38,784 people (2024 Census estimate, +5.3% since 2020)
767 square miles of land · 51 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.
14 active community water systems list Hopkins County in the area they serve, reporting 45,340 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).
| CITY OF SULPHUR SPRINGS surface water · local government · TX1120002 | 16,243 served |
| NORTH HOPKINS WSC buys surface water · local government · TX1120017 | 8,253 served |
| MARTIN SPRINGS WSC groundwater · local government · TX1120015 | 4,095 served |
| BRINKER WSC buys surface water · local government · TX1120011 | 3,519 served |
| SHIRLEY WSC groundwater · local government · TX1120021 | 3,054 served |
| MILLER GROVE WSC groundwater · local government · TX1120016 | 2,265 served |
| GAFFORD CHAPEL WSC buys surface water · local government · TX1120014 | 1,680 served |
| CORNERSVILLE WSC groundwater · local government · TX1120013 | 1,520 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 234 people were held in Hopkins County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2026). In 2021 it was about 173.
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.
7 school districts have their office in Hopkins County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $54.1 million — $50.7 million to run schools, about $11,619 per student, plus $1.6 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $27.1 million local (mostly property tax), $23.9 million state, $11 million federal. Long-term debt: $44.7 million.
Spent $15.7 million — $10.9 million to run schools, about $14,790 per student, plus $4.7 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $5.5 million local (mostly property tax), $7.6 million state, $1.9 million federal. Long-term debt: $922,000.
Spent $7.9 million — $7.4 million to run schools, about $14,384 per student, plus $268,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $2.3 million local (mostly property tax), $5.8 million state, $1.3 million federal. Long-term debt: $3.8 million.
Spent $13.7 million — $6.6 million to run schools, about $15,309 per student, plus $6.7 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $2 million local (mostly property tax), $4.9 million state, $1.5 million federal. Long-term debt: $8.1 million.
Spent $4.7 million — $4.5 million to run schools, about $14,101 per student, plus $48,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $1.4 million local (mostly property tax), $3.1 million state, $686,000 federal. Long-term debt: $3.6 million.
Spent $5 million — $4.8 million to run schools, about $19,375 per student, plus $163,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $1.1 million local (mostly property tax), $2.5 million state, $685,000 federal.
Spent $3.5 million — $3.3 million to run schools, about $14,749 per student, plus $86,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $1.5 million local (mostly property tax), $2.3 million state, $485,000 federal. Long-term debt: $312,000.
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 Hopkins County about $27.9 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Relatively Low; social vulnerability: Relatively Moderate.
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.
250 bridges in Hopkins County: 118 in good condition, 128 fair, and 4 poor (1.6%). “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.
| Jackson Street over Town Branch · built 1935 | 2,970 vehicles a day |
| FM 71 over SOUTH SULPHUR RIVER · built 1963 | 305 vehicles a day |
| CR 1174 over Birch Creek · built 2015 | 94 vehicles a day |
| CR 4767 over Trib. North Caney Creek · built 1960 | 20 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $8.5 million of work in Hopkins County in fiscal 2025, about $230 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: Delta County (17 mi) · Franklin County (20 mi) · Rains County (23 mi) · Wood County (27 mi) · Hunt County (30 mi) · Titus County (35 mi).