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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.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000
01King County, TXTX192-27.5%−28.1 pts
02Garza County, TXTX4,510-22.5%−17.2 pts
03Loving County, TXTX52-18.8%+18.6 pts
04Reeves County, TXTX12,138-17.7%−0.6 pts
05Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,711-14.3%−27.7 pts
06Howard County, TXTX30,504-12.5%−16.5 pts
07Presidio County, TXTX5,433-11.4%−21.4 pts
08Cottle County, TXTX1,224-11.3%+4.0 pts
09Crockett County, TXTX2,769-10.6%−11.1 pts
10Kent County, TXTX674-10.5%+4.5 pts
11Borden County, TXTX567-10.1%−1.4 pts
12Floyd County, TXTX4,881-9.6%−1.1 pts
13McMullen County, TXTX544-9.3%−13.5 pts
14Hartley County, TXTX4,904-8.9%−61.2 pts
15Kenedy County, TXTX319-8.9%+1.1 pts
16Hemphill County, TXTX3,083-8.8%+1.1 pts
17Schleicher County, TXTX2,245-8.4%−6.6 pts
18Terrell County, TXTX702-7.6%+15.7 pts
19Ochiltree County, TXTX9,284-7.3%−6.0 pts
20Hardeman County, TXTX3,292-7.2%+3.3 pts
21Brooks County, TXTX6,579-7.0%−4.2 pts
22Dimmit County, TXTX8,024-6.9%−5.1 pts
23Zavala County, TXTX9,037-6.5%−1.9 pts
24Reagan County, TXTX3,166-6.5%+19.8 pts
25Hansford County, TXTX4,944-6.5%+1.7 pts
26Collingsworth County, TXTX2,487-6.2%+4.0 pts
27Jim Hogg County, TXTX4,555-5.8%−9.2 pts
28Crosby County, TXTX4,852-5.5%−2.3 pts
29Dawson County, TXTX11,776-5.5%−9.9 pts
30Upton County, TXTX3,131-5.4%+18.1 pts
31Sutton County, TXTX3,203-5.0%−3.6 pts
32Knox County, TXTX3,192-4.8%+7.3 pts
33Hutchinson County, TXTX19,633-4.8%+2.4 pts
34Stonewall County, TXTX1,186-4.7%+11.2 pts
35Foard County, TXTX1,044-4.7%+4.9 pts
36Scurry County, TXTX16,162-4.5%+7.7 pts
37Ward County, TXTX11,125-4.5%+12.4 pts
38Dickens County, TXTX1,692-4.4%−11.8 pts
39Duval County, TXTX9,402-4.4%−5.9 pts
40Wheeler County, TXTX4,773-4.3%+5.8 pts
41Nolan County, TXTX14,117-4.2%+0.6 pts
42Pecos County, TXTX14,560-4.2%−18.7 pts
43Swisher County, TXTX6,703-3.8%−6.9 pts
44Edwards County, TXTX1,370-3.7%+0.9 pts
45Lamb County, TXTX12,579-3.6%−1.2 pts
46Potter County, TXTX114,453-3.4%−19.4 pts
47Lipscomb County, TXTX2,955-3.4%−0.7 pts
48Yoakum County, TXTX7,438-3.3%+13.3 pts
49Irion County, TXTX1,463-3.3%−12.0 pts
50Winkler County, TXTX7,540-3.2%+13.6 pts
51Wilbarger County, TXTX12,481-3.2%−0.2 pts
52Hall County, TXTX2,737-3.1%+0.0 pts
53Crane County, TXTX4,554-2.6%+11.5 pts
54Calhoun County, TXTX19,599-2.5%−10.9 pts
55San Augustine County, TXTX7,722-2.5%−14.3 pts
56Kleberg County, TXTX30,315-2.3%−6.5 pts
57La Salle County, TXTX6,517-2.2%−13.9 pts
58Hale County, TXTX31,819-2.2%−7.7 pts
59Newton County, TXTX11,954-2.2%−13.2 pts
60Runnels County, TXTX9,693-2.1%−3.9 pts
61McCulloch County, TXTX7,472-2.1%+4.5 pts
62Parmer County, TXTX9,678-1.9%−3.5 pts
63Motley County, TXTX1,043-1.9%+5.0 pts
