Aransas County, Texas

County Distress Index: Serious · 66.6 | 25,374 people · 68th most distressed in Texas

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Aransas County, TX shows significant household financial distress with a score of 66.6 — 404th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Community Vulnerability, where uninsured and disability rates are well above the national average. Within Texas, it ranks 68th of 254 counties. Among its 4 neighboring counties, 3 show more distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Aransas County's primary driver is Community Vulnerability at 77.0 — worse than roughly 77% of U.S. counties.

Community Vulnerability Primary driver 77.0
Uninsured Rate 84
Disability Rate 70
Income & Poverty 70.6
Poverty Rate 73
Income vs. State Median 51
Child Poverty Rate 87
Employment & Wages 67.1
Unemployment Rate 74
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 94
Business Formation Rate 33
Debt & Delinquency 61.3
Debt in Collections 79
Medical Debt 74
Student Loan Delinquency 86
Auto Loan Delinquency 46
Credit Card Delinquency 57
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 25
Housing Cost Burden 56.9
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 66
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 45
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 51
Homeownership Rate 31
Rent-to-Income Ratio 91

Scores are percentile-based: 50 = national median, higher = more distressed. The median line is shown on each bar.

Neighbors and Peers

How Aransas County compares to its 4 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Aransas County
Aransas County, TX 66.6 Serious
San Patricio County, TX 73.3 Serious +6.7
Refugio County, TX 71.8 Serious +5.3
Nueces County, TX 70.1 Serious +3.5
Calhoun County, TX 51.3 Elevated -15.3

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Aransas County
Van Buren County, AR 66.6 Serious 0.0
Upson County, GA 66.6 Serious +0.0
Hale County, AL 66.6 Serious -0.0
Lawrence County, MS 66.6 Serious -0.0
Santa Cruz County, AZ 66.5 Serious -0.0

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