TABLE 13
EDUCATIONAL STATUS OF UNMARRIED MOTHERS
BY COUNTY OF RESIDENCE
TEXAS, 2001

COUNTY TOTAL UNMARRIED
NUMBER		 % OF ALL MOTHERS (1) UNMARRIED, LESS THAN
12 YEARS EDUCATION
NUMBER		 % OF UNMARRIED (2) UNMARRIED, 12 YEARS
OR MORE EDUCATION
NUMBER		 % OF UNMARRIED (2) UNMARRIED, UNKNOWN
EDUCATIONAL LEVEL
NUMBER		 % OF UNMARRIED (2)
TEXAS 113,280 31.1 52,507 46.4 58,191 51.4 2,582 2.3
REGION 1 4,161 34.5 1,803 43.3 2,186 52.5 172 4.1
REGION 2 2,566 35.3 1,128 44.0 1,425 55.5 13 0.5
REGION 3 28,738 28.9 12,968 45.1 14,984 52.1 786 2.7
REGION 4 4,968 36.0 2,059 41.4 2,781 56.0 128 2.6
REGION 5 3,654 37.6 1,474 40.3 2,102 57.5 78 2.1
REGION 6 26,019 30.5 12,161 46.7 13,107 50.4 751 2.9
REGION 7 10,733 27.5 4,768 44.4 5,856 54.6 109 1.0
REGION 8 12,073 34.4 5,656 46.8 6,263 51.9 154 1.3
REGION 9 3,195 40.3 1,527 47.8 1,591 49.8 77 2.4
REGION 10 5,040 34.7 2,365 46.9 2,645 52.5 30 0.6
REGION 11 12,133 30.1 6,598 54.4 5,251 43.3 284 2.3
               
ANDERSON 264 40.6 95 36.0 165 62.5 4 1.5
ANDREWS 79 38.9 35 44.3 37 46.8 7 8.9
ANGELINA 439 34.8 184 41.9 245 55.8 10 2.3
ARANSAS 88 38.4 49 55.7 38 43.2 1 1.1
ARCHER 18 17.6 6 33.3 12 66.7 0 -
ARMSTRONG 9 42.9 6 66.7 3 33.3 0 -
ATASCOSA 242 35.6 121 50.0 120 49.6 1 0.4
AUSTIN 109 34.4 45 41.3 62 56.9 2 1.8
               
BAILEY 46 33.3 24 52.2 20 43.5 2 4.3
BANDERA 42 22.2 16 38.1 25 59.5 1 2.4
BASTROP 264 28.1 128 48.5 136 51.5 0 -
BAYLOR 18 42.9 9 50.0 9 50.0 0 -
BEE 189 48.0 94 49.7 94 49.7 1 0.5
BELL 1,437 27.1 413 28.7 1,019 70.9 5 0.3
BEXAR 8,310 35.1 3,917 47.1 4,272 51.4 121 1.5
BLANCO 20 20.4 2 10.0 17 85.0 1 5.0
BORDEN 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 -
BOSQUE 60 27.9 26 43.3 34 56.7 0 -
BOWIE 438 39.6 174 39.7 261 59.6 3 0.7
BRAZORIA 1,019 24.6 487 47.8 526 51.6 6 0.6
BRAZOS 616 27.9 300 48.7 305 49.5 11 1.8
BREWSTER 46 40.7 21 45.7 24 52.2 1 2.2
BRISCOE 7 31.8 1 14.3 6 85.7 0 -
BROOKS 81 61.8 49 60.5 31 38.3 1 1.2
BROWN 137 29.7 52 38.0 83 60.6 2 1.5
BURLESON 63 30.7 27 42.9 36 57.1 0 -
BURNET 146 29.5 67 45.9 78 53.4 1 0.7
               
CALDWELL 188 36.2 80 42.6 106 56.4 2 1.1
CALHOUN 130 41.8 65 50.0 62 47.7 3 2.3
CALLAHAN 41 31.3 10 24.4 31 75.6 0 -
CAMERON 2,358 28.2 1,453 61.6 900 38.2 5 0.2
CAMP 60 35.3 25 41.7 34 56.7 1 1.7
CARSON 21 26.3 1 4.8 20 95.2 0 -
CASS 143 44.0 44 30.8 99 69.2 0 -
CASTRO 57 43.8 22 38.6 34 59.6 1 1.8
CHAMBERS 87 27.7 27 31.0 59 67.8 1 1.1
CHEROKEE 250 34.5 98 39.2 140 56.0 12 4.8
CHILDRESS 39 36.1 11 28.2 28 71.8 0 -
CLAY 27 32.5 11 40.7 16 59.3 0 -
COCHRAN 25 36.2 7 28.0 18 72.0 0 -
COKE 10 38.5 3 30.0 7 70.0 0 -
COLEMAN 41 41.4 21 51.2 20 48.8 0 -
COLLIN 1,101 11.7 425 38.6 638 57.9 38 3.5
COLLINGSWORTH 14 45.2 3 21.4 11 78.6 0 -
COLORADO 98 37.8 49 50.0 48 49.0 1 1.0
COMAL 317 28.5 127 40.1 186 58.7 4 1.3
COMANCHE 52 32.9 25 48.1 27 51.9 0 -
CONCHO 6 * 3 * 3 * 0 -
COOKE 144 28.2 78 54.2 65 45.1 1 0.7
CORYELL 202 20.8 58 28.7 144 71.3 0 -
COTTLE 11 * 7 * 4 * 0 -
CRANE 13 39.4 7 53.8 5 38.5 1 7.7
CROCKETT 20 34.5 10 50.0 10 50.0 0 -
CROSBY 35 34.0 17 48.6 10 28.6 8 22.9
CULBERSON 21 50.0 12 57.1 9 42.9 0 -
               
DALLAM 23 29.1 8 34.8 14 60.9 1 4.3
DALLAS 13,937 32.5 6,394 45.9 6,944 49.8 599 4.3
DAWSON 95 48.7 50 52.6 41 43.2 4 4.2
DEAF SMITH 153 43.3 76 49.7 74 48.4 3 2.0
DELTA 15 27.8 7 46.7 8 53.3 0 -
DENTON 1,397 17.7 552 39.5 817 58.5 28 2.0
DEWITT 95 43.0 47 49.5 48 50.5 0 -
DICKENS 7 26.9 4 57.1 1 14.3 2 28.6
DIMMIT 100 52.4 57 57.0 43 43.0 0 -
DONLEY 6 20.0 3 50.0 3 50.0 0 -
DUVAL 114 58.5 52 45.6 62 54.4 0 -
               
EASTLAND 67 33.7 32 47.8 34 50.7 1 1.5
ECTOR 984 45.1 446 45.3 496 50.4 42 4.3
EDWARDS 6 25.0 3 50.0 3 50.0 0 -
ELLIS 540 29.8 264 48.9 269 49.8 7 1.3
EL PASO 4,905 34.6 2,300 46.9 2,578 52.6 27 0.6
ERATH 99 22.2 41 41.4 55 55.6 3 3.0
               
FALLS 83 43.7 37 44.6 46 55.4 0 -
FANNIN 95 28.0 49 51.6 45 47.4 1 1.1
FAYETTE 87 32.5 36 41.4 49 56.3 2 2.3
FISHER 9 37.5 4 44.4 5 55.6 0 -
FLOYD 34 30.9 17 50.0 15 44.1 2 5.9
FOARD 5 * 2 * 3 * 0 -
FORT BEND 1,131 21.4 467 41.3 654 57.8 10 0.9
FRANKLIN 34 28.8 19 55.9 15 44.1 0 -
FREESTONE 88 39.1 38 43.2 49 55.7 1 1.1
FRIO 124 47.7 59 47.6 63 50.8 2 1.6
               
GAINES 68 28.5 33 48.5 33 48.5 2 2.9
GALVESTON 1,267 34.1 519 41.0 737 58.2 11 0.9
GARZA 19 29.2 7 36.8 11 57.9 1 5.3
GILLESPIE 43 18.6 21 48.8 22 51.2 0 -
GLASSCOCK 3 * 0 - 3 * 0 -
GOLIAD 26 31.0 10 38.5 16 61.5 0 -
GONZALES 160 51.6 84 52.5 75 46.9 1 0.6
GRAY 96 38.2 38 39.6 55 57.3 3 3.1
GRAYSON 573 35.8 243 42.4 328 57.2 2 0.3
GREGG 709 40.2 320 45.1 366 51.6 23 3.2
GRIMES 132 41.1 60 45.5 69 52.3 3 2.3
GUADALUPE 374 32.7 157 42.0 208 55.6 9 2.4
               
