Texas Counties by Population (2026)
2026 Pop.
500K
1M
1.5M
2M
2.5M
3M
3.5M
4M
4.5M
5M
Top 5 Most Populous Counties
5,221,006
2,695,576
2,296,294
2,186,833
1,395,215
254 Counties
| County | 2026 Pop. ↓ | Area (mi²) | Density | Change (2020) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harris County | 5,221,006 | 1.7K | 3,059 | 10.26% |
| Dallas County | 2,695,576 | 873 | 3,088 | 3.25% |
| Tarrant County | 2,296,294 | 865 | 2,655 | 8.51% |
| Bexar County | 2,186,833 | 1.2K | 1,764 | 8.49% |
| Travis County | 1,395,215 | 994 | 1,404 | 7.6% |
| Collin County | 1,348,046 | 841 | 1,603 | 25.32% |
| Denton County | 1,107,888 | 879 | 1,260 | 21.15% |
| Fort Bend County | 1,021,062 | 862 | 1,185 | 23.12% |
| Hidalgo County | 939,574 | 1.6K | 598 | 7.64% |
| El Paso County | 877,680 | 1K | 866 | 1.27% |
| Montgomery County | 818,149 | 1K | 785 | 30.82% |
| Williamson County | 779,160 | 1.1K | 698 | 26.56% |
| Cameron County | 438,606 | 892 | 492 | 4.04% |
| Brazoria County | 436,828 | 1.4K | 320 | 16.95% |
| Bell County | 410,604 | 1.1K | 390 | 10.26% |
| Galveston County | 377,049 | 379 | 995 | 7.24% |
| Nueces County | 354,085 | 839 | 422 | 0.14% |
| Lubbock County | 337,314 | 896 | 376 | 8.26% |
| Hays County | 312,693 | 677 | 462 | 28.16% |
| Webb County | 277,393 | 3.4K | 83 | 3.75% |
| McLennan County | 273,518 | 1K | 264 | 4.72% |
| Smith County | 255,363 | 921 | 277 | 9.04% |
| Jefferson County | 255,060 | 877 | 291 | -0.43% |
| Brazos County | 254,346 | 586 | 434 | 8.46% |
| Ellis County | 250,513 | 936 | 268 | 28.91% |
| Johnson County | 225,249 | 725 | 311 | 24.48% |
| Kaufman County | 220,057 | 781 | 282 | 49.53% |
| Comal County | 216,690 | 560 | 387 | 32.42% |
| Guadalupe County | 207,386 | 711 | 292 | 19.39% |
| Midland County | 194,047 | 900 | 216 | 13.66% |
| Parker County | 191,991 | 904 | 212 | 28.37% |
| Ector County | 179,166 | 898 | 200 | 8.25% |
| Grayson County | 157,484 | 933 | 169 | 15.67% |
| Randall County | 155,261 | 913 | 170 | 9.85% |
| Taylor County | 151,203 | 916 | 165 | 5.37% |
| Rockwall County | 147,860 | 127 | 1,164 | 35.4% |
| Wichita County | 129,748 | 628 | 207 | 0.1% |
| Hunt County | 128,679 | 840 | 153 | 28.36% |
| Gregg County | 126,975 | 273 | 465 | 2.14% |
| Liberty County | 126,782 | 1.2K | 109 | 37.05% |
| Bastrop County | 122,531 | 888 | 138 | 24.94% |
| Tom Green County | 121,641 | 1.5K | 80 | 1.2% |
| Potter County | 113,329 | 908 | 125 | -4.21% |
| Bowie County | 92,592 | 885 | 105 | -0.35% |
| Victoria County | 92,335 | 882 | 105 | 1.12% |
| Henderson County | 89,847 | 874 | 103 | 9.03% |
| Angelina County | 88,886 | 798 | 111 | 2.76% |
| Coryell County | 87,870 | 1.1K | 84 | 5.71% |
| Wise County | 87,723 | 904 | 97 | 27.25% |
| Orange County | 86,631 | 334 | 259 | 2.21% |
