Dickens County, Texas

County Distress Index: Serious · 68.4 | 1,711 people · 49th most distressed in Texas

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Dickens County, TX shows significant household financial distress with a score of 68.4 — 293rd 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 49th of 254 counties. Among its 8 neighboring counties, 7 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Dickens County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 86.7 — worse than roughly 87% of U.S. counties.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 86.7
Poverty Rate 80
Income vs. State Median 93
Child Poverty Rate 88
Community Vulnerability 86.3
Uninsured Rate 78
Disability Rate 95
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
Housing Cost Burden 51.9
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 67
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 89
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 13
Homeownership Rate 13
Rent-to-Income Ratio 78
Employment & Wages 46.2
Unemployment Rate 58
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 41
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 Dickens County compares to its 8 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Dickens County
Dickens County, TX 68.4 Serious
Crosby County, TX 76.0 Serious +7.7
Floyd County, TX 68.1 Serious -0.3
Motley County, TX 67.7 Serious -0.7
Garza County, TX 60.1 Elevated -8.3
Cottle County, TX 55.4 Elevated -13.0
Stonewall County, TX 50.3 Elevated -18.0
Kent County, TX 44.3 Normal -24.1
King County, TX 32.1 Healthy -36.3

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Dickens County
Baker County, GA 68.5 Serious +0.1
De Baca County, NM 68.6 Serious +0.2
Clay County, WV 68.1 Serious -0.2
Floyd County, TX 68.1 Serious -0.3
Allendale County, SC 68.6 Serious +0.3

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