Leon County, Texas

County Distress Index: Elevated · 54.0 | 16,538 people · 166th most distressed in Texas

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Leon County, TX registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 54.0 — 1286th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Community Vulnerability, where uninsured and disability rates are well above the national average. Within Texas, it ranks 166th of 254 counties. It scores lower than all 7 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Leon County's primary driver is Community Vulnerability at 91.2 — worse than roughly 91% of U.S. counties.

Community Vulnerability Primary driver 91.2
Uninsured Rate 91
Disability Rate 91
Debt & Delinquency 68.5
Debt in Collections 85
Medical Debt 84
Student Loan Delinquency 80
Auto Loan Delinquency 74
Credit Card Delinquency 79
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 9
Income & Poverty 57.1
Poverty Rate 51
Income vs. State Median 54
Child Poverty Rate 66
Employment & Wages 32.3
Unemployment Rate 45
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 5
Business Formation Rate 47
Housing Cost Burden 21.0
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 12
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 17
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 5
Homeownership Rate 35
Rent-to-Income Ratio 35

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Leon County
Leon County, TX 54.0 Elevated
Anderson County, TX 73.4 Serious +19.4
Houston County, TX 68.3 Serious +14.3
Madison County, TX 64.1 Elevated +10.1
Freestone County, TX 62.7 Elevated +8.7
Brazos County, TX 62.0 Elevated +8.0
Limestone County, TX 61.9 Elevated +7.8
Robertson County, TX 59.8 Elevated +5.8

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Leon County
Orleans County, NY 54.0 Elevated 0.0
Avery County, NC 54.0 Elevated -0.0
Bandera County, TX 54.0 Elevated -0.1
Jay County, IN 54.1 Elevated +0.1
Lincoln County, KY 54.0 Elevated -0.1

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