65,728 people (2024 Census estimate, +1.7% since 2020)
946 square miles of land · 69 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.
16 active community water systems list Nacogdoches County in the area they serve, reporting 83,282 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).
| CITY OF NACOGDOCHES surface water · local government · TX1740003 | 50,226 served |
| D & M WSC buys surface water · local government · TX1740010 | 7,280 served |
| APPLEBY WSC groundwater · local government · TX1740005 | 5,745 served |
| MELROSE WSC groundwater · local government · TX1740006 | 3,143 served |
| SWIFT WSC groundwater · local government · TX1740019 | 2,547 served |
| LILLY GROVE SUD groundwater · local government · TX1740014 | 2,435 served |
| CARO WSC groundwater · local government · TX1740007 | 2,412 served |
| WODEN WSC groundwater · local government · TX1740020 | 2,237 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 324 people were held in Nacogdoches County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2026). In 2021 it was about 278.
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 Nacogdoches County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $87 million — $68.5 million to run schools, about $11,528 per student, plus $14.1 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $35.5 million local (mostly property tax), $34.7 million state, $19.3 million federal. Long-term debt: $99 million.
Spent $15.6 million — $14.3 million to run schools, about $12,934 per student, plus $786,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $3.1 million local (mostly property tax), $10.3 million state, $2.7 million federal. Long-term debt: $11.3 million.
Spent $12.9 million — $10.9 million to run schools, about $13,034 per student, plus $1.6 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $4.7 million local (mostly property tax), $6.6 million state, $2.5 million federal. Long-term debt: $8.3 million.
Spent $19.6 million — $8.5 million to run schools, about $11,145 per student, plus $10.8 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $2.3 million local (mostly property tax), $8 million state, $1.3 million federal. Long-term debt: $14 million.
Spent $8 million — $7.2 million to run schools, about $13,219 per student, plus $455,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $3.3 million local (mostly property tax), $5.6 million state, $1.9 million federal. Long-term debt: $9 million.
Spent $10.7 million — $4.9 million to run schools, about $11,300 per student, plus $5.4 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $2.9 million local (mostly property tax), $3.6 million state, $791,000 federal. Long-term debt: $9.8 million.
Spent $7.6 million — $5.2 million to run schools, about $12,842 per student, plus $2.3 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $3.6 million local (mostly property tax), $2.8 million state, $780,000 federal. Long-term debt: $626,000.
Spent $5.8 million — $5.2 million to run schools, about $16,183 per student, plus $310,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $2.8 million local (mostly property tax), $3.1 million state, $1.3 million federal. Long-term debt: $3.4 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 Low compared with other U.S. counties. FEMA estimates natural hazards cost Nacogdoches County about $32 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.
236 bridges in Nacogdoches County: 54 in good condition, 170 fair, and 12 poor (5.1%). “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.
| CR 820 over MORRAL BAYOU · built 1994 | 353 vehicles a day |
| CR 724 over MORRAL BAYOU · built 1992 | 305 vehicles a day |
| CR 789 over LEGG CREEK · built 1994 | 225 vehicles a day |
| CR 849 over CANEY CREEK · built 1994 | 134 vehicles a day |
| CR 724 over LOCO BAYOU RELIEF · built 2000 | 127 vehicles a day |
| CR 724 over ALAZAN BAYOU · built 1995 | 55 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $23.3 million of work in Nacogdoches County in fiscal 2025, about $360 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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