If Texas were a town with 100 children. . .

by Larry James of Urban Daily

If Texas were a town with 100 children. . .

44 would be Hispanic

40 would be White

13 would be Black

3 would be another race or ethnicity

49 would live in a low-income household (200% of federal poverty level)

--Of these, 23 would live in poverty (at federal poverty level)

--For 10, this poverty would be extreme (at 50% of federal poverty level)

21 would lack health insurance

25 would lack childhood immunizations

Source: "The State of Texas Children 2006: Texas KIDS COUNT Annual Data Book," published by the Center for Public Policy Priorities. Visit them at www.cppp.org.

This piece originally appeared on Larry's blog