RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 254 SHOWN OF 254

Fastest shrinking, Texas counties · 2010

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

01Cottle County, TXTX1,224-21.0%+37%

02King County, TXTX192-19.7%−3580%

03Culberson County, TXTX2,267-19.4%+53%

04Sterling County, TXTX1,349-17.9%+474%

05Foard County, TXTX1,044-17.6%+84%

06Floyd County, TXTX4,881-17.1%+100%

07McMullen County, TXTX544-16.9%−507%

08Cochran County, TXTX2,546-16.2%+9%

09Motley County, TXTX1,043-15.1%+119%

10Crosby County, TXTX4,852-14.3%+351%

11Coke County, TXTX3,412-14.1%−210%

12Glasscock County, TXTX1,128-12.8%+352%

13Knox County, TXTX3,192-12.6%+4%

14Hardeman County, TXTX3,292-12.4%+17%

15Borden County, TXTX567-12.1%+38%

16Stonewall County, TXTX1,186-12.0%−25%

17Dickens County, TXTX1,692-11.5%−255%

18Armstrong County, TXTX1,843-11.5%−283%

19Hall County, TXTX2,737-11.3%+260%

20Throckmorton County, TXTX1,554-11.3%+608%

21Duval County, TXTX9,402-10.2%−752%

22Red River County, TXTX11,816-10.2%+48377%

23Irion County, TXTX1,463-9.7%−211%

24Lynn County, TXTX6,017-9.7%+215%

25Brooks County, TXTX6,579-9.4%+240%

26Crockett County, TXTX2,769-9.3%−1900%

27Terrell County, TXTX702-9.0%−62%

28Baylor County, TXTX3,472-9.0%+35%

29Runnels County, TXTX9,693-8.6%−586%

30Briscoe County, TXTX1,474-8.5%−7%

31Fisher County, TXTX3,692-8.5%−17%

32Childress County, TXTX6,643-8.4%−129%

33Wilbarger County, TXTX12,481-7.8%+164%

34Pecos County, TXTX14,560-7.7%−153%

35Dawson County, TXTX11,776-7.7%−273%

36Edwards County, TXTX1,370-7.4%+61%

37Hutchinson County, TXTX19,633-7.2%+0%

38Live Oak County, TXTX11,929-6.3%−122%

39Swisher County, TXTX6,703-6.3%−308%

40Oldham County, TXTX1,783-6.1%+49%

41Kent County, TXTX674-5.9%−60%

42Refugio County, TXTX6,657-5.7%+206%

43Carson County, TXTX5,805-5.1%+462%

44Menard County, TXTX1,956-5.0%−204%

45Lamb County, TXTX12,579-5.0%+107%

46Sherman County, TXTX2,781-4.8%−142%

47Collingsworth County, TXTX2,487-4.6%−55%

48Mills County, TXTX4,580-4.2%−131%

49Newton County, TXTX11,954-4.2%−138%

50Karnes County, TXTX15,018-4.0%−117%

51Donley County, TXTX3,213-3.9%−210%

52Falls County, TXTX17,869-3.8%−178%

53Nolan County, TXTX14,117-3.7%−22%

54Orange County, TXTX86,266-3.7%−167%

55Coleman County, TXTX7,915-3.7%−25%

56Marion County, TXTX9,896-3.6%−138%

57San Patricio County, TXTX72,053-3.5%−124%

58Matagorda County, TXTX36,463-3.3%−219%

59Haskell County, TXTX5,499-3.2%−70%

60Mitchell County, TXTX8,947-3.0%−114%

61Jones County, TXTX20,861-2.8%−111%

62Castro County, TXTX7,295-2.7%−69%

63Dimmit County, TXTX8,024-2.5%+39%

64Clay County, TXTX10,764-2.3%−124%

65Ward County, TXTX11,125-2.3%−86%

66Jackson County, TXTX15,393-2.2%−121%

67Delta County, TXTX5,549-1.8%−119%

68Bee County, TXTX32,515-1.5%−105%

69Upton County, TXTX3,131-1.4%−94%

70Gray County, TXTX20,919-0.9%−82%

71San Augustine County, TXTX7,722-0.9%−108%

72Hale County, TXTX31,819-0.9%−116%

73San Saba County, TXTX5,787-0.9%−106%

74Winkler County, TXTX7,540-0.9%−95%

75Morris County, TXTX12,133-0.9%−24%

76Terry County, TXTX11,720-0.9%−75%

77Stephens County, TXTX9,380-0.5%−106%

78Comanche County, TXTX14,432-0.4%−108%

79Wichita County, TXTX129,555-0.1%−102%

80Cass County, TXTX28,651+0.1%−94%

81Jefferson County, TXTX254,321+0.1%−98%

82Wharton County, TXTX42,060+0.2%−93%

83Lavaca County, TXTX20,651+0.3%−90%

84Jasper County, TXTX33,075+0.3%−98%

85Jim Hogg County, TXTX4,555+0.4%−89%

