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Jefferson County, Texas

Jefferson County had 253,948 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 876.7 square miles of land. It ranks 22nd of 254 in Texas by population and 174th by land area.

Population
253,948
#22 of 254 in Texas · #290 in US
Area
876.7 sq mi
#174 of 254 in Texas · #920 in US
Density
290 / sq mi
#25 of 254 in Texas · #447 in US
Median household income
$59,298
#137 of 254 in Texas · #1,904 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Jefferson County within Texas. Pin: Austin.

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Jefferson County population, land area and income

Jefferson County had 253,948 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 876.7 square miles of land. It ranks 22nd of 254 in Texas by population and 174th by land area. That works out to 289.7 people per square mile, 3.0 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Texas has 19,267 residents, so Jefferson County is 13.2 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $59,298 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

253,948

3144th1st

290th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

877 sq mi

3144th1st

920th of 3,144 (US)

Density

289.7 / sq mi

3144th1st

447th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$59,298

3143rd1st

1904th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Texas (254)

Population

253,948

254th1st

22nd of 254 (TX)

Land area

877 sq mi

254th1st

174th of 254 (TX)

Density

289.7 / sq mi

254th1st

25th of 254 (TX)

Median household income

$59,298

254th1st

137th of 254 (TX)

How Jefferson County's population changed since 2020

Jefferson County lost 2,224 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 0.9%. That ranks 187th of 254 in Texas for growth. The median Texas county changed by +2.1%, and the state as a whole by +7.0%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Jefferson County recorded 13,645 births and 12,146 deaths, a natural change of +1,499. Net international migration added +3,695 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -7,807. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 7,807 people.

256.2k2020253.8k2021252.1k2022253.4k2023253.9k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
13,645
Deaths
12,146
Net international migration
+3,695
Net domestic migration
-7,807
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+556

