Fastest Growing Counties in Texas (2025)

County
Rank
Change (2020) ↓
2025 Pop.
2020 Pop.
Kaufman County143.98%211,848147,140
Rockwall County234.88%147,237109,158
Comal County329.71%212,286163,659
Liberty County429.64%119,89292,479
Parker County526.11%188,606149,552
Chambers County625.5%59,01047,019
Ellis County725.49%243,841194,317
Blanco County825.09%14,32211,449
Hays County924.3%303,252243,968
Montgomery County1023.93%774,954625,291
Hunt County1122.85%123,165100,254
Wise County1222.55%84,49768,947
Bastrop County1321.91%119,54498,057
Williamson County1421.36%747,027615,552
Johnson County1520.31%217,726180,964
Kendall County1620.28%53,57344,539
Burleson County1719.02%21,04517,682
Grimes County1818.25%34,81229,440
Collin County1917.88%1,268,0871,075,736
Fort Bend County2017.29%972,496829,109
Caldwell County2117.27%53,87945,945
Waller County2216.88%66,95557,285
Denton County2316.75%1,067,589914,398
Guadalupe County2415.12%199,958173,697
Burnet County2514.87%56,83949,483
Wilson County2613.96%57,04150,052
Hood County2713.66%70,53462,057
Grayson County2813.39%154,325136,099
Montague County2913.19%22,63619,999
Bandera County3012.73%23,67120,998
Brazoria County3112.54%420,346373,493
Medina County3212.02%57,07750,952
Hamilton County3311.92%9,2318,248
Lampasas County3411.52%24,20621,705
Polk County3510.98%56,04650,503
Van Zandt County3610.82%66,22459,758
Wood County3710.8%49,90345,037
Hill County3810.59%39,77135,964
Walker County3910.31%84,44876,553
Hudspeth County4010.17%3,5213,196
Midland County419.93%187,286170,362
Llano County429.81%23,37921,290
Archer County439.74%9,3898,556
Delta County449.68%5,7345,228
Atascosa County459.67%53,88049,128
Upshur County469.47%44,93541,046
Aransas County479.46%26,19623,932
San Jacinto County489.43%30,12827,533
Somervell County499.4%10,0709,205
Freestone County509.36%21,25919,440
Clay County519.35%11,21610,257
Leon County529.17%17,17415,732
Austin County539.16%32,89130,132
Rains County549.13%13,28612,175
Camp County559.09%13,55812,428
Roberts County569%896822
Navarro County578.88%57,53152,838
Bell County588.71%404,671372,258
Henderson County598.61%89,49482,403
Fayette County608.51%26,55424,471
Cooke County618.39%45,25041,748
Trinity County627.8%14,69813,634
Randall County637.73%152,277141,347
Fannin County647.71%38,56335,801
Palo Pinto County657.54%30,59728,452
Smith County667.45%251,637234,199
Milam County677.41%26,60924,774
Gaines County687.33%23,28921,699
Lee County697.27%18,77817,506
Bosque County707.24%19,57418,252
Jack County717.19%9,0978,487
Washington County726.93%38,28535,804
Brazos County736.71%250,247234,505
Cherokee County746.52%53,78750,493
Callahan County756.41%14,62813,747
Bexar County766.31%2,142,6552,015,501
Falls County775.81%17,94616,960
Tarrant County785.75%2,237,5492,115,840
Hopkins County795.71%38,93036,827
Harrison County805.53%72,60968,801
Colorado County815.47%21,68720,563
Gillespie County825.42%28,19726,748
Galveston County835.37%370,458351,590
Real County845.34%2,8982,751
Hidalgo County855.27%918,841872,856
Erath County865.13%44,91142,719
Lubbock County875.05%327,298311,578
Comanche County884.97%14,30813,630
Shackelford County894.92%3,2633,110
Hardin County904.89%59,10356,350
Franklin County914.88%10,87510,369
Taylor County924.71%150,214143,454
McLennan County934.68%273,425261,193
Jones County944.67%20,60119,682
Robertson County954.62%17,54116,766
Irion County964.57%1,5791,510
Mills County974.54%4,6484,446
Kimble County984.5%4,4864,293
Lamar County994.43%52,35150,131
Harris County1004.39%4,942,7014,734,792
San Patricio County1014.31%71,80668,841
Travis County1024.1%1,349,7831,296,613
Andrews County1033.93%19,34418,612
Mitchell County1043.77%9,3499,009
Coryell County1053.72%86,22483,130
Rusk County1063.71%54,18952,252
Oldham County1073.63%1,8271,763
Carson County1083.63%6,0025,792
Madison County1093.59%13,94413,461
Ector County1103.55%171,368165,490
Lynn County1113.53%5,8075,609
Sabine County1123.48%10,2369,892
Culberson County1133.48%2,2622,186
Coke County1143.39%3,4123,300
Throckmorton County1153.38%1,5001,451
Brown County1163.15%39,24138,043
Eastland County1173.15%18,32517,766
Brewster County1183.04%9,8519,560
Live Oak County1192.83%11,67011,349
Kerr County1202.82%54,17752,693
Young County1212.8%18,34817,849
Karnes County1222.74%15,16414,760
Orange County1232.73%87,07084,754
Gregg County1242.7%127,611124,251
Glasscock County1252.69%1,1451,115
Briscoe County1262.68%1,4571,419
Tyler County1272.59%20,32419,810
Coleman County1282.52%7,8827,688
Goliad County1292.45%7,1927,020
Gonzales County1302.42%20,15819,681
Panola County1312.36%23,03022,499
Nacogdoches County1322.35%66,13764,616
Red River County1332.27%11,82411,561
DeWitt County1342.25%20,27919,833
Uvalde County1352.15%25,10024,571
Foard County1362.11%1,1111,088
Cameron County1372.09%430,308421,480
Shelby County1382.05%24,41523,924
Stephens County1392%9,2759,093
Jackson County1402%15,29714,997
Webb County1411.81%272,206267,363
Kinney County1421.79%3,1823,126
Victoria County1431.68%92,84491,311
Cass County1441.61%28,90128,442
Dallam County1451.6%7,2417,127
Angelina County1461.53%87,70986,388
Matagorda County1471.5%36,83336,287
Hockley County1481.49%21,82421,504
Anderson County1491.42%58,75457,930
Limestone County1501.26%22,42222,144
Houston County1511.13%22,31222,062
El Paso County1520.99%875,162866,606
Morris County1530.99%12,09411,976
Titus County1540.98%31,59731,291
Starr County1550.95%66,49665,867
San Saba County1560.84%5,7755,727
Hall County1570.82%2,8182,795
Val Verde County1580.67%47,92647,605
Schleicher County1590.66%2,4552,439
Frio County1600.64%18,52918,412
Moore County1610.55%21,38221,264
Jasper County1620.53%33,09232,919
Wharton County1630.42%41,73741,564
Wichita County1640.37%130,100129,620
Childress County1650.32%6,6826,661
Maverick County1660.27%58,03057,875
Lavaca County1670.26%20,40720,354
Dallas County1680.19%2,615,0882,610,112
Nueces County1690.08%353,687353,398
Baylor County1700.06%3,4653,463
Swisher County1710.01%6,9476,946
Lipscomb County172-0.16%3,0263,031
Knox County173-0.27%3,3383,347
Terry County174-0.34%11,75311,793
Refugio County175-0.39%6,7226,748
Haskell County176-0.55%5,4035,433
Tom Green County177-0.71%119,345120,195
Runnels County178-0.84%9,8369,919
Jim Wells County179-0.9%38,52838,879
Newton County180-1.01%12,03512,158
Martin County181-1.14%5,1925,252
Crane County182-1.18%4,6204,675
Bowie County183-1.38%91,63792,923
Marion County184-1.43%9,6139,752
Winkler County185-1.44%7,6427,754
Bee County186-1.52%30,56631,038
Deaf Smith County187-1.53%18,24318,526
Calhoun County188-1.69%19,72420,064
San Augustine County189-1.79%7,7797,921
Jefferson County190-1.89%251,286256,133
Gray County191-1.94%20,78821,199
Stonewall County192-2.01%1,2181,243
McCulloch County193-2.21%7,4207,588
Menard County194-2.24%1,9161,960
Ochiltree County195-2.28%9,7289,955
La Salle County196-2.46%6,4996,663
Zapata County197-2.47%13,53213,875
Fisher County198-2.56%3,5843,678
Wilbarger County199-2.69%12,49612,842
Willacy County200-2.7%19,60320,148
Wheeler County201-2.79%4,8384,977
Cochran County202-3.05%2,4832,561
Parmer County203-3.05%9,5539,854
Castro County204-3.1%7,1077,334
Sterling County205-3.11%1,3391,382
Yoakum County206-3.11%7,4367,675
Mason County207-3.3%3,8373,968
Hale County208-3.43%31,35132,465
Lamb County209-3.46%12,56113,011
Potter County210-3.51%114,119118,275
Armstrong County211-3.78%1,7821,852
Hardeman County212-3.88%3,4203,558
Duval County213-4.18%9,4009,810
Brooks County214-4.37%6,7407,048
Hutchinson County215-4.44%19,65520,569
Collingsworth County216-4.58%2,5192,640
Sutton County217-4.68%3,1993,356
Jim Hogg County218-4.83%4,6124,846
Concho County219-4.85%3,1573,318
Pecos County220-4.87%14,44715,187
Nolan County221-4.91%13,99814,721
Kleberg County222-4.94%29,45530,986
Hansford County223-4.97%4,9915,252
Scurry County224-4.98%16,09816,942
Zavala County225-5.1%9,1689,661
McMullen County226-5.19%566597
Dickens County227-5.52%1,6611,758
Ward County228-5.76%11,00211,674
Reagan County229-5.89%3,1813,380
Dimmit County230-6.15%8,0518,579
Kent County231-6.42%714763
Crosby County232-6.49%4,7675,098
Motley County233-6.5%9921,061
Dawson County234-6.53%11,66012,474
Donley County235-6.56%3,0643,279
Bailey County236-6.64%6,4106,866
Edwards County237-6.83%1,3231,420
Hartley County238-6.92%4,9795,349
Hemphill County239-7.37%3,1173,365
Kenedy County240-7.76%321348
Upton County241-8%3,0353,299
Cottle County242-8.57%1,2481,365
Terrell County243-8.67%685750
Presidio County244-10.33%5,4776,108
Floyd County245-10.76%4,7925,370
Sherman County246-11.15%2,4782,789
Jeff Davis County247-11.49%1,7561,984
Howard County248-13.26%30,19834,816
Borden County249-13.4%556642
Crockett County250-14.19%2,6543,093
Reeves County251-19.24%11,92614,768
Garza County252-21.7%4,5555,817
King County253-31.46%183267
Loving County254-36.92%4165

Texas Counties Growth Overview

Texas's counties show varied growth patterns from 2020 to 2025. Kaufman County leads with 43.98% annualized growth, followed by Rockwall County (34.88%) and Comal County (29.71%). The largest counties are Harris County (4,942,701), Dallas County (2,615,088), and Tarrant County (2,237,549). Of the 254 counties in Texas, 171 are growing while 83 have experienced population decline. Overall, counties averaged 3.37% annualized growth, with total population growing by 7.58% annually.