Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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Population

1.52% 1-year growth

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

Median Age

34.6

Poverty Rate

14.2%

Median Household Income

$65,394

2.5% 1-year growth

Median Property Value

$204,700

6.12% 1-year growth

Number of Employees

3.36M

3.06% 1-year growth

About

In 2018, Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX had a population of 7M people with a median age of 34.6 and a median household income of $65,394. Between 2017 and 2018 the population of Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX grew from 6.89M to 7M, a 1.52% increase and its median household income grew from $63,802 to $65,394, a 2.5% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX are White (Non-Hispanic) (35.5%), White (Hispanic) (28.3%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (17%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (7.83%), and Other (Hispanic) (7.71%). 39.8% of the people in Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX speak a non-English language, and 85.7% are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX are Lone Star College System (9,535 degrees awarded in 2017), University of Houston (9,473 degrees), and San Jacinto Community College (7,645 degrees).

The median property value in Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX is $204,700, and the homeownership rate is 60.3%. Most people in Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX commute by Drove Alone, and the average commute time is 28.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX is 2 cars per household.

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX borders Bay City, TX, Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX, Brenham, TX, El Campo, TX, and Huntsville, TX.

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COVID-19

Daily New Cases by Date

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Impact on Employment

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Texas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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Community Mobility

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This chart presents movement trends over time in the state of Texas across different categories of places such as retail and recreation, groceries and pharmacies, parks, transit stations, workplaces, and residential.

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Civics

In the 2016 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 52.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Hillary Rodham Clinton (43.2%), followed by Gary Johnson (3.16%). The most partisan county was Roberts County, TX with 94.6% of the vote going to Donald J. Trump running for the Republican Party.

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing the state of Texas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Texas is currently represented by 36 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX. Showing the available data for Texas.

2016 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (52.2%)
Republican Party
Hillary Rodham Clinton (43.2%)
Democratic Party
Gary Johnson (3.16%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2016 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 52.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Hillary Rodham Clinton (43.2%), followed by Gary Johnson (3.16%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Texas for each registered party from 1976 to 2016.

Presidential Popular Vote by County

Presidential voting results are only available at the county level. Showing data for the counties inside of Texas.

Donald J. Trump

Popular Vote for Texas

52.2% for the Republican Party

Most Partisan Counties in Texas

Roberts County, TX
94.6% for Donald J. Trump (Republican Party)
King County, TX
93.7% for Donald J. Trump (Republican Party)
Motley County, TX
92% for Donald J. Trump (Republican Party)

In the 2016 presidential election, the most partisan county in Texas was Roberts County, TX with 94.6% of the vote going to Donald J. Trump running for the Republican Party.

The following map shows the counties in Texas colored by their party leaning.

US Senators from Texas

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

John Cornyn

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on December 2, 2002

Ted Cruz

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing Texas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Texas over time, colored by their political party.

US Representatives from Texas

Texas is currently represented by 36 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Texas have changed over time starting in 2008.

Diversity

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX is home to a population of 7M people, from which 85.7% are citizens. As of 2018, 22.6% of Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX residents were born outside of the country (1.58M people).

In 2018, there were 1.25 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.48M people) in Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.98M White (Hispanic) and 1.19M Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common foreign languages spoken in Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX are Spanish (1,923,556 speakers), Vietnamese (108,707 speakers), and Chinese (Incl. Mandarin, Cantonese) (87,369 speakers).

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.48M ± 2.77k
White (Hispanic)
1.98M ± 24.7k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
1.19M ± 8.14k

37.6%

Hispanic Population

2.63M people

37.6% of the people in Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX are hispanic (2.63M people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX as a share of the total population.

Non-English Speakers

Most Common Languages

Spanish
1,923,556 speakers (29.7%)
Vietnamese
108,707 speakers (1.68%)
Chinese (Incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)
87,369 speakers (1.35%)

39.8% of Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX citizens are speakers of a non-English language, which is higher than the national average of 21.9%. In 2018, the most common non-English language spoken in Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX was Spanish. 29.7% of the overall population of Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX are native Spanish speakers. 1.68% speak Vietnamese and 1.35% speak Spanish, the next two most common languages.

