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Local debt by county

$148.4B owed by Texas Independent School Districts at the end of fiscal year 2025. Harris, Dallas and Collin counties hold the most. Figures as loaded 10/17/2026.

Showing Total principal outstanding for Independent School Districts, fiscal year 2025. How it is computed: principal outstanding at the fiscal year end, summed over the local governments attributed to the county; computed here from BRB's tables.

How these figures are made

BRB's tables3,319 local governments reported $365.5 billion of principal at the end of fiscal year 2025.
Home county3,319 placed in 252 counties by the first county listed for each. 106 list more than one county ($29.0 billion); every one names a county.
Per resident159 counties with a population on the county government's own row (29,981,417 residents); 95 not reported.

Home county

BRB's County field lists every county an issuer serves and gives no shares. Here an issuer's debt counts in its home county: the first county listed for it that is one of the 254 counties. A listed name that is not a county (such as a river in a river authority's entry) is skipped. Splitting debt equally across the listed counties would be just as arbitrary, so it is not offered. The "Of which multi-county issuers" column shows how much of each county's figure comes from issuers that list more than one county, and each county's page lists the issuers that also serve it.

Denominators

Debt per resident: principal divided by the population on the county government's own row in the same table and fiscal year. For one government type it is debt per county resident, not per resident of those governments.
Debt per student: school districts' principal divided by their average daily attendance, both summed over the districts attributed to the county.
Tax supported debt to taxable value: tax supported principal divided by the county government's taxable value. An approximation: special districts' rolls overlap the county roll.
10-year change: debt per resident now against ten fiscal years earlier, or the earliest year in the tables when that is later.

Not reported means no government of the chosen type in the county reported debt outstanding that year, or the county's population, attendance or taxable value was not reported (a county government with no debt has no row in the table). It is never shown as zero. Counties not reported are not ranked.

Classes: the map's colour classes are drawn from every county's value in every fiscal year in the tables (2016 to 2025) for the chosen measure, type and pledge, and rounded to readable numbers, so a colour means the same amount in every year. The 10-year change uses one diverging scale centred on zero.

Size bands (county population, for "Rank in its size band"): under 10,000; 10,000 to 49,999; 50,000 to 99,999; 100,000 to 499,999; 500,000 and over.

Fiscal years: Texas fiscal years run September 1 to August 31. Local governments report at the end of their own fiscal year, as BRB's tables do.

Sources: Local Issuance Fee By Year; Debt Outstanding By Issuance Local By Year, from BRB's open data. County shapes: U.S. Census Bureau 2025 county boundaries (1:500,000).

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Counties by Total principal outstanding, fiscal year 2025: ranked among the 245 counties with a value; 9 not reported. Select a column heading to sort by it.
Rank ?	County ?	Total principal outstanding ?	Population ?	Issuers ?	Of which multi-county issuers ?	10-year change in debt per resident ?	Rank in its size band?
1	Harris	$19,877,621,739	5,009,302	19	$573,205,572	+37.5%	1st of 12
2	Dallas	$11,819,889,574	2,656,028	14	$0	+66.8%	2nd of 12
3	Collin	$10,972,948,449	1,254,658	14	$0	+61.8%	3rd of 12
4	Tarrant	$10,549,725,241	2,230,708	16	$0	+75.1%	4th of 12
5	Denton	$9,337,702,925	1,045,120	11	$0	+121.7%	5th of 12
6	Bexar	$7,345,759,279	2,127,737	13	$0	+16.1%	6th of 12
7	Williamson	$6,011,955,141	727,480	11	$26,910,000	+62.4%	7th of 12
8	Travis	$5,181,827,999	1,363,767	7	$0	+103.7%	8th of 12
9	Fort Bend	$5,177,370,000	958,434	4	$0	+131.1%	9th of 12
10	Montgomery	$4,970,265,000	749,613	6	$0	+68.7%	10th of 12
11	El Paso	$2,845,112,474	875,784	9	$0	+63.8%	11th of 12
12	Galveston	$2,537,925,000	367,407	8	$0	+49.4%	1st of 31
13	Hays	$2,490,353,649	292,029	4	$641,010,000	+136.3%	2nd of 31
14	Brazoria	$2,222,735,000	413,224	8	$0	+42.8%	3rd of 31
15	Kaufman	$2,214,659,989	197,829	7	$0	+153.8%	4th of 31
16	Comal	$2,065,650,214	201,628	2	$1,440,220,214	+75.8%	5th of 31
17	Lubbock	$1,941,363,044	327,394	8	$0	+152.0%	6th of 31
18	Nueces	$1,711,947,390	353,125	12	$0	+162.8%	7th of 31
19	Rockwall	$1,608,931,587	137,044	2	$0	+102.2%	8th of 31
20	Grayson	$1,535,563,217	150,532	13	$0	+367.0%	9th of 31
21	Ellis	$1,527,373,659	232,387	9	$0	+39.8%	10th of 31
22	Bell	$1,422,893,475	399,578	9	$24,257,000	+201.7%	11th of 31
23	Waller	$1,317,337,994	65,109	3	$0	+355.8%	1st of 26
24	Midland	$1,238,790,172	183,587	2	$0	+283.5%	12th of 31
25	Hidalgo	$1,210,347,657	914,820	15	$0	−23.1%	12th of 12
26	Johnson	$1,134,257,496	210,547	9	$0	+13.3%	13th of 31
27	Jefferson	$1,099,862,595	253,948	6	$0	+21.8%	14th of 31
28	McLennan	$1,066,193,573	270,358	17	$0	+87.1%	15th of 31
29	Guadalupe	$929,175,106	195,166	4	$0	+42.8%	16th of 31
30	Bastrop	$921,791,725	114,931	4	$0	+180.4%	17th of 31
31	Smith	$858,784,912	249,091	8	$0	+52.4%	18th of 31
32	San Patricio	$838,521,674	71,467	7	$0	+371.2%	2nd of 26
33	Medina	$765,533,680	55,619	5	$0	+268.7%	3rd of 26
34	Brazos	$764,015,000	249,624	2	$0	+28.0%	19th of 31
35	Parker	$729,139,974	179,707	8	$0	+16.0%	20th of 31
36	Gregg	$678,984,189	126,679	7	$0	Not reported	21st of 31
37	Chambers	$647,685,000	56,179	3	$0	+90.2%	4th of 26
38	Webb	$647,115,000	272,823	3	$0	+6.4%	22nd of 31
39	Tom Green	$523,182,994	120,103	6	$0	+272.6%	23rd of 31
40	Reeves	$510,986,817	11,956	2	$0	+2853.0%	1st of 53
41	Hunt	$471,376,463	118,729	10	$0	+79.6%	24th of 31
42	Ector	$468,315,000	170,022	1	$0	+146.7%	25th of 31
43	Taylor	$462,204,216	148,813	5	$0	Not reported	26th of 31
44	Kendall	$441,549,896	51,828	2	$0	+77.5%	5th of 26
45	Orange	$432,154,991	86,115	5	$0	Not reported	6th of 26
46	Liberty	$419,827,785	115,042	6	$0	+26.6%	27th of 31
47	Cameron	$416,851,000	431,874	10	$6,310,000	−23.2%	28th of 31
48	Potter	$405,745,000	114,649	4	$292,555,000	+97.6%	29th of 31
49	Wichita	$370,041,291	129,984	5	$0	Not reported	30th of 31
50	Bowie	$351,303,000	91,992	11	$0	+144.4%	7th of 26
51	Matagorda	$327,115,000	36,391	5	$0	+404.1%	2nd of 53
52	Henderson	$295,540,000	Not reported	7	$0	Not reported	Not reported
53	Burnet	$265,185,000	55,722	2	$0	+98.5%	8th of 26
54	Harrison	$239,031,000	Not reported	6	$53,015,000	Not reported	Not reported
55	Caldwell	$235,226,856	52,430	2	$0	+136.2%	9th of 26
56	Van Zandt	$231,176,504	Not reported	6	$0	Not reported	Not reported
57	Pecos	$219,015,000	Not reported	3	$0	Not reported	Not reported
58	Navarro	$218,754,698	56,533	7	$0	+50.8%	10th of 26
59	Starr	$207,310,000	66,587	2	$0	+21.1%	11th of 26
60	Randall	$204,065,000	150,547	1	$0	+148.8%	31st of 31
61	Fannin	$190,107,236	38,650	7	$38,355,000	Not reported	3rd of 53
62	Wise	$189,233,094	81,275	7	$0	−6.7%	12th of 26
63	Atascosa	$189,113,760	52,783	5	$0	+19.9%	13th of 26
64	Hopkins	$186,796,729	38,784	6	$44,716,729	+148.4%	4th of 53
65	Winkler	$183,180,000	7,381	2	$0	+317.3%	1st of 34
66	Wilson	$176,804,000	55,415	4	$0	+23.2%	14th of 26
67	Wharton	$167,920,000	Not reported	5	$28,905,000	Not reported	Not reported
68	Lamar	$161,784,000	51,249	4	$0	+79.6%	15th of 26
69	Grimes	$161,320,622	Not reported	4	$6,279,000	Not reported	Not reported
70	Hardin	$156,708,997	58,670	5	$0	+54.4%	16th of 26
71	Walker	$146,567,000	83,722	2	$0	+285.4%	17th of 26
72	Upton	$144,435,000	3,128	2	$0	+212.5%	2nd of 34
73	Angelina	$139,044,924	88,094	6	$0	+17.6%	18th of 26
74	Cooke	$131,378,979	Not reported	6	$0	Not reported	Not reported
75	Blanco	$130,725,000	13,358	2	$0	+501.9%	5th of 53
76	Nacogdoches	$128,440,000	65,728	8	$0	+70.4%	19th of 26
77	Polk	$128,425,000	54,258	6	$0	+30.7%	20th of 26
78	Ward	$127,465,000	Not reported	2	$0	Not reported	Not reported
79	Erath	$125,084,500	Not reported	5	$0	Not reported	Not reported
80	Austin	$124,992,239	32,546	3	$0	+52.8%	6th of 53
81	Hill	$124,562,164	38,771	12	$0	+35.5%	7th of 53
82	Martin	$120,000,000	5,179	2	$0	Not reported	3rd of 34
83	Upshur	$118,594,000	Not reported	6	$0	Not reported	Not reported
84	Wood	$118,503,000	Not reported	5	$0	Not reported	Not reported
85	Kerr	$118,015,000	53,900	4	$0	+175.7%	21st of 26
86	Anderson	$117,731,000	59,512	7	$0	+11.6%	22nd of 26
87	Bee	$115,781,000	31,226	4	$0	+139.4%	8th of 53
88	Karnes	$115,343,985	15,137	4	$0	+45.1%	9th of 53
89	Leon	$114,903,984	16,698	5	$0	Not reported	10th of 53
90	Milam	$113,072,000	26,159	5	$0	+99.2%	11th of 53
91	Palo Pinto	$110,208,292	30,231	5	$0	Not reported	12th of 53
92	Dimmit	$109,255,000	8,181	1	$0	+214.6%	4th of 34
93	Moore	$104,813,990	Not reported	2	$0	Not reported	Not reported
94	Dawson	$103,890,000	Not reported	3	$0	Not reported	Not reported
95	Gonzales	$102,555,000	20,040	3	$0	+141.2%	13th of 53
96	Camp	$100,740,000	13,164	1	$0	+372.9%	14th of 53
97	Victoria	$99,795,000	91,949	3	$0	−38.5%	23rd of 26
98	Gray	$99,059,959	20,888	3	$0	+129.0%	15th of 53
99	Yoakum	$97,150,000	Not reported	2	$0	Not reported	Not reported
100	Burleson	$96,614,200	20,179	3	$0	+220.3%	16th of 53
101	DeWitt	$95,675,000	Not reported	3	$0	Not reported	Not reported
102	Rusk	$95,500,762	Not reported	8	$0	Not reported	Not reported
103	Hood	$93,877,015	69,126	3	$15,300,895	−43.4%	24th of 26
104	Hale	$93,179,985	31,953	4	$0	Not reported	17th of 53
105	Titus	$88,137,000	31,547	3	$0	+88.1%	18th of 53
106	Jim Wells	$87,901,000	38,886	4	$0	+106.0%	19th of 53
107	Brown	$84,471,000	38,631	6	$0	+34.9%	20th of 53
108	Cherokee	$83,525,666	Not reported	5	$3,985,000	Not reported	Not reported
109	Aransas	$81,807,000	25,595	1	$0	+159.5%	21st of 53
110	Howard	$80,895,000	30,833	3	$0	+10.1%	22nd of 53
111	Freestone	$80,401,000	Not reported	2	$0	Not reported	Not reported
112	Gillespie	$79,390,000	28,159	1	$0	+353.8%	23rd of 53
113	Jasper	$78,675,533	Not reported	4	$0	Not reported	Not reported
114	Hutchinson	$76,667,385	Not reported	3	$0	Not reported	Not reported
115	Falls	$74,055,000	17,752	4	$32,305,000	+1162.8%	24th of 53
116	Fayette	$73,895,000	25,488	5	$0	+373.0%	25th of 53
117	Goliad	$72,425,000	Not reported	1	$0	Not reported	Not reported
118	Franklin	$71,905,000	Not reported	1	$0	Not reported	Not reported
119	La Salle	$71,155,000	6,679	1	$0	+146.2%	5th of 34
120	Tyler	$70,172,681	Not reported	5	$0	Not reported	Not reported
121	Robertson	$69,505,000	17,659	4	$0	+136.8%	26th of 53
122	Panola	$69,167,000	Not reported	3	$0	Not reported	Not reported
123	Washington	$68,713,370	Not reported	2	$0	Not reported	Not reported
124	Refugio	$68,225,000	Not reported	3	$20,250,000	Not reported	Not reported
125	Nolan	$65,210,000	14,182	4	$0	+194.4%	27th of 53
126	Andrews	$64,965,000	18,923	1	$0	+171.7%	28th of 53
126	Frio	$64,965,000	19,520	2	$0	−1.1%	28th of 53
128	Crockett	$64,910,000	Not reported	1	$0	Not reported	Not reported
