91,992 people (2024 Census estimate, −1.0% since 2020)
885 square miles of land · 104 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.
17 active community water systems list Bowie County in the area they serve, reporting 93,768 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).
| TEXARKANA WATER UTILITIES surface water · local government · TX0190004 | 37,000 served |
| MACEDONIA EYLAU MUD 1 buys surface water · local government · TX0190012 | 14,652 served |
| CENTRAL BOWIE COUNTY WSC buys surface water · local government · TX0190024 | 9,210 served |
| CITY OF NEW BOSTON buys surface water · local government · TX0190003 | 6,880 served |
| CITY OF WAKE VILLAGE buys surface water · local government · TX0190005 | 5,945 served |
| CITY OF REDWATER buys surface water · local government · TX0190008 | 4,356 served |
| CITY OF NASH buys surface water · local government · TX0190006 | 3,818 served |
| CITY OF HOOKS buys surface water · local government · TX0190002 | 2,518 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 515 people were held in Bowie County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2026). In 2021 it was about 1,102.
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.
13 school districts have their office in Bowie County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $115.6 million — $97.4 million to run schools, about $13,568 per student, plus $12.3 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $38.1 million local (mostly property tax), $47.6 million state, $28.7 million federal. Long-term debt: $38.2 million.
Spent $30.1 million — $25 million to run schools, about $10,803 per student, plus $3.4 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $15.2 million local (mostly property tax), $11.4 million state, $2.5 million federal. Long-term debt: $79.6 million.
Spent $30.9 million — $29.4 million to run schools, about $14,692 per student, plus $465,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $8.6 million local (mostly property tax), $15.1 million state, $7.3 million federal. Long-term debt: $21.8 million.
Spent $18.5 million — $17.7 million to run schools, about $15,332 per student, plus $350,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $7 million local (mostly property tax), $10.1 million state, $1.8 million federal. Long-term debt: $14 million.
Spent $16.9 million — $13 million to run schools, about $12,258 per student, plus $3.7 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $4.6 million local (mostly property tax), $10.2 million state, $1.2 million federal. Long-term debt: $5.5 million.
Spent $15 million — $11.3 million to run schools, about $12,298 per student, plus $2.5 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $3.9 million local (mostly property tax), $9.8 million state, $1.9 million federal. Long-term debt: $16.9 million.
Spent $11 million — $9.8 million to run schools, about $11,896 per student, plus $957,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $2.9 million local (mostly property tax), $7.9 million state, $520,000 federal. Long-term debt: $435,000.
Spent $6.1 million — $5.8 million to run schools, about $11,023 per student, plus $99,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $3.6 million local (mostly property tax), $3.2 million state, $595,000 federal. Long-term debt: $3.8 million.
And 5 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 Low compared with other U.S. counties. FEMA estimates natural hazards cost Bowie County about $33.4 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Relatively Moderate; social vulnerability: Relatively High.
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.
330 bridges in Bowie County: 151 in good condition, 177 fair, and 2 poor (0.6%). “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.
| SHERWOOD FOREST RD over AKIN CR · built 1979 | 383 vehicles a day |
| ROAD B-11 over BIG CREEK DRAINAGE · built 1942 | 50 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $181.6 million of work in Bowie County in fiscal 2025, about $1,955 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: Little River County, AR (21 mi) · Cass County (25 mi) · Morris County (29 mi) · Miller County, AR (32 mi) · Titus County (35 mi) · Red River County (38 mi).