Atascosa County, Texas

County Distress Index: Elevated · 61.1 | 51,784 people · 105th most distressed in Texas

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Atascosa County, TX registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 61.1 — 749th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Debt & Delinquency, where residents carry heavy debt burdens with elevated delinquency and collections rates. Within Texas, it ranks 105th of 254 counties. Among its 8 neighboring counties, 5 show more distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Atascosa County's primary driver is Debt & Delinquency at 77.7 — worse than roughly 78% of U.S. counties.

Debt & Delinquency Primary driver 77.7
Debt in Collections 94
Medical Debt 77
Student Loan Delinquency 94
Auto Loan Delinquency 91
Credit Card Delinquency 80
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 31
Income & Poverty 70.2
Poverty Rate 80
Income vs. State Median 59
Child Poverty Rate 72
Community Vulnerability 58.9
Uninsured Rate 97
Disability Rate 20
Housing Cost Burden 56.6
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 49
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 69
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 68
Homeownership Rate 33
Rent-to-Income Ratio 64
Employment & Wages 41.9
Unemployment Rate 64
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 12
Business Formation Rate 50

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Atascosa County compares to its 8 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Atascosa County
Atascosa County, TX 61.1 Elevated
Frio County, TX 74.7 Serious +13.6
Karnes County, TX 67.4 Serious +6.3
La Salle County, TX 65.6 Serious +4.6
Bexar County, TX 62.9 Elevated +1.8
Live Oak County, TX 61.4 Elevated +0.3
Medina County, TX 57.3 Elevated -3.8
McMullen County, TX 46.4 Normal -14.7
Wilson County, TX 45.6 Normal -15.5

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Atascosa County
Randolph County, NC 61.0 Elevated -0.0
Tuolumne County, CA 61.1 Elevated +0.1
Linn County, OR 61.0 Elevated -0.1
Sampson County, NC 61.0 Elevated -0.1
Sutter County, CA 61.2 Elevated +0.1

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