3,255 people (2024 Census estimate, −2.9% since 2020)
851 square miles of land · 4 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.
8 active community water systems list Knox County in the area they serve, reporting 3,782 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).
| CITY OF MUNDAY buys surface water · local government · TX1380003 | 1,478 served |
| CITY OF KNOX CITY buys surface water · local government · TX1380002 | 1,037 served |
| KNOX COUNTY RURAL SUD buys surface water · local government · TX1380013 | 393 served |
| CITY OF BENJAMIN buys surface water · local government · TX1380011 | 235 served |
| RRA TRUSCOTT GILLILAND WATER SYSTEM buys surface water · local government · TX1380006 | 215 served |
| CITY OF GOREE WATER SYSTEM buys surface water · local government · TX1380001 | 156 served |
| RHINELAND WSC buys surface water · local government · TX1380012 | 136 served |
| NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS MUNICIPAL WATER AUTH surface water · local government · TX1380009 | 132 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 4 people were held in Knox County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2026). In 2021 it was about 3.
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.
3 school districts have their office in Knox County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $6.5 million — $6.1 million to run schools, about $14,870 per student, plus $143,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $2.4 million local (mostly property tax), $4 million state, $1.5 million federal. Long-term debt: $6.2 million.
Spent $4.3 million — $4.3 million to run schools, about $20,407 per student, plus $38,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $1 million local (mostly property tax), $2.5 million state, $989,000 federal.
Spent $7.3 million — $2.9 million to run schools, about $22,338 per student, plus $3.8 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $5.9 million local (mostly property tax), $1.1 million state, $493,000 federal. Long-term debt: $8.3 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: Very Low compared with other U.S. counties. FEMA estimates natural hazards cost Knox County about $4.1 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Relatively Low; social vulnerability: Very High.
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.
51 bridges in Knox County: 17 in good condition, 32 fair, and 2 poor (3.9%). “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.
| SH 222 over BRAZOS RIVER · built 1960 | 317 vehicles a day |
| CR 3600 over DRAW · built 1936 | 14 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $59,413 of work in Knox County in fiscal 2025, about $18 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: Foard County (25 mi) · King County (30 mi) · Baylor County (30 mi) · Haskell County (30 mi) · Stonewall County (42 mi) · Throckmorton County (43 mi).