HALE 241 37.2 125 51.9 114 47.3 2 0.8
HALL 27 41.5 14 51.9 13 48.1 0 -
HAMILTON 29 30.9 14 48.3 15 51.7 0 -
HANSFORD 16 22.9 8 50.0 8 50.0 0 -
HARDEMAN 14 31.1 5 35.7 9 64.3 0 -
HARDIN 213 32.5 74 34.7 135 63.4 4 1.9
HARRIS 20,158 31.8 9,587 47.6 9,883 49.0 688 3.4
HARRISON 304 38.6 116 38.2 186 61.2 2 0.7
HARTLEY 13 18.6 9 69.2 3 23.1 1 7.7
HASKELL 22 28.9 9 40.9 13 59.1 0 -
HAYS 416 27.1 182 43.8 224 53.8 10 2.4
HEMPHILL 11 28.2 5 45.5 5 45.5 1 9.1
HENDERSON 362 38.9 153 42.3 207 57.2 2 0.6
HIDALGO 4,128 27.4 2,217 53.7 1,667 40.4 244 5.9
HILL 194 37.8 102 52.6 88 45.4 4 2.1
HOCKLEY 121 36.9 64 52.9 54 44.6 3 2.5
HOOD 142 31.6 66 46.5 76 53.5 0 -
HOPKINS 142 29.6 62 43.7 80 56.3 0 -
HOUSTON 110 44.9 41 37.3 65 59.1 4 3.6
HOWARD 193 44.9 94 48.7 98 50.8 1 0.5
HUDSPETH 17 41.5 8 47.1 9 52.9 0 -
HUNT 407 36.5 193 47.4 210 51.6 4 1.0
HUTCHINSON 100 29.5 37 37.0 61 61.0 2 2.0
               
IRION 5 * 3 * 2 * 0 -
               
JACK 32 33.7 20 62.5 12 37.5 0 -
JACKSON 69 39.7 34 49.3 34 49.3 1 1.4
JASPER 167 36.4 61 36.5 104 62.3 2 1.2
JEFF DAVIS 3 * 0 - 3 * 0 -
JEFFERSON 1,392 42.1 556 39.9 798 57.3 38 2.7
JIM HOGG 24 29.6 11 45.8 13 54.2 0 -
JIM WELLS 282 46.5 145 51.4 135 47.9 2 0.7
JOHNSON 561 29.4 233 41.5 325 57.9 3 0.5
JONES 63 32.1 29 46.0 34 54.0 0 -
               
KARNES 78 49.4 41 52.6 37 47.4 0 -
KAUFMAN 369 33.5 175 47.4 186 50.4 8 2.2
KENDALL 50 16.9 18 36.0 32 64.0 0 -
KENEDY 2 * 0 - 2 * 0 -
KENT 1 * 0 - 1 * 0 -
KERR 154 29.9 70 45.5 84 54.5 0 -
KIMBLE 24 38.7 11 45.8 13 54.2 0 -
KING 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 -
KINNEY 13 34.2 9 69.2 4 30.8 0 -
KLEBERG 214 41.7 87 40.7 127 59.3 0 -
KNOX 12 28.6 4 33.3 8 66.7 0 -
               
LAMAR 244 39.4 116 47.5 128 52.5 0 -
LAMB 96 42.3 48 50.0 45 46.9 3 3.1
LAMPASAS 78 31.5 35 44.9 43 55.1 0 -
LA SALLE 43 43.9 18 41.9 25 58.1 0 -
LAVACA 83 33.2 39 47.0 43 51.8 1 1.2
LEE 65 30.0 26 40.0 39 60.0 0 -
LEON 71 39.2 23 32.4 47 66.2 1 1.4
LIBERTY 335 32.3 165 49.3 168 50.1 2 0.6
LIMESTONE 126 41.2 56 44.4 68 54.0 2 1.6
LIPSCOMB 9 26.5 6 66.7 2 22.2 1 11.1
LIVE OAK 44 34.1 23 52.3 21 47.7 0 -
LLANO 49 31.8 21 42.9 28 57.1 0 -
LOVING 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 -
LUBBOCK 1,353 35.4 489 36.1 758 56.0 106 7.8
LYNN 22 29.3 11 50.0 10 45.5 1 4.5
               
