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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%+7.4 pts

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

96Roberts County, TXTX867+4.8%+18.3 pts

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

203Hall County, TXTX2,737-3.1%+0.0 pts

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

237Terrell County, TXTX702-7.6%+15.7 pts

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

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

240Kenedy County, TXTX319-8.9%+1.1 pts

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

242McMullen County, TXTX544-9.3%−13.5 pts

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

244Borden County, TXTX567-10.1%−1.4 pts

245Kent County, TXTX674-10.5%+4.5 pts

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

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

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

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

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

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

252Loving County, TXTX52-18.8%+18.6 pts

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

254King County, TXTX192-27.5%−28.1 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES