RANKING · 2025 ESTIMATES · 254 SHOWN OF 254

Fastest shrinking, Texas counties

Texas counties with the steepest population decline from the 2020 census to 2025. This list covers the 254 counties in Texas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 254 is +2.4%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Reeves County, TX, up 183 places to #4.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000

01▲64King County, TXTX192-27.5%−28.1 pts

02▲38Garza County, TXTX4,510-22.5%−17.2 pts

03▲2Loving County, TXTX52-18.8%+18.6 pts

04▲183Reeves County, TXTX12,138-17.7%−0.6 pts

05▲17Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,711-14.3%−27.7 pts

06▲133Howard County, TXTX30,504-12.5%−16.5 pts

07▼1Presidio County, TXTX5,433-11.4%−21.4 pts

08▲46Cottle County, TXTX1,224-11.3%+4.0 pts

09▲3Crockett County, TXTX2,769-10.6%−11.1 pts

10▲61Kent County, TXTX674-10.5%+4.5 pts

11▲114Borden County, TXTX567-10.1%−1.4 pts

12▲4Floyd County, TXTX4,881-9.6%−1.1 pts

13▲8McMullen County, TXTX544-9.3%−13.5 pts

14▲21Hartley County, TXTX4,904-8.9%−61.2 pts

15▲2Kenedy County, TXTX319-8.9%+1.1 pts

16▲20Hemphill County, TXTX3,083-8.8%+1.1 pts

17▼16Schleicher County, TXTX2,245-8.4%−6.6 pts

18▼14Terrell County, TXTX702-7.6%+15.7 pts

19▲101Ochiltree County, TXTX9,284-7.3%−6.0 pts

20▲4Hardeman County, TXTX3,292-7.2%+3.3 pts

21▲98Brooks County, TXTX6,579-7.0%−4.2 pts

22▲3Dimmit County, TXTX8,024-6.9%−5.1 pts

23▼12Zavala County, TXTX9,037-6.5%−1.9 pts

24▲125Reagan County, TXTX3,166-6.5%+19.8 pts

25▲57Hansford County, TXTX4,944-6.5%+1.7 pts

26▲1Collingsworth County, TXTX2,487-6.2%+4.0 pts

27▲22Jim Hogg County, TXTX4,555-5.8%−9.2 pts

28▼8Crosby County, TXTX4,852-5.5%−2.3 pts

29▲12Dawson County, TXTX11,776-5.5%−9.9 pts

30▲99Upton County, TXTX3,131-5.4%+18.1 pts

31▼22Sutton County, TXTX3,203-5.0%−3.6 pts

32▲11Knox County, TXTX3,192-4.8%+7.3 pts

33▲37Hutchinson County, TXTX19,633-4.8%+2.4 pts

34▼19Stonewall County, TXTX1,186-4.7%+11.2 pts

35▼25Foard County, TXTX1,044-4.7%+4.9 pts

36▲108Scurry County, TXTX16,162-4.5%+7.7 pts

37▲161Ward County, TXTX11,125-4.5%+12.4 pts

38▼35Dickens County, TXTX1,692-4.4%−11.8 pts

39▼25Duval County, TXTX9,402-4.4%−5.9 pts

40▲20Wheeler County, TXTX4,773-4.3%+5.8 pts

41▲66Nolan County, TXTX14,117-4.2%+0.6 pts

42▲79Pecos County, TXTX14,560-4.2%−18.7 pts

43▼9Swisher County, TXTX6,703-3.8%−6.9 pts

44▼42Edwards County, TXTX1,370-3.7%+0.9 pts

45▲28Lamb County, TXTX12,579-3.6%−1.2 pts

46▲71Potter County, TXTX114,453-3.4%−19.4 pts

47▲17Lipscomb County, TXTX2,955-3.4%−0.7 pts

48▲67Yoakum County, TXTX7,438-3.3%+13.3 pts

49▲41Irion County, TXTX1,463-3.3%−12.0 pts

50▲149Winkler County, TXTX7,540-3.2%+13.6 pts

51▲44Wilbarger County, TXTX12,481-3.2%−0.2 pts

52▼34Hall County, TXTX2,737-3.1%0.0 pts

53▲132Crane County, TXTX4,554-2.6%+11.5 pts

54▲27Calhoun County, TXTX19,599-2.5%−10.9 pts

55▼17San Augustine County, TXTX7,722-2.5%−14.3 pts

56▲50Kleberg County, TXTX30,315-2.3%−6.5 pts

57▲48La Salle County, TXTX6,517-2.2%−13.9 pts

58▼19Hale County, TXTX31,819-2.2%−7.7 pts

59▼40Newton County, TXTX11,954-2.2%−13.2 pts

60▲24Runnels County, TXTX9,693-2.1%−3.9 pts

61▼4McCulloch County, TXTX7,472-2.1%+4.5 pts

62▲38Parmer County, TXTX9,678-1.9%−3.5 pts

63▼31Motley County, TXTX1,043-1.9%+5.0 pts

64▲165Sterling County, TXTX1,349-1.7%+1.5 pts

65▲18Gray County, TXTX20,919-1.5%+3.7 pts

66▼33Donley County, TXTX3,213-1.4%−5.0 pts

67▼17Refugio County, TXTX6,657-1.2%+0.6 pts

68▼16Castro County, TXTX7,295-1.0%+7.6 pts

69▲64Zapata County, TXTX13,753-1.0%−32.3 pts

70▼23Willacy County, TXTX19,971-1.0%−14.4 pts

71▲5Terry County, TXTX11,720-0.9%+2.5 pts

72▲91Brewster County, TXTX9,458-0.9%−3.1 pts

73▲83Jefferson County, TXTX254,321-0.9%−6.1 pts

74▲24Mitchell County, TXTX8,947-0.5%−21.5 pts

75▼62Real County, TXTX2,745-0.5%−26.8 pts

76▲15Childress County, TXTX6,643-0.3%−29.5 pts

77▼48Menard County, TXTX1,956-0.3%−5.1 pts

78▲30Armstrong County, TXTX1,843-0.3%−6.6 pts

79▲17Jim Wells County, TXTX38,804-0.2%−4.6 pts

80▲67Bowie County, TXTX92,696-0.2%−9.6 pts

81▲85Nueces County, TXTX352,992-0.1%−7.8 pts

82▼74Cochran County, TXTX2,546-0.0%+14.7 pts

83▼30Sherman County, TXTX2,781-0.0%−11.5 pts

84▼4Carson County, TXTX5,805-0.0%+0.9 pts

85▼57Kinney County, TXTX3,128-0.0%−8.4 pts

86▲38Wichita County, TXTX129,555+0.2%−7.4 pts

87▼20Baylor County, TXTX3,472+0.2%+6.9 pts

88▲11Deaf Smith County, TXTX18,626+0.2%+3.3 pts

89▼28Jasper County, TXTX33,075+0.3%−14.2 pts

90▼11Hockley County, TXTX21,600+0.3%+6.4 pts

91▲103Tom Green County, TXTX120,602+0.5%−5.1 pts

92▲20Val Verde County, TXTX47,835+0.5%−15.3 pts

93▼31Fisher County, TXTX3,692+0.5%+10.8 pts

94▲37Matagorda County, TXTX36,463+0.6%−2.2 pts

95▲95Starr County, TXTX66,319+0.6%−31.7 pts

96▼22Cass County, TXTX28,651+0.7%−0.8 pts

97▲5Bailey County, TXTX6,963+0.9%+7.5 pts

98▲99Martin County, TXTX5,284+0.9%+5.1 pts

99▲29Mason County, TXTX3,990+0.9%−8.3 pts

