TEXAS POVERTY

Explore Further: Texas Poverty



The Texas economy

Introduction

The Texas economy remained above the national average during the two years since the last recession, but data from the Office of the U.S. Census show that the overall poverty rate in the state has remained among the highest in the country and more than 600,000 Texans have joined the official status of the poor during that period. A report by the congressional Joint Economic Commission data indicates that the Census Bureau from 2007 to 2010 show that the average family income fell Texas 2.8 percent to $ 48.615 per year in those ...