2017 State Report for County-Level Data: Poverty

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2017 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 2017, 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. 2017 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 2017 county-level poverty statistics from Texas that are presented:

 

  • For people with disabilities: 

    • The poverty rate for people with disabilities in Texas was 24.6%.
    • The range, also known as the difference between largest and smallest values, of poverty rates for people with disabilities across Texas counties was 59.9%.
      • The county with the greatest poverty rate for people with disabilities was Somervell (59.9%).
      • The county with the smallest poverty rate for people with disabilities was Edwards and King and Kinney 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 25.2%.

 

  • For people without disabilities: 
    • The poverty rate for people without disabilities in Texas was 13.0%.
    • The range, also known as the difference between largest and smallest values, of poverty rates for people without disabilities across Texas counties was 35.6%.
      • The county with the greatest poverty rate for people without disabilities was Brooks (35.6%).
      • 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 13.0%.
Civilians with and without Disabilities in Poverty Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for Texas, by County: 2017
County Disability No Disability   County Disability No Disability
Total Count % [1] Total Count % [2] Total Count % [1] Total Count % [2]
    Texas     1,606,377 394,974 24.6 14,873,377 1,930,297 13.0   Burleson          980     211 21.5      9,022     1,140 12.6
  Anderson        2,740     583 21.3     23,016     3,145 13.7    Burnet         3,869     630 16.3     21,434     2,716 12.7
   Andrews          791     103 13.0      9,515       906  9.5   Caldwell        2,905     672 23.1     20,937     3,443 16.4
  Angelina        8,460   2,498 29.5     41,514     6,465 15.6    Calhoun        1,744     497 28.5     10,911     1,239 11.4
   Aransas        2,172     650 29.9     11,310     1,843 16.3   Callahan        1,124     276 24.6      6,586     1,082 16.4
   Archer           604     142 23.5      4,555       288  6.3    Cameron       24,017   8,236 34.3    209,700    52,298 24.9
  Armstrong          70      12 17.1      1,019        58  5.7     Camp            837     216 25.8      6,211       910 14.7
  Atascosa        2,672     460 17.2     25,192     2,764 11.0    Carson           269      54 20.1      3,174       158  5.0
   Austin         2,262     436 19.3     14,592     1,405  9.6     Cass          2,520     754 29.9     14,258     2,047 14.4
   Bailey           397      27  6.8      3,510       701 20.0    Castro           391      35  9.0      3,974       620 15.6
   Bandera        1,972     737 37.4     10,136     1,181 11.7   Chambers        2,518     479 19.0     21,401     2,204 10.3
   Bastrop        6,515   1,415 21.7     40,433     4,081 10.1   Cherokee        3,137     805 25.7     24,227     3,798 15.7
   Baylor           284     111 39.1      1,664       215 12.9   Childress         364     131 36.0      2,994       642 21.4
     Bee          2,208     613 27.8     12,201     1,729 14.2     Clay            984     285 29.0      4,948       555 11.2
    Bell         26,785   6,165 23.0    161,184    18,773 11.6    Cochran          235      67 28.5      1,403       306 21.8
    Bexar       143,498  36,583 25.5  1,006,895   130,802 13.0     Coke            171      89 52.0      1,537       223 14.5
   Blanco         1,079     232 21.5      5,298       443  8.4    Coleman          561     208 37.1      4,147       731 17.6
   Borden            48       6 12.5        245         7  2.9    Collin        29,692   3,782 12.7    544,483    32,364  5.9
   Bosque         1,276     259 20.3      8,400     1,185 14.1 Collingsworth       166      23 13.9      1,544       187 12.1
    Bowie         6,033   1,861 30.8     45,818     7,077 15.4   Colorado        1,364     171 12.5     10,360     1,090 10.5
  Brazoria       17,032   3,545 20.8    188,320    15,554  8.3     Comal         8,760   1,576 18.0     67,336     4,881  7.2
   Brazos         9,435   2,971 31.5    128,064    36,954 28.9   Comanche        1,013     239 23.6      6,105       928 15.2
  Brewster        1,147     400 34.9      4,318       320  7.4    Concho            54      22 40.7      1,377        89  6.5
   Briscoe           65      15 23.1        837        91 10.9     Cooke         2,749     519 18.9     19,694     2,226 11.3
   Brooks           560     197 35.2      3,091     1,099 35.6    Coryell        5,333     996 18.7     27,959     2,896 10.4
    Brown         1,941     474 24.4     18,898     2,796 14.8    Cottle           103      22 21.4        610       142 23.3
Civilians with and without Disabilities in Poverty Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for Texas, by County: 2017
County Disability No Disability   County Disability No Disability
Total Count % [1] Total Count % [2] Total Count % [1] Total Count % [2]
    Crane           190      37 19.5      2,522       202  8.0     Foard           116      27 23.3        639        33  5.2
  Crockett          203      41 20.2      2,055       293 14.3   Fort Bend      25,981   4,240 16.3    413,124    26,481  6.4
   Crosby           471     117 24.8      2,767       484 17.5   Franklin        1,109     346 31.2      4,775       531 11.1
  Culberson         309     125 40.5        966       179 18.5   Freestone       1,466     460 31.4      8,550     1,188 13.9
   Dallam           548     132 24.1      3,637       431 11.9     Frio          1,397     234 16.8      7,912     1,496 18.9
   Dallas       131,262  33,786 25.7  1,463,841   202,782 13.9    Gaines         1,281     185 14.4      9,781       875  8.9
   Dawson         1,031     281 27.3      5,236       833 15.9   Galveston      22,427   5,472 24.4    172,333    19,523 11.3
   DeWitt         1,354     355 26.2      9,200     1,079 11.7     Garza           270      39 14.4      2,663       293 11.0
 Deaf Smith       1,028     221 21.5      9,540     1,278 13.4   Gillespie       1,063     189 17.8     12,206     1,389 11.4
    Delta           538     196 36.4      2,430       421 17.3   Glasscock          18       2 11.1        858       130 15.2
   Denton        31,945   4,506 14.1    466,801    37,843  8.1    Goliad           707     181 25.6      3,528       445 12.6
   Dickens          215      67 31.2        897       137 15.3   Gonzales        1,778     567 31.9      9,799     1,174 12.0
   Dimmit         1,192     321 26.9      4,724     1,038 22.0     Gray          2,014     572 28.4     10,105     1,155 11.4
   Donley           239      50 20.9      1,415       193 13.6    Grayson       11,088   3,155 28.5     61,674     6,800 11.0
    Duval         1,397     377 27.0      4,667       955 20.5     Gregg         8,612   2,373 27.6     62,448     9,442 15.1
  Eastland        1,969     411 20.9      7,852     1,309 16.7    Grimes         1,105     407 36.8     12,628     1,563 12.4
    Ector        10,880   1,801 16.6     82,283     8,533 10.4   Guadalupe       9,286   1,349 14.5     80,337     7,243  9.0
   Edwards          366       0  0.0        819        32  3.9     Hale          1,668     556 33.3     16,795     2,715 16.2
   El Paso       57,461  16,268 28.3    423,854    72,808 17.2     Hall            275      99 36.0      1,377       252 18.3
    Ellis         9,569   1,848 19.3     89,242     7,349  8.2   Hamilton          963     382 39.7      3,457       374 10.8
    Erath         2,105     620 29.5     23,199     5,701 24.6   Hansford          333      45 13.5      2,701       486 18.0
    Falls         1,699     608 35.8      7,330     1,509 20.6   Hardeman          515     124 24.1      1,764       162  9.2
   Fannin         2,286     556 24.3     15,749     2,099 13.3    Hardin         4,365     906 20.8     28,863     2,627  9.1
   Fayette        1,413     309 21.9     12,361       735  5.9    Harris       221,308  54,355 24.6  2,618,970   347,811 13.3
   Fisher           242      63 26.0      1,896       254 13.4   Harrison        3,689   1,214 32.9     34,469     5,052 14.7
    Floyd           331     118 35.6      2,905       427 14.7    Hartley          132      14 10.6      2,157       132  6.1
Civilians with and without Disabilities in Poverty Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for Texas, by County: 2017
County Disability No Disability   County Disability No Disability
Total Count % [1] Total Count % [2] Total Count % [1] Total Count % [2]
   Haskell          646     163 25.2      2,190       316 14.4    Kendall        2,406     291 12.1     20,741       819  3.9
    Hays          8,865   1,787 20.2    113,809    19,136 16.8    Kenedy            35       4 11.4        282        70 24.8
  Hemphill          312      30  9.6      1,982       140  7.1     Kent             87      19 21.8        248        12  4.8
  Henderson       6,290   1,921 30.5     38,282     5,599 14.6     Kerr          4,097     987 24.1     22,284     2,815 12.6
   Hidalgo       49,746  17,233 34.6    413,273   104,466 25.3    Kimble           270     134 49.6      1,977       408 20.6
    Hill          3,053     846 27.7     16,171     2,294 14.2     King              2       0  0.0        193         5  2.6
   Hockley        1,691     300 17.7     11,672     1,534 13.1    Kinney           201       0  0.0      1,768       254 14.4
    Hood          3,092     748 24.2     26,871     2,922 10.9    Kleberg        2,040     722 35.4     15,874     3,616 22.8