100▼25San Saba County, TXTX5,787+1.0%−13.5 pts

101▲3Titus County, TXTX31,563+1.0%−16.1 pts

102▼56Glasscock County, TXTX1,128+1.1%+3.9 pts

103▼18Shelby County, TXTX24,286+1.1%−13.4 pts

104▼38Houston County, TXTX22,316+1.1%−7.3 pts

105▲46Wharton County, TXTX42,060+1.2%−1.9 pts

106▼55Sabine County, TXTX10,012+1.2%−8.0 pts

107▼44Morris County, TXTX12,133+1.3%+2.5 pts

108▲81El Paso County, TXTX877,858+1.4%−13.5 pts

109▼86Oldham County, TXTX1,783+1.4%+5.5 pts

110▲64Victoria County, TXTX92,656+1.5%−11.6 pts

111▲47Gregg County, TXTX126,095+1.5%−4.6 pts

112▼57Haskell County, TXTX5,499+1.5%+12.2 pts

113▲62Lavaca County, TXTX20,651+1.5%−1.2 pts

114▼13Young County, TXTX18,154+1.6%+2.6 pts

115▲67Maverick County, TXTX58,823+1.6%−28.4 pts

116▲25Brown County, TXTX38,711+1.6%−8.0 pts

117▼49Uvalde County, TXTX24,963+1.6%−9.5 pts

118▲119Andrews County, TXTX18,914+1.6%+10.9 pts

119▲45Orange County, TXTX86,266+1.7%−3.8 pts

120▼61Marion County, TXTX9,896+1.8%−7.8 pts

121▲85Dallas County, TXTX2,661,397+1.8%−17.9 pts

122▼80Red River County, TXTX11,816+2.0%+2.0 pts

123▲17Angelina County, TXTX88,154+2.0%−12.6 pts

124▲13Karnes County, TXTX15,018+2.1%−21.9 pts

125▲21Nacogdoches County, TXTX66,035+2.1%−6.0 pts

126▼39Panola County, TXTX23,018+2.3%−0.9 pts

127▼30Eastland County, TXTX18,143+2.4%+3.4 pts

128▲56Frio County, TXTX18,823+2.4%−18.3 pts

129▲1DeWitt County, TXTX20,309+2.4%−3.8 pts

130▼16Moore County, TXTX21,891+2.5%−10.1 pts

131▲5Gonzales County, TXTX20,159+2.6%−5.7 pts

132▲49Jackson County, TXTX15,393+2.7%−7.7 pts

133▼103Briscoe County, TXTX1,474+2.7%+11.9 pts

134▲42Kerr County, TXTX54,037+2.7%−17.5 pts

135▼91Mills County, TXTX4,580+2.8%−10.9 pts

136▼27Goliad County, TXTX7,208+2.8%−13.1 pts

137▲13Lamar County, TXTX51,503+2.8%−7.5 pts

138▼82Shackelford County, TXTX3,197+3.0%+3.4 pts

139▼113Coleman County, TXTX7,915+3.0%+7.9 pts

140▲63Coryell County, TXTX85,592+3.0%−13.8 pts

141▼55Stephens County, TXTX9,380+3.1%−4.3 pts

142▲23Cameron County, TXTX433,946+3.1%−25.8 pts

143▼51Limestone County, TXTX22,849+3.2%−2.1 pts

144▲69Erath County, TXTX43,911+3.2%−14.7 pts

145▼11Anderson County, TXTX59,805+3.3%−11.5 pts

146▼101Tyler County, TXTX20,443+3.3%−22.1 pts

147▼78Kimble County, TXTX4,438+3.5%−4.8 pts

148▼100Culberson County, TXTX2,267+3.6%+16.3 pts

149▼4Bosque County, TXTX18,918+3.7%−10.0 pts

150▼18Coke County, TXTX3,412+3.9%−9.0 pts

151▼13Fayette County, TXTX25,459+4.2%−4.3 pts

152▼25Colorado County, TXTX21,439+4.3%−6.6 pts

153▲55McLennan County, TXTX272,020+4.4%−8.5 pts

154▲8Hardin County, TXTX58,723+4.4%−11.9 pts

155▲16Harrison County, TXTX71,956+4.5%−3.5 pts

156▼43Bee County, TXTX32,515+4.7%−24.0 pts

157▲38Taylor County, TXTX150,077+4.8%−1.0 pts

158▲19San Patricio County, TXTX72,053+4.8%−9.5 pts

159▼122Roberts County, TXTX867+4.8%+18.3 pts

160▼42Rusk County, TXTX54,854+5.1%−3.3 pts

161▲71Ector County, TXTX173,801+5.2%+3.4 pts

162▼39Live Oak County, TXTX11,929+5.2%−23.6 pts

163▲20Webb County, TXTX281,224+5.3%−39.7 pts

164▼71Falls County, TXTX17,869+5.3%+0.4 pts

165▼71Clay County, TXTX10,764+5.3%−4.5 pts

166▲12Dallam County, TXTX7,508+5.5%−8.4 pts

167▼64Hamilton County, TXTX8,680+5.6%−0.8 pts

168▼14Callahan County, TXTX14,491+5.7%−3.1 pts

169▼43Madison County, TXTX14,226+5.7%−12.6 pts

170▼98Trinity County, TXTX14,384+5.7%−14.6 pts

171▼36Cherokee County, TXTX53,337+5.8%−7.9 pts

172▲42Hidalgo County, TXTX921,549+5.8%−42.6 pts

173▲37Lubbock County, TXTX328,906+5.9%−3.1 pts

174▼31Milam County, TXTX26,258+6.1%+0.4 pts

175▼64Jones County, TXTX20,861+6.1%−20.0 pts

176▼34Delta County, TXTX5,549+6.1%−3.6 pts

177▼61Franklin County, TXTX10,994+6.1%−15.1 pts

178▲53Galveston County, TXTX372,207+6.1%−8.9 pts

179▼69Comanche County, TXTX14,432+6.2%+1.3 pts

180▼10Hopkins County, TXTX39,063+6.2%−4.7 pts

181▼29Robertson County, TXTX17,839+6.5%+3.3 pts

182▲46Brazos County, TXTX249,088+6.5%−18.6 pts

183▲40Tarrant County, TXTX2,248,466+6.5%−17.1 pts

184▲23Polk County, TXTX53,434+6.6%−27.4 pts

185▲33Harris County, TXTX5,045,026+6.6%−14.0 pts

186▼98Archer County, TXTX9,129+6.6%−4.4 pts

187▲5Cooke County, TXTX44,461+6.7%−11.4 pts

188Gillespie County, TXTX28,527+6.7%−14.2 pts

189▼9Washington County, TXTX38,288+6.9%−9.2 pts

190▼68Freestone County, TXTX20,811+7.1%−5.9 pts

191▼18Lee County, TXTX18,729+7.2%−14.6 pts

192▼134Hudspeth County, TXTX3,433+7.2%−7.5 pts

193▼45Camp County, TXTX13,380+7.3%−9.3 pts

194▼117Leon County, TXTX16,894+7.5%−13.6 pts

195▲29Bexar County, TXTX2,160,088+7.5%−10.0 pts

196▼107Lynn County, TXTX6,017+7.5%+10.6 pts

197▼30San Jacinto County, TXTX29,488+7.6%−28.3 pts

198▲40Travis County, TXTX1,389,670+7.7%−33.2 pts

199▼30Henderson County, TXTX88,595+7.8%−17.3 pts

200▼169Throckmorton County, TXTX1,554+7.9%+9.5 pts

201▲8Smith County, TXTX252,549+8.2%−7.3 pts

202▲20Randall County, TXTX152,351+8.2%−8.1 pts

203▼50Palo Pinto County, TXTX30,791+8.4%+0.5 pts

204▲23Bell County, TXTX402,248+8.5%−16.0 pts

205▼37Upshur County, TXTX44,410+8.6%−3.9 pts

206▼2Navarro County, TXTX57,181+8.7%−4.4 pts

207▼200Concho County, TXTX3,607+9.2%−21.1 pts

208▼8Lampasas County, TXTX23,657+9.4%−22.0 pts

209▼13Atascosa County, TXTX53,590+9.4%−17.1 pts

210▼53Bandera County, TXTX22,876+9.7%−57.3 pts

211▼50Aransas County, TXTX26,146+9.7%−16.0 pts

212▲3Walker County, TXTX83,842+9.7%−11.6 pts

213▼11Llano County, TXTX23,353+9.9%−36.6 pts

214▼59Montague County, TXTX21,966+10.0%−0.6 pts

215▼43Fannin County, TXTX39,265+10.1%−15.9 pts

216▼57Hill County, TXTX39,503+10.1%−8.9 pts

217▲19Midland County, TXTX187,855+10.5%+1.7 pts

218▼32Wood County, TXTX49,688+10.8%−14.3 pts

219▲16Gaines County, TXTX23,956+10.9%+8.5 pts

220▼4Van Zandt County, TXTX66,130+11.1%−15.8 pts

221▼10Rains County, TXTX13,542+11.3%−24.8 pts

222▼43Austin County, TXTX33,625+11.5%−7.5 pts

223▼30Somervell County, TXTX10,261+11.5%−15.6 pts

224▼19Medina County, TXTX56,881+12.1%−31.8 pts

225Brazoria County, TXTX419,080+12.6%−13.5 pts

226▼7Wilson County, TXTX56,139+12.8%−30.2 pts

227▼149Jack County, TXTX9,563+12.9%−12.6 pts

228▼16Grayson County, TXTX153,613+13.3%−3.1 pts

229▲1Hood County, TXTX70,501+14.5%−27.4 pts

230▼13Burnet County, TXTX57,015+16.0%−34.5 pts

231▲11Guadalupe County, TXTX201,111+16.4%−20.8 pts

232▼72Burleson County, TXTX20,549+16.5%−4.4 pts

233▼32Grimes County, TXTX34,252+17.0%−8.1 pts

234▲14Denton County, TXTX1,069,346+18.0%−40.3 pts

235▲15Fort Bend County, TXTX975,191+18.5%−38.7 pts

236▼45Blanco County, TXTX13,581+19.4%−21.6 pts

237▼4Caldwell County, TXTX55,150+20.2%−1.8 pts

238▲6Kendall County, TXTX53,289+20.3%−42.4 pts

239▼13Johnson County, TXTX218,048+21.2%−9.3 pts

240▲6Collin County, TXTX1,297,179+21.9%−64.4 pts

241▼20Wise County, TXTX83,778+22.1%−18.6 pts

242▼1Bastrop County, TXTX118,908+22.3%−28.6 pts

243Waller County, TXTX69,858+23.0%−16.6 pts

244▼24Hunt County, TXTX123,336+23.4%+4.3 pts

245▲7Williamson County, TXTX752,827+23.6%−55.5 pts

246▼1Chambers County, TXTX57,594+23.7%−5.9 pts

247▼8Parker County, TXTX184,767+24.7%−11.9 pts

248▼8Ellis County, TXTX240,867+25.2%−5.6 pts

249▼2Montgomery County, TXTX781,194+25.9%−35.3 pts

250▲4Hays County, TXTX304,390+26.3%−22.5 pts

251▲2Comal County, TXTX209,166+29.5%−21.0 pts

252▼3Rockwall County, TXTX140,738+30.5%−37.7 pts

253▼19Liberty County, TXTX121,364+32.5%−0.6 pts

254▼3Kaufman County, TXTX209,235+44.0%+7.4 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES