RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 254 SHOWN OF 254

Largest by population, Texas counties · 2000

The most populous Texas counties as of the 2000 population estimates. This list covers the 254 counties in Texas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATETOTAL POPULATIONVS 1990

01Harris County, TXTX3,400,578+21%

02Dallas County, TXTX2,218,899+20%

03Tarrant County, TXTX1,446,219+24%

04Bexar County, TXTX1,392,931+18%

05Travis County, TXTX812,280+41%

06El Paso County, TXTX679,622+15%

07Hidalgo County, TXTX569,463+48%

08Collin County, TXTX491,675+86%

09Denton County, TXTX432,976+58%

10Fort Bend County, TXTX354,452+57%

11Cameron County, TXTX335,227+29%

12Nueces County, TXTX313,645+8%

13Montgomery County, TXTX293,768+61%

14Jefferson County, TXTX252,051+5%

15Galveston County, TXTX250,158+15%

16Williamson County, TXTX249,967+79%

17Lubbock County, TXTX242,628+9%

18Brazoria County, TXTX241,767+26%

19Bell County, TXTX237,974+25%

20McLennan County, TXTX213,517+13%

21Webb County, TXTX193,117+45%

22Smith County, TXTX174,706+15%

23Brazos County, TXTX152,415+25%

24Wichita County, TXTX131,664+8%

25Johnson County, TXTX126,811+31%

26Taylor County, TXTX126,555+6%

27Ector County, TXTX121,123+2%

28Midland County, TXTX116,009+9%

29Potter County, TXTX113,546+16%

30Gregg County, TXTX111,379+6%

31Ellis County, TXTX111,360+31%

32Grayson County, TXTX110,595+16%

33Randall County, TXTX104,312+16%

34Tom Green County, TXTX104,010+6%

35Hays County, TXTX97,589+49%

36Bowie County, TXTX89,306+9%

37Guadalupe County, TXTX89,023+37%

38Parker County, TXTX88,495+37%

39Orange County, TXTX84,966+6%

40Victoria County, TXTX84,088+13%

41Angelina County, TXTX80,130+15%

42Comal County, TXTX78,021+51%

43Hunt County, TXTX76,596+19%

44Coryell County, TXTX74,978+17%

45Henderson County, TXTX73,277+25%

46Kaufman County, TXTX71,313+37%

47Liberty County, TXTX70,154+33%

48San Patricio County, TXTX67,138+14%

49Harrison County, TXTX62,110+8%

50Walker County, TXTX61,758+21%

51Nacogdoches County, TXTX59,203+8%

52Bastrop County, TXTX57,733+51%

53Anderson County, TXTX55,109+15%

54Starr County, TXTX53,597+32%

55Wise County, TXTX48,793+41%

56Lamar County, TXTX48,499+10%

57Van Zandt County, TXTX48,140+27%

58Hardin County, TXTX48,073+16%

59Rusk County, TXTX47,372+8%

60Maverick County, TXTX47,297+30%

61Cherokee County, TXTX46,659+14%

62Navarro County, TXTX45,124+13%

63Val Verde County, TXTX44,856+16%

64Kerr County, TXTX43,653+20%

65Rockwall County, TXTX43,080+68%

66Wharton County, TXTX41,188+3%

67Polk County, TXTX41,133+34%

68Hood County, TXTX41,100+42%

69Jim Wells County, TXTX39,326+4%

70Medina County, TXTX39,304+44%

71Atascosa County, TXTX38,628+27%

72Matagorda County, TXTX37,957+3%

73Brown County, TXTX37,674+10%

74Wood County, TXTX36,752+25%

75Hale County, TXTX36,602+6%

76Cooke County, TXTX36,363+18%

77Jasper County, TXTX35,604+14%

78Upshur County, TXTX35,291+12%

