The U.S. Census Bureau last week released its latest set of national population estimates. According to the data, six more Texas counties became majority Hispanic in 2012. Use our interactive to explore population growth by county.
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Economy
On the Records: Texas One of Five “Minority-Majority” States
According to demographic data released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau, 55.2 percent of Texas’ 2011 population was of a race other than non-Hispanic white, making it one of five “minority-majority” states in the nation.
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Demographics
Jillson: In Texas’ Demographic Changes, a Destiny Foretold?
In this excerpt from his new book, Southern Methodist University political scientist Cal Jillson examines the history behind Texas’ demographic changes — and what it means for the future.
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Interactive: Who Are the Uninsured in Texas?
There were 5.7 million Texans — nearly a quarter of the population — who lacked health insurance in 2010, according to the latest American Community Survey data. This visualization shows you who the uninsured are in Texas. It’s not always who you’d expect.
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Demographics
TribWeek: In Case You Missed It
The first week of 2012 started with the first presidential voting of the cycle, and our coverage included Dehn’s videos of Rick Perry’s “reassessment” and “next leg of the marathon” speeches, Ramshaw’s reporting on the rationale behind his decision and Root’s analysis of just what happened in the hours after the Iowa results came in, plus Galbraith on the Texas critters that might be added to the endangered list, Tan’s look at new laws regulating payday lenders, Hamilton on an impending battle over tuition increases at UT, and Murphy with a new data map using the latest Census numbers for Texas: The best of our best content from January 2 to 6, 2012.
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Updated Interactive: Census Population Map
Some of our most popular data apps deserve a new year’s makeover. The Tribune’s original Census 2010 population viewer has been updated with new functions that make it faster and easier to use. Explore U.S. Census Bureau population data with our improved county-by-county maps.
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Criminal Justice
10 Most-Viewed Data Apps of 2011: Salaries, Prisons, Public Schools
As it has since the Trib’s launch in 2009, data continued to reign supreme on the site in 2011. Today, we take a look at the 10 most-visited data apps since Jan. 1.
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Criminal Justice
On the Records: Texas Has Largest Population Growth
The Lone Star State is getting bigger. Texas had the largest population growth of any state between April 2010 and July 2011, according to figures released today by the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Interactive: Texas’ Most Impoverished Counties
This interactive shows the demographics of poverty in each Texas county using the most up-to-date data from the American Community Survey. Browse the maps to compare poverty rates by age, sex, race and ethnicity, educational attainment and employment.
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Child Abuse Reports Up as Economy Falters
Experts speculate that a key factor in the increase in reports of child abuse and neglect is the struggling economy. The number of reported cases of abuse has grown 6 percent in Texas since 2008, before the recession.