Collingsworth County, Texas

County Distress Index: Elevated · 58.9 | 2,563 people · 127th most distressed in Texas

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Collingsworth County, TX registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 58.9 — 913th 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 127th of 254 counties. Among its 7 neighboring counties, 5 show more distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Collingsworth County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 88.2 — worse than roughly 88% of U.S. counties.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 88.2
Poverty Rate 82
Income vs. State Median 90
Child Poverty Rate 93
Community Vulnerability 69.6
Uninsured Rate 95
Disability Rate 44
Debt & Delinquency 66.7
Debt in Collections 74
Medical Debt 72
Student Loan Delinquency 80
Auto Loan Delinquency 74
Credit Card Delinquency 94
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 6
Employment & Wages 41.1
Unemployment Rate 13
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 35
Business Formation Rate 75
Housing Cost Burden 28.7
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 5
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 5
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 11
Homeownership Rate 49
Rent-to-Income Ratio 73

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Collingsworth County compares to its 7 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Collingsworth County
Collingsworth County, TX 58.9 Elevated
Harmon County, OK 70.2 Serious +11.4
Hall County, TX 65.8 Serious +6.9
Donley County, TX 62.1 Elevated +3.2
Beckham County, OK 62.0 Elevated +3.2
Gray County, TX 59.6 Elevated +0.7
Childress County, TX 58.3 Elevated -0.6
Wheeler County, TX 57.9 Elevated -1.0

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Collingsworth County
Grand County, UT 58.9 Elevated 0.0
Conejos County, CO 58.7 Elevated -0.2
Hamilton County, TX 59.0 Elevated +0.2
Cameron County, PA 58.6 Elevated -0.3
Northwest Arctic Borough, AK 59.2 Elevated +0.3

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