Heritage

Foreign-Born Population

22.6%

2018 Foreign-Born Population

1.58M people

22.3%

2017 Foreign-Born Population

1.54M people

As of 2018, 22.6% of Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX residents (1.58M people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.7%. In 2017, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX was 22.3%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Age by Nativity

Median Native-Born Age

± 0.2

Median Foreign-Born Age

± 0.3

In 2018, the median age of all people in Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX was 34.6. Native-born citizens, with a median age of 30, were generally younger than than foreign-born citizens, with a median age of 43. But people in Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX are getting getting older. In 2017, the average age of all Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX residents was 34.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the MSA level, so we are showing data for Texas.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
2,516,437 ± 37,200 people
India
285,714 ± 13,058 people
El Salvador
228,916 ± 11,700 people

In 2018, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Texas was Mexico, the natal country of 2,516,437 Texas residents, followed by India with 285,714 and El Salvador with 228,916.

Citizenship

85.7%

2018 Citizenship

85.8%

2017 Citizenship

As of 2018, 85.7% of Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2017, the percentage of US citizens in Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX was 85.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
83,715 ± 5,218
Gulf War (2001-)
64,147 ± 5,330
Gulf War (1990s)
41,385 ± 4,215

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.31 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

Median household income in Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX is $65,394. In 2018, the county with the highest Median Household Income in Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX was Rockwall County, TX with a value of $100,595, followed by Collin County, TX and Fort Bend County, TX, with respective values of $96,051 and $91,931.

Males in Texas have an average income that is 1.38 times higher than the average income of females, which is $48,835. The income inequality in Texas (measured using the Gini index) is 0.479, which is higher than than the national average.

The economy of Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX employs 3.36M people. The largest industries in Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX are Health Care & Social Assistance (375,062 people), Retail Trade (354,189 people), and Construction (343,099 people), and the highest paying industries are Management of Companies & Enterprises ($112,268), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($101,492), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($100,273).

Wages

Median Household Income

$65,394

2018 value

± $823

2.5%

1 Year Growth

± 2.08%

Households in Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX have a median annual income of $65,394, which is more than the median annual income of $61,937 across the entire United States. This is in comparison to a median income of $63,802 in 2017, which represents a 2.5% annual growth.

The following chart shows how the median household income in Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX compares to that of its neighboring and parent geographies.

Wage by Gender in Common Jobs

The PUMS dataset is not available at the MSA level, so we are showing data for Texas.

$67,436

Average Male Salary in Texas

± $718

$48,835

Average Female Salary in Texas

± $539

In 2018, full-time male employees in Texas made 1.38 times more than female employees.

This chart shows the gender-based wage disparity in the 5 most common occupations in Texas by number of full-time employees.

Wage by Race and Ethnicity in Common Jobs

The PUMS dataset is not available at the MSA level, so we are showing data for Texas.

Highest Average Salaries by Race & Ethnicity in Texas

Asian
$66,902 ± $2,105
White
$54,641 ± $518
Two or More Races
$47,698 ± $2,518

In 2018 the highest paid race/ethnicity of Texas workers was Asian. These workers were paid 1.22 times more than White workers, who made the second highest salary of any race/ethnicity in Texas.

This chart shows the race- and ethnicity-based wage disparities in the 5 most common occupations in Texas by number of full-time employees.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX is from Texas.

0.479

2018 Wage GINI in Texas

0.479

2017 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2018, the income inequality in Texas was 0.479 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0209% growth from 2017 to 2018, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Texas was higher than than the national average of 0.479. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Texas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (Total)

In 2018, the county with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX was Rockwall County, TX with a value of $100,595, followed by Collin County, TX and Fort Bend County, TX, with respective values of $96,051 and $91,931.

The following map shows all of the counties in Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Poverty by Age and Gender

Females 25 - 34

Largest Demographic Living in Poverty

14.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX (952k out of 6.69M people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 13.1%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males 6 - 11.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Poverty by Race and Ethnicity

Largest Race or Ethnicity Living in Poverty

White
559,498 ± 6,441
Hispanic
513,972 ± 6,226
Black
211,496 ± 4,216

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX is White, followed by Hispanic and Black.

Occupations

Employment by Occupations

3.36M

2018 Value

± 38,483

3.06%

1 Year growth

± 1.59%

From 2017 to 2018, employment in Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX grew at a rate of 3.06%, from 3.26M employees to 3.36M employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX, are Sales & Related Occupations (356,794 people), Management Occupations (346,153 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (341,790 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX.

