Lubbock, TX Metro Area
The Lubbock, TX metro area is made up of 6 counties in Texas: Lubbock, Hockley, Lynn, Crosby, Garza, and Cochran, largest first. About 368,431 people lived there on July 1, 2025 (Census estimate), 4.9% more than in April 2020.
- Population, July 2025
- 368,431 4.9% more than in April 2020
- Type
- Metropolitan statistical area
- Counties
- 6: 1 central, 5 outlying
- Land area
- 5,265 sq mi (13,635 km²)
- Time zone
- Central TimeUTC-06:00 in January; UTC-05:00 in July
- State
- Texas
- Combined statistical area
- Lubbock-Plainview, TX
- CBSA code
- 31180
Counties in the Lubbock, TX metro area, largest first
| County | Role | Population, July 2025 | Share of the area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lubbock County | Central | 328,906 | 89.3% |
| Hockley County | Outlying | 21,600 | 5.9% |
| Lynn County | Outlying | 6,017 | 1.6% |
| Crosby County | Outlying | 4,852 | 1.3% |
| Garza County | Outlying | 4,510 | 1.2% |
| Cochran County | Outlying | 2,546 | 0.7% |
A central county holds the area’s core, an urban area of at least 50,000 people. An outlying county is in the area because of commuting: at least a quarter of its workers have jobs in the central county, or at least a quarter of the people working there live in them. A county belongs to one metro or micro area at most, and it counts whole, countryside included.
Principal city
- Lubbock264,814 people
OMB names the area after its largest principal cities. A principal city is the area’s largest city, plus any other city that is very large or a big job center, and smaller ones with at least as many jobs as working residents (2020 Census and commuting figures). People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates.
Part of the Lubbock-Plainview, TX combined statistical area
OMB joins neighboring metro and micro areas into a combined statistical area when enough people commute between them. The other area in this one is
- Plainview, TX Micro Area36,700 people
Bordering metro and micro areas, nearest first
Areas with a county on this area’s edge. Distances are straight lines between the areas’ largest cities.
- Plainview, TX Micro Area44 mi north
- Snyder, TX Micro Area81 mi southeast
- Hobbs, NM Micro Area93 mi southwest
- Clovis, NM Micro Area96 mi northwest
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