RANKING · 2025 ESTIMATES · 254 SHOWN OF 254

Largest by population, Texas counties

The most populous Texas counties as of the 2025 population estimates. This list covers the 254 counties in Texas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 254 is 18,918. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Chambers County, TX, up 11 places to #62.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATETOTAL POPULATIONVS 2000

01Harris County, TXTX5,045,026+48%

02Dallas County, TXTX2,661,397+20%

03Tarrant County, TXTX2,248,466+55%

04Bexar County, TXTX2,160,088+55%

05Travis County, TXTX1,389,670+71%

06Collin County, TXTX1,297,179+164%

07Denton County, TXTX1,069,346+147%

08▲2Fort Bend County, TXTX975,191+175%

09▼1Hidalgo County, TXTX921,549+62%

10▼1El Paso County, TXTX877,858+29%

11Montgomery County, TXTX781,194+166%

12Williamson County, TXTX752,827+201%

13Cameron County, TXTX433,946+29%

14Brazoria County, TXTX419,080+73%

15Bell County, TXTX402,248+69%

16▲1Galveston County, TXTX372,207+49%

17▼1Nueces County, TXTX352,992+13%

18Lubbock County, TXTX328,906+36%

19▲3Hays County, TXTX304,390+212%

20▼1Webb County, TXTX281,224+46%

21▼1McLennan County, TXTX272,020+27%

22▼1Jefferson County, TXTX254,321+1%

23▲1Smith County, TXTX252,549+45%

24▼1Brazos County, TXTX249,088+63%

25Ellis County, TXTX240,867+116%

26Johnson County, TXTX218,048+72%

27▲5Kaufman County, TXTX209,235+193%

28▲2Comal County, TXTX209,166+168%

29▼2Guadalupe County, TXTX201,111+126%

30▼2Midland County, TXTX187,855+62%

31Parker County, TXTX184,767+109%

32▼3Ector County, TXTX173,801+43%

33▲2Grayson County, TXTX153,613+39%

34Randall County, TXTX152,351+46%

35▼2Taylor County, TXTX150,077+19%

36▲4Rockwall County, TXTX140,738+227%

37▼1Wichita County, TXTX129,555−2%

38▼1Gregg County, TXTX126,095+13%

39▲2Hunt County, TXTX123,336+61%

40▲4Liberty County, TXTX121,364+73%

41▼3Tom Green County, TXTX120,602+16%

42Bastrop County, TXTX118,908+106%

43▼4Potter County, TXTX114,453+1%

44▼1Bowie County, TXTX92,696+4%

45Victoria County, TXTX92,656+10%

46▲3Henderson County, TXTX88,595+21%

47▼1Angelina County, TXTX88,154+10%

48▼1Orange County, TXTX86,266+2%

49▼1Coryell County, TXTX85,592+14%

50Walker County, TXTX83,842+36%

51▲2Wise County, TXTX83,778+72%

52San Patricio County, TXTX72,053+7%

53▼2Harrison County, TXTX71,956+16%

54▲2Hood County, TXTX70,501+72%

55▲5Waller County, TXTX69,858+114%

56▼2Starr County, TXTX66,319+24%

57Van Zandt County, TXTX66,130+37%

58▼3Nacogdoches County, TXTX66,035+12%

59▼1Anderson County, TXTX59,805+9%

60▼1Maverick County, TXTX58,823+24%

61Hardin County, TXTX58,723+22%

62▲11Chambers County, TXTX57,594+121%

63▼1Navarro County, TXTX57,181+27%

64▲6Burnet County, TXTX57,015+67%

65Medina County, TXTX56,881+45%

66▲3Wilson County, TXTX56,139+73%

67▲7Caldwell County, TXTX55,150+71%

68▼4Rusk County, TXTX54,854+16%

69▼6Kerr County, TXTX54,037+24%

70▲1Atascosa County, TXTX53,590+39%

71▼4Polk County, TXTX53,434+30%

72▼6Cherokee County, TXTX53,337+14%

73▲3Kendall County, TXTX53,289+124%

74▼6Lamar County, TXTX51,503+6%

75Wood County, TXTX49,688+35%

76▼4Val Verde County, TXTX47,835+7%

