[3] It is named for George A. Lamb, who died in the Battle of San Jacinto.

Lamb County was the home of the Texas House Speaker Bill W. Clayton, who served from 1975 until 1983.

It was named after George A. Lamb, a soldier in the Battle of San Jacinto.

[4] By 2023, there was water scarcity among farms, and many younger people moved to other counties for jobs.

[5] As of the census[11] of 2000, 14,709 people, 5,360 households, and 3,991 families resided in the county.

About 23.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Littlefield Municipal Airport is located in Lamb County, 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) west of the central business district of Littlefield, Texas.

"[4] In the 2020 U.S. presidential election, about 80% of the county's residents selected Donald Trump.