Texas County Distress Index
Financial distress scores for all 254 counties in Texas, scored 0–100 across five domains. Mean score: 57.8. 148counties are in the two most distressed fifths.
Data: Census, BLS, Urban Institute, HUD, US Courts | Scores as of 2026-03-26
Texas Snapshot
254 Counties Scored
57.8 Mean Score
59.3 Median Score
85.1 Starr County Most Distressed
22.4 Hartley County Least Distressed
71 Most distressed fifth77 Second-most distressed fifth54 Middle fifth44 Second-least distressed fifth8 Least distressed fifth
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All 254 Texas counties colored by distress fifth. Hover for details; click released counties for full reports.
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Score Distribution
How Texas's 254 county scores are distributed across the 0–100 scale.
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254 counties ranked by distress score. Click column headers to sort.
| State Rank | Nat'l Rank | County | Score | Distress Fifth | Primary Driver |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 46 | Starr County | 85.1 | Most distressed fifth | Labor |
| 2 | 103 | Willacy County | 81.5 | Most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 3 | 127 | Jim Wells County | 80.6 | Most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 4 | 143 | San Augustine County | 79.9 | Most distressed fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 5 | 146 | Hidalgo County | 79.7 | Most distressed fifth | Labor |
| 6 | 147 | Zapata County | 79.7 | Most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 7 | 153 | Dimmit County | 79.5 | Most distressed fifth | Labor |
| 8 | 159 | Cameron County | 79.3 | Most distressed fifth | Labor |
| 9 | 166 | Liberty County | 79.0 | Most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 10 | 168 | Bee County | 79.0 | Most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 11 | 169 | Zavala County | 78.9 | Most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 12 | 186 | Maverick County | 78.3 | Most distressed fifth | Labor |
| 13 | 200 | Trinity County | 77.5 | Most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 14 | 207 | Refugio County | 77.1 | Most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 15 | 211 | Jefferson County | 77.0 | Most distressed fifth | Labor |
| 16 | 239 | Terry County | 76.0 | Most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 17 | 266 | Frio County | 75.1 | Most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 18 | 269 | El Paso County | 75.1 | Most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 19 | 274 | Marion County | 74.9 | Most distressed fifth | Labor |
| 20 | 276 | Nacogdoches County | 74.8 | Most distressed fifth | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 21 | 280 | Red River County | 74.7 | Most distressed fifth | Labor |
| 22 | 285 | Tyler County | 74.6 | Most distressed fifth | Labor |
| 23 | 286 | Matagorda County | 74.6 | Most distressed fifth | Labor |
| 24 | 292 | Morris County | 74.4 | Most distressed fifth | Labor |
| 25 | 306 | Kleberg County | 74.0 | Most distressed fifth | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 26 | 308 | Anderson County | 74.0 | Most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 27 | 313 | Polk County | 73.8 | Most distressed fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 28 | 320 | Webb County | 73.5 | Most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 29 | 335 | San Patricio County | 73.1 | Most distressed fifth | Labor |
| 30 | 360 | Duval County | 72.5 | Most distressed fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 31 | 366 | Henderson County | 72.4 | Most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 32 | 373 | Angelina County | 72.2 | Most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 33 | 376 | Potter County | 72.2 | Most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 34 | 385 | Harris County | 71.9 | Most distressed fifth | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 35 | 388 | Gregg County | 71.9 | Most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 36 | 391 | Jim Hogg County | 71.8 | Most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 37 | 397 | Nueces County | 71.6 | Most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 38 | 403 | McCulloch County | 71.4 | Most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 39 | 415 | Atascosa County | 71.2 | Most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 40 | 430 | Orange County | 70.8 | Most distressed fifth | Labor |
| 41 | 432 | Uvalde County | 70.8 | Most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 42 | 440 | Dallas County | 70.6 | Most distressed fifth | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 43 | 447 | Cass County | 70.5 | Most distressed fifth | Labor |
| 44 | 451 | Val Verde County | 70.4 | Most distressed fifth | Labor |
| 45 | 456 | Bowie County | 70.3 | Most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 46 | 457 | Hunt County | 70.2 | Most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 47 | 458 | Crosby County | 70.2 | Most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 48 | 464 | Kaufman County | 70.1 | Most distressed fifth | Default & Legal |
| 49 | 466 | Lamar County | 70.1 | Most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 50 | 482 | Brooks County | 69.8 | Most distressed fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 51 | 484 | Hale County | 69.8 | Most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 52 | 485 | Real County | 69.8 | Most distressed fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 53 | 488 | Bell County | 69.7 | Most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 54 | 515 | Houston County | 69.0 | Most distressed fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 55 | 518 | Bexar County | 68.9 | Most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 56 | 522 | Limestone County | 68.8 | Most distressed fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 57 | 526 | Victoria County | 68.8 | Most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 58 | 543 | Madison County | 68.4 | Most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 59 | 545 | Newton County | 68.4 | Most distressed fifth | Labor |
| 60 | 548 | Shelby County | 68.4 | Most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 61 | 553 | Harrison County | 68.3 | Most distressed fifth | Labor |
| 62 | 560 | Navarro County | 68.2 | Most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 63 | 562 | Karnes County | 68.2 | Most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 64 | 566 | La Salle County | 68.2 | Most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 65 | 580 | San Jacinto County | 68.0 | Most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 66 | 582 | Jasper County | 68.0 | Most distressed fifth | Labor |
| 67 | 600 | Nolan County | 67.6 | Most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 68 | 611 | Dawson County | 67.5 | Most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 69 | 613 | Jones County | 67.4 | Most distressed fifth | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 70 | 617 | Live Oak County | 67.3 | Most distressed fifth | Labor |
| 71 | 629 | Robertson County | 67.1 | Most distressed fifth | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 72 | 639 | Falls County | 66.9 | Second-most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 73 | 641 | Freestone County | 66.8 | Second-most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 74 | 642 | Palo Pinto County | 66.7 | Second-most distressed fifth | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 75 | 654 | Kenedy County | 66.5 | Second-most distressed fifth | Labor |
| 76 | 667 | Upshur County | 66.2 | Second-most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 77 | 674 | Tarrant County | 66.0 | Second-most distressed fifth | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 78 | 683 | Wood County | 65.9 | Second-most distressed fifth | Labor |
| 79 | 689 | Wichita County | 65.8 | Second-most distressed fifth | Default & Legal |
| 80 | 691 | DeWitt County | 65.8 | Second-most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 81 | 694 | Walker County | 65.7 | Second-most distressed fifth | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 82 | 697 | Camp County | 65.7 | Second-most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 83 | 700 | Brown County | 65.6 | Second-most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 84 | 705 | Hudspeth County | 65.5 | Second-most distressed fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 85 | 711 | Ector County | 65.4 | Second-most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 86 | 716 | Swisher County | 65.3 | Second-most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 87 | 732 | Dickens County | 65.0 | Second-most distressed fifth | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 88 | 733 | McLennan County | 64.9 | Second-most distressed fifth | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 89 | 756 | Montague County | 64.6 | Second-most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 90 | 758 | Eastland County | 64.5 | Second-most distressed fifth | Labor |
| 91 | 763 | Sabine County | 64.4 | Second-most distressed fifth | Labor |
| 92 | 767 | Rusk County | 64.3 | Second-most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 93 | 774 | Garza County | 64.3 | Second-most distressed fifth | Labor |
| 94 | 775 | Floyd County | 64.2 | Second-most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 95 | 785 | Aransas County | 64.1 | Second-most distressed fifth | Labor |
| 96 | 788 | Throckmorton County | 64.1 | Second-most distressed fifth | Default & Legal |
| 97 | 796 | Wilbarger County | 64.0 | Second-most distressed fifth | Default & Legal |
| 98 | 797 | Howard County | 64.0 | Second-most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 99 | 816 | Lubbock County | 63.6 | Second-most distressed fifth | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 100 | 824 | Waller County | 63.4 | Second-most distressed fifth | Labor |
| 101 | 827 | Ellis County | 63.3 | Second-most distressed fifth | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 102 | 831 | Menard County | 63.2 | Second-most distressed fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 103 | 832 | Coryell County | 63.2 | Second-most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 104 | 839 | Hardeman County | 63.1 | Second-most distressed fifth | Default & Legal |
| 105 | 849 | Wharton County | 63.0 | Second-most distressed fifth | Labor |
| 106 | 855 | Caldwell County | 62.8 | Second-most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 107 | 857 | Cherokee County | 62.8 | Second-most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 108 | 858 | Grayson County | 62.8 | Second-most distressed fifth | Default & Legal |
| 109 | 866 | Milam County | 62.7 | Second-most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 110 | 870 | Jeff Davis County | 62.6 | Second-most distressed fifth | Labor |
| 111 | 883 | Galveston County | 62.4 | Second-most distressed fifth | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 112 | 910 | Stephens County | 61.9 | Second-most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 113 | 912 | Titus County | 61.9 | Second-most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 114 | 922 | Jack County | 61.6 | Second-most distressed fifth | Labor |
| 115 | 934 | Hill County | 61.4 | Second-most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 116 | 937 | Panola County | 61.3 | Second-most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 117 | 942 | Haskell County | 61.3 | Second-most distressed fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 118 | 968 | Tom Green County | 60.8 | Second-most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 119 | 984 | Ward County | 60.6 | Second-most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 120 | 988 | Motley County | 60.6 | Second-most distressed fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 121 | 1,007 | Pecos County | 60.3 | Second-most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 122 | 1,009 | Delta County | 60.3 | Second-most distressed fifth | Default & Legal |
| 123 | 1,010 | Cochran County | 60.3 | Second-most distressed fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 124 | 1,026 | Johnson County | 59.9 | Second-most distressed fifth | Default & Legal |
| 125 | 1,035 | Presidio County | 59.8 | Second-most distressed fifth | Labor |
| 126 | 1,042 | Fannin County | 59.6 | Second-most distressed fifth | Default & Legal |
| 127 | 1,052 | Smith County | 59.4 | Second-most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 128 | 1,065 | Kinney County | 59.2 | Second-most distressed fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 129 | 1,067 | Reeves County | 59.2 | Second-most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 130 | 1,071 | Hockley County | 59.2 | Second-most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 131 | 1,081 | Edwards County | 59.1 | Second-most distressed fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 132 | 1,083 | Grimes County | 59.0 | Second-most distressed fifth | Labor |
| 133 | 1,101 | Deaf Smith County | 58.7 | Second-most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 134 | 1,102 | Gray County | 58.7 | Second-most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 135 | 1,111 | Mitchell County | 58.6 | Second-most distressed fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 136 | 1,117 | Hardin County | 58.5 | Second-most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 137 | 1,119 | Medina County | 58.4 | Second-most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 138 | 1,139 | McMullen County | 58.1 | Second-most distressed fifth | Labor |
| 139 | 1,145 | Jackson County | 58.0 | Second-most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 140 | 1,149 | Taylor County | 57.9 | Second-most distressed fifth | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 141 | 1,155 | Terrell County | 57.8 | Second-most distressed fifth | Default & Legal |
| 142 | 1,163 | Concho County | 57.7 | Second-most distressed fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 143 | 1,165 | Baylor County | 57.6 | Second-most distressed fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 144 | 1,175 | Coleman County | 57.5 | Second-most distressed fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 145 | 1,201 | Foard County | 57.1 | Second-most distressed fifth | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 146 | 1,230 | Goliad County | 56.7 | Second-most distressed fifth | Labor |
| 147 | 1,256 | Donley County | 56.1 | Second-most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 148 | 1,257 | Hopkins County | 56.1 | Second-most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 149 | 1,277 | Van Zandt County | 55.8 | Middle fifth | Delinquency |
| 150 | 1,290 | Schleicher County | 55.5 | Middle fifth | Delinquency |
| 151 | 1,295 | Erath County | 55.3 | Middle fifth | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 152 | 1,299 | Briscoe County | 55.3 | Middle fifth | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 153 | 1,300 | Bastrop County | 55.3 | Middle fifth | Delinquency |
| 154 | 1,308 | Brazoria County | 55.1 | Middle fifth | Labor |
| 155 | 1,310 | Hamilton County | 55.1 | Middle fifth | Default & Legal |
| 156 | 1,316 | Culberson County | 54.9 | Middle fifth | Delinquency |
| 157 | 1,353 | Reagan County | 54.4 | Middle fifth | Delinquency |
| 158 | 1,363 | Hood County | 54.3 | Middle fifth | Default & Legal |
| 159 | 1,370 | Brazos County | 54.2 | Middle fifth | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 160 | 1,383 | Austin County | 53.9 | Middle fifth | Delinquency |
| 161 | 1,399 | Hutchinson County | 53.6 | Middle fifth | Delinquency |
| 162 | 1,404 | Lampasas County | 53.5 | Middle fifth | Delinquency |
| 163 | 1,411 | Hall County | 53.4 | Middle fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 164 | 1,439 | Lamb County | 53.0 | Middle fifth | Delinquency |
| 165 | 1,444 | Gonzales County | 52.9 | Middle fifth | Delinquency |
| 166 | 1,446 | Sutton County | 52.9 | Middle fifth | Labor |
| 167 | 1,454 | Bandera County | 52.6 | Middle fifth | Labor |
| 168 | 1,455 | Montgomery County | 52.6 | Middle fifth | Labor |
| 169 | 1,471 | Wheeler County | 52.1 | Middle fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 170 | 1,477 | Collingsworth County | 52.0 | Middle fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 171 | 1,486 | Bosque County | 51.9 | Middle fifth | Default & Legal |
| 172 | 1,526 | Midland County | 51.4 | Middle fifth | Delinquency |
| 173 | 1,528 | Scurry County | 51.4 | Middle fifth | Delinquency |
| 174 | 1,543 | Rains County | 51.1 | Middle fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 175 | 1,578 | Stonewall County | 50.4 | Middle fifth | Delinquency |
| 176 | 1,579 | Leon County | 50.4 | Middle fifth | Delinquency |
| 177 | 1,586 | Cooke County | 50.2 | Middle fifth | Delinquency |
| 178 | 1,595 | Calhoun County | 50.1 | Middle fifth | Delinquency |
| 179 | 1,597 | Fort Bend County | 50.0 | Middle fifth | Labor |
| 180 | 1,620 | Chambers County | 49.5 | Middle fifth | Labor |
| 181 | 1,622 | Hays County | 49.5 | Middle fifth | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 182 | 1,625 | Callahan County | 49.5 | Middle fifth | Default & Legal |
| 183 | 1,635 | Colorado County | 49.3 | Middle fifth | Delinquency |
| 184 | 1,639 | Bailey County | 49.3 | Middle fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 185 | 1,641 | Cottle County | 49.2 | Middle fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 186 | 1,654 | Runnels County | 49.1 | Middle fifth | Default & Legal |
| 187 | 1,661 | San Saba County | 49.0 | Middle fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 188 | 1,667 | Kent County | 48.8 | Middle fifth | Delinquency |
| 189 | 1,677 | Lee County | 48.5 | Middle fifth | Delinquency |
| 190 | 1,682 | Clay County | 48.5 | Middle fifth | Default & Legal |
| 191 | 1,723 | Irion County | 47.8 | Middle fifth | Delinquency |
| 192 | 1,745 | Knox County | 47.5 | Middle fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 193 | 1,760 | Denton County | 47.2 | Middle fifth | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 194 | 1,774 | Wilson County | 46.9 | Middle fifth | Delinquency |
| 195 | 1,803 | Comanche County | 46.4 | Middle fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 196 | 1,810 | Sterling County | 46.3 | Middle fifth | Delinquency |
| 197 | 1,842 | Washington County | 45.8 | Middle fifth | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 198 | 1,843 | Burleson County | 45.8 | Middle fifth | Delinquency |
| 199 | 1,869 | Wise County | 45.4 | Middle fifth | Default & Legal |
| 200 | 1,874 | Kimble County | 45.3 | Middle fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 201 | 1,883 | Hansford County | 45.1 | Middle fifth | Delinquency |
| 202 | 1,886 | Childress County | 45.1 | Middle fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 203 | 1,893 | Guadalupe County | 45.0 | Second-least distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 204 | 1,897 | Rockwall County | 44.8 | Second-least distressed fifth | Default & Legal |
| 205 | 1,898 | Andrews County | 44.8 | Second-least distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 206 | 1,908 | Parker County | 44.6 | Second-least distressed fifth | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 207 | 1,910 | Castro County | 44.6 | Second-least distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 208 | 1,911 | Lynn County | 44.6 | Second-least distressed fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 209 | 1,914 | Franklin County | 44.5 | Second-least distressed fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 210 | 1,968 | Shackelford County | 43.6 | Second-least distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 211 | 1,973 | Yoakum County | 43.5 | Second-least distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 212 | 1,978 | Fisher County | 43.5 | Second-least distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 213 | 1,982 | Borden County | 43.4 | Second-least distressed fifth | Labor |
