Bowie County Child Poverty Rate

Bowie County, in east Texas, on the border with Arkansas. Sources: Geographical data is from the Texas Education Agency (2013-2014). School district data on school district poverty estimates (2014) is from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Data and Mapping

KML file (school districts shapefile) is from the Texas Education Agency (2013-2014). XLS spreadsheet on school district poverty estimates (2014) is from the U.S. Census Bureau.

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