Sabine County, Texas

County Distress Index: Elevated · 60.7 | 10,106 people · 108th most distressed in Texas

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Sabine County, TX registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 60.7 — 784th 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 108th of 254 counties. Among its 5 neighboring counties, 3 show more distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Sabine County's primary driver is Community Vulnerability at 90.2 — worse than roughly 90% of U.S. counties.

Community Vulnerability Primary driver 90.2
Uninsured Rate 85
Disability Rate 95
Income & Poverty 68.8
Poverty Rate 58
Income vs. State Median 57
Child Poverty Rate 91
Debt & Delinquency 64.8
Debt in Collections 88
Medical Debt 91
Student Loan Delinquency 80
Auto Loan Delinquency 29
Credit Card Delinquency 61
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 40
Employment & Wages 60.3
Unemployment Rate 94
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 58
Business Formation Rate 28
Housing Cost Burden 19.2
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 16
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 32
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 5
Homeownership Rate 5
Rent-to-Income Ratio 38

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Sabine County compares to its 5 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Sabine County
Sabine County, TX 60.7 Elevated
San Augustine County, TX 75.6 Serious +14.9
Newton County, TX 65.8 Serious +5.2
Shelby County, TX 61.5 Elevated +0.9
Jasper County, TX 59.4 Elevated -1.3
Sabine Parish, LA 58.7 Elevated -2.0

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Sabine County
Seneca County, NY 60.6 Elevated -0.0
Marion County, AL 60.7 Elevated +0.0
Adams County, WA 60.7 Elevated +0.0
Jackson Parish, LA 60.7 Elevated +0.1
Alamosa County, CO 60.6 Elevated -0.1

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