   Hopkins        3,029     886 29.3     17,383     2,397 13.8     Knox            309      91 29.4      1,663       128  7.7
   Houston        1,505     516 34.3      9,460     2,006 21.2   La Salle          624     115 18.4      3,147       133  4.2
   Howard         2,965     834 28.1     16,111     1,691 10.5     Lamar         4,031   1,281 31.8     24,203     3,425 14.2
  Hudspeth          375     164 43.7      1,234       300 24.3     Lamb            916     265 28.9      6,473     1,021 15.8
    Hunt          7,441   2,082 28.0     45,062     7,460 16.6   Lampasas        1,840     346 18.8      9,915     1,047 10.6
 Hutchinson       2,142     535 25.0     10,467     1,387 13.3    Lavaca         1,302     312 24.0      9,267       804  8.7
    Irion            82      24 29.3        856       127 14.8      Lee          1,220     264 21.6      8,767     1,063 12.1
    Jack            774     362 46.8      3,638       443 12.2     Leon          1,490     409 27.4      7,616     1,070 14.0
   Jackson        1,230     313 25.4      7,189       751 10.4    Liberty        7,276   1,924 26.4     35,564     4,431 12.5
   Jasper         3,511   1,139 32.4     16,126     2,168 13.4   Limestone       1,862     392 21.1     11,506     2,049 17.8
 Jeff Davis         141      46 32.6        981        71  7.2   Lipscomb          225      34 15.1      1,784       157  8.8
  Jefferson      16,347   4,240 25.9    129,118    20,621 16.0   Live Oak          873     291 33.3      5,022       656 13.1
  Jim Hogg          556     216 38.8      2,133       380 17.8     Llano         2,060     516 25.0      8,001       717  9.0
  Jim Wells       2,939     968 32.9     20,647     3,832 18.6    Loving            12       0  0.0         37         0  0.0
   Johnson        8,436   1,523 18.1     85,879     8,314  9.7    Lubbock       22,753   6,192 27.2    157,797    29,092 18.4
    Jones         1,403     472 33.6      5,086       635 12.5     Lynn            541      97 17.9      2,709       379 14.0
   Karnes           827     186 22.5      6,483       843 13.0    Madison          687     215 31.3      4,482       564 12.6
   Kaufman        7,266   1,564 21.5     61,490     5,942  9.7    Marion         1,009     323 32.0      4,695       878 18.7
Civilians with and without Disabilities in Poverty Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for Texas, by County: 2017
County Disability No Disability   County Disability No Disability
Total Count % [1] Total Count % [2] Total Count % [1] Total Count % [2]
   Martin           225       3  1.3      2,886       209  7.2  Palo Pinto       2,679     773 28.9     13,377     1,961 14.7
    Mason           216      23 10.6      1,970       238 12.1    Panola         1,709     461 27.0     11,870     1,571 13.2
  Matagorda       2,633     979 37.2     18,585     2,282 12.3    Parker         7,378   1,146 15.5     67,152     5,156  7.7
  Maverick        4,685   1,145 24.4     27,604     4,532 16.4    Parmer           707     134 19.0      4,962       632 12.7
  McCulloch         578     209 36.2      3,849       394 10.2     Pecos           840     152 18.1      7,167       489  6.8
  McLennan       15,996   4,174 26.1    128,068    23,209 18.1     Polk          4,763   1,574 33.0     20,610     2,736 13.3
  McMullen           34      14 41.2        237        26 11.0    Potter         7,248   2,374 32.8     60,454    10,883 18.0
   Medina         3,324     809 24.3     23,936     2,034  8.5   Presidio          503     158 31.4      3,088       468 15.2
   Menard           142      49 34.5      1,003        61  6.1     Rains           937     230 24.5      5,285       521  9.9
   Midland        7,492     972 13.0     90,269     6,195  6.9    Randall        7,463   1,517 20.3     71,345     6,176  8.7
    Milam         2,326     455 19.6     11,085     1,445 13.0    Reagan           171      71 41.5      2,080       252 12.1
    Mills           425      92 21.6      1,969       293 14.9     Real            168      64 38.1      1,366       295 21.6
  Mitchell          546      55 10.1      2,989       179  6.0   Red River       1,088     252 23.2      5,889       879 14.9
  Montague        1,736     515 29.7      8,807     1,144 13.0    Reeves           613     231 37.7      6,599       576  8.7
 Montgomery      27,841   4,894 17.6    296,680    25,141  8.5    Refugio          744     143 19.2      3,207       457 14.3
    Moore         1,424     311 21.8     11,378     1,378 12.1    Roberts           49       4  8.2        392         4  1.0
   Morris         1,080     238 22.0      5,895       903 15.3   Robertson       1,268     316 24.9      8,276     1,027 12.4
   Motley            59      18 30.5        466        60 12.9   Rockwall        4,192     420 10.0     50,190     2,537  5.1
 Nacogdoches      5,089   1,799 35.4     31,315     7,308 23.3    Runnels          590      67 11.4      5,035       791 15.7
