County brief: McLennan County
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Debt explorer, Data Center. Showing debt per resident for all local governments, fiscal year 2025.
McLennan County's 35 local governments owed $2.58 billion in principal outstanding at the end of fiscal year 2025, $9,529 per resident, 47th of 159 counties and 17th of 31 (100,000 to 499,999).
- Debt per resident
- $9,529
- Rank
- 47th of 159
- Rank in its size band
- 17th of 31(100,000 to 499,999)
- Total principal outstanding
- $2,576,140,358
- Population (county government's row)
- 270,358
- Of which multi-county issuers
- $0
Debt by government type
| Type | Issuers | Principal outstanding | Share | Share, as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cities | 14 | $1,316,913,854 | 51.1% | |
| Counties | 1 | $141,140,000 | 5.5% | |
| Independent School Districts | 17 | $1,066,193,573 | 41.4% | |
| Community & Junior College Districts | 1 | $44,430,000 | 1.7% | |
| Health & Hospital Districts | 2 | $7,462,931 | 0.3% | |
| Total | 35 | $2,576,140,358 | 100.0% |
Over the years
Largest of the 35 governments
| Issuer | Type | Principal outstanding | Per resident |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waco | Cities | $1,045,735,000 | $7,133 |
| Waco ISD | Independent School Districts | $444,040,000 | $4,509 |
| Midway ISDb | Independent School Districts | $151,295,000 | $2,729 |
| McLennan County | Counties | $141,140,000 | $522 |
| La Vega ISD | Independent School Districts | $118,814,999 | $8,089 |
| McGregor ISD | Independent School Districts | $95,847,418 | $13,718 |
| Robinson | Cities | $76,225,000 | $5,870 |
| China Spring ISD | Independent School Districts | $72,339,986 | $5,263 |
| Hewitt | Cities | $51,765,000 | $3,091 |
| McLennan County JCD | Community & Junior College Districts | $44,430,000 | $163 |
| Mart ISD | Independent School Districts | $35,075,000 | $1,963 |
| McGregor | Cities | $35,005,000 | $5,682 |
| Woodway | Cities | $25,740,000 | $2,657 |
| Bosqueville ISD | Independent School Districts | $24,010,000 | $7,818 |
| West | Cities | $22,900,000 | $8,818 |
| Riesel ISD | Independent School Districts | $22,428,000 | $8,771 |
| Lorena ISD | Independent School Districts | $20,291,755 | $2,617 |
| Moody ISD | Independent School Districts | $19,420,000 | $3,789 |
17 more issuers: see https://txbrb.munipro.com/data/explore/county/mclennan/#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 McLennan County's $2,576,140,358, $0 is owed by 0 issuers that list other counties too; 0 issuers that list McLennan County count in another. Debt per resident divides principal outstanding by the population on McLennan County government's own row (270,358 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.
