Jim Hogg County, Texas

County Distress Index: Serious · 72.4 | 4,720 people · 22nd most distressed in Texas

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Jim Hogg County, TX shows significant household financial distress with a score of 72.4 — 121st 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 22nd 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. Jim Hogg County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 95.0 — worse than roughly 95% of U.S. counties.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 95.0
Poverty Rate 95
Income vs. State Median 95
Child Poverty Rate 95
Debt & Delinquency 75.8
Debt in Collections 95
Medical Debt 95
Student Loan Delinquency 80
Auto Loan Delinquency 95
Credit Card Delinquency 83
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 7
Community Vulnerability 71.5
Uninsured Rate 95
Disability Rate 48
Housing Cost Burden 61.6
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 61
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 47
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 23
Homeownership Rate 91
Rent-to-Income Ratio 86
Employment & Wages 58.0
Unemployment Rate 64
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 15
Business Formation Rate 95

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Jim Hogg County
Jim Hogg County, TX 72.4 Serious
Starr County, TX 79.2 Serious +6.8
Duval County, TX 76.7 Serious +4.3
Brooks County, TX 76.2 Serious +3.8
Zapata County, TX 75.7 Serious +3.3
Webb County, TX 72.6 Serious +0.2

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Jim Hogg County
Taylor County, GA 72.4 Serious +0.0
Oregon County, MO 72.5 Serious +0.1
Stewart County, GA 72.3 Serious -0.1
Chicot County, AR 72.6 Serious +0.3
Fulton County, KY 72.6 Serious +0.3

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