16,698 people (2024 Census estimate, +5.8% since 2020)
1,073 square miles of land · 16 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.
15 active community water systems list Leon County in the area they serve, reporting 22,386 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).
| CONCORD ROBBINS WSC groundwater · local government · TX1450018 | 10,035 served |
| FLO COMMUNITY WSC groundwater · local government · TX1450015 | 5,256 served |
| CITY OF BUFFALO groundwater · local government · TX1450001 | 1,767 served |
| HILLTOP LAKES WSC groundwater · local government · TX1450006 | 1,257 served |
| CITY OF CENTERVILLE groundwater · local government · TX1450002 | 903 served |
| CITY OF JEWETT groundwater · local government · TX1450007 | 737 served |
| CITY OF NORMANGEE groundwater · local government · TX1450004 | 719 served |
| SAINT PAUL SHILOH TIMESVILLE WSC groundwater · local government · TX1450010 | 507 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 41 people were held in Leon County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2026). In 2021 it was about 48.
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.
5 school districts have their office in Leon County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $14.9 million — $14.1 million to run schools, about $13,375 per student, plus $253,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $7.6 million local (mostly property tax), $7.3 million state, $1.8 million federal. Long-term debt: $8.6 million.
Spent $18.1 million — $10.2 million to run schools, about $13,283 per student, plus $6.2 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $10.2 million local (mostly property tax), $933,000 state, $1.4 million federal. Long-term debt: $1 million.
Spent $11.8 million — $10.2 million to run schools, about $14,689 per student, plus $1.1 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $7.2 million local (mostly property tax), $4.2 million state, $1.1 million federal. Long-term debt: $12.9 million.
Spent $24.1 million — $8.7 million to run schools, about $13,733 per student, plus $14.1 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $7.5 million local (mostly property tax), $4 million state, $861,000 federal. Long-term debt: $15.5 million.
Spent $5.7 million — $3.8 million to run schools, about $16,504 per student, plus $1.9 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $2.5 million local (mostly property tax), $1.4 million state, $451,000 federal. Long-term debt: $5 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 Leon County about $15.1 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Very Low; social vulnerability: Relatively High.
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.
159 bridges in Leon County: 68 in good condition, 85 fair, and 6 poor (3.8%). “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.
| FM 3 over SWAN LAKE DRAW · built 1975 | 1,312 vehicles a day |
| CR 427 over BRUSHY CREEK · built 1990 | 60 vehicles a day |
| CR 428 over ROCKY BRANCH CREEK · built 1991 | 40 vehicles a day |
| CR 244 over BOONS CREEK BRANCH · built 1988 | 30 vehicles a day |
| CR 419 over BOGGY CREEK · built 1990 | 30 vehicles a day |
| CR 459 over CARRYALL CREEK · built 1990 | 30 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $8.3 million of work in Leon County in fiscal 2025, about $527 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: Madison County (23 mi) · Freestone County (29 mi) · Houston County (34 mi) · Robertson County (36 mi) · Limestone County (39 mi) · Anderson County (42 mi).