County brief: Cherokee County
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Debt explorer, Data Center. Showing Total principal outstanding for all local governments, fiscal year 2025.
Cherokee County's 10 local governments owed $124.3 million in principal outstanding at the end of fiscal year 2025, 112th of 252 counties. Of that, $4.2 million is owed by 2 issuers that also serve other counties.
- Total principal outstanding
- $124,310,666
- Rank
- 112th of 252
- Rank in its size band
- Not reported
- Total principal outstanding
- $124,310,666
- Population (county government's row)
- Not reported
- Of which multi-county issuers
- $4,221,000
Debt by government type
| Type | Issuers | Principal outstanding | Share | Share, as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cities | 5 | $40,785,000 | 32.8% | |
| Independent School Districts | 5 | $83,525,666 | 67.2% | |
| Total | 10 | $124,310,666 | 100.0% |
Over the years
Largest of the 10 governments
| Issuer | Type | Principal outstanding | Per resident |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville ISD | Independent School Districts | $62,040,000 | $2,492 |
| Jacksonville | Cities | $26,229,000 | $1,792 |
| Rusk | Cities | $11,340,000 | $2,042 |
| Alto ISD | Independent School Districts | $9,075,000 | $2,495 |
| New Summerfield ISD | Independent School Districts | $6,385,666 | $2,970 |
| Rusk ISD | Independent School Districts | $3,985,000 | $306 |
| Wells ISD | Independent School Districts | $2,040,000 | $3,452 |
| Alto | Cities | $1,500,000 | $1,410 |
| Wells | Cities | $1,480,000 | $1,639 |
| Reklaw | Cities | $236,000 | $684 |
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 Cherokee County's $124,310,666, $4,221,000 is owed by 2 issuers that list other counties too; 0 issuers that list Cherokee 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.