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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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