Childress County, Texas

According to the 2000 Census, Childress County, Texas has a population of 7,688 people. Of those, 5,205 (68%) are White, 1,083 (14%) are Black, and 1,574 (20%) are Latino[1]. However, 1,668 (or 22% of the 7,688 people) are not residents by choice but are people in prison.

Even though prisoners cannot participate in the local community, the Census Bureau nevertheless counts them as residents of the county where they are incarcerated.

A more accurate description would not include the prisoners. This would give Childress County a population of 6,020 with a demographic that is 80% White, 5% Black, and 18% Latino.

Reported in
Census 2000
Incarcerated
population
Actual
population
Total 7,688 1,668 6,020
White 5,205 410 4,795
Black 1,083 754 329
Latino 1,574 497 1,077


Notes:

[1]The numbers for Whites, Blacks and Latinos may not add up to the total number because we have not included racial groups other than Whites and Blacks and because the Census Bureau considers "Latino" to be an ethnicity, not a race. Most of the people reported as being Latino are also counted as being White or Black.



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