RANKING · 2025 ESTIMATES · 254 SHOWN OF 254

Most densely populated, Texas counties

Texas counties ranked by residents per square mile (2025). This list covers the 254 counties in Texas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 254 is 22. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Kendall County, TX, up 7 places to #57.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01Dallas County, TXTX2,661,3973,048+20%

02Harris County, TXTX5,045,0262,955+48%

03Tarrant County, TXTX2,248,4662,599+55%

04Bexar County, TXTX2,160,0881,742+55%

05▲1Collin County, TXTX1,297,1791,542+164%

06▼1Travis County, TXTX1,389,6701,398+71%

07Denton County, TXTX1,069,3461,217+147%

08Fort Bend County, TXTX975,1911,132+175%

09▲2Rockwall County, TXTX140,7381,106+227%

10▼1Galveston County, TXTX372,207981+49%

11▼1El Paso County, TXTX877,858866+29%

12Montgomery County, TXTX781,194750+166%

13▲1Williamson County, TXTX752,827675+201%

14▼1Hidalgo County, TXTX921,549587+62%

15Cameron County, TXTX433,946487+29%

16Gregg County, TXTX126,095461+13%

17▲2Hays County, TXTX304,390450+212%

18Brazos County, TXTX249,088425+63%

19▼2Nueces County, TXTX352,992421+13%

20Bell County, TXTX402,248382+69%

21▲2Comal County, TXTX209,166374+168%

22▼1Lubbock County, TXTX328,906367+36%

23▲1Brazoria County, TXTX419,080307+73%

24▲4Johnson County, TXTX218,048301+72%

25▼3Jefferson County, TXTX254,321290+1%

26▲3Guadalupe County, TXTX201,111283+126%

27▼1Smith County, TXTX252,549274+45%

28▲5Kaufman County, TXTX209,235268+193%

29▼2McLennan County, TXTX272,020262+27%

30▼5Orange County, TXTX86,266258+2%

31Ellis County, TXTX240,867257+116%

32Midland County, TXTX187,855209+62%

33▼3Wichita County, TXTX129,555206−2%

34▲1Parker County, TXTX184,767204+109%

35▼1Ector County, TXTX173,801194+43%

36▲2Hood County, TXTX70,501168+72%

37Randall County, TXTX152,351167+46%

38▲1Grayson County, TXTX153,613165+39%

39▼3Taylor County, TXTX150,077164+19%

40▲1Hunt County, TXTX123,336147+61%

41▲1Waller County, TXTX69,858136+114%

42▲1Bastrop County, TXTX118,908134+106%

43▼3Potter County, TXTX114,453126+1%

44Angelina County, TXTX88,154110+10%

45▲3Walker County, TXTX83,842107+36%

46Victoria County, TXTX92,656105+10%

47▲6Liberty County, TXTX121,364105+73%

48▼3Bowie County, TXTX92,696105+4%

49▼2San Patricio County, TXTX72,053104+7%

50▼1Aransas County, TXTX26,146104+16%

51▼1Henderson County, TXTX88,595101+21%

52▼1Caldwell County, TXTX55,150101+71%

53▲3Chambers County, TXTX57,59496+121%

54▲5Wise County, TXTX83,77893+72%

55▼3Webb County, TXTX281,22484+46%

56▼2Coryell County, TXTX85,59281+14%

57▲7Kendall County, TXTX53,28980+124%

58Harrison County, TXTX71,95680+16%

59▼4Tom Green County, TXTX120,60279+16%

60Van Zandt County, TXTX66,13078+37%

61▼4Titus County, TXTX31,56378+12%

62Wood County, TXTX49,68877+35%

63▼2Upshur County, TXTX44,41076+26%

64▲3Wilson County, TXTX56,13970+73%

65▼2Nacogdoches County, TXTX66,03570+12%

66▼1Camp County, TXTX13,38068+16%

67▼1Hardin County, TXTX58,72366+22%

68Washington County, TXTX38,28863+26%

69Rusk County, TXTX54,85459+16%

70▲3Rains County, TXTX13,54259+48%

71▲5Burnet County, TXTX57,01557+67%

72▼2Lamar County, TXTX51,50357+6%

73▲1Navarro County, TXTX57,18157+27%

74▼3Anderson County, TXTX59,80556+9%

75Somervell County, TXTX10,26155+51%