86DeWitt County, TXTX20,309+0.4%−93%

87Kenedy County, TXTX319+0.5%−105%

88Coryell County, TXTX85,592+0.5%−97%

89Zavala County, TXTX9,037+0.7%−114%

90Shelby County, TXTX24,286+0.9%−94%

91McCulloch County, TXTX7,472+1.0%−115%

92Hockley County, TXTX21,600+1.0%−116%

93Martin County, TXTX5,284+1.1%−126%

94Brown County, TXTX38,711+1.1%−88%

95Reagan County, TXTX3,166+1.2%−105%

96Sutton County, TXTX3,203+1.3%−189%

97Eastland County, TXTX18,143+1.6%−251%

98Kleberg County, TXTX30,315+1.6%−61%

99Uvalde County, TXTX24,963+1.8%−83%

100Milam County, TXTX26,258+2.1%−62%

101Archer County, TXTX9,129+2.3%−80%

102Shackelford County, TXTX3,197+2.3%−645%

103Houston County, TXTX22,316+2.4%−72%

104Colorado County, TXTX21,439+2.4%−78%

105Wheeler County, TXTX4,773+2.4%−124%

106Parmer County, TXTX9,678+2.5%+63%

107Lamar County, TXTX51,503+2.7%−74%

108Aransas County, TXTX26,146+2.9%−89%

109Concho County, TXTX3,607+3.1%−90%

110Kimble County, TXTX4,438+3.1%−63%

111Montague County, TXTX21,966+3.1%−70%

112Jack County, TXTX9,563+3.2%−87%

113Victoria County, TXTX92,656+3.2%−75%

114Young County, TXTX18,154+3.4%−435%

115Scurry County, TXTX16,162+3.4%−128%

116Sabine County, TXTX10,012+3.5%−62%

117Hamilton County, TXTX8,680+3.5%−45%

118Calhoun County, TXTX19,599+3.6%−58%

119Bowie County, TXTX92,696+3.6%−61%

120Jim Wells County, TXTX38,804+3.8%−12%

121Robertson County, TXTX17,839+3.9%+23%

122Taylor County, TXTX150,077+3.9%−32%

123Hudspeth County, TXTX3,433+3.9%−73%

124Palo Pinto County, TXTX30,791+4.0%−49%

125Goliad County, TXTX7,208+4.1%−74%

126Howard County, TXTX30,504+4.1%+4%

127Brewster County, TXTX9,458+4.1%+94%

128Tyler County, TXTX20,443+4.3%−83%

129Burleson County, TXTX20,549+4.4%−79%

130Deaf Smith County, TXTX18,626+4.4%−241%

131Hansford County, TXTX4,944+4.5%−155%

132Panola County, TXTX23,018+4.6%+40%

133Roberts County, TXTX867+4.7%−135%

134Reeves County, TXTX12,138+4.9%−129%

135Callahan County, TXTX14,491+5.0%−44%

136Madison County, TXTX14,226+5.6%−70%

137Harrison County, TXTX71,956+5.7%−30%

138Cooke County, TXTX44,461+5.7%−69%

139Navarro County, TXTX57,181+5.8%−56%

140Trinity County, TXTX14,384+5.8%−71%

141Bosque County, TXTX18,918+5.9%−57%

142Frio County, TXTX18,823+5.9%−71%

143Tom Green County, TXTX120,602+6.0%+6%

144Limestone County, TXTX22,849+6.0%+15%

145Anderson County, TXTX59,805+6.1%−59%

146Lee County, TXTX18,729+6.1%−72%

147Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,711+6.1%−54%

148Gonzales County, TXTX20,159+6.3%−23%

149Kinney County, TXTX3,128+6.5%−22%

150Potter County, TXTX114,453+6.6%−59%

151Dallas County, TXTX2,661,397+6.7%−66%

152Presidio County, TXTX5,433+7.0%−30%

153Henderson County, TXTX88,595+7.2%−72%

154Mason County, TXTX3,990+7.3%−20%

155Camp County, TXTX13,380+7.4%−56%

156Yoakum County, TXTX7,438+7.6%−146%

157Dallam County, TXTX7,508+7.7%−45%

158Liberty County, TXTX121,364+7.8%−76%

159Lipscomb County, TXTX2,955+8.0%−393%

160Angelina County, TXTX88,154+8.3%−43%

161Nueces County, TXTX352,992+8.5%+10%

162Fannin County, TXTX39,265+8.6%−67%

163Hill County, TXTX39,503+8.6%−55%

164Real County, TXTX2,745+8.6%−67%

165Bailey County, TXTX6,963+8.7%−230%

166Moore County, TXTX21,891+8.9%−30%

167Val Verde County, TXTX47,835+9.0%−43%

168Cherokee County, TXTX53,337+9.0%−34%

169Nacogdoches County, TXTX66,035+9.0%+11%

170Van Zandt County, TXTX66,130+9.2%−66%

171Gregg County, TXTX126,095+9.3%+52%

172Grayson County, TXTX153,613+9.3%−43%

173Hartley County, TXTX4,904+9.5%−82%

174Crane County, TXTX4,554+9.5%−167%

175Leon County, TXTX16,894+9.6%−55%

176Walker County, TXTX83,842+9.9%−54%

177Hopkins County, TXTX39,063+10.0%−8%

178McLennan County, TXTX272,020+10.0%−22%

179Willacy County, TXTX19,971+10.2%−24%

180Polk County, TXTX53,434+10.4%−69%

181Lampasas County, TXTX23,657+10.8%−66%

182Freestone County, TXTX20,811+10.9%−16%

183Washington County, TXTX38,288+11.0%−32%

184Upshur County, TXTX44,410+11.4%−9%

185Franklin County, TXTX10,994+12.1%−43%

186Hunt County, TXTX123,336+12.4%−35%

187Rusk County, TXTX54,854+12.6%+51%

188Fayette County, TXTX25,459+12.6%+48%

189Grimes County, TXTX34,252+13.0%−48%

190Ector County, TXTX173,801+13.2%+618%

191Llano County, TXTX23,353+13.2%−72%

192Ochiltree County, TXTX9,284+13.5%−1111%

193Hemphill County, TXTX3,083+13.6%−237%

194Hardin County, TXTX58,723+13.7%−16%

195Kerr County, TXTX54,037+13.7%−32%

196Andrews County, TXTX18,914+13.7%−247%

197Starr County, TXTX66,319+13.8%−57%

198Wood County, TXTX49,688+14.2%−43%

199Maverick County, TXTX58,823+14.7%−51%

200Erath County, TXTX43,911+14.8%−17%

201Lubbock County, TXTX328,906+14.9%+66%

202Titus County, TXTX31,563+15.0%−12%

203Zapata County, TXTX13,753+15.1%−52%

204Randall County, TXTX152,351+15.7%−4%

205Bandera County, TXTX22,876+16.1%−76%

206Atascosa County, TXTX53,590+16.3%−39%

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

208Medina County, TXTX56,881+17.1%−61%

209La Salle County, TXTX6,517+17.4%+49%

210El Paso County, TXTX877,858+17.8%+20%

211Schleicher County, TXTX2,245+17.9%−1074%

212Midland County, TXTX187,855+18.0%+104%

213Caldwell County, TXTX55,150+18.2%−17%

214San Jacinto County, TXTX29,488+18.6%−48%

215Johnson County, TXTX218,048+19.0%−38%

216Gillespie County, TXTX28,527+19.3%−8%

217Rains County, TXTX13,542+19.4%−46%

218Smith County, TXTX252,549+20.0%+30%

219Harris County, TXTX5,045,026+20.3%−2%

220Austin County, TXTX33,625+20.5%+8%

221Gaines County, TXTX23,956+21.1%+768%

222Cameron County, TXTX433,946+21.2%−27%

223Wise County, TXTX83,778+21.2%−48%

224Loving County, TXTX52+22.4%−160%

225Bexar County, TXTX2,160,088+23.1%+32%

226Hood County, TXTX70,501+24.5%−41%

227Somervell County, TXTX10,261+24.7%−9%

228Blanco County, TXTX13,581+24.7%−40%

229Tarrant County, TXTX2,248,466+25.1%+6%

230Burnet County, TXTX57,015+25.2%−50%

231Travis County, TXTX1,389,670+26.1%−36%

232Brazos County, TXTX249,088+27.8%+11%

233Bastrop County, TXTX118,908+28.5%−44%

234Brazoria County, TXTX419,080+29.5%+13%

235Webb County, TXTX281,224+29.6%−34%

236Bell County, TXTX402,248+30.4%+24%

237Parker County, TXTX184,767+32.1%−12%

238Waller County, TXTX69,858+32.3%−19%

239Wilson County, TXTX56,139+32.4%−25%

240Garza County, TXTX4,510+32.6%−719%

241Ellis County, TXTX240,867+34.3%+12%

242Chambers County, TXTX57,594+34.8%+18%

243Hidalgo County, TXTX921,549+36.1%−26%

244Comal County, TXTX209,166+39.0%−23%

245Kendall County, TXTX53,289+40.7%−35%

246Kaufman County, TXTX209,235+44.9%+23%

247Guadalupe County, TXTX201,111+47.8%+28%

248Denton County, TXTX1,069,346+53.0%−9%

249Montgomery County, TXTX781,194+55.1%−10%

250Collin County, TXTX1,297,179+59.1%−31%

251Hays County, TXTX304,390+61.0%+25%

252Fort Bend County, TXTX975,191+65.1%+14%

253Williamson County, TXTX752,827+69.1%−13%

254Rockwall County, TXTX140,738+81.8%+20%

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