2016 State Report for County-Level Data: Poverty

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2016 Texas Report for County-Level Data: Poverty

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Introduction

The State Reports for County-Level Data on Poverty are designed to provide the users of disability statistics with the number and percentage in poverty for civilians with disabilities, ages 18 to 64 years and living in the community, for any given state and county in the United States (U.S.). This report is intended to be an online complement to Section 3: Poverty of the Annual Disability Statistics Compendium and Annual Disability Statistics Supplement, providing greater detail within each state. The State Reports for County-Level Data on Poverty can be used to compare county-level statistics between counties in any given state or states. The following report provides county-level statistics for Texas.

The proportion of the civilian non-institutionalized population with disabilities in poverty, also called the poverty rate, presented in the State Reports for County-Level Data is a useful tool for advocates, researchers, and policy-makers to plan and provide services and supports for people with disabilities experiencing poverty. In this report, poverty of people with disabilities is presented as the number of civilians with disabilities, ages 18 to 64 years and living in the community, in a given state and county per total state and county populations, respectively. Counts and percentages (the poverty rate) are provided in tables and maps.

The data for this report come from the American Community Survey 5-year data. The American Community Survey (ACS) is a national survey developed by the U.S. Census Bureau to provide information on a number of topics about social, economic, and demographic characteristics of the U.S. population. ACS 5-year data is collected over a longer period of time than 1-year data, providing larger sample sizes and increased reliability for less populated areas and small population subgroups. All of the statistics in this report use the ACS 5-year data which includes data from 2016, the year of the report, and data from the four previous years. In the ACS, people are identified as having a disability based on responses to a series of six questions asking about having difficulties with vision, hearing, ambulation, cognition, self-care, and independent living (see glossary for further details). 

Poverty is defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget and set as a dollar threshold by the U.S. Census Bureau (see the glossary for further details).

 

 

Specific to Texas, the state chosen for this report, sentences providing interpretation and context for poverty statistics are included on the following page. A short glossary of terms is also provided at the end of the report explaining the statistics that are illustrated in each sentence.

Additional Resources. The Annual Disability Statistics Compendium and its complement, the Annual Disability Statistics Supplement, are summaries of statistics about people with disabilities, available both in hard copy and online at https://www.disabilitycompendium.org.

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Suggested Citation. Boege, S.L., Lauer, E.A., & Houtenville, A.J., 2019. 2016 State Report for Texas County-Level Data: Poverty. Durham, NH: University of New Hampshire, Institute on Disability.

Interpretation

The following statements are designed to help understand the 2016 county-level poverty statistics from Texas that are presented:

 

  • For people with disabilities: 

    • The poverty rate for people with disabilities in Texas was 25.3%.
    • The range, also known as the difference between largest and smallest values, of poverty rates for people with disabilities across Texas counties was 60.6%.
      • The county with the greatest poverty rate for people with disabilities was Somervell (60.6%).
      • The county with the smallest poverty rate for people with disabilities was Edwards and King and Loving and Sterling and Terrell (0.0%).
    • The median, also known as the middle-most, poverty rate for people with disabilities across all counties in Texas was 26.1%.

 

