Hunt County, TX

County

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    US Senator
    N/AJohn Cornyn
    Republican Party
    US Senator
    N/ATed Cruz
    Republican Party

    About

    N/A of the households in Hunt County, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

    Health

    83% of the population of Hunt County, TX has health coverage, with 42.7% on employee plans, 12.9% on Medicaid, 11.4% on Medicare, 14.1% on non-group plans, and 1.96% on military or VA plans.

    By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

    Uninsured People

    17%
    Uninsured
    42.7%
    Employer Coverage
    12.9%
    Medicaid
    11.4%
    Medicare
    14.1%
    Non-Group
    1.96%
    Military or VA

    The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Hunt County, TX changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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    Economy

    Employment by Industry Sector

    Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.
    Y-Axis
    4.59%
    Year-over-year growth
    Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

    As of February 2023, there are 13.8M people employed in Texas. This represents a 4.59% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

    Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 9.63%.

    The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Texas.

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    Civics

    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 38 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

    US Senators from Texas

    N/AJohn Cornyn
    Senator from Texas2
    Assumed office on December 2, 2002
    Phil Gramm resigned (effective November 30, 2002) a few weeks before the expiration of his term in hopes that his successor, fellow Republican John Cornyn, could gain seniority over other newly elected senators. However, Cornyn did not gain additional seniority due to a 1980 Rules Committee policy.
    N/ATed Cruz
    Senator from Texas1
    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, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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    Education

    Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

    Measure

    In 2024 in Hunt County, TX, the percentage of applicants admitted was 92.2%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 12.3%. N/A

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    Awarded Degrees over Time

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    Housing & Living

    Children in Poverty

    In 2025, 17.1% of the children was living in poverty in Hunt County, TX. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 9.5%.

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