Briscoe County, Texas

County Distress Index: Elevated · 60.6 | 1,445 people · 109th most distressed in Texas

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Briscoe County, TX registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 60.6 — 788th 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 109th of 254 counties. Among its 6 neighboring counties, 5 show more distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Briscoe County's primary driver is Community Vulnerability at 93.5 — worse than roughly 94% of U.S. counties.

Community Vulnerability Primary driver 93.5
Uninsured Rate 94
Disability Rate 93
Debt & Delinquency 70.8
Debt in Collections 86
Medical Debt 87
Student Loan Delinquency 80
Auto Loan Delinquency 74
Credit Card Delinquency 73
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 25
Income & Poverty 60.5
Poverty Rate 53
Income vs. State Median 60
Child Poverty Rate 68
Housing Cost Burden 41.4
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 32
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 91
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 7
Homeownership Rate 28
Rent-to-Income Ratio 49
Employment & Wages 36.8
Unemployment Rate 16
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 55
Business Formation Rate 40

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Briscoe County compares to its 6 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Briscoe County
Briscoe County, TX 60.6 Elevated
Swisher County, TX 70.4 Serious +9.8
Floyd County, TX 68.1 Serious +7.5
Motley County, TX 67.7 Serious +7.1
Hall County, TX 65.8 Serious +5.2
Donley County, TX 62.1 Elevated +1.5
Armstrong County, TX 30.2 Healthy -30.4

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Briscoe County
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AK 60.6 Elevated +0.0
Irwin County, GA 60.5 Elevated -0.1
Dillingham Census Area, AK 60.7 Elevated +0.1
Franklin County, MS 60.5 Elevated -0.1
Cumberland County, KY 60.8 Elevated +0.2

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