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.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS 2000

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

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

03Reeves County, TXTX12,138-2,610−4%

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

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

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

07Scurry County, TXTX16,162-770−66%

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

09Kleberg County, TXTX30,315-725−157%

10Hale County, TXTX31,819-703−136%

11Presidio County, TXTX5,433-698−205%

12Dawson County, TXTX11,776-680−207%

13Pecos County, TXTX14,560-633−130%

14Zavala County, TXTX9,037-633+13%

15Nolan County, TXTX14,117-621−22%

16Dimmit County, TXTX8,024-591+219%

17Floyd County, TXTX4,881-521−28%

18Ward County, TXTX11,125-519−76%

19Calhoun County, TXTX19,599-507−132%

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

21Hartley County, TXTX4,904-478−125%

22Lamb County, TXTX12,579-466+28%

23Duval County, TXTX9,402-429−312%

24Wilbarger County, TXTX12,481-406−9%

25Hansford County, TXTX4,944-341−29%

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

27Gray County, TXTX20,919-308−75%

28Hemphill County, TXTX3,083-299−19%

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

30Jim Hogg County, TXTX4,555-283−265%

31Crosby County, TXTX4,852-281+21%

32Swisher County, TXTX6,703-268−209%

33Newton County, TXTX11,954-263−117%

34Hardeman County, TXTX3,292-257−54%

35Yoakum County, TXTX7,438-256−83%

36Winkler County, TXTX7,540-251−83%

37Reagan County, TXTX3,166-219−82%

38Wheeler County, TXTX4,773-217−64%

39Runnels County, TXTX9,693-207−203%

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

41Bowie County, TXTX92,696-197−103%

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

43Willacy County, TXTX19,971-193−108%

44Parmer County, TXTX9,678-191−225%

45Nueces County, TXTX352,992-186−101%

46Upton County, TXTX3,131-177−83%

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

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

49Knox County, TXTX3,192-161−72%

50McCulloch County, TXTX7,472-158−72%

51Cottle County, TXTX1,224-156−55%

52La Salle County, TXTX6,517-147−124%

53Zapata County, TXTX13,753-136−105%

54Crane County, TXTX4,554-121−82%

55Terry County, TXTX11,720-111−76%

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

57Hall County, TXTX2,737-88−28%

58Brewster County, TXTX9,458-88−148%

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

60Refugio County, TXTX6,657-84−43%

61Kent County, TXTX674-79−48%

62Dickens County, TXTX1,692-78−141%

63Castro County, TXTX7,295-76−90%

64King County, TXTX192-73−3750%

65Borden County, TXTX567-64−9%

66Stonewall County, TXTX1,186-59−82%

67Terrell County, TXTX702-58−82%

68McMullen County, TXTX544-56−265%

69Edwards County, TXTX1,370-52−50%

70Foard County, TXTX1,044-51−70%

71Irion County, TXTX1,463-50−135%

72Donley County, TXTX3,213-45−134%

73Mitchell County, TXTX8,947-43−103%

74Kenedy County, TXTX319-31−33%

75Sterling County, TXTX1,349-23−49%

76Childress County, TXTX6,643-21−101%

77Motley County, TXTX1,043-20−81%

78Real County, TXTX2,745-13−102%

79Loving County, TXTX52-12−70%

80Menard County, TXTX1,956-6−106%

81Armstrong County, TXTX1,843-5−104%

82Carson County, TXTX5,805-2−97%

83Cochran County, TXTX2,546-1−100%

84Kinney County, TXTX3,128-1−100%

85Sherman County, TXTX2,781-1−100%

86Baylor County, TXTX3,472+7−102%

87Glasscock County, TXTX1,128+12−129%

88Fisher County, TXTX3,692+20−104%

89Oldham County, TXTX1,783+25−127%

90Mason County, TXTX3,990+37−88%

91Briscoe County, TXTX1,474+39−122%

92Roberts County, TXTX867+40−129%

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

94Martin County, TXTX5,284+47−122%

95San Saba County, TXTX5,787+57−93%

96Bailey County, TXTX6,963+59−113%

97Hockley County, TXTX21,600+63−104%

98Culberson County, TXTX2,267+79−118%

99Haskell County, TXTX5,499+83−111%

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

101Jasper County, TXTX33,075+95−98%

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

103Sabine County, TXTX10,012+118−87%

104Mills County, TXTX4,580+124−80%

105Coke County, TXTX3,412+127−71%

106Kimble County, TXTX4,438+152−56%

107Morris County, TXTX12,133+160−205%

108Marion County, TXTX9,896+171−82%

109Goliad County, TXTX7,208+196−79%

110Cass County, TXTX28,651+197−57%

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

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

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

114Hudspeth County, TXTX3,433+231−46%

115Coleman County, TXTX7,915+231−149%

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

117Houston County, TXTX22,316+250−86%

118Shelby County, TXTX24,286+264−92%

119Stephens County, TXTX9,380+279−58%

120Young County, TXTX18,154+287−257%

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

122Concho County, TXTX3,607+304−67%

123Karnes County, TXTX15,018+308−90%

124Lavaca County, TXTX20,651+314−40%

125Titus County, TXTX31,563+316−92%

126Delta County, TXTX5,549+319−32%

127Dallam County, TXTX7,508+393−48%

128Starr County, TXTX66,319+399−97%

129Uvalde County, TXTX24,963+399−85%

130Jackson County, TXTX15,393+405−70%

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

132Lynn County, TXTX6,017+421−302%

133Frio County, TXTX18,823+438−84%

134Hamilton County, TXTX8,680+458−8%

135DeWitt County, TXTX20,309+485−59%

136Wharton County, TXTX42,060+490−60%

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

138Panola County, TXTX23,018+527−27%

139Moore County, TXTX21,891+533−76%

140Clay County, TXTX10,764+546−44%

141Archer County, TXTX9,129+569−35%

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

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

144Brown County, TXTX38,711+616−81%

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

146Tyler County, TXTX20,443+645−85%

147Bosque County, TXTX18,918+683−67%

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

149Madison County, TXTX14,226+771−62%

150Trinity County, TXTX14,384+782−66%

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

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

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

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

155Camp County, TXTX13,380+916−44%

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

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

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

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

160Jack County, TXTX9,563+1,091−39%

161Leon County, TXTX16,894+1,175−56%

162Jones County, TXTX20,861+1,198−72%

163Lee County, TXTX18,729+1,251−55%

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

165Erath County, TXTX43,911+1,366−73%

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

167Rains County, TXTX13,542+1,378−43%

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

169Lamar County, TXTX51,503+1,415−69%

170Kerr County, TXTX54,037+1,439−80%

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

172Bee County, TXTX32,515+1,468−80%

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

182Llano County, TXTX23,353+2,110−61%

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

191Rusk County, TXTX54,854+2,640−27%

192Cooke County, TXTX44,461+2,793−50%

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

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

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

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

197Polk County, TXTX53,434+3,311−68%

198Austin County, TXTX33,625+3,458−8%

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

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

201Hill County, TXTX39,503+3,629−30%

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

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

204Wood County, TXTX49,688+4,845−34%

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

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

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

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

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

210Taylor County, TXTX150,077+6,869−0%

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

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

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

214Hood County, TXTX70,501+8,903−27%

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES