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Rank
County
Score
Tax
Cost
Income
1
Borden County
82.5
89.1
91.7
25.3
2
Glasscock County
81.1
89.2
87.8
53.1
3
Loving County
78.9
N/A
N/A
16.7
4
Terrell County
76.5
79.7
92.6
14.1
5
Kent County
76.3
76.8
83
30
6
Crockett County
75.3
92.9
90.4
36.7
7
Roberts County
75.2
74
84.2
26.5
8
Motley County
73.8
71.4
87.4
24.4
9
Throckmorton County
73.5
69.9
91.6
21.8
10
King County
72.4
N/A
94.6
29.2
11
Somervell County
72.3
75.1
78.6
37.8
12
Cottle County
72.2
69.9
96.3
21.8
13
Mills County
72
77.5
85.1
25.5
14
Sterling County
71.9
72.1
75
34.8
15
Mason County
71.1
79.3
83.6
28.3
16
Stonewall County
71
64
88.6
23.4
17
Goliad County
70.6
73.2
85.5
22.3
18
Shackelford County
70.5
66.1
86.1
25.6
19
Winkler County
70.5
75.5
83.3
43.4
20
Delta County
70.4
74.9
79.2
24.4
21
Irion County
70.3
75.4
78.7
21.3
22
Robertson County
70.1
76.5
84.8
26.6
23
Foard County
70
69
90.3
11
24
Kinney County
70
62.7
86.3
26.7
25
Ward County
70
85.4
82.2
30.2
26
Archer County
69.9
65.1
81.6
30.4
27
Jeff Davis County
69.9
86.9
77.3
4.7
28
Franklin County
69.8
76.6
76.9
27
29
Marion County
69.5
80.1
85.7
14.4
30
Callahan County
69
71.4
80.4
28.1
31
Coke County
69
68.9
86.9
13.7
32
Clay County
68.9
64
80.3
33.9
33
San Augustine County
68.9
79.3
87.7
13.6
34
Hardeman County
68.8
69
85.1
23.3
35
Sabine County
68.7
74.2
86.5
22.5
36
Baylor County
68.4
67.2
87.5
11
37
Donley County
68.4
70.6
88.4
20.4
38
Hemphill County
68.3
69.5
78.1
30.4
39
Schleicher County
68.2
62.1
83.7
42.2
40
Upton County
68.2
70.6
86.7
17.5
41
Reagan County
68.1
70.9
80.6
29.3
42
Carson County
67.9
64
80.1
38.6
43
San Saba County
67.9
74
83.6
19.2
44
Rains County
67.8
71.5
78.8
25.7
45
Briscoe County
67.6
71.8
90
10.3
46
Fisher County
67.6
54.3
88.3
25.6
47
Burleson County
67.4
72.9
81.2
31
48
Concho County
67.4
59.7
82.1
22.3
49
Culberson County
67.3
78.1
85
11.3
50
Dickens County
67.3
63.8
87.4
16.3
51
Blanco County
67.1
72.9
72.5
40.5
52
Brewster County
67.1
67.8
80.7
17.7
53
Live Oak County
67.1
77.5
82.6
18.6
54
Oldham County
66.9
65.8
73.5
33.3
55
Fayette County
66.8
73.9
80.3
33.3
56
Haskell County
66.8
70.8
84.1
18.7
57
Morris County
66.7
69.1
85.6
19.3
58
Hartley County
66.6
67.9
74.3
37
59
Martin County
66.6
77.4
76.1
33.7
60
Kimble County
66.5
67
83.4
26.3
61
Panola County
66.5
77
83.6
24.2
62
Bosque County
66.3
73.9
80.6
28.6
63
Leon County
66.2
81
83.6
22.5
64
Jack County
66.1
65.8
79.7
26.3
65
Crane County
66
65.5
82.9
22.5
66
Sutton County
66
63.5
83.2
32.3
67
Hall County
65.9
68.2
90.1
13.9
68
Lavaca County
65.8
75.4
82
23.7
69
Armstrong County
65.7
61.7
76.4
28.1
70
Floyd County
65.7
71.9
89.5
19.6
71
Coleman County
65.6
63.8
86.2
17.6
72
Wood County
65.5
76.1
81.8
24.2
73
Bandera County
65.3
75.8
77.9
28.9
74
Lipscomb County
65.3
63.9
81.8
30
75
Newton County
65.3
73.3
84.9
10.2
76
Lee County
65.2
75
76.3
26.5
77
Pecos County
65.2
73.2
79.8
27.6
78
Rusk County
65.2
74.1
79.1
27.5
79
Camp County
65.1
72.3
83.5
19.3
80
Castro County
65.1
70.6
83.4
24.8
81
Hudspeth County
65.1
69.1
90.9
9.1
82
Collingsworth County
65
66.5
88.3
22.7
83
Falls County
65
61
86
19.5
84
Cass County
64.9
72.4
83.6
18.9
85
Childress County
64.9
60.9
82.8
22.8
86
Eastland County
64.9
68.7
84.4
17.2
87
Lampasas County
64.9
66.6
74.8
33.6
88
Llano County
64.8
79.7
75.6
26.2
89
McMullen County
64.8
46.3
90.4
13.3
90
Freestone County
64.7
73.1
81.8
21.6
91
Madison County
64.7
69.8
82.4
27.2
92
Trinity County
64.6
71.1
84.3
17.1
93
Milam County
64.5
72.5
80.2
22
94
Montague County
64.5
75.5
78.6
24.4
95
Hamilton County
64.4
59
82
19.5
96
Karnes County
64.4
74.7
82.2
22
97
McCulloch County
64.4
63.6
82.4
17.3
98
Cochran County
64.3
68.9
87.9
10.9
99
Young County
64.2
68.1
80.7
25
100
Houston County
64.1
76.4
81.7
19
101
Edwards County
64
72.7
87.8
8.5
102
Runnels County
64
61.1
81.9
24.8
103
Refugio County
63.9
62.8
83.3
21.3
104
Mitchell County
63.8
47.1
91.4
20
105
Reeves County
63.8
69
81.4
20
106
Zapata County
63.8
73.4
91.1
7.2
107
DeWitt County
63.7
78.1
80.3
25.2
108
Grimes County
63.7
71.5
78.9
27.2
109
Jasper County
63.6
73.1
85.1
16
110
Menard County
63.6
55.6
83.5
14.9
111
Yoakum County
63.6
74.7
81.8
37.1
112
Duval County
63.5
72
87.9
16.1
113
Stephens County
63.5
54.9
82.4
19.1
114
Bailey County
63.3
61
85.9
29.5
115
Tyler County
63.3
73.2
81.3
16.5
116
Harrison County
63.2
73.7
78
26.5
117
Lamar County
63.2
75.5
80.7
23.3
118
Hardin County
63.1
69.8
76.1
30.7
119
Shelby County
63.1
73.5
84.3
16.3
120
Washington County
63.1
69.9
74.4
32.4
121
Brown County
63
69.9
80.6
19.5
122
Fannin County
63
71.2
76.6
28
123
Nacogdoches County
62.9
76.2
81.1
17
124
Red River County
62.9
74.6
83
14
125
Howard County
62.8
71.5
77.5
30
126
Van Zandt County
62.8
71.2
75.9
28
127
Knox County
62.7
49.9
87.6
20.1
128
Colorado County
62.6
71.6
78.6
28.1
129
Garza County
62.6
55.6
86.7
16.4
130
La Salle County
62.5
58.4
88.8
19.6
131
Anderson County
62.3
74.9
77.4
21.8
132
Limestone County
62.3
68.9
82.3
21.3
133
Titus County
62.3
68.5
81
22
134
Cherokee County
62.2
68.2
81.1
22.4
135
Jackson County
62.2
72.7
77.8
23.7
136
Real County
62.2
N/A
85.8
13
137
Hopkins County
62.1
72.1
76.9
25.6
138
Hutchinson County
62.1
60.6
82.9
26.1
139
Aransas County
62
73.8
75.9
23.7
140
Brooks County
62
66.8
93.1
3.8
141
Jones County
62
59
80.1
24.8
142
Hansford County
61.9
56.2
83.7
28
143
Kerr County
61.8
71.5
75.2
27.7
144
San Jacinto County
61.8
70.2
76.8
22.2
145
Calhoun County
61.7
63
76.2
30.3
146
Comanche County
61.7
59.8
82.6
22.5
147
Nolan County
61.7
59.8
82.5
16.1
148
Polk County
61.7
73.1
80.1
21.9
149
Austin County
61.6
66.3
71.1
33
150
Scurry County
61.6
57.6
80
24.3
151
Dimmit County
61.5
70.1
87.1
5.2
152
Lamb County
61.5
68.7
84.5
20.6
153
Palo Pinto County
61.5
66.2
76.2
25.8
154
Crosby County
61.4
52.2
88.4
17.5
155
Gillespie County
61.4
73.6
68.3
27.6
156
Presidio County
61.4
57.7
92
2.3
157
Andrews County
61.3
64.9
66.8
33.6
158
Lynn County
61.3
53.5
80.9
20.9
159
Ochiltree County
61.3
62.8
80.5
25.8
160
Wheeler County
61.3
61.6
81.7
27.8
161
Chambers County
61.2
70.3
56.8
53.9
162
Cooke County
61.2
67.3
73.1
30.7
163
Medina County
61.2
65.4
73.9
31.3
164
Upshur County
61.2
67.8
76.8
24.4
165
Hill County
61.1
67.6
79.4
24.6
166
Henderson County
61
74.7
78.4
25.1
167
Orange County
61
67.2
76.2
31.3
168
Walker County
61
71
77.1
15.9
169
Atascosa County
60.9
65.1
77.9
28.7
170
Wise County
