3,417 people (2024 Census estimate, −4.0% since 2020)
695 square miles of land · 5 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.
7 active community water systems list Hardeman County in the area they serve, reporting 4,053 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).
| CITY OF QUANAH buys surface water · local government · TX0990002 | 2,662 served |
| CITY OF CHILLICOTHE buys surface water · local government · TX0990001 | 675 served |
| RRA NORTHEAST QUANAH WATER SYSTEM buys surface water · local government · TX0990004 | 275 served |
| RRA MEDICINE MOUND WATER SYSTEM buys surface water · local government · TX0990013 | 135 served |
| RRA SOUTHWEST QUANAH WATER SYSTEM buys surface water · local government · TX0990044 | 123 served |
| RRA GOODLETT WATER SYSTEM buys surface water · local government · TX0990012 | 105 served |
| RRA NEW GOODLETT WATER SYSTEM buys surface water · local government · TX0990003 | 78 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 Hardeman County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2026). In 2021 it was about 1.
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 Hardeman County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $9.6 million — $9.5 million to run schools, about $20,496 per student, plus $91,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $3.7 million local (mostly property tax), $3.3 million state, $1.3 million federal.
Spent $4.4 million — $3.7 million to run schools, about $18,525 per student, plus $272,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $3.3 million local (mostly property tax), $1.5 million state, $964,000 federal. Long-term debt: $8.6 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 Hardeman County about $2.5 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Very Low; social vulnerability: Very High.
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.
77 bridges in Hardeman County: 26 in good condition, 48 fair, and 3 poor (3.9%). “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.
| US 287 SB over BNSF RR & LP 285 CONN · built 1970 | 6,497 vehicles a day |
| BIG VALLEY RD over DRAW · built 1940 | 25 vehicles a day |
| BAKER RD over DRAW · built 1939 | 6 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $57.7 million of work in Hardeman County in fiscal 2025, about $16,260 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: Foard County (23 mi) · Jackson County, OK (28 mi) · Childress County (31 mi) · Harmon County, OK (32 mi) · Wilbarger County (32 mi) · Cottle County (33 mi).