EDUCATIONAL STATUS OF UNMARRIED MOTHERS
BY COUNTY OF RESIDENCE 
TEXAS, 2014
Geographic Area Total Unmarried % of all Mothers(1) Unmarried, Less than 12 Years Education % of Unmarried(2) Unmarried, 12 Years or more Education % of Unmarried(2) Unmarried, Education Unknown % of Unmarried(2)
TEXAS 167,299 41.9 50,118 30.0 116,912 70.0 269 0.2
REGION1 5,515 43.6 1,357 24.7 4,146 75.3 12 0.2
REGION2 3,088 43.2 691 22.4 2,392 77.6 5 0.2
REGION3 41,757 40.3 11,416 27.4 30,280 72.6 61 0.1
REGION4 6,697 45.7 1,812 27.1 4,866 72.9 19 0.3
REGION5 4,915 49.3 1,201 24.5 3,707 75.5 7 0.1
REGION6 41,410 40.9 13,940 33.7 27,389 66.3 81 0.2
REGION7 15,610 34.4 4,186 26.9 11,398 73.1 26 0.2
REGION8 17,972 44.5 5,156 28.7 12,786 71.3 30 0.2
REGION9 4,558 43.0 1,301 28.6 3,253 71.4 4 0.1
REGION10 6,080 43.8 1,672 27.5 4,403 72.5 5 0.1
REGION11 19,697 49.5 7,386 37.5 12,292 62.5 19 0.1
ANDERSON 255 44.7 59 23.1 196 76.9 0 -
ANDREWS 153 44.5 41 26.8 112 73.2 0 -
ANGELINA 577 49.2 135 23.5 440 76.5 2 0.3
ARANSAS 140 51.3 40 28.6 100 71.4 0 -
ARCHER 27 32.1 4 14.8 23 85.2 0 -
ARMSTRONG 4 * 0 - 4 * 0 -
ATASCOSA 374 52.9 87 23.3 286 76.7 1 0.3
AUSTIN 179 49.3 47 26.4 131 73.6 1 0.6
BAILEY 44 40.4 17 39.5 26 60.5 1 2.3
BANDERA 70 44.3 16 22.9 54 77.1 0 -
BASTROP 474 45.5 152 32.1 322 67.9 0 -
BAYLOR 16 37.2 3 * 13 * 0 -
BEE 244 58.7 71 29.1 173 70.9 0 -
BELL 2,066 33.2 376 18.3 1,683 81.7 7 0.3
BEXAR 12,300 44.3 3,522 28.7 8,756 71.3 22 0.2
BLANCO 29 28.4 9 31.0 20 69.0 0 -
BORDEN 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 -
BOSQUE 67 40.1 19 29.2 46 70.8 2 3.0
BOWIE 630 51.8 135 21.6 489 78.4 6 1.0
BRAZORIA 1,709 35.7 364 21.3 1,343 78.7 2 0.1
BRAZOS 993 35.1 311 31.4 679 68.6 3 0.3
BREWSTER 36 34.6 2 5.7 33 94.3 1 2.8
BRISCOE 6 * 0 - 6 * 0 -
BROOKS 84 72.4 41 48.8 43 51.2 0 -
BROWN 195 45.9 50 25.6 145 74.4 0 -
BURLESON 106 50.5 20 18.9 86 81.1 0 -
BURNET 167 36.8 44 26.5 122 73.5 1 0.6
CALDWELL 237 46.2 61 25.7 176 74.3 0 -
CALHOUN 158 52.0 54 34.4 103 65.6 1 0.6
CALLAHAN 58 35.8 14 24.1 44 75.9 0 -
CAMERON 3,312 45.7 1,253 37.9 2,056 62.1 3 0.1
