Kent County, Texas
County seat: Jayton · Population 674 (2025) · 903 sq mi
Kent County is the 249th most populous of Texas's 254 counties, with 674 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Jayton. It is part of the Northwest region, one of the 12 Texas Comptroller economic regions. The map shows its 1 city or town and the 7 neighboring counties.
Kent County facts
- County seat
- Jayton
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 674 −10.1% since 2020
- Land area
- 903 sq mi 138th largest of 254
- Water area
- 0 sq mi
- Population density
- 1 per sq mi
- Established
- 1876
- Largest city
- Jayton 453
- Median household income
- $72,889
- Cities and towns
- 1 plus 1 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 4
- Time zone
- Central
- FIPS code
- 48263
Cities and towns in Kent County
Kent County has 1 incorporated place. Populations count the people living inside Kent County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jayton (county seat) | City | 453 |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Girard | 20 |
ZIP codes in Kent County
4 ZIP codes reach into Kent County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 79370 also Dickens, Crosby and Garza counties
- 79518
- 79528 also Stonewall County
- 79549 also Scurry and Borden counties
Population of Kent County, 2020–2025
Kent County shrank by 76 people (−10.1%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 57 more deaths than births and a net loss of 16 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 758 |
| 2021 | 744 |
| 2022 | 740 |
| 2023 | 727 |
| 2024 | 699 |
| 2025 | 674 |
Neighboring counties
- Dickens County north · 1,692 people
- Stonewall County east · 1,186 people
- Garza County west · 4,510 people
- Scurry County south · 16,162 people
- Fisher County southeast · 3,692 people
- Crosby County northwest · 4,852 people
- King County northeast · 192 people
Printable Kent 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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