County brief: Jim Wells County
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Jim Wells County's 10 local governments owed $119.1 million in principal outstanding at the end of fiscal year 2025, $3,063 per resident, 136th of 159 counties and 42nd of 53 (10,000 to 49,999).
- Debt per resident
- $3,063
- Rank
- 136th of 159
- Rank in its size band
- 42nd of 53(10,000 to 49,999)
- Total principal outstanding
- $119,125,000
- Population (county government's row)
- 38,886
- Of which multi-county issuers
- $0
Debt by government type
| Type | Issuers | Principal outstanding | Share | Share, as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cities | 3 | $27,142,000 | 22.8% | |
| Counties | 1 | $1,175,000 | 1.0% | |
| Water Districts | 2 | $2,907,000 | 2.4% | |
| Independent School Districts | 4 | $87,901,000 | 73.8% | |
| Total | 10 | $119,125,000 | 100.0% |
Over the years
Largest of the 10 governments
| Issuer | Type | Principal outstanding | Per resident |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alice ISD | Independent School Districts | $61,065,000 | $2,516 |
| Alice | Cities | $24,954,000 | $1,418 |
| Premont ISD | Independent School Districts | $13,836,000 | $4,761 |
| Orange Grove ISD | Independent School Districts | $7,580,000 | $908 |
| Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD | Independent School Districts | $5,420,000 | $2,203 |
| Jim Wells County FWSD 1 | Water Districts | $2,177,000 | Not reported |
| Premont | Cities | $1,713,000 | $713 |
| Jim Wells County | Counties | $1,175,000 | $30 |
| Alice WA | Water Districts | $730,000 | $19 |
| Orange Grove | Cities | $475,000 | $402 |
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 Jim Wells County's $119,125,000, $0 is owed by 0 issuers that list other counties too; 2 issuers that list Jim Wells County count in another. Debt per resident divides principal outstanding by the population on Jim Wells County government's own row (38,886 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.