Stonewall County, Texas

County Distress Index: Elevated · 50.3 | 1,218 people · 185th most distressed in Texas

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Stonewall County, TX registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 50.3 — 1572nd 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 185th of 254 counties. Among its 7 neighboring counties, 4 show more distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Stonewall County's primary driver is Debt & Delinquency at 77.4 — worse than roughly 77% of U.S. counties.

Debt & Delinquency Primary driver 77.4
Debt in Collections 86
Medical Debt 87
Student Loan Delinquency 80
Auto Loan Delinquency 74
Credit Card Delinquency 73
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 65
Community Vulnerability 74.0
Uninsured Rate 86
Disability Rate 62
Income & Poverty 68.2
Poverty Rate 67
Income vs. State Median 66
Child Poverty Rate 71
Housing Cost Burden 16.1
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 5
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 5
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 10
Homeownership Rate 5
Rent-to-Income Ratio 55
Employment & Wages 16.0
Unemployment Rate 5
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 7
Business Formation Rate 36

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Stonewall County
Stonewall County, TX 50.3 Elevated
Jones County, TX 71.1 Serious +20.8
Dickens County, TX 68.4 Serious +18.0
Haskell County, TX 67.3 Serious +16.9
Knox County, TX 57.6 Elevated +7.2
Fisher County, TX 48.9 Normal -1.4
Kent County, TX 44.3 Normal -6.1
King County, TX 32.1 Healthy -18.2

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Stonewall County
Harding County, NM 50.3 Elevated 0.0
Oldham County, TX 50.3 Elevated -0.1
Storey County, NV 50.5 Elevated +0.1
Deer Lodge County, MT 50.2 Elevated -0.1
Schleicher County, TX 50.2 Elevated -0.1

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