County brief: Castro County
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Debt explorer, Data Center. Showing Total principal outstanding for all local governments, fiscal year 2025.
Castro County's 6 local governments owed $39.9 million in principal outstanding at the end of fiscal year 2025, 183rd of 252 counties and 16th of 37.
- Total principal outstanding
- $39,911,665
- Rank
- 183rd of 252
- Rank in its size band
- 16th of 37(under 10,000)
- Total principal outstanding
- $39,911,665
- Population (county government's row)
- 7,380
- Of which multi-county issuers
- $0
Debt by government type
| Type | Issuers | Principal outstanding | Share | Share, as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cities | 1 | $262,000 | 0.7% | |
| Counties | 1 | $1,490,000 | 3.7% | |
| Independent School Districts | 3 | $29,620,000 | 74.2% | |
| Health & Hospital Districts | 1 | $8,539,665 | 21.4% | |
| Total | 6 | $39,911,665 | 100.0% |
Over the years
Largest of the 6 governments
| Issuer | Type | Principal outstanding | Per resident |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimmitt ISD | Independent School Districts | $26,135,000 | $4,057 |
| Castro County Hospital District | Health & Hospital Districts | $8,539,665 | $1,098 |
| Nazareth ISD | Independent School Districts | $2,200,000 | $3,138 |
| Castro County | Counties | $1,490,000 | $202 |
| Hart ISD | Independent School Districts | $1,285,000 | $1,374 |
| Nazareth | Cities | $262,000 | $845 |
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 Castro County's $39,911,665, $0 is owed by 0 issuers that list other counties too; 0 issuers that list Castro 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.