Estimated Number of Older Adults Living in Dallam and Hartley County = 1,647

Estimated Number of Food Insecure Older Adults in Dallam and Hartley County = 230

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Dallam County Population = 7,298 (Source 1)

   Estimated Number of Adults Age 65 and Older Living in Dallam County = 815

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Dallam County Food Insecurity Rate = 14.6% (Source 2)​

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Estimated Number of Food Insecure Older Adults in Dallam County = 119

​   Calculation: Estimated Number of Adults Age 65 and Older (815) x County Food Insecurity Rate (14.6%)

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Source 1 = U.S. Census Bureau. "Age and Sex." American Community Survey, ACS 5-Year Estimates Subject Tables, Table S0101, https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2024.S0101?q=dallam+county,+texas. Accessed on 19 Mar 2026.

Source 2 =  Feeding America. "Food Insecurity among the Overall Population in Dallam County." Map the Meal Gap, https://map.feedingamerica.org/county/2023/overall/texas/county/dallam. Accessed on 19 Mar 2026. 

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​Hartley County Population = 5,215 (Source 1)

   Estimated Number of Adults Age 65 and Older Living in Hartley County = 832

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Hartley County Food Insecurity Rate = 13.4% (Source 2)​

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Estimated Number of Food Insecure Older Adults in Hartley County = 111

​   Calculation: Estimated Number of Adults Age 65 and Older (832) x County Food Insecurity Rate (13.4%)

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Source 1 = U.S. Census Bureau. "Age and Sex." American Community Survey, ACS 5-Year Estimates Subject Tables, Table S0101, https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2024.S0101?q=hartley+county,+texas. Accessed on 19 Mar 2026.

Source 2 = Feeding America. "Food Insecurity among the Overall Population in Hartley County." Map the Meal Gap, https://map.feedingamerica.org/county/2023/overall/texas/county/hartley. Accessed on 19 Mar 2026. 

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​(Updated March 2026)​