County brief: Howard County
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Debt explorer, Data Center. Showing debt per resident for all local governments, fiscal year 2025.
Howard County's 7 local governments owed $107.6 million in principal outstanding at the end of fiscal year 2025, $3,490 per resident, 125th of 159 counties and 36th of 53 (10,000 to 49,999).
- Debt per resident
- $3,490
- Rank
- 125th of 159
- Rank in its size band
- 36th of 53(10,000 to 49,999)
- Total principal outstanding
- $107,617,000
- Population (county government's row)
- 30,833
- Of which multi-county issuers
- $0
Debt by government type
| Type | Issuers | Principal outstanding | Share | Share, as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cities | 2 | $10,577,000 | 9.8% | |
| Counties | 1 | $5,140,000 | 4.8% | |
| Independent School Districts | 3 | $80,895,000 | 75.2% | |
| Community & Junior College Districts | 1 | $11,005,000 | 10.2% | |
| Total | 7 | $107,617,000 | 100.0% |
Over the years
Largest of the 7 governments
| Issuer | Type | Principal outstanding | Per resident |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Spring ISD | Independent School Districts | $35,275,000 | $1,067 |
| Coahoma ISD | Independent School Districts | $34,680,000 | Not reported |
| Howard County JCD | Community & Junior College Districts | $11,005,000 | $303 |
| Forsan ISD | Independent School Districts | $10,940,000 | $4,765 |
| Big Spring | Cities | $7,915,000 | $351 |
| Howard County | Counties | $5,140,000 | $167 |
| Coahoma | Cities | $2,662,000 | $2,897 |
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 Howard County's $107,617,000, $0 is owed by 0 issuers that list other counties too; 0 issuers that list Howard County count in another. Debt per resident divides principal outstanding by the population on Howard County government's own row (30,833 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.