12,455 people (2024 Census estimate, −3.0% since 2020)
971 square miles of land · 13 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.
8 active community water systems list Wilbarger County in the area they serve, reporting 12,769 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).
| CITY OF VERNON groundwater · local government · TX2440001 | 11,002 served |
| RRA LOCKETT WATER SYSTEM buys groundwater · local government · TX2440008 | 705 served |
| NORTHSIDE WSC buys groundwater · local government · TX2440003 | 250 served |
| RRA HINDS WILDCAT WATER SYSTEM buys groundwater · local government · TX2440005 | 228 served |
| HARROLD WSC buys surface water · local government · TX2440002 | 189 served |
| RRA FARMERS VALLEY WATER SYSTEM buys surface water · local government · TX2440007 | 156 served |
| RRA BOX COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM buys groundwater · local government · TX2440006 | 144 served |
| OKLAUNION WSC buys groundwater · local government · TX2440009 | 95 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 29 people were held in Wilbarger County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2026). In 2021 it was about 39.
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 Wilbarger County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $61.4 million — $23.7 million to run schools, about $13,225 per student, plus $35.6 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $13.9 million local (mostly property tax), $9.9 million state, $5.4 million federal. Long-term debt: $37.5 million.
Spent $3.5 million — $3 million to run schools, about $12,206 per student, plus $483,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $939,000 local (mostly property tax), $3 million state, $294,000 federal. Long-term debt: $990,000.
Spent $3.2 million — $2.7 million to run schools, about $19,717 per student, plus $447,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $2.3 million local (mostly property tax), $1.5 million state, $170,000 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 Wilbarger County about $10.6 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Relatively High; social vulnerability: Very High.
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.
152 bridges in Wilbarger County: 72 in good condition, 75 fair, and 5 poor (3.3%). “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 238/SIGN CR128W over PARADISE CREEK · built 1939 | 577 vehicles a day |
| FM 1763 over US 287 · built 1961 | 290 vehicles a day |
| CR 277/SIGN CR127N over ADAMS CREEK · built 1994 | 12 vehicles a day |
| CR 119/SIGN CR102W over WANDERERS CREEK · built 2005 | 10 vehicles a day |
| CR 180/SIGN CR114W over DRAW · built 1997 | 4 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $5.4 million of work in Wilbarger County in fiscal 2025, about $415 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: Tillman County, OK (27 mi) · Wichita County (31 mi) · Hardeman County (32 mi) · Baylor County (32 mi) · Foard County (34 mi) · Jackson County, OK (36 mi).