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Hudspeth County, TX — USDA Distress Profile (5 indicators)

Hudspeth · TX · FIPS 48229

USDA Economic Research Service county typology flags Hudspeth County, TX with 5 distress indicators:

government/corrections-dependent economy; persistent poverty (20%+ poverty rate for 30+ years); low employment ratio; housing stress; low post-secondary education

Full flags: Government, Housing Stress, 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: metro

Source: USDA ERS County Typology Codes, 2025 edition

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