| Walker County | 86,034 | 784 | 110 | 12.37% |
| San Patricio County | 72,861 | 693 | 105 | 5.83% |
| Harrison County | 72,102 | 900 | 80 | 4.79% |
| Hood County | 72,016 | 421 | 171 | 16.05% |
| Van Zandt County | 67,758 | 843 | 80 | 13.41% |
| Waller County | 67,455 | 513 | 131 | 17.75% |
| Starr County | 67,331 | 1.2K | 55 | 2.22% |
| Nacogdoches County | 65,912 | 946 | 70 | 1.96% |
| Anderson County | 60,268 | 1.1K | 57 | 4.02% |
| Chambers County | 60,151 | 597 | 101 | 27.97% |
| Maverick County | 60,081 | 1.3K | 47 | 3.82% |
| Hardin County | 59,556 | 891 | 67 | 5.68% |
| Burnet County | 58,494 | 1K | 59 | 18.22% |
| Navarro County | 58,161 | 1K | 58 | 10.03% |
| Wilson County | 57,537 | 804 | 72 | 14.96% |
| Medina County | 57,155 | 1.3K | 43 | 11.93% |
| Caldwell County | 57,076 | 545 | 105 | 24.22% |
| Kendall County | 54,496 | 662 | 82 | 22.27% |
| Polk County | 54,482 | 1.1K | 52 | 7.89% |
| Cherokee County | 54,367 | 1.1K | 52 | 7.42% |
| Atascosa County | 54,271 | 1.2K | 44 | 10.11% |
| Kerr County | 53,944 | 1.1K | 49 | 2.37% |
| Rusk County | 53,631 | 924 | 58 | 2.64% |
| Lamar County | 51,561 | 907 | 57 | 2.84% |
| Wood County | 50,264 | 645 | 78 | 11.6% |
| Val Verde County | 48,271 | 3.1K | 15 | 1.4% |
| Upshur County | 45,300 | 583 | 78 | 10.38% |
| Cooke County | 45,216 | 875 | 52 | 8.3% |
| Erath County | 44,610 | 1.1K | 41 | 4.43% |
| Wharton County | 42,395 | 1.1K | 39 | 1.95% |
| Fannin County | 40,220 | 891 | 45 | 11.79% |
| Hill County | 39,901 | 959 | 42 | 10.95% |
| Hopkins County | 39,830 | 767 | 52 | 8.15% |
| Jim Wells County | 39,036 | 865 | 45 | 0.38% |
| Brown County | 38,939 | 944 | 41 | 2.31% |
| Washington County | 38,858 | 604 | 64 | 8.54% |
| Matagorda County | 36,329 | 1.1K | 33 | 0.09% |
| Grimes County | 35,290 | 787 | 45 | 19.88% |
| Austin County | 34,316 | 646 | 53 | 13.87% |
| Jasper County | 33,271 | 939 | 35 | 1.06% |
| Hale County | 31,831 | 1K | 32 | -1.96% |
| Titus County | 31,795 | 406 | 78 | 1.6% |
| Palo Pinto County | 31,169 | 953 | 33 | 9.56% |
| Howard County | 31,091 | 901 | 35 | -10.68% |
| Bee County | 31,062 | 880 | 35 | 0.06% |
| Kleberg County | 30,564 | 881 | 35 | -1.36% |
| San Jacinto County | 29,726 | 569 | 52 | 7.95% |
| Gillespie County | 28,859 | 1.1K | 27 | 7.82% |
| Cass County | 28,530 | 937 | 30 | 0.31% |
| Milam County | 26,411 | 1K | 26 | 6.59% |
| Aransas County | 26,083 | 252 | 104 | 8.96% |
| Fayette County | 25,494 | 950 | 27 | 4.01% |
| Uvalde County | 25,390 | 1.6K | 16 | 3.36% |
| Shelby County | 24,060 | 796 | 30 | 0.05% |
| Lampasas County | 23,979 | 713 | 34 | 10.49% |
| Llano County | 23,723 | 934 | 25 | 11.28% |
| Gaines County | 23,628 | 1.5K | 16 | 8.86% |
| Panola County | 23,434 | 811 | 29 | 4.15% |
| Bandera County | 23,232 | 791 | 29 | 10.66% |
| Limestone County | 22,897 | 905 | 25 | 3.37% |
| Moore County | 22,770 | 900 | 25 | 7.06% |
| Houston County | 22,427 | 1.2K | 18 | 1.62% |
| Montague County | 22,310 | 931 | 24 | 11.31% |
| Colorado County | 21,925 | 960 | 23 | 6.19% |
| Hockley County | 21,865 | 908 | 24 | 1.71% |
| Burleson County | 21,387 | 659 | 32 | 20.95% |
| Freestone County | 21,219 | 878 | 24 | 9.15% |
| Jones County | 21,020 | 929 | 23 | 6.81% |
| Frio County | 20,938 | 1.1K | 18 | 13.71% |
| Tyler County | 20,810 | 924 | 23 | 4.95% |
| Lavaca County | 20,607 | 970 | 21 | 1.25% |
| Gray County | 20,604 | 926 | 22 | -2.79% |
| DeWitt County | 20,280 | 909 | 22 | 2.2% |
| Calhoun County | 20,230 | 507 | 40 | 0.83% |
| Willacy County | 20,075 | 591 | 34 | -0.33% |
| Gonzales County | 20,060 | 1.1K | 19 | 1.93% |
| Andrews County | 19,325 | 1.5K | 13 | 3.81% |
| Hutchinson County | 19,169 | 887 | 22 | -6.84% |
| Bosque County | 19,075 | 983 | 19 | 4.53% |
| Lee County | 18,853 | 629 | 30 | 7.69% |
| Deaf Smith County | 18,565 | 1.5K | 12 | 0.21% |
| Eastland County | 18,472 | 927 | 20 | 3.8% |
| Young County | 18,446 | 914 | 20 | 3.37% |
| Robertson County | 18,333 | 855 | 21 | 9.33% |
| Falls County | 17,916 | 765 | 23 | 5.62% |
| Leon County | 16,982 | 1.1K | 16 | 7.64% |
| Scurry County | 16,173 | 905 | 18 | -4.43% |
| Jackson County | 15,462 | 829 | 19 | 3.1% |
| Karnes County | 15,303 | 748 | 20 | 3.32% |
| Comanche County | 14,961 | 938 | 16 | 9.77% |
| Callahan County | 14,935 | 899 | 17 | 8.59% |
| Trinity County | 14,929 | 694 | 22 | 9.47% |
| Pecos County | 14,696 | 4.8K | 3 | -3.21% |
| Madison County | 14,131 | 466 | 30 | 5% |
| Nolan County | 13,984 | 912 | 15 | -5.06% |
| Zapata County | 13,893 | 1K | 14 | 0.13% |
| Blanco County | 13,888 | 709 | 20 | 21.27% |
| Rains County | 13,800 | 229 | 60 | 13.31% |
| Camp County | 13,410 | 196 | 68 | 7.88% |
| Lamb County | 12,525 | 1K | 12 | -3.7% |
| Wilbarger County | 12,307 | 971 | 13 | -4.19% |
| Morris County | 12,286 | 252 | 49 | 2.61% |
| Live Oak County | 12,245 | 1K | 12 | 7.9% |
| Reeves County | 12,156 | 2.6K | 5 | -17.69% |
| Red River County | 11,786 | 1K | 11 | 1.99% |
| Terry County | 11,640 | 889 | 13 | -1.27% |
| Newton County | 11,522 | 934 | 12 | -5.24% |
| Dawson County | 11,468 | 900 | 13 | -8.05% |
| Franklin County | 11,262 | 284 | 40 | 8.6% |
| Ward County | 11,166 | 836 | 13 | -4.38% |
| Clay County | 10,802 | 1.1K | 10 | 5.33% |
| Somervell County | 10,532 | 186 | 57 | 14.4% |
| Sabine County | 9,938 | 492 | 20 | 0.48% |
| Jack County | 9,754 | 911 | 11 | 14.93% |
| Marion County | 9,726 | 381 | 26 | -1.45% |
| Stephens County | 9,665 | 897 | 11 | 6.28% |
| Parmer County | 9,625 | 881 | 11 | -2.32% |
| Ochiltree County | 9,603 | 918 | 10 | -3.52% |