CAMP 97 44.3 27 27.8 70 72.2 0 -
CARSON 23 33.3 4 17.4 19 82.6 0 -
CASS 167 46.4 32 19.2 135 80.8 0 -
CASTRO 64 54.7 24 37.5 40 62.5 0 -
CHAMBERS 165 34.7 36 21.8 129 78.2 0 -
CHEROKEE 352 47.4 120 34.3 230 65.7 2 0.6
CHILDRESS 47 57.3 11 23.4 36 76.6 0 -
CLAY 36 43.9 9 25.0 27 75.0 0 -
COCHRAN 24 52.2 6 25.0 18 75.0 0 -
COKE 17 56.7 5 * 12 * 0 -
COLEMAN 40 48.2 8 20.0 32 80.0 0 -
COLLIN 2,340 21.5 469 20.1 1,867 79.9 4 0.2
COLLINGSWORTH 13 41.9 6 * 7 * 0 -
COLORADO 108 40.3 38 35.2 70 64.8 0 -
COMAL 513 35.5 125 24.4 388 75.6 0 -
COMANCHE 66 47.8 28 42.4 38 57.6 0 -
CONCHO 9 36.0 2 * 7 * 0 -
COOKE 257 45.8 87 34.0 169 66.0 1 0.4
CORYELL 294 27.6 34 11.6 260 88.4 0 -
COTTLE 7 * 3 * 4 * 0 -
CRANE 28 35.9 4 14.3 24 85.7 0 -
CROCKETT 28 45.2 9 32.1 19 67.9 0 -
CROSBY 47 52.2 15 31.9 32 68.1 0 -
CULBERSON 17 63.0 7 * 10 * 0 -
DALLAM 60 47.2 21 35.0 39 65.0 0 -
DALLAS 19,365 48.7 5,762 29.8 13,567 70.2 36 0.2
DAWSON 80 48.2 30 37.5 50 62.5 0 -
DEAF SMITH 180 55.9 56 31.1 124 68.9 0 -
DELTA 29 40.3 6 20.7 23 79.3 0 -
DENTON 2,549 25.8 527 20.7 2,021 79.3 1 0.0
DEWITT 137 47.4 39 28.5 98 71.5 0 -
DICKENS 7 * 2 * 5 * 0 -
DIMMIT 132 69.5 47 35.6 85 64.4 0 -
DONLEY 14 50.0 4 * 10 * 0 -
DUVAL 127 65.8 45 35.4 82 64.6 0 -
EASTLAND 90 41.3 28 31.5 61 68.5 1 1.1
ECTOR 1,462 46.3 453 31.0 1,009 69.0 0 -
EDWARDS 10 35.7 0 - 10 * 0 -
ELLIS 848 39.6 176 20.8 671 79.2 1 0.1
EL PASO 5,937 43.8 1,617 27.2 4,318 72.8 2 0.0
ERATH 208 39.3 54 26.0 154 74.0 0 -
FALLS 123 56.4 28 23.0 94 77.0 1 0.8
FANNIN 140 42.7 34 24.3 106 75.7 0 -
FAYETTE 98 40.3 31 32.0 66 68.0 1 1.0
FISHER 27 52.9 6 22.2 21 77.8 0 -
FLOYD 34 50.7 7 21.2 26 78.8 1 2.9
FOARD 5 * 0 - 5 * 0 -
FORT BEND 2,195 23.6 471 21.5 1,724 78.5 0 -
FRANKLIN 40 43.5 8 20.0 32 80.0 0 -
FREESTONE 81 39.7 23 28.4 58 71.6 0 -
FRIO 180 65.9 57 32.0 121 68.0 2 1.1
GAINES 81 19.9 29 35.8 52 64.2 0 -
GALVESTON 1,775 43.0 475 26.8 1,300 73.2 0 -
GARZA 25 39.7 4 16.0 21 84.0 0 -
GILLESPIE 101 39.6 35 35.0 65 65.0 1 1.0
GLASSCOCK 4 * 1 * 3 * 0 -
GOLIAD 31 40.8 4 12.9 27 87.1 0 -
GONZALES 190 59.4 61 32.1 129 67.9 0 -
