958,434 people (2024 Census estimate, +15.6% since 2020)
862 square miles of land · 1,112 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.
180 active community water systems list Fort Bend County in the area they serve, reporting 868,345 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).
| CITY OF SUGAR LAND surface water · local government · TX0790005 | 80,381 served |
| FORT BEND COUNTY WCID 2 surface water · local government · TX0790004 | 49,173 served |
| CITY OF ROSENBERG buys surface water · local government · TX0790003 | 43,158 served |
| CITY OF FULSHEAR groundwater · local government · TX0790133 | 34,000 served |
| CITY OF RICHMOND surface water · local government · TX0790023 | 25,326 served |
| FORT BEND COUNTY MUD 30 buys surface water · local government · TX0790146 | 16,794 served |
| CITY OF SUGAR LAND NEW TERRITORY groundwater · local government · TX0790253 | 15,546 served |
| FORT BEND COUNTY MUD 25 groundwater · local government · TX0790130 | 15,327 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 887 people were held in Fort Bend County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2026). In 2021 it was about 701.
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.
5 school districts have their office in Fort Bend County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $1.5 billion — $1 billion to run schools, about $11,284 per student, plus $341.4 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $768.7 million local (mostly property tax), $437.4 million state, $127.3 million federal. Long-term debt: $2.1 billion.
Spent $1 billion — $838 million to run schools, about $10,520 per student, plus $136.4 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $646.1 million local (mostly property tax), $247.3 million state, $118.7 million federal. Long-term debt: $1.5 billion.
Spent $824.8 million — $452.8 million to run schools, about $10,664 per student, plus $288.6 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $379.6 million local (mostly property tax), $178.1 million state, $56.2 million federal. Long-term debt: $1.7 billion.
Spent $51.9 million — $44.9 million to run schools, about $12,343 per student, plus $743,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $40.2 million local (mostly property tax), $5.9 million state, $5.6 million federal. Long-term debt: $99.2 million.
Spent $43.4 million — $40.4 million to run schools, about $11,371 per student, plus $1.2 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $24.9 million local (mostly property tax), $22.1 million state, $3.5 million federal. Long-term debt: $42.7 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 High compared with other U.S. counties. FEMA estimates natural hazards cost Fort Bend County about $346.2 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.
804 bridges in Fort Bend County: 588 in good condition, 196 fair, and 20 poor (2.5%). “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 99 over BRAZOS RIVER · built 1994 | 18,866 vehicles a day |
| HUNT RD over BROOKSHIRE CREEK · built 1984 | 947 vehicles a day |
| SHADY OAKS LANE over COON CREEK · built 2003 | 308 vehicles a day |
| RYCADE SCHOOL RD over TURKEY CREEK · built 1989 | 300 vehicles a day |
| FORT BEND DR over VALLEY LODGE CREEK · built 1993 | 240 vehicles a day |
| Randon School Rd over Cottonwood Creek · built 1990 | 234 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $166.6 million of work in Fort Bend County in fiscal 2025, about $203 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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