Brazoria County, Texas

County Distress Index: Normal · 44.9 | 398,938 people · 214th most distressed in Texas

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Brazoria County, TX falls within the normal range for household financial distress at 44.9 — 1997th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Debt & Delinquency, where debt and delinquency levels sit above the national average. Within Texas, it ranks 214th of 254 counties. Among its 5 neighboring counties, 4 show more distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Brazoria County's primary driver is Debt & Delinquency at 63.6 — above the national median.

Debt & Delinquency Primary driver 63.6
Debt in Collections 75
Medical Debt 55
Student Loan Delinquency 71
Auto Loan Delinquency 68
Credit Card Delinquency 68
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 45
Housing Cost Burden 60.0
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 86
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 62
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 85
Homeownership Rate 52
Rent-to-Income Ratio 16
Employment & Wages 44.1
Unemployment Rate 72
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 40
Business Formation Rate 20
Community Vulnerability 43.9
Uninsured Rate 81
Disability Rate 7
Income & Poverty 12.8
Poverty Rate 16
Income vs. State Median 3
Child Poverty Rate 20

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Brazoria County compares to its 5 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Brazoria County
Brazoria County, TX 44.9 Normal
Matagorda County, TX 68.7 Serious +23.8
Wharton County, TX 63.1 Elevated +18.2
Harris County, TX 59.2 Elevated +14.3
Galveston County, TX 55.8 Elevated +10.9
Fort Bend County, TX 42.4 Normal -2.5

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Brazoria County
Gloucester County, NJ 45.0 Normal +0.1
Ramsey County, MN 44.8 Normal -0.1
Cobb County, GA 45.0 Normal +0.1
Greenville County, SC 45.1 Normal +0.2
Arapahoe County, CO 44.6 Normal -0.3

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