Kinney County, Texas
County seat: Brackettville · Population 3,128 (2025) · 1,361 sq mi
Kinney County is the 221st most populous of Texas's 254 counties, with 3,128 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Brackettville. It is part of the South Texas region, one of the 12 Texas Comptroller economic regions. The map shows its 2 cities and towns and the 5 neighboring counties.
Kinney County facts
- County seat
- Brackettville
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 3,128 −0.2% since 2020
- Land area
- 1,361 sq mi 28th largest of 254
- Water area
- 5 sq mi
- Population density
- 2 per sq mi
- Established
- 1850
- Named after
- Henry Kinney American politician (1814-1862)
- Largest city
- Brackettville 1,327
- Median household income
- $70,000
- Cities and towns
- 2 plus 1 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 1
- Time zone
- Central
- FIPS code
- 48271
Cities and towns in Kinney County
Kinney County has 2 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Kinney County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brackettville (county seat) | City | 1,327 | |
| Spofford | City | 43 |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Fort Clark Springs | 1,048 |
ZIP codes in Kinney County
1 ZIP code reaches into Kinney County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 78832
Population of Kinney County, 2020–2025
Kinney County shrank by 5 people (−0.2%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 114 more deaths than births and a net gain of 114 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 3,127 |
| 2021 | 3,122 |
| 2022 | 3,129 |
| 2023 | 3,163 |
| 2024 | 3,124 |
| 2025 | 3,128 |
Neighboring counties
- Uvalde County east · 24,963 people
- Edwards County north · 1,370 people
- Maverick County south · 58,823 people
- Val Verde County northwest · 47,835 people
- Zavala County southeast · 9,037 people
Printable Kinney 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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