3,665 people (2024 Census estimate, −0.3% since 2020)
899 square miles of land · 4 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.
4 active community water systems list Fisher County in the area they serve, reporting 4,546 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).
| CITY OF ROTAN buys surface water · local government · TX0760002 | 1,983 served |
| CITY OF ROBY buys surface water · local government · TX0760001 | 1,147 served |
| SYLVESTER MCCAULLEY WSC buys surface water · local government · TX0760012 | 717 served |
| D P & R WSC buys surface water · local government · TX0760013 | 699 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 0 people were held in Fisher County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2026). In 2021 it was about 4.
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.
2 school districts have their office in Fisher County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $8.5 million — $4.9 million to run schools, about $15,273 per student, plus $3.2 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $4 million local (mostly property tax), $2.6 million state, $666,000 federal. Long-term debt: $9.3 million.
Spent $10.2 million — $5 million to run schools, about $18,947 per student, plus $4.7 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $4.5 million local (mostly property tax), $1.5 million state, $614,000 federal. Long-term debt: $13.5 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 Fisher County about $2.9 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Relatively High; social vulnerability: Very Low.
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.
144 bridges in Fisher County: 70 in good condition, 61 fair, and 13 poor (9.0%). “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 1085 over PLUM CREEK · built 1938 | 160 vehicles a day |
| CR 247 over CALIFORNIA CREEK · built 1946 | 105 vehicles a day |
| CR 236 over DRAW · built 1948 | 100 vehicles a day |
| CR 260 over DRAW · built 1940 | 100 vehicles a day |
| CR 170 over BITTER CREEK · built 1940 | 59 vehicles a day |
| CR 305 over TRIB ALKALI CR · built 1945 | 34 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $5.3 million of work in Fisher County in fiscal 2025, about $1,432 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: Nolan County (30 mi) · Scurry County (30 mi) · Jones County (31 mi) · Stonewall County (32 mi) · Kent County (37 mi) · Taylor County (43 mi).