129	Reagan	$64,725,000	Not reported	1	$0	Not reported	Not reported
130	Jack	$63,866,000	Not reported	3	$0	Not reported	Not reported
131	Callahan	$60,512,500	14,615	4	$0	+57.2%	30th of 53
132	Zavala	$58,965,000	9,209	2	$0	+47.1%	6th of 34
133	Crane	$58,725,000	4,594	1	$0	Not reported	7th of 34
134	Archer	$58,430,000	9,155	3	$0	+50.5%	8th of 34
135	Shelby	$57,555,000	Not reported	4	$0	Not reported	Not reported
136	Duval	$57,432,000	9,585	3	$0	+26.5%	9th of 34
137	Hockley	$56,254,972	Not reported	5	$0	Not reported	Not reported
138	Dallam	$55,900,000	Not reported	2	$0	Not reported	Not reported
139	San Augustine	$54,300,123	7,767	2	$0	+293.5%	10th of 34
140	Lavaca	$52,912,000	Not reported	5	$0	Not reported	Not reported
141	Maverick	$52,570,000	58,829	1	$0	−31.0%	25th of 26
142	Willacy	$52,464,000	20,027	4	$0	+55.8%	31st of 53
143	Ochiltree	$52,173,712	9,717	1	$0	Not reported	11th of 34
144	Terry	$51,845,553	Not reported	3	$0	Not reported	Not reported
145	Llano	$50,010,000	23,163	1	$0	+4.2%	32nd of 53
146	Colorado	$48,822,372	21,475	3	$0	+22.2%	33rd of 53
147	Kleberg	$48,411,000	30,442	2	$0	−33.1%	34th of 53
148	Val Verde	$47,529,993	47,999	2	$0	+19.4%	35th of 53
149	Montague	$47,505,000	Not reported	4	$0	Not reported	Not reported
150	Bosque	$47,122,136	19,013	5	$6,450,000	Not reported	36th of 53
151	Wilbarger	$46,813,000	Not reported	3	$0	Not reported	Not reported
152	Lynn	$45,434,000	Not reported	4	$0	Not reported	Not reported
153	Live Oak	$45,380,000	11,967	2	$0	−10.5%	37th of 53
154	Lamb	$45,140,000	Not reported	2	$0	Not reported	Not reported
155	Clay	$44,485,000	Not reported	4	$0	Not reported	Not reported
156	Young	$44,455,000	Not reported	3	$0	Not reported	Not reported
157	Red River	$43,903,000	Not reported	4	$0	Not reported	Not reported
158	Jackson	$40,665,000	Not reported	3	$0	Not reported	Not reported
159	Culberson	$40,500,000	Not reported	1	$0	Not reported	Not reported
160	Parmer	$39,670,000	Not reported	4	$0	Not reported	Not reported
161	Newton	$38,185,000	Not reported	3	$0	Not reported	Not reported
162	Haskell	$38,041,405	Not reported	2	$0	Not reported	Not reported
163	Comanche	$37,161,000	14,359	4	$0	+68.0%	38th of 53
164	Glasscock	$36,965,000	Not reported	1	$0	Not reported	Not reported
165	Mitchell	$36,765,000	8,968	2	$0	−3.8%	12th of 34
166	Gaines	$35,825,000	Not reported	2	$0	Not reported	Not reported
167	Irion	$34,745,000	Not reported	1	$0	Not reported	Not reported
168	Hansford	$33,365,000	Not reported	3	$0	Not reported	Not reported
168	Limestone	$33,365,000	22,569	3	$0	Not reported	39th of 53
170	Lee	$31,981,000	18,451	3	$0	−29.8%	40th of 53
171	San Jacinto	$30,365,000	29,326	2	$0	+24.8%	41st of 53
172	Castro	$29,620,000	7,380	3	$0	Not reported	13th of 34
173	Floyd	$29,370,000	Not reported	2	$0	Not reported	Not reported
174	Scurry	$29,345,000	16,211	3	$0	−27.0%	42nd of 53
175	Somervell	$29,155,000	10,098	1	$0	+20.2%	43rd of 53
176	Garza	$26,565,000	4,645	1	$0	−6.4%	14th of 34
177	Coryell	$25,713,000	86,370	3	$0	Not reported	26th of 26
178	Coke	$25,320,000	Not reported	2	$0	Not reported	Not reported
179	Houston	$25,235,000	22,197	4	$0	+41.6%	44th of 53
180	Fisher	$25,085,000	3,665	2	$0	+47525.1%	15th of 34
181	Carson	$25,015,000	Not reported	3	$0	Not reported	Not reported
182	Jones	$24,025,000	20,850	5	$0	−15.8%	45th of 53
183	Lampasas	$23,404,977	23,539	2	$0	−50.4%	46th of 53
184	Oldham	$23,255,000	Not reported	3	$0	Not reported	Not reported
185	Morris	$22,229,000	Not reported	2	$5,469,000	Not reported	Not reported
186	Madison	$22,161,000	13,877	2	$0	−21.1%	47th of 53
187	Brooks	$22,115,000	6,740	1	$0	−26.0%	16th of 34
188	Throckmorton	$22,035,000	Not reported	1	$0	Not reported	Not reported
189	Bailey	$21,965,000	Not reported	1	$0	Not reported	Not reported
190	Sterling	$21,825,000	1,387	1	$0	+13.3%	17th of 34
191	Hamilton	$21,685,000	8,644	2	$0	+379.4%	18th of 34
192	Knox	$21,250,000	Not reported	2	$0	Not reported	Not reported
193	Mills	$20,145,000	4,563	3	$0	+161.7%	19th of 34
194	Calhoun	$19,590,000	19,942	1	$0	−63.4%	48th of 53
195	Swisher	$19,215,000	6,877	2	$0	Not reported	20th of 34
196	Brewster	$17,175,000	9,508	1	$0	+1232.2%	21st of 34
197	Concho	$16,916,000	Not reported	2	$0	Not reported	Not reported
198	Uvalde	$15,964,000	25,138	3	$0	−21.6%	49th of 53
199	Hemphill	$15,790,000	Not reported	1	$0	Not reported	Not reported
200	Zapata	$15,650,000	13,819	1	$0	+143.7%	50th of 53
201	Sutton	$15,605,000	Not reported	1	$0	Not reported	Not reported
202	Runnels	$15,088,000	9,751	3	$0	+87.4%	22nd of 34
203	McCulloch	$14,925,000	7,448	3	$0	−4.2%	23rd of 34
204	Deaf Smith	$14,693,000	18,495	2	$0	Not reported	51st of 53
205	Trinity	$13,410,000	Not reported	1	$0	Not reported	Not reported
206	Bandera	$12,985,000	22,830	2	$0	−44.2%	52nd of 53
207	Roberts	$12,394,981	Not reported	1	$0	Not reported	Not reported
208	Jim Hogg	$12,255,000	4,583	1	$0	+15.6%	24th of 34
209	Stonewall	$12,030,000	Not reported	1	$0	Not reported	Not reported
210	Wheeler	$11,685,000	Not reported	4	$0	Not reported	Not reported
211	Borden	$11,570,000	557	1	$0	−26.6%	25th of 34
212	Eastland	$10,670,000	Not reported	2	$0	Not reported	Not reported
213	Edwards	$10,525,000	1,383	1	$0	+683.4%	26th of 34
214	Delta	$8,135,000	Not reported	2	$535,000	Not reported	Not reported
215	Hudspeth	$7,715,000	Not reported	2	$0	Not reported	Not reported
216	Sabine	$7,440,000	Not reported	1	$0	Not reported	Not reported
217	Rains	$7,370,000	Not reported	1	$0	Not reported	Not reported
218	McMullen	$7,158,000	565	1	$0	−21.1%	27th of 34
219	Hardeman	$7,140,000	Not reported	1	$0	Not reported	Not reported
220	Crosby	$6,325,000	Not reported	1	$0	Not reported	Not reported
221	Lipscomb	$5,515,000	Not reported	3	$0	Not reported	Not reported
222	Cass	$5,144,000	28,622	4	$0	−72.2%	53rd of 53
223	Terrell	$4,975,000	Not reported	1	$0	Not reported	Not reported
224	Briscoe	$4,305,000	Not reported	1	$0	Not reported	Not reported
225	Presidio	$3,775,000	5,686	2	$0	−62.1%	28th of 34
226	San Saba	$3,730,000	5,508	2	$0	Not reported	29th of 34
227	Sherman	$3,665,000	Not reported	1	$0	Not reported	Not reported
228	Real	$3,555,000	Not reported	1	$0	Not reported	Not reported
229	Marion	$3,535,000	Not reported	1	$0	Not reported	Not reported
230	Stephens	$3,505,000	9,475	1	$0	−32.1%	30th of 34
231	Hartley	$3,245,000	Not reported	1	$0	Not reported	Not reported
232	Cochran	$2,790,000	Not reported	1	$0	Not reported	Not reported
233	Foard	$1,955,000	Not reported	1	$0	Not reported	Not reported
233	Mason	$1,955,000	3,987	1	$0	−51.8%	31st of 34
235	Hall	$1,790,000	2,828	1	$0	Not reported	32nd of 34
236	Kenedy	$1,200,000	Not reported	1	$0	Not reported	Not reported
237	Kent	$1,000,000	Not reported	1	$0	Not reported	Not reported
238	Baylor	$985,000	Not reported	1	$0	Not reported	Not reported
239	Coleman	$925,000	7,990	2	$0	Not reported	33rd of 34
240	Kinney	$835,000	Not reported	1	$0	Not reported	Not reported
241	Armstrong	$635,000	Not reported	1	$0	Not reported	Not reported
242	Shackelford	$585,000	3,169	1	$0	Not reported	34th of 34
243	Dickens	$555,000	Not reported	1	$0	Not reported	Not reported
244	King	$270,000	Not reported	1	$0	Not reported	Not reported
245	Donley	$233,286	Not reported	1	$0	Not reported	Not reported
Not ranked	Childress	Not reported	6,679	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Not ranked	Collingsworth	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Not ranked	Cottle	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Not ranked	Jeff Davis	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Not ranked	Kimble	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Not ranked	Loving	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Not ranked	Menard	Not reported	1,911	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Not ranked	Motley	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Not ranked	Schleicher	Not reported	2,302	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

