County brief: Smith County
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Debt explorer, Data Center. Showing debt per resident for all local governments, fiscal year 2025.
Smith County's 19 local governments owed $1.63 billion in principal outstanding at the end of fiscal year 2025, $6,544 per resident, 80th of 159 counties and 26th of 31 (100,000 to 499,999). Of that, $253.9 million is owed by 2 issuers that also serve other counties.
- Debt per resident
- $6,544
- Rank
- 80th of 159
- Rank in its size band
- 26th of 31(100,000 to 499,999)
- Total principal outstanding
- $1,630,029,455
- Population (county government's row)
- 249,091
- Of which multi-county issuers
- $253,885,000
Debt by government type
| Type | Issuers | Principal outstanding | Share | Share, as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cities | 7 | $302,905,543 | 18.6% | |
| Counties | 1 | $209,355,000 | 12.8% | |
| Water Districts | 1 | $5,099,000 | 0.3% | |
| Independent School Districts | 8 | $858,784,912 | 52.7% | |
| Community & Junior College Districts | 1 | $82,335,000 | 5.1% | |
| Other Special Districts | 1 | $171,550,000 | 10.5% | |
| Total | 19 | $1,630,029,455 | 100.0% |
Over the years
Largest of the 19 governments
| Issuer | Type | Principal outstanding | Per resident |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler ISD | Independent School Districts | $392,865,000 | $3,427 |
| Tyler | Cities | $234,600,000 | $2,091 |
| Smith County | Counties | $209,355,000 | $840 |
| North East Texas Regional Mobility Auth | Other Special Districts | $171,550,000 | Not reported |
| Bullard ISD | Independent School Districts | $149,294,000 | $11,013 |
| Chapel Hill ISDa | Independent School Districts | $115,331,000 | $5,163 |
| Whitehouse ISD | Independent School Districts | $92,780,000 | $4,245 |
| Tyler JCD | Community & Junior College Districts | $82,335,000 | $394 |
| Lindale ISD | Independent School Districts | $54,404,912 | $2,444 |
| Winona ISD | Independent School Districts | $35,525,000 | $5,324 |
| Whitehouse | Cities | $32,137,000 | $3,286 |
| Lindale | Cities | $27,397,543 | $3,791 |
| Arp ISD | Independent School Districts | $14,465,000 | $2,958 |
| Bullard | Cities | $6,396,000 | $1,262 |
| East Texas MUD of Smith County | Water Districts | $5,099,000 | $2,385 |
| Troup ISD | Independent School Districts | $4,120,000 | $483 |
| Troup | Cities | $1,121,000 | $524 |
| Arp | Cities | $992,000 | $1,005 |
1 more issuer: see https://txbrb.munipro.com/data/explore/county/smith/#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 Smith County's $1,630,029,455, $253,885,000 is owed by 2 issuers that list other counties too; 0 issuers that list Smith County count in another. Debt per resident divides principal outstanding by the population on Smith County government's own row (249,091 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.