Goliad County, Texas

County Distress Index: Elevated · 54.1 | 7,144 people · 165th most distressed in Texas

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Goliad County, TX registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 54.1 — 1279th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Employment & Wages, where unemployment is elevated, wages are low relative to housing costs, and business formation lags. Within Texas, it ranks 165th of 254 counties. It scores lower than all 5 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Goliad County's primary driver is Employment & Wages at 69.2 — above the national median.

Employment & Wages Primary driver 69.2
Unemployment Rate 69
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 86
Business Formation Rate 53
Community Vulnerability 68.4
Uninsured Rate 81
Disability Rate 56
Income & Poverty 53.0
Poverty Rate 52
Income vs. State Median 36
Child Poverty Rate 71
Debt & Delinquency 49.8
Debt in Collections 53
Medical Debt 49
Student Loan Delinquency 80
Auto Loan Delinquency 78
Credit Card Delinquency 11
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 28
Housing Cost Burden 30.1
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 23
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 16
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 16
Homeownership Rate 8
Rent-to-Income Ratio 89

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Goliad County compares to its 5 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Goliad County
Goliad County, TX 54.1 Elevated
Bee County, TX 76.9 Serious +22.8
Refugio County, TX 71.8 Serious +17.7
Karnes County, TX 67.4 Serious +13.3
Victoria County, TX 67.0 Serious +12.9
DeWitt County, TX 65.9 Serious +11.8

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Goliad County
Clark County, MO 54.1 Elevated -0.0
Harrison County, MO 54.1 Elevated +0.0
Hardin County, IL 54.0 Elevated -0.1
Lyman County, SD 54.4 Elevated +0.3
Richmond County, VA 53.9 Elevated -0.3

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