Texas Counties by Population (2026)
2026 Pop.
500K
1M
1.5M
2M
2.5M
3M
3.5M
4M
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5M
Top 5 Most Populous Counties
5,093,721
2,658,781
2,266,894
2,181,234
1,404,419
| County | 2026 Pop. ↓ | Area (mi²) | Density (/mi²) | Change (2020) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harris County | 5,093,721 | 1.7K | 2,984 | 7.6% |
| Dallas County | 2,658,781 | 873 | 3,046 | 1.84% |
| Tarrant County | 2,266,894 | 865 | 2,621 | 7.12% |
| Bexar County | 2,181,234 | 1.2K | 1,759 | 8.22% |
| Travis County | 1,404,419 | 994 | 1,413 | 8.32% |
| Collin County | 1,340,145 | 841 | 1,594 | 24.61% |
| Denton County | 1,092,466 | 879 | 1,243 | 19.46% |
| Fort Bend County | 999,354 | 862 | 1,159 | 20.35% |
| Hidalgo County | 929,486 | 1.6K | 592 | 6.5% |
| El Paso County | 875,822 | 1K | 865 | 1.07% |
| Montgomery County | 811,205 | 1K | 779 | 29.72% |
| Williamson County | 776,641 | 1.1K | 696 | 26.16% |
| Cameron County | 434,940 | 892 | 488 | 3.19% |
| Brazoria County | 426,744 | 1.4K | 313 | 14.26% |
| Bell County | 407,057 | 1.1K | 386 | 9.3% |
| Galveston County | 377,047 | 379 | 995 | 7.24% |
| Nueces County | 353,059 | 839 | 421 | -0.14% |
| Lubbock County | 332,675 | 896 | 371 | 6.77% |
| Hays County | 314,441 | 677 | 464 | 28.88% |
| Webb County | 281,878 | 3.4K | 84 | 5.44% |
| McLennan County | 273,692 | 1K | 264 | 4.79% |
| Smith County | 255,569 | 921 | 277 | 9.12% |
| Jefferson County | 254,145 | 877 | 290 | -0.78% |
| Brazos County | 249,803 | 586 | 426 | 6.51% |
| Ellis County | 249,280 | 936 | 266 | 28.28% |
| Johnson County | 224,506 | 725 | 310 | 24.07% |
| Kaufman County | 220,460 | 781 | 282 | 49.8% |
| Comal County | 216,846 | 560 | 387 | 32.54% |
| Guadalupe County | 206,548 | 711 | 291 | 18.9% |
| Midland County | 191,635 | 900 | 213 | 12.25% |
| Parker County | 189,860 | 904 | 210 | 26.95% |
| Ector County | 176,948 | 898 | 197 | 6.92% |
| Grayson County | 156,361 | 933 | 168 | 14.84% |
| Randall County | 154,419 | 913 | 169 | 9.32% |
| Taylor County | 151,764 | 916 | 166 | 5.77% |
| Rockwall County | 144,596 | 127 | 1,139 | 32.42% |
| Wichita County | 129,586 | 628 | 206 | -0.02% |
| Hunt County | 127,462 | 840 | 152 | 27.13% |
| Liberty County | 126,437 | 1.2K | 109 | 36.73% |
| Gregg County | 125,803 | 273 | 461 | 1.2% |
| Bastrop County | 121,879 | 888 | 137 | 24.29% |
| Tom Green County | 120,997 | 1.5K | 79 | 0.68% |
| Potter County | 114,355 | 908 | 126 | -3.38% |
| Victoria County | 93,124 | 882 | 106 | 2% |
| Bowie County | 92,716 | 885 | 105 | -0.21% |
| Henderson County | 89,599 | 874 | 103 | 8.74% |
| Angelina County | 88,350 | 798 | 111 | 2.14% |
| Orange County | 86,563 | 334 | 259 | 2.13% |
| Wise County | 86,264 | 904 | 95 | 25.15% |
| Coryell County | 86,011 | 1.1K | 82 | 3.5% |
| Walker County | 84,224 | 784 | 107 | 10.01% |
| Waller County | 73,619 | 513 | 144 | 28.49% |
| San Patricio County | 72,572 | 693 | 105 | 5.42% |
| Harrison County | 72,502 | 900 | 81 | 5.38% |
| Hood County | 71,692 | 421 | 170 | 15.53% |
| Van Zandt County | 66,994 | 843 | 79 | 12.13% |
| Starr County | 66,240 | 1.2K | 54 | 0.59% |
| Nacogdoches County | 66,107 | 946 | 70 | 2.27% |
