413,224 people (2024 Census estimate, +10.6% since 2020)
1,363 square miles of land · 303 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.
162 active community water systems list Brazoria County in the area they serve, reporting 367,897 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).
| CITY OF PEARLAND surface water · local government · TX0200008 | 125,828 served |
| CITY OF LAKE JACKSON buys surface water · local government · TX0200006 | 27,314 served |
| CITY OF ALVIN groundwater · local government · TX0200001 | 26,244 served |
| CITY OF ANGLETON buys surface water · local government · TX0200002 | 19,429 served |
| CITY OF CLUTE buys surface water · local government · TX0200004 | 10,604 served |
| CITY OF FREEPORT buys surface water · local government · TX0200005 | 10,594 served |
| CITY OF IOWA COLONY groundwater · local government · TX0200832 | 9,978 served |
| CITY OF MANVEL groundwater · local government · TX0200407 | 8,437 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 956 people were held in Brazoria County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2026). In 2021 it was about 834.
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.
8 school districts have their office in Brazoria County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $486 million — $320.6 million to run schools, about $10,984 per student, plus $126.2 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $166.4 million local (mostly property tax), $202.4 million state, $40.6 million federal. Long-term debt: $968.6 million.
Spent $233.3 million — $208.1 million to run schools, about $9,797 per student, plus $6.5 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $142.5 million local (mostly property tax), $102.3 million state, $18.5 million federal. Long-term debt: $379.7 million.
Spent $210.6 million — $152.1 million to run schools, about $13,088 per student, plus $41.3 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $154.4 million local (mostly property tax), $22.7 million state, $30.2 million federal. Long-term debt: $373.7 million.
Spent $114.8 million — $85.7 million to run schools, about $12,378 per student, plus $21.7 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $69.6 million local (mostly property tax), $28.5 million state, $13.3 million federal. Long-term debt: $165.5 million.
Spent $40 million — $34 million to run schools, about $11,619 per student, plus $4.6 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $22.7 million local (mostly property tax), $11.6 million state, $7.2 million federal. Long-term debt: $33.3 million.
Spent $33.7 million — $26.8 million to run schools, about $14,136 per student, plus $2 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $32.1 million local (mostly property tax), $4.5 million state, $5 million federal. Long-term debt: $47.9 million.
Spent $12.9 million — $10.9 million to run schools, about $14,783 per student, plus $1.2 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $6.4 million local (mostly property tax), $5.6 million state, $900,000 federal. Long-term debt: $17.7 million.
Spent $2.9 million — $2.7 million to run schools, about $28,617 per student, plus $100,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $2 million local (mostly property tax), $173,000 state, $1 million federal. Long-term debt: $2.1 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: Relatively Moderate compared with other U.S. counties. FEMA estimates natural hazards cost Brazoria County about $161.5 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Very High; social vulnerability: Relatively Low.
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.
629 bridges in Brazoria County: 382 in good condition, 233 fair, and 14 poor (2.2%). “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.
| FM 2004 over CHOCOLATE BAYOU · built 1966 | 6,263 vehicles a day |
| FM 523 over OYSTER CREEK · built 1954 | 5,336 vehicles a day |
| FM 1495 over OLD BRAZOS RIV/E 2ND/RR · built 1967 | 4,793 vehicles a day |
| CR 98 over CHIGGER CREEK · built 1980 | 825 vehicles a day |
| CR 321 over CEDAR LAKE CREEK · built 1993 | 740 vehicles a day |
| CR 171 (AVE F) over CORNER BAYOU · built 1984 | 720 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $249.7 million of work in Brazoria County in fiscal 2025, about $671 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: Fort Bend County (32 mi) · Galveston County (33 mi) · Matagorda County (44 mi) · Harris County (48 mi) · Wharton County (49 mi) · Chambers County (59 mi).