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Walker County, TX — USDA Distress Profile (3 indicators)

Walker · TX · FIPS 48471

USDA Economic Research Service county typology flags Walker County, TX with 3 distress indicators:

government/corrections-dependent economy; low employment ratio; housing stress

Full flags: Government, Housing Stress, Low Employment

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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Other signals in this county

287(g) JEM: Walker County Sheriff’s Department (TX)

287(g) JEM agreement between ICE and Walker County Sheriff’s Department, signed June 9, 2020.

287(g) TFM: Walker County Constable Pct 3 (TX)

287(g) TFM agreement between ICE and Walker County Constable Pct 3, signed September 9, 2025.

287(g) WSO: Walker County Sheriff’s Office (TX)

287(g) WSO agreement between ICE and Walker County Sheriff’s Office, signed April 2, 2025.

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IGSA detention facility in Walker, TX.

Walker County, TX