RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 254 SHOWN OF 254

Most population lost, Texas counties · 2020

Texas counties that lost the most residents from the 2010 census to 2020, 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

01Hale County, TXTX31,819-3,751−294%

02Jasper County, TXTX33,075-2,730−161%

03Potter County, TXTX114,453-2,548−116%

04Newton County, TXTX11,954-2,228−248%

05Wichita County, TXTX129,555-2,150−123%

06Cass County, TXTX28,651-2,010−541%

07Zavala County, TXTX9,037-2,007+257%

08Willacy County, TXTX19,971-1,970−183%

09Tyler County, TXTX20,443-1,968−147%

10Duval County, TXTX9,402-1,951−1066%

11Jim Wells County, TXTX38,804-1,947−218%

12Uvalde County, TXTX24,963-1,841−171%

13Presidio County, TXTX5,433-1,687−353%

14Houston County, TXTX22,316-1,666−192%

15Hutchinson County, TXTX19,633-1,533−16%

16Shelby County, TXTX24,286-1,426−145%

17Hockley County, TXTX21,600-1,398−6%

18Dimmit County, TXTX8,024-1,381+646%

19Dawson County, TXTX11,776-1,377−317%

20Gray County, TXTX20,919-1,308+7%

21Panola County, TXTX23,018-1,305−281%

22Val Verde County, TXTX47,835-1,293−121%

23Calhoun County, TXTX19,599-1,275−180%

24Red River County, TXTX11,816-1,273+42333%

25Limestone County, TXTX22,849-1,238−212%

26Coleman County, TXTX7,915-1,211+155%

27Rusk County, TXTX54,854-1,116−131%

28Titus County, TXTX31,563-1,087−126%

29Leon County, TXTX16,894-1,082−141%

30Floyd County, TXTX4,881-1,044+44%

31Kleberg County, TXTX30,315-1,021−180%

32Schleicher County, TXTX2,245-1,010+1736%

33Trinity County, TXTX14,384-983−142%

34Morris County, TXTX12,133-961+532%

35San Augustine County, TXTX7,722-947−200%

36Sabine County, TXTX10,012-940−206%

37Lamb County, TXTX12,579-932+157%

38Crosby County, TXTX4,852-926+299%

39Falls County, TXTX17,869-898−204%

40Swisher County, TXTX6,703-883−460%

41Eastland County, TXTX18,143-858+349%

42Marion County, TXTX9,896-821−186%

43Terry County, TXTX11,720-820+79%

44Bee County, TXTX32,515-814−111%

45Deaf Smith County, TXTX18,626-789+33%

46Concho County, TXTX3,607-784−185%

47Sutton County, TXTX3,203-756+1203%

48Castro County, TXTX7,295-691−12%

49Young County, TXTX18,154-683+273%

50Hartley County, TXTX4,904-680−136%

51Dickens County, TXTX1,692-674−453%

52McCulloch County, TXTX7,472-653+14%

53Wilbarger County, TXTX12,481-648+46%

54Garza County, TXTX4,510-645+138%

55Refugio County, TXTX6,657-642+334%

56Crockett County, TXTX2,769-621−3057%

57Runnels County, TXTX9,693-601−399%

58Hardeman County, TXTX3,292-590+6%

59Cochran County, TXTX2,546-580−10%

60Edwards County, TXTX1,370-580+458%

61Jack County, TXTX9,563-572−132%

62Real County, TXTX2,745-551−187%

63Moore County, TXTX21,891-546−124%

64Jones County, TXTX20,861-539−113%

65Anderson County, TXTX59,805-536−108%

66Clay County, TXTX10,764-534−154%

67Stephens County, TXTX9,380-529−180%

68Hall County, TXTX2,737-528+329%

69Archer County, TXTX9,129-494−156%

70Haskell County, TXTX5,499-483−34%

71Mills County, TXTX4,580-480−177%

72Nolan County, TXTX14,117-478−40%

73Kinney County, TXTX3,128-469−280%

74Jim Hogg County, TXTX4,555-462−369%

75Matagorda County, TXTX36,463-447−143%

76Cherokee County, TXTX53,337-433−108%

77Hemphill County, TXTX3,083-425+15%

78Wheeler County, TXTX4,773-420−29%

79Donley County, TXTX3,213-419−417%

80Mitchell County, TXTX8,947-413−125%

81Collingsworth County, TXTX2,487-405+10%

82San Saba County, TXTX5,787-401−151%

83Parmer County, TXTX9,678-400−361%

84Freestone County, TXTX20,811-381−119%

85Comanche County, TXTX14,432-380−159%

86Childress County, TXTX6,643-377−122%

87Angelina County, TXTX88,154-376−104%

88Carson County, TXTX5,805-375+525%

89Knox County, TXTX3,192-366−37%

90Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,711-346−233%

91Hansford County, TXTX4,944-328−32%

92Kimble County, TXTX4,438-321−193%

93Lynn County, TXTX6,017-319+53%

94Colorado County, TXTX21,439-317−116%

95Pecos County, TXTX14,560-314−115%

96Fisher County, TXTX3,692-302−39%

97Hamilton County, TXTX8,680-295−159%

98Oldham County, TXTX1,783-294+216%

99Menard County, TXTX1,956-280−359%

100Hudspeth County, TXTX3,433-274−164%

101DeWitt County, TXTX20,309-273−123%

102Shackelford County, TXTX3,197-273+1850%

103Bailey County, TXTX6,963-261−44%

104Baylor County, TXTX3,472-261−11%

105Sherman County, TXTX2,781-252−177%

106Franklin County, TXTX10,994-246−115%

107Stonewall County, TXTX1,186-245−23%

108Lipscomb County, TXTX2,955-243+183%

109Foard County, TXTX1,044-241+40%

110Terrell County, TXTX702-224−32%

111La Salle County, TXTX6,517-222−136%

112Culberson County, TXTX2,267-210−51%

113Madison County, TXTX14,226-209−110%

114Ochiltree County, TXTX9,284-208+70%

115Briscoe County, TXTX1,474-202+12%

116Throckmorton County, TXTX1,554-201+570%

117Goliad County, TXTX7,208-198−121%

118Live Oak County, TXTX11,929-196−107%

119Yoakum County, TXTX7,438-185−87%

120Gonzales County, TXTX20,159-154−111%

121Howard County, TXTX30,504-152−112%

122Brooks County, TXTX6,579-147−36%

123Motley County, TXTX1,043-147+39%

124Zapata County, TXTX13,753-129−104%

125Cottle County, TXTX1,224-125−64%

126Fayette County, TXTX25,459-119−107%

127Karnes County, TXTX15,018-114−104%

128Glasscock County, TXTX1,128-110+168%

129McMullen County, TXTX544-107−415%

130Roberts County, TXTX867-102−26%

131Irion County, TXTX1,463-86−161%

132Kenedy County, TXTX319-66+43%

133Mason County, TXTX3,990-59−119%

134Kent County, TXTX674-55−64%

135Armstrong County, TXTX1,843-53−142%

136Upton County, TXTX3,131-47−95%

137Coke County, TXTX3,412-35−108%

138King County, TXTX192-21−1150%

139Loving County, TXTX52-18−55%

140Brown County, TXTX38,711-11−100%

141Borden County, TXTX567-10−86%

142Milam County, TXTX26,258-3−100%

143Delta County, TXTX5,549-1−100%

144Scurry County, TXTX16,162+11−100%

145Reagan County, TXTX3,166+18−102%

146Bosque County, TXTX18,918+23−99%

147Camp County, TXTX13,380+63−96%

148Nacogdoches County, TXTX66,035+129−97%

149Robertson County, TXTX17,839+135−72%

150Callahan County, TXTX14,491+164−84%

151Sterling County, TXTX1,349+229−609%

152Montague County, TXTX21,966+246−87%

153Wharton County, TXTX42,060+290−76%

154Lamar County, TXTX51,503+295−94%

155Palo Pinto County, TXTX30,791+298−85%

156Crane County, TXTX4,554+300−146%

157Brewster County, TXTX9,458+314+70%

158Bowie County, TXTX92,696+328−96%

159Bandera County, TXTX22,876+366−95%

160Dallam County, TXTX7,508+412−46%

