| | Wharton County | TX | 48481 | | El Campo, TX 20900 | Houston-Pasadena, TX 288 | Central | nonmetro county (rural) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=WhartonCounty+TX |
| | Wheeler County | TX | 48483 | | | | | nonmetro county (rural) | mining-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=WheelerCounty+TX |
| | Wichita County | TX | 48485 | | Wichita Falls, TX 48660 | | Central | metro county (urban) | mining-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=WichitaCounty+TX |
| | Wilbarger County | TX | 48487 | | Vernon, TX 46900 | | Central | nonmetro county (rural) | federal/state
government-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=WilbargerCounty+TX |
| | Willacy County | TX | 48489 | | Raymondville, TX 39700 | Brownsville-Harlingen-Raymondville,
TX 154 | Central | nonmetro county (rural) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=WillacyCounty+TX |
| | Williamson County | TX | 48491 | | Austin-Round Rock-San
Marcos, TX 12420 | | Central | metro county (urban) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=WilliamsonCounty+TX |
| | Wilson County | TX | 48493 | | San Antonio-New
Braunfels, TX 41700 | San Antonio-New
Braunfels-Kerrville, TX 484 | Outlying | metro county (urban) | farm-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=WilsonCounty+TX |
| | Winkler County | TX | 48495 | | | | | nonmetro county (rural) | mining-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=WinklerCounty+TX |
| | Wise County | TX | 48497 | Fort
Worth-Arlington-Grapevine,
TX 23104 | Dallas-Fort
Worth-Arlington, TX 19100 | Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK 206 | Outlying | metro county (urban) | mining-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=WiseCounty+TX |
| | Wood County | TX | 48499 | | | | | nonmetro county (rural) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=WoodCounty+TX |