| 214 | 1,991 | Moore County | 43.3 | Second-least distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 215 | 2,027 | Martin County | 42.7 | Second-least distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 216 | 2,034 | Travis County | 42.5 | Second-least distressed fifth | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 217 | 2,037 | Hemphill County | 42.5 | Second-least distressed fifth | Labor |
| 218 | 2,042 | Kerr County | 42.5 | Second-least distressed fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 219 | 2,049 | Young County | 42.4 | Second-least distressed fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 220 | 2,055 | Collin County | 42.2 | Second-least distressed fifth | Labor |
| 221 | 2,059 | Winkler County | 42.0 | Second-least distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 222 | 2,060 | Fayette County | 42.0 | Second-least distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 223 | 2,071 | Mills County | 41.8 | Second-least distressed fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 224 | 2,091 | Roberts County | 41.5 | Second-least distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 225 | 2,111 | Oldham County | 41.0 | Second-least distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 226 | 2,117 | Crane County | 40.9 | Second-least distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 227 | 2,135 | Llano County | 40.5 | Second-least distressed fifth | Labor |
| 228 | 2,140 | Crockett County | 40.5 | Second-least distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 229 | 2,164 | Williamson County | 40.1 | Second-least distressed fifth | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 230 | 2,199 | Parmer County | 39.5 | Second-least distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 231 | 2,210 | Dallam County | 39.3 | Second-least distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 232 | 2,217 | Comal County | 39.1 | Second-least distressed fifth | Labor |
| 233 | 2,248 | Burnet County | 38.5 | Second-least distressed fifth | Labor |
| 234 | 2,260 | Coke County | 38.2 | Second-least distressed fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 235 | 2,261 | Carson County | 38.2 | Second-least distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 236 | 2,269 | Randall County | 38.1 | Second-least distressed fifth | Default & Legal |
| 237 | 2,318 | Upton County | 37.1 | Second-least distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 238 | 2,364 | Mason County | 36.2 | Second-least distressed fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 239 | 2,390 | Archer County | 35.6 | Second-least distressed fifth | Default & Legal |
| 240 | 2,449 | Sherman County | 34.3 | Second-least distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 241 | 2,478 | King County | 33.6 | Second-least distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 242 | 2,480 | Gaines County | 33.5 | Second-least distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 243 | 2,490 | Brewster County | 33.1 | Second-least distressed fifth | Default & Legal |
| 244 | 2,495 | Loving County | 33.0 | Second-least distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 245 | 2,496 | Lavaca County | 33.0 | Second-least distressed fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 246 | 2,508 | Armstrong County | 32.7 | Second-least distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 247 | 2,543 | Ochiltree County | 32.1 | Least distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 248 | 2,588 | Blanco County | 31.1 | Least distressed fifth | Labor |
| 249 | 2,596 | Somervell County | 31.0 | Least distressed fifth | Labor |
| 250 | 2,615 | Kendall County | 30.7 | Least distressed fifth | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 251 | 2,624 | Glasscock County | 30.4 | Least distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 252 | 2,773 | Lipscomb County | 26.5 | Least distressed fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 253 | 2,788 | Gillespie County | 26.1 | Least distressed fifth | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 254 | 2,922 | Hartley County | 22.4 | Least distressed fifth | Delinquency |
How County Scores Work
Each county is scored 0–100 using five equal-weighted domains. Each domain averages its member indicators' county ranks, and the composite is the mean of those domain scores. Higher scores indicate greater household financial distress.
Most distressed fifth — 71 Texas counties
Second-most distressed fifth — 77 Texas counties
Middle fifth — 54 Texas counties
Second-least distressed fifth — 44 Texas counties
Least distressed fifth — 8 Texas counties