Lubbock County
Lubbock County, Texas
Lubbock County is located in Northwest Texas on the Southern High Plains, within the larger Great Plains of the western United States. The center of the county lies at 33°35' north latitude and 101°52' west longitude. Lubbock, its largest city, is 327 miles northwest of Dallas and 122 miles south of Amarillo. The county measures 893 square miles of flat tableland sloping gently from northwest to southeast, with elevations ranging from 2,900 to 3,400 feet. Its soils are mainly brown to reddish-brown loams and sandy loams, with smaller areas of grayish-brown, silty clay loams. These overlie a clay subsoil and, beneath that, at from two to three feet from the surface, a hardpan of caliche made of calcium carbonate. This caliche forms the Caprock, which has generally prevented streams from cutting their way through the area. Beneath the caliche zone lie beds of water-filled sand of varying thickness but averaging about 300 feet; these make up a part of the great Ogallala Aquifer, formed some ten million years ago as great rivers deposited sand from the Rocky Mountains over an area extending several hundred miles east of the mountains, from what is now Canada to the South Plains of Texas. In 1968 there were 922 small, wind-scoured lakes called playas dotting the county and providing refuge for wildfowl. These are formed by runoff from rainwater and range in size from less than an acre to more than fifty acres. Grasses are predominantly buffalo and blue grama, and in summer there is a profusion of wildflowers, including daisies, buttercups, verbena, and Indian paintbrush, together with scattered yucca and catclaw. Before its settlement the county was treeless, except for cottonwoods and hackberries in the canyons. In later times Chinese elms, oaks, pines, cedars, and a few other trees were introduced, along with mesquite in the nineteenth century. The county is classed as semiarid; its average annual rainfall is 18.41 inches, most of which occurs during the growing season of 208 days. The average minimum temperature in January is 25° F, and the maximum in July averages 92°.
Adapted from the official Handbook of Texas, a state encyclopedia developed by the Texas State Historical Association (TSHA). It is an authoritative source of trusted historical records.
Lawrence L. Graves | © Texas State Historical Association
Lubbock County at a Glance
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County Map of Texas
Lubbock County
- Lubbock County
Currently Exists
Yes
Place type
Lubbock County is classified as a County
Altitude Range
2821 ft – 3402 ft
Places of Lubbock County
Noteworthy | Place | Type |
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Abernathy | Town | |
Acuff | Town | |
Afton | Town | |
Barton Community | Town | |
Becton | Town | |
Bledsoe | Town | |
Block Twenty | Town | |
Broadview | Town | |
Buffalo Spring Lake | Lake | |
Buffalo Springs | Town | |
Caldwell | Town | |
Canyon | Town | |
Carlisle | Town | |
Causey Hill | Town | |
Center | Town | |
County Line | Town | |
Cox's Colony | Town | |
Doud | Town | |
Estacado | Town | |
Grovesville | Town | |
Harold County Line | Town | |
Heckville | Town | |
Hurlwood | Town | |
Idalou | Town | |
Kitalou | Town | |
Liberty | Town | |
Lubbock | Town | |
Marietta | Town | |
Marnels | Town | |
McClung | Town | |
Midway | Town | |
Monroe | Town | |
Monterey | Town | |
Moody Store | Town | |
Murray | Town | |
New Deal | Town | |
Old Lubbock | Town | |
Ophir | Town | |
Otta | Town | |
Pacita | Town | |
Posey | Town | |
Ransom Canyon | Town | |
Ray Town | Town | |
Reese Center | Town | |
Ripley | Town | |
Roosevelt | Town | |
Shallowater | Town | |
Singer's Store | Town | |
Slaton | Town | |
Slide | Town | |
South Town | Town | |
Tech | Town | |
Twin Ranch & Farm | Town | |
Union | Town | |
West Carisle | Town | |
Wheelock | Town | |
Wolfforth | Town | |
Woodrow | Town |
Photos of Lubbock County and surrounding areas
Lubbock County, Texas
The Lubbock County Courthouse is located in the city of Lubbock, the county seat. Photograph by Billy Hathorn.

Lubbock County, Texas
Map of Lubbock County, Texas. Map Credit: Robert Plocheck.

Lubbock, Texas
The Lubbock Skyline and view of the city's downtown area, in Lubbock County, Texas. Photograph by Redraiderengineer. Lubbock

Acuff, Texas
Acuff Steakhouse in Acuff, Texas Photograph by Acuff

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Lubbock County by the Numbers
Population & Civilian Labor Counts
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Population Counts
Lubbock County
Pop. | Year | Source |
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310,569 | 2019 | United States Census Bureau |
Civilian Labor Counts
Lubbock County
People | Year | Source |
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152,318 | 2019 | Texas Workforce Commission |
Per Capita Income
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Per Capita Income (USD) | Year | Source |
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$42,569 | 2019 | U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis |
Property Values, Retail Sales, and Wages
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Property Values
Lubbock County
USD ($) | Year | Source |
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23,048,004,094 | 2019 | State Property Tax Board |
Retail Sales
Lubbock County
USD ($) | Year | Source |
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6,227,548,166 | 2019 | State Comptroller of Public Accounts |
Wages
Lubbock County
USD ($) | Year | Source |
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1,716,623,337 | 2019 | Texas Workforce Commission |
Unemployment
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Unemployment Percentage | Year | Source |
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6.9 | 2019 | Texas Workforce Commission |
Rainfall
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Rainfall (inches) | Year | Source |
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19.1 | 2019 | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
Temperature Ranges
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Min. (January Average, °F) | Max. (July Average, °F) | Year | Source |
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26.4 | 92.8 | 2019 | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
Land Area & Total Area
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Land Area
Lubbock County
Area (square miles) | Year | Source |
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895.6 | 2019 | United States Census Bureau |
Total Area
Lubbock County
Area (square miles) | Year | Source |
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900.7 | 2019 | United States Census Bureau |