Jones County, Texas
County seat: Anson · Population 20,861 (2025) · 929 sq mi
Jones County is the 117th most populous of Texas's 254 counties, with 20,861 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Anson. It is part of the Northwest region, one of the 12 Texas Comptroller economic regions. The map shows its 6 cities and towns and the 7 neighboring counties.
Jones County facts
- County seat
- Anson
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 20,861 +6.1% since 2020
- Land area
- 929 sq mi 99th largest of 254
- Water area
- 9 sq mi
- Population density
- 23 per sq mi
- Established
- 1858
- Named after
- Anson Jones Texan politician (1798-1858)
- Largest city
- Abilene 5,770 in the county
- Median household income
- $59,464
- Cities and towns
- 6
- ZIP codes
- 10
- Time zone
- Central
- FIPS code
- 48253
Cities and towns in Jones County
Jones County has 6 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Jones County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abilene | City | 5,770 | Taylor County |
| Stamford | City | 2,923 | Haskell County |
| Anson (county seat) | City | 2,570 | |
| Hamlin | City | 1,876 | Fisher County |
| Hawley | City | 580 | |
| Lueders | City | 262 | Shackelford County |
ZIP codes in Jones County
10 ZIP codes reach into Jones County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 79501
- 79503 also Haskell County
- 79520 also Fisher and Stonewall counties
- 79525
- 79533 also Shackelford, Haskell and Throckmorton counties
- 79536 also Taylor and Nolan counties
- 79553 also Haskell County
- 79560 also Fisher County
- 79561 also Nolan, Fisher and Taylor counties
- 79601 also Shackelford, Taylor and Callahan counties
Population of Jones County, 2020–2025
Jones County grew by 1,206 people (+6.1%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 347 more deaths than births and a net gain of 1,519 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 19,667 |
| 2021 | 19,895 |
| 2022 | 20,337 |
| 2023 | 20,812 |
| 2024 | 20,802 |
| 2025 | 20,861 |
Neighboring counties
- Taylor County south · 150,077 people
- Shackelford County east · 3,197 people
- Fisher County west · 3,692 people
- Haskell County north · 5,499 people
- Stonewall County northwest · 1,186 people
- Callahan County southeast · 14,491 people
- Nolan County southwest · 14,117 people
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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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