RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 254 SHOWN OF 254

Fastest growing, Texas counties · 2010

Texas counties ranked by population growth from the 2000 census to 2010. 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

01Rockwall County, TXTX140,738+81.8%+20%

02Williamson County, TXTX752,827+69.1%−13%

03Fort Bend County, TXTX975,191+65.1%+14%

04Hays County, TXTX304,390+61.0%+25%

05Collin County, TXTX1,297,179+59.1%−31%

06Montgomery County, TXTX781,194+55.1%−10%

07Denton County, TXTX1,069,346+53.0%−9%

08Guadalupe County, TXTX201,111+47.8%+28%

09Kaufman County, TXTX209,235+44.9%+23%

10Kendall County, TXTX53,289+40.7%−35%

11Comal County, TXTX209,166+39.0%−23%

12Hidalgo County, TXTX921,549+36.1%−26%

13Chambers County, TXTX57,594+34.8%+18%

14Ellis County, TXTX240,867+34.3%+12%

15Garza County, TXTX4,510+32.6%−719%

16Wilson County, TXTX56,139+32.4%−25%

17Waller County, TXTX69,858+32.3%−19%

18Parker County, TXTX184,767+32.1%−12%

19Bell County, TXTX402,248+30.4%+24%

20Webb County, TXTX281,224+29.6%−34%

21Brazoria County, TXTX419,080+29.5%+13%

22Bastrop County, TXTX118,908+28.5%−44%

23Brazos County, TXTX249,088+27.8%+11%

24Travis County, TXTX1,389,670+26.1%−36%

25Burnet County, TXTX57,015+25.2%−50%

26Tarrant County, TXTX2,248,466+25.1%+6%

27Blanco County, TXTX13,581+24.7%−40%

28Somervell County, TXTX10,261+24.7%−9%

29Hood County, TXTX70,501+24.5%−41%

30Bexar County, TXTX2,160,088+23.1%+32%

31Loving County, TXTX52+22.4%−160%

32Wise County, TXTX83,778+21.2%−48%

33Cameron County, TXTX433,946+21.2%−27%

34Gaines County, TXTX23,956+21.1%+768%

35Austin County, TXTX33,625+20.5%+8%

36Harris County, TXTX5,045,026+20.3%−2%

37Smith County, TXTX252,549+20.0%+30%

38Rains County, TXTX13,542+19.4%−46%

39Gillespie County, TXTX28,527+19.3%−8%

40Johnson County, TXTX218,048+19.0%−38%

41San Jacinto County, TXTX29,488+18.6%−48%

42Caldwell County, TXTX55,150+18.2%−17%

43Midland County, TXTX187,855+18.0%+104%

44Schleicher County, TXTX2,245+17.9%−1074%

45El Paso County, TXTX877,858+17.8%+20%

46La Salle County, TXTX6,517+17.4%+49%

47Medina County, TXTX56,881+17.1%−61%

48Galveston County, TXTX372,207+16.5%+9%

49Atascosa County, TXTX53,590+16.3%−39%

50Bandera County, TXTX22,876+16.1%−76%

51Randall County, TXTX152,351+15.7%−4%

52Zapata County, TXTX13,753+15.1%−52%

53Titus County, TXTX31,563+15.0%−12%

54Lubbock County, TXTX328,906+14.9%+66%

55Erath County, TXTX43,911+14.8%−17%

56Maverick County, TXTX58,823+14.7%−51%

57Wood County, TXTX49,688+14.2%−43%

58Starr County, TXTX66,319+13.8%−57%

59Andrews County, TXTX18,914+13.7%−247%

60Kerr County, TXTX54,037+13.7%−32%

61Hardin County, TXTX58,723+13.7%−16%

62Hemphill County, TXTX3,083+13.6%−237%

63Ochiltree County, TXTX9,284+13.5%−1111%

64Llano County, TXTX23,353+13.2%−72%

65Ector County, TXTX173,801+13.2%+618%

66Grimes County, TXTX34,252+13.0%−48%

67Fayette County, TXTX25,459+12.6%+48%

68Rusk County, TXTX54,854+12.6%+51%

69Hunt County, TXTX123,336+12.4%−35%

70Franklin County, TXTX10,994+12.1%−43%

71Upshur County, TXTX44,410+11.4%−9%

72Washington County, TXTX38,288+11.0%−32%

73Freestone County, TXTX20,811+10.9%−16%

74Lampasas County, TXTX23,657+10.8%−66%

75Polk County, TXTX53,434+10.4%−69%

76Willacy County, TXTX19,971+10.2%−24%

77McLennan County, TXTX272,020+10.0%−22%

78Hopkins County, TXTX39,063+10.0%−8%

79Walker County, TXTX83,842+9.9%−54%

80Leon County, TXTX16,894+9.6%−55%

81Crane County, TXTX4,554+9.5%−167%

