Castro County, Texas

County Distress Index: Elevated · 53.7 | 7,227 people · 169th most distressed in Texas

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Castro County, TX registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 53.7 — 1312th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Income & Poverty, where poverty rates are high and household incomes lag well behind state and national medians. Within Texas, it ranks 169th of 254 counties. Among its 6 neighboring counties, 4 show more distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Castro County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 72.0 — above the national median.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 72.0
Poverty Rate 77
Income vs. State Median 71
Child Poverty Rate 68
Debt & Delinquency 64.3
Debt in Collections 79
Medical Debt 91
Student Loan Delinquency 80
Auto Loan Delinquency 52
Credit Card Delinquency 58
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 25
Community Vulnerability 50.0
Uninsured Rate 95
Disability Rate 5
Employment & Wages 47.9
Unemployment Rate 6
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 64
Business Formation Rate 74
Housing Cost Burden 34.5
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 18
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 10
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 5
Homeownership Rate 73
Rent-to-Income Ratio 66

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Castro County
Castro County, TX 53.7 Elevated
Swisher County, TX 70.4 Serious +16.7
Hale County, TX 69.6 Serious +15.9
Lamb County, TX 57.4 Elevated +3.7
Deaf Smith County, TX 57.2 Elevated +3.5
Parmer County, TX 45.3 Normal -8.5
Randall County, TX 41.7 Normal -12.0

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Castro County
Mineral County, CO 53.7 Elevated +0.0
Copper River Census Area, AK 53.8 Elevated +0.1
Wheatland County, MT 53.7 Elevated -0.1
Ontonagon County, MI 53.6 Elevated -0.1
Schuyler County, MO 53.8 Elevated +0.1

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