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Texas's Child Care Deserts

Where Texas families can — and can't — find licensed child care, mapped across all 254 counties from public U.S. Census data and the state's open child care data. Darker red means more young children per licensed operation.

1,936,893
TX children under 5
14,310
licensed operations
135
children per operation (statewide)
14
counties with no operations
Ochiltree County — 149 children under 5 per providerOldham County — 41 children under 5 per providerParker County — 145 children under 5 per providerRains County — 209 children under 5 per providerRandall County — 120 children under 5 per providerRoberts County — no licensed providersRockwall County — 123 children under 5 per providerSan Saba County — 33 children under 5 per providerSomervell County — 126 children under 5 per providerStephens County — 95 children under 5 per providerStonewall County — 59 children under 5 per providerTerry County — 127 children under 5 per providerTitus County — 203 children under 5 per providerUpshur County — 253 children under 5 per providerUvalde County — 113 children under 5 per providerWard County — 212 children under 5 per providerWilliamson County — 78 children under 5 per providerWise County — 153 children under 5 per providerZavala County — 105 children under 5 per providerArcher County — 58 children under 5 per providerArmstrong County — 54 children under 5 per providerBastrop County — 138 children under 5 per providerBlanco County — 124 children under 5 per providerBrooks County — 91 children under 5 per providerBurnet County — 130 children under 5 per providerCamp County — 161 children under 5 per providerCastro County — 142 children under 5 per providerCochran County — no licensed providersConcho County — 118 children under 5 per providerCoryell County — 162 children under 5 per providerCrane County — 157 children under 5 per providerDawson County — 292 children under 5 per providerDeWitt County — 102 children under 5 per providerDimmit County — 104 children under 5 per providerEdwards County — no licensed providersFayette County — 76 children under 5 per providerFranklin County — 296 children under 5 per providerGarza County — 55 children under 5 per providerGonzales County — 239 children under 5 per providerGray County — 156 children under 5 per providerGrimes County — 105 children under 5 per providerHall County — 141 children under 5 per providerHansford County — 89 children under 5 per providerHill County — 183 children under 5 per providerHoward County — 223 children under 5 per providerHutchinson County — 163 children under 5 per providerJim Hogg County — 52 children under 5 per providerJohnson County — 211 children under 5 per providerKent County — 43 children under 5 per providerKerr County — 164 children under 5 per providerKnox County — 42 children under 5 per providerLa Salle County — 331 children under 5 per providerLive Oak County — 180 children under 5 per providerLubbock County — 117 children under 5 per providerMcLennan County — 121 children under 5 per providerMason County — 55 children under 5 per providerMidland County — 147 children under 5 per providerMontgomery County — 177 children under 5 per providerNavarro County — 155 children under 5 per providerNolan County — 111 children under 5 per providerBriscoe County — no licensed providersBrown County — 112 children under 5 per providerCaldwell County — 183 children under 5 per providerCameron County — 146 children under 5 per providerCarson County — 295 children under 5 per providerCass County — 278 children under 5 per providerCherokee County — 292 children under 5 per providerClay County — 108 children under 5 per providerCoke County — no licensed providersCollin County — 97 children under 5 per providerCollingsworth County — 84 children under 5 per providerComal County — 156 children under 5 per providerOrange County — 116 children under 5 per providerParmer County — 232 children under 5 per providerReagan County — 118 children under 5 per providerReal County — 137 children under 5 per providerRed River County — 211 children under 5 per providerRobertson County — 220 children under 5 per providerRunnels County — 86 children under 5 per providerSabine County — 132 children under 5 per providerScurry County — 148 children under 5 per providerShackelford County — 88 children under 5 per providerShelby County — 427 children under 5 per providerSmith County — 166 children under 5 per providerStarr County — 185 children under 5 per providerSterling County — 136 children under 5 per providerSutton County — 90 children