118,729 people (2024 Census estimate, +18.4% since 2020)
840 square miles of land · 141 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.
30 active community water systems list Hunt County in the area they serve, reporting 134,079 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).
| CITY OF GREENVILLE surface water · local government · TX1160004 | 33,354 served |
| CASH SUD surface water · local government · TX1160018 | 25,875 served |
| CADDO BASIN SUD buys surface water · local government · TX1160029 | 14,748 served |
| CITY OF COMMERCE surface water · local government · TX1160003 | 9,266 served |
| COMBINED CONSUMERS SUD surface water · local government · TX1160052 | 9,087 served |
| B H P WSC buys surface water · local government · TX1160015 | 6,321 served |
| HICKORY CREEK SUD groundwater · local government · TX1160062 | 5,373 served |
| NORTH HUNT SUD buys surface water · local government · TX1160039 | 4,836 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 284 people were held in Hunt County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2026). In 2021 it was about 267.
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.
10 school districts have their office in Hunt County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $77.7 million — $64.1 million to run schools, about $11,818 per student, plus $6.9 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $41.7 million local (mostly property tax), $20.8 million state, $14.8 million federal. Long-term debt: $69 million.
Spent $38.6 million — $33.1 million to run schools, about $11,890 per student, plus $3.1 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $17.9 million local (mostly property tax), $15.9 million state, $7.4 million federal. Long-term debt: $9.2 million.
Spent $48.8 million — $28.4 million to run schools, about $10,765 per student, plus $16.5 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $18.2 million local (mostly property tax), $16.8 million state, $2.9 million federal. Long-term debt: $112.2 million.
Spent $49.6 million — $24.1 million to run schools, about $15,903 per student, plus $22.6 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $12.4 million local (mostly property tax), $11.2 million state, $3.7 million federal. Long-term debt: $59.4 million.
Spent $26.7 million — $15.2 million to run schools, about $14,001 per student, plus $10.2 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $6.8 million local (mostly property tax), $8.9 million state, $1.6 million federal. Long-term debt: $39.9 million.
Spent $12.1 million — $10.2 million to run schools, about $13,195 per student, plus $956,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $4.5 million local (mostly property tax), $6.2 million state, $1.3 million federal. Long-term debt: $12.9 million.
Spent $10.5 million — $9.1 million to run schools, about $12,661 per student, plus $1 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $3.5 million local (mostly property tax), $7.3 million state, $1.3 million federal. Long-term debt: $6 million.
Spent $9.7 million — $8.8 million to run schools, about $16,108 per student, plus $50,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $885,000 local (mostly property tax), $7.9 million state, $2.5 million federal. Long-term debt: $3.3 million.
And 2 more.
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 Moderate compared with other U.S. counties. FEMA estimates natural hazards cost Hunt County about $43.3 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.
454 bridges in Hunt County: 234 in good condition, 218 fair, and 2 poor (0.4%). “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 2412 over Bearpen Creek · built 1989 | 740 vehicles a day |
| CR 4809 over Pecan Creek · built 1999 | 100 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $54.3 million of work in Hunt County in fiscal 2025, about $543 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: Rains County (24 mi) · Rockwall County (24 mi) · Collin County (29 mi) · Delta County (30 mi) · Hopkins County (30 mi) · Fannin County (32 mi).