Throckmorton County, Texas

County Distress Index: Elevated · 56.2 | 1,526 people · 145th most distressed in Texas

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Throckmorton County, TX registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 56.2 — 1127th 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 145th 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. Throckmorton County's primary driver is Debt & Delinquency at 78.9 — worse than roughly 79% of U.S. counties.

Debt & Delinquency Primary driver 78.9
Debt in Collections 86
Medical Debt 87
Student Loan Delinquency 80
Auto Loan Delinquency 74
Credit Card Delinquency 73
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 74
Income & Poverty 64.9
Poverty Rate 47
Income vs. State Median 84
Child Poverty Rate 65
Community Vulnerability 59.0
Uninsured Rate 95
Disability Rate 23
Employment & Wages 42.6
Unemployment Rate 55
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 67
Business Formation Rate 5
Housing Cost Burden 35.8
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 8
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 43
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 5
Homeownership Rate 56
Rent-to-Income Ratio 67

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Throckmorton County
Throckmorton County, TX 56.2 Elevated
Haskell County, TX 67.3 Serious +11.0
Baylor County, TX 66.1 Serious +9.9
Stephens County, TX 64.2 Elevated +7.9
Knox County, TX 57.6 Elevated +1.3
Young County, TX 48.2 Normal -8.1
Shackelford County, TX 44.9 Normal -11.3
Archer County, TX 44.8 Normal -11.5

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Throckmorton County
Nome Census Area, AK 56.3 Elevated +0.0
Cimarron County, OK 56.3 Elevated +0.0
Runnels County, TX 56.1 Elevated -0.1
Pershing County, NV 56.1 Elevated -0.1
Clearwater County, ID 56.4 Elevated +0.1

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