Parmer County, Texas
County seat: Farwell · Population 9,678 (2025) · 881 sq mi
Parmer County is the 166th most populous of Texas's 254 counties, with 9,678 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Farwell. It is part of the High Plains region, one of the 12 Texas Comptroller economic regions. The map shows its 3 cities and towns and the 5 neighboring counties.
Parmer County facts
- County seat
- Farwell
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 9,678 −2% since 2020
- Land area
- 881 sq mi 169th largest of 254
- Water area
- 4 sq mi
- Population density
- 11 per sq mi
- Established
- 1876
- Named after
- Martin Parmer 19th-century American frontiersman, statesman, politician, and soldier
- Largest city
- Friona 4,051
- Median household income
- $69,735
- Cities and towns
- 3
- ZIP codes
- 5
- Time zone
- Central
- FIPS code
- 48369
Cities and towns in Parmer County
Parmer County has 3 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Parmer County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friona | City | 4,051 | |
| Bovina | City | 1,677 | |
| Farwell (county seat) | City | 1,387 |
ZIP codes in Parmer County
5 ZIP codes reach into Parmer County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 79009
- 79035 also Deaf Smith County
- 79053
- 79325 also Bailey County
- 79347 also Bailey, Lamb and Castro counties
Population of Parmer County, 2020–2025
Parmer County shrank by 196 people (−2%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 310 more births than deaths and a net loss of 514 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 9,856 |
| 2021 | 9,788 |
| 2022 | 9,642 |
| 2023 | 9,626 |
| 2024 | 9,633 |
| 2025 | 9,678 |
Neighboring counties
- Curry County, New Mexico west · 46,655 people
- Castro County east · 7,295 people
- Deaf Smith County north · 18,626 people
- Bailey County south · 6,963 people
- Lamb County southeast · 12,579 people
Printable Parmer 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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