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Jones County, TX — USDA Distress Profile (4 indicators)
Jones · TX
· FIPS 48253
USDA Economic Research Service county typology flags Jones County, TX with 4 distress indicators:
government/corrections-dependent economy; losing population; low employment ratio; low post-secondary education
Full flags: Government, Low Employment, Low PostSecondary Ed, Population Loss
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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