Las Colonias in the 21st Century
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%
