County brief: Tarrant County
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Debt explorer, Data Center. Showing total principal outstanding for all local governments, fiscal year 2025.
Tarrant County's 59 local governments owed $21.5 billion in principal outstanding at the end of fiscal year 2025, 6th of 252 counties and 6th of 12. Of that, $132.7 million is owed by 2 issuers that also serve other counties.
- Total principal outstanding
- $21,472,025,241
- Rank
- 6th of 252
- Rank in its size band
- 6th of 12(500,000 and over)
- Total principal outstanding
- $21,472,025,241
- Population (county government's row)
- 2,230,708
- Of which multi-county issuers
- $132,672,000
Debt by government type
| Type | Issuers | Principal outstanding | Share | Share, as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cities | 34 | $6,875,412,000 | 32.0% | |
| Counties | 1 | $314,050,000 | 1.5% | |
| Water Districts | 6 | $2,749,708,000 | 12.8% | |
| Independent School Districts | 16 | $10,549,725,241 | 49.1% | |
| Community & Junior College Districts | 1 | $547,535,000 | 2.5% | |
| Health & Hospital Districts | 1 | $435,595,000 | 2.0% | |
| Total | 59 | $21,472,025,241 | 100.0% |
Over the years
Largest of the 59 governments
| Issuer | Type | Principal outstanding | Per resident |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Worth | Cities | $3,184,461,000 | $3,159 |
| Tarrant Regional WD | Water Districts | $2,314,825,000 | $1,745 |
| Arlington | Cities | $1,930,512,000 | $4,782 |
| Fort Worth ISD | Independent School Districts | $1,590,465,000 | $3,396 |
| Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD | Independent School Districts | $1,403,415,000 | $13,525 |
| Crowley ISD | Independent School Districts | $1,400,480,133 | $66,747 |
| Mansfield ISD | Independent School Districts | $1,281,800,000 | $7,949 |
| Arlington ISD | Independent School Districts | $1,241,620,000 | $3,368 |
| Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD | Independent School Districts | $813,765,000 | $5,354 |
| Keller ISD | Independent School Districts | $713,855,000 | $4,502 |
| Birdville ISD | Independent School Districts | $580,595,000 | $4,156 |
| Tarrant County College District | Community & Junior College Districts | $547,535,000 | $259 |
| Tarrant County Hospital District | Health & Hospital Districts | $435,595,000 | $229 |
| Mansfield | Cities | $429,425,000 | $5,314 |
| Viridian MMD | Water Districts | $318,356,000 | $28,213 |
| Tarrant County | Counties | $314,050,000 | $141 |
| Grapevine-Colleyville ISD | Independent School Districts | $302,425,000 | $3,744 |
| Azle ISD | Independent School Districts | $268,840,000 | $5,772 |
41 more issuers: see https://txbrb.munipro.com/data/explore/county/tarrant/#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 Tarrant County's $21,472,025,241, $132,672,000 is owed by 2 issuers that list other counties too; 2 issuers that list Tarrant County count in another. Total principal outstanding: principal outstanding at the fiscal year end, summed over the local governments attributed to the county. "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 10/9/2026. Computed here from BRB's tables. Texas fiscal years run September 1 to August 31. Issuer names are shown as published, without source footnote letters. Figures are as reported to the agency and have not been independently verified.