Texas County Distress Index
Financial distress scores for all 254 counties in Texas, scored 0–100 across five domains. Mean score: 59.5. 54 counties score high, very high, or extreme.
Data: Census, BLS, Urban Institute, HUD, US Courts | Scores as of 2026-03-26
Texas Snapshot
254 Counties Scored
59.5 Mean Score
61.3 Median Score
84.4 Starr County Most Distressed
25.0 Hartley County Least Distressed
5 very high county distress49 high county distress88 moderate-high county distress51 moderate county distress41 moderate-low county distress17 low-moderate county distress3 low county distress
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All 254 Texas counties colored by county distress score range. Hover for details; click released counties for full reports.
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Score Distribution
How Texas's 254 county scores are distributed across the 0–100 scale.
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254 counties ranked by distress score. Click column headers to sort.
| State Rank | Nat'l Rank | County | Score | Score Label | Primary Driver |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 60 | Starr County | 84.4 | very high county distress | Labor |
| 2 | 126 | Jim Wells County | 80.9 | very high county distress | Delinquency |
| 3 | 131 | Willacy County | 80.7 | very high county distress | Labor |
| 4 | 138 | San Augustine County | 80.5 | very high county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 5 | 143 | Bee County | 80.2 | very high county distress | Delinquency |
| 6 | 150 | Dimmit County | 79.9 | high county distress | Labor |
| 7 | 161 | Hidalgo County | 79.4 | high county distress | Labor |
| 8 | 168 | Zapata County | 79.0 | high county distress | Delinquency |
| 9 | 171 | Liberty County | 79.0 | high county distress | Delinquency |
| 10 | 172 | Trinity County | 79.0 | high county distress | Labor |
| 11 | 178 | Cameron County | 78.7 | high county distress | Labor |
| 12 | 179 | Refugio County | 78.7 | high county distress | Labor |
| 13 | 187 | Zavala County | 78.3 | high county distress | Delinquency |
| 14 | 198 | Nacogdoches County | 78.0 | high county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 15 | 215 | Jefferson County | 77.5 | high county distress | Labor |
| 16 | 217 | Terry County | 77.3 | high county distress | Delinquency |
| 17 | 223 | Maverick County | 77.2 | high county distress | Labor |
| 18 | 240 | Frio County | 76.7 | high county distress | Delinquency |
| 19 | 248 | Anderson County | 76.4 | high county distress | Delinquency |
| 20 | 266 | Kleberg County | 75.8 | high county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 21 | 267 | El Paso County | 75.8 | high county distress | Delinquency |
| 22 | 269 | Matagorda County | 75.8 | high county distress | Labor |
| 23 | 272 | Red River County | 75.6 | high county distress | Labor |
| 24 | 277 | Tyler County | 75.5 | high county distress | Labor |
| 25 | 281 | Marion County | 75.5 | high county distress | Labor |
| 26 | 299 | Morris County | 75.0 | high county distress | Labor |
| 27 | 303 | Polk County | 75.0 | high county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 28 | 309 | San Patricio County | 74.9 | high county distress | Labor |
| 29 | 328 | McCulloch County | 74.4 | high county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 30 | 334 | Webb County | 74.2 | high county distress | Delinquency |
| 31 | 337 | Potter County | 74.1 | high county distress | Delinquency |
| 32 | 353 | Henderson County | 73.7 | high county distress | Delinquency |
| 33 | 356 | Angelina County | 73.6 | high county distress | Delinquency |
| 34 | 360 | Duval County | 73.5 | high county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 35 | 366 | Jim Hogg County | 73.3 | high county distress | Delinquency |
| 36 | 374 | Harris County | 73.2 | high county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 37 | 375 | Gregg County | 73.2 | high county distress | Delinquency |
| 38 | 384 | Crosby County | 72.9 | high county distress | Delinquency |
| 39 | 393 | Nueces County | 72.5 | high county distress | Delinquency |
| 40 | 395 | Uvalde County | 72.5 | high county distress | Delinquency |
| 41 | 400 | Dallas County | 72.3 | high county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 42 | 406 | Lamar County | 72.2 | high county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 43 | 418 | Atascosa County | 71.8 | high county distress | Delinquency |
| 44 | 429 | Orange County | 71.5 | high county distress | Labor |
| 45 | 438 | Hunt County | 71.2 | high county distress | Delinquency |
| 46 | 448 | Bowie County | 71.0 | high county distress | Delinquency |
| 47 | 449 | Karnes County | 71.0 | high county distress | Delinquency |
