RANKING · 2025 ESTIMATES · 254 SHOWN OF 254

Most population lost, Texas counties

Texas counties that lost 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: Jefferson County, TX, up 194 places to #4.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS 2000

01▲120Howard County, TXTX30,504-4,356−439%

02▲1Potter County, TXTX114,453-4,072−126%

03▲167Reeves County, TXTX12,138-2,610−4%

04▲194Jefferson County, TXTX254,321-2,205−117%

05▲49Garza County, TXTX4,510-1,306+382%

06▲9Hutchinson County, TXTX19,633-984−46%

07▲137Scurry County, TXTX16,162-770−66%

08▲106Ochiltree County, TXTX9,284-731+499%

09▲22Kleberg County, TXTX30,315-725−157%

10▼9Hale County, TXTX31,819-703−136%

11▲2Presidio County, TXTX5,433-698−205%

12▲7Dawson County, TXTX11,776-680−207%

13▲82Pecos County, TXTX14,560-633−130%

14▼7Zavala County, TXTX9,037-633+13%

15▲57Nolan County, TXTX14,117-621−22%

16▲2Dimmit County, TXTX8,024-591+219%

17▲13Floyd County, TXTX4,881-521−28%

18▲153Ward County, TXTX11,125-519−76%

19▲4Calhoun County, TXTX19,599-507−132%

20▲102Brooks County, TXTX6,579-497+118%

21▲29Hartley County, TXTX4,904-478−125%

22▲15Lamb County, TXTX12,579-466+28%

23▼13Duval County, TXTX9,402-429−312%

24▲29Wilbarger County, TXTX12,481-406−9%

25▲66Hansford County, TXTX4,944-341−29%

26▲30Crockett County, TXTX2,769-329−1667%

27▼7Gray County, TXTX20,919-308−75%

28▲49Hemphill County, TXTX3,083-299−19%

29▲61Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,711-285−209%

30▲44Jim Hogg County, TXTX4,555-283−265%

31▲7Crosby County, TXTX4,852-281+21%

32▲8Swisher County, TXTX6,703-268−209%

33▼29Newton County, TXTX11,954-263−117%

34▲24Hardeman County, TXTX3,292-257−54%

35▲84Yoakum County, TXTX7,438-256−83%

36▲128Winkler County, TXTX7,540-251−83%

37▲108Reagan County, TXTX3,166-219−82%

38▲40Wheeler County, TXTX4,773-217−64%

39▲18Runnels County, TXTX9,693-207−203%

40▼8Schleicher County, TXTX2,245-206+275%

41▲117Bowie County, TXTX92,696-197−103%

42▼7San Augustine County, TXTX7,722-196−121%

43▼35Willacy County, TXTX19,971-193−108%

44▲39Parmer County, TXTX9,678-191−225%

45▲172Nueces County, TXTX352,992-186−101%

46▲90Upton County, TXTX3,131-177−83%

47Sutton County, TXTX3,203-169+191%

48▲33Collingsworth County, TXTX2,487-165−55%

49▲40Knox County, TXTX3,192-161−72%

50▲2McCulloch County, TXTX7,472-158−72%

51▲74Cottle County, TXTX1,224-156−55%

52▲59La Salle County, TXTX6,517-147−124%

53▲71Zapata County, TXTX13,753-136−105%

54▲102Crane County, TXTX4,554-121−82%

55▼12Terry County, TXTX11,720-111−76%

56▲52Lipscomb County, TXTX2,955-104+21%

57▲11Hall County, TXTX2,737-88−28%

58▲99Brewster County, TXTX9,458-88−148%

59▼48Jim Wells County, TXTX38,804-87−105%

60▼5Refugio County, TXTX6,657-84−43%

61▲73Kent County, TXTX674-79−48%

62▼11Dickens County, TXTX1,692-78−141%

63▼15Castro County, TXTX7,295-76−90%

64▲74King County, TXTX192-73−3750%

65▲76Borden County, TXTX567-64−9%

66▲41Stonewall County, TXTX1,186-59−82%

67▲43Terrell County, TXTX702-58−82%

68▲61McMullen County, TXTX544-56−265%

69▼9Edwards County, TXTX1,370-52−50%

70▲39Foard County, TXTX1,044-51−70%

71▲60Irion County, TXTX1,463-50−135%

72▲7Donley County, TXTX3,213-45−134%

73▲7Mitchell County, TXTX8,947-43−103%

74▲58Kenedy County, TXTX319-31−33%

75▲76Sterling County, TXTX1,349-23−49%

76▲10Childress County, TXTX6,643-21−101%

77▲46Motley County, TXTX1,043-20−81%

78▼16Real County, TXTX2,745-13−102%

79▲60Loving County, TXTX52-12−70%

80▲19Menard County, TXTX1,956-6−106%

81▲54Armstrong County, TXTX1,843-5−104%

82▲6Carson County, TXTX5,805-2−97%

83▼24Cochran County, TXTX2,546-1−100%

84▼11Kinney County, TXTX3,128-1−100%

