“This Pocket Guide presents the characteristics of the border population state-by-state and county-by-county, including information on: – Population and demographic characteristics – Health – Parental employment – Education – Language fluency – Foreign-born status and time of arrival – Poverty rates Because of the significant differences between Latinos and non-Latino whites for most of the indicators presented here, we provide separate data about these two groups whenever the data permit us to do so.” – Publisher’s description CONTENTS Introduction Counties on the Southwest Border Source of Data Identifying Border Counties Data Table Why the Southwest Border? KIDS COUNT Contacts in the Southwest Border States