64Sterling County, TXTX1,349-1.7%+1.5 pts
65Gray County, TXTX20,919-1.5%+3.7 pts
66Donley County, TXTX3,213-1.4%−5.0 pts
67Refugio County, TXTX6,657-1.2%+0.6 pts
68Castro County, TXTX7,295-1.0%+7.6 pts
69Zapata County, TXTX13,753-1.0%−32.3 pts
70Willacy County, TXTX19,971-1.0%−14.4 pts
71Terry County, TXTX11,720-0.9%+2.5 pts
72Brewster County, TXTX9,458-0.9%−3.1 pts
73Jefferson County, TXTX254,321-0.9%−6.1 pts
74Mitchell County, TXTX8,947-0.5%−21.5 pts
75Real County, TXTX2,745-0.5%−26.8 pts
76Childress County, TXTX6,643-0.3%−29.5 pts
77Menard County, TXTX1,956-0.3%−5.1 pts
78Armstrong County, TXTX1,843-0.3%−6.6 pts
79Jim Wells County, TXTX38,804-0.2%−4.6 pts
80Bowie County, TXTX92,696-0.2%−9.6 pts
81Nueces County, TXTX352,992-0.1%−7.8 pts
82Cochran County, TXTX2,546-0.0%+14.7 pts
83Sherman County, TXTX2,781-0.0%−11.5 pts
84Carson County, TXTX5,805-0.0%+0.9 pts
85Kinney County, TXTX3,128-0.0%−8.4 pts
86Wichita County, TXTX129,555+0.2%−7.4 pts
87Baylor County, TXTX3,472+0.2%+6.9 pts
88Deaf Smith County, TXTX18,626+0.2%+3.3 pts
89Jasper County, TXTX33,075+0.3%−14.2 pts
90Hockley County, TXTX21,600+0.3%+6.4 pts
91Tom Green County, TXTX120,602+0.5%−5.1 pts
92Val Verde County, TXTX47,835+0.5%−15.3 pts
93Fisher County, TXTX3,692+0.5%+10.8 pts
94Matagorda County, TXTX36,463+0.6%−2.2 pts
95Starr County, TXTX66,319+0.6%−31.7 pts
96Cass County, TXTX28,651+0.7%−0.8 pts
97Bailey County, TXTX6,963+0.9%+7.5 pts
98Martin County, TXTX5,284+0.9%+5.1 pts
99Mason County, TXTX3,990+0.9%−8.3 pts
100San Saba County, TXTX5,787+1.0%−13.5 pts
101Titus County, TXTX31,563+1.0%−16.1 pts
102Glasscock County, TXTX1,128+1.1%+3.9 pts
103Shelby County, TXTX24,286+1.1%−13.4 pts
104Houston County, TXTX22,316+1.1%−7.3 pts
105Wharton County, TXTX42,060+1.2%−1.9 pts
106Sabine County, TXTX10,012+1.2%−8.0 pts
107Morris County, TXTX12,133+1.3%+2.5 pts
108El Paso County, TXTX877,858+1.4%−13.5 pts
109Oldham County, TXTX1,783+1.4%+5.5 pts
110Victoria County, TXTX92,656+1.5%−11.6 pts
111Gregg County, TXTX126,095+1.5%−4.6 pts
112Haskell County, TXTX5,499+1.5%+12.2 pts
113Lavaca County, TXTX20,651+1.5%−1.2 pts
114Young County, TXTX18,154+1.6%+2.6 pts
115Maverick County, TXTX58,823+1.6%−28.4 pts
116Brown County, TXTX38,711+1.6%−8.0 pts
117Uvalde County, TXTX24,963+1.6%−9.5 pts
118Andrews County, TXTX18,914+1.6%+10.9 pts
119Orange County, TXTX86,266+1.7%−3.8 pts
120Marion County, TXTX9,896+1.8%−7.8 pts
121Dallas County, TXTX2,661,397+1.8%−17.9 pts
122Red River County, TXTX11,816+2.0%+2.0 pts
123Angelina County, TXTX88,154+2.0%−12.6 pts
124Karnes County, TXTX15,018+2.1%−21.9 pts
125Nacogdoches County, TXTX66,035+2.1%−6.0 pts
126Panola County, TXTX23,018+2.3%−0.9 pts
127Eastland County, TXTX18,143+2.4%+3.4 pts
128Frio County, TXTX18,823+2.4%−18.3 pts
