Montague County, Texas

County Distress Index: Elevated · 62.6 | 21,598 people · 93rd most distressed in Texas

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Montague County, TX registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 62.6 — 645th 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 93rd of 254 counties. Among its 6 neighboring counties, 5 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Montague County's primary driver is Community Vulnerability at 85.5 — worse than roughly 86% of U.S. counties.

Community Vulnerability Primary driver 85.5
Uninsured Rate 91
Disability Rate 80
Debt & Delinquency 76.0
Debt in Collections 87
Medical Debt 99
Student Loan Delinquency 86
Auto Loan Delinquency 68
Credit Card Delinquency 75
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 42
Employment & Wages 52.2
Unemployment Rate 52
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 64
Business Formation Rate 41
Housing Cost Burden 50.4
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 50
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 89
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 39
Homeownership Rate 25
Rent-to-Income Ratio 49
Income & Poverty 48.9
Poverty Rate 48
Income vs. State Median 50
Child Poverty Rate 48

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Montague County compares to its 6 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Montague County
Montague County, TX 62.6 Elevated
Jefferson County, OK 70.7 Serious +8.2
Love County, OK 58.6 Elevated -4.0
Clay County, TX 55.7 Elevated -6.9
Jack County, TX 53.5 Elevated -9.1
Cooke County, TX 53.4 Elevated -9.2
Wise County, TX 43.9 Normal -18.7

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Montague County
Colfax County, NM 62.6 Elevated -0.0
Saluda County, SC 62.6 Elevated -0.0
Union County, FL 62.6 Elevated +0.0
Warren County, MS 62.6 Elevated +0.1
Summers County, WV 62.5 Elevated -0.1

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