TX · GEOID 48381

Randall County area

Randall County, Texas covers 922.4 square miles: 912.7 square miles of land and 9.7 square miles of water.

Official Census measurements2026 Gazetteer · retrieved September 27, 2026
Land area912.7 mi²
Water area9.7 mi²
Total area922.4 mi²
National land rank#814

County outline

Generalized outline of Randall 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 Randall County is located

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

Area breakdown

Land accounts for 98.9% of Randall County’s measured area and water for 1.1%. Its combined area converts to 2,389.1 square kilometers or approximately 590,363 acres.

Green: land · blue: water

MeasurementSquare milesSquare kilometersAcres
Land912.7112,363.911584,135
Water9.73125.2036,227.8
Total922.4422,389.114590,362.9

How Randall County compares

By original Census land area, Randall County ranks #119 of 254 in Texas and #814 of 3,222 nationally. National rankings include the 50 states, District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.

Its land area is 1.004 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.

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What stands out about Randall County?

Randall County has more land than 2,408 of the other 3,221 county equivalents in the dataset.

Land area compared with the typical county equivalent
Randall County912.7 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 Randall County at #896 nationally by total area, 82 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% — 0.1 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 Randall County in the national ranking. They can be in different states and are not necessarily geographic neighbors.

Land rankCounty equivalentLand mi²Comparison
#813Choctaw County, Alabama913.5Compare
#814Randall County, Texas912.7This county
#815Throckmorton County, Texas912.6Compare

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 34.962529, -101.895547. 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: 2,363,909,937 m²; AWATER: 25,202,436 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 Randall County?

The land measurement converts to approximately 584,135 acres. Including water, total area is approximately 590,363 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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