Collingsworth County, Texas
Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 7% of Collingsworth County's mapped land. A shallow water table limits basements on under 1%.
100% of the county is in drought on the October 13, 2026 Drought Monitor map. FEMA's flood data list 3 flood losses here since 2016. 85% of homes were built before 1980, against 50% nationally; the median home dates from 1961.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources
expansive clay: shrink-swell limits slab homes
high water table: limits basements
in drought, October 13, 2026
of homes built before 1980
Soil under Collingsworth County
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 7.0% |
| High water table (limits basements) | under 0.1% |
| Septic fields very limited | 64.2% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 2.4% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 2.4% |
| Mapped soil | 588,691 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: expansive clay |
|---|---|---|
| Miles | 17% | 0% |
| Woodward | 12% | n/a |
| Springer | 9% | n/a |
| Quinlan | 7% | n/a |
| Lutie | 6% | n/a |
| Lueders | 5% | n/a |
How we count · survey areas TX087 (2025-09-04)
What the numbers mean here
Rain over the 12 months to August 2026: 14.68 in, 9.54 in below the 1991-2020 average year of 24.22 in.
USDA rates 64% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
With shrink-swell clay on 7% and a shallow water table on under 1% of the land, the soil survey points to neither problem across most of Collingsworth County; conditions still vary lot by lot.
Drought
100% of the county is in drought (D1 or worse) on the October 13, 2026 map. Part of the county was in drought in 49 of the last 52 weeks; the most was 100% of its area, in 30 weeks, most recently on the October 13, 2026 map.
| Category, October 13, 2026 | Share of county |
|---|---|
| D0 abnormally dry or worse | 100% |
| D1 moderate drought or worse | 100% |
| D2 severe or worse | 32.5% |
| D3 extreme or worse | 0.1% |
| D4 exceptional | 0% |
Flood losses since 2016
3 flood losses since 2016, $16,917 paid. The worst year was 2023, with 1.
| Year | Flood losses |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 |
| 2026 to date | 0 |
Rain
| Average year, 1991-2020 | 24.22 in |
| 12 months to August 2026 | 14.68 in (-9.54) |
| 2025 | 21.61 in (-2.61) |
| Wettest year since 1895 | 1941: 41.13 in |
| Driest year since 1895 | 1970: 10.80 in |
| Days with 1 inch or more, normal at SHAMROCK #2 (17 mi away) | 6.7 |
Homes
| Housing units | 1,487 |
| Median year built | 1961 |
| Built before 1980 | 85% |
| Built 2000 or later | 6% |
| Owner-occupied | 74% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $104,000 |
| Single-family detached | 83% |
What repairs cost
Published ranges from cost guides, not quotes. More sources, and where they disagree.
Cities in Collingsworth County
| City | Expansive clay | High water table | Homes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dodson | 0% | 1% | 9 |
| Wellington | under 1% | 0% | 968 |
Nearby counties
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harmon County, OK | 29 mi | 25% | 2% |
| Wheeler County, TX | 30 mi | 1% | 2% |
| Donley County, TX | 31 mi | 4% | 1% |
| Childress County, TX | 31 mi | 12% | 1% |
| Beckham County, OK | 39 mi | 3% | 2% |
| Hall County, TX | 39 mi | 1% | under 1% |
| Greer County, OK | 41 mi | 26% | 3% |
| Gray County, TX | 43 mi | 31% | 4% |
Sources: USDA SSURGO (September 4, 2025) · US Drought Monitor (October 13, 2026) · FEMA NFIP v3 (September 9, 2026) · NOAA (August 2026) · Census ACS 2020-2024. Methods · Data status