   Navarro        4,228   1,146 27.1     23,060     3,157 13.7     Rusk          3,463     866 25.0     24,385     3,178 13.0
   Newton         2,079     742 35.7      6,304       601  9.5    Sabine         1,222     417 34.1      4,207       780 18.5
    Nolan         1,343     346 25.8      7,083       950 13.4 San Augustine     1,120     361 32.2      3,453       691 20.0
   Nueces        25,329   6,899 27.2    188,357    24,795 13.2  San Jacinto      2,967     827 27.9     12,724     1,904 15.0
  Ochiltree         518     142 27.4      5,566       617 11.1 San Patricio      4,503     834 18.5     34,192     4,086 12.0
   Oldham            77      37 48.1        861        62  7.2   San Saba          345     111 32.2      2,425       301 12.4
   Orange         6,988   2,001 28.6     43,205     4,993 11.6  Schleicher         127      25 19.7      1,612       111  6.9
Civilians with and without Disabilities in Poverty Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for Texas, by County: 2017
County Disability No Disability   County Disability No Disability
Total Count % [1] Total Count % [2] Total Count % [1] Total Count % [2]
   Scurry         1,140     241 21.1      7,626       801 10.5   Van Zandt       4,623   1,167 25.2     25,607     2,831 11.1
 Shackelford        317      96 30.3      1,597       272 17.0   Victoria        6,135   1,479 24.1     47,597     5,847 12.3
   Shelby         2,318     795 34.3     12,271     2,099 17.1    Walker         2,273     669 29.4     31,560     8,885 28.2
   Sherman          289      33 11.4      1,628       224 13.8    Waller         3,159     704 22.3     23,678     3,957 16.7
    Smith        14,806   3,803 25.7    114,186    16,451 14.4     Ward            709     232 32.7      5,910       513  8.7
  Somervell         387     232 59.9      4,652       819 17.6  Washington       2,080     286 13.8     16,382     1,745 10.7
    Starr         5,419   2,158 39.8     29,415     7,987 27.2     Webb         14,414   4,648 32.2    137,725    34,844 25.3
  Stephens          730     212 29.0      4,307       795 18.5    Wharton        2,904     919 31.6     20,761     2,257 10.9
  Sterling           94       0  0.0        519        51  9.8    Wheeler          436     137 31.4      2,675       357 13.3
  Stonewall          75       6  8.0        441        62 14.1    Wichita        9,961   3,338 33.5     58,644     8,945 15.3
   Sutton           143      12  8.4      2,087       106  5.1   Wilbarger       1,409     398 28.2      6,234       784 12.6
   Swisher          621     220 35.4      3,048       541 17.7    Willacy        1,803     657 36.4     10,149     3,062 30.2
   Tarrant      111,639  24,950 22.3  1,113,827   120,625 10.8  Williamson      24,940   3,684 14.8    286,816    17,313  6.0
   Taylor        10,656   3,345 31.4     65,212     8,589 13.2    Wilson         2,824     547 19.4     25,628     2,385  9.3
   Terrell           21       0  0.0        325        43 13.2    Winkler          479     114 23.8      3,986       536 13.4
    Terry           800     134 16.8      5,549       594 10.7     Wise          5,248     703 13.4     32,101     3,442 10.7
Throckmorton        118      40 33.9        696       109 15.7     Wood          4,093   1,025 25.0     18,032     2,041 11.3
    Titus         2,298     547 23.8     16,402     2,507 15.3    Yoakum           391      60 15.3      4,349       350  8.0
  Tom Green       7,282   1,927 26.5     58,921     6,066 10.3     Young         1,101     366 33.2      8,944     1,144 12.8
   Travis        56,675  12,749 22.5    728,995    88,675 12.2    Zapata         1,147     345 30.1      6,550     1,792 27.4
   Trinity        1,922     396 20.6      5,816     1,019 17.5    Zavala         1,570     604 38.5      5,099     1,162 22.8
    Tyler         2,515     680 27.0      7,811       946 12.1                                                               
   Upshur         3,657     709 19.4     19,867     2,133 10.7                                                               
    Upton           134      38 28.4      1,847       273 14.8                                                               
   Uvalde         1,948     518 26.6     12,917     1,638 12.7                                                               
  Val Verde       3,457     937 27.1     22,153     3,551 16.0                                                               
Count of Civilians in Poverty with Disabilities Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for Texas, by County: 2017

Poverty Rate for Civilians with Disabilities Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for Texas, by County: 2017

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.

Contact Information
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