San Saba County, Texas

County Distress Index: Elevated · 59.7 | 5,845 people · 117th most distressed in Texas

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San Saba County, TX registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 59.7 — 852nd 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 117th of 254 counties. Among its 7 neighboring counties, 5 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. San Saba County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 80.9 — worse than roughly 81% of U.S. counties.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 80.9
Poverty Rate 80
Income vs. State Median 81
Child Poverty Rate 82
Community Vulnerability 71.5
Uninsured Rate 95
Disability Rate 48
Debt & Delinquency 55.9
Debt in Collections 71
Medical Debt 89
Student Loan Delinquency 80
Auto Loan Delinquency 5
Credit Card Delinquency 85
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 5
Employment & Wages 49.9
Unemployment Rate 30
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 68
Business Formation Rate 51
Housing Cost Burden 40.3
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 9
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 8
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 39
Homeownership Rate 74
Rent-to-Income Ratio 71

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. San Saba County
San Saba County, TX 59.7 Elevated
McCulloch County, TX 71.5 Serious +11.8
Brown County, TX 71.1 Serious +11.4
Lampasas County, TX 57.0 Elevated -2.7
Mills County, TX 55.3 Elevated -4.5
Mason County, TX 50.0 Elevated -9.7
Llano County, TX 47.8 Normal -11.9
Burnet County, TX 41.5 Normal -18.2

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. San Saba County
Mahnomen County, MN 59.7 Elevated -0.0
Leslie County, KY 59.7 Elevated +0.0
Graham County, NC 59.6 Elevated -0.1
Pickett County, TN 60.0 Elevated +0.2
Corson County, SD 60.0 Elevated +0.3

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