82Hartley County, TXTX4,904+9.5%−82%

83Grayson County, TXTX153,613+9.3%−43%

84Gregg County, TXTX126,095+9.3%+52%

85Van Zandt County, TXTX66,130+9.2%−66%

86Nacogdoches County, TXTX66,035+9.0%+11%

87Cherokee County, TXTX53,337+9.0%−34%

88Val Verde County, TXTX47,835+9.0%−43%

89Moore County, TXTX21,891+8.9%−30%

90Bailey County, TXTX6,963+8.7%−230%

91Real County, TXTX2,745+8.6%−67%

92Hill County, TXTX39,503+8.6%−55%

93Fannin County, TXTX39,265+8.6%−67%

94Nueces County, TXTX352,992+8.5%+10%

95Angelina County, TXTX88,154+8.3%−43%

96Lipscomb County, TXTX2,955+8.0%−393%

97Liberty County, TXTX121,364+7.8%−76%

98Dallam County, TXTX7,508+7.7%−45%

99Yoakum County, TXTX7,438+7.6%−146%

100Camp County, TXTX13,380+7.4%−56%

101Mason County, TXTX3,990+7.3%−20%

102Henderson County, TXTX88,595+7.2%−72%

103Presidio County, TXTX5,433+7.0%−30%

104Dallas County, TXTX2,661,397+6.7%−66%

105Potter County, TXTX114,453+6.6%−59%

106Kinney County, TXTX3,128+6.5%−22%

107Gonzales County, TXTX20,159+6.3%−23%

108Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,711+6.1%−54%

109Lee County, TXTX18,729+6.1%−72%

110Anderson County, TXTX59,805+6.1%−59%

111Limestone County, TXTX22,849+6.0%+15%

112Tom Green County, TXTX120,602+6.0%+6%

113Frio County, TXTX18,823+5.9%−71%

114Bosque County, TXTX18,918+5.9%−57%

115Trinity County, TXTX14,384+5.8%−71%

116Navarro County, TXTX57,181+5.8%−56%

117Cooke County, TXTX44,461+5.7%−69%

118Harrison County, TXTX71,956+5.7%−30%

119Madison County, TXTX14,226+5.6%−70%

120Callahan County, TXTX14,491+5.0%−44%

121Reeves County, TXTX12,138+4.9%−129%

122Roberts County, TXTX867+4.7%−135%

123Panola County, TXTX23,018+4.6%+40%

124Hansford County, TXTX4,944+4.5%−155%

125Deaf Smith County, TXTX18,626+4.4%−241%

126Burleson County, TXTX20,549+4.4%−79%

127Tyler County, TXTX20,443+4.3%−83%

128Brewster County, TXTX9,458+4.1%+94%

129Howard County, TXTX30,504+4.1%+4%

130Goliad County, TXTX7,208+4.1%−74%

131Palo Pinto County, TXTX30,791+4.0%−49%

132Hudspeth County, TXTX3,433+3.9%−73%

133Taylor County, TXTX150,077+3.9%−32%

134Robertson County, TXTX17,839+3.9%+23%

135Jim Wells County, TXTX38,804+3.8%−12%

136Bowie County, TXTX92,696+3.6%−61%

137Calhoun County, TXTX19,599+3.6%−58%

138Hamilton County, TXTX8,680+3.5%−45%

139Sabine County, TXTX10,012+3.5%−62%

140Scurry County, TXTX16,162+3.4%−128%

141Young County, TXTX18,154+3.4%−435%

142Victoria County, TXTX92,656+3.2%−75%

143Jack County, TXTX9,563+3.2%−87%

144Montague County, TXTX21,966+3.1%−70%

145Kimble County, TXTX4,438+3.1%−63%

146Concho County, TXTX3,607+3.1%−90%

147Aransas County, TXTX26,146+2.9%−89%

148Lamar County, TXTX51,503+2.7%−74%

149Parmer County, TXTX9,678+2.5%+63%

150Wheeler County, TXTX4,773+2.4%−124%

151Colorado County, TXTX21,439+2.4%−78%

152Houston County, TXTX22,316+2.4%−72%

153Shackelford County, TXTX3,197+2.3%−645%

154Archer County, TXTX9,129+2.3%−80%

155Milam County, TXTX26,258+2.1%−62%

156Uvalde County, TXTX24,963+1.8%−83%

157Kleberg County, TXTX30,315+1.6%−61%

158Eastland County, TXTX18,143+1.6%−251%

159Sutton County, TXTX3,203+1.3%−189%

160Reagan County, TXTX3,166+1.2%−105%

161Brown County, TXTX38,711+1.1%−88%

162Martin County, TXTX5,284+1.1%−126%

163Hockley County, TXTX21,600+1.0%−116%

164McCulloch County, TXTX7,472+1.0%−115%

165Shelby County, TXTX24,286+0.9%−94%

166Zavala County, TXTX9,037+0.7%−114%

167Coryell County, TXTX85,592+0.5%−97%

168Kenedy County, TXTX319+0.5%−105%

169DeWitt County, TXTX20,309+0.4%−93%

170Jim Hogg County, TXTX4,555+0.4%−89%

171Jasper County, TXTX33,075+0.3%−98%

172Lavaca County, TXTX20,651+0.3%−90%

173Wharton County, TXTX42,060+0.2%−93%

174Jefferson County, TXTX254,321+0.1%−98%

175Cass County, TXTX28,651+0.1%−94%

176Wichita County, TXTX129,555-0.1%−102%

177Comanche County, TXTX14,432-0.4%−108%

178Stephens County, TXTX9,380-0.5%−106%

179Terry County, TXTX11,720-0.9%−75%

180Morris County, TXTX12,133-0.9%−24%

181Winkler County, TXTX7,540-0.9%−95%

182San Saba County, TXTX5,787-0.9%−106%

183Hale County, TXTX31,819-0.9%−116%

184San Augustine County, TXTX7,722-0.9%−108%

185Gray County, TXTX20,919-0.9%−82%

186Upton County, TXTX3,131-1.4%−94%

187Bee County, TXTX32,515-1.5%−105%

188Delta County, TXTX5,549-1.8%−119%

189Jackson County, TXTX15,393-2.2%−121%

190Ward County, TXTX11,125-2.3%−86%

191Clay County, TXTX10,764-2.3%−124%

192Dimmit County, TXTX8,024-2.5%+39%

193Castro County, TXTX7,295-2.7%−69%

194Jones County, TXTX20,861-2.8%−111%

195Mitchell County, TXTX8,947-3.0%−114%

196Haskell County, TXTX5,499-3.2%−70%

197Matagorda County, TXTX36,463-3.3%−219%

198San Patricio County, TXTX72,053-3.5%−124%

199Marion County, TXTX9,896-3.6%−138%

200Coleman County, TXTX7,915-3.7%−25%

201Orange County, TXTX86,266-3.7%−167%

202Nolan County, TXTX14,117-3.7%−22%

203Falls County, TXTX17,869-3.8%−178%

204Donley County, TXTX3,213-3.9%−210%

205Karnes County, TXTX15,018-4.0%−117%

206Newton County, TXTX11,954-4.2%−138%

207Mills County, TXTX4,580-4.2%−131%

208Collingsworth County, TXTX2,487-4.6%−55%

209Sherman County, TXTX2,781-4.8%−142%

210Lamb County, TXTX12,579-5.0%+107%

211Menard County, TXTX1,956-5.0%−204%

212Carson County, TXTX5,805-5.1%+462%

213Refugio County, TXTX6,657-5.7%+206%

214Kent County, TXTX674-5.9%−60%

215Oldham County, TXTX1,783-6.1%+49%

216Swisher County, TXTX6,703-6.3%−308%

217Live Oak County, TXTX11,929-6.3%−122%

218Hutchinson County, TXTX19,633-7.2%+0%

219Edwards County, TXTX1,370-7.4%+61%

220Dawson County, TXTX11,776-7.7%−273%

221Pecos County, TXTX14,560-7.7%−153%

222Wilbarger County, TXTX12,481-7.8%+164%

223Childress County, TXTX6,643-8.4%−129%

224Fisher County, TXTX3,692-8.5%−17%

225Briscoe County, TXTX1,474-8.5%−7%

226Runnels County, TXTX9,693-8.6%−586%

227Baylor County, TXTX3,472-9.0%+35%

228Terrell County, TXTX702-9.0%−62%

229Crockett County, TXTX2,769-9.3%−1900%

230Brooks County, TXTX6,579-9.4%+240%

231Lynn County, TXTX6,017-9.7%+215%

232Irion County, TXTX1,463-9.7%−211%

233Red River County, TXTX11,816-10.2%+48377%

234Duval County, TXTX9,402-10.2%−752%

235Throckmorton County, TXTX1,554-11.3%+608%

236Hall County, TXTX2,737-11.3%+260%

237Armstrong County, TXTX1,843-11.5%−283%

238Dickens County, TXTX1,692-11.5%−255%

239Stonewall County, TXTX1,186-12.0%−25%

240Borden County, TXTX567-12.1%+38%

241Hardeman County, TXTX3,292-12.4%+17%

242Knox County, TXTX3,192-12.6%+4%

243Glasscock County, TXTX1,128-12.8%+352%

244Coke County, TXTX3,412-14.1%−210%

245Crosby County, TXTX4,852-14.3%+351%

246Motley County, TXTX1,043-15.1%+119%

247Cochran County, TXTX2,546-16.2%+9%

248McMullen County, TXTX544-16.9%−507%

249Floyd County, TXTX4,881-17.1%+100%

250Foard County, TXTX1,044-17.6%+84%

251Sterling County, TXTX1,349-17.9%+474%

252Culberson County, TXTX2,267-19.4%+53%

253King County, TXTX192-19.7%−3580%

254Cottle County, TXTX1,224-21.0%+37%

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