| 48 | 457 | Brooks County | 70.8 | high county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 49 | 470 | Val Verde County | 70.5 | high county distress | Labor |
| 50 | 471 | Hale County | 70.5 | high county distress | Delinquency |
| 51 | 477 | Bexar County | 70.3 | high county distress | Delinquency |
| 52 | 478 | Cass County | 70.3 | high county distress | Labor |
| 53 | 487 | Limestone County | 70.0 | high county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 54 | 491 | Houston County | 70.0 | high county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 55 | 495 | Madison County | 69.9 | moderate-high county distress | Delinquency |
| 56 | 496 | Victoria County | 69.9 | moderate-high county distress | Delinquency |
| 57 | 500 | Bell County | 69.9 | moderate-high county distress | Delinquency |
| 58 | 505 | Kaufman County | 69.8 | moderate-high county distress | Default & Legal |
| 59 | 512 | Real County | 69.7 | moderate-high county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 60 | 516 | Walker County | 69.6 | moderate-high county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 61 | 529 | Jones County | 69.3 | moderate-high county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 62 | 530 | Shelby County | 69.3 | moderate-high county distress | Delinquency |
| 63 | 532 | Harrison County | 69.3 | moderate-high county distress | Labor |
| 64 | 536 | La Salle County | 69.2 | moderate-high county distress | Delinquency |
| 65 | 556 | Brown County | 68.9 | moderate-high county distress | Delinquency |
| 66 | 564 | San Jacinto County | 68.8 | moderate-high county distress | Delinquency |
| 67 | 566 | Newton County | 68.8 | moderate-high county distress | Labor |
| 68 | 567 | Nolan County | 68.7 | moderate-high county distress | Delinquency |
| 69 | 571 | Kenedy County | 68.7 | moderate-high county distress | Labor |
| 70 | 573 | Falls County | 68.7 | moderate-high county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 71 | 576 | DeWitt County | 68.6 | moderate-high county distress | Labor |
| 72 | 583 | Navarro County | 68.5 | moderate-high county distress | Delinquency |
| 73 | 588 | Hudspeth County | 68.4 | moderate-high county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 74 | 599 | Palo Pinto County | 68.2 | moderate-high county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 75 | 603 | Dawson County | 68.2 | moderate-high county distress | Delinquency |
| 76 | 611 | Live Oak County | 68.0 | moderate-high county distress | Labor |
| 77 | 616 | Swisher County | 67.9 | moderate-high county distress | Delinquency |
| 78 | 618 | Robertson County | 67.8 | moderate-high county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 79 | 620 | Camp County | 67.8 | moderate-high county distress | Delinquency |
| 80 | 622 | Freestone County | 67.8 | moderate-high county distress | Labor |
| 81 | 625 | Jasper County | 67.8 | moderate-high county distress | Labor |
| 82 | 633 | Montague County | 67.6 | moderate-high county distress | Delinquency |
| 83 | 641 | McLennan County | 67.4 | moderate-high county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 84 | 647 | Wood County | 67.3 | moderate-high county distress | Labor |
| 85 | 652 | Upshur County | 67.3 | moderate-high county distress | Delinquency |
| 86 | 653 | Hardeman County | 67.2 | moderate-high county distress | Default & Legal |
| 87 | 664 | Wilbarger County | 67.1 | moderate-high county distress | Default & Legal |
| 88 | 666 | Cochran County | 67.1 | moderate-high county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 89 | 668 | Wichita County | 67.1 | moderate-high county distress | Default & Legal |
| 90 | 676 | Lubbock County | 66.8 | moderate-high county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 91 | 680 | Dickens County | 66.8 | moderate-high county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 92 | 683 | Eastland County | 66.7 | moderate-high county distress | Labor |
| 93 | 688 | Menard County | 66.5 | moderate-high county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 94 | 691 | Howard County | 66.5 | moderate-high county distress | Delinquency |
| 95 | 694 | Ector County | 66.5 | moderate-high county distress | Delinquency |
| 96 | 696 | Throckmorton County | 66.4 | moderate-high county distress | Default & Legal |
| 97 | 699 | Tarrant County | 66.4 | moderate-high county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 98 | 705 | Stephens County | 66.1 | moderate-high county distress | Delinquency |
| 99 | 726 | Caldwell County | 65.6 | moderate-high county distress | Delinquency |
| 100 | 736 | Aransas County | 65.3 | moderate-high county distress | Labor |
| 101 | 742 | Floyd County | 65.3 | moderate-high county distress | Delinquency |
| 102 | 743 | Rusk County | 65.3 | moderate-high county distress | Delinquency |