  • For people without disabilities: 
    • The poverty rate for people without disabilities in Texas was 13.5%.
    • The range, also known as the difference between largest and smallest values, of poverty rates for people without disabilities across Texas counties was 33.2%.
      • The county with the greatest poverty rate for people without disabilities was Willacy (33.2%).
      • The county with the smallest poverty rate for people without disabilities was Loving (0.0%).
    • The median, also known as the middle-most, poverty rate for people without disabilities across all counties in Texas was 13.2%.
Civilians with and without Disabilities in Poverty Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for Texas, by County: 2016
County Disability No Disability   County Disability No Disability
Total Count % [1] Total Count % [2] Total Count % [1] Total Count % [2]
    Texas     1,602,534 405,224 25.3 14,613,516 1,978,608 13.5   Burleson        1,217     185 15.2      8,736       928 10.6
  Anderson        2,669     678 25.4     23,325     3,454 14.8    Burnet         4,261   1,012 23.8     20,935     2,715 13.0
   Andrews          793     173 21.8      9,363       759  8.1   Caldwell        2,698     587 21.8     20,466     3,530 17.2
  Angelina        9,015   2,610 29.0     41,002     6,131 15.0    Calhoun        1,854     519 28.0     10,831     1,440 13.3
   Aransas        2,471     595 24.1     10,809     1,655 15.3   Callahan        1,134     303 26.7      6,512     1,179 18.1
   Archer           519     101 19.5      4,681       299  6.4    Cameron       24,463   8,652 35.4    207,831    55,414 26.7
  Armstrong          93      14 15.1        947        90  9.5     Camp            871     261 30.0      6,246       971 15.5
  Atascosa        2,511     541 21.5     25,046     2,879 11.5    Carson           330      62 18.8      3,106       132  4.2
   Austin         2,009     474 23.6     14,724     1,528 10.4     Cass          2,434     760 31.2     14,463     2,334 16.1
   Bailey           363      35  9.6      3,501       594 17.0    Castro           361      66 18.3      4,002       607 15.2
   Bandera        1,932     636 32.9     10,097     1,268 12.6   Chambers        2,691     464 17.2     20,610     2,026  9.8
   Bastrop        6,275   1,370 21.8     39,747     4,032 10.1   Cherokee        3,497     883 25.3     23,982     4,305 18.0
   Baylor           265     110 41.5      1,701       200 11.8   Childress         451     155 34.4      2,985       693 23.2
     Bee          2,052     612 29.8     12,417     1,756 14.1     Clay            957     266 27.8      5,014       604 12.0
    Bell         25,173   5,921 23.5    158,504    19,374 12.2    Cochran          266      66 24.8      1,397       241 17.3
    Bexar       137,848  35,977 26.1    991,709   136,290 13.7     Coke            161      85 52.8      1,557       246 15.8
   Blanco         1,025     184 18.0      5,430       478  8.8    Coleman          523     181 34.6      4,197       623 14.8
   Borden            53       8 15.1        299         7  2.3    Collin        28,614   3,839 13.4    528,375    31,994  6.1
   Bosque         1,365     227 16.6      8,390     1,084 12.9 Collingsworth       229      44 19.2      1,454       241 16.6
    Bowie         6,600   2,016 30.5     45,459     7,582 16.7   Colorado        1,435     269 18.7     10,194     1,286 12.6
  Brazoria       16,085   3,490 21.7    185,232    15,835  8.5     Comal         8,613   1,570 18.2     64,853     4,849  7.5
   Brazos         9,318   2,927 31.4    126,234    37,663 29.8   Comanche        1,043     307 29.4      6,147     1,045 17.0
  Brewster        1,012     289 28.6      4,506       413  9.2    Concho            66      26 39.4      1,534       102  6.6
   Briscoe           54      14 25.9        879       106 12.1     Cooke         2,924     750 25.6     19,559     2,371 12.1
   Brooks           611     186 30.4      3,309       987 29.8    Coryell        4,854     948 19.5     27,787     3,097 11.1
    Brown         2,114     519 24.6     18,666     2,937 15.7    Cottle            95      14 14.7        650       158 24.3
Civilians with and without Disabilities in Poverty Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for Texas, by County: 2016
County Disability No Disability   County Disability No Disability
Total Count % [1] Total Count % [2] Total Count % [1] Total Count % [2]
    Crane           152      29 19.1      2,561       253  9.9     Foard           131      34 26.0        540        31  5.7
