210,547 people (2024 Census estimate, +16.4% since 2020)
725 square miles of land · 290 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.
57 active community water systems list Johnson County in the area they serve, reporting 233,349 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).
| JOHNSON COUNTY SUD buys surface water · local government · TX1260018 | 65,517 served |
| CITY OF BURLESON buys surface water · local government · TX1260002 | 53,381 served |
| CITY OF CLEBURNE surface water · local government · TX1260003 | 34,075 served |
| BETHESDA WSC buys surface water · local government · TX1260017 | 33,441 served |
| CITY OF KEENE buys surface water · local government · TX1260008 | 6,863 served |
| CITY OF ALVARADO buys surface water · local government · TX1260001 | 6,614 served |
| BETHANY SUD buys surface water · local government · TX1260016 | 4,503 served |
| CITY OF VENUS buys surface water · local government · TX1260006 | 3,816 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 855 people were held in Johnson County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2026). In 2021 it was about 772.
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.
9 school districts have their office in Johnson County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $156.5 million — $130.7 million to run schools, about $10,162 per student, plus $9.5 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $105.4 million local (mostly property tax), $59.9 million state, $13 million federal. Long-term debt: $295.8 million.
Spent $127.1 million — $86.3 million to run schools, about $11,921 per student, plus $33.2 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $54.8 million local (mostly property tax), $37.4 million state, $16.8 million federal. Long-term debt: $174.6 million.
Spent $75.3 million — $71.1 million to run schools, about $12,068 per student, plus $1.4 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $33.4 million local (mostly property tax), $35 million state, $8.1 million federal. Long-term debt: $89.7 million.
Spent $53.9 million — $44.6 million to run schools, about $11,889 per student, plus $3.5 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $31.5 million local (mostly property tax), $19.2 million state, $8 million federal. Long-term debt: $155.7 million.
Spent $116.1 million — $40.4 million to run schools, about $14,365 per student, plus $67.3 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $27.2 million local (mostly property tax), $16 million state, $4.4 million federal. Long-term debt: $210.3 million.
Spent $36.1 million — $33.8 million to run schools, about $14,562 per student, plus $555,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $14.9 million local (mostly property tax), $18.6 million state, $4.6 million federal. Long-term debt: $30 million.
Spent $16.6 million — $14.6 million to run schools, about $10,391 per student, plus $1.4 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $6.8 million local (mostly property tax), $9.8 million state, $1.6 million federal. Long-term debt: $15.7 million.
Spent $14.1 million — $12.9 million to run schools, about $12,228 per student, plus $813,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $3.3 million local (mostly property tax), $10.7 million state, $2.8 million federal. Long-term debt: $11.2 million.
And 1 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 Johnson County about $70.7 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Relatively Moderate; social vulnerability: Relatively Low.
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.
405 bridges in Johnson County: 203 in good condition, 202 fair, and 0 poor (0.0%). “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.
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $32.8 million of work in Johnson County in fiscal 2025, about $182 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: Somervell County (26 mi) · Tarrant County (27 mi) · Hood County (27 mi) · Hill County (31 mi) · Ellis County (33 mi) · Bosque County (37 mi).