RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 254 SHOWN OF 254

Fastest growing, Texas counties · 2020

Texas counties ranked by population growth from the 2010 census to 2020. 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

01Hays County, TXTX304,390+53.4%+10%

02Comal County, TXTX209,166+48.9%−3%

03Williamson County, TXTX752,827+44.1%−44%

04Kaufman County, TXTX209,235+40.6%+11%

05Fort Bend County, TXTX975,191+40.6%−29%

06Rockwall County, TXTX140,738+37.6%−45%

07Denton County, TXTX1,069,346+36.8%−37%

08Montgomery County, TXTX781,194+36.1%−41%

09Collin County, TXTX1,297,179+36.1%−58%

10Chambers County, TXTX57,594+32.7%+11%

11Kendall County, TXTX53,289+32.5%−48%

12Waller County, TXTX69,858+31.5%−21%

13Guadalupe County, TXTX201,111+31.3%−16%

14Bastrop County, TXTX118,908+31.1%−39%

15Ellis County, TXTX240,867+28.6%−7%

16Parker County, TXTX184,767+26.8%−27%

17Travis County, TXTX1,389,670+26.0%−37%

18Andrews County, TXTX18,914+25.9%−378%

19Midland County, TXTX187,855+24.2%+174%

20Gaines County, TXTX23,956+23.2%+854%

21Liberty County, TXTX121,364+21.1%−36%

22Caldwell County, TXTX55,150+20.5%−7%

23Ector County, TXTX173,801+20.4%+1011%

24Galveston County, TXTX372,207+20.4%+35%

25Hood County, TXTX70,501+20.4%−51%

26Sterling County, TXTX1,349+20.0%−740%

27Brazos County, TXTX249,088+20.0%−20%

28Bell County, TXTX402,248+19.5%−21%

29Johnson County, TXTX218,048+19.2%−37%

30Brazoria County, TXTX419,080+18.8%−28%

31Bexar County, TXTX2,160,088+17.2%−2%

32Tarrant County, TXTX2,248,466+16.7%−29%

33Randall County, TXTX152,351+16.6%+2%

34Wise County, TXTX83,778+16.1%−61%

35Hunt County, TXTX123,336+16.1%−16%

36Wilson County, TXTX56,139+15.9%−63%

37Harris County, TXTX5,045,026+15.6%−24%

38Burnet County, TXTX57,015+14.9%−70%

39Van Zandt County, TXTX66,130+13.2%−51%

40Walker County, TXTX83,842+12.6%−41%

41Hidalgo County, TXTX921,549+12.4%−74%

42Erath County, TXTX43,911+12.3%−31%

43Grayson County, TXTX153,613+12.1%−26%

44Rains County, TXTX13,542+11.5%−68%

45Lubbock County, TXTX328,906+11.4%+27%

46Smith County, TXTX252,549+11.3%−27%

47McLennan County, TXTX272,020+10.9%−15%

48Polk County, TXTX53,434+10.4%−70%

49Dallas County, TXTX2,661,397+10.4%−48%

50Medina County, TXTX56,881+10.3%−77%

51Navarro County, TXTX57,181+10.2%−21%

52Coryell County, TXTX85,592+10.2%−39%

53Llano County, TXTX23,353+10.1%−78%

54Grimes County, TXTX34,252+10.0%−60%

55Lampasas County, TXTX23,657+9.9%−68%

56Winkler County, TXTX7,540+9.6%−157%

57Ward County, TXTX11,125+9.3%−155%

58Martin County, TXTX5,284+9.1%−315%

59Atascosa County, TXTX53,590+9.1%−66%

60Taylor County, TXTX150,077+8.9%+54%

61Tom Green County, TXTX120,602+8.9%+57%

62Somervell County, TXTX10,261+8.4%−69%

63Cooke County, TXTX44,461+8.4%−54%

64Blanco County, TXTX13,581+8.4%−80%

65Starr County, TXTX66,319+8.1%−75%

66El Paso County, TXTX877,858+8.1%−45%

67Gillespie County, TXTX28,527+7.6%−64%

68Reeves County, TXTX12,138+7.0%−141%

69Wood County, TXTX49,688+6.9%−73%

70Crane County, TXTX4,554+6.9%−149%

71Frio County, TXTX18,823+6.8%−67%

72Webb County, TXTX281,224+6.7%−85%

73Maverick County, TXTX58,823+6.7%−78%

74Jackson County, TXTX15,393+6.5%−37%

75Washington County, TXTX38,288+6.2%−62%

76Austin County, TXTX33,625+6.2%−68%

77Dallam County, TXTX7,508+6.1%−56%

78San Patricio County, TXTX72,053+6.1%−57%

79Kerr County, TXTX54,037+6.0%−70%

80Lavaca County, TXTX20,651+5.6%+100%

81Victoria County, TXTX92,656+5.2%−60%

82Lee County, TXTX18,729+5.2%−76%

83Fannin County, TXTX39,265+5.2%−80%

84Harrison County, TXTX71,956+4.9%−39%

85Hopkins County, TXTX39,063+4.6%−57%

86Henderson County, TXTX88,595+4.6%−82%

87Upshur County, TXTX44,410+4.0%−68%

88San Jacinto County, TXTX29,488+3.9%−89%

89Nueces County, TXTX352,992+3.8%−51%

90Cameron County, TXTX433,946+3.6%−87%

91Orange County, TXTX86,266+3.6%−34%

92Brewster County, TXTX9,458+3.4%+60%

93Hardin County, TXTX58,723+2.9%−82%

94Aransas County, TXTX26,146+2.9%−89%

95Burleson County, TXTX20,549+2.6%−87%

96Hill County, TXTX39,503+2.2%−88%

97Gregg County, TXTX126,095+2.1%−66%

98Bandera County, TXTX22,876+1.8%−97%

99Jefferson County, TXTX254,321+1.7%−68%

100Montague County, TXTX21,966+1.2%−88%

101Callahan County, TXTX14,491+1.2%−86%

102Palo Pinto County, TXTX30,791+1.1%−87%

103Robertson County, TXTX17,839+0.8%−74%

104Wharton County, TXTX42,060+0.7%−77%

105Lamar County, TXTX51,503+0.6%−94%

106Reagan County, TXTX3,166+0.5%−102%

107Camp County, TXTX13,380+0.5%−97%

108Bowie County, TXTX92,696+0.4%−96%

109Nacogdoches County, TXTX66,035+0.2%−98%

110Bosque County, TXTX18,918+0.1%−99%

111Scurry County, TXTX16,162+0.1%−101%

112Milam County, TXTX26,258-0.0%−100%

113Delta County, TXTX5,549-0.0%−100%

114Brown County, TXTX38,711-0.0%−100%

115Angelina County, TXTX88,154-0.4%−103%

116Howard County, TXTX30,504-0.4%−111%

117Fayette County, TXTX25,459-0.5%−106%

118Karnes County, TXTX15,018-0.8%−103%

119Gonzales County, TXTX20,159-0.8%−109%

120Cherokee County, TXTX53,337-0.9%−106%

121Anderson County, TXTX59,805-0.9%−106%

122Zapata County, TXTX13,753-0.9%−103%

123Coke County, TXTX3,412-1.1%−108%

124Matagorda County, TXTX36,463-1.2%−144%

125DeWitt County, TXTX20,309-1.4%−122%

126Upton County, TXTX3,131-1.4%−94%

127Mason County, TXTX3,990-1.5%−116%

128Colorado County, TXTX21,439-1.5%−114%

129Madison County, TXTX14,226-1.5%−108%

130Borden County, TXTX567-1.6%−82%

131Wichita County, TXTX129,555-1.6%−122%

132Live Oak County, TXTX11,929-1.7%−106%

133Freestone County, TXTX20,811-1.9%−115%

134Pecos County, TXTX14,560-2.0%−114%

135Ochiltree County, TXTX9,284-2.0%+52%

136Brooks County, TXTX6,579-2.0%−27%

137Rusk County, TXTX54,854-2.1%−125%

138Potter County, TXTX114,453-2.1%−113%

139Franklin County, TXTX10,994-2.3%−111%

140Yoakum County, TXTX7,438-2.3%−86%

141Moore County, TXTX21,891-2.5%−120%

142Bee County, TXTX32,515-2.6%−109%

143Val Verde County, TXTX47,835-2.6%−117%

144Jones County, TXTX20,861-2.7%−110%

145Comanche County, TXTX14,432-2.7%−156%

146Goliad County, TXTX7,208-2.7%−117%

147Armstrong County, TXTX1,843-2.8%−144%

148Nolan County, TXTX14,117-3.1%−34%

149Kleberg County, TXTX30,315-3.2%−176%

150La Salle County, TXTX6,517-3.2%−128%

151Titus County, TXTX31,563-3.4%−120%

152Hamilton County, TXTX8,680-3.5%−154%

153Bailey County, TXTX6,963-3.6%−45%

154Young County, TXTX18,154-3.7%+265%

155Parmer County, TXTX9,678-3.9%−351%

156Deaf Smith County, TXTX18,626-4.1%+32%

157Mitchell County, TXTX8,947-4.4%−121%

158Eastland County, TXTX18,143-4.6%+347%

159Jim Wells County, TXTX38,804-4.8%−209%

160Wilbarger County, TXTX12,481-4.8%+63%

161Clay County, TXTX10,764-5.0%−151%

162Falls County, TXTX17,869-5.0%−203%

163Limestone County, TXTX22,849-5.3%−200%

164Childress County, TXTX6,643-5.4%−118%

165Irion County, TXTX1,463-5.4%−162%

166Lynn County, TXTX6,017-5.4%+75%

167Archer County, TXTX9,129-5.5%−149%

168Panola County, TXTX23,018-5.5%−268%

169Stephens County, TXTX9,380-5.5%−175%