| 103 | 751 | Haskell County | 65.0 | moderate-high county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 104 | 754 | Garza County | 65.0 | moderate-high county distress | Labor |
| 105 | 774 | Panola County | 64.6 | moderate-high county distress | Labor |
| 106 | 780 | Sabine County | 64.5 | moderate-high county distress | Labor |
| 107 | 793 | Waller County | 64.4 | moderate-high county distress | Labor |
| 108 | 798 | Wharton County | 64.3 | moderate-high county distress | Labor |
| 109 | 802 | Ward County | 64.3 | moderate-high county distress | Delinquency |
| 110 | 810 | Cherokee County | 64.1 | moderate-high county distress | Delinquency |
| 111 | 811 | Grayson County | 64.1 | moderate-high county distress | Default & Legal |
| 112 | 845 | Ellis County | 63.5 | moderate-high county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 113 | 848 | Jeff Davis County | 63.5 | moderate-high county distress | Labor |
| 114 | 853 | Foard County | 63.4 | moderate-high county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 115 | 855 | Tom Green County | 63.3 | moderate-high county distress | Delinquency |
| 116 | 864 | Galveston County | 63.2 | moderate-high county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 117 | 865 | Milam County | 63.1 | moderate-high county distress | Delinquency |
| 118 | 869 | Coryell County | 63.0 | moderate-high county distress | Delinquency |
| 119 | 875 | Titus County | 62.9 | moderate-high county distress | Delinquency |
| 120 | 883 | Terrell County | 62.8 | moderate-high county distress | Default & Legal |
| 121 | 891 | Pecos County | 62.6 | moderate-high county distress | Delinquency |
| 122 | 899 | Coleman County | 62.5 | moderate-high county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 123 | 911 | Jack County | 62.3 | moderate-high county distress | Labor |
| 124 | 932 | Delta County | 62.0 | moderate-high county distress | Default & Legal |
| 125 | 965 | Reeves County | 61.4 | moderate-high county distress | Delinquency |
| 126 | 969 | Deaf Smith County | 61.4 | moderate-high county distress | Delinquency |
| 127 | 972 | Hockley County | 61.3 | moderate-high county distress | Delinquency |
| 128 | 974 | Presidio County | 61.3 | moderate-high county distress | Labor |
| 129 | 975 | Smith County | 61.3 | moderate-high county distress | Delinquency |
| 130 | 979 | Johnson County | 61.1 | moderate-high county distress | Default & Legal |
| 131 | 995 | Hill County | 60.9 | moderate-high county distress | Delinquency |
| 132 | 999 | Erath County | 60.8 | moderate-high county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 133 | 1,004 | Fannin County | 60.7 | moderate-high county distress | Default & Legal |
| 134 | 1,008 | Mitchell County | 60.6 | moderate-high county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 135 | 1,010 | Gray County | 60.6 | moderate-high county distress | Delinquency |
| 136 | 1,014 | Grimes County | 60.6 | moderate-high county distress | Labor |
| 137 | 1,019 | Motley County | 60.5 | moderate-high county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 138 | 1,021 | Edwards County | 60.5 | moderate-high county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 139 | 1,028 | Kinney County | 60.4 | moderate-high county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 140 | 1,032 | McMullen County | 60.3 | moderate-high county distress | Labor |
| 141 | 1,034 | Donley County | 60.3 | moderate-high county distress | Delinquency |
| 142 | 1,051 | Medina County | 60.0 | moderate-high county distress | Delinquency |
| 143 | 1,057 | Hardin County | 59.9 | moderate county distress | Labor |
| 144 | 1,065 | Culberson County | 59.5 | moderate county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 145 | 1,068 | Jackson County | 59.5 | moderate county distress | Delinquency |
| 146 | 1,069 | Taylor County | 59.4 | moderate county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 147 | 1,079 | Brazos County | 59.2 | moderate county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 148 | 1,085 | Baylor County | 59.1 | moderate county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 149 | 1,103 | Hall County | 58.9 | moderate county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 150 | 1,104 | Goliad County | 58.9 | moderate county distress | Labor |
| 151 | 1,139 | Hopkins County | 58.3 | moderate county distress | Delinquency |
| 152 | 1,143 | Hamilton County | 58.2 | moderate county distress | Labor |
| 153 | 1,156 | Briscoe County | 58.0 | moderate county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 154 | 1,172 | Schleicher County | 57.6 | moderate county distress | Delinquency |
| 155 | 1,198 | Bastrop County | 57.1 | moderate county distress | Delinquency |
| 156 | 1,212 | Concho County | 56.8 | moderate county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 157 | 1,223 | Hutchinson County | 56.6 | moderate county distress | Delinquency |
