County outline
Where Loving County is located
Area breakdown
Land accounts for 98.9% of Loving County’s measured area and water for 1.1%. Its combined area converts to 1,752.2 square kilometers or approximately 432,981 acres.
Green: land · blue: water
| Measurement | Square miles | Square kilometers | Acres |
|---|---|---|---|
| Land | 668.818 | 1,732.231 | 428,043.5 |
| Water | 7.715 | 19.982 | 4,937.6 |
| Total | 676.533 | 1,752.212 | 432,981.1 |
How Loving County compares
By original Census land area, Loving County ranks #221 of 254 in Texas and #1407 of 3,222 nationally. National rankings include the 50 states, District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.
Its land area is 0.736 times the Texas county-equivalent median of 908.7 square miles. It accounts for 0.3% of the combined county land area in the state.
See the complete Texas ranking · What counts as a county equivalent?
Population and density of Loving County
The Census Bureau estimates that 52 people lived in Loving County on July 1, 2025. That ranks #3,222 of 3,222 county equivalents nationally and #254 of 254 in Texas. Since the April 1, 2020 estimates base of 62, the population has declined by 10 (−16.1%), compared with +8.8% for Texas as a whole.
With 668.8 square miles of land, that is 0.078 people per square mile (0.03 per km²), placing Loving County #3,220 nationally for density and #254 in Texas. The median county equivalent has 47 people per square mile; the Texas median is 22. Put another way, there are about 8,232 acres of land per resident.
| July 1 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate | 63 | 57 | 46 | 46 | 47 | 52 |
| Change | — | −6 | −11 | 0 | +1 | +5 |
U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 population estimates. Estimates are revised each year and are not decennial census counts. Density divides the whole population by the whole county’s land area, so it describes an average, not how settlement is distributed within the county. Population sources and methods.
Cities and towns in Loving County
Loving County has no incorporated cities, towns or villages. All 52 of its residents live in unincorporated communities, which the Census Bureau describes as census-designated places rather than municipalities.
Metropolitan area
Loving County is not part of any metropolitan or micropolitan statistical area in the Office of Management and Budget’s July 2023 delineation; 1,306 other county equivalents are also outside one. These areas are built around an urban core of at least 10,000 people plus the counties tied to it by commuting, so counties outside them are generally rural.
ZIP codes
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area has land in Loving County, and it lies mostly inside the county.
79754
ZIP Code Tabulation Areas are the Census Bureau’s approximations of USPS ZIP Code service areas, from the 2020 Census relationship files. Post-office-box and single-address ZIP Codes have no tabulation area.
Counties bordering Loving County
Loving County shares a land border with 5 county equivalents, including 2 in New Mexico. Each of them has more land than Loving County. The largest neighbor is Lea County (4,391.6 mi²) and the smallest is Ward County (835.6 mi²). Together with its neighbors, Loving County forms a block of 13,548.9 mi² of land, of which it holds 4.9%.
| Bordering county equivalent | Land mi² | Size vs. Loving | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lea CountyNew Mexico | 4,391.6 | 6.6× larger | Compare |
| Eddy CountyNew Mexico | 4,176.3 | 6.2× larger | Compare |
| Reeves County | 2,635.4 | 3.9× larger | Compare |
| Winkler County | 841.3 | 1.3× larger | Compare |
| Ward County | 835.6 | 1.2× larger | Compare |
How big is Loving County compared with U.S. states?
Loving County has less land than any of the 50 states. Rhode Island, the smallest state by land area, has 1,033.9 mi², about 1.5 times as much. Texas’s county land could hold about 391 areas the size of Loving County.
Another way to picture it: the same land area would fill a square about 25.9 miles (41.6 km) on each side. Real county shapes are rarely square, so this is a scale reference rather than a width or driving distance.
State figures are the sums of each state’s county-equivalent land measurements in the same Census release, so states and counties are compared on the same basis. Published state totals can differ slightly because of rounding. Compare all states · Counties bigger than entire states.
What stands out about Loving County?
Loving County has more land than 1,815 of the other 3,221 county equivalents in the dataset.
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 Loving County at #1,506 nationally by total area, 99 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 1.1%, compared with a national county-equivalent median of 1.2%. The two percentages are within 0.1 percentage points of each other. 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 Loving County in the national ranking. They can be in different states and are not necessarily geographic neighbors.
| Land rank | County equivalent | Land mi² | Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1406 | Washington Parish, Louisiana | 669.6 | Compare |
| #1407 | Loving County, Texas | 668.8 | This county |
| #1408 | Leon County, Florida | 668.4 | Compare |
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 31.887608, -103.452974. 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: 1,732,230,109 m²; AWATER: 19,981,167 m². Rankings use ALAND; exact ties use ascending GEOID. Tables preserve Census-published square miles to three decimals, with conversions based on those values.
Common questions
How big is Loving County?
Loving County, Texas has 668.8 square miles (1,732.2 km²) of land and 7.715 square miles of water, for a total area of 676.5 square miles. It ranks #1407 of 3,222 U.S. county equivalents by land area.
Is Loving County the largest county in Texas?
No. Loving County ranks #221 of 254 in Texas by land area. The largest is Brewster County, with 6,183.8 square miles of land.
What counties border Loving County?
Loving County shares a land border with Reeves County, Winkler County, Lea County, New Mexico, Ward County, and Eddy County, New Mexico.
What is the population of Loving County?
The Census Bureau estimates Loving County had 52 residents on July 1, 2025, ranking #3,222 of 3,222 county equivalents. That is 0.078 people per square mile of land.
What is the county seat of Loving County?
The county seat of Loving County is Mentone.
Is Loving County part of a metropolitan area?
No. Loving County is outside every metropolitan and micropolitan statistical area in the July 2023 OMB delineation.
How many ZIP codes are in Loving County?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area has land in Loving County, and 1 of them have most of their land inside the county. Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas approximate USPS ZIP Code areas.
How does Loving County compare with U.S. states?
It has less land than every state. Rhode Island, the smallest, has 1.5 times as much land.
How many acres of land are in Loving County?
The land measurement converts to approximately 428,044 acres. Including water, total area is approximately 432,981 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.