79Burnet County, TXTX34,147+51%

80Howard County, TXTX33,627+4%

81Erath County, TXTX33,001+18%

82Waller County, TXTX32,663+40%

83Wilson County, TXTX32,408+43%

84Bee County, TXTX32,359+29%

85Hill County, TXTX32,321+19%

86Caldwell County, TXTX32,194+22%

87Hopkins County, TXTX31,960+11%

88Kleberg County, TXTX31,549+4%

89Fannin County, TXTX31,242+26%

90Cass County, TXTX30,438+2%

91Washington County, TXTX30,373+16%

92Titus County, TXTX28,118+17%

93Palo Pinto County, TXTX27,026+8%

94Chambers County, TXTX26,031+30%

95Uvalde County, TXTX25,926+11%

96Shelby County, TXTX25,224+14%

97Milam County, TXTX24,238+6%

98Hutchinson County, TXTX23,857−7%

99Kendall County, TXTX23,743+63%

100Austin County, TXTX23,590+19%

101Grimes County, TXTX23,552+25%

102Houston County, TXTX23,185+8%

103Panola County, TXTX22,756+3%

104Gray County, TXTX22,744−5%

105Hockley County, TXTX22,716−6%

106Aransas County, TXTX22,497+26%

107San Jacinto County, TXTX22,246+36%

108Limestone County, TXTX22,051+5%

109Fayette County, TXTX21,804+9%

110Tyler County, TXTX20,871+25%

111Gillespie County, TXTX20,814+21%

112Jones County, TXTX20,785+26%

113Calhoun County, TXTX20,647+8%

114Colorado County, TXTX20,390+11%

115Moore County, TXTX20,121+13%

116Willacy County, TXTX20,082+13%

117DeWitt County, TXTX20,013+6%

118Lavaca County, TXTX19,210+3%

119Montague County, TXTX19,117+11%

120Gonzales County, TXTX18,628+8%

121Falls County, TXTX18,576+5%

122Deaf Smith County, TXTX18,561−3%

123Eastland County, TXTX18,297−1%

124Young County, TXTX17,943−1%

125Freestone County, TXTX17,867+13%

126Lampasas County, TXTX17,762+31%

127Bandera County, TXTX17,645+67%

128Bosque County, TXTX17,204+14%

129Llano County, TXTX17,044+47%

130Pecos County, TXTX16,809+15%

131Burleson County, TXTX16,470+21%

132Scurry County, TXTX16,361−12%

133Frio County, TXTX16,252+21%

134Robertson County, TXTX16,000+3%

135Nolan County, TXTX15,802−5%

136Lee County, TXTX15,657+22%

137Karnes County, TXTX15,446+24%

138Leon County, TXTX15,335+21%

139Newton County, TXTX15,072+11%

140Dawson County, TXTX14,985+4%

141Lamb County, TXTX14,709−2%

142Wilbarger County, TXTX14,676−3%

143Gaines County, TXTX14,467+2%

144Jackson County, TXTX14,391+10%

145Red River County, TXTX14,314−0%

146Comanche County, TXTX14,026+5%

147Trinity County, TXTX13,779+20%

148Reeves County, TXTX13,137−17%

149Duval County, TXTX13,120+2%

150Morris County, TXTX13,048−1%

151Andrews County, TXTX13,004−9%

152Madison County, TXTX12,940+18%

153Callahan County, TXTX12,905+9%

154Terry County, TXTX12,761−3%

155Live Oak County, TXTX12,309+29%

156Zapata County, TXTX12,182+31%

157Zavala County, TXTX11,600−5%

158Camp County, TXTX11,549+17%

159Runnels County, TXTX11,495+2%

160Clay County, TXTX11,006+10%

161Marion County, TXTX10,941+10%

162Ward County, TXTX10,909−17%

163Sabine County, TXTX10,469+9%

164Dimmit County, TXTX10,248−2%

165Parmer County, TXTX10,016+2%

166Mitchell County, TXTX9,698+21%

