County brief: Matagorda County
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Debt explorer, Data Center. Showing Total principal outstanding for all local governments, fiscal year 2025.
Matagorda County's 12 local governments owed $447.6 million in principal outstanding at the end of fiscal year 2025, 53rd of 252 counties and 2nd of 53.
- Total principal outstanding
- $447,614,000
- Rank
- 53rd of 252
- Rank in its size band
- 2nd of 53(10,000 to 49,999)
- Total principal outstanding
- $447,614,000
- Population (county government's row)
- 36,391
- Of which multi-county issuers
- $0
Debt by government type
| Type | Issuers | Principal outstanding | Share | Share, as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cities | 2 | $98,601,000 | 22.0% | |
| Counties | 1 | $8,930,000 | 2.0% | |
| Water Districts | 4 | $12,968,000 | 2.9% | |
| Independent School Districts | 5 | $327,115,000 | 73.1% | |
| Total | 12 | $447,614,000 | 100.0% |
Over the years
Largest of the 12 governments
| Issuer | Type | Principal outstanding | Per resident |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bay City ISD | Independent School Districts | $119,350,000 | $6,304 |
| Palacios ISD | Independent School Districts | $107,450,000 | $16,739 |
| Bay City | Cities | $97,436,000 | $5,577 |
| Van Vleck ISD | Independent School Districts | $63,445,000 | $11,618 |
| Tidehaven ISD | Independent School Districts | $33,770,000 | $6,858 |
| Caney Creek MUD | Water Districts | $10,130,000 | $1,459 |
| Matagorda County | Counties | $8,930,000 | $245 |
| Matagorda ISD | Independent School Districts | $3,100,000 | $725 |
| Beach Road MUD | Water Districts | $2,358,000 | $2,358 |
| Palacios | Cities | $1,165,000 | $266 |
| Markham MUD | Water Districts | $240,000 | Not reported |
| Matagorda County WCID 2 | Water Districts | $240,000 | Not reported |
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 Matagorda County's $447,614,000, $0 is owed by 0 issuers that list other counties too; 2 issuers that list Matagorda 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.