Lamb County, Texas

County Distress Index: Elevated · 57.4 | 12,711 people · 138th most distressed in Texas

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Lamb County, TX registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 57.4 — 1049th 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 138th of 254 counties. Among its 7 neighboring counties, 4 show more distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Lamb County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 74.5 — above the national median.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 74.5
Poverty Rate 79
Income vs. State Median 64
Child Poverty Rate 80
Debt & Delinquency 74.0
Debt in Collections 95
Medical Debt 95
Student Loan Delinquency 80
Auto Loan Delinquency 85
Credit Card Delinquency 78
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 12
Community Vulnerability 65.5
Uninsured Rate 95
Disability Rate 36
Employment & Wages 44.0
Unemployment Rate 34
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 23
Business Formation Rate 75
Housing Cost Burden 29.0
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 20
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 14
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 5
Homeownership Rate 62
Rent-to-Income Ratio 44

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Lamb County
Lamb County, TX 57.4 Elevated
Hale County, TX 69.6 Serious +12.2
Cochran County, TX 64.0 Elevated +6.6
Lubbock County, TX 63.7 Elevated +6.3
Hockley County, TX 57.7 Elevated +0.3
Castro County, TX 53.7 Elevated -3.7
Bailey County, TX 50.6 Elevated -6.8
Parmer County, TX 45.3 Normal -12.1

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Lamb County
Clarke County, AL 57.4 Elevated +0.0
Iosco County, MI 57.4 Elevated +0.0
Hopkins County, TX 57.4 Elevated +0.0
Fleming County, KY 57.3 Elevated -0.1
Coos County, NH 57.5 Elevated +0.1

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