# Bowie County, TX (FIPS 48037): H-1B profile

> County profile: https://www.xh1b.org/county/48037

Employers in Bowie, TX logged 177 certified H-1B applications requesting 236 workers across 56 companies. The median offered wage is $69,622/yr. The largest filers are Liberty-Eylau Independent School District, Texarkana Independent School District and Texas A&M University-Texarkana. The displacement model assigns 906 worker-equivalent exposures to these filings. Separately, 614 layoffs appear in matched WARN notices.

| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| H-1B filings | 177 |
| H-1B filings with wage data | 170 |
| Workers requested | 236 |
| US workers displaced (modeled) | 906 |
| Distinct employers | 56 |
| Filings below prevailing wage (share of compared filings) | 0% |
| Wage gap vs BLS | -16% |

| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Average offered wage | $92K |
| Average prevailing wage | $65K |
| Average BLS market wage | $109K |

County averages mix occupations and years. Offered wages and the latest available national BLS occupation medians are averaged separately over available records, so their populations can differ. This is a screening comparison, not a comparison of matched filings or a finding about an individual wage.

## US workers displaced (modeled)

| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Base rate (1.0 per certified worker) | 236 |
| Wage-gap multiplier | 56 |
| Matched WARN notice layoff counts | 614 |
| Certified filings | 177 |
| Filings below BLS median | 113 |
| **Total (modeled)** | **906** |
| Exposure method version | v1.2 |

These are derived estimates, not raw counts. The formula and every component are shown on the full HTML page.

## Modeled consequence estimates

**Conditional impacts associated with modeled displacement**

These are conditional population estimates scaled from Bowie County's current modeled displacement count. They are not observed outcomes, a prediction about any person, or evidence that this entity caused displacement.

[Explore Bowie County’s scenario: Earnings · children · health · adjust the worker count](https://www.xh1b.org/downstream?workers=905.683&entity=Bowie%20County#downstream-explorer)

| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Exposure method version | Exposure method v1.2 (stored with this aggregate) · benchmarked to the latest BLS survey. |
| Consequence parameters v1.54; build | `v1.54+engine0.4.1+d84162591c94d06c8148c4834ae705ff3f9a015c29955d95d26749834cd136ed+national-reference1` |

| Outcome | Applicability | Estimate | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Excess deaths over 20 years | Illustrative reference calculation · population applicability is not established | 26.0462918686 | 10.2000606715 to 45.3707377978 |
| Child lifetime earnings lost | Illustrative reference calculation · population applicability is not established | $433,726,196.63 | $112,656,154.97 to $732,265,007.29 |

20-year reference scenario: high-seniority male displacement effect. This is not an expected count for an unknown population.

Source-profile mortality point (deaths): 26.0462918686

No sustained excess from year 7 (deaths): 18.5876506588

Declared structural comparison; not a confidence interval or a model probability.

Baseline population: US prime-age men (45-54).

Canadian father–son firm-closure effect, applied to a US male lifetime-earnings baseline in 2024 dollars. The reference result uses 2 children per worker.

Baseline population: US male median lifetime earnings.

The mortality effect comes from a high-seniority male study cohort. Treat the count as a reference scenario unless the population matches. A mixed population needs a reviewed transport rule.

The range is the engine's parameter-support envelope: it varies declared parameters only and adds none of the exposure input's uncertainty.

### The math, limits, and citations

Illustrative reference calculation scaled by the supplied worker-equivalent exposure. Two children per worker; 20-year mortality follow-up. This does not establish that an entity caused these outcomes.

