197,829 people (2024 Census estimate, +34.4% since 2020)
781 square miles of land · 253 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.
34 active community water systems list Kaufman County in the area they serve, reporting 226,296 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).
| CITY OF FORNEY buys surface water · local government · TX1290002 | 29,692 served |
| HIGH POINT SUD buys surface water · local government · TX1290016 | 26,052 served |
| FORNEY LAKE WSC buys surface water · local government · TX1290014 | 20,377 served |
| CITY OF TERRELL buys surface water · local government · TX1290006 | 18,432 served |
| TALTY SUD buys surface water · local government · TX1290025 | 15,987 served |
| CITY OF MABANK surface water · local government · TX1290005 | 15,207 served |
| COLLEGE MOUND SUD buys surface water · local government · TX1290012 | 11,802 served |
| GASTONIA SCURRY SUD buys surface water · local government · TX1290015 | 11,169 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 395 people were held in Kaufman County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2026). In 2021 it was about 369.
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 Kaufman County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $453 million — $162.6 million to run schools, about $10,032 per student, plus $262.1 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $136.9 million local (mostly property tax), $81.3 million state, $14.3 million federal. Long-term debt: $673.3 million.
Spent $130.9 million — $65 million to run schools, about $10,828 per student, plus $54.3 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $35.8 million local (mostly property tax), $39.7 million state, $7.9 million federal. Long-term debt: $214.2 million.
Spent $72.9 million — $66.1 million to run schools, about $12,694 per student, plus $1.6 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $41.5 million local (mostly property tax), $24.4 million state, $13.5 million federal. Long-term debt: $53 million.
Spent $56.4 million — $46.9 million to run schools, about $10,822 per student, plus $6.8 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $20.7 million local (mostly property tax), $29.1 million state, $8 million federal. Long-term debt: $67.7 million.
Spent $47 million — $40.8 million to run schools, about $10,438 per student, plus $4.3 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $26.9 million local (mostly property tax), $17.4 million state, $10.6 million federal. Long-term debt: $34.2 million.
Spent $24.2 million — $21.7 million to run schools, about $11,839 per student, plus $1.8 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $10.5 million local (mostly property tax), $13.4 million state, $5.1 million federal. Long-term debt: $15.9 million.
Spent $15.5 million — $14.7 million to run schools, about $13,748 per student, plus $410,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $6.5 million local (mostly property tax), $8.6 million state, $1.9 million federal. Long-term debt: $8.9 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 Kaufman County about $42.7 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Relatively High; social vulnerability: Very Low.
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.
451 bridges in Kaufman County: 204 in good condition, 243 fair, and 4 poor (0.9%). “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 80 WB over EAST FORK TRINITY RIVER · built 1930 | 33,856 vehicles a day |
| US 80 WB over BUFFALO CREEK RELIEF · built 1955 | 33,856 vehicles a day |
| US 80 EB over BUFFALO CREEK RELIEF · built 1955 | 33,856 vehicles a day |
| US 80 SFR over BUFFALO CREEK RELIEF · built 1930 | 12,005 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $78 million of work in Kaufman County in fiscal 2025, about $537 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: Rockwall County (22 mi) · Van Zandt County (26 mi) · Dallas County (31 mi) · Rains County (34 mi) · Ellis County (34 mi) · Henderson County (37 mi).