Fastest Growing Counties in Texas (2026)

County
Rank
Change (2020) ↓
2026 Pop.
2020 Pop.
Kaufman County149.53%220,057147,169
Liberty County237.05%126,78292,510
Rockwall County335.4%147,860109,202
Comal County432.42%216,690163,637
Montgomery County530.82%818,149625,420
Ellis County628.91%250,513194,328
Parker County728.37%191,991149,560
Hunt County828.36%128,679100,250
Hays County928.16%312,693243,988
Chambers County1027.97%60,15147,003
Wise County1127.25%87,72368,936
Williamson County1226.56%779,160615,631
Collin County1325.32%1,348,0461,075,651
Bastrop County1424.94%122,53198,072
Johnson County1524.48%225,249180,950
Caldwell County1624.22%57,07645,948
Fort Bend County1723.12%1,021,062829,335
Kendall County1822.27%54,49644,572
Blanco County1921.27%13,88811,452
Denton County2021.15%1,107,888914,510
Burleson County2120.95%21,38717,682
Hudspeth County2220.83%3,8583,193
Grimes County2319.88%35,29029,438
Guadalupe County2419.39%207,386173,708
Burnet County2518.22%58,49449,479
Waller County2617.75%67,45557,289
Brazoria County2716.95%436,828373,509
Hood County2816.05%72,01662,056
Grayson County2915.67%157,484136,152
Wilson County3014.96%57,53750,051
Jack County3114.93%9,7548,487
Somervell County3214.4%10,5329,206
Austin County3313.87%34,31630,135
Frio County3413.71%20,93818,414
Midland County3513.66%194,047170,725
Van Zandt County3613.41%67,75859,748
Rains County3713.31%13,80012,179
Walker County3812.37%86,03476,563
Medina County3911.93%57,15551,063
Fannin County4011.79%40,22035,977
Wood County4111.6%50,26445,038
Delta County4211.33%5,8155,223
Montague County4311.31%22,31020,043
Llano County4411.28%23,72321,318
Lynn County4511.2%6,2345,606
Briscoe County4611.11%1,5801,422
Hill County4710.95%39,90135,964
Bandera County4810.66%23,23220,994
Lampasas County4910.49%23,97921,703
Upshur County5010.38%45,30041,040
Bell County5110.26%410,604372,404
Harris County5210.26%5,221,0064,735,383
Atascosa County5310.11%54,27149,290
Navarro County5410.03%58,16152,861
Randall County559.85%155,261141,334
Comanche County569.77%14,96113,629
Dallam County579.75%7,8347,138
Palo Pinto County589.56%31,16928,450
Trinity County599.47%14,92913,638
Robertson County609.33%18,33316,768
Freestone County619.15%21,21919,441
Archer County629.09%9,3338,555
Smith County639.04%255,363234,200
Henderson County649.03%89,84782,402
Aransas County658.96%26,08323,939
Gaines County668.86%23,62821,704
Franklin County678.6%11,26210,370
Callahan County688.59%14,93513,753
Washington County698.54%38,85835,802
Culberson County708.51%2,3722,186
Tarrant County718.51%2,296,2942,116,297
Bexar County728.49%2,186,8332,015,620
Brazos County738.46%254,346234,515
Cooke County748.3%45,21641,749
Lubbock County758.26%337,314311,590
Ector County768.25%179,166165,511
Hopkins County778.15%39,83036,827
San Jacinto County787.95%29,72627,538
Live Oak County797.9%12,24511,348
Polk County807.89%54,48250,497
Camp County817.88%13,41012,430
Gillespie County827.82%28,85926,766
Lee County837.69%18,85317,506
Hidalgo County847.64%939,574872,892
Leon County857.64%16,98215,777
Travis County867.6%1,395,2151,296,610
Bailey County877.57%7,3876,867
Oldham County887.49%1,8951,763
Cherokee County897.42%54,36750,612
Galveston County907.24%377,049351,606
Moore County917.06%22,77021,269
Jones County926.81%21,02019,680
Milam County936.59%26,41124,778
Stephens County946.28%9,6659,094
Colorado County956.19%21,92520,646
Coleman County966.1%8,1527,683
Roberts County976.08%873823
Hamilton County986.05%8,7468,247
San Patricio County995.83%72,86168,848
Throckmorton County1005.72%1,5341,451
Coryell County1015.71%87,87083,126
Hardin County1025.68%59,55656,355
Falls County1035.62%17,91616,962
Taylor County1045.37%151,203143,493
Clay County1055.33%10,80210,255
Madison County1065%14,13113,458
Tyler County1074.95%20,81019,829
Harrison County1084.79%72,10268,806
McLennan County1094.72%273,518261,192
Bosque County1104.53%19,07518,249
Erath County1114.43%44,61042,719
Mason County1124.26%4,1373,968
Panola County1134.15%23,43422,500
Cameron County1144.04%438,606421,592
Anderson County1154.02%60,26857,937
Baylor County1164.02%3,6013,462
Fayette County1174.01%25,49424,512
Goliad County1183.9%7,2977,023
Maverick County1193.82%60,08157,873
Andrews County1203.81%19,32518,616
Eastland County1213.8%18,47217,795
Webb County1223.75%277,393267,368
Sherman County1233.65%2,8932,791
Glasscock County1243.58%1,1571,117
Young County1253.37%18,44617,844
Coke County1263.37%3,4323,320
Limestone County1273.37%22,89722,150
