Lavaca County, Texas
County seat: Hallettsville · Population 20,651 (2025) · 970 sq mi
Lavaca County is the 119th most populous of Texas's 254 counties, with 20,651 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Hallettsville. It is part of the Alamo region, one of the 12 Texas Comptroller economic regions. The map shows its 4 cities and towns and the 6 neighboring counties.
Lavaca County facts
- County seat
- Hallettsville
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 20,651 +1.5% since 2020
- Land area
- 970 sq mi 81st largest of 254
- Water area
- 1 sq mi
- Population density
- 21 per sq mi
- Established
- 1846
- Named after
- Lavaca River river in Texas, United States
- Largest city
- Yoakum 3,852 in the county
- Median household income
- $63,240
- Cities and towns
- 4
- ZIP codes
- 8
- Time zone
- Central
- FIPS code
- 48285
Cities and towns in Lavaca County
Lavaca County has 4 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Lavaca County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yoakum | City | 3,852 | DeWitt County |
| Hallettsville (county seat) | City | 2,736 | |
| Shiner | City | 2,165 | |
| Moulton | Town | 847 |
ZIP codes in Lavaca County
8 ZIP codes reach into Lavaca County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 77964 also Colorado County
- 77975
- 77984 also Gonzales and DeWitt counties
- 77986
- 77987
- 77995 also DeWitt and Victoria counties
- 78941 also Fayette, Gonzales and Bastrop counties
- 78956 also Fayette County
Population of Lavaca County, 2020–2025
Lavaca County grew by 311 people (+1.5%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 224 more deaths than births and a net gain of 551 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 20,355 |
| 2021 | 20,537 |
| 2022 | 20,658 |
| 2023 | 20,565 |
| 2024 | 20,526 |
| 2025 | 20,651 |
Neighboring counties
- Colorado County northeast · 21,439 people
- DeWitt County southwest · 20,309 people
- Jackson County southeast · 15,393 people
- Gonzales County west · 20,159 people
- Fayette County north · 25,459 people
- Victoria County south · 92,656 people
Printable Lavaca 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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