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Resilience Dossier

Robertson CountyTexas · TX

56
/ 100good
Composite scale0 ─ 100
56
CriticalExcellent
State rank
#82TX
National rank
#1,229/ 3,436
Population
16,7217.5/km²
FIPS 48395│AREA 2,215 km²│LAT 31.0255 · LON -96.5149
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Geospatial

31.03°N, 96.51°W
Map of Robertson County, TX
Target ▸ Robertson County
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Analyst Brief

Voice ▸ Stratfor

▌Robertson County is a county in Texas, with a population of 16,721, covering 2,215 square kilometers. Population density is 7.5 people per square kilometer. On the Scout composite resilience index, Robertson County scores 56 out of 100, ranked #82 in TX and #1,229 of 3,436 regions. The five-year average temperature anomaly versus the 20th-century baseline is 2.2 degrees Fahrenheit. Counties above 2.6 degrees fall inside the climate tipping-point band. The FEMA National Risk Index composite hazard score is 40 out of 100. Annual precipitation averages 40.5 inches. Net IRS migration in the most recent tax year was +5.3 per 1,000 residents. USDA classifies the county as Rural-Urban Continuum Code 2 (1 = metropolitan core, 9 = completely rural).

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Assessment Matrix

6 Dimensions
D-0149

Climate Stability

Natural hazard exposure, temperature anomaly vs. 20th-century baseline, drought, wildfire, and flood risk.

D-0259

Water & Food

Groundwater reliability, precipitation normals, growing season length, and cropland availability.

D-0345

Social Stability

Net migration, social vulnerability, and crime rates.

D-0472

Infrastructure

Solar energy potential, off-grid power viability, and proximity to nuclear facilities.

D-0544

Self-Sufficiency

Rural-urban classification, agricultural diversity, and land availability.

D-0681

Affordability

Median home value and rental costs relative to the national range. Lower cost counties score higher.

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Source Telemetry

14 Inputs
S-01Climate
FEMA NRI hazard score
39.87 /100
Temperature anomaly
2.15 °F
S-02Water
Annual precipitation
40.5 in
Soil saturation depth
1.8 ft
Growing season
304 days
S-03Social
Net migration
+5.3 /1k
Social vulnerability
0.855 /1
Crime index
20.2 /100
S-04Infrastructure
Solar irradiance
4.7 kWh/m²/d
Distance to nuclear facility
115.7 mi
S-05Self-Sufficiency
Cropland share
22.4 %
Rural-urban code
2 /9
S-06Affordability
Median home value
$156,800
Median rent
$781 /mo

Inputs marked “— —” are pending pipeline integration and currently use neutral defaults in the composite. They do not skew rankings.

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Cross-Reference

REF-A

Robertson County on the Scout map

See this county in spatial context. Compare with neighbors. Tune the composite weights to your priorities.

REF-B

Top counties in Texas

State rollup ranking the highest- and lowest-scoring counties for resilience by composite Scout score.

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Citations

Full methodology ▸
  • FEMA-NRIFEMA National Risk Index, county composite hazard score
  • NOAA-TMPNOAA nClimDiv county temperature anomaly, 2020-2024 vs. 1901-2000 baseline
  • NOAA-PCPNOAA county precipitation normals, 1991-2020
  • IRS-MIGIRS county-to-county migration, tax year 2021-2022
  • CDC-SVICDC Social Vulnerability Index, 2022 release (RPL_THEMES)
  • USDA-RUCCUSDA Economic Research Service Rural-Urban Continuum Codes, 2023
  • NASA-PWRNASA POWER climatology, annual global horizontal irradiance (kWh/m²/day)
  • USDA-NASSUSDA NASS Census of Agriculture 2022, county cropland and total land area
  • USDA-SDMUSDA NRCS Soil Data Mart, average seasonal soil saturation depth (cm)
  • ACS-2022U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates 2022, median home value and gross rent