[2] The county was founded in 1874 and is named for John Lafayette Camp, a Texas politician.

[1] Among the 2020 population, its racial and ethnic makeup was 54.03% non-Hispanic White, 15.06% Black or African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.84% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.27% some other race, 3.66% multiracial, and 25.85% Hispanic or Latino of any race.

[8] Like the majority of the United States at the time, these represented the demographic trends as the U.S. experienced great diversification.

[10] Camp County is represented in the Texas Senate by Republican Bryan Hughes, a lawyer in Mineola.

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