Bexar County, Texas

Bexar County, Texas
County
The Bexar County Courthouse in San Antonio
Flag Seal
Location within the U.S. state of Texas
Coordinates: 29°27′N 98°31′W
Country	United States
State	Texas
Founded	December 20, 1836
Named for	Presidio San Antonio de Béxar
Seat	San Antonio
Largest city	San Antonio
Area
• Total	1,256 sq mi (3,250 km2)
• Land	1,240 sq mi (3,200 km2)
• Water	16 sq mi (41 km2)  1.3%
Population  (2020)
• Total	2,009,324
• Estimate  (2025)	2,160,088
• Density	1,620/sq mi (626/km2)
GDP
• Total	$159.589 billion (2024)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional districts	20th, 21st, 23rd, 28th, 35th
Website	www.bexar.org

Bexar County (/bɛər/ BAIR or /ˈbeɪər/ ^ⓘ BAY-ər; Spanish: Béxar [ˈbexaɾ]) is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. It is in South Texas and its county seat is San Antonio.

As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,009,324, making it the state's fourth-most populous county. Bexar County is included in the San Antonio–New Braunfels, TX metropolitan statistical area. It is the 16th-most populous county in the nation and the fourth-most populated in Texas. Bexar County has a large Hispanic population with a significant growing African American population. African Americans make up 7.4% of Bexar County's population up from 6.9% in 2010 and still increasing. With a population that is 59.3% Hispanic as of 2020, it is Texas' most populous majority-Hispanic county and the third-largest such nationwide.