Fastest Growing Counties in Texas (2026)

County
Rank
Change (2020) ↓
2026 Pop.
2020 Pop.
Kaufman County149.8%220,460147,165
Liberty County236.73%126,43792,471
Comal County332.54%216,846163,608
Rockwall County432.42%144,596109,199
Montgomery County529.72%811,205625,369
Hays County628.88%314,441243,984
Waller County728.49%73,61957,294
Ellis County828.28%249,280194,322
Hunt County927.13%127,462100,260
Parker County1026.95%189,860149,559
Williamson County1126.16%776,641615,611
Chambers County1225.98%59,20046,992
Wise County1325.15%86,26468,931
Caldwell County1424.85%57,36145,945
Collin County1524.61%1,340,1451,075,512
Bastrop County1624.29%121,87998,060
Johnson County1724.07%224,506180,955
Kendall County1822.51%54,60144,568
Fort Bend County1920.35%999,354830,347
Blanco County2020.23%13,76711,451
Denton County2119.46%1,092,466914,517
Grimes County2219.42%35,16129,443
Guadalupe County2318.9%206,548173,722
Burleson County2418.79%21,00117,679
Burnet County2517.27%58,02649,480
Hood County2615.53%71,69262,054
Grayson County2714.84%156,361136,157
Jack County2814.39%9,7058,484
Brazoria County2914.26%426,744373,490
Austin County3014.07%34,37230,133
Medina County3113.89%58,15151,058
Wilson County3213.8%56,95750,051
Gaines County3313.55%24,64021,699
Somervell County3413.36%10,4369,206
Rains County3512.96%13,76112,182
Midland County3612.25%191,635170,722
Van Zandt County3712.13%66,99459,747
Hill County3811.54%40,11735,965
Wood County3911.5%50,22345,042
Aransas County4011.18%26,60623,930
Fannin County4110.5%39,75235,974
Montague County4210.12%22,06920,040
Atascosa County4310.06%54,24349,286
Walker County4410.01%84,22476,562
Palo Pinto County459.78%31,24028,456
Llano County469.68%23,39621,331
Concho County479.65%3,6373,317
Navarro County489.5%57,86552,843
Bandera County499.41%22,96220,987
Lampasas County509.37%23,73821,704
Randall County519.32%154,419141,255
Bell County529.3%407,057372,407
Upshur County539.14%44,79641,044
Smith County549.12%255,569234,205
Camp County558.92%13,53812,429
Henderson County568.74%89,59982,400
Washington County578.67%38,89335,791
Travis County588.32%1,404,4191,296,572
Lynn County598.31%6,0755,609
Lee County608.3%18,95717,504
Bexar County618.22%2,181,2342,015,492
Leon County628.08%17,04915,775
Gillespie County638.07%28,92826,768
Throckmorton County647.89%1,5721,457
Freestone County657.7%20,93619,439
Robertson County667.67%18,05316,767
San Jacinto County677.65%29,64827,542
Harris County687.6%5,093,7214,734,060
Franklin County697.45%11,14510,372
Galveston County707.24%377,047351,586
Tarrant County717.12%2,266,8942,116,194
Hudspeth County727.12%3,4163,189
Ector County736.92%176,948165,491
Roberts County746.92%881824
Comanche County756.9%14,57613,635
Lubbock County766.77%332,675311,589
Cooke County776.75%44,56941,751
Hopkins County786.7%39,30036,833
Archer County796.61%9,1188,553
Brazos County806.51%249,803234,527
Hidalgo County816.5%929,486872,753
Jones County826.37%20,92019,667
Falls County836.13%17,98016,942
Delta County846.11%5,5405,221
Madison County856.06%14,27313,457
Dallam County866.05%7,5697,137
Milam County875.98%26,26224,780
Taylor County885.77%151,764143,484
Live Oak County895.75%12,00011,348
Polk County905.74%53,36350,464
Cherokee County915.68%53,49650,619
Webb County925.44%281,878267,336
San Patricio County935.42%72,57268,839
Rusk County945.4%55,07852,255
Harrison County955.38%72,50268,798
Clay County965.24%10,79210,255
Callahan County975.14%14,45513,748
Trinity County985.12%14,33413,636
McLennan County994.79%273,692261,189
Hamilton County1004.75%8,6448,252
Hardin County1014.35%58,81056,357
Bee County1024.3%32,37931,043
Moore County1033.96%22,10621,264
Briscoe County1043.94%1,4761,420
Colorado County1053.83%21,43120,641
Kimble County1063.7%4,4524,293
Fayette County1073.7%25,41724,511
Limestone County1083.66%22,95122,141
Anderson County1093.62%60,03757,941
Coryell County1103.5%86,01183,102
Culberson County1113.48%2,2612,185
Coke County1123.46%3,4363,321
Bosque County1133.4%18,87518,255
Cameron County1143.19%434,940421,504
Lamar County1153.06%51,66450,131
Jackson County1162.88%15,42914,997
Mills County1172.86%4,5744,447
Tyler County1182.77%20,37419,824
Shackelford County1192.76%3,2003,114
Stephens County1202.76%9,3469,095
Goliad County1212.73%7,2137,021
Gonzales County1222.64%20,18919,670
Erath County1232.62%43,82742,710
Kerr County1242.59%54,06052,696
Bailey County1252.42%7,0356,869
Frio County1262.35%18,83918,406
Nacogdoches County1272.27%66,10764,642
Panola County1282.24%23,00222,498
Andrews County1292.22%19,03018,616
Coleman County1302.2%7,8567,687
Angelina County1312.14%88,35086,496
Orange County1322.13%86,56384,759
DeWitt County1332.1%20,25819,841
Maverick County1342.07%59,06657,866
Lavaca County1352.07%20,77620,355
Victoria County1362%93,12491,299
Motley County1371.98%1,0831,062
Red River County1381.96%11,79111,564
Dallas County1391.84%2,658,7812,610,802
Menard County1401.68%1,9921,959
Brown County1411.67%38,69338,056
Haskell County1421.64%5,5285,439
Uvalde County1431.61%24,96124,565
Karnes County1441.38%15,01614,811
Matagorda County1451.24%36,73636,287
Gregg County1461.2%125,803124,315
Wharton County1471.14%42,05541,581
Armstrong County1481.13%1,8721,851
Deaf Smith County1491.11%18,73918,533
El Paso County1501.07%875,822866,582
Houston County1511.03%22,30122,073
Morris County1521.01%12,09911,978
Eastland County1530.97%17,97217,800
Marion County1540.96%9,9619,866
Hockley County1550.95%21,68821,484
Shelby County1560.86%24,24824,042
Jasper County1570.83%33,19432,921
Young County1580.78%17,98717,847
San Saba County1590.72%5,7645,723
Titus County1600.68%31,51131,298
Fisher County1610.68%3,7033,678
Tom Green County1620.68%120,997120,185
Val Verde County1630.62%47,89147,597
Cass County1640.62%28,61628,441
Starr County1650.59%66,24065,853
Sabine County1660.44%9,9409,896
Martin County1670.42%5,2815,259
Oldham County1680.34%1,7721,766
Kinney County1690.16%3,1323,127
Terry County1700.09%11,80311,792
Sherman County1710.04%2,7852,784
Baylor County1720.03%3,4623,461
Mason County1730%3,9703,970
Wichita County174-0.02%129,586129,611
Cochran County175-0.12%2,5562,559
Nueces County176-0.14%353,059353,554
Bowie County177-0.21%92,71692,907
Carson County178-0.22%5,7825,795
Jim Wells County179-0.28%38,77938,888
Glasscock County180-0.54%1,1111,117
Real County181-0.76%2,7282,749
Jefferson County182-0.78%254,145256,141
Mitchell County183-0.82%8,9399,013
Childress County184-0.92%6,5966,657
Lipscomb County185-0.99%3,0093,039
Castro County186-1.05%7,2477,324
Zapata County187-1.2%13,70813,875
Willacy County188-1.26%19,87220,125
Parmer County189-1.35%9,7239,856
Gray County190-1.37%20,90721,197
McCulloch County191-1.62%7,4697,592
Brewster County192-1.74%9,3959,561
Newton County193-2.01%11,91912,163
Donley County194-2.11%3,2073,276
Refugio County195-2.2%6,5946,742
Kleberg County196-2.21%30,30130,986
La Salle County197-2.38%6,4846,642
Wilbarger County198-2.76%12,48812,842
Hale County199-2.77%31,55832,458
Runnels County200-2.9%9,6289,916
Winkler County201-3.09%7,5177,757
Calhoun County202-3.21%19,42020,064
San Augustine County203-3.23%7,6677,923
Crane County204-3.3%4,5174,671
Potter County205-3.38%114,355118,353
Lamb County206-3.58%12,54013,005
Yoakum County207-3.87%7,3757,672
Sterling County208-4.19%1,3251,383
Nolan County209-4.32%14,08814,724
Dickens County210-4.32%1,6821,758
Edwards County211-4.36%1,3591,421
Ward County212-4.37%11,16911,679
Scurry County213-4.43%16,16716,916
Upton County214-4.51%3,1523,301
Hall County215-4.56%2,6772,805
Foard County216-4.59%1,0401,090
Pecos County217-4.91%14,44315,188
Wheeler County218-5.16%4,7194,976
Hutchinson County219-5.36%19,46620,569
Swisher County220-5.53%6,5646,948
Irion County221-5.91%1,4171,506
Sutton County222-5.98%3,1603,361
Dawson County223-6.2%11,70012,474
Knox County224-6.37%3,1333,346
Duval County225-6.72%9,1529,811
Crosby County226-6.77%4,7515,096
Reagan County227-6.92%3,1863,423
Jim Hogg County228-7.14%4,4994,845
Hansford County229-7.18%4,8765,253
Stonewall County230-7.72%1,1481,244
Terrell County231-7.85%693752
Zavala County232-8.03%8,8929,668
Ochiltree County233-8.52%9,1069,954
Dimmit County234-8.76%7,8328,584
Collingsworth County235-8.89%2,4072,642
Brooks County236-8.98%6,4587,095
Hartley County237-9.35%4,8385,337
Hardeman County238-9.44%3,2223,558
Loving County239-9.52%5763
Kenedy County240-9.74%315349
Schleicher County241-9.84%2,1982,438
Hemphill County242-10.01%3,0283,365
Borden County243-10.73%574643
McMullen County244-11.37%530598
Crockett County245-11.63%2,7353,095
Floyd County246-11.68%4,7425,369
Howard County247-12.56%30,44034,811
Cottle County248-13.54%1,1811,366
Presidio County249-14.17%5,2406,105
Kent County250-14.38%649758
Jeff Davis County251-17.11%1,6471,987
Reeves County252-17.73%12,15114,769
Garza County253-23.3%4,4535,806
King County254-35.58%172267

Texas Counties Growth Overview

Texas's counties show varied growth patterns from 2020 to 2026. Kaufman County leads with 6.97% annualized growth, followed by Liberty County (5.35%) and Comal County (4.81%). The largest counties are Harris County (5,093,721), Dallas County (2,658,781), and Tarrant County (2,266,894). Of the 254 counties in Texas, 173 are growing while 81 have experienced population decline. Overall, counties averaged 0.55% annualized growth, with total population growing by 1.57% annually.

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Sources

  1. US Census: 2025 Gazetteer Files
  2. City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2024

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