Moore County, Texas

County Distress Index: Elevated · 51.5 | 21,190 people · 178th most distressed in Texas

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Moore County, TX registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 51.5 — 1478th 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 178th of 254 counties. Among its 8 neighboring counties, 6 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Moore County's primary driver is Debt & Delinquency at 72.0 — above the national median.

Debt & Delinquency Primary driver 72.0
Debt in Collections 79
Medical Debt 86
Student Loan Delinquency 95
Auto Loan Delinquency 78
Credit Card Delinquency 89
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 5
Community Vulnerability 51.4
Uninsured Rate 96
Disability Rate 7
Income & Poverty 49.6
Poverty Rate 49
Income vs. State Median 36
Child Poverty Rate 64
Housing Cost Burden 44.4
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 24
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 13
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 62
Homeownership Rate 90
Rent-to-Income Ratio 33
Employment & Wages 40.2
Unemployment Rate 13
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 19
Business Formation Rate 88

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Moore County compares to its 8 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Moore County
Moore County, TX 51.5 Elevated
Potter County, TX 66.8 Serious +15.2
Hutchinson County, TX 53.9 Elevated +2.4
Oldham County, TX 50.3 Elevated -1.3
Dallam County, TX 47.5 Normal -4.0
Hansford County, TX 47.0 Normal -4.6
Sherman County, TX 45.8 Normal -5.8
Carson County, TX 35.7 Normal -15.8
Hartley County, TX 30.9 Healthy -20.6

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Moore County
Custer County, MT 51.6 Elevated +0.0
Woodward County, OK 51.5 Elevated -0.0
Todd County, KY 51.5 Elevated -0.1
Alpena County, MI 51.5 Elevated -0.1
Alleghany County, VA 51.6 Elevated +0.1

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