129DeWitt County, TXTX20,309+2.4%−3.8 pts
130Moore County, TXTX21,891+2.5%−10.1 pts
131Gonzales County, TXTX20,159+2.6%−5.7 pts
132Jackson County, TXTX15,393+2.7%−7.7 pts
133Briscoe County, TXTX1,474+2.7%+11.9 pts
134Kerr County, TXTX54,037+2.7%−17.5 pts
135Mills County, TXTX4,580+2.8%−10.9 pts
136Goliad County, TXTX7,208+2.8%−13.1 pts
137Lamar County, TXTX51,503+2.8%−7.5 pts
138Shackelford County, TXTX3,197+3.0%+3.4 pts
139Coleman County, TXTX7,915+3.0%+7.9 pts
140Coryell County, TXTX85,592+3.0%−13.8 pts
141Stephens County, TXTX9,380+3.1%−4.3 pts
142Cameron County, TXTX433,946+3.1%−25.8 pts
143Limestone County, TXTX22,849+3.2%−2.1 pts
144Erath County, TXTX43,911+3.2%−14.7 pts
145Anderson County, TXTX59,805+3.3%−11.5 pts
146Tyler County, TXTX20,443+3.3%−22.1 pts
147Kimble County, TXTX4,438+3.5%−4.8 pts
148Culberson County, TXTX2,267+3.6%+16.3 pts
149Bosque County, TXTX18,918+3.7%−10.0 pts
150Coke County, TXTX3,412+3.9%−9.0 pts
151Fayette County, TXTX25,459+4.2%−4.3 pts
152Colorado County, TXTX21,439+4.3%−6.6 pts
153McLennan County, TXTX272,020+4.4%−8.5 pts
154Hardin County, TXTX58,723+4.4%−11.9 pts
155Harrison County, TXTX71,956+4.5%−3.5 pts
156Bee County, TXTX32,515+4.7%−24.0 pts
157Taylor County, TXTX150,077+4.8%−1.0 pts
158San Patricio County, TXTX72,053+4.8%−9.5 pts
159Roberts County, TXTX867+4.8%+18.3 pts
160Rusk County, TXTX54,854+5.1%−3.3 pts
161Ector County, TXTX173,801+5.2%+3.4 pts
162Live Oak County, TXTX11,929+5.2%−23.6 pts
163Webb County, TXTX281,224+5.3%−39.7 pts
164Falls County, TXTX17,869+5.3%+0.4 pts
165Clay County, TXTX10,764+5.3%−4.5 pts
166Dallam County, TXTX7,508+5.5%−8.4 pts
167Hamilton County, TXTX8,680+5.6%−0.8 pts
168Callahan County, TXTX14,491+5.7%−3.1 pts
169Madison County, TXTX14,226+5.7%−12.6 pts
170Trinity County, TXTX14,384+5.7%−14.6 pts
171Cherokee County, TXTX53,337+5.8%−7.9 pts
172Hidalgo County, TXTX921,549+5.8%−42.6 pts
173Lubbock County, TXTX328,906+5.9%−3.1 pts
174Milam County, TXTX26,258+6.1%+0.4 pts
175Jones County, TXTX20,861+6.1%−20.0 pts
176Delta County, TXTX5,549+6.1%−3.6 pts
177Franklin County, TXTX10,994+6.1%−15.1 pts
178Galveston County, TXTX372,207+6.1%−8.9 pts
179Comanche County, TXTX14,432+6.2%+1.3 pts
180Hopkins County, TXTX39,063+6.2%−4.7 pts
181Robertson County, TXTX17,839+6.5%+3.3 pts
182Brazos County, TXTX249,088+6.5%−18.6 pts
183Tarrant County, TXTX2,248,466+6.5%−17.1 pts
184Polk County, TXTX53,434+6.6%−27.4 pts
185Harris County, TXTX5,045,026+6.6%−14.0 pts
186Archer County, TXTX9,129+6.6%−4.4 pts
187Cooke County, TXTX44,461+6.7%−11.4 pts
188Gillespie County, TXTX28,527+6.7%−14.2 pts
189Washington County, TXTX38,288+6.9%−9.2 pts
190Freestone County, TXTX20,811+7.1%−5.9 pts
191Lee County, TXTX18,729+7.2%−14.6 pts
192Hudspeth County, TXTX3,433+7.2%−7.5 pts
193Camp County, TXTX13,380+7.3%−9.3 pts
