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Regional Economic Data2015
Regional Reports (2015)
Get an overview of population, income, jobs, wages and education trends of Texas' 12 economic regions.
Download the data on jobs, education and infrastructure we used in compiling the regional reports. The data is available raw or indexed.
Alamo
Alamo Region Counties
- Atascosa
- Bandera
- Bexar
- Calhoun
- Comal
- Dewitt
- Frio
- Gillespie
- Goliad
- Gonzales
- Guadalupe
- Jackson
- Karnes
- Kendall
- Kerr
- Lavaca
- Medina
- Victoria
- Wilson
The Alamo Region covers the Hill Country to the coast, including the nation’s seventh largest city and rural counties known for wildflowers, tourist attractions and burgeoning wineries.
Capital
Capital Region Counties
- Bastrop
- Blanco
- Burnet
- Caldwell
- Fayette
- Hays
- Lee
- Llano
- Travis
- Williamson
The Capital Region covers the area surrounding the state capital. It includes the “Live Music Capital of the World,” some of the nation’s best-known barbecue joints and rapidly expanding communities.
Central
Central Region Counties
- Bell
- Bosque
- Brazos
- Burleson
- Coryell
- Falls
- Freestone
- Grimes
- Hamilton
- Hill
- Lampasas
- Leon
- Limestone
- Madison
- Mclennan
- Milam
- Mills
- Robertson
- San Saba
- Washington
The 20 counties comprising the Central Region cover the east central section of the state and house a vital military community.
Gulf Coast
Gulf Coast Region Counties
- Austin
- Brazoria
- Chambers
- Colorado
- Fort Bend
- Galveston
- Harris
- Liberty
- Matagorda
- Montgomery
- Walker
- Waller
- Wharton
The Gulf Coast Region is an anchor for oil and gas production, includes one of the nation’s largest metropolitan areas and facilitates billions in trade and shipping.
High Plains
High Plains Region Counties
- Armstrong
- Bailey
- Briscoe
- Carson
- Castro
- Childress
- Cochran
- Collingsworth
- Crosby
- Dallam
- Deaf Smith
- Dickens
- Donley
- Floyd
- Garza
- Gray
- Hale
- Hall
- Hansford
- Hartley
- Hemphill
- Hockley
- Hutchinson
- King
- Lamb
- Lipscomb
- Lubbock
- Lynn
- Moore
- Motley
- Ochiltree
- Oldham
- Parmer
- Potter
- Randall
- Roberts
- Sherman
- Swisher
- Terry
- Wheeler
- Yoakum
The 41 counties comprising the High Plains Region cover the Panhandle and the South Plains — home to a substantial portion of Texas' agriculture production.
Metroplex
Metroplex Region Counties
- Collin
- Cooke
- Dallas
- Denton
- Ellis
- Erath
- Fannin
- Grayson
- Hood
- Hunt
- Johnson
- Kaufman
- Navarro
- Palo Pinto
- Parker
- Rockwall
- Somervell
- Tarrant
- Wise
The Metroplex Region covers the north central portion of Texas and includes some of the state's most densely populated urban areas.
Northwest
Northwest Region Counties
- Archer
- Baylor
- Brown
- Callahan
- Clay
- Coleman
- Comanche
- Cottle
- Eastland
- Fisher
- Foard
- Hardeman
- Haskell
- Jack
- Jones
- Kent
- Knox
- Mitchell
- Montague
- Nolan
- Runnels
- Scurry
- Shackelford
- Stephens
- Stonewall
- Taylor
- Throckmorton
- Wichita
- Wilbarger
- Young
The Northwest Region supports some of the state's backbone industries — cattle, petroleum and cotton. They also house military operations and a burgeoning wind-energy sector.
South
South Region Counties
- Aransas
- Bee
- Brooks
- Cameron
- Dimmit
- Duval
- Edwards
- Hidalgo
- Jim Hogg
- Jim Wells
- Kenedy
- Kinney
- Kleberg
- La Salle
- Live Oak
- Maverick
- McMullen
- Nueces
- Real
- Refugio
- San Patricio
- Starr
- Uvalde
- Val Verde
- Webb
- Willacy
- Zapata
- Zavala
The South Region covers a sizeable portion of the Gulf Coast and the Mexico border and offers a young, growing workforce.
Southeast
Southeast Region Counties
- Angelina
- Hardin
- Houston
- Jasper
- Jefferson
- Nacogdoches
- Newton
- Orange
- Polk
- Sabine
- San Augustine
- San Jacinto
- Shelby
- Trinity
- Tyler
The Southeast Region covers the eastern portion of the state bordering Louisiana and the Gulf Coast. It's the heart of the state’s forestry and wood product manufacturing industries.
Upper East
Upper East Region Counties
- Anderson
- Bowie
- Camp
- Cass
- Cherokee
- Delta
- Franklin
- Gregg
- Harrison
- Henderson
- Hopkins
- Lamar
- Marion
- Morris
- Panola
- Rains
- Red River
- Rusk
- Smith
- Titus
- Upshur
- Van Zandt
- Wood
The Upper East Region covers the eastern portion of the state bordering Arkansas, Louisiana and Oklahoma. Graced with the Piney Woods, it is an emerald on the Texas landscape
Upper Rio Grande
Upper Rio Grande Region Counties
- Brewster
- Culberson
- El Paso
- Hudspeth
- Jeff Davis
- Presidio
The Upper Rio Grande Region covers the westernmost portion of the state along the Rio Grande bordering Mexico, including the Big Bend. It is home to magnificent mountains and an iconic Texas landscape.
West
West Region Counties
- Andrews
- Borden
- Coke
- Concho
- Crane
- Crockett
- Dawson
- Ector
- Gaines
- Glasscock
- Howard
- Irion
- Kimble
- Loving
- Martin
- Mason
- McCulloch
- Menard
- Midland
- Pecos
- Reagan
- Reeves
- Schleicher
- Sterling
- Sutton
- Terrell
- Tom Green
- Upton
- Ward
- Winkler
The West Region, while sparsely populated, has enjoyed a renaissance over the past decade, yet falling oil prices have exposed the vulnerability that comes with reliance on a volatile oil and gas industry.
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