RANKING · 2025 ESTIMATES · 254 SHOWN OF 254

Most population gained, Texas counties

Texas counties that added the most residents from the 2020 census to 2025, by raw count of people rather than percentage. This list covers the 254 counties in Texas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 254 is +399. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Rusk County, TX, up 164 places to #64.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS 2000

01Harris County, TXTX5,045,026+313,881−46%

02▲2Collin County, TXTX1,297,179+232,714+2%

03▲4Denton County, TXTX1,069,346+162,924+2%

04▲6Montgomery County, TXTX781,194+160,751+44%

05▲3Fort Bend County, TXTX975,191+152,412+18%

06▼3Bexar County, TXTX2,160,088+150,764−27%

07▲2Williamson County, TXTX752,827+143,810+30%

08▼6Tarrant County, TXTX2,248,466+137,826−50%

09▼4Travis County, TXTX1,389,670+99,482−58%

10▲9Kaufman County, TXTX209,235+63,925+235%

11▲1Hays County, TXTX304,390+63,323+98%

12▼1Hidalgo County, TXTX921,549+50,768−73%

13▲5Ellis County, TXTX240,867+48,412+85%

14▼8Dallas County, TXTX2,661,397+47,858−87%

15▲2Comal County, TXTX209,166+47,665+82%

16Brazoria County, TXTX419,080+47,049−6%

17▲9Johnson County, TXTX218,048+38,121+29%

18▲6Parker County, TXTX184,767+36,545+54%

19▲6Rockwall County, TXTX140,738+32,919+88%

20▼6Bell County, TXTX402,248+31,601−33%

21▲12Liberty County, TXTX121,364+29,736+71%

22▼2Guadalupe County, TXTX201,111+28,405+18%

23▲13Hunt County, TXTX123,336+23,380+91%

24▲6Bastrop County, TXTX118,908+21,692+11%

25▼10Galveston County, TXTX372,207+21,525−34%

26▲3Smith County, TXTX252,549+19,070−18%

27▼4Lubbock County, TXTX328,906+18,267−9%

28▲7Grayson County, TXTX153,613+18,070+16%

29▼7Midland County, TXTX187,855+17,872+90%

30▼9Brazos County, TXTX249,088+15,239−50%

31▲13Wise County, TXTX83,778+15,146+7%

32Webb County, TXTX281,224+14,110−76%

33▲4Waller County, TXTX69,858+13,064+41%

34Cameron County, TXTX433,946+12,929−83%

35▼22El Paso County, TXTX877,858+12,201−86%

36▼5Randall County, TXTX152,351+11,598−21%

37▼9McLennan County, TXTX272,020+11,441−53%

38▲2Chambers County, TXTX57,594+11,023+85%

39▲7Caldwell County, TXTX55,150+9,267+60%

40▲1Kendall County, TXTX53,289+9,010−2%

41▲1Hood County, TXTX70,501+8,903−27%

42▼15Ector County, TXTX173,801+8,630+294%

43▲7Burnet County, TXTX57,015+7,885−31%

44▲1Walker County, TXTX83,842+7,442−31%

45▼6Taylor County, TXTX150,077+6,8690%

46▲2Van Zandt County, TXTX66,130+6,589−35%

47▲16Henderson County, TXTX88,595+6,445−56%

48▲1Wilson County, TXTX56,139+6,386−35%

49▲4Medina County, TXTX56,881+6,133−49%

50▲19Grimes County, TXTX34,252+4,984+6%

51▲17Wood County, TXTX49,688+4,845−34%

52▲7Atascosa County, TXTX53,590+4,609−43%

53▼1Navarro County, TXTX57,181+4,557−12%

54▲35Hill County, TXTX39,503+3,629−30%

55▲21Fannin County, TXTX39,265+3,603−44%

56▲23Upshur County, TXTX44,410+3,518−10%

57▲18Austin County, TXTX33,625+3,458−8%

58▼4Polk County, TXTX53,434+3,311−68%

59▲1San Patricio County, TXTX72,053+3,298−61%

60▲5Harrison County, TXTX71,956+3,117−33%

61▲118Cherokee County, TXTX53,337+2,925−48%

62▲31Burleson County, TXTX20,549+2,907+2%

63▲1Cooke County, TXTX44,461+2,793−50%

64▲164Rusk County, TXTX54,854+2,640−27%

65▼18Coryell County, TXTX85,592+2,499−77%

66▲12Hardin County, TXTX58,723+2,492−63%

67▲4Washington County, TXTX38,288+2,483−41%

68▲32Palo Pinto County, TXTX30,791+2,382+21%

69▼11Gaines County, TXTX23,956+2,358+585%

70▲22Aransas County, TXTX26,146+2,316−50%

71▲6Hopkins County, TXTX39,063+2,276−27%

72▲15Blanco County, TXTX13,581+2,207−10%

73Llano County, TXTX23,353+2,110−61%

74▲9San Jacinto County, TXTX29,488+2,086−64%

75▼3Lampasas County, TXTX23,657+2,030−52%

76▲20Bandera County, TXTX22,876+2,025−71%

77▲26Montague County, TXTX21,966+2,001+9%

78▲112Anderson County, TXTX59,805+1,883−73%

79▼9Gregg County, TXTX126,095+1,856−71%

80▼6Gillespie County, TXTX28,527+1,802−50%

81▲87Angelina County, TXTX88,154+1,759−83%

82▲31Milam County, TXTX26,258+1,504+16%

83▲128Bee County, TXTX32,515+1,468−80%

84▼17Orange County, TXTX86,266+1,458−67%

85▼19Kerr County, TXTX54,037+1,439−80%

86▲15Lamar County, TXTX51,503+1,415−69%

87▲20Nacogdoches County, TXTX66,035+1,382−69%

88▼8Rains County, TXTX13,542+1,378−43%

89▲82Freestone County, TXTX20,811+1,376−33%

90▼35Erath County, TXTX43,911+1,366−73%

91▼35Victoria County, TXTX92,656+1,337−86%

92▼4Lee County, TXTX18,729+1,251−55%

93▲98Jones County, TXTX20,861+1,198−72%

94▲132Leon County, TXTX16,894+1,175−56%

95▲99Jack County, TXTX9,563+1,091−39%

96▲10Robertson County, TXTX17,839+1,082+121%

97▼7Somervell County, TXTX10,261+1,056−27%

98▲31Fayette County, TXTX25,459+1,024−40%

99▼37Maverick County, TXTX58,823+936−91%

100▲8Camp County, TXTX13,380+916−44%

101▲115Falls County, TXTX17,869+901+4%

102▲59Colorado County, TXTX21,439+882−56%

103▲67Comanche County, TXTX14,432+838+30%

104▲1Callahan County, TXTX14,491+783−25%

105▲117Trinity County, TXTX14,384+782−66%

106▲36Madison County, TXTX14,226+771−62%

107▲123Limestone County, TXTX22,849+703−36%

108▲1Bosque County, TXTX18,918+683−67%

109▲137Tyler County, TXTX20,443+645−85%

110▲39Franklin County, TXTX10,994+635−62%

111▲4Brown County, TXTX38,711+616−81%

112▼69Tom Green County, TXTX120,602+599−89%

113▲24Live Oak County, TXTX11,929+594−78%

114▲72Archer County, TXTX9,129+569−35%

115▲74Clay County, TXTX10,764+546−44%

116▲76Moore County, TXTX21,891+533−76%

117▲117Panola County, TXTX23,018+527−27%

118▲17Gonzales County, TXTX20,159+506−64%

119▼17Wharton County, TXTX42,060+490−60%

120▲33DeWitt County, TXTX20,309+485−59%

121▲37Hamilton County, TXTX8,680+458−8%

122▼41Frio County, TXTX18,823+438−84%

123▲39Lynn County, TXTX6,017+421−302%

124▲90Eastland County, TXTX18,143+418−319%

125▼39Jackson County, TXTX15,393+405−70%

126▼75Starr County, TXTX66,319+399−97%

127▲116Uvalde County, TXTX24,963+399−85%

128▼33Dallam County, TXTX7,508+393−48%

129▼17Delta County, TXTX5,549+319−32%

130▲97Titus County, TXTX31,563+316−92%

131▼49Lavaca County, TXTX20,651+314−40%

132▼4Karnes County, TXTX15,018+308−90%

133▼72Andrews County, TXTX18,914+304−123%

134▲75Concho County, TXTX3,607+304−67%

135▲71Young County, TXTX18,154+287−257%

136▲52Stephens County, TXTX9,380+279−58%

137▲102Shelby County, TXTX24,286+264−92%

138▲103Houston County, TXTX22,316+250−86%

139▲94Val Verde County, TXTX47,835+249−96%

140▲15Hudspeth County, TXTX3,433+231−46%

141▲88Coleman County, TXTX7,915+231−149%

142▲89Red River County, TXTX11,816+229−7733%

143▲37Matagorda County, TXTX36,463+208−80%

144▲106Wichita County, TXTX129,555+205−98%

145▲104Cass County, TXTX28,651+197−57%

146▼8Goliad County, TXTX7,208+196−79%

147▲66Marion County, TXTX9,896+171−82%

148▲73Morris County, TXTX12,133+160−205%

149▲14Kimble County, TXTX4,438+152−56%

150▼32Coke County, TXTX3,412+127−71%

151▲33Mills County, TXTX4,580+124−80%

152▲67Sabine County, TXTX10,012+118−87%

153▼14Throckmorton County, TXTX1,554+114−480%

154▲99Jasper County, TXTX33,075+95−98%

155▼1Shackelford County, TXTX3,197+92−757%

156▲29Haskell County, TXTX5,499+83−111%

157▼14Culberson County, TXTX2,267+79−118%

158▲80Hockley County, TXTX21,600+63−104%

159▼8Bailey County, TXTX6,963+59−113%

160▲13San Saba County, TXTX5,787+57−93%

161▼67Martin County, TXTX5,284+47−122%

162▲48Deaf Smith County, TXTX18,626+43−107%

163▼38Roberts County, TXTX867+40−129%

164▼24Briscoe County, TXTX1,474+39−122%

165▼43Mason County, TXTX3,990+37−88%

