Jasper County, Texas

County Distress Index: Elevated · 59.4 | 32,694 people · 121st most distressed in Texas

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Jasper County, TX registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 59.4 — 879th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Debt & Delinquency, where residents carry heavy debt burdens with elevated delinquency and collections rates. Within Texas, it ranks 121st of 254 counties. Among its 7 neighboring counties, 6 show more distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Jasper County's primary driver is Debt & Delinquency at 77.7 — worse than roughly 78% of U.S. counties.

Debt & Delinquency Primary driver 77.7
Debt in Collections 96
Medical Debt 94
Student Loan Delinquency 99
Auto Loan Delinquency 78
Credit Card Delinquency 66
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 33
Income & Poverty 68.8
Poverty Rate 71
Income vs. State Median 60
Child Poverty Rate 76
Community Vulnerability 63.7
Uninsured Rate 95
Disability Rate 32
Employment & Wages 51.5
Unemployment Rate 90
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 21
Business Formation Rate 43
Housing Cost Burden 35.1
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 56
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 31
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 17
Homeownership Rate 31
Rent-to-Income Ratio 40

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Jasper County
Jasper County, TX 59.4 Elevated
San Augustine County, TX 75.6 Serious +16.2
Angelina County, TX 72.0 Serious +12.6
Tyler County, TX 71.0 Serious +11.7
Newton County, TX 65.8 Serious +6.5
Orange County, TX 60.9 Elevated +1.5
Sabine County, TX 60.7 Elevated +1.3
Hardin County, TX 55.2 Elevated -4.1

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Jasper County
Bourbon County, KS 59.3 Elevated -0.0
Jackson County, TX 59.4 Elevated +0.0
Blackford County, IN 59.3 Elevated -0.1
Clatsop County, OR 59.3 Elevated -0.1
Asotin County, WA 59.3 Elevated -0.1

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