51,249 people (2024 Census estimate, +2.2% since 2020)
907 square miles of land · 56 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.
9 active community water systems list Lamar County in the area they serve, reporting 59,354 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).
| LAMAR COUNTY WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT buys surface water · local government · TX1390015 | 25,569 served |
| CITY OF PARIS surface water · local government · TX1390002 | 25,498 served |
| CITY OF RENO buys surface water · local government · TX1390013 | 3,460 served |
| CITY OF BLOSSOM buys surface water · local government · TX1390004 | 2,007 served |
| M J C WSC groundwater · local government · TX1390010 | 999 served |
| CITY OF DEPORT buys surface water · local government · TX1390001 | 547 served |
| CITY OF ROXTON buys surface water · local government · TX1390014 | 538 served |
| PATTONVILLE WSC buys surface water · local government · TX1390011 | 535 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 146 people were held in Lamar County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2026). In 2021 it was about 115.
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.
4 school districts have their office in Lamar County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $55.7 million — $46.3 million to run schools, about $12,010 per student, plus $6.1 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $17.1 million local (mostly property tax), $26.8 million state, $14.1 million federal. Long-term debt: $48.4 million.
Spent $55.6 million — $30.9 million to run schools, about $12,600 per student, plus $22.8 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $20.8 million local (mostly property tax), $10.3 million state, $6.6 million federal. Long-term debt: $48.7 million.
Spent $18.6 million — $14.4 million to run schools, about $12,221 per student, plus $3 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $14.3 million local (mostly property tax), $2.4 million state, $2.5 million federal. Long-term debt: $25.3 million.
Spent $29.5 million — $12.4 million to run schools, about $11,277 per student, plus $16.4 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $10.4 million local (mostly property tax), $7.2 million state, $1.3 million federal. Long-term debt: $13.1 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 Lamar County about $31.9 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Relatively Moderate; social vulnerability: Relatively High.
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.
305 bridges in Lamar County: 142 in good condition, 154 fair, and 9 poor (3.0%). “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.
| US 82 over STILLHOUSE CREEK · built 1959 | 24,836 vehicles a day |
| SH 19 over LOOP 286 · built 1965 | 6,924 vehicles a day |
| FM 1499 over Crooked Creek · built 1974 | 1,002 vehicles a day |
| CR 385 (16300) over Little Sandy Creek · built 1994 | 100 vehicles a day |
| CR 15500 over Big Sandy Creek · built 1996 | 100 vehicles a day |
| CR 12650 over Click Creek · built 1990 | 80 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $11.1 million of work in Lamar County in fiscal 2025, about $222 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 (20 mi) · Choctaw County, OK (25 mi) · Red River County (30 mi) · Fannin County (31 mi) · Hopkins County (36 mi) · Franklin County (39 mi).