Jeff Davis County, Texas
County seat: Fort Davis · Population 1,711 (2025) · 2,265 sq mi
Jeff Davis County is the 235th most populous of Texas's 254 counties, with 1,711 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Fort Davis. It is part of the Upper Rio Grande region, one of the 12 Texas Comptroller economic regions. The map shows its 1 city or town and the 6 neighboring counties.
Jeff Davis County facts
- County seat
- Fort Davis
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 1,711 −14.4% since 2020
- Land area
- 2,265 sq mi 11th largest of 254
- Water area
- 0 sq mi
- Population density
- 1 per sq mi
- Established
- 1887
- Named after
- Jefferson Davis President of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865 (1808–1889)
- Largest city
- Fort Davis 879
- Median household income
- $59,286
- Cities and towns
- 1 plus 1 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 2
- Time zone
- Central
- FIPS code
- 48243
Cities and towns in Jeff Davis County
Jeff Davis County has 1 incorporated place. Populations count the people living inside Jeff Davis County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valentine | Town | 61 |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Fort Davis | 879 |
ZIP codes in Jeff Davis County
2 ZIP codes reach into Jeff Davis County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 79734
- 79854 also Presidio County
Population of Jeff Davis County, 2020–2025
Jeff Davis County shrank by 288 people (−14.4%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 84 more deaths than births and a net loss of 207 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 1,987 |
| 2021 | 1,963 |
| 2022 | 1,909 |
| 2023 | 1,852 |
| 2024 | 1,775 |
| 2025 | 1,711 |
Neighboring counties
- Presidio County south · 5,433 people
- Culberson County north · 2,267 people
- Reeves County northeast · 12,138 people
- Brewster County southeast · 9,458 people
- Pecos County east · 14,560 people
- Hudspeth County northwest · 3,433 people
Printable Jeff Davis 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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