77▲1Cooke County, TXTX44,461+22%

78▲2Upshur County, TXTX44,410+26%

79▼2Erath County, TXTX43,911+33%

80▼1Wharton County, TXTX42,060+2%

81▲4Hill County, TXTX39,503+22%

82▲5Fannin County, TXTX39,265+26%

83Hopkins County, TXTX39,063+22%

84▼3Jim Wells County, TXTX38,804−1%

85▼3Brown County, TXTX38,711+3%

86Washington County, TXTX38,288+26%

87▼3Matagorda County, TXTX36,463−4%

88▲7Grimes County, TXTX34,252+45%

89▲5Austin County, TXTX33,625+43%

90▼1Jasper County, TXTX33,075−7%

91▲1Bee County, TXTX32,5150%

92▼2Hale County, TXTX31,819−13%

93▼2Titus County, TXTX31,563+12%

94▲3Palo Pinto County, TXTX30,791+14%

95▼7Howard County, TXTX30,504−9%

96▼3Kleberg County, TXTX30,315−4%

97▲1San Jacinto County, TXTX29,488+33%

98▼2Cass County, TXTX28,651−6%

99Gillespie County, TXTX28,527+37%

100Milam County, TXTX26,258+8%

101▲3Aransas County, TXTX26,146+16%

102Fayette County, TXTX25,459+17%

103▼2Uvalde County, TXTX24,963−4%

104▼1Shelby County, TXTX24,286−4%

105▲4Gaines County, TXTX23,956+66%

106▲2Lampasas County, TXTX23,657+33%

107▲5Llano County, TXTX23,353+37%

108▼3Panola County, TXTX23,018+1%

109▲5Bandera County, TXTX22,876+30%

110▼4Limestone County, TXTX22,849+4%

111▼4Houston County, TXTX22,316−4%

112▲8Montague County, TXTX21,966+15%

113▼2Moore County, TXTX21,891+9%

114▼4Hockley County, TXTX21,600−5%

115▲1Colorado County, TXTX21,439+5%

116▼3Gray County, TXTX20,919−8%

117▲6Jones County, TXTX20,8610%

118▲7Freestone County, TXTX20,811+16%

119▼2Lavaca County, TXTX20,651+8%

120▲12Burleson County, TXTX20,549+25%

121▲1Tyler County, TXTX20,443−2%

122▼1DeWitt County, TXTX20,309+1%

123▲1Gonzales County, TXTX20,159+8%

124▼6Willacy County, TXTX19,971−1%

125▼10Hutchinson County, TXTX19,633−18%

126▼7Calhoun County, TXTX19,599−5%

127▲2Bosque County, TXTX18,918+10%

128▼2Andrews County, TXTX18,914+45%

129▼1Frio County, TXTX18,823+16%

130▲3Lee County, TXTX18,729+20%

131▼4Deaf Smith County, TXTX18,6260%

132▼2Young County, TXTX18,154+1%

133▼2Eastland County, TXTX18,143−1%

134Falls County, TXTX17,869−4%

135▲1Robertson County, TXTX17,839+11%

136▲1Leon County, TXTX16,894+10%

137▼2Scurry County, TXTX16,162−1%

138▲1Jackson County, TXTX15,393+7%

139▲3Karnes County, TXTX15,018−3%

140▼2Pecos County, TXTX14,560−13%

141▲3Callahan County, TXTX14,491+12%

142▲4Comanche County, TXTX14,432+3%

143▲2Trinity County, TXTX14,384+4%

144▲3Madison County, TXTX14,226+10%

145▼4Nolan County, TXTX14,117−11%

146▼3Zapata County, TXTX13,753+13%

147▲11Blanco County, TXTX13,581+61%

148▲5Rains County, TXTX13,542+48%

149▲1Camp County, TXTX13,380+16%

150▼2Lamb County, TXTX12,579−14%

151▼2Wilbarger County, TXTX12,481−15%

152▼12Reeves County, TXTX12,138−8%

153▲1Morris County, TXTX12,133−7%

154▼2Newton County, TXTX11,954−21%

155▲4Live Oak County, TXTX11,929−3%

156▲1Red River County, TXTX11,816−17%

157▼6Dawson County, TXTX11,776−21%

158▼3Terry County, TXTX11,720−8%

159▼3Ward County, TXTX11,125+2%

160Franklin County, TXTX10,994+16%

161Clay County, TXTX10,764−2%

162▲8Somervell County, TXTX10,261+51%

163▲1Sabine County, TXTX10,012−4%

164▲3Marion County, TXTX9,896−10%

165▼2Runnels County, TXTX9,693−16%

