Upton County, Texas
8 public bodies govern here, 2 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 3,191
- Median household income
- $49,167
- ±22,121
- Unemployed
- 3.5%
- 45 of 1,276 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 75.1%
- 1,021 of 1,360 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Upton | 3,265 (2021) | Po Box 482, Rankin | — |
Cities, towns and villages 2
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of McCamey | 1,825 (2021) | Po Box 1409, McCamey | Website |
| City of Rankin | 759 (2021) | Po Box 61, Rankin | — |
Special districts 5
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| McCamey County Hospital District | Hospitals | Po Box 1200, McCamey | Website |
| Rankin County Hospital District | Hospitals | Po Box 327, Rankin | — |
| Rankin City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 201 W 10th St, Rankin | — |
| Upton County Emergency Services District 1 | Local fire protection | Main and Hwy 67, Rankin | — |
| Upton County Water District | Water supply utility | Po Box 330, Rankin | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
MCCAMEY ISD
School district3 schools
112 E 11TH ST, Mccamey, TX, 79752
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
RANKIN ISD
School district1 schools
1201 UPTON ST, Rankin, TX, 79778
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Permian Basin Farmers Market (5021 Princeton Street Midland) · Midland Downtown Farmers' Market (Midland)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.