About nine in ten adults aged 25 to 54 in Crockett County, Texas, have a job
In Crockett County, 10.5% of adults aged 25 to 54 were not working. That is lower than in 96% of U.S. counties.
Less distressed than 66% of U.S. counties.
What drives Crockett County's score
In Crockett County, late payments on loans are the highest-scoring part, at 54.9. Jobs are the lowest part, at 10.7.
The County Distress Index looks at five parts of household money trouble in Crockett County: jobs, late payments on loans, income and the safety net, collections and bankruptcy, and housing costs. Each part is scored from 0 to 100, and a higher score means worse off than other counties.
Even so, Crockett County is worse off than most counties on people with unpaid debt sent to a collector (39.8%, August 2025) and people with a subprime credit score (55.4%, Q2 2026).
A longer bar means more trouble. See how the county score works.
- 54.9 of 100
Late payments
Biggest factorCredit records, August 2025; credit scores, second quarter of 2026
- People with a credit card behind3.3% · August 202514th percentile
- People with a car or retail loan behind5.9% · August 202559th percentile
- People with a subprime credit score55.4% · second quarter of 202690th percentile
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- 53.4 of 100
Income and safety net
Poverty and income, 2024; disability and insurance, 2020–24 Census survey
- People below the poverty line14.7% · 202462nd percentile
- Children below the poverty line19.3% · 202461st percentile
- People with a disability17.7% · 2020 to 202465th percentile
- People without health insurance2.3% · 2020 to 20245th or lower percentile
- Median household income (lower income, longer bar)$59,395 · 202472nd percentile
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- 49.6 of 100
Collections and bankruptcy
Credit records, August 2025; bankruptcy filings, 2025
- People with unpaid debt sent to a collector39.8% · August 202594th percentile
- Bankruptcy filings per 100,000 people35 · 20255th or lower percentile
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- 33.0 of 100
Housing costs
Renters, 2020–24 Census survey; HUD's fair market rents, fiscal year 2027
- Renters paying half their income or more in rent0.0% · 2020 to 20245th or lower percentile
- Rent on a two-bedroom as a share of the median income21.8% · fiscal year 202761st percentile
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- 10.7 of 100
Jobs
Unemployment through Sep 2026; adults not working, 2020–24 Census survey
- Unemployment rate, average over the latest year3.1% · Oct 2025 to Sep 202616th percentile
- Adults 25 to 54 not working10.5% · 2020 to 20245th or lower percentile
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Sources: Urban Institute, Debt in America; Equifax via the St. Louis Fed; Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, Table F-5A; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey; U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Fair Market Rents and Census income; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics; Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates. County Distress Index by American Default Research, from data through Sep 2026.
Where the money in Crockett County comes from
Benefit checks are Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid paid on people's behalf, veterans' benefits, and food and income support, so a high share usually means an older population, low pay, or both. In Crockett County, 19.0% of residents are 65 or older (Census Bureau, 2024), against 17.2% nationally that year.
Cents of every dollar of income, 2024
Crockett County
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- Pay from work
- Investments and rent
- Benefit checks
In Crockett County, benefit checks' share of income has grown to about five times its 1969 level, reaching 23.8% in 2024, but pay from work still brings in more than twice as much as benefit checks
In Crockett County, Texas, benefit checks' share of income grew to about five times its 1969 level by 2024, reaching 23.8%; pay from work is plotted alongside. Every fifth year and 2024 are shown.
- Benefit checks
- Pay from work
SNAP food aid is one of the benefit checks counted in the income totals above.
The share of households in Crockett County getting SNAP food aid fell to zero in 2024, with its low point on the chart in 2022
Low on the chart: 0.0% in 2022. Households getting SNAP, every year; each bar is a five-year survey estimate ending that year, so neighboring bars share most of their data, Crockett County, Texas.
How Crockett County has changed
Crockett County's population had its largest drop, from 4,941 in 1984 to 4,107 in 1989.
Crockett County's population was at its highest on the chart in 1984 and is down 43% since
High on the chart: 4,941 in 1984. Residents, yearly estimate, every fifth year and 2024, Crockett County, Texas.
The number of jobs located in Crockett County had its largest drop, from 1,771 in 2015 to 1,335 in 2020.
The number of jobs located in Crockett County was at its highest on the chart in 2015 and has since fallen by about a quarter
High on the chart: 1,771 in 2015. Yearly average of jobs covered by unemployment insurance, every fifth year and 2025, Crockett County, Texas.
| Measure | Then | Now |
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| Unemployment rateBLS LAUS | 1990 4.1% | 2025 3.3% |
| People below the poverty lineCensus SAIPE | 1989 18.7% | 2024 14.7% |
| Median household incomeCensus SAIPE | 1989 $24,572 | 2024 $59,395 |
The table uses 3.3% for 2025; the score uses 3.1% for the latest year (Oct 2025 to Sep 2026), both from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Figures are as each agency published them, not adjusted for prices.
Dated events in Crockett County's history
1875
Formed from Bexar County on January 12, 1875. Wikipedia
1954
A flood in 1954 killed 16 people and destroyed about half of the homes in the town. Wikipedia
1980
The county's largest recorded population was the 1980 Census count of 4,608. The 2020 Census counted 3,098, 67% of the peak. Census Bureau
2002
A flash flood in October 2002 did $1 million in property damage. NOAA Storm Events Database
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Since 1993
15 federal disaster and emergency declarations have covered Crockett County, 1 of them for flooding. FEMA
Crockett County beside its neighbors
Of the nine counties that border Crockett County, eight score higher. For the share of income from benefit checks, Crockett County ranks 6th of the 10; Schleicher County is highest, at 27.1%.
| County | Score | Poverty | Benefit checks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Val Verde County, TX | 74 | 18.1% | 26.7% |
| Terrell County, TX | 67 | 18.7% | 26.9% |
| Schleicher County, TX | 67 | 15.4% | 27.1% |
| Pecos County, TX | 65 | 17.3% | 24.4% |
| Sutton County, TX | 54 | 12.3% | 24.2% |
| Reagan County, TX | 47 | 10.1% | 15.0% |
| Crane County, TX | 39 | 11.4% | 16.9% |
| Upton County, TX | 34 | 13.4% | 15.1% |
| Crockett County, TX | 33 | 14.7% | 23.8% |
| Irion County, TX | 27 | 8.9% | 15.2% |
Distress score: American Default Research, County Distress Index, data through Sep 2026; each county scored against all 3,144. Poverty rate: Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024. Benefit checks: Bureau of Economic Analysis, 2024. Neighbors share a border, from Census county maps.
Is Crockett County the poorest county in Texas?
No, Crockett County's poverty rate was 14.7% in 2024, 127th highest of 254 in Texas (U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). By that measure the poorest county in the state is Starr County, at 35.4%. On our distress index, which counts more than poverty, Crockett County ranks 223rd of 254 in the state.
If you're behind on your mortgage in Crockett County
Housing counselors approved by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development work at nonprofit agencies. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau describes free foreclosure-avoidance counseling, including help with mortgage-company conversations and available options Source CFPB.
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Texas RioGrande Legal Aid
Legal aid
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HUD-approved housing counselors
Our help directory lists 1,010 agencies approved for foreclosure counseling, by state.
The score, its 14 measures and their sources, in one file. Free to use with credit to American Default Research.
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Sources and method
- American Default Research · County Distress Index Data through Sep 2026, built from Urban Institute, Debt in America; Equifax via the St. Louis Fed; U.S. Courts, Table F-5A; Census Bureau, American Community Survey; HUD Fair Market Rents and Census income; Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics; Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates. The County Distress Index is American Default Research's own calculation; the Urban Institute does not produce or endorse it. Our methodology
- Urban Institute · Debt in America Breno Braga, Signe-Mary McKernan, Samantha Atherton, and Kassandra Martinchek, "Debt in America," last updated November 20, 2025, https://datacatalog.urban.org/dataset/debt-america-2025. Licensed under ODC-By 1.0.
- Rent on a two-bedroom and household income The rent share compares HUD fair market rent for fiscal year 2027 with Census Bureau median household income for 2024. The page calls this the typical household's income.
- U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Economic Accounts (CAINC4) · income shares Where the money in Crockett County comes from, 2024.
- History The agencies named in each row and the linked records above.