under 5 per providerSwisher County — 398 children under 5 per providerTaylor County — 107 children under 5 per providerThrockmorton County — no licensed providersTom Green County — 103 children under 5 per providerTravis County — 111 children under 5 per providerTyler County — 244 children under 5 per providerVan Zandt County — 178 children under 5 per providerVictoria County — 115 children under 5 per providerWashington County — 113 children under 5 per providerWheeler County — 273 children under 5 per providerWichita County — 103 children under 5 per providerWillacy County — 164 children under 5 per providerWood County — 150 children under 5 per providerAnderson County — 167 children under 5 per providerAtascosa County — 202 children under 5 per providerAustin County — 141 children under 5 per providerBailey County — 140 children under 5 per providerBaylor County — 66 children under 5 per providerBee County — 196 children under 5 per providerBexar County — 158 children under 5 per providerBorden County — 24 children under 5 per providerBosque County — 132 children under 5 per providerBrazoria County — 118 children under 5 per providerKimble County — 114 children under 5 per providerKinney County — 138 children under 5 per providerLamar County — 142 children under 5 per providerLampasas County — 140 children under 5 per providerLavaca County — 60 children under 5 per providerLee County — 113 children under 5 per providerLiberty County — 325 children under 5 per providerLimestone County — 126 children under 5 per providerLipscomb County — 173 children under 5 per providerLoving County — no licensed providersLynn County — 64 children under 5 per providerMcCulloch County — 121 children under 5 per providerMartin County — 117 children under 5 per providerMaverick County — 188 children under 5 per providerMenard County — 84 children under 5 per providerMilam County — 105 children under 5 per providerMills County — 203 children under 5 per providerMoore County — 218 children under 5 per providerNueces County — 128 children under 5 per providerPalo Pinto County — 137 children under 5 per providerPolk County — 273 children under 5 per providerReeves County — 291 children under 5 per providerSan Augustine County — 138 children under 5 per providerSchleicher County — 76 children under 5 per providerSherman County — 97 children under 5 per providerTarrant County — 137 children under 5 per providerTrinity County — 234 children under 5 per providerWalker County — 148 children under 5 per providerWharton County — 158 children under 5 per providerWilson County — 119 children under 5 per providerYoung County — 107 children under 5 per providerAndrews County — 210 children under 5 per providerBandera County — 299 children under 5 per providerBell County — 119 children under 5 per providerBrazos County — 115 children under 5 per providerCallahan County — 92 children under 5 per providerChildress County — 45 children under 5 per providerColeman County — 71 children under 5 per providerColorado County — 138 children under 5 per providerCrosby County — 150 children under 5 per providerDelta County — 182 children under 5 per providerDuval County — 111 children under 5 per providerErath County — 139 children under 5 per providerFloyd County — 148 children under 5 per providerFrio County — 115 children under 5 per providerGillespie County — 100 children under 5 per providerGlasscock County — 82 children under 5 per providerGoliad County — 164 children under 5 per providerGregg County — 128 children under 5 per providerGuadalupe County — 103 children under 5 per providerHartley County — 110 children under 5 per providerHays County — 117 children under 5 per providerHockley County — 162 children under 5 per providerHunt County — 208 children under 5 per providerJasper County — 112 children under 5 per providerKarnes County — 84 children under 5 per providerKing County — no licensed providersLamb County — 204 children under 5 per providerLeon County — 160 children under 5 per providerLlano County — 141 children under 5 per providerMadison County — 77 children under 5 per providerMedina County — 190 children under 5 per providerMitchell County — 136 children under 5 per providerMorris County — 160 children under 5 per providerCottle County — 52 children under 5 per providerCrockett County — 67 children under 5 per providerCulberson County — 144 children under 5 per providerDallam County — 164 children under 5 per providerDallas County — 167 children under 5 per providerDenton County — 109 children under 5 per providerDickens County — no licensed providersEastland County — 151 children