GRAY 145 42.6 40 27.6 105 72.4 0 -
GRAYSON 755 48.3 185 24.5 569 75.5 1 0.1
GREGG 977 49.8 291 29.8 685 70.2 1 0.1
GRIMES 163 48.2 44 27.0 119 73.0 0 -
GUADALUPE 621 34.8 141 22.7 480 77.3 0 -
HALE 240 51.7 71 29.7 168 70.3 1 0.4
HALL 16 47.1 4 * 12 * 0 -
HAMILTON 26 31.0 6 23.1 20 76.9 0 -
HANSFORD 36 39.6 5 13.9 31 86.1 0 -
HARDEMAN 22 50.0 8 36.4 14 63.6 0 -
HARDIN 261 37.7 48 18.5 212 81.5 1 0.4
HARRIS 31,267 43.8 11,377 36.5 19,819 63.5 71 0.2
HARRISON 393 46.2 102 26.0 291 74.0 0 -
HARTLEY 14 23.3 4 * 10 * 0 -
HASKELL 20 40.0 8 * 12 * 0 -
HAYS 736 31.1 151 20.5 585 79.5 0 -
HEMPHILL 26 39.4 12 46.2 14 53.8 0 -
HENDERSON 425 48.0 117 27.9 303 72.1 5 1.2
HIDALGO 7,481 45.8 3,088 41.3 4,384 58.7 9 0.1
HILL 163 39.5 38 23.3 125 76.7 0 -
HOCKLEY 127 41.0 31 24.4 96 75.6 0 -
HOOD 217 37.5 43 19.8 174 80.2 0 -
HOPKINS 208 44.2 44 21.3 163 78.7 1 0.5
HOUSTON 109 52.7 26 24.3 81 75.7 2 1.8
HOWARD 263 50.8 79 30.0 184 70.0 0 -
HUDSPETH 18 47.4 7 * 11 * 0 -
HUNT 518 45.3 153 29.6 364 70.4 1 0.2
HUTCHINSON 133 43.3 21 15.8 112 84.2 0 -
IRION 7 * 2 * 4 * 1 *
JACK 37 37.4 8 22.9 27 77.1 2 5.4
JACKSON 85 42.1 20 23.5 65 76.5 0 -
JASPER 205 51.9 49 24.0 155 76.0 1 0.5
JEFF DAVIS 9 * 5 * 4 * 0 -
JEFFERSON 1,898 52.2 438 23.1 1,459 76.9 1 0.1
JIM HOGG 64 68.8 14 21.9 50 78.1 0 -
JIM WELLS 473 64.8 147 31.1 326 68.9 0 -
JOHNSON 845 41.8 204 24.1 641 75.9 0 -
JONES 84 45.4 17 20.2 67 79.8 0 -
KARNES 107 56.0 37 34.6 70 65.4 0 -
KAUFMAN 583 38.2 152 26.1 431 73.9 0 -
KENDALL 110 30.5 27 24.8 82 75.2 1 0.9
KENEDY 2 * 0 - 2 * 0 -
KENT 6 * 2 * 4 * 0 -
KERR 274 50.3 57 20.8 217 79.2 0 -
KIMBLE 23 50.0 8 34.8 15 65.2 0 -
KING 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 -
KINNEY 7 28.0 2 * 5 * 0 -
KLEBERG 270 56.4 63 23.3 207 76.7 0 -
KNOX 31 44.9 5 16.1 26 83.9 0 -
LAMAR 347 48.1 108 31.1 239 68.9 0 -
LAMB 108 54.0 32 29.6 76 70.4 0 -
LAMPASAS 103 41.5 17 16.5 86 83.5 0 -
LA SALLE 67 64.4 17 25.4 50 74.6 0 -
LAVACA 98 40.5 34 34.7 64 65.3 0 -
LEE 112 49.8 25 22.3 87 77.7 0 -
LEON 75 36.6 27 36.5 47 63.5 1 1.3
LIBERTY 512 47.3 144 28.3 365 71.7 3 0.6
