Hood County, Texas

County Distress Index: Normal · 49.3 | 67,774 people · 191st most distressed in Texas

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Hood County, TX falls within the normal range for household financial distress at 49.3 — 1653rd nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Debt & Delinquency, where debt and delinquency levels sit above the national average. Within Texas, it ranks 191st of 254 counties. Among its 5 neighboring counties, 3 show more distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Hood County's primary driver is Debt & Delinquency at 62.6 — above the national median.

Debt & Delinquency Primary driver 62.6
Debt in Collections 72
Medical Debt 87
Student Loan Delinquency 66
Auto Loan Delinquency 56
Credit Card Delinquency 34
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 62
Community Vulnerability 60.4
Uninsured Rate 89
Disability Rate 32
Housing Cost Burden 58.1
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 80
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 79
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 73
Homeownership Rate 13
Rent-to-Income Ratio 45
Employment & Wages 53.9
Unemployment Rate 52
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 88
Business Formation Rate 22
Income & Poverty 11.3
Poverty Rate 8
Income vs. State Median 8
Child Poverty Rate 18

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Hood County
Hood County, TX 49.3 Normal
Palo Pinto County, TX 69.3 Serious +20.1
Erath County, TX 60.4 Elevated +11.1
Johnson County, TX 54.2 Elevated +5.0
Parker County, TX 44.9 Normal -4.4
Somervell County, TX 29.0 Healthy -20.2

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Hood County
Granville County, NC 49.3 Normal -0.0
Hall County, GA 49.3 Normal +0.0
Watauga County, NC 49.3 Normal +0.1
Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK 49.3 Normal +0.1
Yamhill County, OR 49.4 Normal +0.1

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