thumb|The first Lubbock County Courthouse was used from 1891 to 1916.
thumb|The second Lubbock County Courthouse remained open until 1968, though a third courthouse had been built in 1950.
Lubbock County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. The 2020 census placed the population at 310,639. Its county seat and largest city is Lubbock. The county was created in 1876 and organized in 1891. It is named for Thomas Saltus Lubbock, a Confederate colonel and Texas Ranger (some sources give his first name as Thompson).
Lubbock County, along with Crosby County, and Lynn County, is part of the Lubbock Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). The Lubbock MSA and Levelland Micropolitan Statistical Area, encompassing only Hockley County, form the larger Lubbock–Levelland Combined Statistical Area.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which are land and (0.6%) are covered by water.
Major highways
- 20px Interstate 27
- 20px 20px U.S. Route 62/U.S. Route 82
- 20px U.S. Route 84
- 20px U.S. Route 87
- 20px State Highway 114
- 20px Loop 88 (future)
- 20px Loop 193
- 20px Loop 289
- 20px Loop 369
- 20px Loop 388
- 20px Loop 461
- 20px Loop 493
- 20px Spur 309
- 20px Spur 326
- 20px Spur 327
- 20px Spur 331
Adjacent counties
- Hale County (north)
- Crosby County (east)
- Lynn County (south)
- Hockley County (west)
- Lamb County (northwest)
- Terry County (southwest)
- Garza County (southeast)
- Floyd County (northeast)