MCCULLOCH 36 41.4 16 44.4 20 55.6 0 -
MCLENNAN 973 30.2 487 50.1 482 49.5 4 0.4
MCMULLEN 2 * 1 * 1 * 0 -
MADISON 60 36.8 29 48.3 29 48.3 2 3.3
MARION 59 50.9 22 37.3 37 62.7 0 -
MARTIN 23 32.4 9 39.1 12 52.2 2 8.7
MASON 3 8.6 2 66.7 1 33.3 0 -
MATAGORDA 218 38.9 108 49.5 105 48.2 5 2.3
MAVERICK 214 19.3 113 52.8 99 46.3 2 0.9
MEDINA 192 33.6 91 47.4 101 52.6 0 -
MENARD 7 25.9 3 42.9 4 57.1 0 -
MIDLAND 720 40.2 373 51.8 341 47.4 6 0.8
MILAM 144 40.1 62 43.1 82 56.9 0 -
MILLS 10 24.4 5 50.0 5 50.0 0 -
MITCHELL 41 49.4 14 34.1 26 63.4 1 2.4
MONTAGUE 68 29.8 40 58.8 27 39.7 1 1.5
MONTGOMERY 949 19.8 431 45.4 508 53.5 10 1.1
MOORE 134 34.4 76 56.7 58 43.3 0 -
MORRIS 69 46.6 23 33.3 46 66.7 0 -
MOTLEY 2 * 1 * 1 * 0 -
               
NACOGDOCHES 261 32.1 107 41.0 154 59.0 0 -
NAVARRO 270 37.5 134 49.6 133 49.3 3 1.1
NEWTON 63 42.0 29 46.0 32 50.8 2 3.2
NOLAN 95 45.9 48 50.5 44 46.3 3 3.2
NUECES 2,273 43.9 1,097 48.3 1,161 51.1 15 0.7
               
OCHILTREE 57 36.1 40 70.2 17 29.8 0 -
OLDHAM 1 * 1 * 0 - 0 -
ORANGE 367 34.9 121 33.0 238 64.9 8 2.2
               
PALO PINTO 146 39.4 82 56.2 62 42.5 2 1.4
PANOLA 93 33.8 36 38.7 56 60.2 1 1.1
PARKER 295 26.6 136 46.1 157 53.2 2 0.7
PARMER 38 25.3 21 55.3 17 44.7 0 -
PECOS 101 45.7 42 41.6 57 56.4 2 2.0
POLK 171 34.1 84 49.1 81 47.4 6 3.5
POTTER 830 38.0 412 49.6 401 48.3 17 2.0
PRESIDIO 48 32.2 24 50.0 22 45.8 2 4.2
               
RAINS 32 32.3 13 40.6 16 50.0 3 9.4
RANDALL 285 22.2 81 28.4 198 69.5 6 2.1
REAGAN 7 19.4 3 42.9 4 57.1 0 -
REAL 5 21.7 1 20.0 4 80.0 0 -
RED RIVER 66 40.7 32 48.5 33 50.0 1 1.5
REEVES 96 46.4 57 59.4 38 39.6 1 1.0
REFUGIO 53 50.5 25 47.2 28 52.8 0 -
ROBERTS 1 * 0 - 1 * 0 -
ROBERTSON 104 48.4 40 38.5 59 56.7 5 4.8
ROCKWALL 114 16.1 50 43.9 62 54.4 2 1.8
RUNNELS 64 42.7 34 53.1 30 46.9 0 -
RUSK 198 34.2 73 36.9 119 60.1 6 3.0
               