Most Common

The most common jobs held by residents of Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX, by number of employees, are Sales & Related Occupations (356,794 people), Management Occupations (346,153 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (341,790 people).

Most Specialized

Compared to other MSAs, Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX has an unusually high number of residents working as Construction & Extraction Occupations (1.51 times higher than expected), Architecture & Engineering Occupations (1.39 times), and Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations (1.18 times).

Highest Paid

The highest paid jobs held by residents of Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX, by median earnings, are Architecture & Engineering Occupations ($92,513), Computer, Engineering, & Science Occupations ($82,030), and Legal Occupations ($80,337).

Industries

Employment by Industries

3.36M

2018 Value

± 38,483

3.06%

1 Year growth

± 1.59%

From 2017 to 2018, employment in Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX grew at a rate of 3.06%, from 3.26M employees to 3.36M employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX, are Health Care & Social Assistance (375,062 people), Retail Trade (354,189 people), and Construction (343,099 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX, though some of these residents may live in Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Most Common

The most common industries in Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX, by number of employees, are Health Care & Social Assistance (375,062 people), Retail Trade (354,189 people), and Construction (343,099 people).

Most Specialized

Compared to other MSAs, Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX has an unusually high number of Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (6.63 times higher than expected), Management of Companies & Enterprises (1.57 times), and Construction (1.54 times) industries.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries in Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX, by median earnings, are Management of Companies & Enterprises ($112,268), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($101,492), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($100,273).

Domestic Trade

Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Texas to other states, or from other states to Texas.

Top Domestic Production in Dollars

Fuel oils
$282B
Gasoline
$216B
Mixed freight
$159B

In 2015, the top outbound Texas product (by dollars) was Fuel oils with $282B, followed by Gasoline ($216B) and Mixed freight ($159B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Texas products.

Domestic Trade Growth

Showing data for Texas.

$1.97T

2015 Value in Texas

$2.8T

Projected 2045 Value in Texas

42.1% growth

In 2015, total outbound Texas trade was $1.97T. This is expected to increase 42.1% to $2.8T by 2045.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Texas trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Texas to other states, or from other states to Texas.

Most Common Trade Partners

Louisiana
$85.7B
Oklahoma
$53.4B
California
$34.5B

In 2015, the top outbound Texas domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Louisiana with $85.7B, followed by Oklahoma with $53.4B and California and $34.5B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Texas shares with each state (excluding itself).

Education

In 2017, universities in Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX awarded 67,147 degrees. The student population of Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX is skewed towards women, with 136,090 male students and 179,848 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX are Hispanic or Latino (21,179 and 34.2%), followed by White (19,053 and 30.7%), Black or African American (12,727 and 20.5%), and Asian (5,945 and 9.59%).

The largest universities in Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX by number of degrees awarded are Lone Star College System (9,535 and 14.2%), University of Houston (9,473 and 14.1%), and San Jacinto Community College (7,645 and 11.4%).

The most popular majors in Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX are General Studies (7,306 and 10.9%), Liberal Arts & Sciences (5,675 and 8.45%), and General Business Administration & Management (3,820 and 5.69%).

The median tuition costs in Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX are $15,432 for private four year colleges, and $6,016 and $19,306 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

Concentrations

Most Common

Registered Nursing
1,036 degree-majorss awarded
General Studies
7,235 degree-majorss awarded
Liberal Arts & Sciences
5,553 degree-majorss awarded

In 2015, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX was Registered Nursing with 1,036 degree-majorss awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX according to their major.

Universities

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Lone Star College System
9,535 degrees awarded
University of Houston
9,473 degrees awarded
San Jacinto Community College
7,645 degrees awarded

$6,016

Median In-State Public

$15,432

Median Private

In 2017, the Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX institution with the largest number of graduating students was Lone Star College System with 9,535 degrees awarded.

Student Gender for Common Institutions

29,736

Degrees Awarded to Men

37,411

Degrees Awarded to Women

In 2017, 29,736 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX, which is 0.795 times less than the 37,411 female students who received degrees in the same year.

This chart displays the gender disparity between the top 5 institutions in Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX by degrees awarded.

