| County | Rank | Change (2020) ↓ | 2026 Pop. | 2020 Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaufman County | 1 | 49.53% | 220,057 | 147,169 |
| Liberty County | 2 | 37.05% | 126,782 | 92,510 |
| Rockwall County | 3 | 35.4% | 147,860 | 109,202 |
| Comal County | 4 | 32.42% | 216,690 | 163,637 |
| Montgomery County | 5 | 30.82% | 818,149 | 625,420 |
| Ellis County | 6 | 28.91% | 250,513 | 194,328 |
| Parker County | 7 | 28.37% | 191,991 | 149,560 |
| Hunt County | 8 | 28.36% | 128,679 | 100,250 |
| Hays County | 9 | 28.16% | 312,693 | 243,988 |
| Chambers County | 10 | 27.97% | 60,151 | 47,003 |
| Wise County | 11 | 27.25% | 87,723 | 68,936 |
| Williamson County | 12 | 26.56% | 779,160 | 615,631 |
| Collin County | 13 | 25.32% | 1,348,046 | 1,075,651 |
| Bastrop County | 14 | 24.94% | 122,531 | 98,072 |
| Johnson County | 15 | 24.48% | 225,249 | 180,950 |
| Caldwell County | 16 | 24.22% | 57,076 | 45,948 |
| Fort Bend County | 17 | 23.12% | 1,021,062 | 829,335 |
| Kendall County | 18 | 22.27% | 54,496 | 44,572 |
| Blanco County | 19 | 21.27% | 13,888 | 11,452 |
| Denton County | 20 | 21.15% | 1,107,888 | 914,510 |
| Burleson County | 21 | 20.95% | 21,387 | 17,682 |
| Hudspeth County | 22 | 20.83% | 3,858 | 3,193 |
| Grimes County | 23 | 19.88% | 35,290 | 29,438 |
| Guadalupe County | 24 | 19.39% | 207,386 | 173,708 |
| Burnet County | 25 | 18.22% | 58,494 | 49,479 |
| Waller County | 26 | 17.75% | 67,455 | 57,289 |
| Brazoria County | 27 | 16.95% | 436,828 | 373,509 |
| Hood County | 28 | 16.05% | 72,016 | 62,056 |
| Grayson County | 29 | 15.67% | 157,484 | 136,152 |
| Wilson County | 30 | 14.96% | 57,537 | 50,051 |
| Jack County | 31 | 14.93% | 9,754 | 8,487 |
| Somervell County | 32 | 14.4% | 10,532 | 9,206 |
| Austin County | 33 | 13.87% | 34,316 | 30,135 |
| Frio County | 34 | 13.71% | 20,938 | 18,414 |
| Midland County | 35 | 13.66% | 194,047 | 170,725 |
| Van Zandt County | 36 | 13.41% | 67,758 | 59,748 |
| Rains County | 37 | 13.31% | 13,800 | 12,179 |
| Walker County | 38 | 12.37% | 86,034 | 76,563 |
| Medina County | 39 | 11.93% | 57,155 | 51,063 |
| Fannin County | 40 | 11.79% | 40,220 | 35,977 |
| Wood County | 41 | 11.6% | 50,264 | 45,038 |
| Delta County | 42 | 11.33% | 5,815 | 5,223 |
| Montague County | 43 | 11.31% | 22,310 | 20,043 |
| Llano County | 44 | 11.28% | 23,723 | 21,318 |
| Lynn County | 45 | 11.2% | 6,234 | 5,606 |
| Briscoe County | 46 | 11.11% | 1,580 | 1,422 |
| Hill County | 47 | 10.95% | 39,901 | 35,964 |
| Bandera County | 48 | 10.66% | 23,232 | 20,994 |
| Lampasas County | 49 | 10.49% | 23,979 | 21,703 |
| Upshur County | 50 | 10.38% | 45,300 | 41,040 |
| Bell County | 51 | 10.26% | 410,604 | 372,404 |
| Harris County | 52 | 10.26% | 5,221,006 | 4,735,383 |
| Atascosa County | 53 | 10.11% | 54,271 | 49,290 |
| Navarro County | 54 | 10.03% | 58,161 | 52,861 |
| Randall County | 55 | 9.85% | 155,261 | 141,334 |
| Comanche County | 56 | 9.77% | 14,961 | 13,629 |
| Dallam County | 57 | 9.75% | 7,834 | 7,138 |
| Palo Pinto County | 58 | 9.56% | 31,169 | 28,450 |
| Trinity County | 59 | 9.47% | 14,929 | 13,638 |
| Robertson County | 60 | 9.33% | 18,333 | 16,768 |
| Freestone County | 61 | 9.15% | 21,219 | 19,441 |
| Archer County | 62 | 9.09% | 9,333 | 8,555 |
| Smith County | 63 | 9.04% | 255,363 | 234,200 |
| Henderson County | 64 | 9.03% | 89,847 | 82,402 |
| Aransas County | 65 | 8.96% | 26,083 | 23,939 |
| Gaines County | 66 | 8.86% | 23,628 | 21,704 |
| Franklin County | 67 | 8.6% | 11,262 | 10,370 |
| Callahan County | 68 | 8.59% | 14,935 | 13,753 |
| Washington County | 69 | 8.54% | 38,858 | 35,802 |
| Culberson County | 70 | 8.51% | 2,372 | 2,186 |
| Tarrant County | 71 | 8.51% | 2,296,294 | 2,116,297 |
| Bexar County | 72 | 8.49% | 2,186,833 | 2,015,620 |
| Brazos County | 73 | 8.46% | 254,346 | 234,515 |
| Cooke County | 74 | 8.3% | 45,216 | 41,749 |
| Lubbock County | 75 | 8.26% | 337,314 | 311,590 |
| Ector County | 76 | 8.25% | 179,166 | 165,511 |
| Hopkins County | 77 | 8.15% | 39,830 | 36,827 |
| San Jacinto County | 78 | 7.95% | 29,726 | 27,538 |
| Live Oak County | 79 | 7.9% | 12,245 | 11,348 |
| Polk County | 80 | 7.89% | 54,482 | 50,497 |
| Camp County | 81 | 7.88% | 13,410 | 12,430 |
| Gillespie County | 82 | 7.82% | 28,859 | 26,766 |
| Lee County | 83 | 7.69% | 18,853 | 17,506 |
| Hidalgo County | 84 | 7.64% | 939,574 | 872,892 |
| Leon County | 85 | 7.64% | 16,982 | 15,777 |
| Travis County | 86 | 7.6% | 1,395,215 | 1,296,610 |
| Bailey County | 87 | 7.57% | 7,387 | 6,867 |
| Oldham County | 88 | 7.49% | 1,895 | 1,763 |
| Cherokee County | 89 | 7.42% | 54,367 | 50,612 |
| Galveston County | 90 | 7.24% | 377,049 | 351,606 |
| Moore County | 91 | 7.06% | 22,770 | 21,269 |
| Jones County | 92 | 6.81% | 21,020 | 19,680 |
| Milam County | 93 | 6.59% | 26,411 | 24,778 |
| Stephens County | 94 | 6.28% | 9,665 | 9,094 |
| Colorado County | 95 | 6.19% | 21,925 | 20,646 |
| Coleman County | 96 | 6.1% | 8,152 | 7,683 |
| Roberts County | 97 | 6.08% | 873 | 823 |
| Hamilton County | 98 | 6.05% | 8,746 | 8,247 |
| San Patricio County | 99 | 5.83% | 72,861 | 68,848 |
| Throckmorton County | 100 | 5.72% | 1,534 | 1,451 |
| Coryell County | 101 | 5.71% | 87,870 | 83,126 |
| Hardin County | 102 | 5.68% | 59,556 | 56,355 |
| Falls County | 103 | 5.62% | 17,916 | 16,962 |
| Taylor County | 104 | 5.37% | 151,203 | 143,493 |
| Clay County | 105 | 5.33% | 10,802 | 10,255 |
| Madison County | 106 | 5% | 14,131 | 13,458 |
| Tyler County | 107 | 4.95% | 20,810 | 19,829 |
| Harrison County | 108 | 4.79% | 72,102 | 68,806 |
| McLennan County | 109 | 4.72% | 273,518 | 261,192 |
| Bosque County | 110 | 4.53% | 19,075 | 18,249 |
| Erath County | 111 | 4.43% | 44,610 | 42,719 |
| Mason County | 112 | 4.26% | 4,137 | 3,968 |
| Panola County | 113 | 4.15% | 23,434 | 22,500 |
| Cameron County | 114 | 4.04% | 438,606 | 421,592 |
| Anderson County | 115 | 4.02% | 60,268 | 57,937 |
| Baylor County | 116 | 4.02% | 3,601 | 3,462 |
| Fayette County | 117 | 4.01% | 25,494 | 24,512 |
| Goliad County | 118 | 3.9% | 7,297 | 7,023 |
| Maverick County | 119 | 3.82% | 60,081 | 57,873 |
| Andrews County | 120 | 3.81% | 19,325 | 18,616 |
| Eastland County | 121 | 3.8% | 18,472 | 17,795 |
| Webb County | 122 | 3.75% | 277,393 | 267,368 |
| Sherman County | 123 | 3.65% | 2,893 | 2,791 |
| Glasscock County | 124 | 3.58% | 1,157 | 1,117 |
| Young County | 125 | 3.37% | 18,446 | 17,844 |
| Coke County | 126 | 3.37% | 3,432 | 3,320 |
| Limestone County | 127 | 3.37% | 22,897 | 22,150 |
| Uvalde County | 128 | 3.36% | 25,390 | 24,564 |
| Karnes County | 129 | 3.32% | 15,303 | 14,811 |
| Dallas County | 130 | 3.25% | 2,695,576 | 2,610,741 |
| Mills County | 131 | 3.12% | 4,589 | 4,450 |
| Jackson County | 132 | 3.1% | 15,462 | 14,997 |
| Concho County | 133 | 3.08% | 3,418 | 3,316 |
| Lamar County | 134 | 2.84% | 51,561 | 50,135 |
| La Salle County | 135 | 2.81% | 6,839 | 6,652 |
| Angelina County | 136 | 2.76% | 88,886 | 86,502 |
| Rusk County | 137 | 2.64% | 53,631 | 52,254 |
| Morris County | 138 | 2.61% | 12,286 | 11,973 |
| Collingsworth County | 139 | 2.57% | 2,711 | 2,643 |
| Kerr County | 140 | 2.37% | 53,944 | 52,696 |
| Hall County | 141 | 2.32% | 2,864 | 2,799 |
| Brown County | 142 | 2.31% | 38,939 | 38,059 |
| Fisher County | 143 | 2.23% | 3,759 | 3,677 |
| Starr County | 144 | 2.22% | 67,331 | 65,871 |
| Orange County | 145 | 2.21% | 86,631 | 84,760 |
| DeWitt County | 146 | 2.2% | 20,280 | 19,844 |
| Gregg County | 147 | 2.14% | 126,975 | 124,317 |
| Castro County | 148 | 2% | 7,480 | 7,333 |
| Red River County | 149 | 1.99% | 11,786 | 11,556 |
| Nacogdoches County | 150 | 1.96% | 65,912 | 64,643 |
| Wharton County | 151 | 1.95% | 42,395 | 41,586 |
| Gonzales County | 152 | 1.93% | 20,060 | 19,681 |
| Hockley County | 153 | 1.71% | 21,865 | 21,497 |
| Cochran County | 154 | 1.68% | 2,607 | 2,564 |
| Sterling County | 155 | 1.66% | 1,407 | 1,384 |
| Houston County | 156 | 1.62% | 22,427 | 22,070 |
| Stonewall County | 157 | 1.61% | 1,265 | 1,245 |
| Titus County | 158 | 1.6% | 31,795 | 31,294 |
| Val Verde County | 159 | 1.4% | 48,271 | 47,605 |
| Kinney County | 160 | 1.28% | 3,165 | 3,125 |
| El Paso County | 161 | 1.27% | 877,680 | 866,684 |
| Lavaca County | 162 | 1.25% | 20,607 | 20,352 |
| Tom Green County | 163 | 1.2% | 121,641 | 120,201 |
| Victoria County | 164 | 1.12% | 92,335 | 91,315 |
| Jasper County | 165 | 1.06% | 33,271 | 32,923 |
| Calhoun County | 166 | 0.83% | 20,230 | 20,064 |
| Refugio County | 167 | 0.82% | 6,795 | 6,740 |
| Sabine County | 168 | 0.48% | 9,938 | 9,891 |
| Yoakum County | 169 | 0.47% | 7,709 | 7,673 |
| Jim Wells County | 170 | 0.38% | 39,036 | 38,888 |
| Cass County | 171 | 0.31% | 28,530 | 28,443 |
| Crosby County | 172 | 0.29% | 5,110 | 5,095 |
| Deaf Smith County | 173 | 0.21% | 18,565 | 18,527 |
| Nueces County | 174 | 0.14% | 354,085 | 353,600 |
| Zapata County | 175 | 0.13% | 13,893 | 13,875 |
| Wichita County | 176 | 0.1% | 129,748 | 129,624 |
| Matagorda County | 177 | 0.09% | 36,329 | 36,295 |
| Bee County | 178 | 0.06% | 31,062 | 31,042 |
| Shelby County | 179 | 0.05% | 24,060 | 24,048 |
| Terrell County | 180 | 0% | 750 | 750 |
| Sutton County | 181 | -0.12% | 3,353 | 3,357 |
| Haskell County | 182 | -0.28% | 5,421 | 5,436 |
| Shackelford County | 183 | -0.32% | 3,099 | 3,109 |
| Willacy County | 184 | -0.33% | 20,075 | 20,141 |
| Bowie County | 185 | -0.35% | 92,592 | 92,913 |
| Dickens County | 186 | -0.4% | 1,753 | 1,760 |
| Jefferson County | 187 | -0.43% | 255,060 | 256,172 |
| Kimble County | 188 | -0.47% | 4,273 | 4,293 |
| Carson County | 189 | -1% | 5,736 | 5,794 |
| Terry County | 190 | -1.27% | 11,640 | 11,790 |
| Kleberg County | 191 | -1.36% | 30,564 | 30,986 |
| Crane County | 192 | -1.43% | 4,608 | 4,675 |
| Marion County | 193 | -1.45% | 9,726 | 9,869 |
| Swisher County | 194 | -1.66% | 6,833 | 6,948 |
| Donley County | 195 | -1.68% | 3,225 | 3,280 |
| Hale County | 196 | -1.96% | 31,831 | 32,467 |
| Childress County | 197 | -2.03% | 6,523 | 6,658 |
| Brewster County | 198 | -2.07% | 9,366 | 9,564 |
| Parmer County | 199 | -2.32% | 9,625 | 9,854 |
| Martin County | 200 | -2.36% | 5,137 | 5,261 |
| Gray County | 201 | -2.79% | 20,604 | 21,195 |
| Wheeler County | 202 | -3.09% | 4,822 | 4,976 |
| Duval County | 203 | -3.13% | 9,503 | 9,810 |
| Pecos County | 204 | -3.21% | 14,696 | 15,184 |
| Mitchell County | 205 | -3.5% | 8,696 | 9,011 |
| Ochiltree County | 206 | -3.52% | 9,603 | 9,953 |
| McCulloch County | 207 | -3.62% | 7,312 | 7,587 |
| Lamb County | 208 | -3.7% | 12,525 | 13,006 |
| Edwards County | 209 | -3.73% | 1,367 | 1,420 |
| Irion County | 210 | -3.97% | 1,452 | 1,512 |
| Wilbarger County | 211 | -4.19% | 12,307 | 12,845 |
| Potter County | 212 | -4.21% | 113,329 | 118,309 |
| Ward County | 213 | -4.38% | 11,166 | 11,677 |
| Scurry County | 214 | -4.43% | 16,173 | 16,922 |
| Armstrong County | 215 | -4.54% | 1,767 | 1,851 |
| San Augustine County | 216 | -4.9% | 7,537 | 7,925 |
| Runnels County | 217 | -4.9% | 9,435 | 9,921 |
| Nolan County | 218 | -5.06% | 13,984 | 14,729 |
| San Saba County | 219 | -5.06% | 5,438 | 5,728 |
| Real County | 220 | -5.16% | 2,608 | 2,750 |
| Newton County | 221 | -5.24% | 11,522 | 12,159 |
| Upton County | 222 | -5.48% | 3,122 | 3,303 |
| Motley County | 223 | -6.11% | 999 | 1,064 |
| Winkler County | 224 | -6.51% | 7,249 | 7,754 |
| Knox County | 225 | -6.62% | 3,129 | 3,351 |
| Hutchinson County | 226 | -6.84% | 19,169 | 20,577 |
| Dimmit County | 227 | -6.96% | 7,985 | 8,582 |
| Hardeman County | 228 | -7.02% | 3,311 | 3,561 |
| Menard County | 229 | -7.34% | 1,817 | 1,961 |
| Zavala County | 230 | -7.36% | 8,949 | 9,660 |
| Hemphill County | 231 | -7.43% | 3,116 | 3,366 |
| Lipscomb County | 232 | -7.5% | 2,810 | 3,038 |
| Dawson County | 233 | -8.05% | 11,468 | 12,472 |
| Hansford County | 234 | -8.15% | 4,824 | 5,252 |
| Jim Hogg County | 235 | -8.48% | 4,435 | 4,846 |
| Floyd County | 236 | -8.93% | 4,894 | 5,374 |
| Foard County | 237 | -9.08% | 991 | 1,090 |
| Brooks County | 238 | -9.39% | 6,430 | 7,096 |
| Presidio County | 239 | -9.84% | 5,506 | 6,107 |
| McMullen County | 240 | -10.05% | 537 | 597 |
| Reagan County | 241 | -10.58% | 3,061 | 3,423 |
| Howard County | 242 | -10.68% | 31,091 | 34,807 |
| Schleicher County | 243 | -11.26% | 2,168 | 2,443 |
| Cottle County | 244 | -11.66% | 1,205 | 1,364 |
| Hartley County | 245 | -11.72% | 4,714 | 5,340 |
| Crockett County | 246 | -12.31% | 2,713 | 3,094 |
| Kent County | 247 | -13.97% | 653 | 759 |
| Borden County | 248 | -17.29% | 531 | 642 |
| Jeff Davis County | 249 | -17.64% | 1,634 | 1,984 |
| Reeves County | 250 | -17.69% | 12,156 | 14,768 |
| Kenedy County | 251 | -17.71% | 288 | 350 |
| Garza County | 252 | -18.19% | 4,755 | 5,812 |
| King County | 253 | -19.48% | 215 | 267 |
| Loving County | 254 | -22.39% | 52 | 67 |
Texas's counties show varied growth patterns from 2020 to 2026. Kaufman County leads with 6.93% annualized growth, followed by Liberty County (5.39%) and Rockwall County (5.18%). The largest counties are Harris County (5,221,006), Dallas County (2,695,576), and Tarrant County (2,296,294). Of the 254 counties in Texas, 180 are growing while 74 have experienced population decline. Overall, counties averaged 0.66% annualized growth, with total population growing by 1.73% annually.
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