Brooks County, Texas
County seat: Falfurrias · Population 6,579 (2025) · 943 sq mi
Brooks County is the 189th most populous of Texas's 254 counties, with 6,579 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Falfurrias. It is part of the South Texas region, one of the 12 Texas Comptroller economic regions. The map shows its 1 city or town and the 7 neighboring counties.
Brooks County facts
- County seat
- Falfurrias
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 6,579 −7.7% since 2020
- Land area
- 943 sq mi 88th largest of 254
- Water area
- 0 sq mi
- Population density
- 7 per sq mi
- Established
- 1911
- Named after
- James Brooks Texas Ranger
- Largest city
- Falfurrias 4,248
- Median household income
- $47,764
- Cities and towns
- 1 plus 4 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 2
- Time zone
- Central
- FIPS code
- 48047
Cities and towns in Brooks County
Brooks County has 1 incorporated place. Populations count the people living inside Brooks County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Falfurrias (county seat) | City | 4,248 |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Airport Road Addition | 174 | |
| Encino | 127 | |
| Cantu Addition | 32 | |
| Flowella | 9 |
ZIP codes in Brooks County
2 ZIP codes reach into Brooks County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 78353
- 78355 also Jim Wells and Kleberg counties
Population of Brooks County, 2020–2025
Brooks County shrank by 547 people (−7.7%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 64 more deaths than births and a net loss of 482 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 7,095 |
| 2021 | 7,023 |
| 2022 | 6,940 |
| 2023 | 6,874 |
| 2024 | 6,700 |
| 2025 | 6,579 |
Neighboring counties
- Jim Hogg County west · 4,555 people
- Kenedy County east · 319 people
- Hidalgo County south · 921,549 people
- Duval County north · 9,402 people
- Jim Wells County north · 38,804 people
- Kleberg County northeast · 30,315 people
- Starr County southwest · 66,319 people
Printable Brooks County map
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Sources
- Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files (1:500,000).
- Population: Census Bureau county and city estimates, Vintage 2025. CDP populations: American Community Survey 2020–2024.
- Places and ZIP codes: Census Bureau 2026 Gazetteer and 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Area relationship files.
- County seat, founding year and name origin: Wikidata (CC0), checked against state sources.
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