Input SHA-256: `a771d456f24b73ab4a27e51e83ec07640a0d93114d4ffc968aae925e700d843d`

Excess deaths over 20 years: `{"status":"illustrative_reference_calculation","eligible_for_public_headline":false,"target_population":null,"decision":null,"transport_assumptions":["high-tenure male mass-layoff cohort, ages 45–54","Pennsylvania early-1980s response transported to target place and calendar time","fixed baseline age rate over follow-up; cohort aging is not modeled"],"reason":"Target cohort applicability and transport have not been established for this outcome; display as an illustrative reference calculation."}`
Child lifetime earnings lost: `{"status":"illustrative_reference_calculation","eligible_for_public_headline":false,"target_population":null,"decision":null,"transport_assumptions":["Canadian father-son firm-closure estimate transported to the target families","US male synthetic career earnings convert a relative adult earnings effect to dollars","lifetime dollars are undiscounted; this is not an annual loss"],"reason":"Target cohort applicability and transport have not been established for this outcome; display as an illustrative reference calculation."}`

Projection eligibility: `{"child":{"status":"direct_estimate","eligible_for_validated_direct_contrast":true,"reason":"direct displacement-to-child adult earnings estimate; transport still requires an applicability decision"},"grandchild":{"status":"structural_projection","eligible_for_validated_direct_contrast":false,"reason":"combines a direct child estimate with an intergenerational persistence assumption; not an identified displacement intervention effect"},"greatgrandchild":{"status":"source_withdrawn","eligible_for_validated_direct_contrast":false,"reason":"source withdrawn for grandchild_earnings->greatgrandchild_earnings: The source measures earnings for three generations and education for four. It does not estimate .55 causal gap transmission to a fourth earnings generation. Retaining a projection would require an explicit uncalibrated assumption, not a source-identified default."}}`

Exposure source: `{"source":"one-worker normalized reference input","method":"scale by the stored warehouse worker-equivalent exposure at read time"}`

Exact values: excess deaths over 20 years 26.0462918686 (range 10.2000606715 to 45.3707377978); child lifetime earnings lost $433,726,196.63 (range $112,656,154.97 to $732,265,007.29);

The displayed range is a parameter-support envelope, not a confidence interval.

Place reference: national reference.

Not included: exposure estimation error; baseline estimation error; unmodeled pathways.

Blocked model paths: local_service_jobs_lost: requires a documented net local loss of tradable jobs; worker displacement alone is not this exposure.

### Scenario assumptions, sensitivity and source records

Outcome statistics use the displayed exposure. Baselines, coefficients, annual family schedules and component records retain their source normalization.