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1HarrisTotal principal outstanding$19,877,621,739
2DallasTotal principal outstanding$11,819,889,574
3CollinTotal principal outstanding$10,972,948,449
4TarrantTotal principal outstanding$10,549,725,241
5DentonTotal principal outstanding$9,337,702,925
6BexarTotal principal outstanding$7,345,759,279
7WilliamsonTotal principal outstanding$6,011,955,141
8TravisTotal principal outstanding$5,181,827,999
9Fort BendTotal principal outstanding$5,177,370,000
10MontgomeryTotal principal outstanding$4,970,265,000
11El PasoTotal principal outstanding$2,845,112,474
12GalvestonTotal principal outstanding$2,537,925,000
13HaysTotal principal outstanding$2,490,353,649
14BrazoriaTotal principal outstanding$2,222,735,000
15KaufmanTotal principal outstanding$2,214,659,989
16ComalTotal principal outstanding$2,065,650,214
17LubbockTotal principal outstanding$1,941,363,044
18NuecesTotal principal outstanding$1,711,947,390
19RockwallTotal principal outstanding$1,608,931,587
20GraysonTotal principal outstanding$1,535,563,217
21EllisTotal principal outstanding$1,527,373,659
22BellTotal principal outstanding$1,422,893,475
23WallerTotal principal outstanding$1,317,337,994
24MidlandTotal principal outstanding$1,238,790,172
25HidalgoTotal principal outstanding$1,210,347,657