| 158 | 1,224 | Van Zandt County | 56.6 | moderate county distress | Delinquency |
| 159 | 1,227 | Gonzales County | 56.4 | moderate county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 160 | 1,257 | Lampasas County | 56.0 | moderate county distress | Delinquency |
| 161 | 1,270 | Hood County | 55.8 | moderate county distress | Labor |
| 162 | 1,273 | Lamb County | 55.8 | moderate county distress | Delinquency |
| 163 | 1,286 | Austin County | 55.6 | moderate county distress | Delinquency |
| 164 | 1,300 | Bandera County | 55.3 | moderate county distress | Labor |
| 165 | 1,314 | Brazoria County | 55.0 | moderate county distress | Labor |
| 166 | 1,335 | Sutton County | 54.7 | moderate county distress | Labor |
| 167 | 1,349 | Reagan County | 54.4 | moderate county distress | Delinquency |
| 168 | 1,383 | Montgomery County | 53.7 | moderate county distress | Labor |
| 169 | 1,385 | Scurry County | 53.6 | moderate county distress | Delinquency |
| 170 | 1,396 | Collingsworth County | 53.5 | moderate county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 171 | 1,411 | Leon County | 53.3 | moderate county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 172 | 1,426 | Runnels County | 53.0 | moderate county distress | Default & Legal |
| 173 | 1,442 | Bosque County | 52.7 | moderate county distress | Default & Legal |
| 174 | 1,450 | Bailey County | 52.6 | moderate county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 175 | 1,462 | Rains County | 52.4 | moderate county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 176 | 1,464 | San Saba County | 52.4 | moderate county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 177 | 1,468 | Colorado County | 52.4 | moderate county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 178 | 1,471 | Midland County | 52.4 | moderate county distress | Delinquency |
| 179 | 1,484 | Callahan County | 52.2 | moderate county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 180 | 1,496 | Hays County | 51.8 | moderate county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 181 | 1,497 | Stonewall County | 51.8 | moderate county distress | Delinquency |
| 182 | 1,512 | Cooke County | 51.5 | moderate county distress | Delinquency |
| 183 | 1,525 | Wheeler County | 51.3 | moderate county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 184 | 1,540 | Chambers County | 51.0 | moderate county distress | Labor |
| 185 | 1,556 | Cottle County | 50.7 | moderate county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 186 | 1,559 | Comanche County | 50.5 | moderate county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 187 | 1,565 | Hansford County | 50.5 | moderate county distress | Delinquency |
| 188 | 1,566 | Irion County | 50.5 | moderate county distress | Delinquency |
| 189 | 1,574 | Clay County | 50.4 | moderate county distress | Default & Legal |
| 190 | 1,577 | Kent County | 50.3 | moderate county distress | Delinquency |
| 191 | 1,583 | Knox County | 50.3 | moderate county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 192 | 1,586 | Fort Bend County | 50.1 | moderate county distress | Labor |
| 193 | 1,591 | Washington County | 50.0 | moderate county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 194 | 1,633 | Calhoun County | 49.1 | moderate-low county distress | Delinquency |
| 195 | 1,651 | Lee County | 48.8 | moderate-low county distress | Delinquency |
| 196 | 1,672 | Wilson County | 48.4 | moderate-low county distress | Labor |
| 197 | 1,674 | Yoakum County | 48.4 | moderate-low county distress | Labor |
| 198 | 1,675 | Burleson County | 48.4 | moderate-low county distress | Delinquency |
| 199 | 1,681 | Franklin County | 48.3 | moderate-low county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 200 | 1,683 | Denton County | 48.3 | moderate-low county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 201 | 1,691 | Kimble County | 48.2 | moderate-low county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 202 | 1,696 | Shackelford County | 48.1 | moderate-low county distress | Delinquency |
| 203 | 1,736 | Castro County | 47.5 | moderate-low county distress | Delinquency |
| 204 | 1,742 | Hemphill County | 47.3 | moderate-low county distress | Labor |
| 205 | 1,751 | Wise County | 47.2 | moderate-low county distress | Default & Legal |
| 206 | 1,754 | Childress County | 47.2 | moderate-low county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 207 | 1,760 | Lynn County | 47.1 | moderate-low county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 208 | 1,768 | Parker County | 46.9 | moderate-low county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 209 | 1,786 | Moore County | 46.6 | moderate-low county distress | Delinquency |