| Duval County | 9,503 | 1.8K | 5 | -3.13% |
| Runnels County | 9,435 | 1.1K | 9 | -4.9% |
| Brewster County | 9,366 | 6.2K | 2 | -2.07% |
| Archer County | 9,333 | 903 | 10 | 9.09% |
| Zavala County | 8,949 | 1.3K | 7 | -7.36% |
| Hamilton County | 8,746 | 836 | 10 | 6.05% |
| Mitchell County | 8,696 | 911 | 10 | -3.5% |
| Coleman County | 8,152 | 1.3K | 6 | 6.1% |
| Dimmit County | 7,985 | 1.3K | 6 | -6.96% |
| Dallam County | 7,834 | 1.5K | 5 | 9.75% |
| Yoakum County | 7,709 | 800 | 10 | 0.47% |
| San Augustine County | 7,537 | 531 | 14 | -4.9% |
| Castro County | 7,480 | 894 | 8 | 2% |
| Bailey County | 7,387 | 827 | 9 | 7.57% |
| McCulloch County | 7,312 | 1.1K | 7 | -3.62% |
| Goliad County | 7,297 | 852 | 9 | 3.9% |
| Winkler County | 7,249 | 841 | 9 | -6.51% |
| La Salle County | 6,839 | 1.5K | 5 | 2.81% |
| Swisher County | 6,833 | 890 | 8 | -1.66% |
| Refugio County | 6,795 | 770 | 9 | 0.82% |
| Childress County | 6,523 | 697 | 9 | -2.03% |
| Brooks County | 6,430 | 943 | 7 | -9.39% |
| Lynn County | 6,234 | 892 | 7 | 11.2% |
| Delta County | 5,815 | 257 | 23 | 11.33% |
| Carson County | 5,736 | 920 | 6 | -1% |
| Presidio County | 5,506 | 3.9K | 1 | -9.84% |
| San Saba County | 5,438 | 1.1K | 5 | -5.06% |
| Haskell County | 5,421 | 903 | 6 | -0.28% |
| Martin County | 5,137 | 915 | 6 | -2.36% |
| Crosby County | 5,110 | 900 | 6 | 0.29% |
| Floyd County | 4,894 | 992 | 5 | -8.93% |
| Hansford County | 4,824 | 920 | 5 | -8.15% |
| Wheeler County | 4,822 | 915 | 5 | -3.09% |
| Garza County | 4,755 | 893 | 5 | -18.19% |
| Hartley County | 4,714 | 1.5K | 3 | -11.72% |
| Crane County | 4,608 | 785 | 6 | -1.43% |
| Mills County | 4,589 | 748 | 6 | 3.12% |
| Jim Hogg County | 4,435 | 1.1K | 4 | -8.48% |
| Kimble County | 4,273 | 1.3K | 3 | -0.47% |
| Mason County | 4,137 | 929 | 4 | 4.26% |
| Hudspeth County | 3,858 | 4.6K | 1 | 20.83% |
| Fisher County | 3,759 | 899 | 4 | 2.23% |
| Baylor County | 3,601 | 867 | 4 | 4.02% |
| Coke County | 3,432 | 912 | 4 | 3.37% |
| Concho County | 3,418 | 984 | 3 | 3.08% |
| Sutton County | 3,353 | 1.5K | 2 | -0.12% |
| Hardeman County | 3,311 | 695 | 5 | -7.02% |
| Donley County | 3,225 | 927 | 3 | -1.68% |
| Kinney County | 3,165 | 1.4K | 2 | 1.28% |
| Knox County | 3,129 | 851 | 4 | -6.62% |
| Upton County | 3,122 | 1.2K | 3 | -5.48% |
| Hemphill County | 3,116 | 906 | 3 | -7.43% |
| Shackelford County | 3,099 | 914 | 3 | -0.32% |
| Reagan County | 3,061 | 1.2K | 3 | -10.58% |
| Sherman County | 2,893 | 923 | 3 | 3.65% |
| Hall County | 2,864 | 883 | 3 | 2.32% |
| Lipscomb County | 2,810 | 932 | 3 | -7.5% |
| Crockett County | 2,713 | 2.8K | 1 | -12.31% |
| Collingsworth County | 2,711 | 918 | 3 | 2.57% |
| Real County | 2,608 | 699 | 4 | -5.16% |
| Cochran County | 2,607 | 775 | 3 | 1.68% |
| Culberson County | 2,372 | 3.8K | 1 | 8.51% |
| Schleicher County | 2,168 | 1.3K | 2 | -11.26% |
| Oldham County | 1,895 | 1.5K | 1 | 7.49% |
| Menard County | 1,817 | 902 | 2 | -7.34% |
| Armstrong County | 1,767 | 909 | 2 | -4.54% |
| Dickens County | 1,753 | 902 | 2 | -0.4% |
| Jeff Davis County | 1,634 | 2.3K | 1 | -17.64% |
| Briscoe County | 1,580 | 900 | 2 | 11.11% |
| Throckmorton County | 1,534 | 913 | 2 | 5.72% |
| Irion County | 1,452 | 1.1K | 1 | -3.97% |
| Sterling County | 1,407 | 923 | 2 | 1.66% |
| Edwards County | 1,367 | 2.1K | 1 | -3.73% |
| Stonewall County | 1,265 | 916 | 1 | 1.61% |
| Cottle County | 1,205 | 901 | 1 | -11.66% |
| Glasscock County | 1,157 | 900 | 1 | 3.58% |
| Motley County | 999 | 990 | 1 | -6.11% |
| Foard County | 991 | 704 | 1 | -9.08% |
| Roberts County | 873 | 924 | 1 | 6.08% |
| Terrell County | 750 | 2.4K | 0.32 | 0% |
| Kent County | 653 | 903 | 1 | -13.97% |
| McMullen County | 537 | 1.1K | 0.47 | -10.05% |
| Borden County | 531 | 897 | 1 | -17.29% |
| Kenedy County | 288 | 1.5K | 0.20 | -17.71% |
| King County | 215 | 911 | 0.24 | -19.48% |
| Loving County | 52 | 669 | 0.08 | -22.39% |
Overview of Texas Counties
There are 254 counties in Texas.
Harris County is the largest county in the state, with a population of 5,221,006. The most recent census shows that its population has increased by 0.10% since the previous census.
A number of other Texas counties also boast relatively large populations for their state, though not able to match the density of Harris County:
- Dallas County : 2,695,576
- Tarrant County : 2,296,294
Texas Counties with the Fewest Residents
The smallest county in Texas is Loving County , with a population of just 52. This total represents a decrease of 0.2% since the last census count was performed.
Other small counties include:
- King County : 215
- Kenedy County : 288
- Borden County : 531
Texas Counties with Rapid Growth
Kaufman County , with its sizeable population of 220,057, has shown the largest population growth, with an increase of 0.5% since the last census.
Montgomery County has also had relatively high population growth of 0.31% with 818,149 residents.
On the other hand, Loving County has had the largest decrease in population, with its 52 current residents totalling 0.2% less than the previous census.
Sources
- US Census State Population Estimates - Most recent state estimates from the Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program
- US Census County Population Estimates - Most recent county estimates from the Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program
- American Community Survey (2009 - 2013)
- Census QuickFacts
- Historical Populations of States and Counties (1790 - 1990)