County brief: Galveston County
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Debt explorer, Data Center. Showing Total principal outstanding for Cities, fiscal year 2025.
Galveston County's 9 Cities owed $1.0 billion in principal outstanding at the end of fiscal year 2025, 18th of 226 counties and 7th of 31.
- Total principal outstanding
- $1,004,742,315
- Rank
- 18th of 226
- Rank in its size band
- 7th of 31(100,000 to 499,999)
- Total principal outstanding
- $1,004,742,315
- Population (county government's row)
- 367,407
- Of which multi-county issuers
- $0
Debt by government type
| Type | Issuers | Principal outstanding | Share | Share, as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cities | 9 | $1,004,742,315 | 100.0% | |
| Total | 9 | $1,004,742,315 | 100.0% |
Over the years
Largest of the 9 governments
| Issuer | Type | Principal outstanding | Per resident |
|---|---|---|---|
| Galveston | Cities | $426,605,058 | $7,968 |
| League City | Cities | $247,670,000 | $2,091 |
| Friendswood | Cities | $168,102,000 | $4,071 |
| Texas City | Cities | $80,055,000 | $1,383 |
| La Marque | Cities | $34,065,257 | $1,687 |
| Hitchcock | Cities | $29,315,000 | $3,782 |
| Santa Fe | Cities | $7,465,000 | $569 |
| Tiki Island | Cities | $6,055,000 | $5,406 |
| Dickinson | Cities | $5,410,000 | $247 |
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 Galveston County's $1,004,742,315, $0 is owed by 0 issuers that list other counties too; 0 issuers that list Galveston 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.