County brief: Cameron County
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Debt explorer, Data Center. Showing Total principal outstanding for all local governments, fiscal year 2025.
Cameron County's 38 local governments owed $1.5 billion in principal outstanding at the end of fiscal year 2025, 33rd of 252 counties and 20th of 31. Of that, $6.3 million is owed by 1 issuer that also serves other counties.
- Total principal outstanding
- $1,497,876,000
- Rank
- 33rd of 252
- Rank in its size band
- 20th of 31(100,000 to 499,999)
- Total principal outstanding
- $1,497,876,000
- Population (county government's row)
- 431,874
- Of which multi-county issuers
- $6,310,000
Debt by government type
| Type | Issuers | Principal outstanding | Share | Share, as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cities | 14 | $639,474,000 | 42.7% | |
| Counties | 1 | $240,920,000 | 16.1% | |
| Water Districts | 11 | $161,601,000 | 10.8% | |
| Independent School Districts | 10 | $416,851,000 | 27.8% | |
| Community & Junior College Districts | 1 | $18,995,000 | 1.3% | |
| Other Special Districts | 1 | $20,035,000 | 1.3% | |
| Total | 38 | $1,497,876,000 | 100.0% |
Over the years
Largest of the 38 governments
| Issuer | Type | Principal outstanding | Per resident |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brownsville | Cities | $487,544,000 | $2,540 |
| Cameron County | Counties | $240,920,000 | $558 |
| Harlingen CISD | Independent School Districts | $103,020,000 | $1,186 |
| Laguna Madre WD | Water Districts | $87,898,000 | $6,998 |
| San Benito CISD | Independent School Districts | $73,190,000 | $1,874 |
| Los Fresnos CISD | Independent School Districts | $67,175,000 | $1,558 |
| Brownsville ISD | Independent School Districts | $44,410,000 | $270 |
| Harlingen | Cities | $42,880,000 | $594 |
| Point Isabel ISD | Independent School Districts | $38,095,000 | $3,265 |
| La Feria ISD | Independent School Districts | $35,736,000 | $2,448 |
| Brownsville ND | Water Districts | $26,545,000 | $63 |
| Rio Hondo ISD | Independent School Districts | $25,490,000 | $3,541 |
| South Padre Island | Cities | $23,295,000 | $11,221 |
| Cameron County Regional Mobility Auth | Other Special Districts | $20,035,000 | $47 |
| Primera | Cities | $19,967,000 | $3,664 |
| Texas Southmost College District | Community & Junior College Districts | $18,995,000 | $177 |
| Southmost Regional WA | Water Districts | $17,945,000 | $99 |
| Port Isabel | Cities | $16,900,000 | $3,244 |
20 more issuers: see https://txbrb.muniopen.com/data/explore/county/cameron/#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 Cameron County's $1,497,876,000, $6,310,000 is owed by 1 issuer that lists other counties too; 0 issuers that list Cameron 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.