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  "source_normalization_workers": 1,
  "applicability": {
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      "decision": null,
      "transport_assumptions": [
        "high-tenure male mass-layoff cohort, ages 45–54",
        "Pennsylvania early-1980s response transported to target place and calendar time",
        "fixed baseline age rate over follow-up; cohort aging is not modeled"
      ],
      "reason": "Target cohort applicability and transport have not been established for this outcome; display as an illustrative reference calculation."
    },
    "child_lifetime_earnings_lost_usd": {
      "status": "illustrative_reference_calculation",
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      "target_population": null,
      "decision": null,
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        "Canadian father-son firm-closure estimate transported to the target families",
        "US male synthetic career earnings convert a relative adult earnings effect to dollars",
        "lifetime dollars are undiscounted; this is not an annual loss"
      ],
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      "reason": "direct displacement-to-child adult earnings estimate; transport still requires an applicability decision"
    },
    "grandchild": {
      "status": "structural_projection",
      "eligible_for_validated_direct_contrast": false,
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    },
    "greatgrandchild": {
      "status": "source_withdrawn",
      "eligible_for_validated_direct_contrast": false,
      "reason": "source withdrawn for grandchild_earnings->greatgrandchild_earnings: The source measures earnings for three generations and education for four. It does not estimate .55 causal gap transmission to a fourth earnings generation. Retaining a projection would require an explicit uncalibrated assumption, not a source-identified default."
    }
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    "source": "oreopoulos2008",
    "source_age_at_displacement": [
      10,
      14
    ],
    "source_child_sex": "Male",
    "source_parent_sex": "Male",
    "source_geography": "Canada",
    "source_event": "father firm closure 1980-1982",
    "target_child_profiles": null,
    "incompatible_children": [],
    "unknown_children": [],
    "source_income_quartile": null,
    "income_rank_definition": null,
    "eligible_for_reviewed_transport": false,
    "status": "unknown",
    "limitations": [
      "No response curve across child ages is identified by this narrow cohort.",
      "Income groups refer to father's average pre-displacement income in 1978-1979; target rank mapping requires a transport argument.",
      "A subgroup's nonsignificant coefficient is retained with its uncertainty, not replaced with zero."
    ]
  },
  "child_valuation": null,
  "assumptions": {
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    "mortality_contract": {
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      "timing": "source_profile",
      "baseline_conversion": "1-exp(-annual_rate)",
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          "duration_years": 1,
          "first_follow_up_year": 1
        },
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          "start_offset": 1,
          "duration_years": 1,
          "first_follow_up_year": 2
        },
        {
          "phase": "offsets_2_3",
          "start_offset": 2,
          "duration_years": 2,
          "first_follow_up_year": 3
        },
        {
          "phase": "offsets_4_5",
          "start_offset": 4,
          "duration_years": 2,
          "first_follow_up_year": 5
        },
        {
          "phase": "offset_6_plus",
          "start_offset": 6,
          "duration_years": null,
          "first_follow_up_year": 7
        }
      ],
      "description": "Source-offset profile: displacement, +1, +2–3, +4–5, and +6+; displacement is follow-up year 1, so offset +6 begins in follow-up year 7. Annual baseline rates use a constant-hazard rate-to-risk conversion; odds ratios modify annual risk, and survival compounds across phases. The selected baseline age rate is held fixed over the follow-up horizon."
    },
    "place_application": "initial_only",
    "place_counterfactual": "national child-dollar result is the reference"
  },
  "exposure_provenance": {
    "source": "one-worker normalized reference input",
    "method": "scale by the stored warehouse worker-equivalent exposure at read time"
  },
  "place": null,
  "place_mix": [],
  "input_content_sha256": "a771d456f24b73ab4a27e51e83ec07640a0d93114d4ffc968aae925e700d843d",
  "engine_version": "0.4.1",
  "bundle_sha256": "d84162591c94d06c8148c4834ae705ff3f9a015c29955d95d26749834cd136ed",
  "exposure_input_sha256": "8b4c78f6529f0fbefd8fc3154c9e9b976065d910b4c6e9d55690e36d5c3cdeaa",
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  "outcomes": {
    "excess_deaths": {
      "point": 26.046291868633702,
      "low": 10.200060671506488,
      "high": 45.37073779775643,
      "unit": "deaths",
      "baseline": {
        "value": 0.004944,
        "annual_probability": 0.004931798548274205,
        "unit": "deaths_per_person_year",
        "citation": "cdc_wonder D76 (Underlying Cause of Death, 1999-2020), Male 45-54 years, pooled 2015-2019: 514314 deaths / 104024440 person-years = 494.4 per 100k; pulled 2026-09-06 via scraper.cli wonder-mortality into warehouse wonder_mortality",
        "population": "US prime-age men (45-54)",
        "notes": "Pre-pandemic window: excludes 2020 (COVID-distorted; 2020 crude rate 601.5/100k). Single-year 2019 = 490.0/100k. Ages 45-54 match the Sullivan & von Wachter prime-age counterfactual population",
        "sex": "Male",
        "age": "45-54 years",
        "years": "2015-2019",
        "cause": "All causes",
        "geography": "US"
      },
      "steps": [
        {
          "link": "earnings_shock->mortality_peak",
          "phase": "displacement",
          "point": 2.6698,
          "low": 2.1144,
          "high": 3.3711,
          "citation": "sullivan2009",
          "tier": "canonical",
          "population_scope": "US high-seniority displaced men born 1930-1959",
          "evidence_role": "conditional"
        },
        {
          "link": "earnings_shock->mortality_offset_1",
          "phase": "offset_1",
          "point": 1.9838,
          "low": 1.3697,
          "high": 2.8732,
          "citation": "sullivan2009",
          "tier": "canonical",
          "population_scope": "US high-seniority displaced men born 1930-1959",
          "evidence_role": "conditional"
        },
        {
          "link": "earnings_shock->mortality_offsets_2_3",
          "phase": "offsets_2_3",
          "point": 1.7315,
          "low": 1.3238,
          "high": 2.2649,
          "citation": "sullivan2009",
          "tier": "canonical",
          "population_scope": "US high-seniority displaced men born 1930-1959",
          "evidence_role": "conditional"
        },
        {
          "link": "earnings_shock->mortality_offsets_4_5",
          "phase": "offsets_4_5",
          "point": 1.2712,
          "low": 0.97,
          "high": 1.6661,
          "citation": "sullivan2009",
          "tier": "canonical",
          "population_scope": "US high-seniority displaced men born 1930-1959",
          "evidence_role": "conditional"
        },
        {
          "link": "earnings_shock->mortality_sustained",
          "phase": "offset_6_plus",
          "point": 1.1354,
          "low": 1.0335,
          "high": 1.2474,
          "citation": "sullivan2009",
          "tier": "canonical",
          "population_scope": "US high-seniority displaced men born 1930-1959",
          "evidence_role": "conditional"
        }
      ],
      "components": {
        "follow_up_years": 20,
        "method": "odds_survival",
        "timing": "source_profile"
      },
      "applicability": {
        "status": "illustrative_reference_calculation",
        "eligible_for_public_headline": false,
        "target_population": null,
        "decision": null,
        "transport_assumptions": [
          "high-tenure male mass-layoff cohort, ages 45–54",
          "Pennsylvania early-1980s response transported to target place and calendar time",
          "fixed baseline age rate over follow-up; cohort aging is not modeled"
        ],
        "reason": "Target cohort applicability and transport have not been established for this outcome; display as an illustrative reference calculation."
      },
      "interpretation": "Conditional modeled expected difference; parameter bands are support envelopes, not a confidence interval.",
      "persistence_sensitivity": {
        "available": true,
        "status": "declared_structural_sensitivity",
        "eligible_for_public_headline": false,
        "unit": "deaths",
        "variants": {
          "source_profile": {
            "point": 26.046291868633702,
            "low": 10.200060671506488,
            "high": 45.37073779775643,
            "evidence_status": "source_profile_with_transport_assumptions",
            "citations": [
              "sullivan2009"
            ]
          },
          "no_sustained_excess": {
            "point": 18.587650658790917,
            "low": 8.324010518352226,
            "high": 32.026106261525825,
            "evidence_status": "structural_assumption",
            "motivating_citations": [
              "eliasonstorrie2009"
            ],
            "assumption": "Retain source odds through offset +5; set offset +6 onward OR=1.",
            "first_changed_follow_up_year": 7,
            "fixed_late_odds_ratio": 1
          }
        },
        "source_minus_no_sustained_point": 7.458641209842782,
        "structural_point_range": {
          "low": 18.587650658790917,
          "high": 26.046291868633702,
          "interpretation": "Range of point estimates across these two assumptions; not a confidence interval or a bound on the true effect."
        },
        "shared_inputs": [
          "exposure",
          "resolved mortality baseline",
          "follow-up horizon",
          "source odds through offset +5"
        ],
        "limitations": [
          "No probabilities or model-average weights are assigned to the structures.",
          "A nonsignificant long-run estimate does not establish an exactly zero effect.",
          "The Swedish study differs in population, design, effect scale and follow-up; this hybrid does not reproduce its estimates or substitute its hazard ratios for odds ratios.",
          "The cutoff follows the source profile's offset +6 phase, not the Swedish study's windows; persistence beyond its 12-year follow-up is an assumption in either direction.",
          "Baseline aging and target-population transport remain unresolved in both structures."
        ]
      }
    },
    "child_lifetime_earnings_lost_usd": {
      "point": 433726196.62569135,
      "low": 112656154.9677121,
      "high": 732265007.2901281,
      "steps": [
        {
          "link": "displacement->child_earnings",
          "kind": "direct",
          "citation": "oreopoulos2008",
          "tier": "EXACT",
          "param_point": 0.9076,
          "param_low": 0.844,
          "param_high": 0.976,
          "value_point": 0.9076,
          "value_low": 0.844,
          "value_high": 0.976,
          "causal_role": "direct_displacement_estimate",
          "population_scope": "Canada 39k father-son pairs firm closures",
          "evidence_role": "conditional"
        }
      ],
      "unit": "usd_2024",
      "baseline": {
        "value": 2591418,
        "unit": "usd_2024",
        "citation": "SSA Annual Statistical Supplement 2025, Table 4.B6 (CWHS/Master Earnings File, 1 percent sample): male median earnings by age, 2023 (preliminary) — synthetic career ages 20-64 = 5x(24218+42561+52485+60423+64962+67506+68160+64854)+2x60666+3x56666 = 2517175 usd_2023; CPI-U annual averages 304.702->313.689 (BLS series CUUR0000SA0, pulled 2026-09-06) -> 2591418 usd_2024; warehouse ssa_median_earnings (pulled via ssa-earnings-download)",
        "population": "US male median lifetime earnings",
        "notes": "Derivation declared: the cross-sectional age profile summed over a 45-year working life (ages 20-64) is a synthetic cohort — the sum of age-band medians approximates rather than equals the median of individual lifetime sums; median-of-workers semantics excludes non-working years; 2023 medians are preliminary (SSA replaces them with final data in a later edition)"
