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Kenedy County, Texas

A county in Texas, ranked 252 of 254 by population.

CountyFIPS 48261Sparse data

Within Texas
Kenedy County, highlighted, with the areas around it. Boundaries generalised from the 2025 Census cartographic boundary file; neighbour fills carry no data. The dot marks Sarita, the county seat, located via the 2025 Census Gazetteer.

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Population
319
-30 (-8.6%) since 2020
Land area
1,459
square miles. A further 25.0% of the total area is water
Population density
0.22
people per square mile, computed rather than published
County seat
Sarita
Seat of county government.
Established
1921
104 years ago
Largest city
Not available
No incorporated place lies within this county.

Sources: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates, released 26 March 2026; US Census Bureau, Gazetteer Files, 2025 Gazetteer Files, released 10 September 2025; Wikidata (CC0), Wikidata. Retrieved 30 August 2026.

Satellite view

Aerial imagery of Kenedy County with its boundary drawn on top. A map shows you the shape; this shows you what is inside it, and which side of the line a place falls on.

Aerial view of Kenedy County, Texas from the USGS National Map, with its boundary outlined
Imagery: USGS National Map, USGS Imagery Only, public domain, requested from USGS by your browser when you reach this point on the page, at 732 by 800 pixels. The boundary is the 2025 Census cartographic boundary file, reprojected to Web Mercator to match the imagery. You can also open the USGS National Map viewer.

Where Kenedy County ranks

Position among the 254 counties of Texas, and among all 3,144 US counties and county-equivalents. Computed from the figures on this page.

MeasureValueIn TexasNationally
Population319252nd of 2543,141st of 3,144
Land area1,459 sq mi25th of 254410th of 3,144
Population density0.22 per sq mi252nd of 2543,134th of 3,144
Median household income$38,882250th of 2543,086th of 3,143

Full data for Kenedy County

Every figure below is attributed to the Census Bureau product it came from, with the vintage of that product.
MeasureValueSource and vintage
Population319Vintage 2025 Population Estimates
Population in 2020349Vintage 2025 Population Estimates
2020 estimates base?350Vintage 2025 Population Estimates
Land area1,459 sq mi2025 Gazetteer Files
Water area487.2 sq mi2025 Gazetteer Files
Total area1,946 sq mi2025 Gazetteer Files
Population density?0.22 per sq miComputed: Vintage 2025 estimates divided by 2025 Gazetteer land area
Median household income$38,882American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Median home valueNot availableAmerican Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Median age54.8American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Households55American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Housing units127American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates

Sources: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates, released 26 March 2026; US Census Bureau, Gazetteer Files, 2025 Gazetteer Files, released 10 September 2025; US Census Bureau, American Community Survey, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, released 29 January 2026. Population density is computed here, not published: it divides the Vintage 2025 population estimate by the 2025 Gazetteer land area, which are two different Census products. Retrieved 30 August 2026.

How the population changed

The Census Bureau publishes the components behind an estimate, not just the total. For the year to July 2025:

Births minus deaths
-2
3 births, 5 deaths
Net migration
-2
More people moved out than moved in.

Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates, released 26 March 2026. Retrieved 30 August 2026.

The 4 areas bordering Kenedy County

Ordered by the length of the border actually shared, which the Census Bureau publishes in its county adjacency file and which no other county reference presents.

Bordering areaStateShared borderPopulation
Kleberg CountyTexas52 mi30,315
Willacy CountyTexas45 mi19,971
Brooks CountyTexas29 mi6,579
Hidalgo CountyTexas13 mi921,549

Source: US Census Bureau, County Adjacency File, 2025 County Adjacency File, released 15 September 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2026.

All 254 counties of Texas

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Data on this page last rebuilt 30 August 2026. How these figures are produced.