76▼4Starr County, TXTX66,31954+24%

77▲7Austin County, TXTX33,62552+43%

78▼1San Jacinto County, TXTX29,48852+33%

79▼1Hopkins County, TXTX39,06351+22%

80▲1Cooke County, TXTX44,46151+22%

81▼2Cherokee County, TXTX53,33751+14%

82▲1Polk County, TXTX53,43451+30%

83▼3Kerr County, TXTX54,03749+24%

84▼2Morris County, TXTX12,13348−7%

85Maverick County, TXTX58,82346+24%

86Jim Wells County, TXTX38,80445−1%

87▲2Fannin County, TXTX39,26544+26%

88Atascosa County, TXTX53,59044+39%

89▲7Grimes County, TXTX34,25243+45%

90▲3Medina County, TXTX56,88143+45%

91▲4Hill County, TXTX39,50341+22%

92▼5Brown County, TXTX38,71141+3%

93▼2Erath County, TXTX43,91141+33%

94Wharton County, TXTX42,06039+2%

95▼5Calhoun County, TXTX19,59939−5%

96▲1Franklin County, TXTX10,99439+16%

97▲1Bee County, TXTX32,515370%

98▲2Jasper County, TXTX33,07535−7%

99Kleberg County, TXTX30,31534−4%

100▼8Howard County, TXTX30,50434−9%

101Willacy County, TXTX19,97134−1%

102Matagorda County, TXTX36,46333−4%

103▲2Lampasas County, TXTX23,65733+33%

104▲3Palo Pinto County, TXTX30,79132+14%

105▼2Hale County, TXTX31,81932−13%

106▲5Burleson County, TXTX20,54931+25%

107▼3Cass County, TXTX28,65131−6%

108▼2Shelby County, TXTX24,28631−4%

109▼1Madison County, TXTX14,22631+10%

110▼1Lee County, TXTX18,72930+20%

111▲1Bandera County, TXTX22,87629+30%

112▼2Panola County, TXTX23,01828+1%

113▲2Gillespie County, TXTX28,52727+37%

114▼1Fayette County, TXTX25,45927+17%

115▼1Marion County, TXTX9,89626−10%

116▲1Milam County, TXTX26,25826+8%

117▼1Limestone County, TXTX22,84925+4%

118▲4Llano County, TXTX23,35325+37%

119▼1Moore County, TXTX21,89124+9%

120▼1Hockley County, TXTX21,60024−5%

121▲3Freestone County, TXTX20,81124+16%

122▲4Montague County, TXTX21,96624+15%

123Falls County, TXTX17,86923−4%

124▼3Gray County, TXTX20,91923−8%

125▲4Jones County, TXTX20,861220%

126▼1DeWitt County, TXTX20,30922+1%

127▲1Colorado County, TXTX21,43922+5%

128▼8Hutchinson County, TXTX19,63322−18%

129▼2Tyler County, TXTX20,44322−2%

130▲1Delta County, TXTX5,54922+4%

131▼1Lavaca County, TXTX20,65121+8%

132▲3Robertson County, TXTX17,83921+11%

133▲1Trinity County, TXTX14,38421+4%

134▼2Sabine County, TXTX10,01220−4%

135▼2Karnes County, TXTX15,01820−3%

136Young County, TXTX18,15420+1%

137Eastland County, TXTX18,14320−1%

138▲1Bosque County, TXTX18,91819+10%

139▲6Blanco County, TXTX13,58119+61%

140Gonzales County, TXTX20,15919+8%

141Jackson County, TXTX15,39319+7%

142Houston County, TXTX22,31618−4%

143▼5Scurry County, TXTX16,16218−1%

144▼1Frio County, TXTX18,82317+16%

145▲2Callahan County, TXTX14,49116+12%

146Uvalde County, TXTX24,96316−4%

147▲5Gaines County, TXTX23,95616+66%

148▲2Leon County, TXTX16,89416+10%

149▼5Nolan County, TXTX14,11715−11%

150▲1Comanche County, TXTX14,43215+3%

151▼3Val Verde County, TXTX47,83515+7%

152▼3San Augustine County, TXTX7,72215−14%

153▲1Zapata County, TXTX13,75314+13%

154▼1Ward County, TXTX11,12513+2%

155▲1Terry County, TXTX11,72013−8%

156▼1Dawson County, TXTX11,77613−21%

157Wilbarger County, TXTX12,48113−15%

158Newton County, TXTX11,95413−21%

159▲2Andrews County, TXTX18,91413+45%

160Deaf Smith County, TXTX18,626120%

161▼2Lamb County, TXTX12,57912−14%

162▲3Live Oak County, TXTX11,92911−3%

163Red River County, TXTX11,81611−17%

164▼2Parmer County, TXTX9,67811−3%