166▼1Parmer County, TXTX9,678−3%

167▲8Jack County, TXTX9,563+9%

168▲1Brewster County, TXTX9,458+7%

169▼3Duval County, TXTX9,402−28%

170▲1Stephens County, TXTX9,380−3%

171▼9Ochiltree County, TXTX9,284+3%

172▲2Archer County, TXTX9,129+3%

173▼5Zavala County, TXTX9,037−22%

174▼2Mitchell County, TXTX8,947−8%

175▲1Hamilton County, TXTX8,680+5%

176▼3Dimmit County, TXTX8,024−22%

177▲3Coleman County, TXTX7,915−14%

178▼1San Augustine County, TXTX7,722−14%

179▼1Winkler County, TXTX7,540+5%

180▲3Dallam County, TXTX7,508+21%

181McCulloch County, TXTX7,472−9%

182▼3Yoakum County, TXTX7,438+2%

183▼1Castro County, TXTX7,295−12%

184▲1Goliad County, TXTX7,208+4%

185▲2Bailey County, TXTX6,963+6%

186Swisher County, TXTX6,703−20%

187▲1Refugio County, TXTX6,657−15%

188▲1Childress County, TXTX6,643−14%

189▼5Brooks County, TXTX6,579−18%

190La Salle County, TXTX6,517+11%

191▲4Lynn County, TXTX6,017−8%

192▲1Carson County, TXTX5,805−11%

193▲1San Saba County, TXTX5,787−6%

194▲7Delta County, TXTX5,549+4%

195▲1Haskell County, TXTX5,499−10%

196▼5Presidio County, TXTX5,433−26%

197▲3Martin County, TXTX5,284+11%

198▲1Hansford County, TXTX4,944−8%

199▼1Hartley County, TXTX4,904−11%

200▼3Floyd County, TXTX4,881−37%

201▲1Crosby County, TXTX4,852−31%

202▲1Wheeler County, TXTX4,773−10%

203▲3Mills County, TXTX4,580−11%

204Jim Hogg County, TXTX4,555−14%

205Crane County, TXTX4,554+14%

206▼14Garza County, TXTX4,510−7%

207Kimble County, TXTX4,438−1%

208Mason County, TXTX3,990+7%

209Fisher County, TXTX3,692−15%

210▲7Concho County, TXTX3,607−9%

211Baylor County, TXTX3,472−15%

212▲8Hudspeth County, TXTX3,433+3%

213▲5Coke County, TXTX3,412−12%

214▼4Hardeman County, TXTX3,292−30%

215▲4Donley County, TXTX3,213−16%

216▼2Sutton County, TXTX3,203−21%

217▲5Shackelford County, TXTX3,197−3%

218▼3Knox County, TXTX3,192−25%

219▼7Reagan County, TXTX3,166−5%

220▼4Upton County, TXTX3,131−8%

221Kinney County, TXTX3,128−7%

222▼9Hemphill County, TXTX3,083−8%

223▲1Lipscomb County, TXTX2,955−3%

224▲2Sherman County, TXTX2,781−13%

225▼2Crockett County, TXTX2,769−32%

226▲1Real County, TXTX2,745−10%

227▼2Hall County, TXTX2,737−28%

228▲1Cochran County, TXTX2,546−32%

229▼1Collingsworth County, TXTX2,487−22%

230▲1Culberson County, TXTX2,267−24%

231▼1Schleicher County, TXTX2,245−24%

232▲1Menard County, TXTX1,956−17%

233▲1Armstrong County, TXTX1,843−14%

234▲2Oldham County, TXTX1,783−18%

235▼3Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,711−22%

236▼1Dickens County, TXTX1,692−39%

237▲1Throckmorton County, TXTX1,554−16%

238▲1Briscoe County, TXTX1,474−18%

239▼2Irion County, TXTX1,463−17%

240Edwards County, TXTX1,370−37%

241▲1Sterling County, TXTX1,349−3%

242▼1Cottle County, TXTX1,224−36%

243Stonewall County, TXTX1,186−30%

244Glasscock County, TXTX1,128−20%

245Foard County, TXTX1,044−36%

246Motley County, TXTX1,043−27%

247Roberts County, TXTX867−2%

248Terrell County, TXTX702−35%

249Kent County, TXTX674−22%

250Borden County, TXTX567−22%

251McMullen County, TXTX544−36%

252Kenedy County, TXTX319−23%

253King County, TXTX192−46%

254Loving County, TXTX52−22%

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