Counties of The Permian Basin
Due to its economic significance, the Permian Basin has also given its name to the geographic region in which it lies. The counties of this region include:
- Andrews County, Texas pop. 14,057
- Borden County, Texas pop. 525
- Crane County, Texas pop. 4,165
- Dawson County, Texas pop. 13,657
- Ector County, Texas pop. 134,165
- Eddy County, New Mexico pop. 52,706
- Gaines County, Texas pop. 15,382
- Glasscock County, Texas pop. 1,406
- Howard County, Texas pop. 32,940
- Lea County, New Mexico pop. 60,232
- Loving County, Texas pop. 45
- Martin County, Texas pop. 4,581
- Midland County, Texas pop. 132,316
- Pecos County, Texas pop. 16,248
- Reeves County, Texas pop. 11,046
- Terrell County, Texas pop. 969
- Upton County, Texas pop. 3,130
- Ward County, Texas pop. 10,528
- Winkler County, Texas pop. 6,772
- Yoakum County, Texas pop. 7,698
As of the 2008/2009 census estimates the Permian Basin had a population of 522,568.
Other counties sometimes considered part of the Permian Basin are:
- Brewster County, Texas pop. 9,489
- Crockett County, Texas pop. 3,740
- Culberson County, Texas pop. 2,300
- Jeff Davis County, Texas pop. 2,258
- Mitchell County, Texas pop. 9,347
- Presidio County, Texas pop. 7,470
- Reagan County, Texas pop. 3,014
- Scurry County, Texas pop. 16,222
- Sterling County, Texas pop. 1,259
If one includes those counties the population of the Permian Basin comes to 577,667.
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