9,155 people (2024 Census estimate, +7.0% since 2020)
903 square miles of land · 10 people per square mile
“Highest” and “lowest” are just order, not grades: a high rank for poverty or hazard losses means more of it. Each figure's source is in its section below.
7 active community water systems list Archer County in the area they serve, reporting 9,553 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).
| CITY OF HOLLIDAY buys surface water · local government · TX0050002 | 2,724 served |
| WINDTHORST WSC surface water · local government · TX0050013 | 1,728 served |
| CITY OF ARCHER CITY surface water · local government · TX0050001 | 1,601 served |
| ARCHER COUNTY MUD 1 buys surface water · local government · TX0050014 | 1,330 served |
| CITY OF LAKESIDE CITY buys surface water · local government · TX0050015 | 1,091 served |
| CITY OF SCOTLAND buys surface water · local government · TX0050003 | 900 served |
| CITY OF MEGARGEL buys groundwater · local government · TX0050012 | 179 served |
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), active community systems, . Look up any system's violations and test results with EPA's search using its ID.
About 28 people were held in Archer County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2026). In 2021 it was about 19.
Source: Vera Institute of Justice, Incarceration Trends (built from federal Bureau of Justice Statistics jail surveys). Counties without their own jail, or that share one, may show no figure.
3 school districts have their office in Archer County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $15.9 million — $12.3 million to run schools, about $10,852 per student, plus $2.9 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $6.4 million local (mostly property tax), $8.6 million state, $889,000 federal. Long-term debt: $14.8 million.
Spent $6.9 million — $6.6 million to run schools, about $12,454 per student, plus $255,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $1.5 million local (mostly property tax), $6.2 million state, $617,000 federal. Long-term debt: $1.3 million.
Spent $8.1 million — $7.2 million to run schools, about $14,643 per student, plus $93,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $4.2 million local (mostly property tax), $3.7 million state, $877,000 federal. Long-term debt: $14.2 million.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 Annual Survey of School System Finances. Districts are listed by the county of their main office; some serve neighboring counties too.
Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps 2025 (University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute), which gathers federal data (CDC, Census, and others); measures cover different recent years. Blank lines aren't reported for small counties.
Overall risk: Very Low compared with other U.S. counties. FEMA estimates natural hazards cost Archer County about $3.9 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Relatively Low; social vulnerability: Relatively Moderate.
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.
125 bridges in Archer County: 61 in good condition, 62 fair, and 2 poor (1.6%). “Poor” means a main part — the deck, the beams, or the supports — is rated 4 or lower on the federal 0–9 scale. It doesn't mean unsafe to drive; unsafe bridges are closed.
| SH 25 over MID FRK LIT WICHITA RIV · built 1938 | 338 vehicles a day |
| CR 158 / CUBA RD over DRAW · built 2006 | 10 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $7 million of work in Archer County in fiscal 2025, about $816 per resident — to the county, cities, schools, hospitals, nonprofits and others.
Source: USAspending.gov, grants by place of performance, fiscal 2025 (Oct. 2024 to Sept. 2025). Search it by county to see each award.
From Grants.gov: posted grants listing county governments as eligible, soonest deadline first; research-only and overseas programs left out; list updated 2026-10-13, refreshed weekly. 62 are open in all. Cities, towns, school districts and nonprofits have their own lists there.
General election: Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Last day to register to vote: 2026-10-05. Early voting: 2026-10-19 to 2026-10-30. Mail ballot application must be received: 2026-10-23. Election Day: 2026-11-03.
Source: Texas Secretary of State, Sept. 28, 2026 · VoteTexas.gov — early voting · VoteTexas.gov
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Nearby counties: Wichita County (26 mi) · Clay County (30 mi) · Baylor County (30 mi) · Young County (32 mi) · Jack County (40 mi) · Throckmorton County (43 mi).