County brief: Bastrop County
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Debt explorer, Data Center. Showing Total principal outstanding for all local governments, fiscal year 2025.
Bastrop County's 19 local governments owed $1.3 billion in principal outstanding at the end of fiscal year 2025, 37th of 252 counties and 23rd of 31. Of that, $8.7 million is owed by 1 issuer that also serves other counties.
- Total principal outstanding
- $1,293,639,725
- Rank
- 37th of 252
- Rank in its size band
- 23rd of 31(100,000 to 499,999)
- Total principal outstanding
- $1,293,639,725
- Population (county government's row)
- 114,931
- Of which multi-county issuers
- $8,700,000
Debt by government type
| Type | Issuers | Principal outstanding | Share | Share, as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cities | 3 | $221,058,000 | 17.1% | |
| Counties | 1 | $79,662,000 | 6.2% | |
| Water Districts | 11 | $71,128,000 | 5.5% | |
| Independent School Districts | 4 | $921,791,725 | 71.3% | |
| Total | 19 | $1,293,639,725 | 100.0% |
Over the years
Largest of the 19 governments
| Issuer | Type | Principal outstanding | Per resident |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bastrop ISD | Independent School Districts | $552,296,725 | $7,387 |
| Elgin ISD | Independent School Districts | $328,730,000 | $12,398 |
| Bastrop | Cities | $164,718,000 | $12,950 |
| Bastrop County | Counties | $79,662,000 | $693 |
| Elgin | Cities | $49,540,000 | $3,983 |
| Smithville ISD | Independent School Districts | $31,840,000 | $3,004 |
| The Colony MUD 1A | Water Districts | $17,105,000 | $9,974 |
| Bastrop County WCID 2 | Water Districts | $11,705,000 | $1,279 |
| The Colony MUD 1B | Water Districts | $10,495,000 | $11,661 |
| McDade ISD | Independent School Districts | $8,925,000 | $4,670 |
| Altessa MUD | Water Districts | $8,700,000 | $11,417 |
| The Colony MUD 1C | Water Districts | $7,445,000 | $11,874 |
| Smithville | Cities | $6,800,000 | $1,569 |
| The Colony MUD 1E | Water Districts | $4,525,000 | $9,369 |
| Elgin MUD 2 | Water Districts | $3,500,000 | $5,376 |
| The Colony MUD 1D | Water Districts | $3,500,000 | Not reported |
| West Bastrop Village MUD | Water Districts | $2,250,000 | $20,089 |
| Bastrop County WCID 1 | Water Districts | $1,438,000 | Not reported |
1 more issuer: see https://txbrb.muniopen.com/data/explore/county/bastrop/#issuers
How these figures are made. BRB lists every county an issuer serves and gives no shares, so an issuer's debt counts in its home county, the first county listed for it, and each dollar counts once statewide. Of Bastrop County's $1,293,639,725, $8,700,000 is owed by 1 issuer that lists other counties too; 0 issuers that list Bastrop County count in another. Total principal outstanding: principal outstanding at the fiscal year end, summed over the local governments attributed to the county. "Not reported" is never shown as zero.
Source: Texas Bond Review Board open data on data.texas.gov: 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. Computed here from BRB's tables. 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.