RANKING · 2025 ESTIMATES · 254 SHOWN OF 254

Fastest growing, Texas counties

Texas counties ranked by population growth from the 2020 census to 2025. This list covers the 254 counties in Texas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 254 is +2.4%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Concho County, TX, up 200 places to #48.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000

01▲3Kaufman County, TXTX209,235+44.0%+7.4 pts

02▲19Liberty County, TXTX121,364+32.5%−0.6 pts

03▲3Rockwall County, TXTX140,738+30.5%−37.7 pts

04▼2Comal County, TXTX209,166+29.5%−21.0 pts

05▼4Hays County, TXTX304,390+26.3%−22.5 pts

06▲2Montgomery County, TXTX781,194+25.9%−35.3 pts

07▲8Ellis County, TXTX240,867+25.2%−5.6 pts

08▲8Parker County, TXTX184,767+24.7%−11.9 pts

09▲1Chambers County, TXTX57,594+23.7%−5.9 pts

10▼7Williamson County, TXTX752,827+23.6%−55.5 pts

11▲24Hunt County, TXTX123,336+23.4%+4.3 pts

12Waller County, TXTX69,858+23.0%−16.6 pts

13▲1Bastrop County, TXTX118,908+22.3%−28.6 pts

14▲20Wise County, TXTX83,778+22.1%−18.6 pts

15▼6Collin County, TXTX1,297,179+21.9%−64.4 pts

16▲13Johnson County, TXTX218,048+21.2%−9.3 pts

17▼6Kendall County, TXTX53,289+20.3%−42.4 pts

18▲4Caldwell County, TXTX55,150+20.2%−1.8 pts

19▲45Blanco County, TXTX13,581+19.4%−21.6 pts

20▼15Fort Bend County, TXTX975,191+18.5%−38.7 pts

21▼14Denton County, TXTX1,069,346+18.0%−40.3 pts

22▲32Grimes County, TXTX34,252+17.0%−8.1 pts

23▲72Burleson County, TXTX20,549+16.5%−4.4 pts

24▼11Guadalupe County, TXTX201,111+16.4%−20.8 pts

25▲13Burnet County, TXTX57,015+16.0%−34.5 pts

26▼1Hood County, TXTX70,501+14.5%−27.4 pts

27▲16Grayson County, TXTX153,613+13.3%−3.1 pts

28▲149Jack County, TXTX9,563+12.9%−12.6 pts

29▲7Wilson County, TXTX56,139+12.8%−30.2 pts

30Brazoria County, TXTX419,080+12.6%−13.5 pts

31▲19Medina County, TXTX56,881+12.1%−31.8 pts

32▲30Somervell County, TXTX10,261+11.5%−15.6 pts

33▲43Austin County, TXTX33,625+11.5%−7.5 pts

34▲10Rains County, TXTX13,542+11.3%−24.8 pts

35▲4Van Zandt County, TXTX66,130+11.1%−15.8 pts

36▼16Gaines County, TXTX23,956+10.9%+8.5 pts

37▲32Wood County, TXTX49,688+10.8%−14.3 pts

38▼19Midland County, TXTX187,855+10.5%+1.7 pts

39▲57Hill County, TXTX39,503+10.1%−8.9 pts

40▲43Fannin County, TXTX39,265+10.1%−15.9 pts

41▲59Montague County, TXTX21,966+10.0%−0.6 pts

42▲11Llano County, TXTX23,353+9.9%−36.6 pts

43▼3Walker County, TXTX83,842+9.7%−11.6 pts

44▲50Aransas County, TXTX26,146+9.7%−16.0 pts

45▲53Bandera County, TXTX22,876+9.7%−57.3 pts

46▲13Atascosa County, TXTX53,590+9.4%−17.1 pts

47▲8Lampasas County, TXTX23,657+9.4%−22.0 pts

48▲200Concho County, TXTX3,607+9.2%−21.1 pts

49▲2Navarro County, TXTX57,181+8.7%−4.4 pts

50▲37Upshur County, TXTX44,410+8.6%−3.9 pts

51▼23Bell County, TXTX402,248+8.5%−16.0 pts

52▲50Palo Pinto County, TXTX30,791+8.4%+0.5 pts

53▼20Randall County, TXTX152,351+8.2%−8.1 pts

54▼8Smith County, TXTX252,549+8.2%−7.3 pts

55▲169Throckmorton County, TXTX1,554+7.9%+9.5 pts

56▲30Henderson County, TXTX88,595+7.8%−17.3 pts

57▼40Travis County, TXTX1,389,670+7.7%−33.2 pts

58▲30San Jacinto County, TXTX29,488+7.6%−28.3 pts

59▲107Lynn County, TXTX6,017+7.5%+10.6 pts

60▼29Bexar County, TXTX2,160,088+7.5%−10.0 pts

61▲117Leon County, TXTX16,894+7.5%−13.6 pts

62▲45Camp County, TXTX13,380+7.3%−9.3 pts

63▲134Hudspeth County, TXTX3,433+7.2%−7.5 pts

64▲18Lee County, TXTX18,729+7.2%−14.6 pts

65▲68Freestone County, TXTX20,811+7.1%−5.9 pts

66▲9Washington County, TXTX38,288+6.9%−9.2 pts

67Gillespie County, TXTX28,527+6.7%−14.2 pts

68▼5Cooke County, TXTX44,461+6.7%−11.4 pts

69▲98Archer County, TXTX9,129+6.6%−4.4 pts

70▼33Harris County, TXTX5,045,026+6.6%−14.0 pts

71▼23Polk County, TXTX53,434+6.6%−27.4 pts

72▼40Tarrant County, TXTX2,248,466+6.5%−17.1 pts

73▼46Brazos County, TXTX249,088+6.5%−18.6 pts

74▲29Robertson County, TXTX17,839+6.5%+3.3 pts

75▲10Hopkins County, TXTX39,063+6.2%−4.7 pts

76▲69Comanche County, TXTX14,432+6.2%+1.3 pts

77▼53Galveston County, TXTX372,207+6.1%−8.9 pts

78▲61Franklin County, TXTX10,994+6.1%−15.1 pts

79▲34Delta County, TXTX5,549+6.1%−3.6 pts

80▲64Jones County, TXTX20,861+6.1%−20.0 pts

81▲31Milam County, TXTX26,258+6.1%+0.4 pts

82▼37Lubbock County, TXTX328,906+5.9%−3.1 pts

83▼42Hidalgo County, TXTX921,549+5.8%−42.6 pts

84▲36Cherokee County, TXTX53,337+5.8%−7.9 pts

85▲98Trinity County, TXTX14,384+5.7%−14.6 pts

86▲43Madison County, TXTX14,226+5.7%−12.6 pts

87▲14Callahan County, TXTX14,491+5.7%−3.1 pts

88▲64Hamilton County, TXTX8,680+5.6%−0.8 pts

89▼12Dallam County, TXTX7,508+5.5%−8.4 pts

90▲71Clay County, TXTX10,764+5.3%−4.5 pts

91▲71Falls County, TXTX17,869+5.3%+0.4 pts

92▼20Webb County, TXTX281,224+5.3%−39.7 pts

93▲39Live Oak County, TXTX11,929+5.2%−23.6 pts

94▼71Ector County, TXTX173,801+5.2%+3.4 pts

95▲42Rusk County, TXTX54,854+5.1%−3.3 pts

96▲122Roberts County, TXTX867+4.8%+18.3 pts

97▼19San Patricio County, TXTX72,053+4.8%−9.5 pts