LIMESTONE 154 45.2 41 26.6 113 73.4 0 -
LIPSCOMB 14 32.6 8 * 6 * 0 -
LIVE OAK 69 50.0 22 31.9 47 68.1 0 -
LLANO 73 45.3 24 32.9 49 67.1 0 -
LOVING 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 -
LUBBOCK 1,739 41.0 316 18.2 1,419 81.8 4 0.2
LYNN 26 40.6 7 26.9 19 73.1 0 -
MCCULLOCH 32 38.6 8 25.0 24 75.0 0 -
MCLENNAN 1,400 38.7 387 27.7 1,012 72.3 1 0.1
MCMULLEN 3 * 0 - 3 * 0 -
MADISON 74 44.6 18 24.3 56 75.7 0 -
MARION 48 55.2 10 20.8 38 79.2 0 -
MARTIN 43 36.1 10 23.3 33 76.7 0 -
MASON 12 42.9 2 * 10 * 0 -
MATAGORDA 306 53.5 85 27.9 220 72.1 1 0.3
MAVERICK 520 44.4 203 39.0 317 61.0 0 -
MEDINA 270 44.9 54 20.1 215 79.9 1 0.4
MENARD 12 52.2 0 - 12 * 0 -
MIDLAND 1,091 38.6 305 28.0 786 72.0 0 -
MILAM 161 48.5 44 27.3 117 72.7 0 -
MILLS 26 44.8 7 26.9 19 73.1 0 -
MITCHELL 53 57.0 13 25.0 39 75.0 1 1.9
MONTAGUE 105 47.7 23 21.9 82 78.1 0 -
MONTGOMERY 2,283 32.7 681 29.9 1,600 70.1 2 0.1
MOORE 168 39.9 63 37.7 104 62.3 1 0.6
MORRIS 71 49.7 19 26.8 52 73.2 0 -
MOTLEY 1 * 1 * 0 - 0 -
NACOGDOCHES 414 46.7 120 29.0 294 71.0 0 -
NAVARRO 360 46.9 111 30.9 248 69.1 1 0.3
NEWTON 74 50.3 16 21.6 58 78.4 0 -
NOLAN 107 46.1 31 29.0 76 71.0 0 -
NUECES 2,806 54.3 733 26.2 2,068 73.8 5 0.2
OCHILTREE 82 39.6 41 50.0 41 50.0 0 -
OLDHAM 5 22.7 1 * 4 * 0 -
ORANGE 575 48.6 138 24.0 437 76.0 0 -
PALO PINTO 165 45.7 46 27.9 119 72.1 0 -
PANOLA 138 47.1 39 28.7 97 71.3 2 1.4
PARKER 461 32.4 87 18.9 374 81.1 0 -
PARMER 63 43.8 34 54.8 28 45.2 1 1.6
PECOS 120 52.9 36 30.0 84 70.0 0 -
POLK 231 48.5 62 26.8 169 73.2 0 -
POTTER 1,127 54.4 324 28.8 801 71.2 2 0.2
PRESIDIO 63 44.1 34 55.7 27 44.3 2 3.2
RAINS 33 37.9 6 18.2 27 81.8 0 -
RANDALL 581 33.0 91 15.7 489 84.3 1 0.2
REAGAN 19 40.4 7 * 12 * 0 -
REAL 24 66.7 9 37.5 15 62.5 0 -
RED RIVER 76 59.8 14 18.4 62 81.6 0 -
REEVES 112 55.7 30 26.8 82 73.2 0 -
REFUGIO 57 61.3 14 24.6 43 75.4 0 -
ROBERTS 1 * 1 * 0 - 0 -
ROBERTSON 125 53.2 29 23.2 96 76.8 0 -
ROCKWALL 206 20.9 29 14.1 177 85.9 0 -
RUNNELS 42 42.4 13 31.0 29 69.0 0 -
RUSK 245 42.5 70 28.6 175 71.4 0 -
SABINE 43 52.4 8 18.6 35 81.4 0 -
