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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.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000

01Kaufman County, TXTX209,235+44.0%+20%

02Liberty County, TXTX121,364+32.5%−2%

03Rockwall County, TXTX140,738+30.5%−55%

04Comal County, TXTX209,166+29.5%−42%

05Hays County, TXTX304,390+26.3%−46%

06Montgomery County, TXTX781,194+25.9%−58%

07Ellis County, TXTX240,867+25.2%−18%

08Parker County, TXTX184,767+24.7%−33%

09Chambers County, TXTX57,594+23.7%−20%

10Williamson County, TXTX752,827+23.6%−70%

11Hunt County, TXTX123,336+23.4%+23%

12Waller County, TXTX69,858+23.0%−42%

13Bastrop County, TXTX118,908+22.3%−56%

14Wise County, TXTX83,778+22.1%−46%

15Collin County, TXTX1,297,179+21.9%−75%

16Johnson County, TXTX218,048+21.2%−31%

17Kendall County, TXTX53,289+20.3%−68%

18Caldwell County, TXTX55,150+20.2%−8%

19Blanco County, TXTX13,581+19.4%−53%

20Fort Bend County, TXTX975,191+18.5%−68%

21Denton County, TXTX1,069,346+18.0%−69%

22Grimes County, TXTX34,252+17.0%−32%

23Burleson County, TXTX20,549+16.5%−21%

24Guadalupe County, TXTX201,111+16.4%−56%

25Burnet County, TXTX57,015+16.0%−68%

26Hood County, TXTX70,501+14.5%−65%

27Grayson County, TXTX153,613+13.3%−19%

28Jack County, TXTX9,563+12.9%−50%

29Wilson County, TXTX56,139+12.8%−70%

30Brazoria County, TXTX419,080+12.6%−52%

31Medina County, TXTX56,881+12.1%−72%

32Somervell County, TXTX10,261+11.5%−58%

33Austin County, TXTX33,625+11.5%−40%

34Rains County, TXTX13,542+11.3%−69%

35Van Zandt County, TXTX66,130+11.1%−59%

36Gaines County, TXTX23,956+10.9%+348%

37Wood County, TXTX49,688+10.8%−57%

38Midland County, TXTX187,855+10.5%+19%

39Hill County, TXTX39,503+10.1%−47%

40Fannin County, TXTX39,265+10.1%−61%

41Montague County, TXTX21,966+10.0%−6%

42Llano County, TXTX23,353+9.9%−79%

43Walker County, TXTX83,842+9.7%−54%

44Aransas County, TXTX26,146+9.7%−62%

45Bandera County, TXTX22,876+9.7%−86%

46Atascosa County, TXTX53,590+9.4%−65%

47Lampasas County, TXTX23,657+9.4%−70%

48Concho County, TXTX3,607+9.2%−70%

49Navarro County, TXTX57,181+8.7%−33%

50Upshur County, TXTX44,410+8.6%−31%

51Bell County, TXTX402,248+8.5%−65%

52Palo Pinto County, TXTX30,791+8.4%+7%

53Randall County, TXTX152,351+8.2%−50%

54Smith County, TXTX252,549+8.2%−47%

55Throckmorton County, TXTX1,554+7.9%−596%

56Henderson County, TXTX88,595+7.8%−69%

57Travis County, TXTX1,389,670+7.7%−81%

58San Jacinto County, TXTX29,488+7.6%−79%

59Lynn County, TXTX6,017+7.5%−344%

60Bexar County, TXTX2,160,088+7.5%−57%

61Leon County, TXTX16,894+7.5%−65%

62Camp County, TXTX13,380+7.3%−56%

63Hudspeth County, TXTX3,433+7.2%−51%

64Lee County, TXTX18,729+7.2%−67%

65Freestone County, TXTX20,811+7.1%−45%

66Washington County, TXTX38,288+6.9%−57%

67Gillespie County, TXTX28,527+6.7%−68%

68Cooke County, TXTX44,461+6.7%−63%

69Archer County, TXTX9,129+6.6%−40%

70Harris County, TXTX5,045,026+6.6%−68%

71Polk County, TXTX53,434+6.6%−81%

72Tarrant County, TXTX2,248,466+6.5%−72%

73Brazos County, TXTX249,088+6.5%−74%

74Robertson County, TXTX17,839+6.5%+105%

75Hopkins County, TXTX39,063+6.2%−43%

76Comanche County, TXTX14,432+6.2%+28%

77Galveston County, TXTX372,207+6.1%−59%

78Franklin County, TXTX10,994+6.1%−71%

79Delta County, TXTX5,549+6.1%−37%

80Jones County, TXTX20,861+6.1%−77%

81Milam County, TXTX26,258+6.1%+8%

82Lubbock County, TXTX328,906+5.9%−35%

83Hidalgo County, TXTX921,549+5.8%−88%

84Cherokee County, TXTX53,337+5.8%−58%

85Trinity County, TXTX14,384+5.7%−72%

86Madison County, TXTX14,226+5.7%−69%

87Callahan County, TXTX14,491+5.7%−35%

88Hamilton County, TXTX8,680+5.6%−13%

89Dallam County, TXTX7,508+5.5%−60%

90Clay County, TXTX10,764+5.3%−45%

91Falls County, TXTX17,869+5.3%+9%

92Webb County, TXTX281,224+5.3%−88%

93Live Oak County, TXTX11,929+5.2%−82%

94Ector County, TXTX173,801+5.2%+184%

95Rusk County, TXTX54,854+5.1%−39%

96Roberts County, TXTX867+4.8%−136%

97San Patricio County, TXTX72,053+4.8%−66%

98Taylor County, TXTX150,077+4.8%−17%

99Bee County, TXTX32,515+4.7%−84%

100Harrison County, TXTX71,956+4.5%−44%

101Hardin County, TXTX58,723+4.4%−73%

102McLennan County, TXTX272,020+4.4%−66%

103Colorado County, TXTX21,439+4.3%−61%

104Fayette County, TXTX25,459+4.2%−51%

105Coke County, TXTX3,412+3.9%−70%

106Bosque County, TXTX18,918+3.7%−73%

107Culberson County, TXTX2,267+3.6%−128%

108Kimble County, TXTX4,438+3.5%−58%

109Tyler County, TXTX20,443+3.3%−87%

110Anderson County, TXTX59,805+3.3%−78%

111Erath County, TXTX43,911+3.2%−82%

112Limestone County, TXTX22,849+3.2%−40%

113Cameron County, TXTX433,946+3.1%−89%

114Stephens County, TXTX9,380+3.1%−58%

115Coryell County, TXTX85,592+3.0%−82%

116Coleman County, TXTX7,915+3.0%−161%

117Shackelford County, TXTX3,197+3.0%−802%

118Lamar County, TXTX51,503+2.8%−73%

119Goliad County, TXTX7,208+2.8%−82%

120Mills County, TXTX4,580+2.8%−80%

121Kerr County, TXTX54,037+2.7%−86%

122Briscoe County, TXTX1,474+2.7%−130%

123Jackson County, TXTX15,393+2.7%−74%

124Gonzales County, TXTX20,159+2.6%−69%

125Moore County, TXTX21,891+2.5%−80%

126DeWitt County, TXTX20,309+2.4%−61%

127Frio County, TXTX18,823+2.4%−88%

128Eastland County, TXTX18,143+2.4%−328%

129Panola County, TXTX23,018+2.3%−28%

130Nacogdoches County, TXTX66,035+2.1%−74%

131Karnes County, TXTX15,018+2.1%−91%

132Angelina County, TXTX88,154+2.0%−86%

133Red River County, TXTX11,816+2.0%−9532%

134Dallas County, TXTX2,661,397+1.8%−91%

135Marion County, TXTX9,896+1.8%−82%

136Orange County, TXTX86,266+1.7%−69%

137Andrews County, TXTX18,914+1.6%−118%

138Uvalde County, TXTX24,963+1.6%−85%

139Brown County, TXTX38,711+1.6%−83%

140Maverick County, TXTX58,823+1.6%−95%

141Young County, TXTX18,154+1.6%−259%

142Lavaca County, TXTX20,651+1.5%−45%

143Haskell County, TXTX5,499+1.5%−114%

144Gregg County, TXTX126,095+1.5%−76%

145Victoria County, TXTX92,656+1.5%−89%

146Oldham County, TXTX1,783+1.4%−135%

147El Paso County, TXTX877,858+1.4%−91%

148Morris County, TXTX12,133+1.3%−216%

149Sabine County, TXTX10,012+1.2%−87%

150Wharton County, TXTX42,060+1.2%−62%

151Houston County, TXTX22,316+1.1%−87%

152Shelby County, TXTX24,286+1.1%−92%

153Glasscock County, TXTX1,128+1.1%−138%

154Titus County, TXTX31,563+1.0%−94%

155San Saba County, TXTX5,787+1.0%−93%

156Mason County, TXTX3,990+0.9%−90%

157Martin County, TXTX5,284+0.9%−121%

158Bailey County, TXTX6,963+0.9%−113%

159Cass County, TXTX28,651+0.7%−54%

160Starr County, TXTX66,319+0.6%−98%

161Matagorda County, TXTX36,463+0.6%−79%

162Fisher County, TXTX3,692+0.5%−105%

163Val Verde County, TXTX47,835+0.5%−97%

164Tom Green County, TXTX120,602+0.5%−91%

165Hockley County, TXTX21,600+0.3%−105%

166Jasper County, TXTX33,075+0.3%−98%

167Deaf Smith County, TXTX18,626+0.2%−107%

168Baylor County, TXTX3,472+0.2%−103%

169Wichita County, TXTX129,555+0.2%−98%

170Kinney County, TXTX3,128-0.0%−100%

171Carson County, TXTX5,805-0.0%−96%

172Sherman County, TXTX2,781-0.0%−100%

173Cochran County, TXTX2,546-0.0%−100%

174Nueces County, TXTX352,992-0.1%−101%

175Bowie County, TXTX92,696-0.2%−102%

176Jim Wells County, TXTX38,804-0.2%−105%

177Armstrong County, TXTX1,843-0.3%−104%

178Menard County, TXTX1,956-0.3%−106%

179Childress County, TXTX6,643-0.3%−101%

180Real County, TXTX2,745-0.5%−102%

181Mitchell County, TXTX8,947-0.5%−102%

182Jefferson County, TXTX254,321-0.9%−116%

183Brewster County, TXTX9,458-0.9%−143%

184Terry County, TXTX11,720-0.9%−73%

185Willacy County, TXTX19,971-1.0%−107%

186Zapata County, TXTX13,753-1.0%−103%

187Castro County, TXTX7,295-1.0%−88%

188Refugio County, TXTX6,657-1.2%−33%

189Donley County, TXTX3,213-1.4%−139%

190Gray County, TXTX20,919-1.5%−72%

191Sterling County, TXTX1,349-1.7%−46%

192Motley County, TXTX1,043-1.9%−73%

193Parmer County, TXTX9,678-1.9%−225%

194McCulloch County, TXTX7,472-2.1%−68%

195Runnels County, TXTX9,693-2.1%−217%

196Newton County, TXTX11,954-2.2%−119%

197Hale County, TXTX31,819-2.2%−139%

198La Salle County, TXTX6,517-2.2%−119%

199Kleberg County, TXTX30,315-2.3%−155%

200San Augustine County, TXTX7,722-2.5%−121%

201Calhoun County, TXTX19,599-2.5%−130%

202Crane County, TXTX4,554-2.6%−82%

203Hall County, TXTX2,737-3.1%−1%

204Wilbarger County, TXTX12,481-3.2%+7%

205Winkler County, TXTX7,540-3.2%−81%

206Irion County, TXTX1,463-3.3%−138%

207Yoakum County, TXTX7,438-3.3%−80%

208Lipscomb County, TXTX2,955-3.4%+24%

209Potter County, TXTX114,453-3.4%−121%

210Lamb County, TXTX12,579-3.6%+48%

211Edwards County, TXTX1,370-3.7%−20%

212Swisher County, TXTX6,703-3.8%−228%

213Pecos County, TXTX14,560-4.2%−129%

214Nolan County, TXTX14,117-4.2%−12%

215Wheeler County, TXTX4,773-4.3%−57%

216Duval County, TXTX9,402-4.4%−379%

217Dickens County, TXTX1,692-4.4%−159%

218Ward County, TXTX11,125-4.5%−74%

219Scurry County, TXTX16,162-4.5%−63%

220Foard County, TXTX1,044-4.7%−51%

221Stonewall County, TXTX1,186-4.7%−70%

222Hutchinson County, TXTX19,633-4.8%−33%

223Knox County, TXTX3,192-4.8%−60%

224Sutton County, TXTX3,203-5.0%+257%

225Upton County, TXTX3,131-5.4%−77%

226Dawson County, TXTX11,776-5.5%−223%

227Crosby County, TXTX4,852-5.5%+72%

228Jim Hogg County, TXTX4,555-5.8%−274%

229Collingsworth County, TXTX2,487-6.2%−39%

230Hansford County, TXTX4,944-6.5%−21%

231Reagan County, TXTX3,166-6.5%−75%

232Zavala County, TXTX9,037-6.5%+42%

233Dimmit County, TXTX8,024-6.9%+287%

234Brooks County, TXTX6,579-7.0%+153%

235Hardeman County, TXTX3,292-7.2%−32%

236Ochiltree County, TXTX9,284-7.3%+446%

237Terrell County, TXTX702-7.6%−67%

238Schleicher County, TXTX2,245-8.4%+357%

239Hemphill County, TXTX3,083-8.8%−11%

240Kenedy County, TXTX319-8.9%−11%

241Hartley County, TXTX4,904-8.9%−117%

242McMullen County, TXTX544-9.3%−324%

243Floyd County, TXTX4,881-9.6%+13%

244Borden County, TXTX567-10.1%+16%

245Kent County, TXTX674-10.5%−30%

246Crockett County, TXTX2,769-10.6%−2162%

247Cottle County, TXTX1,224-11.3%−26%

248Presidio County, TXTX5,433-11.4%−213%

249Howard County, TXTX30,504-12.5%−415%

250Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,711-14.3%−206%

251Reeves County, TXTX12,138-17.7%+3%

252Loving County, TXTX52-18.8%−50%

253Garza County, TXTX4,510-22.5%+326%

254King County, TXTX192-27.5%−4976%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES