RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 254 SHOWN OF 254

Most population lost, Texas counties · 2010

Texas counties that lost the most residents from the 2000 census to 2010, 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

01Orange County, TXTX86,266-3,129−170%

02San Patricio County, TXTX72,053-2,334−128%

03Hutchinson County, TXTX19,633-1,707−7%

04Red River County, TXTX11,816-1,454+48367%

05Duval County, TXTX9,402-1,338−762%

06Floyd County, TXTX4,881-1,325+83%

07Pecos County, TXTX14,560-1,302−161%

08Matagorda County, TXTX36,463-1,255−222%

09Dawson County, TXTX11,776-1,152−281%

10Wilbarger County, TXTX12,481-1,141+156%

11Crosby County, TXTX4,852-1,013+337%

12Runnels County, TXTX9,693-994−595%

13Live Oak County, TXTX11,929-778−128%

14Brooks County, TXTX6,579-753+230%

15Lamb County, TXTX12,579-732+102%

16Falls County, TXTX17,869-710−182%

17Childress County, TXTX6,643-647−137%

18Lynn County, TXTX6,017-635+205%

19Newton County, TXTX11,954-627−142%

20Karnes County, TXTX15,018-622−121%

21Cochran County, TXTX2,546-603−7%

22Nolan County, TXTX14,117-586−26%

23Hardeman County, TXTX3,292-585+5%

24Jones County, TXTX20,861-583−114%

25Culberson County, TXTX2,267-577+34%

26Coke County, TXTX3,412-544−224%

27Knox County, TXTX3,192-534−9%

28Swisher County, TXTX6,703-524−314%

29Bee County, TXTX32,515-498−107%

30Refugio County, TXTX6,657-445+201%

31Hall County, TXTX2,737-429+249%

32Cottle County, TXTX1,224-399+16%

33Marion County, TXTX9,896-395−141%

34Crockett County, TXTX2,769-380−1910%

35Fisher County, TXTX3,692-370−26%

36Baylor County, TXTX3,472-367+26%

37Coleman County, TXTX7,915-340−28%

38Carson County, TXTX5,805-334+457%

39Hale County, TXTX31,819-329−117%

40Dickens County, TXTX1,692-318−266%

41Jackson County, TXTX15,393-316−123%

42Mitchell County, TXTX8,947-295−118%

43Foard County, TXTX1,044-286+66%

44Clay County, TXTX10,764-254−126%

45Dimmit County, TXTX8,024-252+36%

46Ward County, TXTX11,125-251−89%

47Sterling County, TXTX1,349-250+456%

48Armstrong County, TXTX1,843-247−294%

49Castro County, TXTX7,295-223−72%

50Motley County, TXTX1,043-216+104%

51Mills County, TXTX4,580-215−135%

52Gray County, TXTX20,919-209−83%

53Throckmorton County, TXTX1,554-209+597%

54Stonewall County, TXTX1,186-203−37%

55Haskell County, TXTX5,499-194−73%

56Glasscock County, TXTX1,128-180+339%

57Irion County, TXTX1,463-172−221%

58Wichita County, TXTX129,555-164−102%

59Edwards County, TXTX1,370-160+54%

60Briscoe County, TXTX1,474-153−15%

61Sherman County, TXTX2,781-152−146%

62Donley County, TXTX3,213-151−214%

63Collingsworth County, TXTX2,487-149−59%

64McMullen County, TXTX544-144−524%

65Oldham County, TXTX1,783-133+43%

66Menard County, TXTX1,956-118−209%

67Morris County, TXTX12,133-114−25%

68Terry County, TXTX11,720-110−76%

69Terrell County, TXTX702-97−71%

70Delta County, TXTX5,549-96−120%

71Borden County, TXTX567-88+26%

72San Augustine County, TXTX7,722-81−109%

73King County, TXTX192-70−3600%

74Winkler County, TXTX7,540-63−96%

75San Saba County, TXTX5,787-55−107%

76Comanche County, TXTX14,432-52−108%

77Kent County, TXTX674-51−66%

78Upton County, TXTX3,131-49−95%

79Stephens County, TXTX9,380-44−107%

80Kenedy County, TXTX319+2−104%

81Loving County, TXTX52+15−138%

82Jim Hogg County, TXTX4,555+19−89%

83Cass County, TXTX28,651+26−94%

84Reagan County, TXTX3,166+41−103%

85Roberts County, TXTX867+42−130%

86Sutton County, TXTX3,203+51−188%