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26JohnsonTotal principal outstanding$1,134,257,496
27JeffersonTotal principal outstanding$1,099,862,595
28McLennanTotal principal outstanding$1,066,193,573
29GuadalupeTotal principal outstanding$929,175,106
30BastropTotal principal outstanding$921,791,725
31SmithTotal principal outstanding$858,784,912
32San PatricioTotal principal outstanding$838,521,674
33MedinaTotal principal outstanding$765,533,680
34BrazosTotal principal outstanding$764,015,000
35ParkerTotal principal outstanding$729,139,974
36GreggTotal principal outstanding$678,984,189
37ChambersTotal principal outstanding$647,685,000
38WebbTotal principal outstanding$647,115,000
39Tom GreenTotal principal outstanding$523,182,994
40ReevesTotal principal outstanding$510,986,817
41HuntTotal principal outstanding$471,376,463
42EctorTotal principal outstanding$468,315,000
43TaylorTotal principal outstanding$462,204,216
44KendallTotal principal outstanding$441,549,896
45OrangeTotal principal outstanding$432,154,991
46LibertyTotal principal outstanding$419,827,785
47CameronTotal principal outstanding$416,851,000
48PotterTotal principal outstanding$405,745,000
49WichitaTotal principal outstanding$370,041,291
50BowieTotal principal outstanding$351,303,000
51MatagordaTotal principal outstanding$327,115,000
52HendersonTotal principal outstanding$295,540,000
53BurnetTotal principal outstanding$265,185,000
54HarrisonTotal principal outstanding$239,031,000
55CaldwellTotal principal outstanding$235,226,856
56Van ZandtTotal principal outstanding$231,176,504
57PecosTotal principal outstanding$219,015,000
58NavarroTotal principal outstanding$218,754,698
59StarrTotal principal outstanding$207,310,000
60RandallTotal principal outstanding$204,065,000
61FanninTotal principal outstanding$190,107,236
62WiseTotal principal outstanding$189,233,094
63AtascosaTotal principal outstanding$189,113,760
64HopkinsTotal principal outstanding$186,796,729
65WinklerTotal principal outstanding$183,180,000
66WilsonTotal principal outstanding$176,804,000
67WhartonTotal principal outstanding$167,920,000
68LamarTotal principal outstanding$161,784,000
69GrimesTotal principal outstanding$161,320,622
70HardinTotal principal outstanding$156,708,997
71WalkerTotal principal outstanding$146,567,000
72UptonTotal principal outstanding$144,435,000
73AngelinaTotal principal outstanding$139,044,924
74CookeTotal principal outstanding$131,378,979
75BlancoTotal principal outstanding$130,725,000
76NacogdochesTotal principal outstanding$128,440,000
77PolkTotal principal outstanding$128,425,000
78WardTotal principal outstanding$127,465,000
79ErathTotal principal outstanding$125,084,500
80AustinTotal principal outstanding$124,992,239
81HillTotal principal outstanding$124,562,164
82MartinTotal principal outstanding$120,000,000
83UpshurTotal principal outstanding$118,594,000
84WoodTotal principal outstanding$118,503,000
85KerrTotal principal outstanding$118,015,000
86AndersonTotal principal outstanding$117,731,000
87BeeTotal principal outstanding$115,781,000
88KarnesTotal principal outstanding$115,343,985
89LeonTotal principal outstanding$114,903,984
90MilamTotal principal outstanding$113,072,000
91Palo PintoTotal principal outstanding$110,208,292
92DimmitTotal principal outstanding$109,255,000
93MooreTotal principal outstanding$104,813,990
94DawsonTotal principal outstanding$103,890,000
95GonzalesTotal principal outstanding$102,555,000
96CampTotal principal outstanding$100,740,000
97VictoriaTotal principal outstanding$99,795,000
98GrayTotal principal outstanding$99,059,959
99YoakumTotal principal outstanding$97,150,000
100BurlesonTotal principal outstanding$96,614,200
101DeWittTotal principal outstanding$95,675,000
102RuskTotal principal outstanding$95,500,762
103HoodTotal principal outstanding$93,877,015
104HaleTotal principal outstanding$93,179,985
105TitusTotal principal outstanding$88,137,000
106Jim WellsTotal principal outstanding$87,901,000
107BrownTotal principal outstanding$84,471,000
108CherokeeTotal principal outstanding$83,525,666
109AransasTotal principal outstanding$81,807,000
110HowardTotal principal outstanding$80,895,000
111FreestoneTotal principal outstanding$80,401,000
112GillespieTotal principal outstanding$79,390,000
113JasperTotal principal outstanding$78,675,533
114HutchinsonTotal principal outstanding$76,667,385
115FallsTotal principal outstanding$74,055,000
116FayetteTotal principal outstanding$73,895,000
117GoliadTotal principal outstanding$72,425,000
118FranklinTotal principal outstanding$71,905,000
119La SalleTotal principal outstanding$71,155,000
120TylerTotal principal outstanding$70,172,681
121RobertsonTotal principal outstanding$69,505,000
122PanolaTotal principal outstanding$69,167,000
123WashingtonTotal principal outstanding$68,713,370
124RefugioTotal principal outstanding$68,225,000
125NolanTotal principal outstanding$65,210,000
126AndrewsTotal principal outstanding$64,965,000
126FrioTotal principal outstanding$64,965,000
128CrockettTotal principal outstanding$64,910,000
129ReaganTotal principal outstanding$64,725,000
130JackTotal principal outstanding$63,866,000
131CallahanTotal principal outstanding$60,512,500
132ZavalaTotal principal outstanding$58,965,000
133CraneTotal principal outstanding$58,725,000
134ArcherTotal principal outstanding$58,430,000
135ShelbyTotal principal outstanding$57,555,000
136DuvalTotal principal outstanding$57,432,000
137HockleyTotal principal outstanding$56,254,972
138DallamTotal principal outstanding$55,900,000
139San AugustineTotal principal outstanding$54,300,123
140LavacaTotal principal outstanding$52,912,000
141MaverickTotal principal outstanding$52,570,000
142WillacyTotal principal outstanding$52,464,000
143OchiltreeTotal principal outstanding$52,173,712
144TerryTotal principal outstanding$51,845,553
145LlanoTotal principal outstanding$50,010,000
146ColoradoTotal principal outstanding$48,822,372
147KlebergTotal principal outstanding$48,411,000
148Val VerdeTotal principal outstanding$47,529,993
149MontagueTotal principal outstanding$47,505,000
150BosqueTotal principal outstanding$47,122,136
151WilbargerTotal principal outstanding$46,813,000
152LynnTotal principal outstanding$45,434,000
153Live OakTotal principal outstanding$45,380,000
154LambTotal principal outstanding$45,140,000
155ClayTotal principal outstanding$44,485,000
156YoungTotal principal outstanding$44,455,000
157Red RiverTotal principal outstanding$43,903,000
158JacksonTotal principal outstanding$40,665,000
159CulbersonTotal principal outstanding$40,500,000
160ParmerTotal principal outstanding$39,670,000
161NewtonTotal principal outstanding$38,185,000
162HaskellTotal principal outstanding$38,041,405
163ComancheTotal principal outstanding$37,161,000
164GlasscockTotal principal outstanding$36,965,000
165MitchellTotal principal outstanding$36,765,000
166GainesTotal principal outstanding$35,825,000
167IrionTotal principal outstanding$34,745,000
168HansfordTotal principal outstanding$33,365,000
168LimestoneTotal principal outstanding$33,365,000
170LeeTotal principal outstanding$31,981,000
171San JacintoTotal principal outstanding$30,365,000
172CastroTotal principal outstanding$29,620,000
173FloydTotal principal outstanding$29,370,000
174ScurryTotal principal outstanding$29,345,000
175SomervellTotal principal outstanding$29,155,000
176GarzaTotal principal outstanding$26,565,000
177CoryellTotal principal outstanding$25,713,000
178CokeTotal principal outstanding$25,320,000
179HoustonTotal principal outstanding$25,235,000
180FisherTotal principal outstanding$25,085,000
181CarsonTotal principal outstanding$25,015,000
182JonesTotal principal outstanding$24,025,000
183LampasasTotal principal outstanding$23,404,977
184OldhamTotal principal outstanding$23,255,000
185MorrisTotal principal outstanding$22,229,000
186MadisonTotal principal outstanding$22,161,000
187BrooksTotal principal outstanding$22,115,000
188ThrockmortonTotal principal outstanding$22,035,000
189BaileyTotal principal outstanding$21,965,000
190SterlingTotal principal outstanding$21,825,000
191HamiltonTotal principal outstanding$21,685,000
192KnoxTotal principal outstanding$21,250,000
193MillsTotal principal outstanding$20,145,000
194CalhounTotal principal outstanding$19,590,000
195SwisherTotal principal outstanding$19,215,000
196BrewsterTotal principal outstanding$17,175,000
197ConchoTotal principal outstanding$16,916,000
198UvaldeTotal principal outstanding$15,964,000
199HemphillTotal principal outstanding$15,790,000
200ZapataTotal principal outstanding$15,650,000
201SuttonTotal principal outstanding$15,605,000
202RunnelsTotal principal outstanding$15,088,000
203McCullochTotal principal outstanding$14,925,000
204Deaf SmithTotal principal outstanding$14,693,000
205TrinityTotal principal outstanding$13,410,000
206BanderaTotal principal outstanding$12,985,000
207RobertsTotal principal outstanding$12,394,981
208Jim HoggTotal principal outstanding$12,255,000
209StonewallTotal principal outstanding$12,030,000
210WheelerTotal principal outstanding$11,685,000
211BordenTotal principal outstanding$11,570,000
212EastlandTotal principal outstanding$10,670,000
213EdwardsTotal principal outstanding$10,525,000
214DeltaTotal principal outstanding$8,135,000
215HudspethTotal principal outstanding$7,715,000
216SabineTotal principal outstanding$7,440,000
217RainsTotal principal outstanding$7,370,000
218McMullenTotal principal outstanding$7,158,000
219HardemanTotal principal outstanding$7,140,000
220CrosbyTotal principal outstanding$6,325,000
221LipscombTotal principal outstanding$5,515,000
222CassTotal principal outstanding$5,144,000
223TerrellTotal principal outstanding$4,975,000
224BriscoeTotal principal outstanding$4,305,000
225PresidioTotal principal outstanding$3,775,000
226San SabaTotal principal outstanding$3,730,000
227ShermanTotal principal outstanding$3,665,000
228RealTotal principal outstanding$3,555,000
229MarionTotal principal outstanding$3,535,000
230StephensTotal principal outstanding$3,505,000
231HartleyTotal principal outstanding$3,245,000
232CochranTotal principal outstanding$2,790,000
233FoardTotal principal outstanding$1,955,000
233MasonTotal principal outstanding$1,955,000
235HallTotal principal outstanding$1,790,000
236KenedyTotal principal outstanding$1,200,000
237KentTotal principal outstanding$1,000,000
238BaylorTotal principal outstanding$985,000
239ColemanTotal principal outstanding$925,000
240KinneyTotal principal outstanding$835,000
241ArmstrongTotal principal outstanding$635,000
242ShackelfordTotal principal outstanding$585,000
243DickensTotal principal outstanding$555,000
244KingTotal principal outstanding$270,000
245DonleyTotal principal outstanding$233,286
Not rankedChildressTotal principal outstandingNot reported
Not rankedCollingsworthTotal principal outstandingNot reported
Not rankedCottleTotal principal outstandingNot reported
Not rankedJeff DavisTotal principal outstandingNot reported
Not rankedKimbleTotal principal outstandingNot reported
Not rankedLovingTotal principal outstandingNot reported
Not rankedMenardTotal principal outstandingNot reported
Not rankedMotleyTotal principal outstandingNot reported
Not rankedSchleicherTotal principal outstandingNot reported

