RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 254 SHOWN OF 254

Fastest growing, Texas counties · 2000

Texas counties ranked by population growth from the 1990 census to 2000. 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 –

01Collin County, TXTX1,297,179+86.2%–

02Williamson County, TXTX752,827+79.1%–

03Rockwall County, TXTX140,738+68.3%–

04Bandera County, TXTX22,876+67.1%–

05Kendall County, TXTX53,289+62.7%–

06Montgomery County, TXTX781,194+61.2%–

07Denton County, TXTX1,069,346+58.3%–

08Fort Bend County, TXTX975,191+57.2%–

09Hartley County, TXTX4,904+52.4%–

10Bastrop County, TXTX118,908+50.9%–

11Burnet County, TXTX57,015+50.6%–

12Comal County, TXTX209,166+50.5%–

13Hays County, TXTX304,390+48.7%–

14Hidalgo County, TXTX921,549+48.5%–

15Llano County, TXTX23,353+46.5%–

16Webb County, TXTX281,224+44.9%–

17Medina County, TXTX56,881+43.9%–

18Wilson County, TXTX56,139+43.1%–

19Hood County, TXTX70,501+41.8%–

20Blanco County, TXTX13,581+41.0%–

21Travis County, TXTX1,389,670+40.9%–

22Wise County, TXTX83,778+40.7%–

23Waller County, TXTX69,858+39.6%–

24Guadalupe County, TXTX201,111+37.2%–

25Parker County, TXTX184,767+36.6%–

26Kaufman County, TXTX209,235+36.6%–

27Rains County, TXTX13,542+36.1%–

28San Jacinto County, TXTX29,488+35.9%–

29Polk County, TXTX53,434+34.0%–

30Liberty County, TXTX121,364+33.1%–

31Starr County, TXTX66,319+32.3%–

32Lampasas County, TXTX23,657+31.4%–

33Zapata County, TXTX13,753+31.3%–

34Ellis County, TXTX240,867+30.8%–

35Johnson County, TXTX218,048+30.5%–

36Concho County, TXTX3,607+30.3%–

37Maverick County, TXTX58,823+30.0%–

38Chambers County, TXTX57,594+29.6%–

39Childress County, TXTX6,643+29.1%–

40Cameron County, TXTX433,946+28.9%–

41Live Oak County, TXTX11,929+28.8%–

42Bee County, TXTX32,515+28.7%–

43Somervell County, TXTX10,261+27.0%–

44Van Zandt County, TXTX66,130+26.9%–

45Atascosa County, TXTX53,590+26.5%–

46Real County, TXTX2,745+26.3%–

47Brazoria County, TXTX419,080+26.1%–

48Jones County, TXTX20,861+26.0%–

49Fannin County, TXTX39,265+26.0%–

50Aransas County, TXTX26,146+25.7%–

51Jack County, TXTX9,563+25.5%–

52Tyler County, TXTX20,443+25.4%–

53Henderson County, TXTX88,595+25.2%–

54Wood County, TXTX49,688+25.1%–

55Grimes County, TXTX34,252+25.1%–

56Brazos County, TXTX249,088+25.1%–

57Bell County, TXTX402,248+24.5%–

58Karnes County, TXTX15,018+24.0%–

59Tarrant County, TXTX2,248,466+23.6%–

60Caldwell County, TXTX55,150+22.0%–

61Lee County, TXTX18,729+21.8%–

62Walker County, TXTX83,842+21.3%–

63Franklin County, TXTX10,994+21.2%–

64Leon County, TXTX16,894+21.1%–

65Gillespie County, TXTX28,527+21.0%–

66Mitchell County, TXTX8,947+21.0%–

67Burleson County, TXTX20,549+20.9%–

68Harris County, TXTX5,045,026+20.7%–

69Frio County, TXTX18,823+20.6%–

70Trinity County, TXTX14,384+20.4%–

71Kerr County, TXTX54,037+20.2%–

72Dallas County, TXTX2,661,397+19.8%–

73Hill County, TXTX39,503+19.1%–

74Hunt County, TXTX123,336+19.0%–

75Austin County, TXTX33,625+18.9%–

76Madison County, TXTX14,226+18.4%–

77Cooke County, TXTX44,461+18.1%–

78Erath County, TXTX43,911+17.9%–

79Bexar County, TXTX2,160,088+17.5%–

80Titus County, TXTX31,563+17.1%–

81Coryell County, TXTX85,592+16.8%–

82Camp County, TXTX13,380+16.6%–

83Grayson County, TXTX153,613+16.4%–

84Hardin County, TXTX58,723+16.3%–

85Randall County, TXTX152,351+16.3%–

86Washington County, TXTX38,288+16.1%–

87Potter County, TXTX114,453+16.0%–

88Goliad County, TXTX7,208+15.9%–

89Val Verde County, TXTX47,835+15.8%–

90Smith County, TXTX252,549+15.5%–

91Galveston County, TXTX372,207+15.1%–

92El Paso County, TXTX877,858+14.9%–

93Anderson County, TXTX59,805+14.8%–

94Hudspeth County, TXTX3,433+14.7%–

95Angelina County, TXTX88,154+14.7%–

96Pecos County, TXTX14,560+14.5%–

97San Saba County, TXTX5,787+14.5%–

98Shelby County, TXTX24,286+14.5%–

99Jasper County, TXTX33,075+14.5%–

100San Patricio County, TXTX72,053+14.3%–

101Dallam County, TXTX7,508+13.9%–

102Bosque County, TXTX18,918+13.7%–

103Mills County, TXTX4,580+13.7%–

104Cherokee County, TXTX53,337+13.7%–

105Willacy County, TXTX19,971+13.4%–

106Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,711+13.4%–

107Victoria County, TXTX92,656+13.1%–

108Navarro County, TXTX57,181+13.0%–

109Freestone County, TXTX20,811+13.0%–

110McLennan County, TXTX272,020+12.9%–

111Coke County, TXTX3,412+12.9%–

112Moore County, TXTX21,891+12.6%–

113Upshur County, TXTX44,410+12.5%–

114San Augustine County, TXTX7,722+11.8%–

115La Salle County, TXTX6,517+11.6%–

116Sherman County, TXTX2,781+11.5%–

117Uvalde County, TXTX24,963+11.1%–

118Newton County, TXTX11,954+11.1%–

119Archer County, TXTX9,129+11.0%–

120Colorado County, TXTX21,439+10.9%–

121Hopkins County, TXTX39,063+10.8%–

122Montague County, TXTX21,966+10.7%–

123Jackson County, TXTX15,393+10.4%–

124Lamar County, TXTX51,503+10.4%–

125Presidio County, TXTX5,433+10.0%–

126Clay County, TXTX10,764+9.8%–

127Delta County, TXTX5,549+9.7%–

128Brown County, TXTX38,711+9.6%–

129Marion County, TXTX9,896+9.6%–

130Bowie County, TXTX92,696+9.4%–

131Sabine County, TXTX10,012+9.2%–

132Mason County, TXTX3,990+9.2%–

133Lubbock County, TXTX328,906+9.0%–

134Callahan County, TXTX14,491+8.8%–

135Midland County, TXTX187,855+8.8%–

136Irion County, TXTX1,463+8.7%–

137Fayette County, TXTX25,459+8.5%–

138Houston County, TXTX22,316+8.5%–

139Kimble County, TXTX4,438+8.4%–

140Calhoun County, TXTX19,599+8.4%–

141Kinney County, TXTX3,128+8.3%–

142Rusk County, TXTX54,854+8.3%–

143Gonzales County, TXTX20,159+8.3%–

144Nacogdoches County, TXTX66,035+8.1%–

145Harrison County, TXTX71,956+8.0%–

146Palo Pinto County, TXTX30,791+7.9%–

147Nueces County, TXTX352,992+7.7%–

148Wichita County, TXTX129,555+7.6%–

149Dickens County, TXTX1,692+7.4%–

150Stephens County, TXTX9,380+7.4%–

151Hamilton County, TXTX8,680+6.4%–

152Armstrong County, TXTX1,843+6.3%–

153DeWitt County, TXTX20,309+6.2%–

154Gregg County, TXTX126,095+6.1%–

155Taylor County, TXTX150,077+5.8%–

156Tom Green County, TXTX120,602+5.6%–

157Milam County, TXTX26,258+5.6%–

158Hale County, TXTX31,819+5.6%–

159Orange County, TXTX86,266+5.5%–

160Jefferson County, TXTX254,321+5.3%–

161Limestone County, TXTX22,849+5.3%–

162Falls County, TXTX17,869+4.9%–

163Comanche County, TXTX14,432+4.8%–

164Menard County, TXTX1,956+4.8%–

165Dawson County, TXTX11,776+4.4%–

166Jim Wells County, TXTX38,804+4.4%–

167Kleberg County, TXTX30,315+4.2%–

168McMullen County, TXTX544+4.2%–

169Howard County, TXTX30,504+4.0%–

170Donley County, TXTX3,213+3.6%–

171Jim Hogg County, TXTX4,555+3.4%–

172Panola County, TXTX23,018+3.3%–

173Robertson County, TXTX17,839+3.2%–

174Wharton County, TXTX42,060+3.1%–

175Swisher County, TXTX6,703+3.0%–

176Matagorda County, TXTX36,463+2.8%–

177Lavaca County, TXTX20,651+2.8%–

178Gaines County, TXTX23,956+2.4%–

179Brewster County, TXTX9,458+2.1%–

180Ector County, TXTX173,801+1.8%–

181Runnels County, TXTX9,693+1.8%–

182Duval County, TXTX9,402+1.6%–

183Parmer County, TXTX9,678+1.6%–

184Cass County, TXTX28,651+1.5%–

185King County, TXTX192+0.6%–

186Crockett County, TXTX2,769+0.5%–

187Red River County, TXTX11,816-0.0%–

188Shackelford County, TXTX3,197-0.4%–

189Carson County, TXTX5,805-0.9%–

190Young County, TXTX18,154-1.0%–

191Eastland County, TXTX18,143-1.0%–

192Morris County, TXTX12,133-1.2%–

193Ochiltree County, TXTX9,284-1.3%–

194Sutton County, TXTX3,203-1.4%–

195Throckmorton County, TXTX1,554-1.6%–

196Dimmit County, TXTX8,024-1.8%–

197Schleicher County, TXTX2,245-1.8%–

198Refugio County, TXTX6,657-1.9%–

199Lamb County, TXTX12,579-2.4%–

200Lipscomb County, TXTX2,955-2.7%–

201Brooks County, TXTX6,579-2.8%–

202Glasscock County, TXTX1,128-2.8%–

203Wilbarger County, TXTX12,481-2.9%–

204Lynn County, TXTX6,017-3.1%–

205Deaf Smith County, TXTX18,626-3.1%–

206Sterling County, TXTX1,349-3.1%–

207Hall County, TXTX2,737-3.1%–

208Crosby County, TXTX4,852-3.2%–

209Terry County, TXTX11,720-3.5%–

210Oldham County, TXTX1,783-4.1%–

211Martin County, TXTX5,284-4.2%–

212Edwards County, TXTX1,370-4.6%–

213Zavala County, TXTX9,037-4.6%–

214Nolan County, TXTX14,117-4.8%–

215Coleman County, TXTX7,915-4.9%–

216Gray County, TXTX20,919-5.1%–

217Garza County, TXTX4,510-5.3%–

218Hockley County, TXTX21,600-6.1%–

219McCulloch County, TXTX7,472-6.5%–

220Bailey County, TXTX6,963-6.7%–

221Baylor County, TXTX3,472-6.7%–

222Motley County, TXTX1,043-6.9%–

223Hutchinson County, TXTX19,633-7.1%–

224Hansford County, TXTX4,944-8.2%–

225Floyd County, TXTX4,881-8.5%–

226Castro County, TXTX7,295-8.7%–

227Borden County, TXTX567-8.8%–

228Briscoe County, TXTX1,474-9.2%–

229Andrews County, TXTX18,914-9.3%–

230Foard County, TXTX1,044-9.6%–

231Hemphill County, TXTX3,083-9.9%–

232Kenedy County, TXTX319-10.0%–

233Wheeler County, TXTX4,773-10.1%–

234Collingsworth County, TXTX2,487-10.3%–

235Fisher County, TXTX3,692-10.3%–

236Hardeman County, TXTX3,292-10.6%–

237Haskell County, TXTX5,499-10.7%–

238Knox County, TXTX3,192-12.1%–

239Scurry County, TXTX16,162-12.2%–

240Culberson County, TXTX2,267-12.7%–

241Roberts County, TXTX867-13.5%–

242Crane County, TXTX4,554-14.1%–

243Cochran County, TXTX2,546-14.8%–

244Kent County, TXTX674-15.0%–

245Cottle County, TXTX1,224-15.3%–

246Stonewall County, TXTX1,186-15.9%–

247Yoakum County, TXTX7,438-16.7%–

248Ward County, TXTX11,125-16.8%–

249Winkler County, TXTX7,540-16.8%–

250Reeves County, TXTX12,138-17.1%–

251Terrell County, TXTX702-23.3%–

252Upton County, TXTX3,131-23.5%–

253Reagan County, TXTX3,166-26.3%–

254Loving County, TXTX52-37.4%–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS