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Local debt by county

Texas counties owed $20.09 billion in principal outstanding at the end of fiscal year 2025: $670 per county resident, counting the 29,981,417 residents of the 159 counties whose county government reported a population and whose counties reported debt, and the $20.09 billion they owe. 95 counties are not reported. Computed here from BRB's tables: Debt Outstanding By Issuance Local By Year, updated by BRB 9/9/2026, loaded here 10/8/2026.

Showing debt per resident for counties, fiscal year 2025. How it is computed: principal outstanding owed by the local governments attributed to the county, divided by the population the county government reported for the same fiscal year; computed here from BRB's tables.

Top 10 counties

McMullen $19,912
Upton $11,298
Martin $8,805
Sterling $7,498
La Salle $5,242
Crane $3,255
Chambers $3,013
Waller $2,555
Titus $2,539
Ector $2,073

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Debt per resident. Same classes for every year.

Under $75 (19)
$75 to under $150 (20)
$150 to under $300 (24)
$300 to under $500 (30)
$500 to under $1,000 (38)
$1,000 and over (28)
Not reported (95)

How these figures are made

BRB's tables3,319 local governments reported $365.5 billion of principal at the end of fiscal year 2025.
Home county3,319 placed in 252 counties by the first county listed for each. 106 list more than one county ($29.00 billion); every one names a county.
Per resident159 counties with a population on the county government's own row (29,981,417 residents); 95 not reported.

Home county

BRB's County field lists every county an issuer serves and gives no shares. Here an issuer's debt counts in its home county: the first county listed for it that is one of the 254 counties. A listed name that is not a county (such as a river in a river authority's entry) is skipped. Splitting debt equally across the listed counties would be just as arbitrary, so it is not offered. The "Of which multi-county issuers" column shows how much of each county's figure comes from issuers that list more than one county, and each county's page lists the issuers that also serve it.

Denominators

Debt per resident: principal divided by the population on the county government's own row in the same table and fiscal year. For one government type it is debt per county resident, not per resident of those governments.
Debt per student: school districts' principal divided by their average daily attendance, both summed over the districts attributed to the county.
Tax supported debt to taxable value: tax supported principal divided by the county government's taxable value. An approximation: special districts' rolls overlap the county roll.
10-year change: debt per resident now against ten fiscal years earlier, or the earliest year in the tables when that is later.

Not reported means no government of the chosen type in the county reported debt outstanding that year, or the county's population, attendance or taxable value was not reported (a county government with no debt has no row in the table). It is never shown as zero. Counties not reported are not ranked.

Classes: the map's colour classes are drawn from every county's value in every fiscal year in the tables (2016 to 2025) for the chosen measure, type and pledge, and rounded to readable numbers, so a colour means the same amount in every year. The 10-year change uses one diverging scale centred on zero.

Size bands (county population, for "Rank in its size band"): under 10,000; 10,000 to 49,999; 50,000 to 99,999; 100,000 to 499,999; 500,000 and over.

Fiscal years: Texas fiscal years run September 1 to August 31. Local governments report at the end of their own fiscal year, as BRB's tables do.

Sources: Local Issuance Fee By Year; Debt Outstanding By Issuance Local By Year, from BRB's open data. County shapes: U.S. Census Bureau 2025 county boundaries (1:500,000).

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Counties by debt per resident, fiscal year 2025: ranked among the 159 counties with a value; 95 not reported. Select a column heading to sort by it.
Rank ?	County ?	Debt per resident ?	Total principal outstanding ?	Population ?	Issuers ?	Of which multi-county issuers ?	10-year change in debt per resident ?	Rank in its size band?
1	McMullen	$19,912	$11,250,000	565	1	$0	+254.6%	1st of 37 (under 10,000)
2	Upton	$11,298	$35,340,000	3,128	1	$0	+728.3%	2nd of 37 (under 10,000)
3	Martin	$8,805	$45,600,000	5,179	1	$0	Not reported	3rd of 37 (under 10,000)
4	Sterling	$7,498	$10,400,000	1,387	1	$0	+171.8%	4th of 37 (under 10,000)
5	La Salle	$5,242	$35,010,005	6,679	1	$0	−55.1%	5th of 37 (under 10,000)
6	Crane	$3,255	$14,955,000	4,594	1	$0	Not reported	6th of 37 (under 10,000)
7	Chambers	$3,013	$169,280,000	56,179	1	$0	+155.7%	1st of 26 (50,000 to 99,999)
8	Waller	$2,555	$166,345,000	65,109	1	$0	+2937.1%	2nd of 26 (50,000 to 99,999)
9	Titus	$2,539	$80,100,000	31,547	1	$0	−38.3%	1st of 53 (10,000 to 49,999)
10	Ector	$2,073	$352,510,000	170,022	1	$0	+2790.8%	1st of 31 (100,000 to 499,999)
11	Williamson	$2,049	$1,490,915,000	727,480	1	$0	+11.9%	1st of 12 (500,000 and over)
12	Zapata	$1,972	$27,255,000	13,819	1	$0	−16.1%	2nd of 53 (10,000 to 49,999)
13	Borden	$1,939	$1,080,000	557	1	$0	−19.2%	7th of 37 (under 10,000)
14	Dimmit	$1,893	$15,485,000	8,181	1	$0	−35.6%	8th of 37 (under 10,000)
15	Hays	$1,680	$490,619,000	292,029	1	$0	+1.7%	2nd of 31 (100,000 to 499,999)
16	Deaf Smith	$1,657	$30,640,000	18,495	1	$0	Not reported	3rd of 53 (10,000 to 49,999)
17	Camp	$1,555	$20,470,000	13,164	1	$0	−38.2%	4th of 53 (10,000 to 49,999)
18	Calhoun	$1,535	$30,620,000	19,942	1	$0	+366.6%	5th of 53 (10,000 to 49,999)
19	Hale	$1,378	$44,020,000	31,953	1	$0	Not reported	6th of 53 (10,000 to 49,999)
20	Hall	$1,356	$3,835,000	2,828	1	$0	Not reported	9th of 37 (under 10,000)
21	Caldwell	$1,262	$66,190,000	52,430	1	$0	+278.5%	3rd of 26 (50,000 to 99,999)
22	San Patricio	$1,237	$88,410,000	71,467	1	$0	+245.9%	4th of 26 (50,000 to 99,999)
23	Garza	$1,214	$5,640,000	4,645	1	$0	+12.2%	10th of 37 (under 10,000)
24	Mills	$1,176	$5,365,000	4,563	1	$0	−24.3%	11th of 37 (under 10,000)
25	Bexar	$1,161	$2,470,435,000	2,127,737	1	$0	+11.3%	2nd of 12 (500,000 and over)
26	Fort Bend	$1,124	$1,077,388,859	958,434	1	$0	+55.2%	3rd of 12 (500,000 and over)
27	Parker	$1,100	$197,600,000	179,707	1	$0	+50.4%	3rd of 31 (100,000 to 499,999)
28	Harris	$1,009	$5,055,749,736	5,009,302	1	$0	+18.5%	4th of 12 (500,000 and over)
29	Fisher	$997	$3,655,000	3,665	1	$0	−41.6%	12th of 37 (under 10,000)
30	Callahan	$975	$14,255,000	14,615	1	$0	+781.5%	7th of 53 (10,000 to 49,999)
31	Uvalde	$971	$24,400,000	25,138	1	$0	+25.2%	8th of 53 (10,000 to 49,999)
32	McCulloch	$946	$7,047,000	7,448	1	$0	+862.4%	13th of 37 (under 10,000)
33	Denton	$915	$956,292,000	1,045,120	1	$0	+18.5%	5th of 12 (500,000 and over)
34	Rockwall	$901	$123,500,000	137,044	1	$0	−26.0%	4th of 31 (100,000 to 499,999)
35	Somervell	$881	$8,900,000	10,098	1	$0	−38.0%	9th of 53 (10,000 to 49,999)
36	Travis	$858	$1,169,850,000	1,363,767	1	$0	+42.6%	6th of 12 (500,000 and over)
37	Kaufman	$857	$169,615,000	197,829	1	$0	+133.2%	5th of 31 (100,000 to 499,999)
38	Coleman	$856	$6,840,000	7,990	1	$0	Not reported	14th of 37 (under 10,000)
39	Midland	$845	$155,115,000	183,587	1	$0	+670.4%	6th of 31 (100,000 to 499,999)
40	Smith	$840	$209,355,000	249,091	1	$0	+698.5%	7th of 31 (100,000 to 499,999)
41	Mason	$834	$3,325,000	3,987	1	$0	+844.5%	15th of 37 (under 10,000)
42	Medina	$790	$43,963,000	55,619	1	$0	+1219.7%	5th of 26 (50,000 to 99,999)
43	Collin	$783	$982,755,000	1,254,658	1	$0	+95.1%	7th of 12 (500,000 and over)
44	Fannin	$739	$28,570,000	38,650	1	$0	Not reported	10th of 53 (10,000 to 49,999)
45	Robertson	$720	$12,720,000	17,659	1	$0	+720.8%	11th of 53 (10,000 to 49,999)
46	Montgomery	$716	$536,771,000	749,613	1	$0	−9.7%	8th of 12 (500,000 and over)
47	Bastrop	$693	$79,662,000	114,931	1	$0	+58.7%	8th of 31 (100,000 to 499,999)
48	Blanco	$692	$9,250,000	13,358	1	$0	+22.6%	12th of 53 (10,000 to 49,999)
49	Frio	$692	$13,505,000	19,520	1	$0	+1082.0%	13th of 53 (10,000 to 49,999)
50	Shackelford	$686	$2,175,000	3,169	1	$0	−52.7%	16th of 37 (under 10,000)
51	Andrews	$684	$12,950,000	18,923	1	$0	−81.0%	14th of 53 (10,000 to 49,999)
52	Austin	$668	$21,755,000	32,546	1	$0	+183.5%	15th of 53 (10,000 to 49,999)
53	Aransas	$650	$16,645,000	25,595	1	$0	−17.4%	16th of 53 (10,000 to 49,999)
54	Bee	$609	$19,020,000	31,226	1	$0	+309.5%	17th of 53 (10,000 to 49,999)
55	Kerr	$600	$32,355,000	53,900	1	$0	+5.1%	6th of 26 (50,000 to 99,999)
56	Lampasas	$593	$13,950,000	23,539	1	$0	+249.1%	18th of 53 (10,000 to 49,999)
57	Kendall	$592	$30,700,000	51,828	1	$0	−25.4%	7th of 26 (50,000 to 99,999)
58	Edwards	$589	$815,000	1,383	1	$0	−4.9%	17th of 37 (under 10,000)
59	Gonzales	$588	$11,780,000	20,040	1	$0	+1251.2%	19th of 53 (10,000 to 49,999)
60	Cameron	$558	$240,920,000	431,874	1	$0	+84.0%	9th of 31 (100,000 to 499,999)
61	Comal	$526	$106,095,000	201,628	1	$0	+29.0%	10th of 31 (100,000 to 499,999)
62	Winkler	$525	$3,875,000	7,381	1	$0	−52.7%	18th of 37 (under 10,000)
63	McLennan	$522	$141,140,000	270,358	1	$0	+544.5%	11th of 31 (100,000 to 499,999)
64	Swisher	$515	$3,541,371	6,877	1	$0	Not reported	19th of 37 (under 10,000)
65	Potter	$512	$58,730,000	114,649	1	$0	+155.2%	12th of 31 (100,000 to 499,999)
66	Leon	$506	$8,450,000	16,698	1	$0	Not reported	20th of 53 (10,000 to 49,999)
67	Scurry	$482	$7,810,000	16,211	1	$0	−38.7%	21st of 53 (10,000 to 49,999)
68	Stephens	$449	$4,256,000	9,475	1	$0	−21.2%	20th of 37 (under 10,000)
69	Hidalgo	$449	$410,610,000	914,820	1	$0	+90.7%	9th of 12 (500,000 and over)
70	Ochiltree	$441	$4,285,000	9,717	1	$0	Not reported	21st of 37 (under 10,000)
71	Maverick	$440	$25,878,000	58,829	1	$0	+2.7%	8th of 26 (50,000 to 99,999)
72	Menard	$437	$835,000	1,911	1	$0	+22.0%	22nd of 37 (under 10,000)
73	Childress	$432	$2,888,000	6,679	1	$0	−31.1%	23rd of 37 (under 10,000)
74	Wichita	$423	$54,930,000	129,984	1	$0	Not reported	13th of 31 (100,000 to 499,999)
75	Tom Green	$410	$49,200,000	120,103	1	$0	−3.2%	14th of 31 (100,000 to 499,999)
76	Nueces	$405	$143,005,000	353,125	1	$0	+44.8%	15th of 31 (100,000 to 499,999)
77	Runnels	$396	$3,865,000	9,751	1	$0	+2044.7%	24th of 37 (under 10,000)
78	Burnet	$396	$22,060,000	55,722	1	$0	−12.7%	9th of 26 (50,000 to 99,999)
79	Galveston	$390	$143,154,091	367,407	1	$0	−47.4%	16th of 31 (100,000 to 499,999)
80	Duval	$383	$3,667,000	9,585	1	$0	+159.5%	25th of 37 (under 10,000)
81	Taylor	$382	$56,810,000	148,813	1	$0	Not reported	17th of 31 (100,000 to 499,999)
82	Houston	$381	$8,460,000	22,197	1	$0	−21.7%	22nd of 53 (10,000 to 49,999)
83	Anderson	$366	$21,800,000	59,512	1	$0	+202.2%	10th of 26 (50,000 to 99,999)
84	Lubbock	$360	$118,015,000	327,394	1	$0	+127.6%	18th of 31 (100,000 to 499,999)
85	Brazos	$358	$89,480,000	249,624	1	$0	−15.1%	19th of 31 (100,000 to 499,999)
86	Wise	$347	$28,195,000	81,275	1	$0	−41.4%	11th of 26 (50,000 to 99,999)
87	Nolan	$346	$4,901,000	14,182	1	$0	−67.4%	23rd of 53 (10,000 to 49,999)
88	Victoria	$343	$31,550,000	91,949	1	$0	+144.1%	12th of 26 (50,000 to 99,999)
89	Mitchell	$342	$3,070,000	8,968	1	$0	−53.8%	26th of 37 (under 10,000)
90	Val Verde	$341	$16,374,000	47,999	1	$0	−44.1%	24th of 53 (10,000 to 49,999)
91	Bosque	$341	$6,485,000	19,013	1	$0	Not reported	25th of 53 (10,000 to 49,999)
92	Kleberg	$336	$10,215,000	30,442	1	$0	+136.2%	26th of 53 (10,000 to 49,999)
93	Webb	$327	$89,185,000	272,823	1	$0	+39.3%	20th of 31 (100,000 to 499,999)
94	El Paso	$311	$272,227,188	875,784	1	$0	+28.5%	10th of 12 (500,000 and over)
95	Llano	$307	$7,105,000	23,163	1	$0	+1345.8%	27th of 53 (10,000 to 49,999)
96	Atascosa	$306	$16,160,000	52,783	1	$0	+1151.4%	13th of 26 (50,000 to 99,999)
97	Randall	$298	$44,870,000	150,547	1	$0	+10.7%	21st of 31 (100,000 to 499,999)
98	Brazoria	$283	$116,970,000	413,224	1	$0	+24.2%	22nd of 31 (100,000 to 499,999)
99	Starr	$278	$18,480,000	66,587	1	$0	+794.1%	14th of 26 (50,000 to 99,999)
100	Bell	$274	$109,355,000	399,578	1	$0	−28.0%	23rd of 31 (100,000 to 499,999)
101	Hopkins	$261	$10,115,000	38,784	1	$0	−51.6%	28th of 53 (10,000 to 49,999)
102	Comanche	$257	$3,695,000	14,359	1	$0	+589.8%	29th of 53 (10,000 to 49,999)
103	Presidio	$247	$1,407,000	5,686	1	$0	+73.8%	27th of 37 (under 10,000)
104	Gillespie	$246	$6,940,000	28,159	1	$0	−52.5%	30th of 53 (10,000 to 49,999)
105	Matagorda	$245	$8,930,000	36,391	1	$0	+228.1%	31st of 53 (10,000 to 49,999)
106	Live Oak	$236	$2,825,000	11,967	1	$0	−51.1%	32nd of 53 (10,000 to 49,999)
107	Zavala	$225	$2,075,480	9,209	1	$0	−73.9%	28th of 37 (under 10,000)
108	Grayson	$222	$33,370,000	150,532	1	$0	−36.6%	24th of 31 (100,000 to 499,999)
109	Johnson	$216	$45,490,000	210,547	1	$0	+8.5%	25th of 31 (100,000 to 499,999)
110	Jones	$209	$4,355,000	20,850	1	$0	−34.4%	33rd of 53 (10,000 to 49,999)
111	Limestone	$203	$4,580,000	22,569	1	$0	Not reported	34th of 53 (10,000 to 49,999)
112	Castro	$202	$1,490,000	7,380	1	$0	Not reported	29th of 37 (under 10,000)
113	Milam	$196	$5,140,000	26,159	1	$0	+1.1%	35th of 53 (10,000 to 49,999)
114	Jim Hogg	$195	$895,000	4,583	1	$0	−34.9%	30th of 37 (under 10,000)
115	Liberty	$192	$22,085,000	115,042	1	$0	+19.0%	26th of 31 (100,000 to 499,999)
116	Willacy	$179	$3,579,000	20,027	1	$0	−94.3%	36th of 53 (10,000 to 49,999)
117	Howard	$167	$5,140,000	30,833	1	$0	−34.0%	37th of 53 (10,000 to 49,999)
118	Hamilton	$165	$1,425,000	8,644	1	$0	+213.5%	31st of 37 (under 10,000)
119	Reeves	$151	$1,810,000	11,956	1	$0	−96.5%	38th of 53 (10,000 to 49,999)
120	Polk	$150	$8,140,000	54,258	1	$0	−71.4%	15th of 26 (50,000 to 99,999)
121	Tarrant	$141	$314,050,000	2,230,708	1	$0	−17.5%	11th of 12 (500,000 and over)
122	San Saba	$139	$766,000	5,508	1	$0	Not reported	32nd of 37 (under 10,000)
123	Gregg	$137	$17,355,000	126,679	1	$0	Not reported	27th of 31 (100,000 to 499,999)
124	Bowie	$122	$11,210,000	91,992	1	$0	−65.3%	16th of 26 (50,000 to 99,999)
125	Brown	$114	$4,410,000	38,631	1	$0	−60.8%	39th of 53 (10,000 to 49,999)
126	Falls	$113	$2,010,000	17,752	1	$0	+148.8%	40th of 53 (10,000 to 49,999)
127	Lee	$111	$2,040,000	18,451	1	$0	−74.7%	41st of 53 (10,000 to 49,999)
128	Colorado	$108	$2,320,000	21,475	1	$0	−66.5%	42nd of 53 (10,000 to 49,999)
129	Burleson	$104	$2,095,000	20,179	1	$0	−57.1%	43rd of 53 (10,000 to 49,999)
130	Walker	$100	$8,405,000	83,722	1	$0	−57.9%	17th of 26 (50,000 to 99,999)
131	Lamar	$93	$4,780,000	51,249	1	$0	+35.1%	18th of 26 (50,000 to 99,999)
132	Ellis	$91	$21,260,000	232,387	1	$0	−65.3%	28th of 31 (100,000 to 499,999)
133	Brooks	$91	$610,000	6,740	1	$0	−82.4%	33rd of 37 (under 10,000)
134	Hood	$88	$6,104,000	69,126	1	$0	−76.0%	19th of 26 (50,000 to 99,999)
135	Archer	$84	$765,000	9,155	1	$0	−80.0%	34th of 37 (under 10,000)
136	Angelina	$82	$7,195,000	88,094	1	$0	+72.4%	20th of 26 (50,000 to 99,999)
137	Wilson	$81	$4,470,000	55,415	1	$0	−50.4%	21st of 26 (50,000 to 99,999)
138	Navarro	$78	$4,412,000	56,533	1	$0	−47.9%	22nd of 26 (50,000 to 99,999)
139	Brewster	$77	$735,000	9,508	1	$0	−71.6%	35th of 37 (under 10,000)
140	Hunt	$77	$9,125,000	118,729	1	$0	+38.7%	29th of 31 (100,000 to 499,999)
141	Coryell	$74	$6,385,000	86,370	1	$0	Not reported	23rd of 26 (50,000 to 99,999)
142	Cass	$73	$2,095,000	28,622	1	$0	−64.6%	44th of 53 (10,000 to 49,999)
143	Bandera	$73	$1,660,000	22,830	1	$0	−79.3%	45th of 53 (10,000 to 49,999)
144	Gray	$68	$1,430,000	20,888	1	$0	−58.1%	46th of 53 (10,000 to 49,999)
145	Dallas	$68	$179,530,000	2,656,028	1	$0	+187.3%	12th of 12 (500,000 and over)
146	Hill	$60	$2,335,000	38,771	1	$0	−53.9%	47th of 53 (10,000 to 49,999)
147	Schleicher	$54	$124,000	2,302	1	$0	−84.3%	36th of 37 (under 10,000)
148	Jefferson	$47	$12,005,000	253,948	1	$0	−66.7%	30th of 31 (100,000 to 499,999)
149	San Augustine	$44	$345,000	7,767	1	$0	−28.3%	37th of 37 (under 10,000)
150	Karnes	$33	$500,000	15,137	1	$0	−93.7%	48th of 53 (10,000 to 49,999)
151	Orange	$31	$2,695,000	86,115	1	$0	Not reported	24th of 26 (50,000 to 99,999)
152	Jim Wells	$30	$1,175,000	38,886	1	$0	−24.2%	49th of 53 (10,000 to 49,999)
153	Madison	$30	$415,000	13,877	1	$0	−79.3%	50th of 53 (10,000 to 49,999)
154	Guadalupe	$28	$5,405,000	195,166	1	$0	−53.5%	31st of 31 (100,000 to 499,999)
155	Fayette	$21	$530,059	25,488	1	$0	+4.6%	51st of 53 (10,000 to 49,999)
156	San Jacinto	$14	$405,000	29,326	1	$0	−84.2%	52nd of 53 (10,000 to 49,999)
157	Palo Pinto	$8	$230,000	30,231	1	$0	Not reported	53rd of 53 (10,000 to 49,999)
158	Hardin	$5	$285,000	58,670	1	$0	−90.8%	25th of 26 (50,000 to 99,999)
159	Nacogdoches	$5	$315,000	65,728	1	$0	−96.4%	26th of 26 (50,000 to 99,999)
Not ranked	Armstrong	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Not ranked	Bailey	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Not ranked	Baylor	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Not ranked	Briscoe	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Not ranked	Carson	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Not ranked	Cherokee	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Not ranked	Clay	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Not ranked	Cochran	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Not ranked	Coke	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Not ranked	Collingsworth	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Not ranked	Concho	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Not ranked	Cooke	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Not ranked	Cottle	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Not ranked	Crockett	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Not ranked	Crosby	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Not ranked	Culberson	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Not ranked	Dallam	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Not ranked	Dawson	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Not ranked	DeWitt	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Not ranked	Delta	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Not ranked	Dickens	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Not ranked	Donley	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Not ranked	Eastland	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Not ranked	Erath	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Not ranked	Floyd	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Not ranked	Foard	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Not ranked	Franklin	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Not ranked	Freestone	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Not ranked	Gaines	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Not ranked	Glasscock	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Not ranked	Goliad	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Not ranked	Grimes	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Not ranked	Hansford	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Not ranked	Hardeman	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Not ranked	Harrison	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Not ranked	Hartley	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Not ranked	Haskell	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Not ranked	Hemphill	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Not ranked	Henderson	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Not ranked	Hockley	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Not ranked	Hudspeth	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Not ranked	Hutchinson	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Not ranked	Irion	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Not ranked	Jack	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Not ranked	Jackson	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Not ranked	Jasper	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Not ranked	Jeff Davis	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Not ranked	Kenedy	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Not ranked	Kent	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Not ranked	Kimble	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Not ranked	King	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Not ranked	Kinney	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Not ranked	Knox	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Not ranked	Lamb	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Not ranked	Lavaca	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Not ranked	Lipscomb	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Not ranked	Loving	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Not ranked	Lynn	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Not ranked	Marion	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Not ranked	Montague	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Not ranked	Moore	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Not ranked	Morris	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Not ranked	Motley	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Not ranked	Newton	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Not ranked	Oldham	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Not ranked	Panola	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Not ranked	Parmer	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Not ranked	Pecos	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Not ranked	Rains	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Not ranked	Reagan	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Not ranked	Real	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Not ranked	Red River	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Not ranked	Refugio	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Not ranked	Roberts	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Not ranked	Rusk	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Not ranked	Sabine	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Not ranked	Shelby	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Not ranked	Sherman	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Not ranked	Stonewall	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Not ranked	Sutton	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Not ranked	Terrell	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Not ranked	Terry	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Not ranked	Throckmorton	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Not ranked	Trinity	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Not ranked	Tyler	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Not ranked	Upshur	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Not ranked	Van Zandt	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Not ranked	Ward	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Not ranked	Washington	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Not ranked	Wharton	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Not ranked	Wheeler	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Not ranked	Wilbarger	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Not ranked	Wood	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Not ranked	Yoakum	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Not ranked	Young	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

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1McMullenDebt per resident$19,912Principal$11,250,000
2UptonDebt per resident$11,298Principal$35,340,000
3MartinDebt per resident$8,805Principal$45,600,000
4SterlingDebt per resident$7,498Principal$10,400,000
5La SalleDebt per resident$5,242Principal$35,010,005
6CraneDebt per resident$3,255Principal$14,955,000
7ChambersDebt per resident$3,013Principal$169,280,000
8WallerDebt per resident$2,555Principal$166,345,000
9TitusDebt per resident$2,539Principal$80,100,000
10EctorDebt per resident$2,073Principal$352,510,000
11WilliamsonDebt per resident$2,049Principal$1,490,915,000
12ZapataDebt per resident$1,972Principal$27,255,000
13BordenDebt per resident$1,939Principal$1,080,000
14DimmitDebt per resident$1,893Principal$15,485,000
15HaysDebt per resident$1,680Principal$490,619,000
16Deaf SmithDebt per resident$1,657Principal$30,640,000
17CampDebt per resident$1,555Principal$20,470,000
18CalhounDebt per resident$1,535Principal$30,620,000
19HaleDebt per resident$1,378Principal$44,020,000
20HallDebt per resident$1,356Principal$3,835,000
21CaldwellDebt per resident$1,262Principal$66,190,000
22San PatricioDebt per resident$1,237Principal$88,410,000
23GarzaDebt per resident$1,214Principal$5,640,000
24MillsDebt per resident$1,176Principal$5,365,000
25BexarDebt per resident$1,161Principal$2,470,435,000
26Fort BendDebt per resident$1,124Principal$1,077,388,859
27ParkerDebt per resident$1,100Principal$197,600,000
28HarrisDebt per resident$1,009Principal$5,055,749,736
29FisherDebt per resident$997Principal$3,655,000
30CallahanDebt per resident$975Principal$14,255,000
31UvaldeDebt per resident$971Principal$24,400,000
32McCullochDebt per resident$946Principal$7,047,000
33DentonDebt per resident$915Principal$956,292,000
34RockwallDebt per resident$901Principal$123,500,000
35SomervellDebt per resident$881Principal$8,900,000
36TravisDebt per resident$858Principal$1,169,850,000
37KaufmanDebt per resident$857Principal$169,615,000
38ColemanDebt per resident$856Principal$6,840,000
39MidlandDebt per resident$845Principal$155,115,000
40SmithDebt per resident$840Principal$209,355,000
41MasonDebt per resident$834Principal$3,325,000
42MedinaDebt per resident$790Principal$43,963,000
43CollinDebt per resident$783Principal$982,755,000
44FanninDebt per resident$739Principal$28,570,000
45RobertsonDebt per resident$720Principal$12,720,000
46MontgomeryDebt per resident$716Principal$536,771,000
47BastropDebt per resident$693Principal$79,662,000
48BlancoDebt per resident$692Principal$9,250,000
49FrioDebt per resident$692Principal$13,505,000
50ShackelfordDebt per resident$686Principal$2,175,000
51AndrewsDebt per resident$684Principal$12,950,000
52AustinDebt per resident$668Principal$21,755,000
53AransasDebt per resident$650Principal$16,645,000
54BeeDebt per resident$609Principal$19,020,000
55KerrDebt per resident$600Principal$32,355,000
56LampasasDebt per resident$593Principal$13,950,000
57KendallDebt per resident$592Principal$30,700,000
58EdwardsDebt per resident$589Principal$815,000
59GonzalesDebt per resident$588Principal$11,780,000
60CameronDebt per resident$558Principal$240,920,000
61ComalDebt per resident$526Principal$106,095,000
62WinklerDebt per resident$525Principal$3,875,000
63McLennanDebt per resident$522Principal$141,140,000
64SwisherDebt per resident$515Principal$3,541,371
65PotterDebt per resident$512Principal$58,730,000
66LeonDebt per resident$506Principal$8,450,000
67ScurryDebt per resident$482Principal$7,810,000
68StephensDebt per resident$449Principal$4,256,000
69HidalgoDebt per resident$449Principal$410,610,000
70OchiltreeDebt per resident$441Principal$4,285,000
71MaverickDebt per resident$440Principal$25,878,000
72MenardDebt per resident$437Principal$835,000
73ChildressDebt per resident$432Principal$2,888,000
74WichitaDebt per resident$423Principal$54,930,000
75Tom GreenDebt per resident$410Principal$49,200,000
76NuecesDebt per resident$405Principal$143,005,000
77RunnelsDebt per resident$396Principal$3,865,000
78BurnetDebt per resident$396Principal$22,060,000
79GalvestonDebt per resident$390Principal$143,154,091
80DuvalDebt per resident$383Principal$3,667,000
81TaylorDebt per resident$382Principal$56,810,000
82HoustonDebt per resident$381Principal$8,460,000
83AndersonDebt per resident$366Principal$21,800,000
84LubbockDebt per resident$360Principal$118,015,000
85BrazosDebt per resident$358Principal$89,480,000
86WiseDebt per resident$347Principal$28,195,000
87NolanDebt per resident$346Principal$4,901,000
88VictoriaDebt per resident$343Principal$31,550,000
89MitchellDebt per resident$342Principal$3,070,000
90Val VerdeDebt per resident$341Principal$16,374,000
91BosqueDebt per resident$341Principal$6,485,000
92KlebergDebt per resident$336Principal$10,215,000
93WebbDebt per resident$327Principal$89,185,000
94El PasoDebt per resident$311Principal$272,227,188
95LlanoDebt per resident$307Principal$7,105,000
96AtascosaDebt per resident$306Principal$16,160,000
97RandallDebt per resident$298Principal$44,870,000
98BrazoriaDebt per resident$283Principal$116,970,000
99StarrDebt per resident$278Principal$18,480,000
100BellDebt per resident$274Principal$109,355,000
101HopkinsDebt per resident$261Principal$10,115,000
102ComancheDebt per resident$257Principal$3,695,000
103PresidioDebt per resident$247Principal$1,407,000
104GillespieDebt per resident$246Principal$6,940,000
105MatagordaDebt per resident$245Principal$8,930,000
106Live OakDebt per resident$236Principal$2,825,000
107ZavalaDebt per resident$225Principal$2,075,480
108GraysonDebt per resident$222Principal$33,370,000
109JohnsonDebt per resident$216Principal$45,490,000
110JonesDebt per resident$209Principal$4,355,000
111LimestoneDebt per resident$203Principal$4,580,000
112CastroDebt per resident$202Principal$1,490,000
113MilamDebt per resident$196Principal$5,140,000
114Jim HoggDebt per resident$195Principal$895,000
115LibertyDebt per resident$192Principal$22,085,000
116WillacyDebt per resident$179Principal$3,579,000
117HowardDebt per resident$167Principal$5,140,000
118HamiltonDebt per resident$165Principal$1,425,000
119ReevesDebt per resident$151Principal$1,810,000
120PolkDebt per resident$150Principal$8,140,000
121TarrantDebt per resident$141Principal$314,050,000
122San SabaDebt per resident$139Principal$766,000
123GreggDebt per resident$137Principal$17,355,000
124BowieDebt per resident$122Principal$11,210,000
125BrownDebt per resident$114Principal$4,410,000
126FallsDebt per resident$113Principal$2,010,000
127LeeDebt per resident$111Principal$2,040,000
128ColoradoDebt per resident$108Principal$2,320,000
129BurlesonDebt per resident$104Principal$2,095,000
130WalkerDebt per resident$100Principal$8,405,000
131LamarDebt per resident$93Principal$4,780,000
132EllisDebt per resident$91Principal$21,260,000
133BrooksDebt per resident$91Principal$610,000
134HoodDebt per resident$88Principal$6,104,000
135ArcherDebt per resident$84Principal$765,000
136AngelinaDebt per resident$82Principal$7,195,000
137WilsonDebt per resident$81Principal$4,470,000
138NavarroDebt per resident$78Principal$4,412,000
139BrewsterDebt per resident$77Principal$735,000
140HuntDebt per resident$77Principal$9,125,000
141CoryellDebt per resident$74Principal$6,385,000
142CassDebt per resident$73Principal$2,095,000
143BanderaDebt per resident$73Principal$1,660,000
144GrayDebt per resident$68Principal$1,430,000
145DallasDebt per resident$68Principal$179,530,000
146HillDebt per resident$60Principal$2,335,000
147SchleicherDebt per resident$54Principal$124,000
148JeffersonDebt per resident$47Principal$12,005,000
149San AugustineDebt per resident$44Principal$345,000
150KarnesDebt per resident$33Principal$500,000
151OrangeDebt per resident$31Principal$2,695,000
152Jim WellsDebt per resident$30Principal$1,175,000
153MadisonDebt per resident$30Principal$415,000
154GuadalupeDebt per resident$28Principal$5,405,000
155FayetteDebt per resident$21Principal$530,059
156San JacintoDebt per resident$14Principal$405,000
157Palo PintoDebt per resident$8Principal$230,000
158HardinDebt per resident$5Principal$285,000
159NacogdochesDebt per resident$5Principal$315,000
Not rankedArmstrongDebt per residentNot reportedPrincipalNot reported
Not rankedBaileyDebt per residentNot reportedPrincipalNot reported
Not rankedBaylorDebt per residentNot reportedPrincipalNot reported
Not rankedBriscoeDebt per residentNot reportedPrincipalNot reported
Not rankedCarsonDebt per residentNot reportedPrincipalNot reported
Not rankedCherokeeDebt per residentNot reportedPrincipalNot reported
Not rankedClayDebt per residentNot reportedPrincipalNot reported
Not rankedCochranDebt per residentNot reportedPrincipalNot reported
Not rankedCokeDebt per residentNot reportedPrincipalNot reported
Not rankedCollingsworthDebt per residentNot reportedPrincipalNot reported
Not rankedConchoDebt per residentNot reportedPrincipalNot reported
Not rankedCookeDebt per residentNot reportedPrincipalNot reported
Not rankedCottleDebt per residentNot reportedPrincipalNot reported
Not rankedCrockettDebt per residentNot reportedPrincipalNot reported
Not rankedCrosbyDebt per residentNot reportedPrincipalNot reported
Not rankedCulbersonDebt per residentNot reportedPrincipalNot reported
Not rankedDallamDebt per residentNot reportedPrincipalNot reported
Not rankedDawsonDebt per residentNot reportedPrincipalNot reported
Not rankedDeWittDebt per residentNot reportedPrincipalNot reported
Not rankedDeltaDebt per residentNot reportedPrincipalNot reported
Not rankedDickensDebt per residentNot reportedPrincipalNot reported
Not rankedDonleyDebt per residentNot reportedPrincipalNot reported
Not rankedEastlandDebt per residentNot reportedPrincipalNot reported
Not rankedErathDebt per residentNot reportedPrincipalNot reported
Not rankedFloydDebt per residentNot reportedPrincipalNot reported
Not rankedFoardDebt per residentNot reportedPrincipalNot reported
Not rankedFranklinDebt per residentNot reportedPrincipalNot reported
Not rankedFreestoneDebt per residentNot reportedPrincipalNot reported
Not rankedGainesDebt per residentNot reportedPrincipalNot reported
Not rankedGlasscockDebt per residentNot reportedPrincipalNot reported
Not rankedGoliadDebt per residentNot reportedPrincipalNot reported
Not rankedGrimesDebt per residentNot reportedPrincipalNot reported
Not rankedHansfordDebt per residentNot reportedPrincipalNot reported
Not rankedHardemanDebt per residentNot reportedPrincipalNot reported
Not rankedHarrisonDebt per residentNot reportedPrincipalNot reported
Not rankedHartleyDebt per residentNot reportedPrincipalNot reported
Not rankedHaskellDebt per residentNot reportedPrincipalNot reported
Not rankedHemphillDebt per residentNot reportedPrincipalNot reported
Not rankedHendersonDebt per residentNot reportedPrincipalNot reported
Not rankedHockleyDebt per residentNot reportedPrincipalNot reported
Not rankedHudspethDebt per residentNot reportedPrincipalNot reported
Not rankedHutchinsonDebt per residentNot reportedPrincipalNot reported
Not rankedIrionDebt per residentNot reportedPrincipalNot reported
Not rankedJackDebt per residentNot reportedPrincipalNot reported
Not rankedJacksonDebt per residentNot reportedPrincipalNot reported
Not rankedJasperDebt per residentNot reportedPrincipalNot reported
Not rankedJeff DavisDebt per residentNot reportedPrincipalNot reported
Not rankedKenedyDebt per residentNot reportedPrincipalNot reported
Not rankedKentDebt per residentNot reportedPrincipalNot reported
Not rankedKimbleDebt per residentNot reportedPrincipalNot reported
Not rankedKingDebt per residentNot reportedPrincipalNot reported
Not rankedKinneyDebt per residentNot reportedPrincipalNot reported
Not rankedKnoxDebt per residentNot reportedPrincipalNot reported
Not rankedLambDebt per residentNot reportedPrincipalNot reported
Not rankedLavacaDebt per residentNot reportedPrincipalNot reported
Not rankedLipscombDebt per residentNot reportedPrincipalNot reported
Not rankedLovingDebt per residentNot reportedPrincipalNot reported
Not rankedLynnDebt per residentNot reportedPrincipalNot reported
Not rankedMarionDebt per residentNot reportedPrincipalNot reported
Not rankedMontagueDebt per residentNot reportedPrincipalNot reported
Not rankedMooreDebt per residentNot reportedPrincipalNot reported
Not rankedMorrisDebt per residentNot reportedPrincipalNot reported
Not rankedMotleyDebt per residentNot reportedPrincipalNot reported
Not rankedNewtonDebt per residentNot reportedPrincipalNot reported
Not rankedOldhamDebt per residentNot reportedPrincipalNot reported
Not rankedPanolaDebt per residentNot reportedPrincipalNot reported
Not rankedParmerDebt per residentNot reportedPrincipalNot reported
Not rankedPecosDebt per residentNot reportedPrincipalNot reported
Not rankedRainsDebt per residentNot reportedPrincipalNot reported
Not rankedReaganDebt per residentNot reportedPrincipalNot reported
Not rankedRealDebt per residentNot reportedPrincipalNot reported
Not rankedRed RiverDebt per residentNot reportedPrincipalNot reported
Not rankedRefugioDebt per residentNot reportedPrincipalNot reported
Not rankedRobertsDebt per residentNot reportedPrincipalNot reported
Not rankedRuskDebt per residentNot reportedPrincipalNot reported
Not rankedSabineDebt per residentNot reportedPrincipalNot reported
Not rankedShelbyDebt per residentNot reportedPrincipalNot reported
Not rankedShermanDebt per residentNot reportedPrincipalNot reported
Not rankedStonewallDebt per residentNot reportedPrincipalNot reported
Not rankedSuttonDebt per residentNot reportedPrincipalNot reported
Not rankedTerrellDebt per residentNot reportedPrincipalNot reported
Not rankedTerryDebt per residentNot reportedPrincipalNot reported
Not rankedThrockmortonDebt per residentNot reportedPrincipalNot reported
Not rankedTrinityDebt per residentNot reportedPrincipalNot reported
Not rankedTylerDebt per residentNot reportedPrincipalNot reported
Not rankedUpshurDebt per residentNot reportedPrincipalNot reported
Not rankedVan ZandtDebt per residentNot reportedPrincipalNot reported
Not rankedWardDebt per residentNot reportedPrincipalNot reported
Not rankedWashingtonDebt per residentNot reportedPrincipalNot reported
Not rankedWhartonDebt per residentNot reportedPrincipalNot reported
Not rankedWheelerDebt per residentNot reportedPrincipalNot reported
Not rankedWilbargerDebt per residentNot reportedPrincipalNot reported
Not rankedWoodDebt per residentNot reportedPrincipalNot reported
Not rankedYoakumDebt per residentNot reportedPrincipalNot reported
Not rankedYoungDebt per residentNot reportedPrincipalNot reported

Statewide, by government type, fiscal years 2016 to 2025

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2016: $208 billion; 2025: $366 billion

Cities
Counties
Water Districts
Independent School Districts
Community & Junior College Districts
Health & Hospital Districts
Other Special Districts

Each type on its own, same scale

One chart per type, all drawn to the same scale (the largest bar is $148 billion), so a small type looks small. The table below gives every figure.

Cities $69.4 billion to $111 billion

Counties $13.5 billion to $20.1 billion

Water Districts $25.0 billion to $55.0 billion

Independent School Districts $74.9 billion to $148 billion

Community & Junior College Districts $4.8 billion to $6.4 billion

Health & Hospital Districts $3.5 billion to $5.4 billion

Other Special Districts $17.5 billion to $18.9 billion

Principal outstanding by government type and fiscal year
Fiscal year?	Cities?	Counties?	Water Districts?	Independent School Districts?	Community & Junior College Districts?	Health & Hospital Districts?	Other Special Districts?	Total?
Fiscal year2025	Cities$111,309,800,482	Counties$20,088,366,789	Water Districts$55,047,643,924	Independent School Districts$148,350,391,364	Community & Junior College Districts$6,423,187,121	Health & Hospital Districts$5,423,123,255	Other Special Districts$18,857,783,093	Total$365,500,296,028
Fiscal year2024	Cities$101,852,563,060	Counties$18,777,620,027	Water Districts$50,224,310,687	Independent School Districts$130,206,542,635	Community & Junior College Districts$6,172,642,463	Health & Hospital Districts$4,473,961,380	Other Special Districts$19,174,430,401	Total$330,882,070,653
Fiscal year2023	Cities$95,517,065,519	Counties$16,285,985,695	Water Districts$45,421,149,751	Independent School Districts$120,126,220,483	Community & Junior College Districts$6,592,935,560	Health & Hospital Districts$4,485,389,565	Other Special Districts$19,554,621,003	Total$307,983,367,576
Fiscal year2022	Cities$89,414,106,176	Counties$15,683,440,174	Water Districts$41,091,514,693	Independent School Districts$104,151,646,339	Community & Junior College Districts$6,203,760,537	Health & Hospital Districts$3,530,110,908	Other Special Districts$19,920,926,419	Total$279,995,505,246
Fiscal year2021	Cities$83,132,402,033	Counties$15,173,132,213	Water Districts$37,672,957,712	Independent School Districts$96,888,094,149	Community & Junior College Districts$6,018,199,476	Health & Hospital Districts$3,507,194,689	Other Special Districts$19,503,391,316	Total$261,895,371,588
Fiscal year2020	Cities$78,495,722,857	Counties$14,819,000,587	Water Districts$35,009,346,640	Independent School Districts$92,782,534,557	Community & Junior College Districts$5,687,029,314	Health & Hospital Districts$3,639,546,243	Other Special Districts$18,263,254,542	Total$248,696,434,740
Fiscal year2019	Cities$76,846,862,405	Counties$14,505,829,564	Water Districts$32,338,863,183	Independent School Districts$87,824,350,519	Community & Junior College Districts$5,248,409,980	Health & Hospital Districts$3,552,860,502	Other Special Districts$18,503,529,788	Total$238,820,705,941
Fiscal year2018	Cities$74,502,615,377	Counties$13,947,660,201	Water Districts$29,432,457,374	Independent School Districts$84,083,684,971	Community & Junior College Districts$5,260,949,715	Health & Hospital Districts$3,693,021,307	Other Special Districts$17,868,961,621	Total$228,789,350,566
Fiscal year2017	Cities$71,211,808,233	Counties$13,750,587,460	Water Districts$26,676,774,885	Independent School Districts$79,759,038,834	Community & Junior College Districts$4,870,465,597	Health & Hospital Districts$3,370,597,698	Other Special Districts$17,702,846,841	Total$217,342,119,548
Fiscal year2016	Cities$69,359,731,656	Counties$13,486,865,260	Water Districts$24,951,961,526	Independent School Districts$74,898,439,996	Community & Junior College Districts$4,782,629,402	Health & Hospital Districts$3,517,767,797	Other Special Districts$17,484,749,740	Total$208,482,145,377

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Principal outstanding by government type and fiscal year
Fiscal year?	Cities?	Counties?	Water Districts?	Independent School Districts?	Community & Junior College Districts?	Health & Hospital Districts?	Other Special Districts?	Total?
Fiscal year2025	Cities$111,309,800,482	Counties$20,088,366,789	Water Districts$55,047,643,924	Independent School Districts$148,350,391,364	Community & Junior College Districts$6,423,187,121	Health & Hospital Districts$5,423,123,255	Other Special Districts$18,857,783,093	Total$365,500,296,028
Fiscal year2024	Cities$101,852,563,060	Counties$18,777,620,027	Water Districts$50,224,310,687	Independent School Districts$130,206,542,635	Community & Junior College Districts$6,172,642,463	Health & Hospital Districts$4,473,961,380	Other Special Districts$19,174,430,401	Total$330,882,070,653
Fiscal year2023	Cities$95,517,065,519	Counties$16,285,985,695	Water Districts$45,421,149,751	Independent School Districts$120,126,220,483	Community & Junior College Districts$6,592,935,560	Health & Hospital Districts$4,485,389,565	Other Special Districts$19,554,621,003	Total$307,983,367,576
Fiscal year2022	Cities$89,414,106,176	Counties$15,683,440,174	Water Districts$41,091,514,693	Independent School Districts$104,151,646,339	Community & Junior College Districts$6,203,760,537	Health & Hospital Districts$3,530,110,908	Other Special Districts$19,920,926,419	Total$279,995,505,246
Fiscal year2021	Cities$83,132,402,033	Counties$15,173,132,213	Water Districts$37,672,957,712	Independent School Districts$96,888,094,149	Community & Junior College Districts$6,018,199,476	Health & Hospital Districts$3,507,194,689	Other Special Districts$19,503,391,316	Total$261,895,371,588
Fiscal year2020	Cities$78,495,722,857	Counties$14,819,000,587	Water Districts$35,009,346,640	Independent School Districts$92,782,534,557	Community & Junior College Districts$5,687,029,314	Health & Hospital Districts$3,639,546,243	Other Special Districts$18,263,254,542	Total$248,696,434,740
Fiscal year2019	Cities$76,846,862,405	Counties$14,505,829,564	Water Districts$32,338,863,183	Independent School Districts$87,824,350,519	Community & Junior College Districts$5,248,409,980	Health & Hospital Districts$3,552,860,502	Other Special Districts$18,503,529,788	Total$238,820,705,941
Fiscal year2018	Cities$74,502,615,377	Counties$13,947,660,201	Water Districts$29,432,457,374	Independent School Districts$84,083,684,971	Community & Junior College Districts$5,260,949,715	Health & Hospital Districts$3,693,021,307	Other Special Districts$17,868,961,621	Total$228,789,350,566
Fiscal year2017	Cities$71,211,808,233	Counties$13,750,587,460	Water Districts$26,676,774,885	Independent School Districts$79,759,038,834	Community & Junior College Districts$4,870,465,597	Health & Hospital Districts$3,370,597,698	Other Special Districts$17,702,846,841	Total$217,342,119,548
Fiscal year2016	Cities$69,359,731,656	Counties$13,486,865,260	Water Districts$24,951,961,526	Independent School Districts$74,898,439,996	Community & Junior College Districts$4,782,629,402	Health & Hospital Districts$3,517,767,797	Other Special Districts$17,484,749,740	Total$208,482,145,377

Tax supported and revenue supported debt: counties

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Tax supported
Revenue supported

Principal outstanding by pledge and fiscal year, with each pledge's percent of the total
Fiscal year?	Tax supported?	% of total?	Revenue supported?	% of total?	Total?
Fiscal year2025	Tax supported$16,612,464,304	% of total82.7%	Revenue supported$3,475,902,485	% of total17.3%	Total$20,088,366,789
Fiscal year2024	Tax supported$15,490,607,042	% of total82.5%	Revenue supported$3,287,012,985	% of total17.5%	Total$18,777,620,027
Fiscal year2023	Tax supported$13,866,716,310	% of total85.1%	Revenue supported$2,419,269,385	% of total14.9%	Total$16,285,985,695
Fiscal year2022	Tax supported$13,199,875,489	% of total84.2%	Revenue supported$2,483,564,685	% of total15.8%	Total$15,683,440,174
Fiscal year2021	Tax supported$12,595,915,328	% of total83.0%	Revenue supported$2,577,216,885	% of total17.0%	Total$15,173,132,213
Fiscal year2020	Tax supported$12,561,434,602	% of total84.8%	Revenue supported$2,257,565,985	% of total15.2%	Total$14,819,000,587
Fiscal year2019	Tax supported$12,160,864,284	% of total83.8%	Revenue supported$2,344,965,280	% of total16.2%	Total$14,505,829,564
Fiscal year2018	Tax supported$11,475,392,021	% of total82.3%	Revenue supported$2,472,268,180	% of total17.7%	Total$13,947,660,201
Fiscal year2017	Tax supported$11,605,662,780	% of total84.4%	Revenue supported$2,144,924,680	% of total15.6%	Total$13,750,587,460
Fiscal year2016	Tax supported$11,184,672,280	% of total82.9%	Revenue supported$2,302,192,980	% of total17.1%	Total$13,486,865,260

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Principal outstanding by pledge and fiscal year, with each pledge's percent of the total
Fiscal year?	Tax supported?	% of total?	Revenue supported?	% of total?	Total?
Fiscal year2025	Tax supported$16,612,464,304	% of total82.7%	Revenue supported$3,475,902,485	% of total17.3%	Total$20,088,366,789
Fiscal year2024	Tax supported$15,490,607,042	% of total82.5%	Revenue supported$3,287,012,985	% of total17.5%	Total$18,777,620,027
Fiscal year2023	Tax supported$13,866,716,310	% of total85.1%	Revenue supported$2,419,269,385	% of total14.9%	Total$16,285,985,695
Fiscal year2022	Tax supported$13,199,875,489	% of total84.2%	Revenue supported$2,483,564,685	% of total15.8%	Total$15,683,440,174
Fiscal year2021	Tax supported$12,595,915,328	% of total83.0%	Revenue supported$2,577,216,885	% of total17.0%	Total$15,173,132,213
Fiscal year2020	Tax supported$12,561,434,602	% of total84.8%	Revenue supported$2,257,565,985	% of total15.2%	Total$14,819,000,587
Fiscal year2019	Tax supported$12,160,864,284	% of total83.8%	Revenue supported$2,344,965,280	% of total16.2%	Total$14,505,829,564
Fiscal year2018	Tax supported$11,475,392,021	% of total82.3%	Revenue supported$2,472,268,180	% of total17.7%	Total$13,947,660,201
Fiscal year2017	Tax supported$11,605,662,780	% of total84.4%	Revenue supported$2,144,924,680	% of total15.6%	Total$13,750,587,460
Fiscal year2016	Tax supported$11,184,672,280	% of total82.9%	Revenue supported$2,302,192,980	% of total17.1%	Total$13,486,865,260

Pledge as BRB reports it: tax supported debt is repaid from property taxes; revenue supported debt is repaid from a system's own revenue. As on BRB's Data Center cards, lease-purchase obligations count with revenue supported debt.

Largest issuers, fiscal year 2025

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The 25 counties with the most principal outstanding, each with its share of the $20,088,366,789 total.

Largest issuers by principal outstanding
Issuer?	Type?	Home county?	Principal outstanding?	Share of total?
Harris CountyIssuer	TypeCounties	Home countyHarris	Principal outstanding$5,055,749,736	Share of total25.17%
Bexar CountyIssuer	TypeCounties	Home countyBexar	Principal outstanding$2,470,435,000	Share of total12.30%
Williamson CountyIssuer	TypeCounties	Home countyWilliamson	Principal outstanding$1,490,915,000	Share of total7.42%
Travis CountyIssuer	TypeCounties	Home countyTravis	Principal outstanding$1,169,850,000	Share of total5.82%
Fort Bend CountyIssuer	TypeCounties	Home countyFort Bend	Principal outstanding$1,077,388,859	Share of total5.36%
Collin CountyIssuer	TypeCounties	Home countyCollin	Principal outstanding$982,755,000	Share of total4.89%
Denton CountyIssuer	TypeCounties	Home countyDenton	Principal outstanding$956,292,000	Share of total4.76%
Montgomery CountyIssuer	TypeCounties	Home countyMontgomery	Principal outstanding$536,771,000	Share of total2.67%
Hays CountyIssuer	TypeCounties	Home countyHays	Principal outstanding$490,619,000	Share of total2.44%
Hidalgo CountyIssuer	TypeCounties	Home countyHidalgo	Principal outstanding$410,610,000	Share of total2.04%
Ector CountyIssuer	TypeCounties	Home countyEctor	Principal outstanding$352,510,000	Share of total1.75%
Tarrant CountyIssuer	TypeCounties	Home countyTarrant	Principal outstanding$314,050,000	Share of total1.56%
El Paso CountyIssuer	TypeCounties	Home countyEl Paso	Principal outstanding$272,227,188	Share of total1.36%
Cameron CountyIssuer	TypeCounties	Home countyCameron	Principal outstanding$240,920,000	Share of total1.20%
Smith CountyIssuer	TypeCounties	Home countySmith	Principal outstanding$209,355,000	Share of total1.04%
Parker CountyIssuer	TypeCounties	Home countyParker	Principal outstanding$197,600,000	Share of total0.98%
Dallas CountyIssuer	TypeCounties	Home countyDallas	Principal outstanding$179,530,000	Share of total0.89%
Kaufman CountyIssuer	TypeCounties	Home countyKaufman	Principal outstanding$169,615,000	Share of total0.84%
Chambers CountyIssuer	TypeCounties	Home countyChambers	Principal outstanding$169,280,000	Share of total0.84%
Waller CountyIssuer	TypeCounties	Home countyWaller	Principal outstanding$166,345,000	Share of total0.83%
Midland CountyIssuer	TypeCounties	Home countyMidland	Principal outstanding$155,115,000	Share of total0.77%
Galveston CountyIssuer	TypeCounties	Home countyGalveston	Principal outstanding$143,154,091	Share of total0.71%
Nueces CountyIssuer	TypeCounties	Home countyNueces	Principal outstanding$143,005,000	Share of total0.71%
McLennan CountyIssuer	TypeCounties	Home countyMcLennan	Principal outstanding$141,140,000	Share of total0.70%
Rockwall CountyIssuer	TypeCounties	Home countyRockwall	Principal outstanding$123,500,000	Share of total0.61%

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Largest issuers by principal outstanding
Issuer?	Type?	Home county?	Principal outstanding?	Share of total?
Harris CountyIssuer	TypeCounties	Home countyHarris	Principal outstanding$5,055,749,736	Share of total25.17%
Bexar CountyIssuer	TypeCounties	Home countyBexar	Principal outstanding$2,470,435,000	Share of total12.30%
Williamson CountyIssuer	TypeCounties	Home countyWilliamson	Principal outstanding$1,490,915,000	Share of total7.42%
Travis CountyIssuer	TypeCounties	Home countyTravis	Principal outstanding$1,169,850,000	Share of total5.82%
Fort Bend CountyIssuer	TypeCounties	Home countyFort Bend	Principal outstanding$1,077,388,859	Share of total5.36%
Collin CountyIssuer	TypeCounties	Home countyCollin	Principal outstanding$982,755,000	Share of total4.89%
Denton CountyIssuer	TypeCounties	Home countyDenton	Principal outstanding$956,292,000	Share of total4.76%
Montgomery CountyIssuer	TypeCounties	Home countyMontgomery	Principal outstanding$536,771,000	Share of total2.67%
Hays CountyIssuer	TypeCounties	Home countyHays	Principal outstanding$490,619,000	Share of total2.44%
Hidalgo CountyIssuer	TypeCounties	Home countyHidalgo	Principal outstanding$410,610,000	Share of total2.04%
Ector CountyIssuer	TypeCounties	Home countyEctor	Principal outstanding$352,510,000	Share of total1.75%
Tarrant CountyIssuer	TypeCounties	Home countyTarrant	Principal outstanding$314,050,000	Share of total1.56%
El Paso CountyIssuer	TypeCounties	Home countyEl Paso	Principal outstanding$272,227,188	Share of total1.36%
Cameron CountyIssuer	TypeCounties	Home countyCameron	Principal outstanding$240,920,000	Share of total1.20%
Smith CountyIssuer	TypeCounties	Home countySmith	Principal outstanding$209,355,000	Share of total1.04%
Parker CountyIssuer	TypeCounties	Home countyParker	Principal outstanding$197,600,000	Share of total0.98%
Dallas CountyIssuer	TypeCounties	Home countyDallas	Principal outstanding$179,530,000	Share of total0.89%
Kaufman CountyIssuer	TypeCounties	Home countyKaufman	Principal outstanding$169,615,000	Share of total0.84%
Chambers CountyIssuer	TypeCounties	Home countyChambers	Principal outstanding$169,280,000	Share of total0.84%
Waller CountyIssuer	TypeCounties	Home countyWaller	Principal outstanding$166,345,000	Share of total0.83%
Midland CountyIssuer	TypeCounties	Home countyMidland	Principal outstanding$155,115,000	Share of total0.77%
Galveston CountyIssuer	TypeCounties	Home countyGalveston	Principal outstanding$143,154,091	Share of total0.71%
Nueces CountyIssuer	TypeCounties	Home countyNueces	Principal outstanding$143,005,000	Share of total0.71%
McLennan CountyIssuer	TypeCounties	Home countyMcLennan	Principal outstanding$141,140,000	Share of total0.70%
Rockwall CountyIssuer	TypeCounties	Home countyRockwall	Principal outstanding$123,500,000	Share of total0.61%

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Loaded 10/8/2026 and compared with the load of 10/7/2026.

Nothing changed: the same issues, the same governments and the same principal.

Within the tables, from fiscal year 2024 to 2025: 1,613 issues reported for the first time ($61,533,808,227 of principal), 681 no longer outstanding ($6,463,822,474 at fiscal year 2024), 116 governments reporting debt for the first time and 39 no longer reporting.

Data notes: 12 oddities in the source, listed as found

Shown as BRB's tables report them. Nothing here is corrected; every figure on this page uses the tables as published, except that no property tax rate (total rate 0) is not reported and is left out of the medians below. Zero component rates of a positive total are reported zeros and count in medians.

Tax rates more than five times the same government's median rate in its other years
Government?	Fiscal year?	Total tax rate reported (per $100)?	Its median in other years?
Acton MUD	2024	1.0000	0.0850
Aransas County ND 1	2019	1.0000	0.0475
Avery Ranch Road District 1	2020	0.7660	0.0776
Burleson County MUD 1	2024	1.5730	0.2168
Fort Bend County DD	2025	0.1180	0.0137
Franklin County WD	2020	0.3719	0.0180
Leary	2025	0.5122	0.0421
Northgate Crossing Road UD	2019	0.8700	0.1145
Siena MUD 2	2020	528.4220	0.8500
Snook	2024	1.7340	0.2500
Wilson County Memorial Hospital District	2022	0.8614	0.1166

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Tax rates more than five times the same government's median rate in its other years
Government?	Fiscal year?	Total tax rate reported (per $100)?	Its median in other years?
Acton MUD	2024	1.0000	0.0850
Aransas County ND 1	2019	1.0000	0.0475
Avery Ranch Road District 1	2020	0.7660	0.0776
Burleson County MUD 1	2024	1.5730	0.2168
Fort Bend County DD	2025	0.1180	0.0137
Franklin County WD	2020	0.3719	0.0180
Leary	2025	0.5122	0.0421
Northgate Crossing Road UD	2019	0.8700	0.1145
Siena MUD 2	2020	528.4220	0.8500
Snook	2024	1.7340	0.2500
Wilson County Memorial Hospital District	2022	0.8614	0.1166

Names in the County field that are not counties, so they place no debt:

"Neches", listed by Angelina & Neches RA ($8,045,000 at fiscal year 2025).

EMMA links appear after review.

Source: Local Issuance Fee By Year (updated by the publisher 10/6/2026); Debt Outstanding By Issuance Local By Year (updated by the publisher 9/9/2026). Loaded here 10/8/2026.

Texas fiscal years run September 1 to August 31.

Issuer names are shown as BRB publishes them, spellings included.

Figures are as reported to the agency and have not been independently verified.

Local debt by county

Top 10 counties

Map of 254 counties: debt per resident, fiscal year 2025

How these figures are made

Home county

Denominators

All 254 counties, ranked

Statewide, by government type, fiscal years 2016 to 2025

Each type on its own, same scale

Tax supported and revenue supported debt: counties

Largest issuers, fiscal year 2025

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