County brief: San Patricio County
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San Patricio County's 18 local governments owed $1.2 billion in principal outstanding at the end of fiscal year 2025, 39th of 252 counties and 3rd of 26.
- Total principal outstanding
- $1,164,827,674
- Rank
- 39th of 252
- Rank in its size band
- 3rd of 26(50,000 to 99,999)
- Total principal outstanding
- $1,164,827,674
- Population (county government's row)
- 71,467
- Of which multi-county issuers
- $0
Debt by government type
| Type | Issuers | Principal outstanding | Share | Share, as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cities | 9 | $222,671,000 | 19.1% | |
| Counties | 1 | $88,410,000 | 7.6% | |
| Water Districts | 1 | $15,225,000 | 1.3% | |
| Independent School Districts | 7 | $838,521,674 | 72.0% | |
| Total | 18 | $1,164,827,674 | 100.0% |
Over the years
Largest of the 18 governments
| Issuer | Type | Principal outstanding | Per resident |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gregory-Portland ISD | Independent School Districts | $485,985,000 | $19,836 |
| Sinton ISD | Independent School Districts | $108,864,000 | $11,214 |
| Portland | Cities | $106,871,000 | $5,157 |
| Ingleside ISD | Independent School Districts | $103,860,000 | $11,057 |
| San Patricio County | Counties | $88,410,000 | $1,237 |
| Taft ISD | Independent School Districts | $71,405,000 | $16,115 |
| Ingleside | Cities | $60,625,000 | $5,970 |
| Odem-Edroy ISD | Independent School Districts | $36,965,000 | $8,430 |
| Aransas Pass | Cities | $29,415,000 | $3,365 |
| Mathis ISD | Independent School Districts | $18,582,674 | $2,364 |
| San Patricio MWD | Water Districts | $15,225,000 | $227 |
| Sinton | Cities | $13,883,000 | $2,458 |
| Aransas Pass ISD | Independent School Districts | $12,860,000 | $1,024 |
| Taft | Cities | $5,811,000 | $1,984 |
| Mathis | Cities | $3,889,000 | $906 |
| Gregory | Cities | $1,217,000 | $709 |
| Ingleside On The Bay | Cities | $920,000 | $1,528 |
| Odem | Cities | $40,000 | $17 |
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 San Patricio County's $1,164,827,674, $0 is owed by 0 issuers that list other counties too; 0 issuers that list San Patricio 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.