
Lamesa at a glance
What makes Lamesa different: Lamesa serves as Dawson County's cotton banking and marketing hub on the South Plains, and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's Preston E. Smith Unit, opened in 1992 just outside town, is one of the area's largest single employers.
- Lamesa population
- 8,393
- Dawson County Medicare
- 2,204
- MA penetration (county)
- 46%
- Spanish-speaking market
- Yes — bilingual