98▼38Taylor County, TXTX150,077+4.8%−1.0 pts

99▲43Bee County, TXTX32,515+4.7%−24.0 pts

100▼16Harrison County, TXTX71,956+4.5%−3.5 pts

101▼8Hardin County, TXTX58,723+4.4%−11.9 pts

102▼55McLennan County, TXTX272,020+4.4%−8.5 pts

103▲25Colorado County, TXTX21,439+4.3%−6.6 pts

104▲13Fayette County, TXTX25,459+4.2%−4.3 pts

105▲18Coke County, TXTX3,412+3.9%−9.0 pts

106▲4Bosque County, TXTX18,918+3.7%−10.0 pts

107▲100Culberson County, TXTX2,267+3.6%+16.3 pts

108▲78Kimble County, TXTX4,438+3.5%−4.8 pts

109▲101Tyler County, TXTX20,443+3.3%−22.1 pts

110▲11Anderson County, TXTX59,805+3.3%−11.5 pts

111▼69Erath County, TXTX43,911+3.2%−14.7 pts

112▲51Limestone County, TXTX22,849+3.2%−2.1 pts

113▼23Cameron County, TXTX433,946+3.1%−25.8 pts

114▲55Stephens County, TXTX9,380+3.1%−4.3 pts

115▼63Coryell County, TXTX85,592+3.0%−13.8 pts

116▲113Coleman County, TXTX7,915+3.0%+7.9 pts

117▲82Shackelford County, TXTX3,197+3.0%+3.4 pts

118▼13Lamar County, TXTX51,503+2.8%−7.5 pts

119▲27Goliad County, TXTX7,208+2.8%−13.1 pts

120▲91Mills County, TXTX4,580+2.8%−10.9 pts

121▼42Kerr County, TXTX54,037+2.7%−17.5 pts

122▲103Briscoe County, TXTX1,474+2.7%+11.9 pts

123▼49Jackson County, TXTX15,393+2.7%−7.7 pts

124▼5Gonzales County, TXTX20,159+2.6%−5.7 pts

125▲16Moore County, TXTX21,891+2.5%−10.1 pts

126▼1DeWitt County, TXTX20,309+2.4%−3.8 pts

127▼56Frio County, TXTX18,823+2.4%−18.3 pts

128▲30Eastland County, TXTX18,143+2.4%+3.4 pts

129▲39Panola County, TXTX23,018+2.3%−0.9 pts

130▼21Nacogdoches County, TXTX66,035+2.1%−6.0 pts

131▼13Karnes County, TXTX15,018+2.1%−21.9 pts

132▼17Angelina County, TXTX88,154+2.0%−12.6 pts

133▲80Red River County, TXTX11,816+2.0%+2.0 pts

134▼85Dallas County, TXTX2,661,397+1.8%−17.9 pts

135▲61Marion County, TXTX9,896+1.8%−7.8 pts

136▼45Orange County, TXTX86,266+1.7%−3.8 pts

137▼119Andrews County, TXTX18,914+1.6%+10.9 pts

138▲49Uvalde County, TXTX24,963+1.6%−9.5 pts

139▼25Brown County, TXTX38,711+1.6%−8.0 pts

140▼67Maverick County, TXTX58,823+1.6%−28.4 pts

141▲13Young County, TXTX18,154+1.6%+2.6 pts

142▼62Lavaca County, TXTX20,651+1.5%−1.2 pts

143▲57Haskell County, TXTX5,499+1.5%+12.2 pts

144▼47Gregg County, TXTX126,095+1.5%−4.6 pts

145▼64Victoria County, TXTX92,656+1.5%−11.6 pts

146▲86Oldham County, TXTX1,783+1.4%+5.5 pts

147▼81El Paso County, TXTX877,858+1.4%−13.5 pts

148▲44Morris County, TXTX12,133+1.3%+2.5 pts

149▲55Sabine County, TXTX10,012+1.2%−8.0 pts

