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Fastest shrinking, Texas counties · 2000

Texas counties with the steepest population decline since the prior decennial census. This list covers the 254 counties in Texas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000

01Loving County, TXTX52-37.4%+0%

02Reagan County, TXTX3,166-26.3%+0%

03Upton County, TXTX3,131-23.5%+0%

04Terrell County, TXTX702-23.3%+0%

05Reeves County, TXTX12,138-17.1%+0%

06Winkler County, TXTX7,540-16.8%+0%

07Ward County, TXTX11,125-16.8%+0%

08Yoakum County, TXTX7,438-16.7%+0%

09Stonewall County, TXTX1,186-15.9%+0%

10Cottle County, TXTX1,224-15.3%+0%

11Kent County, TXTX674-15.0%+0%

12Cochran County, TXTX2,546-14.8%+0%

13Crane County, TXTX4,554-14.1%+0%

14Roberts County, TXTX867-13.5%+0%

15Culberson County, TXTX2,267-12.7%+0%

16Scurry County, TXTX16,162-12.2%+0%

17Knox County, TXTX3,192-12.1%+0%

18Haskell County, TXTX5,499-10.7%+0%

19Hardeman County, TXTX3,292-10.6%+0%

20Fisher County, TXTX3,692-10.3%+0%

21Collingsworth County, TXTX2,487-10.3%+0%

22Wheeler County, TXTX4,773-10.1%+0%

23Kenedy County, TXTX319-10.0%+0%

24Hemphill County, TXTX3,083-9.9%+0%

25Foard County, TXTX1,044-9.6%+0%

26Andrews County, TXTX18,914-9.3%+0%

27Briscoe County, TXTX1,474-9.2%+0%

28Borden County, TXTX567-8.8%+0%

29Castro County, TXTX7,295-8.7%+0%

30Floyd County, TXTX4,881-8.5%+0%

31Hansford County, TXTX4,944-8.2%+0%

32Hutchinson County, TXTX19,633-7.1%+0%

33Motley County, TXTX1,043-6.9%+0%

34Baylor County, TXTX3,472-6.7%+0%

35Bailey County, TXTX6,963-6.7%+0%

36McCulloch County, TXTX7,472-6.5%+0%

37Hockley County, TXTX21,600-6.1%+0%

38Garza County, TXTX4,510-5.3%+0%

39Gray County, TXTX20,919-5.1%+0%

40Coleman County, TXTX7,915-4.9%+0%

41Nolan County, TXTX14,117-4.8%+0%

42Zavala County, TXTX9,037-4.6%+0%

43Edwards County, TXTX1,370-4.6%+0%

44Martin County, TXTX5,284-4.2%+0%

45Oldham County, TXTX1,783-4.1%+0%

46Terry County, TXTX11,720-3.5%+0%

47Crosby County, TXTX4,852-3.2%+0%

48Hall County, TXTX2,737-3.1%+0%

49Sterling County, TXTX1,349-3.1%+0%

50Deaf Smith County, TXTX18,626-3.1%+0%

51Lynn County, TXTX6,017-3.1%+0%

52Wilbarger County, TXTX12,481-2.9%+0%

53Glasscock County, TXTX1,128-2.8%+0%

54Brooks County, TXTX6,579-2.8%+0%

55Lipscomb County, TXTX2,955-2.7%+0%

56Lamb County, TXTX12,579-2.4%+0%

57Refugio County, TXTX6,657-1.9%+0%

58Schleicher County, TXTX2,245-1.8%+0%

59Dimmit County, TXTX8,024-1.8%+0%

60Throckmorton County, TXTX1,554-1.6%+0%

61Sutton County, TXTX3,203-1.4%+0%

62Ochiltree County, TXTX9,284-1.3%+0%

63Morris County, TXTX12,133-1.2%+0%

64Eastland County, TXTX18,143-1.0%+0%

65Young County, TXTX18,154-1.0%+0%

66Carson County, TXTX5,805-0.9%+0%

67Shackelford County, TXTX3,197-0.4%+0%

68Red River County, TXTX11,816-0.0%+0%

69Crockett County, TXTX2,769+0.5%+0%

70King County, TXTX192+0.6%+0%

71Cass County, TXTX28,651+1.5%+0%

72Parmer County, TXTX9,678+1.6%+0%

73Duval County, TXTX9,402+1.6%+0%

74Runnels County, TXTX9,693+1.8%+0%

75Ector County, TXTX173,801+1.8%+0%

76Brewster County, TXTX9,458+2.1%+0%

77Gaines County, TXTX23,956+2.4%+0%

78Lavaca County, TXTX20,651+2.8%+0%

79Matagorda County, TXTX36,463+2.8%+0%

80Swisher County, TXTX6,703+3.0%+0%

81Wharton County, TXTX42,060+3.1%+0%

82Robertson County, TXTX17,839+3.2%+0%

83Panola County, TXTX23,018+3.3%+0%

84Jim Hogg County, TXTX4,555+3.4%+0%

85Donley County, TXTX3,213+3.6%+0%

86Howard County, TXTX30,504+4.0%+0%

87McMullen County, TXTX544+4.2%+0%

88Kleberg County, TXTX30,315+4.2%+0%

89Jim Wells County, TXTX38,804+4.4%+0%

90Dawson County, TXTX11,776+4.4%+0%

91Menard County, TXTX1,956+4.8%+0%

92Comanche County, TXTX14,432+4.8%+0%

93Falls County, TXTX17,869+4.9%+0%

94Limestone County, TXTX22,849+5.3%+0%

95Jefferson County, TXTX254,321+5.3%+0%

96Orange County, TXTX86,266+5.5%+0%

97Hale County, TXTX31,819+5.6%+0%

98Milam County, TXTX26,258+5.6%+0%

99Tom Green County, TXTX120,602+5.6%+0%

100Taylor County, TXTX150,077+5.8%+0%

101Gregg County, TXTX126,095+6.1%+0%

102DeWitt County, TXTX20,309+6.2%+0%

103Armstrong County, TXTX1,843+6.3%+0%

104Hamilton County, TXTX8,680+6.4%+0%

105Stephens County, TXTX9,380+7.4%+0%

106Dickens County, TXTX1,692+7.4%+0%

107Wichita County, TXTX129,555+7.6%+0%

108Nueces County, TXTX352,992+7.7%+0%

109Palo Pinto County, TXTX30,791+7.9%+0%

110Harrison County, TXTX71,956+8.0%+0%

111Nacogdoches County, TXTX66,035+8.1%+0%

112Gonzales County, TXTX20,159+8.3%+0%

113Rusk County, TXTX54,854+8.3%+0%

114Kinney County, TXTX3,128+8.3%+0%

115Calhoun County, TXTX19,599+8.4%+0%

116Kimble County, TXTX4,438+8.4%+0%

117Houston County, TXTX22,316+8.5%+0%

118Fayette County, TXTX25,459+8.5%+0%

119Irion County, TXTX1,463+8.7%+0%

120Midland County, TXTX187,855+8.8%+0%

121Callahan County, TXTX14,491+8.8%+0%

122Lubbock County, TXTX328,906+9.0%+0%

123Mason County, TXTX3,990+9.2%+0%

124Sabine County, TXTX10,012+9.2%+0%

125Bowie County, TXTX92,696+9.4%+0%

126Marion County, TXTX9,896+9.6%+0%

127Brown County, TXTX38,711+9.6%+0%

128Delta County, TXTX5,549+9.7%+0%

129Clay County, TXTX10,764+9.8%+0%

130Presidio County, TXTX5,433+10.0%+0%

131Lamar County, TXTX51,503+10.4%+0%

132Jackson County, TXTX15,393+10.4%+0%

133Montague County, TXTX21,966+10.7%+0%

134Hopkins County, TXTX39,063+10.8%+0%

135Colorado County, TXTX21,439+10.9%+0%

136Archer County, TXTX9,129+11.0%+0%

137Newton County, TXTX11,954+11.1%+0%

138Uvalde County, TXTX24,963+11.1%+0%

139Sherman County, TXTX2,781+11.5%+0%

140La Salle County, TXTX6,517+11.6%+0%

141San Augustine County, TXTX7,722+11.8%+0%

142Upshur County, TXTX44,410+12.5%+0%

143Moore County, TXTX21,891+12.6%+0%

144Coke County, TXTX3,412+12.9%+0%

145McLennan County, TXTX272,020+12.9%+0%

146Freestone County, TXTX20,811+13.0%+0%

147Navarro County, TXTX57,181+13.0%+0%

148Victoria County, TXTX92,656+13.1%+0%

149Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,711+13.4%+0%

150Willacy County, TXTX19,971+13.4%+0%

151Cherokee County, TXTX53,337+13.7%+0%

152Mills County, TXTX4,580+13.7%+0%

153Bosque County, TXTX18,918+13.7%+0%

154Dallam County, TXTX7,508+13.9%+0%

155San Patricio County, TXTX72,053+14.3%+0%

156Jasper County, TXTX33,075+14.5%+0%

157Shelby County, TXTX24,286+14.5%+0%

158San Saba County, TXTX5,787+14.5%+0%

159Pecos County, TXTX14,560+14.5%+0%

160Angelina County, TXTX88,154+14.7%+0%

161Hudspeth County, TXTX3,433+14.7%+0%

162Anderson County, TXTX59,805+14.8%+0%

163El Paso County, TXTX877,858+14.9%+0%

164Galveston County, TXTX372,207+15.1%+0%

165Smith County, TXTX252,549+15.5%+0%

166Val Verde County, TXTX47,835+15.8%+0%

167Goliad County, TXTX7,208+15.9%+0%

168Potter County, TXTX114,453+16.0%+0%

169Washington County, TXTX38,288+16.1%+0%

170Randall County, TXTX152,351+16.3%+0%

171Hardin County, TXTX58,723+16.3%+0%

172Grayson County, TXTX153,613+16.4%+0%

173Camp County, TXTX13,380+16.6%+0%

174Coryell County, TXTX85,592+16.8%+0%

175Titus County, TXTX31,563+17.1%+0%

176Bexar County, TXTX2,160,088+17.5%+0%

177Erath County, TXTX43,911+17.9%+0%

178Cooke County, TXTX44,461+18.1%+0%

179Madison County, TXTX14,226+18.4%+0%

180Austin County, TXTX33,625+18.9%+0%

181Hunt County, TXTX123,336+19.0%+0%

182Hill County, TXTX39,503+19.1%+0%

183Dallas County, TXTX2,661,397+19.8%+0%

184Kerr County, TXTX54,037+20.2%+0%

185Trinity County, TXTX14,384+20.4%+0%

186Frio County, TXTX18,823+20.6%+0%

187Harris County, TXTX5,045,026+20.7%+0%

188Burleson County, TXTX20,549+20.9%+0%

189Mitchell County, TXTX8,947+21.0%+0%

190Gillespie County, TXTX28,527+21.0%+0%

191Leon County, TXTX16,894+21.1%+0%

192Franklin County, TXTX10,994+21.2%+0%

193Walker County, TXTX83,842+21.3%+0%

194Lee County, TXTX18,729+21.8%+0%

195Caldwell County, TXTX55,150+22.0%+0%

196Tarrant County, TXTX2,248,466+23.6%+0%

197Karnes County, TXTX15,018+24.0%+0%

198Bell County, TXTX402,248+24.5%+0%

199Brazos County, TXTX249,088+25.1%+0%

200Grimes County, TXTX34,252+25.1%+0%

201Wood County, TXTX49,688+25.1%+0%

202Henderson County, TXTX88,595+25.2%+0%

203Tyler County, TXTX20,443+25.4%+0%

204Jack County, TXTX9,563+25.5%+0%

205Aransas County, TXTX26,146+25.7%+0%

206Fannin County, TXTX39,265+26.0%+0%

207Jones County, TXTX20,861+26.0%+0%

208Brazoria County, TXTX419,080+26.1%+0%

209Real County, TXTX2,745+26.3%+0%

210Atascosa County, TXTX53,590+26.5%+0%

211Van Zandt County, TXTX66,130+26.9%+0%

212Somervell County, TXTX10,261+27.0%+0%

213Bee County, TXTX32,515+28.7%+0%

214Live Oak County, TXTX11,929+28.8%+0%

215Cameron County, TXTX433,946+28.9%+0%

216Childress County, TXTX6,643+29.1%+0%

217Chambers County, TXTX57,594+29.6%+0%

218Maverick County, TXTX58,823+30.0%+0%

219Concho County, TXTX3,607+30.3%+0%

220Johnson County, TXTX218,048+30.5%+0%

221Ellis County, TXTX240,867+30.8%+0%

222Zapata County, TXTX13,753+31.3%+0%

223Lampasas County, TXTX23,657+31.4%+0%

224Starr County, TXTX66,319+32.3%+0%

225Liberty County, TXTX121,364+33.1%+0%

226Polk County, TXTX53,434+34.0%+0%

227San Jacinto County, TXTX29,488+35.9%+0%

228Rains County, TXTX13,542+36.1%+0%

229Kaufman County, TXTX209,235+36.6%+0%

230Parker County, TXTX184,767+36.6%+0%

231Guadalupe County, TXTX201,111+37.2%+0%

232Waller County, TXTX69,858+39.6%+0%

233Wise County, TXTX83,778+40.7%+0%

234Travis County, TXTX1,389,670+40.9%+0%

235Blanco County, TXTX13,581+41.0%+0%

236Hood County, TXTX70,501+41.8%+0%

237Wilson County, TXTX56,139+43.1%+0%

238Medina County, TXTX56,881+43.9%+0%

239Webb County, TXTX281,224+44.9%+0%

240Llano County, TXTX23,353+46.5%+0%

241Hidalgo County, TXTX921,549+48.5%+0%

242Hays County, TXTX304,390+48.7%+0%

243Comal County, TXTX209,166+50.5%+0%

244Burnet County, TXTX57,015+50.6%+0%

245Bastrop County, TXTX118,908+50.9%+0%

246Hartley County, TXTX4,904+52.4%+0%

247Fort Bend County, TXTX975,191+57.2%+0%

248Denton County, TXTX1,069,346+58.3%+0%

249Montgomery County, TXTX781,194+61.2%+0%

250Kendall County, TXTX53,289+62.7%+0%

251Bandera County, TXTX22,876+67.1%+0%

252Rockwall County, TXTX140,738+68.3%+0%

253Williamson County, TXTX752,827+79.1%+0%

254Collin County, TXTX1,297,179+86.2%+0%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES