17,659 people (2024 Census estimate, +5.3% since 2020)
855 square miles of land · 21 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 Robertson County in the area they serve, reporting 15,403 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).
| CITY OF HEARNE groundwater · local government · TX1980004 | 4,959 served |
| ROBERTSON COUNTY WSC groundwater · local government · TX1980013 | 3,611 served |
| CITY OF FRANKLIN groundwater · local government · TX1980003 | 1,650 served |
| TWIN CREEK WSC groundwater · local government · TX1980012 | 1,400 served |
| LAKE LIMESTONE COVES WATER SYSTEM groundwater · private · TX1980020 | 1,305 served |
| CITY OF CALVERT groundwater · local government · TX1980002 | 962 served |
| CITY OF BREMOND groundwater · local government · TX1980001 | 858 served |
| WICKSON SUD WHEELOCK groundwater · local government · TX1980010 | 499 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 78 people were held in Robertson 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 Robertson County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $30.7 million — $20.4 million to run schools, about $15,075 per student, plus $6.2 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $19.2 million local (mostly property tax), $1.8 million state, $1.5 million federal. Long-term debt: $5.6 million.
Spent $16.3 million — $14.6 million to run schools, about $19,387 per student, plus $723,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $8.2 million local (mostly property tax), $4.6 million state, $4.9 million federal. Long-term debt: $7 million.
Spent $14.9 million — $5.8 million to run schools, about $9,583 per student, plus $9.1 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $3.5 million local (mostly property tax), $5.7 million state, $1.5 million federal.
Spent $7.5 million — $7.1 million to run schools, about $14,010 per student, plus $159,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $4 million local (mostly property tax), $3.5 million state, $817,000 federal. Long-term debt: $6.9 million.
Spent $11.1 million — $3.2 million to run schools, about $23,918 per student, plus $7.3 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $2.4 million local (mostly property tax), $577,000 state, $1.3 million federal. Long-term debt: $9.1 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: Very Low compared with other U.S. counties. FEMA estimates natural hazards cost Robertson County about $7.2 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Relatively Low; social vulnerability: Relatively High.
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.
141 bridges in Robertson County: 57 in good condition, 79 fair, and 5 poor (3.5%). “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 7 over NAVASOTA RIVER REL NO 2 · built 1956 | 3,572 vehicles a day |
| FM 391 over LITTLE PIN OAK CREEK · built 1947 | 750 vehicles a day |
| CR 385 over DRAW · built 2003 | 20 vehicles a day |
| CAMP CR CEMETRY RD over CAMP CREEK · built 1940 | 20 vehicles a day |
| SUNNYSIDE RD over WALNUT CREEK · built 2001 | 10 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $49.4 million of work in Robertson County in fiscal 2025, about $2,946 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: Brazos County (28 mi) · Falls County (29 mi) · Milam County (32 mi) · Madison County (35 mi) · Leon County (36 mi) · Limestone County (36 mi).