150▼46Wharton County, TXTX42,060+1.2%−1.9 pts

151▲38Houston County, TXTX22,316+1.1%−7.3 pts

152▲18Shelby County, TXTX24,286+1.1%−13.4 pts

153▲56Glasscock County, TXTX1,128+1.1%+3.9 pts

154▼3Titus County, TXTX31,563+1.0%−16.1 pts

155▲25San Saba County, TXTX5,787+1.0%−13.5 pts

156▼29Mason County, TXTX3,990+0.9%−8.3 pts

157▼99Martin County, TXTX5,284+0.9%+5.1 pts

158▼5Bailey County, TXTX6,963+0.9%+7.5 pts

159▲22Cass County, TXTX28,651+0.7%−0.8 pts

160▼95Starr County, TXTX66,319+0.6%−31.7 pts

161▼37Matagorda County, TXTX36,463+0.6%−2.2 pts

162▲31Fisher County, TXTX3,692+0.5%+10.8 pts

163▼20Val Verde County, TXTX47,835+0.5%−15.3 pts

164▼103Tom Green County, TXTX120,602+0.5%−5.1 pts

165▲11Hockley County, TXTX21,600+0.3%+6.4 pts

166▲28Jasper County, TXTX33,075+0.3%−14.2 pts

167▼11Deaf Smith County, TXTX18,626+0.2%+3.3 pts

168▲20Baylor County, TXTX3,472+0.2%+6.9 pts

169▼38Wichita County, TXTX129,555+0.2%−7.4 pts

170▲57Kinney County, TXTX3,128-0.0%−8.4 pts

171▲4Carson County, TXTX5,805-0.0%+0.9 pts

172▲30Sherman County, TXTX2,781-0.0%−11.5 pts

173▲74Cochran County, TXTX2,546-0.0%+14.7 pts

174▼85Nueces County, TXTX352,992-0.1%−7.8 pts

175▼67Bowie County, TXTX92,696-0.2%−9.6 pts

176▼17Jim Wells County, TXTX38,804-0.2%−4.6 pts

177▼30Armstrong County, TXTX1,843-0.3%−6.6 pts

178▲48Menard County, TXTX1,956-0.3%−5.1 pts

179▼15Childress County, TXTX6,643-0.3%−29.5 pts

180▲62Real County, TXTX2,745-0.5%−26.8 pts

181▼24Mitchell County, TXTX8,947-0.5%−21.5 pts

182▼83Jefferson County, TXTX254,321-0.9%−6.1 pts

183▼91Brewster County, TXTX9,458-0.9%−3.1 pts

184▼5Terry County, TXTX11,720-0.9%+2.5 pts

185▲23Willacy County, TXTX19,971-1.0%−14.4 pts

186▼64Zapata County, TXTX13,753-1.0%−32.3 pts

187▲16Castro County, TXTX7,295-1.0%+7.6 pts

188▲17Refugio County, TXTX6,657-1.2%+0.6 pts

189▲33Donley County, TXTX3,213-1.4%−5.0 pts

190▼18Gray County, TXTX20,919-1.5%+3.7 pts

191▼165Sterling County, TXTX1,349-1.7%+1.5 pts

192▲31Motley County, TXTX1,043-1.9%+5.0 pts

193▼38Parmer County, TXTX9,678-1.9%−3.5 pts

194▲4McCulloch County, TXTX7,472-2.1%+4.5 pts

195▼24Runnels County, TXTX9,693-2.1%−3.9 pts

196▲40Newton County, TXTX11,954-2.2%−13.2 pts

197▲19Hale County, TXTX31,819-2.2%−7.7 pts

198▼48La Salle County, TXTX6,517-2.2%−13.9 pts

199▼50Kleberg County, TXTX30,315-2.3%−6.5 pts

200▲17San Augustine County, TXTX7,722-2.5%−14.3 pts

201▼27Calhoun County, TXTX19,599-2.5%−10.9 pts

202▼132Crane County, TXTX4,554-2.6%+11.5 pts

203▲34Hall County, TXTX2,737-3.1%0.0 pts

204▼44Wilbarger County, TXTX12,481-3.2%−0.2 pts

205▼149Winkler County, TXTX7,540-3.2%+13.6 pts

206▼41Irion County, TXTX1,463-3.3%−12.0 pts

207▼67Yoakum County, TXTX7,438-3.3%+13.3 pts

208▼17Lipscomb County, TXTX2,955-3.4%−0.7 pts

209▼71Potter County, TXTX114,453-3.4%−19.4 pts

210▼28Lamb County, TXTX12,579-3.6%−1.2 pts

211▲42Edwards County, TXTX1,370-3.7%+0.9 pts

212▲9Swisher County, TXTX6,703-3.8%−6.9 pts

213▼79Pecos County, TXTX14,560-4.2%−18.7 pts

214▼66Nolan County, TXTX14,117-4.2%+0.6 pts

215▼20Wheeler County, TXTX4,773-4.3%+5.8 pts

216▲25Duval County, TXTX9,402-4.4%−5.9 pts

217▲35Dickens County, TXTX1,692-4.4%−11.8 pts

218▼161Ward County, TXTX11,125-4.5%+12.4 pts

219▼108Scurry County, TXTX16,162-4.5%+7.7 pts

220▲25Foard County, TXTX1,044-4.7%+4.9 pts

221▲19Stonewall County, TXTX1,186-4.7%+11.2 pts

222▼37Hutchinson County, TXTX19,633-4.8%+2.4 pts

223▼11Knox County, TXTX3,192-4.8%+7.3 pts

224▲22Sutton County, TXTX3,203-5.0%−3.6 pts

225▼99Upton County, TXTX3,131-5.4%+18.1 pts

226▼12Dawson County, TXTX11,776-5.5%−9.9 pts

227▲8Crosby County, TXTX4,852-5.5%−2.3 pts

228▼22Jim Hogg County, TXTX4,555-5.8%−9.2 pts

229▼1Collingsworth County, TXTX2,487-6.2%+4.0 pts

230▼57Hansford County, TXTX4,944-6.5%+1.7 pts

231▼125Reagan County, TXTX3,166-6.5%+19.8 pts

232▲12Zavala County, TXTX9,037-6.5%−1.9 pts

233▼3Dimmit County, TXTX8,024-6.9%−5.1 pts

234▼98Brooks County, TXTX6,579-7.0%−4.2 pts

235▼4Hardeman County, TXTX3,292-7.2%+3.3 pts

236▼101Ochiltree County, TXTX9,284-7.3%−6.0 pts

237▲14Terrell County, TXTX702-7.6%+15.7 pts

238▲16Schleicher County, TXTX2,245-8.4%−6.6 pts

239▼20Hemphill County, TXTX3,083-8.8%+1.1 pts

240▼2Kenedy County, TXTX319-8.9%+1.1 pts

241▼21Hartley County, TXTX4,904-8.9%−61.2 pts

242▼8McMullen County, TXTX544-9.3%−13.5 pts

243▼4Floyd County, TXTX4,881-9.6%−1.1 pts

244▼114Borden County, TXTX567-10.1%−1.4 pts

245▼61Kent County, TXTX674-10.5%+4.5 pts

246▼3Crockett County, TXTX2,769-10.6%−11.1 pts

247▼46Cottle County, TXTX1,224-11.3%+4.0 pts

248▲1Presidio County, TXTX5,433-11.4%−21.4 pts

249▼133Howard County, TXTX30,504-12.5%−16.5 pts

250▼17Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,711-14.3%−27.7 pts

251▼183Reeves County, TXTX12,138-17.7%−0.6 pts

252▼2Loving County, TXTX52-18.8%+18.6 pts

253▼38Garza County, TXTX4,510-22.5%−17.2 pts

254▼64King County, TXTX192-27.5%−28.1 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES