U.S. Census Bureau

• https://www.census.gov

USDA Economic Research Service County-Level Data Sets

• https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/county-level-data-sets/

National Human Trafficking Hotline – Recognizing the Signs

• https://humantraffickinghotline.org/en/human-trafficking/recognizing-signs

U.S. Department of Homeland Security Blue Campaign

• https://www.dhs.gov/blue-campaign

Texas Human Trafficking Prevention Task Force

• https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/human-trafficking-section/texas-human-trafficking-prevention-task-force/task-force-publications

Texas Outline Image

• https://www.istockphoto.com/photos/texas-flag-outline

Texas Flag Image

• https://www.tpr.org/2018-04-24/god-save-texas-contradictions-of-the-lone-star-state

County-level datasets were collected from publicly available government and nonprofit sources. Data was cleaned and standardized in order to ensure county names matched across datasets. Google My Maps was used to visualize trafficking data geographically, and charts in Google Sheets were created to allow for comparison of county-level trends.

• Human trafficking is often underreported globally

• Reporting practices vary between counties

• Reported victims often don't represent all trafficking victims