| Anderson County | 60,037 | 1.1K | 56 | 3.62% |
| Chambers County | 59,200 | 597 | 99 | 25.98% |
| Maverick County | 59,066 | 1.3K | 46 | 2.07% |
| Hardin County | 58,810 | 891 | 66 | 4.35% |
| Medina County | 58,151 | 1.3K | 44 | 13.89% |
| Burnet County | 58,026 | 1K | 58 | 17.27% |
| Navarro County | 57,865 | 1K | 57 | 9.5% |
| Caldwell County | 57,361 | 545 | 105 | 24.85% |
| Wilson County | 56,957 | 804 | 71 | 13.8% |
| Rusk County | 55,078 | 924 | 60 | 5.4% |
| Kendall County | 54,601 | 662 | 82 | 22.51% |
| Atascosa County | 54,243 | 1.2K | 44 | 10.06% |
| Kerr County | 54,060 | 1.1K | 49 | 2.59% |
| Cherokee County | 53,496 | 1.1K | 51 | 5.68% |
| Polk County | 53,363 | 1.1K | 50 | 5.74% |
| Lamar County | 51,664 | 907 | 57 | 3.06% |
| Wood County | 50,223 | 645 | 78 | 11.5% |
| Val Verde County | 47,891 | 3.1K | 15 | 0.62% |
| Upshur County | 44,796 | 583 | 77 | 9.14% |
| Cooke County | 44,569 | 875 | 51 | 6.75% |
| Erath County | 43,827 | 1.1K | 40 | 2.62% |
| Wharton County | 42,055 | 1.1K | 39 | 1.14% |
| Hill County | 40,117 | 959 | 42 | 11.54% |
| Fannin County | 39,752 | 891 | 45 | 10.5% |
| Hopkins County | 39,300 | 767 | 51 | 6.7% |
| Washington County | 38,893 | 604 | 64 | 8.67% |
| Jim Wells County | 38,779 | 865 | 45 | -0.28% |
| Brown County | 38,693 | 944 | 41 | 1.67% |
| Matagorda County | 36,736 | 1.1K | 34 | 1.24% |
| Grimes County | 35,161 | 787 | 45 | 19.42% |
| Austin County | 34,372 | 646 | 53 | 14.07% |
| Jasper County | 33,194 | 939 | 35 | 0.83% |
| Bee County | 32,379 | 880 | 37 | 4.3% |
| Hale County | 31,558 | 1K | 31 | -2.77% |
| Titus County | 31,511 | 406 | 78 | 0.68% |
| Palo Pinto County | 31,240 | 953 | 33 | 9.78% |
| Howard County | 30,440 | 901 | 34 | -12.56% |
| Kleberg County | 30,301 | 881 | 34 | -2.21% |
| San Jacinto County | 29,648 | 569 | 52 | 7.65% |
| Gillespie County | 28,928 | 1.1K | 27 | 8.07% |
| Cass County | 28,616 | 937 | 31 | 0.62% |
| Aransas County | 26,606 | 252 | 106 | 11.18% |
| Milam County | 26,262 | 1K | 26 | 5.98% |
| Fayette County | 25,417 | 950 | 27 | 3.7% |
| Uvalde County | 24,961 | 1.6K | 16 | 1.61% |
| Gaines County | 24,640 | 1.5K | 16 | 13.55% |
| Shelby County | 24,248 | 796 | 30 | 0.86% |
| Lampasas County | 23,738 | 713 | 33 | 9.37% |
| Llano County | 23,396 | 934 | 25 | 9.68% |
| Panola County | 23,002 | 811 | 28 | 2.24% |
| Bandera County | 22,962 | 791 | 29 | 9.41% |
| Limestone County | 22,951 | 905 | 25 | 3.66% |
| Houston County | 22,301 | 1.2K | 18 | 1.03% |
| Moore County | 22,106 | 900 | 25 | 3.96% |
| Montague County | 22,069 | 931 | 24 | 10.12% |
| Hockley County | 21,688 | 908 | 24 | 0.95% |
| Colorado County | 21,431 | 960 | 22 | 3.83% |
| Burleson County | 21,001 | 659 | 32 | 18.79% |
| Freestone County | 20,936 | 878 | 24 | 7.7% |
| Jones County | 20,920 | 929 | 23 | 6.37% |
| Gray County | 20,907 | 926 | 23 | -1.37% |
| Lavaca County | 20,776 | 970 | 21 | 2.07% |
| Tyler County | 20,374 | 924 | 22 | 2.77% |
| DeWitt County | 20,258 | 909 | 22 | 2.1% |
| Gonzales County | 20,189 | 1.1K | 19 | 2.64% |
| Willacy County | 19,872 | 591 | 34 | -1.26% |
| Hutchinson County | 19,466 | 887 | 22 | -5.36% |
| Calhoun County | 19,420 | 507 | 38 | -3.21% |
| Andrews County | 19,030 | 1.5K | 13 | 2.22% |
| Lee County | 18,957 | 629 | 30 | 8.3% |
| Bosque County | 18,875 | 983 | 19 | 3.4% |
| Frio County | 18,839 | 1.1K | 17 | 2.35% |
| Deaf Smith County | 18,739 | 1.5K | 13 | 1.11% |
| Robertson County | 18,053 | 855 | 21 | 7.67% |
| Young County | 17,987 | 914 | 20 | 0.78% |
| Falls County | 17,980 | 765 | 24 | 6.13% |
| Eastland County | 17,972 | 927 | 19 | 0.97% |
| Leon County | 17,049 | 1.1K | 16 | 8.08% |
| Scurry County | 16,167 | 905 | 18 | -4.43% |
| Jackson County | 15,429 | 829 | 19 | 2.88% |
| Karnes County | 15,016 | 748 | 20 | 1.38% |
| Comanche County | 14,576 | 938 | 16 | 6.9% |
| Callahan County | 14,455 | 899 | 16 | 5.14% |
| Pecos County | 14,443 | 4.8K | 3.0 | -4.91% |
| Trinity County | 14,334 | 694 | 21 | 5.12% |
| Madison County | 14,273 | 466 | 31 | 6.06% |
| Nolan County | 14,088 | 912 | 15 | -4.32% |
| Blanco County | 13,767 | 709 | 19 | 20.23% |
| Rains County | 13,761 | 229 | 60 | 12.96% |
| Zapata County | 13,708 | 1K | 14 | -1.2% |
| Camp County | 13,538 | 196 | 69 | 8.92% |
| Lamb County | 12,540 | 1K | 12 | -3.58% |
| Wilbarger County | 12,488 | 971 | 13 | -2.76% |
| Reeves County | 12,151 | 2.6K | 4.6 | -17.73% |
| Morris County | 12,099 | 252 | 48 | 1.01% |
| Live Oak County | 12,000 | 1K | 12 | 5.75% |
| Newton County | 11,919 | 934 | 13 | -2.01% |
| Terry County | 11,803 | 889 | 13 | 0.09% |
| Red River County | 11,791 | 1K | 11 | 1.96% |
| Dawson County | 11,700 | 900 | 13 | -6.2% |
| Ward County | 11,169 | 836 | 13 | -4.37% |
| Franklin County | 11,145 | 284 | 39 | 7.45% |
| Clay County | 10,792 | 1.1K | 9.9 | 5.24% |
| Somervell County | 10,436 | 186 | 56 | 13.36% |
| Marion County | 9,961 | 381 | 26 | 0.96% |
| Sabine County | 9,940 | 492 | 20 | 0.44% |
| Parmer County | 9,723 | 881 | 11 | -1.35% |
| Jack County | 9,705 | 911 | 11 | 14.39% |
| Runnels County | 9,628 | 1.1K | 9.2 | -2.9% |
| Brewster County | 9,395 | 6.2K | 1.5 | -1.74% |
| Stephens County | 9,346 | 897 | 10 | 2.76% |
| Duval County | 9,152 | 1.8K | 5.1 | -6.72% |
| Archer County | 9,118 | 903 | 10 | 6.61% |
| Ochiltree County | 9,106 | 918 | 9.9 | -8.52% |
| Mitchell County | 8,939 | 911 | 9.8 | -0.82% |
| Zavala County | 8,892 | 1.3K | 6.9 | -8.03% |
| Hamilton County | 8,644 | 836 | 10 | 4.75% |
| Coleman County | 7,856 | 1.3K | 6.2 | 2.2% |
| Dimmit County | 7,832 | 1.3K | 5.9 | -8.76% |
| San Augustine County | 7,667 | 531 | 14 | -3.23% |
| Dallam County | 7,569 | 1.5K | 5.0 | 6.05% |
| Winkler County | 7,517 | 841 | 8.9 | -3.09% |
| McCulloch County | 7,469 | 1.1K | 7.0 | -1.62% |
| Yoakum County | 7,375 | 800 | 9.2 | -3.87% |
| Castro County | 7,247 | 894 | 8.1 | -1.05% |
| Goliad County | 7,213 | 852 | 8.5 | 2.73% |
| Bailey County | 7,035 | 827 | 8.5 | 2.42% |
| Childress County | 6,596 | 697 | 9.5 | -0.92% |
| Refugio County | 6,594 | 770 | 8.6 | -2.2% |
| Swisher County | 6,564 | 890 | 7.4 | -5.53% |
| La Salle County | 6,484 | 1.5K | 4.4 | -2.38% |
| Brooks County | 6,458 | 943 | 6.8 | -8.98% |
| Lynn County | 6,075 | 892 | 6.8 | 8.31% |
| Carson County | 5,782 | 920 | 6.3 | -0.22% |
| San Saba County | 5,764 | 1.1K | 5.1 | 0.72% |
| Delta County | 5,540 | 257 | 22 | 6.11% |
| Haskell County | 5,528 | 903 | 6.1 | 1.64% |
