Refugio County, Texas
County seat: Refugio · Population 6,657 (2025) · 771 sq mi
Refugio County is the 187th most populous of Texas's 254 counties, with 6,657 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Refugio. It is part of the South Texas region, one of the 12 Texas Comptroller economic regions. The map shows its 4 cities and towns and the 6 neighboring counties.
Refugio County facts
- County seat
- Refugio
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 6,657 −1.3% since 2020
- Land area
- 771 sq mi 205th largest of 254
- Water area
- 48 sq mi
- Population density
- 9 per sq mi
- Established
- 1836
- Named after
- Refugio town in and county seat of Refugio County, Texas, United States
- Largest city
- Refugio 2,752
- Median household income
- $60,181
- Cities and towns
- 4 plus 1 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 5
- Time zone
- Central
- FIPS code
- 48391
Cities and towns in Refugio County
Refugio County has 4 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Refugio County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Refugio (county seat) | Town | 2,752 | |
| Woodsboro | Town | 1,277 | |
| Bayside | Town | 279 | |
| Austwell | City | 114 |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Tivoli | 433 |
ZIP codes in Refugio County
5 ZIP codes reach into Refugio County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 77950 also Aransas County
- 77990 also Calhoun County
- 78340
- 78377
- 78393
Population of Refugio County, 2020–2025
Refugio County shrank by 84 people (−1.3%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 224 more deaths than births and a net gain of 140 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 6,742 |
| 2021 | 6,702 |
| 2022 | 6,650 |
| 2023 | 6,693 |
| 2024 | 6,720 |
| 2025 | 6,657 |
Neighboring counties
- Aransas County east · 26,146 people
- San Patricio County southwest · 72,053 people
- Victoria County north · 92,656 people
- Calhoun County east · 19,599 people
- Bee County west · 32,515 people
- Goliad County northwest · 7,208 people
Printable Refugio 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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