under 5 per providerEllis County — 132 children under 5 per providerFalls County — 122 children under 5 per providerFannin County — 191 children under 5 per providerFisher County — 157 children under 5 per providerFort Bend County — 107 children under 5 per providerGrayson County — 144 children under 5 per providerHale County — 135 children under 5 per providerHamilton County — 62 children under 5 per providerMotley County — no licensed providersNacogdoches County — 188 children under 5 per providerNewton County — 296 children under 5 per providerHardeman County — 71 children under 5 per providerHardin County — 157 children under 5 per providerHarris County — 141 children under 5 per providerHarrison County — 171 children under 5 per providerHemphill County — 91 children under 5 per providerHenderson County — 186 children under 5 per providerHidalgo County — 142 children under 5 per providerHopkins County — 198 children under 5 per providerIrion County — no licensed providersJack County — 90 children under 5 per providerJackson County — 74 children under 5 per providerJeff Davis County — no licensed providersJim Wells County — 133 children under 5 per providerJones County — 81 children under 5 per providerKendall County — 99 children under 5 per providerPecos County — 153 children under 5 per providerPresidio County — 202 children under 5 per providerRefugio County — 145 children under 5 per providerRusk County — 235 children under 5 per providerSan Jacinto County — 186 children under 5 per providerSan Patricio County — 129 children under 5 per providerTerrell County — no licensed providersUpton County — 81 children under 5 per providerVal Verde County — 211 children under 5 per providerWaller County — 135 children under 5 per providerWebb County — 161 children under 5 per providerWilbarger County — 63 children under 5 per providerWinkler County — 146 children under 5 per providerYoakum County — 332 children under 5 per providerZapata County — 139 children under 5 per providerAngelina County — 140 children under 5 per providerAransas County — 125 children under 5 per providerBowie County — 123 children under 5 per providerBrewster County — 72 children under 5 per providerBurleson County — 124 children under 5 per providerCalhoun County — 79 children under 5 per providerChambers County — 163 children under 5 per providerComanche County — 170 children under 5 per providerCooke County — 134 children under 5 per providerKleberg County — 101 children under 5 per providerMcMullen County — 27 children under 5 per providerMarion County — 206 children under 5 per providerMatagorda County — 139 children under 5 per providerMontague County — 128 children under 5 per providerDeaf Smith County — 327 children under 5 per providerKenedy County — no licensed providersEctor County — 229 children under 5 per providerEl Paso County — 146 children under 5 per providerFoard County — 49 children under 5 per providerFreestone County — 114 children under 5 per providerGaines County — 293 children under 5 per providerDonley County — 53 children under 5 per providerGalveston County — 151 children under 5 per providerHood County — 129 children under 5 per providerHouston County — 171 children under 5 per providerHudspeth County — 27 children under 5 per providerJefferson County — 155 children under 5 per providerKaufman County — 160 children under 5 per providerPanola County — 190 children under 5 per providerHaskell County — 124 children under 5 per providerPotter County — 146 children under 5 per provider

Hover a county for its name and supply number · click a county to see its operations.

No licensed operationsOver 186 children per operation148–186125–14798–124Under 97 (best supply)

The tightest supply

Big rural counties can show a high ratio on a small population; the map is a starting point for where supply is thin, not a safety judgment about any operation.

CountyChildren under 5Licensed operationsChildren per operation
Shelby1,7094427
Swisher3981398
Yoakum6652332
La Salle3311331
Deaf Smith1,6355327
Liberty8,12925325
Bandera8973299
Franklin5922296
Newton5912296
Carson2951295
Gaines2,3418293
Dawson8763292

Methodology & sources

Demand: children under 5 by county, U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates (2023 vintage). Supply: licensed child care operations from Texas HHSC Child Care Regulation open data (data.texas.gov), placed to counties by the state's county field. The ratio counts operations, not licensed capacity. Childcare Alerts is an independent service, not affiliated with any state agency. See the Minnesota, Wisconsin, and South Dakota maps too.