272,823 people (2024 Census estimate, +2.0% since 2020)
3,361 square miles of land · 81 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.
7 active community water systems list Webb County in the area they serve, reporting 273,041 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).
| CITY OF LAREDO surface water · local government · TX2400001 | 260,046 served |
| WEBB COUNTY WATER UTILITIES surface water · local government · TX2400022 | 8,358 served |
| WEBB COUNTY WATER DISPENSER buys surface water · local government · TX2400029 | 3,362 served |
| MIRANDO CITY WSC groundwater · local government · TX2400025 | 460 served |
| OILTON RURAL WSC groundwater · local government · TX2400006 | 411 served |
| BRUNI RURAL WSC groundwater · local government · TX2400003 | 350 served |
| LOS BOTINES WSC groundwater · private · TX2400043 | 54 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 519 people were held in Webb County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2026). In 2021 it was about 471.
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.
3 school districts have their office in Webb County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $571.5 million — $498.1 million to run schools, about $12,037 per student, plus $47 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $263.7 million local (mostly property tax), $186.8 million state, $121.5 million federal. Long-term debt: $459.3 million.
Spent $348.2 million — $269.7 million to run schools, about $12,886 per student, plus $61.3 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $53.3 million local (mostly property tax), $202.7 million state, $99.5 million federal. Long-term debt: $260.2 million.
Spent $15.3 million — $10.4 million to run schools, about $42,294 per student, plus $1.1 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $6.8 million local (mostly property tax), $1.6 million state, $1.5 million federal. Long-term debt: $7.3 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 Moderate compared with other U.S. counties. FEMA estimates natural hazards cost Webb County about $46.5 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.
380 bridges in Webb County: 185 in good condition, 191 fair, and 4 poor (1.1%). “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.
| ESPEJO-GATES RD over VELENZUELA CREEK RELIEF · built 1953 | 4,242 vehicles a day |
| ESPEJO-GATES RD over VELENZUELA CREEK · built 1953 | 4,242 vehicles a day |
| LOWRY RD over DRAINAGE DITCH · built 1992 | 3,724 vehicles a day |
| MANGANA HEIN RD over DOLORES CREEK · built 1988 | 252 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $99.8 million of work in Webb County in fiscal 2025, about $374 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: La Salle County (43 mi) · Duval County (52 mi) · Dimmit County (53 mi) · Zapata County (54 mi) · Jim Hogg County (61 mi) · McMullen County (63 mi).