2,127,737 people (2024 Census estimate, +5.6% since 2020)
1,240 square miles of land · 1,715 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.
42 active community water systems list Bexar County in the area they serve, reporting 2,882,137 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).
| SAN ANTONIO WATER SYSTEM buys surface water · local government · TX0150018 | 2,643,729 served |
| JBSA SAM HOUSTON groundwater · federal · TX0150116 | 37,563 served |
| CITY OF CONVERSE buys surface water · local government · TX0150047 | 29,709 served |
| EAST CENTRAL SUD buys surface water · local government · TX0150138 | 26,137 served |
| JBSA LACKLAND groundwater · federal · TX0150114 | 20,907 served |
| CITY OF UNIVERSAL CITY groundwater · local government · TX0150009 | 20,119 served |
| ATASCOSA RURAL WSC buys surface water · local government · TX0150040 | 13,857 served |
| CITY OF SELMA groundwater · local government · TX0150492 | 11,418 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 4,593 people were held in Bexar County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2026). In 2021 it was about 4,007.
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.
15 school districts have their office in Bexar County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $1.4 billion — $1.1 billion to run schools, about $10,632 per student, plus $224 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $959.4 million local (mostly property tax), $266.8 million state, $219.3 million federal. Long-term debt: $2.3 billion.
Spent $739.8 million — $661.5 million to run schools, about $11,211 per student, plus $21.6 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $634.5 million local (mostly property tax), $91.2 million state, $146.4 million federal. Long-term debt: $1.4 billion.
Spent $782.8 million — $632.3 million to run schools, about $13,971 per student, plus $80.8 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $393.5 million local (mostly property tax), $223.3 million state, $216.2 million federal. Long-term debt: $1.2 billion.
Spent $335.5 million — $291.1 million to run schools, about $11,253 per student, plus $23.5 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $188.6 million local (mostly property tax), $108.1 million state, $59.4 million federal. Long-term debt: $554.5 million.
Spent $201.2 million — $180.4 million to run schools, about $13,119 per student, plus $10.5 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $84.1 million local (mostly property tax), $81.4 million state, $45.4 million federal. Long-term debt: $258.6 million.
Spent $186.2 million — $162 million to run schools, about $13,311 per student, plus $14.8 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $41.7 million local (mostly property tax), $102 million state, $53 million federal. Long-term debt: $227.4 million.
Spent $156 million — $116.7 million to run schools, about $10,989 per student, plus $35.2 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $77.8 million local (mostly property tax), $37.6 million state, $22.8 million federal. Long-term debt: $104.4 million.
Spent $148.3 million — $134.2 million to run schools, about $16,407 per student, plus $11.1 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $29.2 million local (mostly property tax), $59 million state, $63.4 million federal. Long-term debt: $50.1 million.
And 7 more.
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: Relatively High compared with other U.S. counties. FEMA estimates natural hazards cost Bexar County about $619.4 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.
2,356 bridges in Bexar County: 1,260 in good condition, 1,088 fair, and 8 poor (0.3%). “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.
| IH 410 SB over Spur 117 (S WW White Rd) · built 1966 | 28,666 vehicles a day |
| IH 410 SBML over BNSF RR · built 1961 | 25,000 vehicles a day |
| IH 410 NBML over BNSF RR · built 1961 | 23,369 vehicles a day |
| EVANS RD over DRAIN · built 1987 | 7,669 vehicles a day |
| PLEASANTON RD over MEDINA RIVER · built 1985 | 3,378 vehicles a day |
| SOUTH PRESA STREET over SAN ANTONIO RIVER · built 1900 | 682 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $859 million of work in Bexar County in fiscal 2025, about $428 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: Comal County (30 mi) · Wilson County (32 mi) · Guadalupe County (36 mi) · Kendall County (36 mi) · Medina County (36 mi) · Atascosa County (38 mi).