87Lavaca County, TXTX20,651+53−90%

88Martin County, TXTX5,284+53−125%

89Shackelford County, TXTX3,197+76−643%

90Zavala County, TXTX9,037+77−114%

91McCulloch County, TXTX7,472+78−114%

92DeWitt County, TXTX20,309+84−93%

93Wharton County, TXTX42,060+92−93%

94Jasper County, TXTX33,075+106−98%

95Concho County, TXTX3,607+121−87%

96Wheeler County, TXTX4,773+126−121%

97Hudspeth County, TXTX3,433+132−69%

98Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,711+135−48%

99Kimble County, TXTX4,438+139−60%

100Archer County, TXTX9,129+200−77%

101Hockley County, TXTX21,600+219−115%

102Kinney County, TXTX3,128+219−16%

103Jefferson County, TXTX254,321+222−98%

104Shelby County, TXTX24,286+224−93%

105Hansford County, TXTX4,944+244−151%

106Lipscomb County, TXTX2,955+245−385%

107Parmer County, TXTX9,678+253+65%

108Real County, TXTX2,745+262−59%

109Mason County, TXTX3,990+274−13%

110Jack County, TXTX9,563+281−84%

111Goliad County, TXTX7,208+282−70%

112Eastland County, TXTX18,143+286−250%

113Hamilton County, TXTX8,680+288−42%

114Sabine County, TXTX10,012+365−59%

115Brewster County, TXTX9,458+366+98%

116Crane County, TXTX4,554+379−158%

117Coryell County, TXTX85,592+410−96%

118Brown County, TXTX38,711+432−87%

119Hemphill County, TXTX3,083+456−224%

120Uvalde County, TXTX24,963+479−81%

121Dallam County, TXTX7,508+481−37%

122Colorado County, TXTX21,439+484−76%

123Kleberg County, TXTX30,315+512−60%

124Presidio County, TXTX5,433+514−23%

125Milam County, TXTX26,258+519−60%

126Hartley County, TXTX4,904+525−72%

127Schleicher County, TXTX2,245+526−1056%

128Houston County, TXTX22,316+547−70%

129Yoakum County, TXTX7,438+557−138%

130Scurry County, TXTX16,162+560−125%

131Bailey County, TXTX6,963+571−221%

132Montague County, TXTX21,966+602−67%

133Young County, TXTX18,154+607−432%

134Robertson County, TXTX17,839+622+27%

135Callahan County, TXTX14,491+639−39%

136Reeves County, TXTX12,138+646−124%

137Aransas County, TXTX26,146+661−86%

138Burleson County, TXTX20,549+717−75%

139Madison County, TXTX14,226+724−64%

140Calhoun County, TXTX19,599+734−54%

141Trinity County, TXTX14,384+806−65%

142Deaf Smith County, TXTX18,626+811−237%

143Camp County, TXTX13,380+852−48%

144Tyler County, TXTX20,443+895−79%

145Lee County, TXTX18,729+955−66%

146Frio County, TXTX18,823+965−65%

147Bosque County, TXTX18,918+1,008−52%

148La Salle County, TXTX6,517+1,020+67%

149Panola County, TXTX23,018+1,040+44%

150Palo Pinto County, TXTX30,791+1,085−45%

151Franklin County, TXTX10,994+1,147−31%

152Gonzales County, TXTX20,159+1,179−17%

153Ochiltree County, TXTX9,284+1,217−1098%

154Lamar County, TXTX51,503+1,294−72%

155Limestone County, TXTX22,849+1,333+21%

156Howard County, TXTX30,504+1,385+8%

157Leon County, TXTX16,894+1,466−45%

158Jim Wells County, TXTX38,804+1,512−8%

159Garza County, TXTX4,510+1,589−686%

160Somervell County, TXTX10,261+1,681+16%

161Rains County, TXTX13,542+1,775−27%

162Andrews County, TXTX18,914+1,782−234%

163Moore County, TXTX21,891+1,783−21%

164Zapata County, TXTX13,753+1,836−37%

165Lampasas County, TXTX23,657+1,915−55%

166Freestone County, TXTX20,811+1,949−5%

167Willacy County, TXTX19,971+2,052−14%

168Cooke County, TXTX44,461+2,074−63%

169Blanco County, TXTX13,581+2,079−15%

170Llano County, TXTX23,353+2,257−58%

171Navarro County, TXTX57,181+2,611−50%

172Fannin County, TXTX39,265+2,673−58%

173Victoria County, TXTX92,656+2,705−72%