85▲20Sherman County, TXTX2,781-1−100%

86▲18Baylor County, TXTX3,472+7−102%

87▲41Glasscock County, TXTX1,128+12−129%

88▲8Fisher County, TXTX3,692+20−104%

89▲9Oldham County, TXTX1,783+25−127%

90▲43Mason County, TXTX3,990+37−88%

91▲24Briscoe County, TXTX1,474+39−122%

92▲38Roberts County, TXTX867+40−129%

93▼48Deaf Smith County, TXTX18,626+43−107%

94▲67Martin County, TXTX5,284+47−122%

95▼13San Saba County, TXTX5,787+57−93%

96▲7Bailey County, TXTX6,963+59−113%

97▼80Hockley County, TXTX21,600+63−104%

98▲14Culberson County, TXTX2,267+79−118%

99▼29Haskell County, TXTX5,499+83−111%

100▲2Shackelford County, TXTX3,197+92−757%

101▼99Jasper County, TXTX33,075+95−98%

102▲14Throckmorton County, TXTX1,554+114−480%

103▼67Sabine County, TXTX10,012+118−87%

104▼33Mills County, TXTX4,580+124−80%

105▲32Coke County, TXTX3,412+127−71%

106▼14Kimble County, TXTX4,438+152−56%

107▼73Morris County, TXTX12,133+160−205%

108▼66Marion County, TXTX9,896+171−82%

109▲8Goliad County, TXTX7,208+196−79%

110▼104Cass County, TXTX28,651+197−57%

111▼106Wichita County, TXTX129,555+205−98%

112▼37Matagorda County, TXTX36,463+208−80%

113▼89Red River County, TXTX11,816+229−7733%

114▼14Hudspeth County, TXTX3,433+231−46%

115▼89Coleman County, TXTX7,915+231−149%

116▼94Val Verde County, TXTX47,835+249−96%

117▼103Houston County, TXTX22,316+250−86%

118▼102Shelby County, TXTX24,286+264−92%

119▼52Stephens County, TXTX9,380+279−58%

120▼71Young County, TXTX18,154+287−257%

121▲73Andrews County, TXTX18,914+304−123%

122▼76Concho County, TXTX3,607+304−67%

123▲4Karnes County, TXTX15,018+308−90%

124▲49Lavaca County, TXTX20,651+314−40%

125▼97Titus County, TXTX31,563+316−92%

126▲17Delta County, TXTX5,549+319−32%

127▲33Dallam County, TXTX7,508+393−48%

128▲76Starr County, TXTX66,319+399−97%

129▼117Uvalde County, TXTX24,963+399−85%

130▲39Jackson County, TXTX15,393+405−70%

131▼90Eastland County, TXTX18,143+418−319%

132▼39Lynn County, TXTX6,017+421−302%

133▲41Frio County, TXTX18,823+438−84%

134▼37Hamilton County, TXTX8,680+458−8%

135▼34DeWitt County, TXTX20,309+485−59%

136▲17Wharton County, TXTX42,060+490−60%

137▼17Gonzales County, TXTX20,159+506−64%

138▼117Panola County, TXTX23,018+527−27%

139▼76Moore County, TXTX21,891+533−76%

140▼74Clay County, TXTX10,764+546−44%

141▼72Archer County, TXTX9,129+569−35%

142▼24Live Oak County, TXTX11,929+594−78%

143▲69Tom Green County, TXTX120,602+599−89%

144▼4Brown County, TXTX38,711+616−81%

145▼39Franklin County, TXTX10,994+635−62%

146▼137Tyler County, TXTX20,443+645−85%

147▼1Bosque County, TXTX18,918+683−67%

148▼123Limestone County, TXTX22,849+703−36%

149▼36Madison County, TXTX14,226+771−62%

150▼117Trinity County, TXTX14,384+782−66%

151▼1Callahan County, TXTX14,491+783−25%

152▼67Comanche County, TXTX14,432+838+30%

153▼59Colorado County, TXTX21,439+882−56%

154▼115Falls County, TXTX17,869+901+4%

155▼8Camp County, TXTX13,380+916−44%

156▲37Maverick County, TXTX58,823+936−91%

157▼31Fayette County, TXTX25,459+1,024−40%

158▲7Somervell County, TXTX10,261+1,056−27%

159▼10Robertson County, TXTX17,839+1,082+121%

160▼99Jack County, TXTX9,563+1,091−39%

161▼132Leon County, TXTX16,894+1,175−56%

162▼98Jones County, TXTX20,861+1,198−72%

163▲4Lee County, TXTX18,729+1,251−55%

164▲35Victoria County, TXTX92,656+1,337−86%

165▲35Erath County, TXTX43,911+1,366−73%

166▼82Freestone County, TXTX20,811+1,376−33%

167▲8Rains County, TXTX13,542+1,378−43%

168▼20Nacogdoches County, TXTX66,035+1,382−69%

169▼15Lamar County, TXTX51,503+1,415−69%

170▲19Kerr County, TXTX54,037+1,439−80%

171▲17Orange County, TXTX86,266+1,458−67%

172▼128Bee County, TXTX32,515+1,468−80%