SAN AUGUSTINE 46 50.0 11 23.9 35 76.1 0 -
SAN JACINTO 144 50.7 53 36.8 91 63.2 0 -
SAN PATRICIO 569 54.3 133 23.4 436 76.6 0 -
SAN SABA 24 34.8 8 33.3 16 66.7 0 -
SCHLEICHER 16 40.0 2 * 14 * 0 -
SCURRY 126 48.3 36 28.6 90 71.4 0 -
SHACKELFORD 5 21.7 1 * 4 * 0 -
SHELBY 167 47.7 56 33.5 111 66.5 0 -
SHERMAN 14 34.1 3 * 11 * 0 -
SMITH 1,317 41.8 372 28.3 943 71.7 2 0.2
SOMERVELL 38 44.7 8 21.1 30 78.9 0 -
STARR 520 37.6 224 43.1 296 56.9 0 -
STEPHENS 48 50.0 8 16.7 40 83.3 0 -
STERLING 7 * 2 * 5 * 0 -
STONEWALL 6 * 1 * 5 * 0 -
SUTTON 22 41.5 9 40.9 13 59.1 0 -
SWISHER 57 60.0 14 24.6 43 75.4 0 -
TARRANT 11,631 41.0 3,213 27.7 8,404 72.3 14 0.1
TAYLOR 830 39.2 152 18.3 678 81.7 0 -
TERRELL 6 * 1 * 5 * 0 -
TERRY 109 51.9 27 24.8 82 75.2 0 -
THROCKMORTON 6 * 0 - 6 * 0 -
TITUS 242 44.8 79 32.6 163 67.4 0 -
TOM GREEN 743 44.6 184 24.9 556 75.1 3 0.4
TRAVIS 5,750 35.1 1,939 33.7 3,808 66.3 3 0.1
TRINITY 80 51.0 21 26.3 59 73.8 0 -
TYLER 91 42.5 20 22.0 71 78.0 0 -
UPSHUR 199 40.5 48 24.1 151 75.9 0 -
UPTON 18 36.7 7 * 11 * 0 -
UVALDE 231 56.5 59 25.5 172 74.5 0 -
VAL VERDE 367 42.4 161 43.9 206 56.1 0 -
VAN ZANDT 230 40.5 57 24.8 173 75.2 0 -
VICTORIA 647 49.4 195 30.1 452 69.9 0 -
WALKER 316 46.9 50 15.8 266 84.2 0 -
WALLER 290 43.5 83 28.6 207 71.4 0 -
WARD 89 47.6 20 22.5 69 77.5 0 -
WASHINGTON 192 46.3 51 26.7 140 73.3 1 0.5
WEBB 3,122 56.8 1,356 43.5 1,764 56.5 2 0.1
WHARTON 305 55.3 89 29.3 215 70.7 1 0.3
WHEELER 35 35.0 18 51.4 17 48.6 0 -
WICHITA 824 45.4 161 19.6 662 80.4 1 0.1
WILBARGER 81 52.3 16 19.8 65 80.2 0 -
WILLACY 176 60.1 60 34.1 116 65.9 0 -
WILLIAMSON 1,518 23.5 222 14.7 1,291 85.3 5 0.3
WILSON 210 40.9 45 21.5 164 78.5 1 0.5
WINKLER 61 44.9 15 24.6 46 75.4 0 -
WISE 271 35.1 76 28.1 194 71.9 1 0.4
WOOD 178 42.6 49 27.5 129 72.5 0 -
YOAKUM 56 38.1 11 19.6 45 80.4 0 -
YOUNG 88 38.3 35 39.8 53 60.2 0 -
ZAPATA 178 57.8 82 46.1 96 53.9 0 -
ZAVALA 138 70.1 48 34.8 90 65.2 0 -

Note: Denominators for (1) and (2) 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. 

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