SABINE 35 35.0 17 48.6 17 48.6 1 2.9
SAN AUGUSTINE 47 42.3 15 31.9 32 68.1 0 -
SAN JACINTO 108 37.6 49 45.4 58 53.7 1 0.9
SAN PATRICIO 501 42.4 246 49.1 251 50.1 4 0.8
SAN SABA 24 35.3 10 41.7 14 58.3 0 -
SCHLEICHER 16 34.0 5 31.3 11 68.8 0 -
SCURRY 89 39.0 35 39.3 54 60.7 0 -
SHACKELFORD 14 32.6 7 50.0 7 50.0 0 -
SHELBY 138 34.5 64 46.4 72 52.2 2 1.4
SHERMAN 9 22.5 7 77.8 2 22.2 0 -
SMITH 855 32.0 334 39.1 466 54.5 55 6.4
SOMERVELL 30 31.6 13 43.3 17 56.7 0 -
STARR 282 19.3 162 57.4 112 39.7 8 2.8
STEPHENS 56 38.1 26 46.4 30 53.6 0 -
STERLING 4 * 2 * 2 * 0 -
STONEWALL 6 24.0 3 50.0 1 16.7 2 33.3
SUTTON 18 25.7 7 38.9 11 61.1 0 -
SWISHER 65 43.3 39 60.0 26 40.0 0 -
               
TARRANT 8,345 31.7 3,755 45.0 4,507 54.0 83 1.0
TAYLOR 728 36.0 331 45.5 396 54.4 1 0.1
TERRELL 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 -
TERRY 90 48.4 37 41.1 49 54.4 4 4.4
THROCKMORTON 2 * 1 * 1 * 0 -
TITUS 170 33.1 84 49.4 83 48.8 3 1.8
TOM GREEN 544 35.6 263 48.3 278 51.1 3 0.6
TRAVIS 4,064 27.9 2,041 50.2 1,977 48.6 46 1.1
TRINITY 78 48.4 40 51.3 38 48.7 0 -
TYLER 65 30.4 32 49.2 33 50.8 0 -
               
UPSHUR 152 30.0 63 41.4 87 57.2 2 1.3
UPTON 14 35.0 7 50.0 6 42.9 1 7.1
UVALDE 220 43.2 107 48.6 112 50.9 1 0.5
               
VAL VERDE 229 26.7 118 51.5 108 47.2 3 1.3
VAN ZANDT 169 29.0 84 49.7 76 45.0 9 5.3
VICTORIA 545 39.1 204 37.4 340 62.4 1 0.2
               
WALKER 206 34.2 77 37.4 127 61.7 2 1.0
WALLER 189 39.0 92 48.7 96 50.8 1 0.5
WARD 69 45.4 26 37.7 40 58.0 3 4.3
WASHINGTON 156 39.6 58 37.2 96 61.5 2 1.3
WEBB 1,319 22.3 788 59.7 528 40.0 3 0.2
WHARTON 253 42.3 107 42.3 134 53.0 12 4.7
WHEELER 17 42.5 8 47.1 8 47.1 1 5.9
WICHITA 661 35.0 255 38.6 405 61.3 1 0.2
WILBARGER 91 44.6 46 50.5 44 48.4 1 1.1
WILLACY 117 29.3 60 51.3 57 48.7 0 -
WILLIAMSON 784 16.4 305 38.9 472 60.2 7 0.9
WILSON 111 25.2 49 44.1 59 53.2 3 2.7
WINKLER 37 35.2 17 45.9 18 48.6 2 5.4
WISE 173 25.3 85 49.1 88 50.9 0 -
WOOD 140 31.7 66 47.1 73 52.1 1 0.7
               
YOAKUM 32 28.8 19 59.4 12 37.5 1 3.1
YOUNG 81 36.2 42 51.9 39 48.1 0 -
               
ZAPATA 62 23.3 39 62.9 23 37.1 0 -
ZAVALA 98 48.5 60 61.2 38 38.8 0 -

 
Note: Denominators for percents exclude missing data
1. Denominator is live births to Texas residents.
2. Denominator is live births to unmarried Texas residents only.
- Percent is not computed if numerator is equal to 0.
* Percent is not computed if denominator is less than or equal to 20.
2001 Annual Report List of Tables and References
Annual Reports for Other Years
Center for Health Statistics

Last updated May 7, 2010