TX · GEOID 48047

Brooks County area

Brooks County, Texas covers 943.6 square miles: 943.4 square miles of land and 0.3 square miles of water.

Official Census measurements2026 Gazetteer · retrieved September 27, 2026
Land area943.4 mi²
Water area0.3 mi²
Total area943.6 mi²
National land rank#755

County outline

Generalized outline of Brooks County, Texas
2025 Census cartographic boundary, fitted to this frame. County maps are not at a common scale. The 2026 area measurements below come from the separate Gazetteer release. Map source and limitations.

Where Brooks County is located

Brooks County highlighted on a map of all U.S. county equivalents. About the maps

Area breakdown

Land accounts for 100% of Brooks County’s measured area and water for 0%. Its combined area converts to 2,444 square kilometers or approximately 603,930 acres.

Green: land · blue: water

MeasurementSquare milesSquare kilometersAcres
Land943.3552,443.278603,747.2
Water0.2860.741183
Total943.6412,444.019603,930.2

How Brooks County compares

By original Census land area, Brooks County ranks #88 of 254 in Texas and #755 of 3,222 nationally. National rankings include the 50 states, District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.

Its land area is 1.038 times the Texas county-equivalent median of 908.7 square miles. It accounts for 0.4% of the combined county land area in the state.

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What stands out about Brooks County?

Brooks County has more land than 2,467 of the other 3,221 county equivalents in the dataset.

Land area compared with the typical county equivalent
Brooks County943.4 mi²
Texas median908.7 mi²
National median604.5 mi²

A median is the middle county-equivalent measurement, not the average of the largest and smallest. All three bars use the same linear scale. Very small areas may appear as a thin sliver; the labels retain their values.

Does including water change its rank?

Using land plus water places Brooks County at #858 nationally by total area, 103 places farther from the top than its land rank. Other county equivalents gain more area when their water measurements are included.

Its water share is 0%, compared with a national county-equivalent median of 1.2% — 1.1 percentage points lower. This describes the statistical geography’s land/water mix, not flood exposure or developable land.

Closest positions in the national land ranking

These entries sit immediately beside Brooks County in the national ranking. They can be in different states and are not necessarily geographic neighbors.

Land rankCounty equivalentLand mi²Comparison
#754Lancaster County, Pennsylvania943.9Compare
#755Brooks County, Texas943.4This county
#756Washington County, Arkansas941.5Compare

Calculated from the same Census release as the area table. Total-area order uses original ALAND + AWATER; water shares and chart labels use published square miles. Calculation details.

Representative coordinates

The Census internal point is 27.034994, -98.215276. It represents a location inside the geography; it is not necessarily the centroid or the address of a courthouse.

Source and precision

U.S. Census Bureau, 2026 Gazetteer Files, Counties. Original ALAND: 2,443,276,999 m²; AWATER: 741,627 m². Rankings use ALAND; exact ties use ascending GEOID. Tables preserve Census-published square miles to three decimals, with conversions based on those values.

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Common questions

How many acres of land are in Brooks County?

The land measurement converts to approximately 603,747 acres. Including water, total area is approximately 603,930 acres. One square mile equals 640 acres.

Why might another source show a different area?

Check whether it reports land or total area, its Census vintage, and its rounding. Our guide explains how to reconcile county area figures.

Can this establish a property boundary?

No. Statistical measurements and generalized maps do not establish property lines. Consult the relevant local surveying or land-records authority.

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