Uvalde County1283.36%25,39024,564
Karnes County1293.32%15,30314,811
Dallas County1303.25%2,695,5762,610,741
Mills County1313.12%4,5894,450
Jackson County1323.1%15,46214,997
Concho County1333.08%3,4183,316
Lamar County1342.84%51,56150,135
La Salle County1352.81%6,8396,652
Angelina County1362.76%88,88686,502
Rusk County1372.64%53,63152,254
Morris County1382.61%12,28611,973
Collingsworth County1392.57%2,7112,643
Kerr County1402.37%53,94452,696
Hall County1412.32%2,8642,799
Brown County1422.31%38,93938,059
Fisher County1432.23%3,7593,677
Starr County1442.22%67,33165,871
Orange County1452.21%86,63184,760
DeWitt County1462.2%20,28019,844
Gregg County1472.14%126,975124,317
Castro County1482%7,4807,333
Red River County1491.99%11,78611,556
Nacogdoches County1501.96%65,91264,643
Wharton County1511.95%42,39541,586
Gonzales County1521.93%20,06019,681
Hockley County1531.71%21,86521,497
Cochran County1541.68%2,6072,564
Sterling County1551.66%1,4071,384
Houston County1561.62%22,42722,070
Stonewall County1571.61%1,2651,245
Titus County1581.6%31,79531,294
Val Verde County1591.4%48,27147,605
Kinney County1601.28%3,1653,125
El Paso County1611.27%877,680866,684
Lavaca County1621.25%20,60720,352
Tom Green County1631.2%121,641120,201
Victoria County1641.12%92,33591,315
Jasper County1651.06%33,27132,923
Calhoun County1660.83%20,23020,064
Refugio County1670.82%6,7956,740
Sabine County1680.48%9,9389,891
Yoakum County1690.47%7,7097,673
Jim Wells County1700.38%39,03638,888
Cass County1710.31%28,53028,443
Crosby County1720.29%5,1105,095
Deaf Smith County1730.21%18,56518,527
Nueces County1740.14%354,085353,600
Zapata County1750.13%13,89313,875
Wichita County1760.1%129,748129,624
Matagorda County1770.09%36,32936,295
Bee County1780.06%31,06231,042
Shelby County1790.05%24,06024,048
Terrell County1800%750750
Sutton County181-0.12%3,3533,357
Haskell County182-0.28%5,4215,436
Shackelford County183-0.32%3,0993,109
Willacy County184-0.33%20,07520,141
Bowie County185-0.35%92,59292,913
Dickens County186-0.4%1,7531,760
Jefferson County187-0.43%255,060256,172
Kimble County188-0.47%4,2734,293
Carson County189-1%5,7365,794
Terry County190-1.27%11,64011,790
Kleberg County191-1.36%30,56430,986
Crane County192-1.43%4,6084,675
Marion County193-1.45%9,7269,869
Swisher County194-1.66%6,8336,948
Donley County195-1.68%3,2253,280
Hale County196-1.96%31,83132,467
Childress County197-2.03%6,5236,658
Brewster County198-2.07%9,3669,564
Parmer County199-2.32%9,6259,854
Martin County200-2.36%5,1375,261
Gray County201-2.79%20,60421,195
Wheeler County202-3.09%4,8224,976
Duval County203-3.13%9,5039,810
Pecos County204-3.21%14,69615,184
Mitchell County205-3.5%8,6969,011
Ochiltree County206-3.52%9,6039,953
McCulloch County207-3.62%7,3127,587
Lamb County208-3.7%12,52513,006
Edwards County209-3.73%1,3671,420
Irion County210-3.97%1,4521,512
Wilbarger County211-4.19%12,30712,845
Potter County212-4.21%113,329118,309
Ward County213-4.38%11,16611,677
Scurry County214-4.43%16,17316,922
Armstrong County215-4.54%1,7671,851
San Augustine County216-4.9%7,5377,925
Runnels County217-4.9%9,4359,921
Nolan County218-5.06%13,98414,729
San Saba County219-5.06%5,4385,728
Real County220-5.16%2,6082,750
Newton County221-5.24%11,52212,159
Upton County222-5.48%3,1223,303
Motley County223-6.11%9991,064
Winkler County224-6.51%7,2497,754
Knox County225-6.62%3,1293,351
Hutchinson County226-6.84%19,16920,577
Dimmit County227-6.96%7,9858,582
Hardeman County228-7.02%3,3113,561
Menard County229-7.34%1,8171,961
Zavala County230-7.36%8,9499,660
Hemphill County231-7.43%3,1163,366
Lipscomb County232-7.5%2,8103,038
Dawson County233-8.05%11,46812,472
Hansford County234-8.15%4,8245,252
Jim Hogg County235-8.48%4,4354,846
Floyd County236-8.93%4,8945,374
Foard County237-9.08%9911,090
Brooks County238-9.39%6,4307,096
Presidio County239-9.84%5,5066,107
McMullen County240-10.05%537597
Reagan County241-10.58%3,0613,423
Howard County242-10.68%31,09134,807
Schleicher County243-11.26%2,1682,443
Cottle County244-11.66%1,2051,364
Hartley County245-11.72%4,7145,340
Crockett County246-12.31%2,7133,094
Kent County247-13.97%653759
Borden County248-17.29%531642
Jeff Davis County249-17.64%1,6341,984
Reeves County250-17.69%12,15614,768
Kenedy County251-17.71%288350
Garza County252-18.19%4,7555,812
King County253-19.48%215267
Loving County254-22.39%5267

Texas Counties Growth Overview

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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