      },
      "applicability": {
        "status": "illustrative_reference_calculation",
        "eligible_for_public_headline": false,
        "target_population": null,
        "decision": null,
        "transport_assumptions": [
          "Canadian father-son firm-closure estimate transported to the target families",
          "US male synthetic career earnings convert a relative adult earnings effect to dollars",
          "lifetime dollars are undiscounted; this is not an annual loss"
        ],
        "reason": "Target cohort applicability and transport have not been established for this outcome; display as an illustrative reference calculation."
      },
      "interpretation": "Conditional modeled expected difference; parameter bands are support envelopes, not a confidence interval."
    }
  }
}
```

- Excess deaths over 20 years: sullivan2009 (earnings_shock->mortality_peak; canonical) Study population: US high-seniority displaced men born 1930-1959.
- Excess deaths over 20 years: sullivan2009 (earnings_shock->mortality_offset_1; canonical) Study population: US high-seniority displaced men born 1930-1959.
- Excess deaths over 20 years: sullivan2009 (earnings_shock->mortality_offsets_2_3; canonical) Study population: US high-seniority displaced men born 1930-1959.
- Excess deaths over 20 years: sullivan2009 (earnings_shock->mortality_offsets_4_5; canonical) Study population: US high-seniority displaced men born 1930-1959.
- Excess deaths over 20 years: sullivan2009 (earnings_shock->mortality_sustained; canonical) Study population: US high-seniority displaced men born 1930-1959.
- Child lifetime earnings lost: oreopoulos2008 (displacement->child_earnings; EXACT) Study population: Canada 39k father-son pairs firm closures.

Parameter set v1.54 · model v1.54+engine0.4.1+d84162591c94d06c8148c4834ae705ff3f9a015c29955d95d26749834cd136ed+national-reference1

## Filings by year

Calendar submission years 2007–2026. One row per filing.

| Year | Filings | Workers | Employers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2008 | 17 | 17 | 6 |
| 2009 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
| 2010 | 6 | 47 | 4 |
| 2011 | 12 | 36 | 6 |
| 2012 | 17 | 17 | 7 |
| 2013 | 13 | 15 | 7 |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 10 | 19 | 7 |
| 2016 | 12 | 12 | 7 |
| 2017 | 9 | 9 | 6 |
| 2018 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
| 2019 | 10 | 10 | 7 |
| 2020 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| 2021 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
| 2022 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| 2023 | 12 | 12 | 7 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| 2025 | 16 | 16 | 9 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 1 |

## Offered-wage percentiles (148 filings)

The distribution covers positive offers with wage unit Year, across all outcomes and visa classes. It differs from the certified H-1B summary cohort. Hourly and other wage units are outside this distribution.

| p10 | p25 | Median | p75 | p90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $40K | $46K | $68K | $90K | $163K |

## Top employers (of 58)

| Employer | Filings | Workers | Avg wage | BLS gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Texarkana Independent School District](https://www.xh1b.org/org/texarkana-independent-school-district-453e6c8709) | 36 | 36 | $47K | - |
| [Texas A&M University-Texarkana](https://www.xh1b.org/org/texas-am-university-texarkana-c6d067508b) | 29 | 29 | $69K | - |
| [Christus Health ARK-LA-TEX, Inc.](https://www.xh1b.org/org/christus-health-ark-la-tex-inc-2991d6bc7e) | 21 | 21 | $75K | - |
| [Applied Control Technology, Inc.](https://www.xh1b.org/org/applied-control-technology-inc-5518c276ba) | 9 | 9 | $72K | - |
| [Liberty-Eylau Independent School District](https://www.xh1b.org/org/liberty-eylau-independent-school-distric-38492543bc) | 6 | 49 | $39K | - |
| [Frontier MEDIA, Inc.](https://www.xh1b.org/org/frontier-media-inc-1246dae9e3) | 5 | 5 | $95K | - |
| [Hospitalist Medicine Physicians of Texas, PLLC](https://www.xh1b.org/org/hospitalist-medicine-physicians-of-texas-37fd0970c2) | 5 | 5 | $268K | - |
| [TCI TEXARKANA, Inc.](https://www.xh1b.org/org/tci-texarkana-inc-436a282cdf) | 4 | 4 | $148K | - |
| [Health Carousel LLC](https://www.xh1b.org/org/health-carousel-llc-775d492d82) | 4 | 4 | $59K | - |
| [Albertson’s LLC](https://www.xh1b.org/org/albertsons-llc-1f5fcd8ed1) | 4 | 4 | $139K | - |

## SOC breakdown (of 33)

| SOC | Title | Filings | Workers | Avg wage | Gap | Wage theft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25-2031 | Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education | 10 | 53 | $42K | -42% | $1.8M |
| 29-1123 | Physical Therapists | 32 | 39 | $76K | -26% | $1.1M |
| 25-2021 | Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education | 20 | 20 | $48K | -25% | $320K |
| 25-1032 | Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary | 7 | 7 | $86K | -21% | $164K |
| 17-2071 | Electrical Engineers | 2 | 2 | $74K | -39% | $93K |
| 11-9032 | Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary | 2 | 2 | $60K | -43% | $92K |
| 29-1021 | Dentists, General | 6 | 6 | $176K | 3% | $86K |
| 15-1252 | Software Developers | 2 | 2 | $96K | -30% | $81K |

## WARN mass-layoff notices

| Employer | Laid off | City | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Steward Health Care System](https://www.xh1b.org/org/steward-health-care-system-llc-f09f071846) | 43 | Texarkana | 2024-11-02 |
| [Aramark Christus St. Michael HospitL](https://www.xh1b.org/org/aramark-christus-st-michael-hospitl-38d81dad57) | 87 | Texarkana | 2023-10-31 |
| [Amentum](https://www.xh1b.org/org/amentum-27b1d464ab) | 178 | New Boston | 2022-03-27 |
| [Amentum](https://www.xh1b.org/org/amentum-27b1d464ab) | 92 | New Boston | 2021-10-29 |
| [Cinemark 14 Texarkana](https://www.xh1b.org/org/cinemark-14-texarkana-7cd1b04c59) | 48 | Texarkana | 2020-03-26 |

## Medical workforce: Local supply vs H-1B

AHRF county-level data cross-referenced with H-1B medical LCAs. Comparisons are against the median US county.

| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| MDs per 100k residents | 264 (US county median 75) |
| Active MDs (non-federal) | 242 |
| Nurse Practitioners per 100k | 265 (US county median 96) |
| County population | 91,687 |
| Primary Care HPSA designations | 2 |
| H-1B medical workers certified | 65 |
| H-1B medical median vs BLS | 54% of BLS ($73K vs $134K) |

## Immigration law firms (of 30)

| Firm | LCAs filed | Below prevailing |
|---|---|---|
| [Ramirez & Associates, P.C.](https://www.xh1b.org/firm/Ramirez%20%26%20Associates%2C%20P.C.) | 12 | 0% |
| [Texas A&M University](https://www.xh1b.org/firm/Texas%20A%26M%20University) | 10 | 0% |
| [Robinson Kirlew & Associates, P.C.](https://www.xh1b.org/firm/Robinson%20Kirlew%20%26%20Associates%2C%20P.C.) | 6 | 0% |
| [Davis Wright Tremaine LLP](https://www.xh1b.org/firm/Davis%20Wright%20Tremaine%20LLP) | 4 | 0% |
| [Ramirez & ASSOCIATES, P.C.](https://www.xh1b.org/firm/RAMIREZ%20%26%20ASSOCIATES%2C%20P.C.) | 3 | 0% |
| [Younossi Law, PC](https://www.xh1b.org/firm/Younossi%20Law%2C%20PC) | 3 | 0% |
| [Goel & Anderson, LLC](https://www.xh1b.org/firm/Goel%20%26%20Anderson%2C%20LLC) | 3 | 0% |
| [LAW Offices of Hwang & WEISS, P.C.](https://www.xh1b.org/firm/LAW%20OFFICES%20OF%20HWANG%20%26%20WEISS%2C%20P.C.) | 2 | 0% |

## Federal contracts (of 122)

| Recipient | Agency | Action obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| [RIVERBEND WATER RESOURCES DISTRICT](https://www.xh1b.org/org/riverbend-water-resources-district-d180390119) | Department of Defense | $5.0M | 2026-01-28 |
| [EXPAL USA INC.](https://www.xh1b.org/org/expal-usa-inc-194c79ebee) | Department of Defense | $4.8M | 2026-04-03 |
| [AOD & RBT JV](https://www.xh1b.org/org/aod-rbt-jv-13e89deeaa) | Department of Justice | $3.5M | 2025-12-03 |
| DAY & ZIMMERMANN LONE STAR LLC | Department of Defense | $2.3M | 2026-02-26 |
| [DAY & ZIMMERMANN LONE STAR LLC](https://www.xh1b.org/org/day-zimmermann-lone-star-llc-00af75e42c) | Department of Defense | $2.3M | 2026-02-26 |
| [ALTECH, INC.](https://www.xh1b.org/org/altech-corp-939d9b2069) | Department of Defense | $1.8M | 2026-02-12 |
