County brief: Dallas County
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Debt explorer, Data Center. Showing Total principal outstanding for all local governments, fiscal year 2025.
Dallas County's 57 local governments owed $47.0 billion in principal outstanding at the end of fiscal year 2025, 2nd of 252 counties and 2nd of 12. Of that, $8.4 billion is owed by 6 issuers that also serve other counties.
- Total principal outstanding
- $47,038,679,145
- Rank
- 2nd of 252
- Rank in its size band
- 2nd of 12(500,000 and over)
- Total principal outstanding
- $47,038,679,145
- Population (county government's row)
- 2,656,028
- Of which multi-county issuers
- $8,427,025,000
Debt by government type
| Type | Issuers | Principal outstanding | Share | Share, as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cities | 26 | $19,426,153,984 | 41.3% | |
| Counties | 1 | $179,530,000 | 0.4% | |
| Water Districts | 10 | $1,980,259,000 | 4.2% | |
| Independent School Districts | 14 | $11,819,889,574 | 25.1% | |
| Community & Junior College Districts | 1 | $254,115,000 | 0.5% | |
| Health & Hospital Districts | 3 | $612,031,772 | 1.3% | |
| Other Special Districts | 2 | $12,766,699,815 | 27.1% | |
| Total | 57 | $47,038,679,145 | 100.0% |
Over the years
Largest of the 57 governments
| Issuer | Type | Principal outstanding | Per resident |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Texas Tollway Authority | Other Special Districts | $8,502,014,815 | $1,222 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth Int Airport | Cities | $7,675,155,000 | Not reported |
| Dallas | Cities | $5,721,968,583 | $4,315 |
| Dallas ISD | Independent School Districts | $4,613,765,000 | $3,537 |
| Dallas Area Rapid Transit | Other Special Districts | $4,264,685,000 | $1,686 |
| Trinity RA | Water Districts | $1,769,360,000 | Not reported |
| Garland | Cities | $1,601,925,000 | $6,397 |
| Irving | Cities | $1,155,490,000 | $4,478 |
| Mesquite ISD | Independent School Districts | $1,067,475,402 | $5,961 |
| Garland ISD | Independent School Districts | $1,057,345,000 | $3,467 |
| Richardson ISD | Independent School Districts | $978,985,000 | $4,337 |
| Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD | Independent School Districts | $917,255,000 | $4,695 |
| Irving ISD | Independent School Districts | $745,650,000 | $4,234 |
| Grand Prairie | Cities | $631,929,000 | $3,048 |
| Mesquite | Cities | $540,426,000 | $3,599 |
| Dallas County Hospital District | Health & Hospital Districts | $511,285,000 | $187 |
| Richardson | Cities | $463,405,000 | $3,920 |
| Coppell ISD | Independent School Districts | $424,510,194 | $8,365 |
39 more issuers: see https://txbrb.muniopen.com/data/explore/county/dallas/#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 Dallas County's $47,038,679,145, $8,427,025,000 is owed by 6 issuers that list other counties too; 0 issuers that list Dallas 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 10/18/2026. 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.