194Leon County, TXTX16,894+7.5%−13.6 pts
195Bexar County, TXTX2,160,088+7.5%−10.0 pts
196Lynn County, TXTX6,017+7.5%+10.6 pts
197San Jacinto County, TXTX29,488+7.6%−28.3 pts
198Travis County, TXTX1,389,670+7.7%−33.2 pts
199Henderson County, TXTX88,595+7.8%−17.3 pts
200Throckmorton County, TXTX1,554+7.9%+9.5 pts
201Smith County, TXTX252,549+8.2%−7.3 pts
202Randall County, TXTX152,351+8.2%−8.1 pts
203Palo Pinto County, TXTX30,791+8.4%+0.5 pts
204Bell County, TXTX402,248+8.5%−16.0 pts
205Upshur County, TXTX44,410+8.6%−3.9 pts
206Navarro County, TXTX57,181+8.7%−4.4 pts
207Concho County, TXTX3,607+9.2%−21.1 pts
208Lampasas County, TXTX23,657+9.4%−22.0 pts
209Atascosa County, TXTX53,590+9.4%−17.1 pts
210Bandera County, TXTX22,876+9.7%−57.3 pts
211Aransas County, TXTX26,146+9.7%−16.0 pts
212Walker County, TXTX83,842+9.7%−11.6 pts
213Llano County, TXTX23,353+9.9%−36.6 pts
214Montague County, TXTX21,966+10.0%−0.6 pts
215Fannin County, TXTX39,265+10.1%−15.9 pts
216Hill County, TXTX39,503+10.1%−8.9 pts
217Midland County, TXTX187,855+10.5%+1.7 pts
218Wood County, TXTX49,688+10.8%−14.3 pts
219Gaines County, TXTX23,956+10.9%+8.5 pts
220Van Zandt County, TXTX66,130+11.1%−15.8 pts
221Rains County, TXTX13,542+11.3%−24.8 pts
222Austin County, TXTX33,625+11.5%−7.5 pts
223Somervell County, TXTX10,261+11.5%−15.6 pts
224Medina County, TXTX56,881+12.1%−31.8 pts
225Brazoria County, TXTX419,080+12.6%−13.5 pts
226Wilson County, TXTX56,139+12.8%−30.2 pts
227Jack County, TXTX9,563+12.9%−12.6 pts
228Grayson County, TXTX153,613+13.3%−3.1 pts
229Hood County, TXTX70,501+14.5%−27.4 pts
230Burnet County, TXTX57,015+16.0%−34.5 pts
231Guadalupe County, TXTX201,111+16.4%−20.8 pts
232Burleson County, TXTX20,549+16.5%−4.4 pts
233Grimes County, TXTX34,252+17.0%−8.1 pts
234Denton County, TXTX1,069,346+18.0%−40.3 pts
235Fort Bend County, TXTX975,191+18.5%−38.7 pts
236Blanco County, TXTX13,581+19.4%−21.6 pts
237Caldwell County, TXTX55,150+20.2%−1.8 pts
238Kendall County, TXTX53,289+20.3%−42.4 pts
239Johnson County, TXTX218,048+21.2%−9.3 pts
240Collin County, TXTX1,297,179+21.9%−64.4 pts
241Wise County, TXTX83,778+22.1%−18.6 pts
242Bastrop County, TXTX118,908+22.3%−28.6 pts
243Waller County, TXTX69,858+23.0%−16.6 pts
244Hunt County, TXTX123,336+23.4%+4.3 pts
245Williamson County, TXTX752,827+23.6%−55.5 pts
246Chambers County, TXTX57,594+23.7%−5.9 pts
247Parker County, TXTX184,767+24.7%−11.9 pts
248Ellis County, TXTX240,867+25.2%−5.6 pts
249Montgomery County, TXTX781,194+25.9%−35.3 pts
250Hays County, TXTX304,390+26.3%−22.5 pts
251Comal County, TXTX209,166+29.5%−21.0 pts
252Rockwall County, TXTX140,738+30.5%−37.7 pts
253Liberty County, TXTX121,364+32.5%−0.6 pts
254Kaufman County, TXTX209,235+44.0%+7.4 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES