County brief: Jefferson County
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Debt explorer, Data Center. Showing debt per resident for all local governments, fiscal year 2025.
Jefferson County's 25 local governments owed $2.93 billion in principal outstanding at the end of fiscal year 2025, $11,521 per resident, 37th of 159 counties and 11th of 31 (100,000 to 499,999). Of that, $157.3 million is owed by 1 issuer that also serves other counties.
- Debt per resident
- $11,521
- Rank
- 37th of 159
- Rank in its size band
- 11th of 31(100,000 to 499,999)
- Total principal outstanding
- $2,925,666,595
- Population (county government's row)
- 253,948
- Of which multi-county issuers
- $157,295,000
Debt by government type
| Type | Issuers | Principal outstanding | Share | Share, as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cities | 8 | $596,990,000 | 20.4% | |
| Counties | 1 | $12,005,000 | 0.4% | |
| Water Districts | 10 | $1,216,809,000 | 41.6% | |
| Independent School Districts | 6 | $1,099,862,595 | 37.6% | |
| Total | 25 | $2,925,666,595 | 100.0% |
Over the years
Largest of the 25 governments
| Issuer | Type | Principal outstanding | Per resident |
|---|---|---|---|
| Port of Beaumont ND | Water Districts | $889,485,000 | $3,467 |
| Port Arthur ISD | Independent School Districts | $447,955,000 | $8,568 |
| Beaumont | Cities | $374,305,000 | $3,316 |
| Beaumont ISD | Independent School Districts | $212,545,000 | $1,621 |
| Sabine-Neches ND of Jefferson County | Water Districts | $186,420,000 | $1,260 |
| Port Neches-Groves ISD | Independent School Districts | $171,175,000 | $5,678 |
| Port Arthur | Cities | $157,295,000 | $2,819 |
| Nederland ISD | Independent School Districts | $132,915,000 | $4,795 |
| Sabine Pass ISD | Independent School Districts | $88,242,595 | $232,830 |
| Port of Port Arthur ND | Water Districts | $83,990,000 | Not reported |
| Hamshire-Fannett ISD | Independent School Districts | $47,030,000 | $4,933 |
| Nederland | Cities | $28,325,000 | $1,559 |
| Port Neches | Cities | $19,820,000 | $1,446 |
| Jefferson County | Counties | $12,005,000 | $47 |
| Lower Neches Valley Authority | Water Districts | $11,980,000 | Not reported |
| Jefferson County DD 7 | Water Districts | $10,755,000 | Not reported |
| Groves | Cities | $10,220,000 | $606 |
| Jefferson County WCID 10 | Water Districts | $9,955,000 | $1,788 |
7 more issuers: see https://txbrb.munipro.com/data/explore/county/jefferson/#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 Jefferson County's $2,925,666,595, $157,295,000 is owed by 1 issuer that lists other counties too; 1 issuer that lists Jefferson County counts in another. Debt per resident divides principal outstanding by the population on Jefferson County government's own row (253,948 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.