Debt in Collections · Texas
Texas — debt in collections by county
236 counties in Texas have debt data. The state average is 33.8% of adults with debt in collections. The highest-debt county — Brooks, TX — has 56.3%. Data: Urban Institute Debt in America, 2024.
Top 10 — Highest Debt Counties
Counties in Texas ranked by debt in collections
1
Brooks, TX
56.3%
2
Zapata, TX
55.8%
3
Zavala, TX
55.2%
4
Jim Hogg, TX
54.7%
5
Duval, TX
53.1%
6
La Salle, TX
52.4%
7
Jim Wells, TX
51.5%
8
Dimmit, TX
49.8%
9
Bee, TX
49.3%
10
Willacy, TX
47.8%