174Fayette County, TXTX25,459+2,750+61%

175Hill County, TXTX39,503+2,768−47%

176Bandera County, TXTX22,876+2,840−60%

177Grimes County, TXTX34,252+3,052−35%

178Gaines County, TXTX23,956+3,059+789%

179Hopkins County, TXTX39,063+3,201+2%

180Bowie County, TXTX92,696+3,259−57%

181Washington County, TXTX38,288+3,345−21%

182Anderson County, TXTX59,805+3,349−53%

183Harrison County, TXTX71,956+3,521−24%

184Upshur County, TXTX44,410+4,018+2%

185Gillespie County, TXTX28,527+4,023+11%

186Val Verde County, TXTX47,835+4,023−34%

187San Jacinto County, TXTX29,488+4,138−30%

188Cherokee County, TXTX53,337+4,186−25%

189Titus County, TXTX31,563+4,216+3%

190Polk County, TXTX53,434+4,280−59%

191Van Zandt County, TXTX66,130+4,439−56%

192Austin County, TXTX33,625+4,827+28%

193Erath County, TXTX43,911+4,889−2%

194Taylor County, TXTX150,077+4,951−28%

195Wood County, TXTX49,688+5,212−29%

196Henderson County, TXTX88,595+5,255−64%

197Nacogdoches County, TXTX66,035+5,321+20%

198Liberty County, TXTX121,364+5,489−69%

199Caldwell County, TXTX55,150+5,872+1%

200Rusk County, TXTX54,854+5,958+64%

201Kerr County, TXTX54,037+5,972−19%

202Walker County, TXTX83,842+6,103−44%

203Tom Green County, TXTX120,602+6,214+12%

204Atascosa County, TXTX53,590+6,283−22%

205Hardin County, TXTX58,723+6,562−3%

206Angelina County, TXTX88,154+6,641−35%

207Medina County, TXTX56,881+6,702−44%

208Maverick County, TXTX58,823+6,961−36%

209Starr County, TXTX66,319+7,371−44%

210Potter County, TXTX114,453+7,527−52%

211Burnet County, TXTX57,015+8,603−25%

212Chambers County, TXTX57,594+9,065+53%

213Hunt County, TXTX123,336+9,533−22%

214Kendall County, TXTX53,289+9,667+6%

215Hood County, TXTX70,501+10,082−17%

216Grayson County, TXTX153,613+10,282−34%

217Wise County, TXTX83,778+10,334−27%

218Gregg County, TXTX126,095+10,351+61%

219Wilson County, TXTX56,139+10,510+8%

220Waller County, TXTX69,858+10,542+14%

221Ector County, TXTX173,801+16,007+631%

222Randall County, TXTX152,351+16,413+12%

223Bastrop County, TXTX118,908+16,438−16%

224Midland County, TXTX187,855+20,863+122%

225McLennan County, TXTX272,020+21,389−12%

226Johnson County, TXTX218,048+24,123−19%

227Nueces County, TXTX352,992+26,578+18%

228Parker County, TXTX184,767+28,432+20%

229Comal County, TXTX209,166+30,451+16%

230Kaufman County, TXTX209,235+32,037+68%

231Smith County, TXTX252,549+35,008+50%

232Rockwall County, TXTX140,738+35,257+102%

233Lubbock County, TXTX328,906+36,203+81%

234Ellis County, TXTX240,867+38,250+46%

235Galveston County, TXTX372,207+41,151+26%

236Brazos County, TXTX249,088+42,436+39%

237Guadalupe County, TXTX201,111+42,510+76%

238Webb County, TXTX281,224+57,187−4%

239Hays County, TXTX304,390+59,518+86%

240Cameron County, TXTX433,946+70,993−5%

241Brazoria County, TXTX419,080+71,399+43%

242Bell County, TXTX402,248+72,261+54%

243El Paso County, TXTX877,858+121,025+38%

244Dallas County, TXTX2,661,397+149,240−59%

245Montgomery County, TXTX781,194+161,978+45%

246Williamson County, TXTX752,827+172,712+56%

247Hidalgo County, TXTX921,549+205,306+10%

248Travis County, TXTX1,389,670+211,986−10%

249Denton County, TXTX1,069,346+229,638+44%

250Fort Bend County, TXTX975,191+230,923+79%

251Collin County, TXTX1,297,179+290,666+28%

252Bexar County, TXTX2,160,088+321,842+55%

253Tarrant County, TXTX2,248,466+362,815+31%

254Harris County, TXTX5,045,026+691,881+19%

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