60.8
68.9
66.2
42.1
171
Zavala County
60.8
62.2
90
10.7
172
Wilson County
60.7
65.7
69.2
43.7
173
Hockley County
60.6
60.6
83.3
19.2
174
Erath County
60.5
70.6
72.9
26
175
Hood County
60.5
69.9
62.4
40
176
Bowie County
60.4
65.8
78.3
22.1
177
Coryell County
60.4
62.5
72.5
28.4
178
Bee County
60.3
62.3
80.4
20
179
Kendall County
60
68.4
53.3
55.5
180
Burnet County
59.9
70.6
67.7
33.8
181
Gonzales County
59.9
67.8
82.9
22.1
182
Gray County
59.9
62.1
81.1
20
183
Wilbarger County
59.8
60.8
80.7
17.1
184
Angelina County
59.4
67.1
76.5
21.8
185
Gaines County
59.2
61
81.9
33.4
186
Sherman County
59
47.4
77.8
31.8
187
Navarro County
58.9
65
75.7
22.1
188
Matagorda County
58.7
67
80.2
19.4
189
Dawson County
58.6
53.7
83.2
19.8
190
Hale County
58.6
63.3
84.4
17.9
191
Deaf Smith County
58.5
63.7
82.7
18.7
192
Jim Hogg County
58.5
62.5
80.9
11
193
Smith County
58.5
67.3
69.8
30.3
194
Tom Green County
58.5
64.3
72.2
26.6
195
Gregg County
58.4
67.9
74.5
25.7
196
Starr County
58.4
70.7
89.2
8.3
197
Waller County
58.4
64
67.7
33.1
198
Grayson County
58.3
65.9
69.7
29.4
199
Randall County
58.3
57.9
68.4
36.2
200
Jim Wells County
58.2
67.1
82.1
14.4
201
Comal County
58
68.2
56.8
48
202
Hunt County
58
65.8
69.9
29.2
203
Swisher County
58
53.2
86.3
8.9
204
Terry County
57.8
60.7
81.5
13.4
205
Liberty County
57.6
67.1
76.1
25.7
206
Dallam County
57.5
60.9
75.8
30.6
207
Caldwell County
57.3
64.8
72.9
28.1
208
Val Verde County
57.3
60.8
79.1
22.3
209
Wharton County
57.3
59.9
77
26.5
210
Taylor County
57.2
62.8
71
26.7
211
Frio County
57.1
57.5
79.5
22.6
212
Midland County
57
66.8
60.2
44.7
213
Moore County
57
59.4
79
23.4
214
Maverick County
56.8
63.1
83.2
16.9
215
Uvalde County
56.8
58.2
79.6
21.2
216
Johnson County
56.6
66.3
64.1
36.8
217
Parker County
56.6
61.5
56.6
50
218
Victoria County
56.6
60.4
73.3
29.1
219
Wichita County
56.6
52.6
76.1
24
220
Parmer County
56.4
58.2
78.5
27.9
221
Guadalupe County
56.3
60.3
60
44.6
222
Bastrop County
56
59.7
66.1
37.4
223
Ector County
55.9
66.3
70.3
29.8
224
Ellis County
55.6
61.2
57.3
46
225
Bell County
55.5
58.9
67.9
26.5
226
McLennan County
55.5
59.3
71.2
25.1
227
Kleberg County
55.4
56.9
76.2
21
228
San Patricio County
55.1
59.3
71
27.5
229
Brazos County
54.9
56.2
66.1
21.5
230
Jefferson County
54.9
58
75.7
22.5
231
Galveston County
54.8
60.4
60.1
39.1
232
Lubbock County
54.7
58.3
69.1
24.8
233
Rockwall County
54
56.1
41.4
64.9
234
Potter County
53.9
60
77.4
16.3
235
Willacy County
53.5
48.4
85.8
13.2
236
Williamson County
53.3
54.2
46.6
54.1
237
Brazoria County
53.1
53.2
57.9
45.5
238
Montgomery County
53.1
55.9
56.2
46.9
239
Kaufman County
53
53.6
58.1
41.2
240
Hays County
52.9
53.7
55.2
39.4
241
Cameron County
52.6
56.7
81.7
16.9
242
Denton County
52.4
53.9
45.8
54
243
Collin County
52.3
55.6
41.4
60.1
244
Travis County
52.2
59.1
46.6
46.8
245
Nueces County
51.7
55.1
68.2
26.5
246
Webb County
51.4
50.2
73.4
24.2
247
Bexar County
51
51.2
64.1
29.5
248
Tarrant County
50.7
52.4
57
36.8
249
Hidalgo County
50.3
52.7
81
17.5
250
Fort Bend County
50.2
46.3
46
57.4
251
El Paso County
49.9
43.6
74.2
21.8
252
Dallas County
49.8
55
59
31.8
253
Harris County
49.8
53.9
61.2
31.1
254
Kenedy County
17.9
N/A
N/A
N/A