Statewide, by government type, fiscal years 2016 to 2025

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2016: $208.5 billion; 2025: $365.5 billion

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A shared scale compares the size of the government types. Turn on the toggle to give each type its own scale. The largest shared-scale bar is $148.4 billion. The table below gives every figure.

Cities $69.4 billion to $111.3 billion

Counties $13.5 billion to $20.1 billion

Water Districts $25.0 billion to $55.0 billion

Independent School Districts $74.9 billion to $148.4 billion

Community & Junior College Districts $4.8 billion to $6.4 billion

Health & Hospital Districts $3.5 billion to $5.4 billion

Other Special Districts $17.5 billion to $18.9 billion

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Principal outstanding by government type and fiscal year
Fiscal year?	Cities?	Counties?	Water Districts?	Independent School Districts?	Community & Junior College Districts?	Health & Hospital Districts?	Other Special Districts?	Total?
Fiscal year2025	Cities$111,309,800,482	Counties$20,088,366,789	Water Districts$55,047,643,924	Independent School Districts$148,350,391,364	Community & Junior College Districts$6,423,187,121	Health & Hospital Districts$5,423,123,255	Other Special Districts$18,857,783,093	Total$365,500,296,028
Fiscal year2024	Cities$101,852,563,060	Counties$18,777,620,027	Water Districts$50,224,310,687	Independent School Districts$130,206,542,635	Community & Junior College Districts$6,172,642,463	Health & Hospital Districts$4,473,961,380	Other Special Districts$19,174,430,401	Total$330,882,070,653
Fiscal year2023	Cities$95,517,065,519	Counties$16,285,985,695	Water Districts$45,421,149,751	Independent School Districts$120,126,220,483	Community & Junior College Districts$6,592,935,560	Health & Hospital Districts$4,485,389,565	Other Special Districts$19,554,621,003	Total$307,983,367,576
Fiscal year2022	Cities$89,414,106,176	Counties$15,683,440,174	Water Districts$41,091,514,693	Independent School Districts$104,151,646,339	Community & Junior College Districts$6,203,760,537	Health & Hospital Districts$3,530,110,908	Other Special Districts$19,920,926,419	Total$279,995,505,246
Fiscal year2021	Cities$83,132,402,033	Counties$15,173,132,213	Water Districts$37,672,957,712	Independent School Districts$96,888,094,149	Community & Junior College Districts$6,018,199,476	Health & Hospital Districts$3,507,194,689	Other Special Districts$19,503,391,316	Total$261,895,371,588
Fiscal year2020	Cities$78,495,722,857	Counties$14,819,000,587	Water Districts$35,009,346,640	Independent School Districts$92,782,534,557	Community & Junior College Districts$5,687,029,314	Health & Hospital Districts$3,639,546,243	Other Special Districts$18,263,254,542	Total$248,696,434,740
Fiscal year2019	Cities$76,846,862,405	Counties$14,505,829,564	Water Districts$32,338,863,183	Independent School Districts$87,824,350,519	Community & Junior College Districts$5,248,409,980	Health & Hospital Districts$3,552,860,502	Other Special Districts$18,503,529,788	Total$238,820,705,941
Fiscal year2018	Cities$74,502,615,377	Counties$13,947,660,201	Water Districts$29,432,457,374	Independent School Districts$84,083,684,971	Community & Junior College Districts$5,260,949,715	Health & Hospital Districts$3,693,021,307	Other Special Districts$17,868,961,621	Total$228,789,350,566
Fiscal year2017	Cities$71,211,808,233	Counties$13,750,587,460	Water Districts$26,676,774,885	Independent School Districts$79,759,038,834	Community & Junior College Districts$4,870,465,597	Health & Hospital Districts$3,370,597,698	Other Special Districts$17,702,846,841	Total$217,342,119,548
Fiscal year2016	Cities$69,359,731,656	Counties$13,486,865,260	Water Districts$24,951,961,526	Independent School Districts$74,898,439,996	Community & Junior College Districts$4,782,629,402	Health & Hospital Districts$3,517,767,797	Other Special Districts$17,484,749,740	Total$208,482,145,377

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Principal outstanding by government type and fiscal year
Fiscal year?	Cities?	Counties?	Water Districts?	Independent School Districts?	Community & Junior College Districts?	Health & Hospital Districts?	Other Special Districts?	Total?
Fiscal year2025	Cities$111,309,800,482	Counties$20,088,366,789	Water Districts$55,047,643,924	Independent School Districts$148,350,391,364	Community & Junior College Districts$6,423,187,121	Health & Hospital Districts$5,423,123,255	Other Special Districts$18,857,783,093	Total$365,500,296,028
Fiscal year2024	Cities$101,852,563,060	Counties$18,777,620,027	Water Districts$50,224,310,687	Independent School Districts$130,206,542,635	Community & Junior College Districts$6,172,642,463	Health & Hospital Districts$4,473,961,380	Other Special Districts$19,174,430,401	Total$330,882,070,653
Fiscal year2023	Cities$95,517,065,519	Counties$16,285,985,695	Water Districts$45,421,149,751	Independent School Districts$120,126,220,483	Community & Junior College Districts$6,592,935,560	Health & Hospital Districts$4,485,389,565	Other Special Districts$19,554,621,003	Total$307,983,367,576
Fiscal year2022	Cities$89,414,106,176	Counties$15,683,440,174	Water Districts$41,091,514,693	Independent School Districts$104,151,646,339	Community & Junior College Districts$6,203,760,537	Health & Hospital Districts$3,530,110,908	Other Special Districts$19,920,926,419	Total$279,995,505,246
Fiscal year2021	Cities$83,132,402,033	Counties$15,173,132,213	Water Districts$37,672,957,712	Independent School Districts$96,888,094,149	Community & Junior College Districts$6,018,199,476	Health & Hospital Districts$3,507,194,689	Other Special Districts$19,503,391,316	Total$261,895,371,588
Fiscal year2020	Cities$78,495,722,857	Counties$14,819,000,587	Water Districts$35,009,346,640	Independent School Districts$92,782,534,557	Community & Junior College Districts$5,687,029,314	Health & Hospital Districts$3,639,546,243	Other Special Districts$18,263,254,542	Total$248,696,434,740
Fiscal year2019	Cities$76,846,862,405	Counties$14,505,829,564	Water Districts$32,338,863,183	Independent School Districts$87,824,350,519	Community & Junior College Districts$5,248,409,980	Health & Hospital Districts$3,552,860,502	Other Special Districts$18,503,529,788	Total$238,820,705,941
Fiscal year2018	Cities$74,502,615,377	Counties$13,947,660,201	Water Districts$29,432,457,374	Independent School Districts$84,083,684,971	Community & Junior College Districts$5,260,949,715	Health & Hospital Districts$3,693,021,307	Other Special Districts$17,868,961,621	Total$228,789,350,566
Fiscal year2017	Cities$71,211,808,233	Counties$13,750,587,460	Water Districts$26,676,774,885	Independent School Districts$79,759,038,834	Community & Junior College Districts$4,870,465,597	Health & Hospital Districts$3,370,597,698	Other Special Districts$17,702,846,841	Total$217,342,119,548
Fiscal year2016	Cities$69,359,731,656	Counties$13,486,865,260	Water Districts$24,951,961,526	Independent School Districts$74,898,439,996	Community & Junior College Districts$4,782,629,402	Health & Hospital Districts$3,517,767,797	Other Special Districts$17,484,749,740	Total$208,482,145,377

