687,6531,501, % North Carolina 8,049,313 9,535,483 1,486, % Arizona 5,130,632 6,392,017 1,261, % Virginia 7,078,515 8,001, , % Washington 5,894,121 6,724, , % Colorado 4,301,261 5,029, , % Nevada 1,998,257 2,700, , % Tennessee 5,689,283 6,346, , % 3

Total Population by County, Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2010 Census Counts

Change of the Total Population by County, 2000 to Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2000 and 2010 Census Counts

Percent Change of Total Population in Texas Counties, Population increase for Texas was 20.6% during this period Source: U.S. Census Bureau and 2010 Census Counts

Texas Counties - Poverty, Education, Health Care 7

Percent of People Below Poverty in the Past 12 Months (for whom poverty status is determined) 8 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey

Percent of People 25 Years and Over Who Have Completed High School (includes equivalency) 9 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey

Percent of People 25 Years and Over Who Have Completed a Bachelor’s Degree 10 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey

Percent of People Lacking Health Insurance Coverage, Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2009 American Community Survey

Physicians per 1,000 Population, Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census Counts and Texas Medical Board (physicians).

Change in Physicians per 1,000 Population, Source: U.S. Census Bureau and 2010 Census Counts and Texas Medical Board (physicians).

Sources: Census 2009 Estimates Department of State Health Services, Health Professions Resource Center Database Physicians per 100,000 by Metro & Border Status,

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