Student Race and Ethnicity

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity

Hispanic or Latino
21,179 degrees awarded
White
19,053 degrees awarded
Black or African American
12,727 degrees awarded

In 2017 the majority of degrees awarded at institutions in Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX were to Hispanic or Latino students. These 21,179 degrees mean that there were 1.11 times more Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 19,053 degrees awarded.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX was $204,700 in 2018, which is 0.891 times smaller than the national average of $229,700. Between 2017 and 2018 the median property value increased from $192,900 to $204,700, a 6.12% increase. The homeownership rate in Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX is 60.3%, which is lower than the national average of 63.9%. People in Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX have an average commute time of 28.5 minutes, and they commute by Drove Alone. Car ownership in Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property Value

$204,700

2018 Median

± $3,060

$192,900

2017 Median

± $2,073

In 2018, the median property value in Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX grew to to $204,700 from the previous year's value of $192,900.

The following charts display, first, the property values in Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies and, second, owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property value buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX the largest share of households have a property value in the $200k - $250k range.

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$65,394

Median Household Income

± $823

2.36M

Number of Households

± 29,477

In 2018, the median household income of the 2.36M households in Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX grew to $65,394 from the previous year's value of $63,802.

The following chart displays the households in Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Property Taxes

$3k+

Average Range

This chart shows the households in Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

Rent vs Own

60.3%

2018 Homeownership

60.7%

2017 Homeownership

In 2018, 60.3% of the housing units in Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 60.7%.

This percentage of owner-occupation is lower than the national average of 63.9%. This chart shows the ownership percentage in Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Commute Time

28.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX have a longer commute time (28.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (25.7 minutes). Additionally, 2.27% of the workforce in Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Method of Travel

Drove Alone
81%
Carpooled
9.41%
Worked At Home
4.95%

In 2018, the most common method of travel for workers in Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX was Drove Alone (81%), followed by those who Carpooled (9.41%) and those who Worked At Home (4.95%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Transportation

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX have 2 cars, followed by 3 cars.

Health

81.8% of the population of Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX has health coverage, with 47.6% on employee plans, 15.4% on Medicaid, 8.07% on Medicare, 9.75% on non-group plans, and 0.966% on military or VA plans.

Per capita personal health care spending in Texas was $6,998 in 2014. This is a 5.06% increase from the previous year ($6,661).

Primary care physicians in Texas see 1670 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.12% decrease from the previous year (1672 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1790 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1012 patients per year.

Comparing across all counties in the state, Cass County has the highest prevalence of diabetes (14.5%). Additionally, Angelina County has the highest prevalence of adult obesity (39.6%)

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

1,670 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Texas

Primary care physicians in Texas see an average of 1,670 patients per year. This represents a 0.12% decrease from the previous year (1,672 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Texas in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Behavioral Health Conditions

Data only available at the state level.

State with the Highest Prevalence

West Virginia
8.26% of the population affected
Arkansas
8.13% of the population affected
New Hampshire
7.98% of the population affected

In 2016, West Virginia had the highest prevalence of adults with major depressive episode, with 8.26% of the population affected. The second highest is Arkansas (8.13%), followed by New Hampshire (7.98%).

The following map shows the percent of individuals with major depressive episode by state over multiple years.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Access and Quality

Data only available at state level.

Most prevalent states

Mississippi
19.2% of adults
Texas
17.9% of adults
Louisiana
17.6% of adults

In 2016, Mississippi had the highest prevalence of adults who haven't seen a doctor in the past 12 months due to cost, at 19.2%. It is followed by Texas (17.9%) and Louisiana (17.6%).

The following map shows the prevalence of adults who haven't seen a doctor in the past 12 months due to cost by state over multiple years.

Health Care Spending

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

$6,998

Total Per Capita Spending on Personal Health Care in Texas

$4,696

Per Enrollee Private Health Insurance Spending on Personal Health Care

$7,273

Per Enrollee Medicaid Spending on Personal Health Care

$11,895

Per Enrollee Medicare Spending on Personal Health Care

Between 2013 and 2014, all personal health care spending per capita in Texas (including private, Medicare, and Medicaid) grew 5.06%, from $6,661 to $6,998.

The following chart shows how this spending changed over time in comparison to Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance spending, per enrollee.

Health Care Coverage

18.2%

Uninsured

47.6%

Employer Coverage

15.4%

Medicaid

8.07%

Medicare

9.75%

Non-Group

0.966%

Military or VA

Between N/A and 2017, the percent of uninsured citizens in Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX N/A by N/A from N/A% to 18.2%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.