165▲9Jack County, TXTX9,56310+9%

166Stephens County, TXTX9,38010−3%

167▲1Hamilton County, TXTX8,68010+5%

168▼4Ochiltree County, TXTX9,28410+3%

169▲2Archer County, TXTX9,12910+3%

170▲3Clay County, TXTX10,76410−2%

171▼4Mitchell County, TXTX8,94710−8%

172▼2Childress County, TXTX6,64310−14%

173▼4Yoakum County, TXTX7,4389+2%

174▼2Runnels County, TXTX9,6939−16%

175Winkler County, TXTX7,5409+5%

176Refugio County, TXTX6,6579−15%

177▲2Goliad County, TXTX7,2088+4%

178▼1Bailey County, TXTX6,9638+6%

179▼1Castro County, TXTX7,2958−12%

180Swisher County, TXTX6,7038−20%

181▲2McCulloch County, TXTX7,4727−9%

182▼1Brooks County, TXTX6,5797−18%

183▼1Zavala County, TXTX9,0377−22%

184▲3Lynn County, TXTX6,0177−8%

185▲1Carson County, TXTX5,8056−11%

186▲2Coleman County, TXTX7,9156−14%

187▲3Mills County, TXTX4,5806−11%

188▲1Haskell County, TXTX5,4996−10%

189▼4Dimmit County, TXTX8,0246−22%

190▲1Crane County, TXTX4,5546+14%

191▲2Martin County, TXTX5,2846+11%

192▲2Crosby County, TXTX4,8525−31%

193▼1Hansford County, TXTX4,9445−8%

194▲2Duval County, TXTX9,4025−28%

195▲2Wheeler County, TXTX4,7735−10%

196▲4San Saba County, TXTX5,7875−6%

197▼13Garza County, TXTX4,5105−7%

198▲3Dallam County, TXTX7,5085+21%

199▼1Floyd County, TXTX4,8815−37%

200▼1Hardeman County, TXTX3,2925−30%

201▼6Reeves County, TXTX12,1385−8%

202La Salle County, TXTX6,5174+11%

203▲1Mason County, TXTX3,9904+7%

204▲1Fisher County, TXTX3,6924−15%

205▼2Jim Hogg County, TXTX4,5554−14%

206Baylor County, TXTX3,4724−15%

207Real County, TXTX2,7454−10%

208Knox County, TXTX3,1924−25%

209▲2Coke County, TXTX3,4124−12%

210▲5Concho County, TXTX3,6074−9%

211▲2Kimble County, TXTX4,4384−1%

212▲2Shackelford County, TXTX3,1973−3%

213▼1Donley County, TXTX3,2133−16%

214▼5Hemphill County, TXTX3,0833−8%

215▼5Hartley County, TXTX4,9043−11%

216Cochran County, TXTX2,5463−32%

217Lipscomb County, TXTX2,9553−3%

218Hall County, TXTX2,7373−28%

219Pecos County, TXTX14,5603−13%

220Sherman County, TXTX2,7813−13%

221Collingsworth County, TXTX2,4873−22%

222Reagan County, TXTX3,1663−5%

223Upton County, TXTX3,1313−8%

224▲1Kinney County, TXTX3,1282−7%

225▼1Sutton County, TXTX3,2032−21%

226Menard County, TXTX1,9562−17%

227Armstrong County, TXTX1,8432−14%

228Dickens County, TXTX1,6922−39%

229Schleicher County, TXTX2,2452−24%

230▲2Throckmorton County, TXTX1,5542−16%

231▼1Briscoe County, TXTX1,4742−18%

232▲2Brewster County, TXTX9,4582+7%

233Foard County, TXTX1,0441−36%

234▲2Sterling County, TXTX1,3491−3%

235▼4Presidio County, TXTX5,4331−26%

236▲1Irion County, TXTX1,4631−17%

237▼2Cottle County, TXTX1,2241−36%

238Stonewall County, TXTX1,1861−30%

239Glasscock County, TXTX1,1281−20%

240Oldham County, TXTX1,7831−18%

241▲1Motley County, TXTX1,0431−27%

242▼1Crockett County, TXTX2,7691−32%

243Roberts County, TXTX8671−2%

244Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,7111−22%

245▲2Hudspeth County, TXTX3,4331+3%

246▼1Kent County, TXTX6741−22%

247▲1Edwards County, TXTX1,3701−37%

248▼2Borden County, TXTX5671−22%

249Culberson County, TXTX2,2671−24%

250McMullen County, TXTX5440−36%

251Terrell County, TXTX7020−35%

252▲1Kenedy County, TXTX3190−23%

253▼1King County, TXTX1920−46%

254Loving County, TXTX520−22%

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