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Principal outstanding by pledge and fiscal year, with each pledge's percent of the total
Fiscal year?	Tax supported?	% of total?	Revenue supported?	% of total?	Total?
Fiscal year2025	Tax supported$148,237,140,039	% of total99.9%	Revenue supported$113,251,325	% of total0.1%	Total$148,350,391,364
Fiscal year2024	Tax supported$130,064,946,053	% of total99.9%	Revenue supported$141,596,582	% of total0.1%	Total$130,206,542,635
Fiscal year2023	Tax supported$119,963,298,385	% of total99.9%	Revenue supported$162,922,098	% of total0.1%	Total$120,126,220,483
Fiscal year2022	Tax supported$103,974,089,867	% of total99.8%	Revenue supported$177,556,472	% of total0.2%	Total$104,151,646,339
Fiscal year2021	Tax supported$96,691,820,038	% of total99.8%	Revenue supported$196,274,111	% of total0.2%	Total$96,888,094,149
Fiscal year2020	Tax supported$92,563,134,853	% of total99.8%	Revenue supported$219,399,704	% of total0.2%	Total$92,782,534,557
Fiscal year2019	Tax supported$87,565,598,911	% of total99.7%	Revenue supported$258,751,608	% of total0.3%	Total$87,824,350,519
Fiscal year2018	Tax supported$83,814,967,640	% of total99.7%	Revenue supported$268,717,331	% of total0.3%	Total$84,083,684,971
Fiscal year2017	Tax supported$79,458,460,894	% of total99.6%	Revenue supported$300,577,940	% of total0.4%	Total$79,759,038,834
Fiscal year2016	Tax supported$74,585,168,774	% of total99.6%	Revenue supported$313,271,222	% of total0.4%	Total$74,898,439,996

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Principal outstanding by pledge and fiscal year, with each pledge's percent of the total
Fiscal year?	Tax supported?	% of total?	Revenue supported?	% of total?	Total?
Fiscal year2025	Tax supported$148,237,140,039	% of total99.9%	Revenue supported$113,251,325	% of total0.1%	Total$148,350,391,364
Fiscal year2024	Tax supported$130,064,946,053	% of total99.9%	Revenue supported$141,596,582	% of total0.1%	Total$130,206,542,635
Fiscal year2023	Tax supported$119,963,298,385	% of total99.9%	Revenue supported$162,922,098	% of total0.1%	Total$120,126,220,483
Fiscal year2022	Tax supported$103,974,089,867	% of total99.8%	Revenue supported$177,556,472	% of total0.2%	Total$104,151,646,339
Fiscal year2021	Tax supported$96,691,820,038	% of total99.8%	Revenue supported$196,274,111	% of total0.2%	Total$96,888,094,149
Fiscal year2020	Tax supported$92,563,134,853	% of total99.8%	Revenue supported$219,399,704	% of total0.2%	Total$92,782,534,557
Fiscal year2019	Tax supported$87,565,598,911	% of total99.7%	Revenue supported$258,751,608	% of total0.3%	Total$87,824,350,519
Fiscal year2018	Tax supported$83,814,967,640	% of total99.7%	Revenue supported$268,717,331	% of total0.3%	Total$84,083,684,971
Fiscal year2017	Tax supported$79,458,460,894	% of total99.6%	Revenue supported$300,577,940	% of total0.4%	Total$79,759,038,834
Fiscal year2016	Tax supported$74,585,168,774	% of total99.6%	Revenue supported$313,271,222	% of total0.4%	Total$74,898,439,996

Pledge as BRB reports it: tax supported debt is repaid from property taxes; revenue supported debt is repaid from a system's own revenue. As on BRB's Data Center cards, lease-purchase obligations count with revenue supported debt.

Largest issuers, fiscal year 2025

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The 25 Independent School Districts with the most principal outstanding, each with its share of the $148.4 billion total.

Largest issuers by principal outstanding
Issuer?	Type?	Home county?	Principal outstanding?	Share of total?
Dallas ISDIssuer	TypeIndependent School Districts	Home countyDallas	Principal outstanding$4,613,765,000	Share of total3.1%
Cypress-Fairbanks ISDIssuer	TypeIndependent School Districts	Home countyHarris	Principal outstanding$3,484,020,000	Share of total2.3%
Lamar CISDIssuer	TypeIndependent School Districts	Home countyFort Bend	Principal outstanding$3,058,595,000	Share of total2.1%
Northwest ISDIssuer	TypeIndependent School Districts	Home countyDenton	Principal outstanding$2,988,390,000	Share of total2.0%
Katy ISDIssuer	TypeIndependent School Districts	Home countyHarris	Principal outstanding$2,666,755,000	Share of total1.8%
Austin ISDIssuer	TypeIndependent School Districts	Home countyTravis	Principal outstanding$2,595,278,000	Share of total1.7%
Northside ISDIssuer	TypeIndependent School Districts	Home countyBexar	Principal outstanding$2,567,720,000	Share of total1.7%
Conroe ISDIssuer	TypeIndependent School Districts	Home countyMontgomery	Principal outstanding$2,522,050,000	Share of total1.7%
Prosper ISDIssuer	TypeIndependent School Districts	Home countyCollin	Principal outstanding$2,439,426,426	Share of total1.6%
Denton ISDIssuer	TypeIndependent School Districts	Home countyDenton	Principal outstanding$2,408,300,000	Share of total1.6%
Frisco ISDIssuer	TypeIndependent School Districts	Home countyCollin	Principal outstanding$2,107,013,257	Share of total1.4%
Houston ISDIssuer	TypeIndependent School Districts	Home countyHarris	Principal outstanding$1,841,915,000	Share of total1.2%
Fort Bend ISDIssuer	TypeIndependent School Districts	Home countyFort Bend	Principal outstanding$1,836,730,000	Share of total1.2%
Lewisville ISDIssuer	TypeIndependent School Districts	Home countyDenton	Principal outstanding$1,659,400,000	Share of total1.1%
Fort Worth ISDIssuer	TypeIndependent School Districts	Home countyTarrant	Principal outstanding$1,590,465,000	Share of total1.1%
Leander ISDIssuer	TypeIndependent School Districts	Home countyWilliamson	Principal outstanding$1,515,387,419	Share of total1.0%
Klein ISDIssuer	TypeIndependent School Districts	Home countyHarris	Principal outstanding$1,464,255,000	Share of total1.0%
Plano ISDIssuer	TypeIndependent School Districts	Home countyCollin	Principal outstanding$1,440,640,000	Share of total1.0%
Comal ISDIssuer	TypeIndependent School Districts	Home countyComal	Principal outstanding$1,440,220,214	Share of total1.0%
Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISDIssuer	TypeIndependent School Districts	Home countyTarrant	Principal outstanding$1,403,415,000	Share of total0.9%
Crowley ISDIssuer	TypeIndependent School Districts	Home countyTarrant	Principal outstanding$1,400,480,133	Share of total0.9%
San Antonio ISDIssuer	TypeIndependent School Districts	Home countyBexar	Principal outstanding$1,399,025,000	Share of total0.9%
Hays CISDIssuer	TypeIndependent School Districts	Home countyHays	Principal outstanding$1,327,780,000	Share of total0.9%
Spring ISDIssuer	TypeIndependent School Districts	Home countyHarris	Principal outstanding$1,300,200,000	Share of total0.9%
Spring Branch ISDIssuer	TypeIndependent School Districts	Home countyHarris	Principal outstanding$1,296,155,000	Share of total0.9%

