Nolan County, Texas

County Distress Index: Serious · 68.9 | 14,306 people · 45th most distressed in Texas

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Nolan County, TX shows significant household financial distress with a score of 68.9 — 264th 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 45th of 254 counties. Among its 7 neighboring counties, 6 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Nolan County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 83.7 — worse than roughly 84% of U.S. counties.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 83.7
Poverty Rate 87
Income vs. State Median 78
Child Poverty Rate 86
Community Vulnerability 83.0
Uninsured Rate 90
Disability Rate 76
Debt & Delinquency 76.3
Debt in Collections 90
Medical Debt 80
Student Loan Delinquency 92
Auto Loan Delinquency 88
Credit Card Delinquency 81
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 28
Housing Cost Burden 54.8
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 63
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 47
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 20
Homeownership Rate 82
Rent-to-Income Ratio 62
Employment & Wages 46.6
Unemployment Rate 38
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 11
Business Formation Rate 91

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Nolan County
Nolan County, TX 68.9 Serious
Jones County, TX 71.1 Serious +2.3
Mitchell County, TX 62.0 Elevated -6.9
Taylor County, TX 60.4 Elevated -8.5
Runnels County, TX 56.1 Elevated -12.7
Scurry County, TX 50.0 Normal -18.9
Coke County, TX 48.9 Normal -19.9
Fisher County, TX 48.9 Normal -20.0

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Nolan County
Socorro County, NM 68.8 Serious -0.0
Ashley County, AR 68.8 Serious -0.0
Glades County, FL 68.9 Serious +0.0
Natchitoches Parish, LA 68.8 Serious -0.0
Hendry County, FL 68.8 Serious -0.1

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