166▼9Oldham County, TXTX1,783+25−127%

167▼8Fisher County, TXTX3,692+20−104%

168▼41Glasscock County, TXTX1,128+12−129%

169▼17Baylor County, TXTX3,472+7−102%

170▲25Cochran County, TXTX2,546-1−100%

171▲11Kinney County, TXTX3,128-1−100%

172▼22Sherman County, TXTX2,781-1−100%

173▼6Carson County, TXTX5,805-2−97%

174▼54Armstrong County, TXTX1,843-5−104%

175▼19Menard County, TXTX1,956-6−106%

176▼60Loving County, TXTX52-12−70%

177▲16Real County, TXTX2,745-13−102%

178▼45Motley County, TXTX1,043-20−81%

179▼10Childress County, TXTX6,643-21−101%

180▼76Sterling County, TXTX1,349-23−49%

181▼58Kenedy County, TXTX319-31−33%

182▼7Mitchell County, TXTX8,947-43−103%

183▼7Donley County, TXTX3,213-45−134%

184▼60Irion County, TXTX1,463-50−135%

185▼39Foard County, TXTX1,044-51−70%

186▲10Edwards County, TXTX1,370-52−50%

187▼61McMullen County, TXTX544-56−265%

188▼43Terrell County, TXTX702-58−82%

189▼41Stonewall County, TXTX1,186-59−82%

190▼76Borden County, TXTX567-64−9%

191▼74King County, TXTX192-73−3750%

192▲15Castro County, TXTX7,295-76−90%

193▲11Dickens County, TXTX1,692-78−141%

194▼73Kent County, TXTX674-79−48%

195▲5Refugio County, TXTX6,657-84−43%

196▲48Jim Wells County, TXTX38,804-87−105%

197▼10Hall County, TXTX2,737-88−28%

198▼100Brewster County, TXTX9,458-88−148%

199▼52Lipscomb County, TXTX2,955-104+21%

200▲12Terry County, TXTX11,720-111−76%

201▼102Crane County, TXTX4,554-121−82%

202▼71Zapata County, TXTX13,753-136−105%

203▼59La Salle County, TXTX6,517-147−124%

204▼74Cottle County, TXTX1,224-156−55%

205▼2McCulloch County, TXTX7,472-158−72%

206▼40Knox County, TXTX3,192-161−72%

207▼33Collingsworth County, TXTX2,487-165−55%

208Sutton County, TXTX3,203-169+191%

209▼90Upton County, TXTX3,131-177−83%

210▼172Nueces County, TXTX352,992-186−101%

211▼39Parmer County, TXTX9,678-191−225%

212▲35Willacy County, TXTX19,971-193−108%

213▲7San Augustine County, TXTX7,722-196−121%

214▼117Bowie County, TXTX92,696-197−103%

215▲8Schleicher County, TXTX2,245-206+275%

216▼18Runnels County, TXTX9,693-207−203%

217▼40Wheeler County, TXTX4,773-217−64%

218▼108Reagan County, TXTX3,166-219−82%

219▼128Winkler County, TXTX7,540-251−83%

220▼84Yoakum County, TXTX7,438-256−83%

221▼24Hardeman County, TXTX3,292-257−54%

222▲29Newton County, TXTX11,954-263−117%

223▼8Swisher County, TXTX6,703-268−209%

224▼7Crosby County, TXTX4,852-281+21%

225▼44Jim Hogg County, TXTX4,555-283−265%

226▼61Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,711-285−209%

227▼49Hemphill County, TXTX3,083-299−19%

228▲7Gray County, TXTX20,919-308−75%

229▼30Crockett County, TXTX2,769-329−1667%

230▼66Hansford County, TXTX4,944-341−29%

231▼29Wilbarger County, TXTX12,481-406−9%

232▲13Duval County, TXTX9,402-429−312%

233▼15Lamb County, TXTX12,579-466+28%

234▼29Hartley County, TXTX4,904-478−125%

235▼103Brooks County, TXTX6,579-497+118%

236▼4Calhoun County, TXTX19,599-507−132%

237▼153Ward County, TXTX11,125-519−76%

238▼13Floyd County, TXTX4,881-521−28%

239▼2Dimmit County, TXTX8,024-591+219%

240▼57Nolan County, TXTX14,117-621−22%

241▼81Pecos County, TXTX14,560-633−130%

242▲6Zavala County, TXTX9,037-633+13%

243▼7Dawson County, TXTX11,776-680−207%

244▼2Presidio County, TXTX5,433-698−205%

245▲9Hale County, TXTX31,819-703−136%

246▼22Kleberg County, TXTX30,315-725−157%

247▼106Ochiltree County, TXTX9,284-731+499%

248▼137Scurry County, TXTX16,162-770−66%

249▼9Hutchinson County, TXTX19,633-984−46%

250▼49Garza County, TXTX4,510-1,306+382%

251▼194Jefferson County, TXTX254,321-2,205−117%

252▼167Reeves County, TXTX12,138-2,610−4%

253▼1Potter County, TXTX114,453-4,072−126%

254▼120Howard County, TXTX30,504-4,356−439%

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