Where Jefferson County is

The Census internal point of Jefferson County is at 29.854000, -94.149300. It sits in UTM zone 15N. The map shades Texas's 254 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Jefferson County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Cass County: +0.6%Jackson County: +1.9%Lipscomb County: -5.2%Hall County: +1.0%Hemphill County: -6.9%Kent County: -7.4%Dallam County: +5.4%Bandera County: +8.7%Culberson County: +3.1%Howard County: -11.4%Lavaca County: +1.2%Zavala County: -4.7%Taylor County: +3.7%Ellis County: +19.6%McLennan County: +3.5%Parker County: +20.2%Kinney County: +2.1%Uvalde County: +2.3%Haskell County: -0.0%Coke County: +2.3%Dickens County: -2.0%Colorado County: +4.0%Hansford County: -4.7%Collingsworth County: -1.2%Comanche County: +5.4%Crosby County: -1.3%Andrews County: +1.6%Atascosa County: +7.1%Brooks County: -5.0%Burnet County: +12.6%La Salle County: +0.4%Terry County: -1.6%Throckmorton County: +5.6%Yoakum County: -1.2%Hockley County: +0.0%Rockwall County: +25.5%Schleicher County: -5.8%Swisher County: -1.0%Motley County: -4.6%Hale County: -1.6%King County: -19.5%Hays County: +19.7%Irion County: +0.9%Bastrop County: +17.2%Blanco County: +16.6%Kimble County: +2.5%Dawson County: -5.7%Loving County: -28.4%Scurry County: -4.2%Sterling County: +0.2%Garza County: -20.1%Shackelford County: +1.9%Stonewall County: -0.8%Titus County: +0.8%Hopkins County: +5.3%Callahan County: +6.3%Childress County: +0.3%Lubbock County: +5.1%Dimmit County: -4.7%Donley County: -2.7%Baylor County: +2.1%Johnson County: +16.4%Glasscock County: +3.2%Sutton County: -2.6%Runnels County: -1.7%Ector County: +2.7%Kaufman County: +34.4%Jack County: +10.7%Mitchell County: -0.5%Falls County: +4.7%Castro County: +0.6%Palo Pinto County: +6.3%Limestone County: +1.9%Kerr County: +2.3%Franklin County: +5.2%Roberts County: +1.7%Young County: +2.2%Erath County: +4.2%Cochran County: +0.7%Hutchinson County: -4.2%Floyd County: -6.2%Mason County: +0.5%Parmer County: -1.9%Eastland County: +2.8%McMullen County: -5.4%Randall County: +6.5%Armstrong County: -2.3%Hamilton County: +4.8%Hartley County: -6.4%Nolan County: -3.7%Lynn County: +6.2%Menard County: -2.5%Karnes County: +2.2%Cottle County: -7.4%Winkler County: -4.8%Jeff Davis County: -10.4%Stephens County: +4.2%Bell County: +7.3%Borden County: -13.2%Madison County: +3.1%Fisher County: -0.3%Camp County: +5.9%Gillespie County: +5.2%Liberty County: +24.4%Upton County: -5.3%Waller County: +13.7%Fort Bend County: +15.6%Montgomery County: +19.9%Crockett County: -9.5%Sherman County: -0.7%Rusk County: +2.2%Wichita County: +0.3%Moore County: +2.8%Pecos County: -3.1%Webb County: +2.0%Kleberg County: -1.8%Fayette County: +4.0%Aransas County: +6.9%Presidio County: -6.9%Archer County: +7.0%Cherokee County: +5.2%Galveston County: +4.5%Comal County: +23.2%Concho County: +0.3%Jim Hogg County: -5.4%DeWitt County: +2.1%Brewster County: -0.6%Tarrant County: +5.4%Caldwell County: +14.1%Hardin County: +4.1%Fannin County: +7.4%Guadalupe County: +12.4%Clay County: +4.6%Coryell County: +3.9%Medina County: +8.9%Potter County: -3.1%Brown County: +1.5%Marion County: -1.7%Denton County: +14.3%Bee County: +0.6%Wise County: +17.9%Leon County: +5.8%Zapata County: -0.4%Coleman County: +4.0%Reagan County: -8.3%Mills County: +2.5%Reeves County: -19.0%Live Oak County: +5.5%Gaines County: +5.5%Oldham County: +3.4%Trinity County: +6.2%Williamson County: +18.2%San Saba County: -3.8%Wilson County: +10.7%Van Zandt County: +9.3%Lamar County: +2.2%Willacy County: -0.6%Brazos County: +6.4%Llano County: +8.7%Refugio County: -0.0%Martin County: -1.6%Midland County: +7.5%Wilbarger County: -3.0%Briscoe County: +5.1%Gonzales County: +1.8%Kenedy County: -5.7%Cameron County: +2.4%Gregg County: +1.9%Hidalgo County: +4.8%Hunt County: +18.4%Jefferson County: -0.9%Delta County: +8.1%Harris County: +5.8%Carson County: +0.5%Hill County: +7.8%Shelby County: +0.6%Hood County: +11.4%Grayson County: +10.6%Walker County: +9.4%McCulloch County: -1.8%Orange County: +1.6%Lee County: +5.4%Houston County: +0.6%San Jacinto County: +6.5%Robertson County: +5.3%Real County: +0.8%Red River County: +1.2%Sabine County: +1.7%Starr County: +1.1%Lamb County: -2.5%Goliad County: +2.8%El Paso County: +1.0%Wharton County: +1.1%Wheeler County: -3.1%Bexar County: +5.6%Lampasas County: +8.5%Calhoun County: -0.6%Maverick County: +1.7%Henderson County: +6.1%Freestone County: +6.2%Hardeman County: -4.0%Tom Green County: -0.1%Tyler County: +3.7%Chambers County: +19.5%Morris County: +1.8%Burleson County: +14.1%Newton County: -2.1%Upshur County: +7.3%Deaf Smith County: -0.2%Edwards County: -2.6%Bosque County: +4.2%Bowie County: -1.0%Matagorda County: +0.3%Terrell County: -4.3%Knox County: -2.9%Milam County: +5.6%Bailey County: +2.4%Nueces County: -0.1%Victoria County: +0.7%Dallas County: +1.7%Jones County: +5.9%Angelina County: +1.8%Washington County: +5.6%Gray County: -1.4%Grimes County: +13.6%Ochiltree County: -2.4%San Patricio County: +3.8%Val Verde County: +0.8%Foard County: -3.4%Frio County: +6.0%Kendall County: +16.3%Somervell County: +9.7%Panola County: +2.3%Nacogdoches County: +1.7%Ward County: -5.5%Wood County: +8.2%Montague County: +9.2%Duval County: -2.3%Navarro County: +6.9%Anderson County: +2.7%Jim Wells County: -0.0%Cooke County: +6.0%Rains County: +9.3%Austin County: +8.0%Brazoria County: +10.6%Polk County: +7.4%Travis County: +5.2%Collin County: +16.6%San Augustine County: -2.0%Harrison County: +3.7%Smith County: +6.4%Hudspeth County: +13.0%Crane County: -1.7%Jasper County: -0.0%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -2.0%
  2. < +0.8%
  3. < +3.7%
  4. < +6.9%
  5. ≥ +6.9%
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Orange pin: Jefferson County internal point. Dark pin: Austin.

Internal point

Decimal
29.854000, -94.149300
DMS
29°51'14.40"N 94°08'57.48"W
UTM
15N 388987.0E 3303161.8N
Geohash
9vm1cdf84
Plus code
76X7VV32+J7

Towns in Jefferson County

7 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Jefferson County, 219,694 people together, or 87% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Jefferson County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Beaumont with 112,893.

  1. 01Beaumont112,893
  2. 02Port Arthur (part)55,714
  3. 03Nederland18,168
  4. 04Groves16,866
  5. 05Port Neches13,709
  6. 06China1,298
  7. 07Bevil Oaks1,046
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Jefferson County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Jefferson County, including 1 across a state line. The most populous is Liberty County, TX, with 115,042 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Austin and the nearest big city

Austin is 216.7 miles W of Jefferson County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Beaumont, TX (population 112,893), 16.0 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Nederland, TX (population 18,168), 11.9 miles away.

Jefferson County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Jefferson County is 48245: state code 48 for Texas plus county code 245. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $59,298.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Jefferson County, Texas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 253,948. That is down 2,224 people (0.9%) from the July 2020 estimate of 256,172.

What is the FIPS code of Jefferson County?

48245. The first two digits (48) are Texas; the last three (245) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Jefferson County?

Beaumont, with 112,893 residents inside Jefferson County in 2024.

Which counties border Jefferson County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Liberty County, TX; Orange County, TX; Hardin County, TX; Chambers County, TX; Cameron Parish, LA.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.