Texas Counties by Population (2025)

Top 5 Most Populous Counties

Texas flag Harris County

4,942,701

Texas flag Dallas County

2,615,088

Texas flag Tarrant County

2,237,549

Texas flag Bexar County

2,142,655

Texas flag Travis County

1,349,783

254 counties

County
2025 Pop. ↓
Area (mi²)
Density
Change (2020)
Harris County4,942,7011,7072,8964.39%
Dallas County2,615,0888732,9960.19%
Tarrant County2,237,5498652,5875.75%
Bexar County2,142,6551,2401,7286.31%
Travis County1,349,7839941,3584.1%
Collin County1,268,0878411,50817.88%
Denton County1,067,5898791,21516.75%
Fort Bend County972,4968621,12817.29%
Hidalgo County918,8411,5715855.27%
El Paso County875,1621,0138640.99%
Montgomery County774,9541,04274423.93%
Williamson County747,0271,11666921.36%
Cameron County430,3088924822.09%
Brazoria County420,3461,36330812.54%
Bell County404,6711,0543848.71%
Galveston County370,4583799775.37%
Nueces County353,6878394220.08%
Lubbock County327,2988963655.05%
Hays County303,25267744824.3%
McLennan County273,4251,0372644.68%
Webb County272,2063,361811.81%
Smith County251,6379212737.45%
Jefferson County251,286877287-1.89%
Brazos County250,2475864276.71%
Ellis County243,84193626125.49%
Johnson County217,72672530020.31%
Comal County212,28656037929.71%
Kaufman County211,84878127143.98%
Guadalupe County199,95871128115.12%
Parker County188,60690420926.11%
Midland County187,2869002089.93%
Ector County171,3688981913.55%
Grayson County154,32593316513.39%
Randall County152,2779131677.73%
Taylor County150,2149161644.71%
Rockwall County147,2371271,15934.88%
Wichita County130,1006282070.37%
Gregg County127,6112734672.7%
Hunt County123,16584014722.85%
Liberty County119,8921,15810429.64%
Bastrop County119,54488813521.91%
Tom Green County119,3451,52278-0.71%
Potter County114,119908126-3.51%
Victoria County92,8448821051.68%
Bowie County91,637885104-1.38%
Henderson County89,4948741028.61%
Angelina County87,7097981101.53%
Orange County87,0703342612.73%
Coryell County86,2241,052823.72%
Wise County84,4979049322.55%
Walker County84,44878410810.31%
Harrison County72,609900815.53%
San Patricio County71,8066931044.31%
Hood County70,53442116813.66%
Waller County66,95551313116.88%
Starr County66,4961,223540.95%
Van Zandt County66,2248437910.82%
Nacogdoches County66,137946702.35%
Hardin County59,103891664.89%
Chambers County59,0105979925.5%
Anderson County58,7541,063551.42%
Maverick County58,0301,279450.27%
Navarro County57,5311,010578.88%
Medina County57,0771,3254312.02%
Wilson County57,0418047113.96%
Burnet County56,8399955714.87%
Polk County56,0461,0575310.98%
Rusk County54,189924593.71%
Kerr County54,1771,103492.82%
Atascosa County53,8801,220449.67%
Caldwell County53,8795459917.27%
Cherokee County53,7871,053516.52%
Kendall County53,5736628120.28%
Lamar County52,351907584.43%
Wood County49,9036457710.8%
Val Verde County47,9263,145150.67%
Cooke County45,250875528.39%
Upshur County44,935583779.47%
Erath County44,9111,083415.13%
Wharton County41,7371,086380.42%
Hill County39,7719594110.59%
Brown County39,241944423.15%
Hopkins County38,930767515.71%
Fannin County38,563891437.71%
Jim Wells County38,52886545-0.9%
Washington County38,285604636.93%
Matagorda County36,8331,093341.5%
Grimes County34,8127874418.25%
Jasper County33,092939350.53%
Austin County32,891646519.16%
Titus County31,597406780.98%
Hale County31,3511,00531-3.43%
Palo Pinto County30,597953327.54%
Bee County30,56688035-1.52%
Howard County30,19890134-13.26%
San Jacinto County30,128569539.43%
Kleberg County29,45588133-4.94%
Cass County28,901937311.61%
Gillespie County28,1971,058275.42%
Milam County26,6091,016267.41%
Fayette County26,554950288.51%
Aransas County26,1962521049.46%
Uvalde County25,1001,552162.15%
Shelby County24,415796312.05%
Lampasas County24,2067133411.52%
Bandera County23,6717913012.73%
Llano County23,379934259.81%
Gaines County23,2891,502167.33%
Panola County23,030811282.36%
Montague County22,6369312413.19%
Limestone County22,422905251.26%
Houston County22,3121,231181.13%
Hockley County21,824908241.49%
Colorado County21,687960235.47%
Moore County21,382900240.55%
Freestone County21,259878249.36%
Burleson County21,0456593219.02%
Gray County20,78892622-1.94%
Jones County20,601929224.67%
Lavaca County20,407970210.26%
Tyler County20,324924222.59%
DeWitt County20,279909222.25%
Gonzales County20,1581,067192.42%
Calhoun County19,72450739-1.69%
Hutchinson County19,65588722-4.44%
Willacy County19,60359133-2.7%
Bosque County19,574983207.24%
Andrews County19,3441,501133.93%
Lee County18,778629307.27%
Frio County18,5291,134160.64%
Young County18,348914202.8%
Eastland County18,325927203.15%
Deaf Smith County18,2431,49712-1.53%
Falls County17,946765235.81%
Robertson County17,541855214.62%
Leon County17,1741,073169.17%
Scurry County16,09890518-4.98%
Jackson County15,297829182%
Karnes County15,164748202.74%
Trinity County14,698694217.8%