167Stephens County, TXTX9,674+7%

168Franklin County, TXTX9,458+21%

169Coleman County, TXTX9,235−5%

170Rains County, TXTX9,139+36%

171Ochiltree County, TXTX9,006−1%

172San Augustine County, TXTX8,946+12%

173Brewster County, TXTX8,866+2%

174Archer County, TXTX8,854+11%

175Jack County, TXTX8,763+26%

176Blanco County, TXTX8,418+41%

177Swisher County, TXTX8,378+3%

178Castro County, TXTX8,285−9%

179Hamilton County, TXTX8,229+6%

180McCulloch County, TXTX8,205−7%

181Brooks County, TXTX7,976−3%

182Refugio County, TXTX7,828−2%

183Floyd County, TXTX7,771−9%

184Childress County, TXTX7,688+29%

185Yoakum County, TXTX7,322−17%

186Presidio County, TXTX7,304+10%

187Winkler County, TXTX7,173−17%

188Crosby County, TXTX7,072−3%

189Goliad County, TXTX6,928+16%

190Somervell County, TXTX6,809+27%

191Bailey County, TXTX6,594−7%

192Lynn County, TXTX6,550−3%

193Carson County, TXTX6,516−1%

194Dallam County, TXTX6,222+14%

195San Saba County, TXTX6,186+15%

196Haskell County, TXTX6,093−11%

197La Salle County, TXTX5,866+12%

198Hartley County, TXTX5,537+52%

199Hansford County, TXTX5,369−8%

200Delta County, TXTX5,327+10%

201Wheeler County, TXTX5,284−10%

202Jim Hogg County, TXTX5,281+3%

203Mills County, TXTX5,151+14%

204Garza County, TXTX4,872−5%

205Martin County, TXTX4,746−4%

206Hardeman County, TXTX4,724−11%

207Kimble County, TXTX4,468+8%

208Fisher County, TXTX4,344−10%

209Knox County, TXTX4,253−12%

210Crockett County, TXTX4,099+1%

211Baylor County, TXTX4,093−7%

212Sutton County, TXTX4,077−1%

213Crane County, TXTX3,996−14%

214Concho County, TXTX3,966+30%

215Coke County, TXTX3,864+13%

216Donley County, TXTX3,828+4%

217Hall County, TXTX3,782−3%

218Mason County, TXTX3,738+9%

219Cochran County, TXTX3,730−15%

220Upton County, TXTX3,404−23%

221Kinney County, TXTX3,379+8%

222Hemphill County, TXTX3,351−10%

223Hudspeth County, TXTX3,344+15%

224Reagan County, TXTX3,326−26%

225Shackelford County, TXTX3,302−0%

226Collingsworth County, TXTX3,206−10%

227Sherman County, TXTX3,186+11%

228Lipscomb County, TXTX3,057−3%

229Real County, TXTX3,047+26%

230Culberson County, TXTX2,975−13%

231Schleicher County, TXTX2,935−2%

232Dickens County, TXTX2,762+7%

233Menard County, TXTX2,360+5%

234Jeff Davis County, TXTX2,207+13%

235Oldham County, TXTX2,185−4%

236Edwards County, TXTX2,162−5%

237Armstrong County, TXTX2,148+6%

238Cottle County, TXTX1,904−15%

239Throckmorton County, TXTX1,850−2%

240Briscoe County, TXTX1,790−9%

241Irion County, TXTX1,771+9%

242Stonewall County, TXTX1,693−16%

243Foard County, TXTX1,622−10%

244Motley County, TXTX1,426−7%

245Glasscock County, TXTX1,406−3%

246Sterling County, TXTX1,393−3%

247Terrell County, TXTX1,081−23%

248Roberts County, TXTX887−13%

249Kent County, TXTX859−15%

250McMullen County, TXTX851+4%

251Borden County, TXTX729−9%

252Kenedy County, TXTX414−10%

253King County, TXTX356+1%

254Loving County, TXTX67−37%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS