County brief: Lamar County
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Lamar County's 11 local governments owed $337.9 million in principal outstanding at the end of fiscal year 2025, $6,593 per resident, 78th of 159 counties and 10th of 26 (50,000 to 99,999).
- Debt per resident
- $6,593
- Rank
- 78th of 159
- Rank in its size band
- 10th of 26(50,000 to 99,999)
- Total principal outstanding
- $337,863,000
- Population (county government's row)
- 51,249
- Of which multi-county issuers
- $0
Debt by government type
| Type | Issuers | Principal outstanding | Share | Share, as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cities | 4 | $161,923,000 | 47.9% | |
| Counties | 1 | $4,780,000 | 1.4% | |
| Water Districts | 1 | $885,000 | 0.3% | |
| Independent School Districts | 4 | $161,784,000 | 47.9% | |
| Community & Junior College Districts | 1 | $8,491,000 | 2.5% | |
| Total | 11 | $337,863,000 | 100.0% |
Over the years
Largest of the 11 governments
| Issuer | Type | Principal outstanding | Per resident |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paris | Cities | $157,560,000 | $6,293 |
| Chisum ISD | Independent School Districts | $48,010,000 | $12,042 |
| North Lamar ISD | Independent School Districts | $45,609,000 | $3,717 |
| Paris ISD | Independent School Districts | $43,550,000 | $2,110 |
| Prairiland ISD | Independent School Districts | $24,615,000 | $4,347 |
| Paris JCD | Community & Junior College Districts | $8,491,000 | $276 |
| Lamar County | Counties | $4,780,000 | $93 |
| Reno (a) | Cities | $3,818,000 | $1,076 |
| Lamar County WSD | Water Districts | $885,000 | $35 |
| Blossom | Cities | $405,000 | $274 |
| Roxton | Cities | $140,000 | $252 |
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 Lamar County's $337,863,000, $0 is owed by 0 issuers that list other counties too; 0 issuers that list Lamar County count in another. Debt per resident divides principal outstanding by the population on Lamar County government's own row (51,249 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.