58,670 people (2024 Census estimate, +4.1% since 2020)
891 square miles of land · 66 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.
21 active community water systems list Hardin County in the area they serve, reporting 62,596 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).
| LUMBERTON MUD groundwater · local government · TX1000035 | 31,428 served |
| CITY OF SILSBEE groundwater · local government · TX1000002 | 10,026 served |
| NORTH HARDIN WSC groundwater · local government · TX1000015 | 7,755 served |
| WEST HARDIN WSC groundwater · local government · TX1000055 | 4,630 served |
| WILDWOOD RESORT CITY groundwater · private · TX1000018 | 1,992 served |
| CITY OF KOUNTZE groundwater · local government · TX1000001 | 1,981 served |
| CITY OF SOUR LAKE groundwater · local government · TX1000003 | 1,813 served |
| HARDIN COUNTY WCID 1 groundwater · local government · TX1000016 | 1,256 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 176 people were held in Hardin County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2026). In 2021 it was about 166.
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 Hardin County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $62.1 million — $39.8 million to run schools, about $9,486 per student, plus $19.9 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $20.2 million local (mostly property tax), $22 million state, $5.1 million federal. Long-term debt: $73.6 million.
Spent $37.4 million — $34.4 million to run schools, about $12,407 per student, plus $2.2 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $15.9 million local (mostly property tax), $17.4 million state, $6.6 million federal. Long-term debt: $25.3 million.
Spent $60.3 million — $27.8 million to run schools, about $10,301 per student, plus $31 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $16.8 million local (mostly property tax), $15.2 million state, $31.5 million federal. Long-term debt: $52.6 million.
Spent $18.3 million — $16.7 million to run schools, about $14,941 per student, plus $1.3 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $6.1 million local (mostly property tax), $8.5 million state, $2.6 million federal. Long-term debt: $7.8 million.
Spent $10.4 million — $9.3 million to run schools, about $16,779 per student, plus $1.1 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $4.5 million local (mostly property tax), $5.5 million state, $912,000 federal. Long-term debt: $2.6 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: Relatively Low compared with other U.S. counties. FEMA estimates natural hazards cost Hardin County about $27.1 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Relatively Moderate; social vulnerability: Relatively Moderate.
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.
167 bridges in Hardin County: 110 in good condition, 56 fair, and 1 poor (0.6%). “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.
| CR 101 over FLAT CYPRESS CREEK · built 1938 | 20 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $6.2 million of work in Hardin County in fiscal 2025, about $110 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: Liberty County (29 mi) · Tyler County (30 mi) · Orange County (33 mi) · Jefferson County (36 mi) · Jasper County (37 mi) · Polk County (41 mi).