  Crockett          204      34 16.7      2,106       333 15.8   Fort Bend      25,534   4,071 15.9    397,052    25,679  6.5
   Crosby           432     132 30.6      2,764       440 15.9   Franklin        1,282     385 30.0      4,606       571 12.4
  Culberson         326     108 33.1      1,000       162 16.2   Freestone       1,400     323 23.1      8,716     1,187 13.6
   Dallam           624     165 26.4      3,578       474 13.2     Frio          1,363     272 20.0      7,611     1,435 18.9
   Dallas       129,134  34,494 26.7  1,444,920   211,095 14.6    Gaines         1,192     215 18.0      9,614       808  8.4
   Dawson           820     177 21.6      5,568       811 14.6   Galveston      22,369   5,190 23.2    169,554    18,969 11.2
   DeWitt         1,331     428 32.2      9,348     1,129 12.1     Garza           324      38 11.7      2,496       279 11.2
 Deaf Smith         927     230 24.8      9,732     1,314 13.5   Gillespie       1,170     237 20.3     12,067     1,103  9.1
    Delta           515     168 32.6      2,442       398 16.3   Glasscock          13       3 23.1        721        45  6.2
   Denton        32,180   4,825 15.0    449,992    37,173  8.3    Goliad           793     216 27.2      3,483       528 15.2
   Dickens          241      86 35.7        880       163 18.5   Gonzales        1,910     724 37.9      9,563     1,021 10.7
   Dimmit         1,453     442 30.4      4,538       700 15.4     Gray          1,846     513 27.8     10,332     1,288 12.5
   Donley           230      39 17.0      1,495       212 14.2    Grayson       10,571   2,932 27.7     61,461     7,768 12.6
    Duval         1,529     487 31.9      4,702       871 18.5     Gregg         8,898   2,643 29.7     62,630     9,608 15.3
  Eastland        1,950     451 23.1      7,870     1,288 16.4    Grimes         1,274     518 40.7     12,462     1,797 14.4
    Ector        11,186   1,882 16.8     80,233     7,847  9.8   Guadalupe       8,846   1,269 14.3     78,348     6,758  8.6
   Edwards          181       0  0.0        952        38  4.0     Hale          1,740     494 28.4     17,025     2,866 16.8
   El Paso       58,302  16,427 28.2    420,081    76,030 18.1     Hall            255      95 37.3      1,407       353 25.1
    Ellis        10,202   2,047 20.1     86,443     7,446  8.6   Hamilton          975     371 38.1      3,394       381 11.2
    Erath         1,775     581 32.7     23,414     6,070 25.9   Hansford          277      57 20.6      2,764       431 15.6
    Falls         1,582     476 30.1      7,463     1,484 19.9   Hardeman          526     135 25.7      1,723       189 11.0
   Fannin         2,551     697 27.3     15,498     2,428 15.7    Hardin         4,464     776 17.4     28,691     2,729  9.5
   Fayette        1,485     354 23.8     12,230       855  7.0    Harris       222,761  56,634 25.4  2,568,752   351,391 13.7
   Fisher           235      78 33.2      1,902       351 18.5   Harrison        3,954   1,246 31.5     34,572     4,948 14.3
    Floyd           366     115 31.4      2,940       581 19.8    Hartley          132      10  7.6      2,211       115  5.2
Civilians with and without Disabilities in Poverty Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for Texas, by County: 2016
County Disability No Disability   County Disability No Disability
Total Count % [1] Total Count % [2] Total Count % [1] Total Count % [2]
   Haskell          656     210 32.0      2,121       301 14.2    Kendall        2,700     433 16.0     19,539       842  4.3
    Hays          9,532   2,172 22.8    107,108    18,564 17.3    Kenedy            30       3 10.0        286        66 23.1
  Hemphill          225      15  6.7      2,048       169  8.3     Kent             77      20 26.0        262         7  2.7
  Henderson       6,574   2,170 33.0     37,972     5,735 15.1     Kerr          4,385   1,072 24.4     21,996     3,645 16.6
   Hidalgo       51,970  18,956 36.5    403,753   104,844 26.0    Kimble           325     117 36.0      1,983       358 18.1
    Hill          2,919     791 27.1     16,212     2,559 15.8     King              6       0  0.0        178         4  2.2
   Hockley        1,638     291 17.8     11,788     1,683 14.3    Kinney           130      14 10.8      1,745       382 21.9
    Hood          3,262     851 26.1     26,253     2,790 10.6    Kleberg        2,124     693 32.6     16,019     3,922 24.5
   Hopkins        3,116     941 30.2     17,277     2,661 15.4     Knox            291      92 31.6      1,674       132  7.9
   Houston        1,551     468 30.2      9,564     2,113 22.1   La Salle          650      30  4.6      2,849       177  6.2
   Howard         2,914     748 25.7     15,930     1,875 11.8     Lamar         3,916   1,135 29.0     24,556     4,045 16.5
  Hudspeth          389     175 45.0      1,159       294 25.4     Lamb            975     279 28.6      6,451     1,022 15.8
    Hunt          8,039   2,421 30.1     43,997     7,190 16.3   Lampasas        1,750     366 20.9      9,721     1,078 11.1
 Hutchinson       2,092     585 28.0     10,603     1,323 12.5    Lavaca         1,363     291 21.3      9,205       764  8.3
    Irion            62      12 19.4        872        97 11.1      Lee          1,385     290 20.9      8,509     1,016 11.9
    Jack            803     319 39.7      3,618       430 11.9     Leon          1,105     259 23.4      8,011     1,162 14.5
   Jackson        1,167     304 26.0      7,213       675  9.4    Liberty        7,041   2,001 28.4     35,330     4,852 13.7
   Jasper         3,493     890 25.5     16,447     2,289 13.9   Limestone       1,969     503 25.5     11,409     2,140 18.8
 Jeff Davis         154      50 32.5        939        76  8.1   Lipscomb          219      41 18.7      1,828       155  8.5
  Jefferson      16,302   4,436 27.2    128,802    21,121 16.4   Live Oak          703     224 31.9      5,038       624 12.4
  Jim Hogg          487     106 21.8      2,233       365 16.3     Llano         1,898     478 25.2      7,914       886 11.2
  Jim Wells       3,064     864 28.2     20,696     3,577 17.3    Loving            11       0  0.0         40         0  0.0
   Johnson        8,985   1,718 19.1     83,815     8,769 10.5    Lubbock       23,039   6,353 27.6    155,624    29,698 19.1
    Jones         1,312     366 27.9      5,762       752 13.1     Lynn            562     120 21.4      2,715       383 14.1
   Karnes         1,074     375 34.9      6,204       963 15.5    Madison          629     189 30.0      4,914       783 15.9
   Kaufman        7,532   1,528 20.3     59,416     6,430 10.8    Marion         1,170     383 32.7      4,688       846 18.0
Civilians with and without Disabilities in Poverty Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for Texas, by County: 2016
County Disability No Disability   County Disability No Disability
Total Count % [1] Total Count % [2] Total Count % [1] Total Count % [2]
   Martin           266      24  9.0      2,839       318 11.2  Palo Pinto       2,562     760 29.7     13,481     2,107 15.6
    Mason           181      78 43.1      2,026       226 11.2    Panola         1,883     493 26.2     11,863     1,446 12.2
  Matagorda       2,540     890 35.0     18,771     2,562 13.6    Parker         7,375   1,224 16.6     65,794     5,042  7.7
  Maverick        4,546   1,209 26.6     27,071     4,501 16.6    Parmer           713     109 15.3      4,995       668 13.4
  McCulloch         645     246 38.1      3,783       555 14.7     Pecos           748      82 11.0      7,260       502  6.9
  McLennan       15,675   4,358 27.8    127,586    23,726 18.6     Polk          4,850   1,596 32.9     19,267     2,570 13.3
  McMullen           62      14 22.6        257        27 10.5    Potter         7,211   2,237 31.0     61,152    11,264 18.4
   Medina         3,335     895 26.8     23,689     2,258  9.5   Presidio          585     177 30.3      3,078       386 12.5
   Menard           186      73 39.2        956        87  9.1     Rains         1,081     163 15.1      5,080       397  7.8
   Midland        7,902     907 11.5     87,711     5,682  6.5    Randall        6,913   1,544 22.3     71,203     6,986  9.8
    Milam         2,587     682 26.4     10,821     1,354 12.5    Reagan           187      87 46.5      2,051       237 11.6
    Mills           367      48 13.1      1,960       285 14.5     Real            183      66 36.1      1,355       283 20.9
  Mitchell          533      43  8.1      3,120       196  6.3   Red River       1,320     362 27.4      5,759       675 11.7
  Montague        1,670     432 25.9      8,950     1,253 14.0    Reeves           561     202 36.0      6,008       599 10.0
 Montgomery      28,274   5,328 18.8    286,924    26,308  9.2    Refugio          711     122 17.2      3,277       477 14.6
    Moore         1,518     387 25.5     11,352     1,499 13.2    Roberts           87       7  8.0        411         6  1.5
   Morris         1,108     292 26.4      6,095     1,023 16.8   Robertson       1,235     305 24.7      8,110     1,007 12.4
   Motley            86      17 19.8        414        75 18.1   Rockwall        3,822     505 13.2     48,985     2,688  5.5
 Nacogdoches      4,703   1,661 35.3     32,024     7,371 23.0    Runnels          505      57 11.3      5,149       878 17.1
   Navarro        4,605   1,265 27.5     22,727     3,355 14.8     Rusk          3,539   1,003 28.3     24,792     3,164 12.8
   Newton         1,809     544 30.1      6,637       760 11.5    Sabine         1,043     350 33.6      4,151       777 18.7
    Nolan         1,254     326 26.0      7,217     1,023 14.2 San Augustine     1,211     482 39.8      3,396       755 22.2
   Nueces        25,684   6,816 26.5    187,601    25,126 13.4  San Jacinto      2,471     781 31.6     13,211     2,095 15.9
  Ochiltree         526      93 17.7      5,574       626 11.2 San Patricio      4,609     795 17.2     34,002     3,783 11.1
   Oldham           110      59 53.6        839        59  7.0   San Saba          415     109 26.3      2,389       298 12.5
   Orange         7,202   2,133 29.6     42,913     5,394 12.6  Schleicher         169      39 23.1      1,595       142  8.9
Civilians with and without Disabilities in Poverty Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for Texas, by County: 2016
County Disability No Disability   County Disability No Disability
Total Count % [1] Total Count % [2] Total Count % [1] Total Count % [2]
   Scurry           975     194 19.9      7,813       530  6.8   Van Zandt       4,578   1,195 26.1     25,386     3,110 12.3
 Shackelford        328      91 27.7      1,602       273 17.0   Victoria        6,556   1,520 23.2     47,073     5,616 11.9
   Shelby         2,193     775 35.3     12,451     2,183 17.5    Walker         2,352     563 23.9     29,908     8,523 28.5
   Sherman          321      30  9.3      1,591       190 11.9    Waller         3,619   1,054 29.1     22,021     3,909 17.8
    Smith        14,256   3,443 24.2    113,474    16,741 14.8     Ward            821     314 38.2      5,733       628 11.0
  Somervell         330     200 60.6      4,683       715 15.3  Washington       2,264     341 15.1     16,191     1,868 11.5
    Starr         5,423   2,190 40.4     29,073     8,779 30.2     Webb         15,036   4,805 32.0    134,864    34,920 25.9
  Stephens          742     201 27.1      4,542       929 20.5    Wharton        2,846     775 27.2     20,901     2,487 11.9
  Sterling           59       0  0.0        662        63  9.5    Wheeler          405     128 31.6      2,752       320 11.6
  Stonewall         113      40 35.4        471        45  9.6    Wichita        9,245   3,034 32.8     59,911     9,184 15.3
   Sutton           132       2  1.5      2,047       135  6.6   Wilbarger       1,433     435 30.4      6,197       621 10.0
   Swisher          664     199 30.0      3,052       599 19.6    Willacy        1,929     652 33.8      9,429     3,132 33.2
   Tarrant      109,473  25,861 23.6  1,095,744   126,346 11.5  Williamson      24,434   3,592 14.7    276,237    17,093  6.2
   Taylor        11,074   3,590 32.4     65,200     9,565 14.7    Wilson         2,751     604 22.0     25,192     2,282  9.1
   Terrell           29       0  0.0        390        81 20.8    Winkler          528     169 32.0      3,930       487 12.4
    Terry           801     153 19.1      5,618       585 10.4     Wise          5,524     733 13.3     31,239     3,090  9.9
Throckmorton        112      47 42.0        702        74 10.5     Wood          4,042   1,158 28.6     18,301     2,049 11.2
    Titus         2,333     539 23.1     16,295     2,765 17.0    Yoakum           509      51 10.0      4,173       338  8.1
  Tom Green       7,684   2,004 26.1     58,324     6,583 11.3     Young         1,217     365 30.0      8,973     1,037 11.6
   Travis        56,676  13,943 24.6    710,686    93,784 13.2    Zapata         1,065     330 31.0      6,739     1,979 29.4
   Trinity        1,973     448 22.7      5,734       775 13.5    Zavala         1,361     630 46.3      5,299     1,191 22.5
    Tyler         2,207     567 25.7      8,073       993 12.3                                                               
   Upshur         3,878     821 21.2     19,560     1,955 10.0                                                               
    Upton           201      71 35.3      1,698       254 15.0                                                               
   Uvalde         1,874     621 33.1     12,992     1,938 14.9                                                               
  Val Verde       2,860     787 27.5     22,786     3,593 15.8                                                               
Count of Civilians in Poverty with Disabilities Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for Texas, by County: 2016