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Largest issuers by principal outstanding
Issuer?	Type?	Home county?	Principal outstanding?	Share of total?
Dallas ISDIssuer	TypeIndependent School Districts	Home countyDallas	Principal outstanding$4,613,765,000	Share of total3.1%
Cypress-Fairbanks ISDIssuer	TypeIndependent School Districts	Home countyHarris	Principal outstanding$3,484,020,000	Share of total2.3%
Lamar CISDIssuer	TypeIndependent School Districts	Home countyFort Bend	Principal outstanding$3,058,595,000	Share of total2.1%
Northwest ISDIssuer	TypeIndependent School Districts	Home countyDenton	Principal outstanding$2,988,390,000	Share of total2.0%
Katy ISDIssuer	TypeIndependent School Districts	Home countyHarris	Principal outstanding$2,666,755,000	Share of total1.8%
Austin ISDIssuer	TypeIndependent School Districts	Home countyTravis	Principal outstanding$2,595,278,000	Share of total1.7%
Northside ISDIssuer	TypeIndependent School Districts	Home countyBexar	Principal outstanding$2,567,720,000	Share of total1.7%
Conroe ISDIssuer	TypeIndependent School Districts	Home countyMontgomery	Principal outstanding$2,522,050,000	Share of total1.7%
Prosper ISDIssuer	TypeIndependent School Districts	Home countyCollin	Principal outstanding$2,439,426,426	Share of total1.6%
Denton ISDIssuer	TypeIndependent School Districts	Home countyDenton	Principal outstanding$2,408,300,000	Share of total1.6%
Frisco ISDIssuer	TypeIndependent School Districts	Home countyCollin	Principal outstanding$2,107,013,257	Share of total1.4%
Houston ISDIssuer	TypeIndependent School Districts	Home countyHarris	Principal outstanding$1,841,915,000	Share of total1.2%
Fort Bend ISDIssuer	TypeIndependent School Districts	Home countyFort Bend	Principal outstanding$1,836,730,000	Share of total1.2%
Lewisville ISDIssuer	TypeIndependent School Districts	Home countyDenton	Principal outstanding$1,659,400,000	Share of total1.1%
Fort Worth ISDIssuer	TypeIndependent School Districts	Home countyTarrant	Principal outstanding$1,590,465,000	Share of total1.1%
Leander ISDIssuer	TypeIndependent School Districts	Home countyWilliamson	Principal outstanding$1,515,387,419	Share of total1.0%
Klein ISDIssuer	TypeIndependent School Districts	Home countyHarris	Principal outstanding$1,464,255,000	Share of total1.0%
Plano ISDIssuer	TypeIndependent School Districts	Home countyCollin	Principal outstanding$1,440,640,000	Share of total1.0%
Comal ISDIssuer	TypeIndependent School Districts	Home countyComal	Principal outstanding$1,440,220,214	Share of total1.0%
Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISDIssuer	TypeIndependent School Districts	Home countyTarrant	Principal outstanding$1,403,415,000	Share of total0.9%
Crowley ISDIssuer	TypeIndependent School Districts	Home countyTarrant	Principal outstanding$1,400,480,133	Share of total0.9%
San Antonio ISDIssuer	TypeIndependent School Districts	Home countyBexar	Principal outstanding$1,399,025,000	Share of total0.9%
Hays CISDIssuer	TypeIndependent School Districts	Home countyHays	Principal outstanding$1,327,780,000	Share of total0.9%
Spring ISDIssuer	TypeIndependent School Districts	Home countyHarris	Principal outstanding$1,300,200,000	Share of total0.9%
Spring Branch ISDIssuer	TypeIndependent School Districts	Home countyHarris	Principal outstanding$1,296,155,000	Share of total0.9%

Data notes: 12 oddities in the source, listed as found

Shown as BRB's tables report them. Nothing here is corrected; every figure on this page uses the tables as published, except that no property tax rate (total rate 0) is not reported and is left out of the medians below. Zero component rates of a positive total are reported zeros and count in medians.

Tax rates more than five times the same government's median rate in its other years
Government?	Fiscal year?	Total tax rate reported (per $100)?	Its median in other years?
Acton MUD	2024	1.0000	0.0850
Aransas County ND 1	2019	1.0000	0.0475
Avery Ranch Road District 1	2020	0.7660	0.0776
Burleson County MUD 1	2024	1.5730	0.2168
Fort Bend County DD	2025	0.1180	0.0137
Franklin County WD	2020	0.3719	0.0180
Leary	2025	0.5122	0.0421
Northgate Crossing Road UD	2019	0.8700	0.1145
Siena MUD 2	2020	528.4220	0.8500
Snook	2024	1.7340	0.2500
Wilson County Memorial Hospital District	2022	0.8614	0.1166

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Tax rates more than five times the same government's median rate in its other years
Government?	Fiscal year?	Total tax rate reported (per $100)?	Its median in other years?
Acton MUD	2024	1.0000	0.0850
Aransas County ND 1	2019	1.0000	0.0475
Avery Ranch Road District 1	2020	0.7660	0.0776
Burleson County MUD 1	2024	1.5730	0.2168
Fort Bend County DD	2025	0.1180	0.0137
Franklin County WD	2020	0.3719	0.0180
Leary	2025	0.5122	0.0421
Northgate Crossing Road UD	2019	0.8700	0.1145
Siena MUD 2	2020	528.4220	0.8500
Snook	2024	1.7340	0.2500
Wilson County Memorial Hospital District	2022	0.8614	0.1166

Names in the County field that are not counties, so they place no debt:

"Neches", listed by Angelina & Neches RA ($8,045,000 at fiscal year 2025).

EMMA links are added as each issue is matched.

Source: Local Issuance Fee By Year (updated by the publisher 10/6/2026); Debt Outstanding By Issuance Local By Year (updated by the publisher 9/9/2026). Loaded here 10/17/2026.

Texas fiscal years run September 1 to August 31.

Issuer names are shown as published, without source footnote letters.

Figures are as reported to the agency and have not been independently verified.

Local debt by county

Top 10 counties

Map of 254 counties: Total principal outstanding, fiscal year 2025

How these figures are made

Home county

Denominators

All 254 counties, ranked

Statewide, by government type, fiscal years 2016 to 2025

Small multiples

Tax supported and revenue supported debt: Independent School Districts

Largest issuers, fiscal year 2025