The information contained in this report was obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau's Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) Program. However, the changes since the prior year are from calculations by the County Information Program, Texas Association of Counties. For more information, contact the CIP at (512) 478-8753.
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| Data for the Howard County Income and Poverty Chart | ||||
| Calendar Year | Estimate of People of All Ages in Poverty | Change from Prior Year | 90% Confidence Interval Lower Bound | 90% Confidence Interval Upper Bound |
| 2006 | 5,640 | N/A | 4,550 | 6,731 |
| 2007 | 7,129 | 26.4% | 5,834 | 8,424 |
| 2008 | 5,881 | -17.5% | 4,800 | 6,962 |
| 2009 | 5,261 | -10.5% | 4,016 | 6,506 |
| 2010 | 6,621 | 25.9% | 5,227 | 8,015 |
| 2011 | 6,755 | 2.0% | 5,394 | 8,116 |
| 2012 | 6,121 | -9.4% | 5,037 | 7,205 |
| 2013 | 5,351 | -12.6% | 4,130 | 6,572 |
| 2014 | 5,320 | -0.6% | 4,193 | 6,447 |
| 2015 | 5,938 | 11.6% | 4,894 | 6,982 |
| 2016 | 5,478 | -7.7% | 4,324 | 6,632 |
| 2017 | 5,409 | -1.3% | 4,248 | 6,570 |
| 2018 | 6,263 | 15.8% | 5,215 | 7,311 |
| 2019 | 5,281 | -15.7% | 4,094 | 6,468 |
| 2020 | 4,821 | -8.7% | 3,673 | 5,969 |
| 2021 | 4,851 | 0.6% | 3,797 | 5,905 |
| 2022 | 4,813 | -0.8% | 3,603 | 6,023 |