Lubbock County, Texas

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The first Lubbock County Courthouse was used from 1891 to 1916.

File:Lubbock County Courthouse 1915.jpg

The second Lubbock County Courthouse remained open until 1968, though a third courthouse had been built in 1950.

Lubbock County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. The 2020 census placed the population at 310,639.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Its county seat and largest city is Lubbock.<ref name="GR6">Template:Cite web</ref> The county was created in 1876 and organized in 1891.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> It is named for Thomas Saltus Lubbock,<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> a Confederate colonel and Texas Ranger (some sources give his first name as Thompson).

Lubbock County, along with Crosby County, and Lynn County, is part of the Lubbock Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). The Lubbock MSA and Levelland Micropolitan Statistical Area, encompassing only Hockley County, form the larger Lubbock–Levelland Combined Statistical Area.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert are land and Template:Convert (0.6%) are covered by water.<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref>

Major highways

Adjacent counties

Hale County (north)
Crosby County (east)
Lynn County (south)
Hockley County (west)
Lamb County (northwest)
Terry County (southwest)
Garza County (southeast)
Floyd County (northeast)

Demographics

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**Lubbock County, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition**
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Race / Ethnicity	Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P1?q=P1:+RACE&g=050XX00US48303_160XX00US4845000</ref>	Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Partial<ref name=2020CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref>	% 2000	% 2010	Template:Partial
White alone	151,705	159,815	191,717	62.53%	57.32%	61.72%
Black or African American alone	18,184	19,957	27,279	7.49%	7.16%	8.78%
Native American or Alaska Native alone	815	1,026	3,206	0.34%	0.37%	1.03%
Asian alone	3,081	5,650	9,701	1.27%	2.03%	3.12%
Pacific Islander alone	49	161	248	0.02%	0.06%	0.08%
Other race alone	146	284	35,180	0.06%	0.10%	11.33%
Mixed race or Multiracial	2,039	3,014	43,308	0.84%	1.08%	13.94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	66,609	88,924	109,170	27.45%	31.89%	35.14%
Total	242,628	278,831	310,639	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%

As of the census<ref name="GR8">Template:Cite web</ref> of 2000, 242,628 people, 92,516 households, and 60,135 families resided in the county. The population density was Template:Convert. The 100,595 housing units averaged Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the county was 74.30% White, 7.67% Black or African American, 0.59% Native American, 1.31% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 14.15% from other races, and 1.96% from two or more races. About 27.45% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 92,516 households, 31.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.20% were married couples living together, 12.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.00% were not families. About 26.90% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.10.

In the county, the population was distributed as 25.70% under the age of 18, 16.30% from 18 to 24, 27.90% from 25 to 44, 19.20% from 45 to 64, and 11.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $32,198, and for a family was $41,067. Males had a median income of $29,961 versus $21,591 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,323. About 12.00% of families and 17.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.60% of those under age 18 and 10.70% of those age 65 or over.

Elected leadership

Legislative Representation	Name	Service
United States Congress, District 19	Jodey Arrington	2017 – Present
State Senator, District 28	Charles Perry	2014 – Present
State Representative, District 83	Dustin Burrows	2015 – Present
State Representative, District 84	Carl Tepper	2023 – Present

County Elected Leadership	Name	Service
County Judge	Curtis Parrish	2019 – present
County Commissioner Pct 1	Mike Dalby	2025 – present
County Commissioner Pct 2	Jason Corley	2019 – present
County Commissioner Pct 3	Cary Shaw	2025 - present
County Commissioner Pct 4	Jordan Rackler	2023 – present
District Attorney	K. Sunshine Stanek	2018 – present
District Clerk	Sara Smith	2022 – present
County Clerk	Kelly Pinon	2007 – present
County Sheriff	Kelly Rowe	2009 – present
County Tax Assessor-collector	Ronnie Keister	2009 – present
County Treasurer	Chris Winn	2015 – present

Politics

At the presidential level, Lubbock County votes predominantly Republican, having voted Democratic for president only once in the past 70 years, a trend which began with native son Dwight D. Eisenhower heading the ticket in 1952 and 1956, reversing a trend typical of the Solid South. In the 2020 Presidential election, Joe Biden's percentage (a best for a Democrat since 1976), was due to Biden winning precincts within the city highway loop in Lubbock.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The heavy Republican lean of the county is mostly due to Republican landslide victories in precincts located outside the city highway loop in the county.

In October 2023, Lubbock County Commissioners passed a "Sanctuary County for the Unborn" ordinance. The ordinance outlaws "the act of transporting another person along their roads for an abortion." The ordinance is of questionable constitutionality, given the right to interstate travel under the U.S. Constitution.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>