| [AOD & RBT JV](https://www.xh1b.org/org/aod-rbt-jv-13e89deeaa) | Department of Justice | $1.5M | 2025-11-12 |
| [AOD & RBT JV](https://www.xh1b.org/org/aod-rbt-jv-13e89deeaa) | Department of Defense | $1.3M | 2025-12-05 |

## Recent LCA filings (latest 10 of 194)

| Case number | Employer | Job title | Wage | Decision |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [I-200-25121-928646](https://www.xh1b.org/lca/I-200-25121-928646) | [Dentistry of Brownsville, PC](https://www.xh1b.org/org/dentistry-of-brownsville-pc-a9d74f9165) | Associate Dentist | $260K | 2026-03-11 |
| [I-200-26057-665363](https://www.xh1b.org/lca/I-200-26057-665363) | [Averon Staffing LLC](https://www.xh1b.org/org/averon-staffing-llc-bf7bf78d12) | ServiceNow Programmer Analyst | $105K | 2026-02-26 |
| [I-200-25309-379945](https://www.xh1b.org/lca/I-200-25309-379945) | [Graxcell Pharmaceutical LLC](https://www.xh1b.org/org/graxcell-pharmaceutical-llc-0b54f38dac) | Assistant Manager | $83K | 2025-11-14 |
| [I-200-25203-192520](https://www.xh1b.org/lca/I-200-25203-192520) | [Texas A&M University-Texarkana](https://www.xh1b.org/org/texas-am-university-texarkana-c6d067508b) | Lecturer and Director | $100K | 2025-07-29 |
| [I-200-25195-172831](https://www.xh1b.org/lca/I-200-25195-172831) | [Texarkana Independent School District](https://www.xh1b.org/org/texarkana-independent-school-district-453e6c8709) | Elementary School Teacher | $47K | 2025-07-21 |
| [I-200-25184-150847](https://www.xh1b.org/lca/I-200-25184-150847) | [Texas A&M University-Texarkana](https://www.xh1b.org/org/texas-am-university-texarkana-c6d067508b) | Assistant Professor | $87K | 2025-07-11 |
| [I-200-25171-115206](https://www.xh1b.org/lca/I-200-25171-115206) | [Hospitalist and Emergency Services of Texas, PA](https://www.xh1b.org/org/hospitalist-and-emergency-services-of-te-57f711655a) | Hospitalist Physician | $239K | 2025-06-27 |
| [I-200-23187-170265](https://www.xh1b.org/lca/I-200-23187-170265) | [Texas A&M University-Texarkana](https://www.xh1b.org/org/texas-am-university-texarkana-c6d067508b) | Lecturer of Engineering and Director of Forest Products Exec | $110K | 2025-06-06 |
| [I-200-25149-029297](https://www.xh1b.org/lca/I-200-25149-029297) | [VAPE VORTEX LLC](https://www.xh1b.org/org/vape-vortex-llc-9fd98906b4) | DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR | $57K | 2025-06-05 |
| [I-200-25143-014329](https://www.xh1b.org/lca/I-200-25143-014329) | [Albertsons LLC](https://www.xh1b.org/org/albertsons-llc-5385e36fc3) | Pharmacy Manager | $159K | 2025-06-02 |

## Community well-being (Bowie County)

CDC PLACES model-based small-area estimates (BRFSS survey year 2023); overdose mortality from NCHS. Values are local estimates, not survey counts. The gap column compares against the population-weighted average of all reporting areas for the same data year.

| Indicator | Data year | Local value | Gap vs benchmark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress | 2023 | 18.6% | 2.6 points above U.S. |
| Adult smoking | 2023 | 16.0% | 3.9 points above U.S. |
| Drug overdose deaths | 2021 | 15.7 | 16.4 below U.S. |

## More

- Full page (charts, tables, interactive): https://www.xh1b.org/county/48037
- JSON API: https://www.xh1b.org/api/county-lcas?fips=48037
- JSON API: https://www.xh1b.org/api/county-employers?fips=48037
- JSON API: https://www.xh1b.org/api/county-soc?fips=48037


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3. XH1B method or registry · XH1B. [WARN Notices (mass layoffs): source registry; Calculation and Matching Methods; Reading Public Records and Derived Indicators](https://www.xh1b.org/data-sources). Source registry entry: warn; Filing units, annualization, weighting, wage comparisons, and inference limits; Reading records: units, source coverage, wage gaps, entity links, and inference limits. XH1B dataset description: One row per source_notice_id. The definition of a mass layoff and the layoff threshold vary by state. The threshold is typically 50 or more employees.; These are the site's review methods, not validated predictions of wrongdoing. Inspect underlying records and alternative explanations.

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