Starr County, Texas

Starr County
County
The Starr County Courthouse in Rio Grande City
Seal
Location within the U.S. state of Texas
Texas's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 26°34′N 98°44′W / 26.57°N 98.73°W / 26.57; -98.73
Country	United States
State	Texas
Founded	1848
Named for	James Harper Starr
Seat	Rio Grande City
Largest city	Rio Grande City
Government
• Sheriff	Rene "Orta" Fuentes
Area
• Total	1,229 sq mi (3,180 km2)
• Land	1,223 sq mi (3,170 km2)
• Water	88.5 sq mi (229 km2)  0.5%
Population  (2020)
• Total	65,920
• Density	54/sq mi (21/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	28th
Website	www.co.starr.tx.us

Starr County is located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 65,920.^[1] Its county seat is Rio Grande City.^[2] The county was created in 1848.^[3] It is named for James Harper Starr, who served as secretary of the treasury of the Republic of Texas.

Starr County comprises the Rio Grande City micropolitan statistical area, which also includes other small cities, which itself is part of the larger Rio Grande Valley region. It is directly northeast of the Mexican border.

The county population is almost entirely Hispanic or Latino, with 97.7% of its population identifying as such. It is the county with the highest proportion of Hispanics^[4] in the contiguous United States.