14,489 people (2024 Census estimate, +6.2% since 2020)
694 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.
18 active community water systems list Trinity County in the area they serve, reporting 21,430 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).
| CITY OF TRINITY groundwater · local government · TX2280002 | 4,619 served |
| PENNINGTON WSC groundwater · local government · TX2280009 | 2,839 served |
| WESTWOOD SHORES MUD buys surface water · local government · TX2280016 | 2,125 served |
| TRINITY RURAL WSC 1 surface water · local government · TX2280011 | 1,700 served |
| GLENDALE WSC groundwater · local government · TX2280012 | 1,458 served |
| CITY OF GROVETON groundwater · local government · TX2280001 | 1,452 served |
| TRINITY RURAL WSC 3 groundwater · local government · TX2280029 | 1,428 served |
| CENTERVILLE WSC groundwater · local government · TX2280005 | 1,383 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 5 people were held in Trinity County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2026). In 2021 it was about 5.
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 Trinity County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $17.1 million — $15.6 million to run schools, about $12,968 per student, plus $911,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $6.2 million local (mostly property tax), $9.1 million state, $5.2 million federal. Long-term debt: $12.9 million.
Spent $12.2 million — $11.4 million to run schools, about $14,888 per student, plus $747,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $4 million local (mostly property tax), $6.2 million state, $2.8 million federal.
Spent $3.4 million — $3.1 million to run schools, about $15,010 per student, plus $313,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $786,000 local (mostly property tax), $2.2 million state, $866,000 federal.
Spent $3.3 million — $2.5 million to run schools, about $17,143 per student, plus $777,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $977,000 local (mostly property tax), $2.3 million state, $359,000 federal.
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 Trinity County about $12.9 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Very Low; social vulnerability: Very High.
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.
81 bridges in Trinity County: 46 in good condition, 33 fair, and 2 poor (2.5%). “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.
| REESE ROAD over TRIB PINEY CREEK · built 1960 | 55 vehicles a day |
| ELMER SMITH RD over MOSSY CREEK · built 1988 | 22 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $41,694 of work in Trinity County in fiscal 2025, about $3 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
The budget, property tax rates, audits, local officials and offices for Trinity County come from the county's own records, which we haven't gathered — not gathered, never hidden. See what a full county site looks like, or ask to have Trinity County built: brayden.ozark@gmail.com.
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Nearby counties: Houston County (22 mi) · Polk County (28 mi) · Angelina County (34 mi) · Walker County (35 mi) · San Jacinto County (36 mi) · Madison County (47 mi).