County brief: Jefferson County
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Debt explorer, Data Center. Showing Total principal outstanding for Water Districts, fiscal year 2025.
Jefferson County's 10 Water Districts owed $1.2 billion in principal outstanding at the end of fiscal year 2025, 11th of 109 counties and 2nd of 26.
- Total principal outstanding
- $1,216,809,000
- Rank
- 11th of 109
- Rank in its size band
- 2nd of 26(100,000 to 499,999)
- Total principal outstanding
- $1,216,809,000
- Population (county government's row)
- 253,948
- Of which multi-county issuers
- $0
Debt by government type
| Type | Issuers | Principal outstanding | Share | Share, as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water Districts | 10 | $1,216,809,000 | 100.0% | |
| Total | 10 | $1,216,809,000 | 100.0% |
Over the years
Largest of the 10 governments
| Issuer | Type | Principal outstanding | Per resident |
|---|---|---|---|
| Port of Beaumont ND | Water Districts | $889,485,000 | $3,467 |
| Sabine-Neches ND of Jefferson County | Water Districts | $186,420,000 | $1,260 |
| Port of Port Arthur ND | Water Districts | $83,990,000 | Not reported |
| Lower Neches Valley Authority | Water Districts | $11,980,000 | Not reported |
| Jefferson County DD 7 | Water Districts | $10,755,000 | Not reported |
| Jefferson County WCID 10 | Water Districts | $9,955,000 | $1,788 |
| Meeker MWD | Water Districts | $7,475,000 | $1,751 |
| Sabine Pass Port Authority | Water Districts | $6,856,000 | $8,549 |
| Tarkington Special UD | Water Districts | $5,118,000 | $1,137 |
| Jefferson County DD 6 | Water Districts | $4,775,000 | $19 |
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 Jefferson County's $1,216,809,000, $0 is owed by 0 issuers that list other counties too; 1 issuer that lists Jefferson County counts 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.