173▼31Milam County, TXTX26,258+1,504+16%

174▼87Angelina County, TXTX88,154+1,759−83%

175▲6Gillespie County, TXTX28,527+1,802−50%

176▲9Gregg County, TXTX126,095+1,856−71%

177▼112Anderson County, TXTX59,805+1,883−73%

178▼26Montague County, TXTX21,966+2,001+9%

179▼20Bandera County, TXTX22,876+2,025−71%

180▲3Lampasas County, TXTX23,657+2,030−52%

181▼9San Jacinto County, TXTX29,488+2,086−64%

182Llano County, TXTX23,353+2,110−61%

183▼15Blanco County, TXTX13,581+2,207−10%

184▼6Hopkins County, TXTX39,063+2,276−27%

185▼22Aransas County, TXTX26,146+2,316−50%

186▲11Gaines County, TXTX23,956+2,358+585%

187▼32Palo Pinto County, TXTX30,791+2,382+21%

188▼4Washington County, TXTX38,288+2,483−41%

189▼12Hardin County, TXTX58,723+2,492−63%

190▲18Coryell County, TXTX85,592+2,499−77%

191▼164Rusk County, TXTX54,854+2,640−27%

192▼1Cooke County, TXTX44,461+2,793−50%

193▼31Burleson County, TXTX20,549+2,907+2%

194▼118Cherokee County, TXTX53,337+2,925−48%

195▼5Harrison County, TXTX71,956+3,117−33%

196▼1San Patricio County, TXTX72,053+3,298−61%

197▲4Polk County, TXTX53,434+3,311−68%

198▼18Austin County, TXTX33,625+3,458−8%

199▼23Upshur County, TXTX44,410+3,518−10%

200▼21Fannin County, TXTX39,265+3,603−44%

201▼35Hill County, TXTX39,503+3,629−30%

202▲1Navarro County, TXTX57,181+4,557−12%

203▼7Atascosa County, TXTX53,590+4,609−43%

204▼17Wood County, TXTX49,688+4,845−34%

205▼19Grimes County, TXTX34,252+4,984+6%

206▼4Medina County, TXTX56,881+6,133−49%

207▼1Wilson County, TXTX56,139+6,386−35%

208▼16Henderson County, TXTX88,595+6,445−56%

209▼2Van Zandt County, TXTX66,130+6,589−35%

210▲6Taylor County, TXTX150,077+6,8690%

211▼1Walker County, TXTX83,842+7,442−31%

212▼7Burnet County, TXTX57,015+7,885−31%

213▲15Ector County, TXTX173,801+8,630+294%

214▼1Hood County, TXTX70,501+8,903−27%

215▼1Kendall County, TXTX53,289+9,010−2%

216▼7Caldwell County, TXTX55,150+9,267+60%

217▼2Chambers County, TXTX57,594+11,023+85%

218▲9McLennan County, TXTX272,020+11,441−53%

219▲5Randall County, TXTX152,351+11,598−21%

220▲22El Paso County, TXTX877,858+12,201−86%

221Cameron County, TXTX433,946+12,929−83%

222▼4Waller County, TXTX69,858+13,064+41%

223Webb County, TXTX281,224+14,110−76%

224▼13Wise County, TXTX83,778+15,146+7%

225▲9Brazos County, TXTX249,088+15,239−50%

226▲7Midland County, TXTX187,855+17,872+90%

227▼7Grayson County, TXTX153,613+18,070+16%

228▲4Lubbock County, TXTX328,906+18,267−9%

229▼3Smith County, TXTX252,549+19,070−18%

230▲10Galveston County, TXTX372,207+21,525−34%

231▼6Bastrop County, TXTX118,908+21,692+11%

232▼13Hunt County, TXTX123,336+23,380+91%

233▲2Guadalupe County, TXTX201,111+28,405+18%

234▼12Liberty County, TXTX121,364+29,736+71%

235▲6Bell County, TXTX402,248+31,601−33%

236▼6Rockwall County, TXTX140,738+32,919+88%

237▼6Parker County, TXTX184,767+36,545+54%

238▼9Johnson County, TXTX218,048+38,121+29%

239Brazoria County, TXTX419,080+47,049−6%

240▼2Comal County, TXTX209,166+47,665+82%

241▲8Dallas County, TXTX2,661,397+47,858−87%

242▼5Ellis County, TXTX240,867+48,412+85%

243▲1Hidalgo County, TXTX921,549+50,768−73%

244▼1Hays County, TXTX304,390+63,323+98%

245▼9Kaufman County, TXTX209,235+63,925+235%

246▲4Travis County, TXTX1,389,670+99,482−58%

247▲6Tarrant County, TXTX2,248,466+137,826−50%

248▼2Williamson County, TXTX752,827+143,810+30%

249▲3Bexar County, TXTX2,160,088+150,764−27%

250▼3Fort Bend County, TXTX975,191+152,412+18%

251▼6Montgomery County, TXTX781,194+160,751+44%

252▼4Denton County, TXTX1,069,346+162,924+2%

253▼2Collin County, TXTX1,297,179+232,714+2%

254Harris County, TXTX5,045,026+313,881−46%

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