Winkler County, Texas
County seat: Kermit · Population 7,540 (2025) · 841 sq mi
Winkler County is the 179th most populous of Texas's 254 counties, with 7,540 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Kermit. It is part of the West Texas region, one of the 12 Texas Comptroller economic regions. The map shows its 3 cities and towns and the 5 neighboring counties.
Winkler County facts
- County seat
- Kermit
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 7,540 −3.3% since 2020
- Land area
- 841 sq mi 187th largest of 254
- Water area
- 0 sq mi
- Population density
- 9 per sq mi
- Established
- 1887
- Named after
- Clinton McKamy Winkler American soldier, judge and legislator
- Largest city
- Kermit 6,019
- Median household income
- $86,900
- Cities and towns
- 3
- ZIP codes
- 2
- Time zone
- Central
- FIPS code
- 48495
Cities and towns in Winkler County
Winkler County has 3 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Winkler County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kermit (county seat) | City | 6,019 | |
| Wink | City | 931 | |
| Monahans | City | 0 | Ward County |
ZIP codes in Winkler County
2 ZIP codes reach into Winkler County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 79745
- 79789
Population of Winkler County, 2020–2025
Winkler County shrank by 253 people (−3.3%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 203 more births than deaths and a net loss of 434 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 7,757 |
| 2021 | 7,391 |
| 2022 | 7,391 |
| 2023 | 7,625 |
| 2024 | 7,563 |
| 2025 | 7,540 |
Neighboring counties
- Ward County south · 11,125 people
- Ector County east · 173,801 people
- Loving County west · 52 people
- Lea County, New Mexico north · 74,749 people
- Andrews County northeast · 18,914 people
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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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