Callahan County14,628899166.41%
Pecos County14,4474,7643-4.87%
Blanco County14,3227092025.09%
Comanche County14,308938154.97%
Nolan County13,99891215-4.91%
Madison County13,944466303.59%
Camp County13,558196699.09%
Zapata County13,53299814-2.47%
Rains County13,286229589.13%
Lamb County12,5611,01612-3.46%
Wilbarger County12,49697113-2.69%
Morris County12,094252480.99%
Newton County12,03593413-1.01%
Reeves County11,9262,6355-19.24%
Red River County11,8241,044112.27%
Terry County11,75388913-0.34%
Live Oak County11,6701,040112.83%
Dawson County11,66090013-6.53%
Clay County11,2161,089109.35%
Ward County11,00283613-5.76%
Franklin County10,875284384.88%
Sabine County10,236492213.48%
Somervell County10,070186549.4%
Brewster County9,8516,18423.04%
Runnels County9,8361,0519-0.84%
Ochiltree County9,72891811-2.28%
Marion County9,61338125-1.43%
Parmer County9,55388111-3.05%
Duval County9,4001,7935-4.18%
Archer County9,389903109.74%
Mitchell County9,349911103.77%
Stephens County9,275897102%
Hamilton County9,2318361111.92%
Zavala County9,1681,2977-5.1%
Jack County9,097911107.19%
Dimmit County8,0511,3296-6.15%
Coleman County7,8821,26362.52%
San Augustine County7,77953115-1.79%
Winkler County7,6428419-1.44%
Yoakum County7,4368009-3.11%
McCulloch County7,4201,0667-2.21%
Dallam County7,2411,50351.6%
Goliad County7,19285282.45%
Castro County7,1078948-3.1%
Swisher County6,94789080.01%
Brooks County6,7409437-4.37%
Refugio County6,7227709-0.39%
Childress County6,682697100.32%
La Salle County6,4991,4874-2.46%
Bailey County6,4108278-6.64%
Carson County6,00292073.63%
Lynn County5,80789273.53%
San Saba County5,7751,13550.84%
Delta County5,734257229.68%
Presidio County5,4773,8551-10.33%
Haskell County5,4039036-0.55%
Martin County5,1929156-1.14%
Hansford County4,9919205-4.97%
Hartley County4,9791,4623-6.92%
Wheeler County4,8389155-2.79%
Floyd County4,7929925-10.76%
Crosby County4,7679005-6.49%
Mills County4,64874864.54%
Crane County4,6207856-1.18%
Jim Hogg County4,6121,1364-4.83%
Garza County4,5558935-21.7%
Kimble County4,4861,25144.5%
Mason County3,8379294-3.3%
Fisher County3,5848994-2.56%
Hudspeth County3,5214,571110.17%
Baylor County3,46586740.06%
Hardeman County3,4206955-3.88%
Coke County3,41291243.39%
Knox County3,3388514-0.27%
Shackelford County3,26391444.92%
Sutton County3,1991,4542-4.68%
Kinney County3,1821,36121.79%
Reagan County3,1811,1753-5.89%
Concho County3,1579843-4.85%
Hemphill County3,1179063-7.37%
Donley County3,0649273-6.56%
Upton County3,0351,2412-8%
Lipscomb County3,0269323-0.16%
Real County2,89869945.34%
Hall County2,81888330.82%
Crockett County2,6542,8071-14.19%
Collingsworth County2,5199183-4.58%
Cochran County2,4837753-3.05%
Sherman County2,4789233-11.15%
Schleicher County2,4551,31120.66%
Culberson County2,2623,81213.48%
Menard County1,9169022-2.24%
Oldham County1,8271,50113.63%
Armstrong County1,7829092-3.78%
Jeff Davis County1,7562,2651-11.49%
Dickens County1,6619022-5.52%
Irion County1,5791,05224.57%
Throckmorton County1,50091323.38%
Briscoe County1,45790022.68%
Sterling County1,3399231-3.11%
Edwards County1,3232,1181-6.83%
Cottle County1,2489011-8.57%
Stonewall County1,2189161-2.01%
Glasscock County1,14590012.69%
Foard County1,11170422.11%
Motley County9929901-6.5%
Roberts County89692419%
Kent County7149031-6.42%
Terrell County6852,3580.29-8.67%
McMullen County5661,1400.50-5.19%
Borden County5568971-13.4%
Kenedy County3211,4590.22-7.76%
King County1839110.20-31.46%
Loving County416690.06-36.92%

Overview of Texas Counties

There are 254 counties in Texas.

Largest Counties

Harris County is the largest county in Texas with a population of 4,652,980, and has an impressive growth rate of 13.7%.

The top five most populous counties in Texas are:

Each has a population of more than a million, with growth rates ranging from 10.6% (Dallas County) to 19.7% (Travis County).

Smallest Counties

Loving County in western Texas is both the smallest county in the state (and the second-smallest in the nation after Kalawao County in Hawaii), with a population of just 134 according to the most recent census estimate. This represents an increase from 82 residents in 2010.

Other counties with very small populations include:

Fastest Growing Counties

Interestingly, Loving County has the biggest increase in population, with a growth rate of 63.4% (although this represents a small number of actual residents given the county’s tiny population).

The next highest growth rates are found in:

Sources

  1. US Census State Population Estimates - Most recent state estimates from the Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program
  2. US Census County Population Estimates - Most recent county estimates from the Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program
  3. American Community Survey (2009 - 2013)
  4. Census QuickFacts
  5. Historical Populations of States and Counties (1790 - 1990)