| 210 | 1,794 | Rockwall County | 46.4 | moderate-low county distress | Default & Legal |
| 211 | 1,803 | Andrews County | 46.2 | moderate-low county distress | Delinquency |
| 212 | 1,838 | Guadalupe County | 45.7 | moderate-low county distress | Delinquency |
| 213 | 1,850 | Young County | 45.5 | moderate-low county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 214 | 1,862 | Roberts County | 45.4 | moderate-low county distress | Labor |
| 215 | 1,881 | Kerr County | 44.9 | moderate-low county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 216 | 1,900 | Borden County | 44.6 | moderate-low county distress | Labor |
| 217 | 1,914 | Travis County | 44.3 | moderate-low county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 218 | 1,921 | Oldham County | 44.2 | moderate-low county distress | Delinquency |
| 219 | 1,939 | Fayette County | 43.9 | moderate-low county distress | Delinquency |
| 220 | 1,945 | Sterling County | 43.8 | moderate-low county distress | Delinquency |
| 221 | 1,952 | Martin County | 43.6 | moderate-low county distress | Delinquency |
| 222 | 1,970 | Mills County | 43.4 | moderate-low county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 223 | 1,974 | Collin County | 43.3 | moderate-low county distress | Labor |
| 224 | 1,980 | Fisher County | 43.2 | moderate-low county distress | Delinquency |
| 225 | 1,986 | Crockett County | 43.1 | moderate-low county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 226 | 2,010 | Llano County | 42.6 | moderate-low county distress | Labor |
| 227 | 2,059 | Parmer County | 41.6 | moderate-low county distress | Delinquency |
| 228 | 2,065 | Dallam County | 41.4 | moderate-low county distress | Delinquency |
| 229 | 2,066 | Crane County | 41.4 | moderate-low county distress | Delinquency |
| 230 | 2,067 | Comal County | 41.4 | moderate-low county distress | Labor |
| 231 | 2,078 | Winkler County | 41.2 | moderate-low county distress | Delinquency |
| 232 | 2,080 | Burnet County | 41.2 | moderate-low county distress | Labor |
| 233 | 2,118 | Williamson County | 40.5 | moderate-low county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 234 | 2,132 | Carson County | 40.1 | moderate-low county distress | Delinquency |
| 235 | 2,164 | Sherman County | 39.6 | low-moderate county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 236 | 2,181 | Mason County | 39.4 | low-moderate county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 237 | 2,207 | Upton County | 38.9 | low-moderate county distress | Delinquency |
| 238 | 2,209 | Coke County | 38.9 | low-moderate county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 239 | 2,215 | Archer County | 38.8 | low-moderate county distress | Default & Legal |
| 240 | 2,219 | Randall County | 38.7 | low-moderate county distress | Default & Legal |
| 241 | 2,265 | Gaines County | 37.5 | low-moderate county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 242 | 2,300 | Armstrong County | 36.9 | low-moderate county distress | Delinquency |
| 243 | 2,351 | Ochiltree County | 35.9 | low-moderate county distress | Delinquency |
| 244 | 2,370 | Brewster County | 35.6 | low-moderate county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 245 | 2,385 | Lavaca County | 35.2 | low-moderate county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 246 | 2,473 | Blanco County | 33.3 | low-moderate county distress | Labor |
| 247 | 2,485 | Kendall County | 33.1 | low-moderate county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 248 | 2,492 | Loving County | 33.0 | low-moderate county distress | Delinquency |
| 249 | 2,500 | Somervell County | 32.8 | low-moderate county distress | Labor |
| 250 | 2,510 | King County | 32.6 | low-moderate county distress | Delinquency |
| 251 | 2,549 | Glasscock County | 31.6 | low-moderate county distress | Delinquency |
| 252 | 2,674 | Gillespie County | 28.4 | low county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 253 | 2,697 | Lipscomb County | 28.1 | low county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 254 | 2,809 | Hartley County | 25.0 | low county distress | Delinquency |
How County Scores Work
Each county is scored 0–100 using five equal-weighted domains. Each domain averages its member indicators' county ranks, and the composite is the mean of those domain scores. Higher scores indicate greater household financial distress.
extreme county distress — 0 Texas counties
very high county distress — 5 Texas counties
high county distress — 49 Texas counties
moderate-high county distress — 88 Texas counties
moderate county distress — 51 Texas counties
moderate-low county distress — 41 Texas counties
low-moderate county distress — 17 Texas counties
low county distress — 3 Texas counties
very low county distress — 0 Texas counties
exceptionally low county distress — 0 Texas counties