County brief: Galveston County
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Debt explorer, Data Center. Showing total principal outstanding for all local governments, fiscal year 2025.
Galveston County's 56 local governments owed $4.6 billion in principal outstanding at the end of fiscal year 2025, 14th of 252 counties and 3rd of 31.
- Total principal outstanding
- $4,565,138,406
- Rank
- 14th of 252
- Rank in its size band
- 3rd of 31(100,000 to 499,999)
- Total principal outstanding
- $4,565,138,406
- Population (county government's row)
- 367,407
- Of which multi-county issuers
- $0
Debt by government type
| Type | Issuers | Principal outstanding | Share | Share, as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cities | 9 | $1,004,742,315 | 22.0% | |
| Counties | 1 | $143,154,091 | 3.1% | |
| Water Districts | 36 | $704,697,000 | 15.4% | |
| Independent School Districts | 8 | $2,537,925,000 | 55.6% | |
| Community & Junior College Districts | 2 | $174,620,000 | 3.8% | |
| Total | 56 | $4,565,138,406 | 100.0% |
Over the years
Largest of the 56 governments
| Issuer | Type | Principal outstanding | Per resident |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clear Creek ISD | Independent School Districts | $1,151,620,000 | $4,932 |
| Dickinson ISD | Independent School Districts | $435,580,000 | $6,499 |
| Galveston | Cities | $426,605,058 | $7,968 |
| Galveston ISD | Independent School Districts | $320,590,000 | $6,363 |
| Texas City ISD | Independent School Districts | $281,980,000 | $15,590 |
| League City | Cities | $247,670,000 | $2,091 |
| Friendswood ISD | Independent School Districts | $180,565,000 | $5,978 |
| Friendswood | Cities | $168,102,000 | $4,071 |
| College of the Mainland | Community & Junior College Districts | $147,410,000 | $1,032 |
| Galveston County | Counties | $143,154,091 | $390 |
| Galveston County MUD 56 | Water Districts | $89,995,000 | $11,060 |
| Texas City | Cities | $80,055,000 | $1,383 |
| Santa Fe ISD | Independent School Districts | $74,020,000 | $2,657 |
| Hitchcock ISD | Independent School Districts | $58,630,000 | $5,232 |
| Galveston County MUD 45 | Water Districts | $48,880,000 | $15,114 |
| Gulf Coast WA | Water Districts | $45,345,000 | $410 |
| Westwood Management District | Water Districts | $42,475,000 | $11,427 |
| Galveston County WCID 01 | Water Districts | $41,200,000 | $1,504 |
38 more issuers: see https://txbrb.munipro.com/data/explore/county/galveston/#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 Galveston County's $4,565,138,406, $0 is owed by 0 issuers that list other counties too; 0 issuers that list Galveston County count in another. Total principal outstanding: principal outstanding at the fiscal year end, summed over the local governments attributed to the county. "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 10/9/2026. Computed here from BRB's tables. Texas fiscal years run September 1 to August 31. Issuer names are shown as published, without source footnote letters. Figures are as reported to the agency and have not been independently verified.