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Frio County, TX — USDA Distress Profile (4 indicators)
Frio · TX
· FIPS 48163
USDA Economic Research Service county typology flags Frio County, TX with 4 distress indicators:
energy-transition county (mining-dependent); persistent poverty (20%+ poverty rate for 30+ years); low employment ratio; low post-secondary education
Full flags: Mining, Low Employment, Low PostSecondary Ed, Persistent Poverty
This county already has an IGSA detention facility. The combination of existing federal detention relationship + economic distress = high vulnerability to expansion pitch.
Nonmetro: nonmetro
Source: USDA ERS County Typology Codes, 2025 edition
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