| Martin County | 5,281 | 915 | 5.8 | 0.42% |
| Presidio County | 5,240 | 3.9K | 1.4 | -14.17% |
| Hansford County | 4,876 | 920 | 5.3 | -7.18% |
| Hartley County | 4,838 | 1.5K | 3.3 | -9.35% |
| Crosby County | 4,751 | 900 | 5.3 | -6.77% |
| Floyd County | 4,742 | 992 | 4.8 | -11.68% |
| Wheeler County | 4,719 | 915 | 5.2 | -5.16% |
| Mills County | 4,574 | 748 | 6.1 | 2.86% |
| Crane County | 4,517 | 785 | 5.8 | -3.3% |
| Jim Hogg County | 4,499 | 1.1K | 4.0 | -7.14% |
| Garza County | 4,453 | 893 | 5.0 | -23.3% |
| Kimble County | 4,452 | 1.3K | 3.6 | 3.7% |
| Mason County | 3,970 | 929 | 4.3 | 0% |
| Fisher County | 3,703 | 899 | 4.1 | 0.68% |
| Concho County | 3,637 | 984 | 3.7 | 9.65% |
| Baylor County | 3,462 | 867 | 4.0 | 0.03% |
| Coke County | 3,436 | 912 | 3.8 | 3.46% |
| Hudspeth County | 3,416 | 4.6K | 0.75 | 7.12% |
| Hardeman County | 3,222 | 695 | 4.6 | -9.44% |
| Donley County | 3,207 | 927 | 3.5 | -2.11% |
| Shackelford County | 3,200 | 914 | 3.5 | 2.76% |
| Reagan County | 3,186 | 1.2K | 2.7 | -6.92% |
| Sutton County | 3,160 | 1.5K | 2.2 | -5.98% |
| Upton County | 3,152 | 1.2K | 2.5 | -4.51% |
| Knox County | 3,133 | 851 | 3.7 | -6.37% |
| Kinney County | 3,132 | 1.4K | 2.3 | 0.16% |
| Hemphill County | 3,028 | 906 | 3.3 | -10.01% |
| Lipscomb County | 3,009 | 932 | 3.2 | -0.99% |
| Sherman County | 2,785 | 923 | 3.0 | 0.04% |
| Crockett County | 2,735 | 2.8K | 0.97 | -11.63% |
| Real County | 2,728 | 699 | 3.9 | -0.76% |
| Hall County | 2,677 | 883 | 3.0 | -4.56% |
| Cochran County | 2,556 | 775 | 3.3 | -0.12% |
| Collingsworth County | 2,407 | 918 | 2.6 | -8.89% |
| Culberson County | 2,261 | 3.8K | 0.59 | 3.48% |
| Schleicher County | 2,198 | 1.3K | 1.7 | -9.84% |
| Menard County | 1,992 | 902 | 2.2 | 1.68% |
| Armstrong County | 1,872 | 909 | 2.1 | 1.13% |
| Oldham County | 1,772 | 1.5K | 1.2 | 0.34% |
| Dickens County | 1,682 | 902 | 1.9 | -4.32% |
| Jeff Davis County | 1,647 | 2.3K | 0.73 | -17.11% |
| Throckmorton County | 1,572 | 913 | 1.7 | 7.89% |
| Briscoe County | 1,476 | 900 | 1.6 | 3.94% |
| Irion County | 1,417 | 1.1K | 1.3 | -5.91% |
| Edwards County | 1,359 | 2.1K | 0.64 | -4.36% |
| Sterling County | 1,325 | 923 | 1.4 | -4.19% |
| Cottle County | 1,181 | 901 | 1.3 | -13.54% |
| Stonewall County | 1,148 | 916 | 1.3 | -7.72% |
| Glasscock County | 1,111 | 900 | 1.2 | -0.54% |
| Motley County | 1,083 | 990 | 1.1 | 1.98% |
| Foard County | 1,040 | 704 | 1.5 | -4.59% |
| Roberts County | 881 | 924 | 0.95 | 6.92% |
| Terrell County | 693 | 2.4K | 0.29 | -7.85% |
| Kent County | 649 | 903 | 0.72 | -14.38% |
| Borden County | 574 | 897 | 0.64 | -10.73% |
| McMullen County | 530 | 1.1K | 0.46 | -11.37% |
| Kenedy County | 315 | 1.5K | 0.22 | -9.74% |
| King County | 172 | 911 | 0.19 | -35.58% |
| Loving County | 57 | 669 | 0.09 | -9.52% |
Sources
- US Census State Population Estimates - Most recent state estimates from the Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program
- US Census County Population Estimates - Most recent county estimates from the Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program
- American Community Survey (2009 - 2013)
- Census QuickFacts
- Historical Populations of States and Counties (1790 - 1990)