170Shelby County, TXTX24,286-5.6%−139%

171Runnels County, TXTX9,693-5.7%−422%

172Gray County, TXTX20,919-5.8%+14%

173Hansford County, TXTX4,944-5.8%−29%

174Calhoun County, TXTX19,599-6.0%−171%

175Carson County, TXTX5,805-6.1%+565%

176Hockley County, TXTX21,600-6.1%−1%

177Jack County, TXTX9,563-6.3%−125%

178Leon County, TXTX16,894-6.4%−131%

179Terry County, TXTX11,720-6.5%+87%

180San Saba County, TXTX5,787-6.5%−145%

181Cass County, TXTX28,651-6.6%−534%

182Lamb County, TXTX12,579-6.7%+177%

183Trinity County, TXTX14,384-6.7%−133%

184Kent County, TXTX674-6.8%−54%

185Hutchinson County, TXTX19,633-6.9%−3%

186Kimble County, TXTX4,438-7.0%−183%

187Uvalde County, TXTX24,963-7.0%−163%

188Baylor County, TXTX3,472-7.0%+5%

189Houston County, TXTX22,316-7.0%−183%

190King County, TXTX192-7.3%−1400%

191Lipscomb County, TXTX2,955-7.4%+169%

192Morris County, TXTX12,133-7.4%+545%

193Fisher County, TXTX3,692-7.6%−26%

194Jasper County, TXTX33,075-7.6%−153%

195Wheeler County, TXTX4,773-7.8%−23%

196Marion County, TXTX9,896-7.8%−181%

197Hudspeth County, TXTX3,433-7.9%−154%

198McCulloch County, TXTX7,472-7.9%+21%

199Shackelford County, TXTX3,197-8.1%+1814%

200Haskell County, TXTX5,499-8.2%−23%

201Cottle County, TXTX1,224-8.3%−46%

202Sherman County, TXTX2,781-8.3%−172%

203Castro County, TXTX7,295-8.6%−1%

204Sabine County, TXTX10,012-8.7%−194%

205Refugio County, TXTX6,657-8.7%+369%

206Jim Hogg County, TXTX4,555-8.7%−359%

207Culberson County, TXTX2,267-8.8%−31%

208Willacy County, TXTX19,971-8.9%−166%

209Glasscock County, TXTX1,128-9.0%+217%

210Tyler County, TXTX20,443-9.0%−136%

211Mills County, TXTX4,580-9.7%−171%

212Knox County, TXTX3,192-9.8%−18%

213Red River County, TXTX11,816-9.9%+47141%

214Dawson County, TXTX11,776-10.0%−325%

215Garza County, TXTX4,510-10.0%+89%

216Hale County, TXTX31,819-10.3%−286%

217San Augustine County, TXTX7,722-10.7%−190%

218Roberts County, TXTX867-11.0%−18%

219Hemphill County, TXTX3,083-11.2%+13%

220Hartley County, TXTX4,904-11.2%−121%

221Swisher County, TXTX6,703-11.2%−473%

222Donley County, TXTX3,213-11.4%−419%

223Motley County, TXTX1,043-12.1%+76%

224Throckmorton County, TXTX1,554-12.2%+668%

225Briscoe County, TXTX1,474-12.3%+34%

226Menard County, TXTX1,956-12.5%−360%

227Kinney County, TXTX3,128-13.0%−256%

228Collingsworth County, TXTX2,487-13.2%+29%

229Coleman County, TXTX7,915-13.6%+178%

230Dimmit County, TXTX8,024-13.8%+679%

231Hardeman County, TXTX3,292-14.3%+35%

232Oldham County, TXTX1,783-14.3%+251%

233Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,711-14.8%−210%

234McMullen County, TXTX544-15.1%−464%

235Crosby County, TXTX4,852-15.3%+381%

236Newton County, TXTX11,954-15.4%−239%

237Hall County, TXTX2,737-15.7%+400%

238Kenedy County, TXTX319-15.9%+59%

239Floyd County, TXTX4,881-16.2%+90%

240Stonewall County, TXTX1,186-16.4%+3%

241Duval County, TXTX9,402-16.6%−1159%

242Real County, TXTX2,745-16.7%−163%

243Crockett County, TXTX2,769-16.7%−3343%

244Zavala County, TXTX9,037-17.2%+272%

245Foard County, TXTX1,044-18.0%+88%

246Sutton County, TXTX3,203-18.3%+1206%

247Cochran County, TXTX2,546-18.5%+25%

248Concho County, TXTX3,607-19.2%−163%

249Presidio County, TXTX5,433-21.6%−315%

250Loving County, TXTX52-22.0%−41%

251Terrell County, TXTX702-22.8%−2%

252Dickens County, TXTX1,692-27.6%−471%

253Edwards County, TXTX1,370-29.0%+531%

254Schleicher County, TXTX2,245-29.2%+1486%

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