Sunday, September 15, 2019

Population loss in Texas: Floyd County/Floydada


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Population loss as in major -- 50% or more.  First post in series.


Source:  Wikipedia (Floyd County, Floydada)


Floydada is the county seat of Floyd County.

Population loss by degrees:  80-90%70-79%, 60-69%, 50-59%.

Percentage of population 25 and older with a bachelor's degree:
  • 17.4% - Floyd County
  • 28.7% - Texas
  • 30.9% - U.S.
Percentage of population 65 and older:
  • 18.7% - Floyd County
  • 12.8% - Texas
  • 15.6% - U.S.
% of population living in poverty:
  • 20.2% - Floyd County
  • 14.7% - Texas
  • 12.3% - U.S.

The last time Floyd County voted for a Democratic candidate for president was 1976.  Trump received 75.2% of the vote in 2016.
Other Texas population loss posts:
Wheeler County/Wheeler.  (9/12/2019)
Donley County/Clarendon.  (9/13/2019)
Collingsworth County/Wellington.  (9/13/2019)
Childress County/Childress.  (9/14/2019)
Hall County/Memphis.  (9/14/2019)
Briscoe County/Silverton.  (9/15/2019)

Other population loss series:

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