Yoakum County, Texas
County seat: Plains · Population 7,438 (2025) · 800 sq mi
Yoakum County is the 182nd most populous of Texas's 254 counties, with 7,438 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Plains. 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 5 neighboring counties.
Yoakum County facts
- County seat
- Plains
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 7,438 −3.3% since 2020
- Land area
- 800 sq mi 196th largest of 254
- Water area
- 0 sq mi
- Population density
- 9 per sq mi
- Established
- 1876
- Named after
- Henderson King Yoakum American historian and politician (1810–1856)
- Largest city
- Denver City 4,311 in the county
- Median household income
- $84,925
- Cities and towns
- 2
- ZIP codes
- 4
- Time zone
- Central
- FIPS code
- 48501
Cities and towns in Yoakum County
Yoakum County has 2 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Yoakum County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denver City | Town | 4,311 | Gaines County |
| Plains (county seat) | Town | 1,323 |
ZIP codes in Yoakum County
4 ZIP codes reach into Yoakum County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 79323 also Gaines County
- 79355
- 79359 also Gaines and Terry counties
- 79376 also Terry County
Population of Yoakum County, 2020–2025
Yoakum County shrank by 253 people (−3.3%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 282 more births than deaths and a net loss of 536 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 7,672 |
| 2021 | 7,561 |
| 2022 | 7,490 |
| 2023 | 7,440 |
| 2024 | 7,501 |
| 2025 | 7,438 |
Neighboring counties
- Terry County east · 11,720 people
- Lea County, New Mexico southwest · 74,749 people
- Gaines County south · 23,956 people
- Cochran County north · 2,546 people
- Hockley County northeast · 21,600 people
Printable Yoakum 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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