38,650 people (2024 Census estimate, +7.4% since 2020)
878 square miles of land · 44 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.
23 active community water systems list Fannin County in the area they serve, reporting 42,880 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).
| CITY OF BONHAM buys surface water · local government · TX0740001 | 10,746 served |
| SOUTHWEST FANNIN COUNTY SUD groundwater · local government · TX0740031 | 9,198 served |
| BOIS D ARC MUD groundwater · local government · TX0740044 | 3,011 served |
| WEST LEONARD WSC groundwater · local government · TX0740034 | 2,733 served |
| CITY OF LEONARD groundwater · local government · TX0740005 | 2,691 served |
| WHITE SHED WSC groundwater · local government · TX0740035 | 2,441 served |
| ARLEDGE RIDGE WSC groundwater · local government · TX0740019 | 2,205 served |
| CITY OF HONEY GROVE groundwater · local government · TX0740003 | 2,192 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 543 people were held in Fannin County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2026). In 2021 it was about 942.
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.
9 school districts have their office in Fannin County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $31.9 million — $25.7 million to run schools, about $13,553 per student, plus $4.9 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $18.4 million local (mostly property tax), $7.1 million state, $5 million federal. Long-term debt: $28 million.
Spent $15.4 million — $12.7 million to run schools, about $15,615 per student, plus $1.7 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $4.9 million local (mostly property tax), $6.9 million state, $1.7 million federal.
Spent $14.9 million — $9.9 million to run schools, about $14,186 per student, plus $3.8 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $6.4 million local (mostly property tax), $4.6 million state, $1.2 million federal. Long-term debt: $5.5 million.
Spent $10.4 million — $8.2 million to run schools, about $13,368 per student, plus $1.9 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $4.1 million local (mostly property tax), $5.8 million state, $1.5 million federal. Long-term debt: $7.2 million.
Spent $9.9 million — $7.3 million to run schools, about $14,413 per student, plus $2.4 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $3 million local (mostly property tax), $4.9 million state, $1.4 million federal. Long-term debt: $3.2 million.
Spent $4.6 million — $4.2 million to run schools, about $12,662 per student, plus $203,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $1.6 million local (mostly property tax), $3.1 million state, $620,000 federal. Long-term debt: $3.7 million.
Spent $5.5 million — $4.8 million to run schools, about $14,922 per student, plus $697,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $2.4 million local (mostly property tax), $2.5 million state, $548,000 federal. Long-term debt: $470,000.
Spent $4.1 million — $3.7 million to run schools, about $15,952 per student, plus $350,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $1.2 million local (mostly property tax), $2.5 million state, $626,000 federal. Long-term debt: $1.1 million.
And 1 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 Fannin County about $26.9 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Relatively Low; social vulnerability: Relatively Low.
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.
306 bridges in Fannin County: 106 in good condition, 183 fair, and 17 poor (5.6%). “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 56 over BOIS DARC CR · built 1931 | 3,060 vehicles a day |
| SH 56 over SLOANS CREEK · built 1931 | 2,676 vehicles a day |
| FM 824 over WAFER CREEK · built 1940 | 424 vehicles a day |
| FM 2990 over NORTH SULPHUR RIVER · built 1968 | 200 vehicles a day |
| CR 2825 over SANDERS CREEK · built 1990 | 64 vehicles a day |
| CR 3040 over POLECAT CREEK · built 1988 | 60 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $32.9 million of work in Fannin County in fiscal 2025, about $922 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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