Poverty Rate for Civilians with Disabilities Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for Texas, by County: 2016

Discussion

There are a number of concepts and factors which complicate the interpretation of the estimates presented in this report. These concerns affect all statistics from population-based surveys. The estimates included in this document should be interpreted the following limitations in mind and generalized with caution. In each point, a link to the U.S. Census Bureau website describing the limitation or concept in greater detail in the ACS has been provided.

Additional links to resources for the ACS:

Glossary

American Community Survey (ACS) — The American Community Survey is a large, continuous demographic survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau that will provide accurate and up-to-date profiles of America’s communities every year. Annual and multiyear estimates of population and housing data are generated for small areas, including tracts and population subgroups. This information is collected by mailing questionnaires to a sample of addresses. See the U.S. Census Bureau website for additional details.

The Six Disability Questions in the American Community Survey:

  1. Is this person deaf or does he/she have serious difficulty hearing? (yes or no)
  2. Is this person blind or does he/she have serious difficulty seeing even when wearing glasses? (yes or no)
  3. (If person 5 years old or over) Because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition, does this person have serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions? (yes or no)
  4. (If person 5 years or old over) Does this person have serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs? (yes or no)
  5. (If person 5 years old or over) Does this person have difficulty dressing or bathing? (yes or no)
  6. (If person 15 years old or over) Because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition, does this person have difficulty doing errands alone such as visiting a doctor’s office or shopping? (yes or no)

Average — The sum of all of the values in a sample divided by the number of values in the sample.

Civilian — A person not in active-duty military.

Living in the Community – A person lives in the community, if the person is not living in an institution, such as jail, prison, nursing home, and hospital. A college dormitory is not considered an institution.

Median — The middle-most value of a sample that separates the upper half of the values from the lower half of the values. 

Non-Institutionalized Population — Describes individuals who are residing in the community and who are not living in institutions such as jails, prisons, nursing homes, hospitals, etc.

Population — The total number of inhabitants in a defined geographic area including all races, classes, and groups.

Poverty — The U.S. Office of Management and Budget in Statistical Policy, Directive 14 sets the standards for which poverty is calculated. The U.S. Census Bureau uses a set of dollar value thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who is in poverty. If a family’s total income is less than the dollar value of the appropriate threshold, then that family and every individual in it is considered to be in poverty.

Poverty Rate — Percent of the population who are determined to be in poverty.

Range — The difference between the largest and smallest values in a sample. In a sample, when the smallest value is subtracted from the largest value the resulting value is called the range. 

Sampling Variability — The variation of a statistic when estimated from repeated samples.

United States Census Bureau — An agency within the United States Federal Statistical System tasked with producing data about the American people and economy. Their primary task is to conduct the United States Census every ten years.

About the Center

Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Disability Statistics and Demographics (StatsRRTC)

Led by the University of New Hampshire, the StatsRRTC is a collaborative effort involving the following partners: American Association of People with Disabilities, Center for Essential Management Services, Council of State Administrators of Vocational Rehabilitation, Kessler Foundation, Mathematica Policy Research, and Public Health Institute.

The StatsRRTC is funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living, National Institute on Disability, Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research under grant number 90RTGE00010100, from 2018–2023.

Employment Policy and Measurement Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (EPM-RRTC)

Led by the University of New Hampshire, the EPM-RRTC is a collaborative effort involving the following partners: Association of University Centers on Disability, Hunter College, Kessler Foundation, Mathematica Policy Research, and the University of Chicago.

The EPM-RRTC is funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living, National Institute on Disability, Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research under grant number 90RT503701, from 2015–2020.

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