Martin County, Texas

County Distress Index: Normal · 42.6 | 5,216 people · 224th most distressed in Texas

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Martin County, TX falls within the normal range for household financial distress at 42.6 — 2169th 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 224th of 254 counties. Among its 7 neighboring counties, 4 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Martin County's primary driver is Debt & Delinquency at 65.5 — above the national median.

Debt & Delinquency Primary driver 65.5
Debt in Collections 82
Medical Debt 79
Student Loan Delinquency 80
Auto Loan Delinquency 74
Credit Card Delinquency 73
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 5
Community Vulnerability 47.3
Uninsured Rate 90
Disability Rate 5
Housing Cost Burden 36.0
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 5
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 5
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 5
Homeownership Rate 80
Rent-to-Income Ratio 85
Employment & Wages 35.8
Unemployment Rate 16
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 74
Business Formation Rate 18
Income & Poverty 28.4
Poverty Rate 37
Income vs. State Median 8
Child Poverty Rate 40

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Martin County
Martin County, TX 42.6 Normal
Dawson County, TX 66.8 Serious +24.2
Howard County, TX 58.4 Elevated +15.8
Midland County, TX 45.4 Normal +2.8
Andrews County, TX 41.5 Normal -1.1
Gaines County, TX 38.7 Normal -3.9
Glasscock County, TX 31.9 Healthy -10.7
Borden County, TX 27.8 Healthy -14.8

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Martin County
Furnas County, NE 42.6 Normal 0.0
Craig County, VA 42.6 Normal -0.0
Kearny County, KS 42.7 Normal +0.1
Tripp County, SD 42.8 Normal +0.1
Kingman County, KS 42.8 Normal +0.2

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