County brief: El Paso County
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Debt explorer, Data Center. Showing debt per resident for all local governments, fiscal year 2025.
El Paso County's 34 local governments owed $7.56 billion in principal outstanding at the end of fiscal year 2025, $8,628 per resident, 51st of 159 counties and 11th of 12 (500,000 and over).
- Debt per resident
- $8,628
- Rank
- 51st of 159
- Rank in its size band
- 11th of 12(500,000 and over)
- Total principal outstanding
- $7,556,451,647
- Population (county government's row)
- 875,784
- Of which multi-county issuers
- $0
Debt by government type
| Type | Issuers | Principal outstanding | Share | Share, as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cities | 5 | $3,246,549,000 | 43.0% | |
| Counties | 1 | $272,227,188 | 3.6% | |
| Water Districts | 16 | $415,467,985 | 5.5% | |
| Independent School Districts | 9 | $2,845,112,474 | 37.7% | |
| Community & Junior College Districts | 1 | $105,140,000 | 1.4% | |
| Health & Hospital Districts | 1 | $589,225,000 | 7.8% | |
| Other Special Districts | 1 | $82,730,000 | 1.1% | |
| Total | 34 | $7,556,451,647 | 100.0% |
Over the years
Largest of the 34 governments
| Issuer | Type | Principal outstanding | Per resident |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Paso | Cities | $3,162,122,000 | $4,638 |
| Ysleta ISD | Independent School Districts | $848,557,966 | $5,437 |
| El Paso ISD | Independent School Districts | $846,225,000 | $2,949 |
| Socorro ISD | Independent School Districts | $705,677,665 | $3,811 |
| El Paso County Hospital District | Health & Hospital Districts | $589,225,000 | Not reported |
| El Paso County | Counties | $272,227,188 | $311 |
| Canutillo ISD | Independent School Districts | $262,794,627 | $10,387 |
| Horizon Regional MUD | Water Districts | $221,639,985 | $167,909 |
| Clint ISD | Independent School Districts | $125,676,416 | $3,058 |
| El Paso County CCD | Community & Junior College Districts | $105,140,000 | $126 |
| Camino Real Regional Mobility Auth | Other Special Districts | $82,730,000 | $95 |
| Lower Valley WD | Water Districts | $62,555,000 | $901 |
| Horizon | Cities | $45,750,000 | $1,845 |
| Socorro | Cities | $27,858,000 | $721 |
| San Elizario ISD | Independent School Districts | $22,845,000 | $2,003 |
| Fabens ISD | Independent School Districts | $18,245,000 | $2,767 |
| Paseo del Este MUD 01 | Water Districts | $17,085,000 | $445 |
| Paseo Del Este MUD 06 | Water Districts | $16,860,000 | $5,552 |
16 more issuers: see https://txbrb.munipro.com/data/explore/county/el-paso/#issuers
How these figures are made. BRB lists every county an issuer serves and gives no shares, so an issuer's debt counts in its home county, the first county listed for it, and each dollar counts once statewide. Of El Paso County's $7,556,451,647, $0 is owed by 0 issuers that list other counties too; 0 issuers that list El Paso County count in another. Debt per resident divides principal outstanding by the population on El Paso County government's own row (875,784 residents) for the same fiscal year; per resident in the issuer list uses each government's own reported population. "Not reported" is never shown as zero.
Source: Texas Bond Review Board open data on data.texas.gov: 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. Computed here from BRB's tables. 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.