Lubbock County, Texas
County seat: Lubbock · Population 328,906 (2025) · 896 sq mi
Lubbock County is the 18th most populous of Texas's 254 counties, with 328,906 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Lubbock. It is part of the High Plains region, one of the 12 Texas Comptroller economic regions. The map shows its 9 cities and towns and the 8 neighboring counties.
Lubbock County facts
- County seat
- Lubbock
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 328,906 +5.9% since 2020
- Land area
- 896 sq mi 155th largest of 254
- Water area
- 5 sq mi
- Population density
- 367 per sq mi
- Established
- 1876
- Named after
- Thomas Saltus Lubbock Texas ranger (1817-1862)
- Largest city
- Lubbock 273,071
- Median household income
- $64,155
- Cities and towns
- 9
- ZIP codes
- 26
- Time zone
- Central
- FIPS code
- 48303
Cities and towns in Lubbock County
Lubbock County has 9 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Lubbock County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lubbock (county seat) | City | 273,071 | |
| Wolfforth | City | 8,746 | |
| Slaton | City | 5,684 | |
| Shallowater | City | 2,957 | |
| Idalou | City | 2,105 | |
| Ransom Canyon | Town | 1,172 | |
| New Deal | Town | 745 | |
| Abernathy | City | 686 | Hale County |
| Buffalo Springs Lake | Village | 445 |
ZIP codes in Lubbock County
26 ZIP codes reach into Lubbock County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 79250 also Hale, Floyd and Crosby counties
- 79311 also Hale County
- 79313 also Hockley and Lamb counties
- 79329
- 79343 also Crosby County
- 79350
- 79358 also Hockley and Terry counties
- 79363 also Hockley County
- 79364 also Lynn, Garza and Crosby counties
- 79366
- 79382 also Hockley County
- 79401
- 79402
- 79403
- 79404
- 79406
- 79407 also Hockley County
- 79410
- 79411
- 79412
- 79413
- 79414
- 79415
- 79416
- 79423 also Lynn County
- 79424
Population of Lubbock County, 2020–2025
Lubbock County grew by 18,260 people (+5.9%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 4,899 more births than deaths and a net gain of 13,285 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 311,589 |
| 2021 | 314,608 |
| 2022 | 317,940 |
| 2023 | 321,411 |
| 2024 | 325,137 |
| 2025 | 328,906 |
Neighboring counties
- Hale County north · 31,819 people
- Crosby County east · 4,852 people
- Lynn County south · 6,017 people
- Hockley County west · 21,600 people
- Floyd County northeast · 4,881 people
- Garza County southeast · 4,510 people
- Lamb County northwest · 12,579 people
- Terry County southwest · 11,720 people
Printable Lubbock 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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