Potter County, Texas
County seat: Amarillo · Population 114,453 (2025) · 908 sq mi
Potter County is the 43rd most populous of Texas's 254 counties, with 114,453 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Amarillo. It is part of the High Plains region, one of the 12 Texas Comptroller economic regions. The map shows its 2 cities and towns and the 6 neighboring counties.
Potter County facts
- County seat
- Amarillo
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 114,453 −3.5% since 2020
- Land area
- 908 sq mi 129th largest of 254
- Water area
- 14 sq mi
- Population density
- 126 per sq mi
- Established
- 1876
- Named after
- Robert Potter legislator, cabinet member, and signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence (1799-1842)
- Largest city
- Amarillo 98,509 in the county
- Median household income
- $53,249
- Cities and towns
- 2 plus 1 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 17
- Time zone
- Central
- FIPS code
- 48375
Cities and towns in Potter County
Potter County has 2 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Potter County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amarillo (county seat) | City | 98,509 | Randall County |
| Bishop Hills | Town | 195 |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Bushland | 2,553 | Randall County |
ZIP codes in Potter County
17 ZIP codes reach into Potter County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 79010 also Oldham County
- 79036 also Carson, Hutchinson and Moore counties
- 79058 also Moore County
- 79068 also Carson County
- 79098 also Deaf Smith, Oldham and Randall counties
- 79101
- 79102
- 79103 also Randall County
- 79104
- 79106 also Randall County
- 79107
- 79108 also Carson County
- 79109 also Randall County
- 79111
- 79118 also Randall and Armstrong counties
- 79121 also Randall County
- 79124 also Randall County
Population of Potter County, 2020–2025
Potter County shrank by 4,169 people (−3.5%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 704 more births than deaths and a net loss of 4,908 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 118,353 |
| 2021 | 116,607 |
| 2022 | 115,110 |
| 2023 | 115,291 |
| 2024 | 114,551 |
| 2025 | 114,453 |
Neighboring counties
- Randall County south · 152,351 people
- Moore County north · 21,891 people
- Carson County east · 5,805 people
- Oldham County west · 1,783 people
- Armstrong County southeast · 1,843 people
- Deaf Smith County southwest · 18,626 people
Printable Potter 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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