Counties

The 2015 Dallas Fed study focused on the six Texas counties (shaded below in dark teal) with the highest concentration of colonias. Click a county name for more information. Counties shaded light teal are also home to colonias.
Map Source: Texas Commission on Environment Quality, 2013.

El Paso County Colonias
Number: 329 colonias Population: 90,582 Poverty rate: 41.6% Citizenship rate: 74% Hispanic/Latino: 97% Limited English proficiency: 48% Public assistance rate: 36% Adults without HS diploma: 51% Not in (formal) labor force: 45%
Maverick County Colonias
Number: 74 colonias Population: 23,295 Poverty rate: 37.7% Citizenship rate: 78% Hispanic/Latino: 97% Limited English proficiency: 50% Public assistance rate: 39% Adults without HS diploma: 53% Not in (formal) labor force: 41%
Webb County Colonias
Number: 62 colonias Population: 15,222 Poverty rate: 51.3% Citizenship rate: 73% Hispanic/Latino: 98% Limited English proficiency: 62% Public assistance rate: 39% Adults without HS diploma: 60% Not in (formal) labor force: 50%
Starr County Colonias
Number: 256 colonias Population: 34,143 Poverty rate: 41.9% Citizenship rate: 71% Hispanic/Latino: 97% Limited English proficiency: 51% Public assistance rate: 42% Adults without HS diploma: 64% Not in (formal) labor force: 45%
Hidalgo County Colonias
Number: 937 colonias Population: 150,235 Poverty rate: 42.5% Citizenship rate: 69% Hispanic/Latino: 95% Limited English proficiency: 40% Public assistance rate: 44.5% Adults without HS diploma: 56% Not in (formal) labor force: 40%
Cameron County Colonias
Number: 196 colonias Population: 56,005 Poverty rate: 43.4% Citizenship rate: 79% Hispanic/Latino: 96% Limited English proficiency: 34% Public assistance rate: 37% Adults without HS diploma: 55% Not in (formal) labor force: 49%

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