161Martin County, TXTX5,284+438−309%

162Burleson County, TXTX20,549+455−84%

163Aransas County, TXTX26,146+672−85%

164Winkler County, TXTX7,540+681−147%

165Somervell County, TXTX10,261+715−51%

166Hill County, TXTX39,503+785−85%

167Lee County, TXTX18,729+866−69%

168Blanco County, TXTX13,581+877−64%

169Jackson County, TXTX15,393+913−32%

170Reeves County, TXTX12,138+965−136%

171Ward County, TXTX11,125+986−145%

172San Jacinto County, TXTX29,488+1,018−83%

173Lavaca County, TXTX20,651+1,074+107%

174Frio County, TXTX18,823+1,168−58%

175Rains County, TXTX13,542+1,250−48%

176Upshur County, TXTX44,410+1,583−60%

177Hardin County, TXTX58,723+1,596−76%

178Hopkins County, TXTX39,063+1,626−48%

179Fannin County, TXTX39,265+1,747−73%

180Austin County, TXTX33,625+1,750−53%

181Gillespie County, TXTX28,527+1,888−48%

182Llano County, TXTX23,353+1,942−64%

183Lampasas County, TXTX23,657+1,950−54%

184Washington County, TXTX38,288+2,087−51%

185Gregg County, TXTX126,095+2,509−61%

186Grimes County, TXTX34,252+2,664−44%

187Wood County, TXTX49,688+2,879−61%

188Orange County, TXTX86,266+2,971−33%

189Kerr County, TXTX54,037+2,973−60%

190Harrison County, TXTX71,956+3,208−31%

191Cooke County, TXTX44,461+3,231−42%

192Henderson County, TXTX88,595+3,618−75%

193Maverick County, TXTX58,823+3,629−67%

194Andrews County, TXTX18,914+3,824−387%

195San Patricio County, TXTX72,053+3,951−53%

196Atascosa County, TXTX53,590+4,070−50%

197Gaines County, TXTX23,956+4,072+1084%

198Jefferson County, TXTX254,321+4,253−66%

199Victoria County, TXTX92,656+4,526−53%

200Erath County, TXTX43,911+4,655−7%

201Polk County, TXTX53,434+4,710−55%

202Medina County, TXTX56,881+4,742−60%

203Navarro County, TXTX57,181+4,889−6%

204Starr County, TXTX66,319+4,952−62%

205Burnet County, TXTX57,015+6,380−44%

206Wilson County, TXTX56,139+6,835−30%

207Van Zandt County, TXTX66,130+6,962−32%

208Coryell County, TXTX85,592+7,705−28%

209Caldwell County, TXTX55,150+7,817+35%

210Walker County, TXTX83,842+8,539−21%

211Wise County, TXTX83,778+9,505−33%

212Tom Green County, TXTX120,602+9,779+76%

213Hood County, TXTX70,501+10,416−14%

214Kendall County, TXTX53,289+10,869+19%

215Chambers County, TXTX57,594+11,475+93%

216Taylor County, TXTX150,077+11,702+70%

217Nueces County, TXTX352,992+12,955−42%

218Waller County, TXTX69,858+13,589+47%

219Hunt County, TXTX123,336+13,827+13%

220Grayson County, TXTX153,613+14,666−6%

221Cameron County, TXTX433,946+14,797−80%

222Liberty County, TXTX121,364+15,985−8%

223Webb County, TXTX281,224+16,810−72%

224Randall County, TXTX152,351+20,028+37%

225Bastrop County, TXTX118,908+23,045+18%

226Smith County, TXTX252,549+23,765+2%

227McLennan County, TXTX272,020+25,673+5%

228Ector County, TXTX173,801+28,041+1181%

229Johnson County, TXTX218,048+28,993−2%

230Rockwall County, TXTX140,738+29,482+69%

231Parker County, TXTX184,767+31,295+32%

232Lubbock County, TXTX328,906+31,808+59%

233Midland County, TXTX187,855+33,111+252%

234Brazos County, TXTX249,088+38,998+28%

235Guadalupe County, TXTX201,111+41,173+70%

236Kaufman County, TXTX209,235+41,960+120%

237Ellis County, TXTX240,867+42,845+64%

238Comal County, TXTX209,166+53,029+102%

239Brazoria County, TXTX419,080+58,865+18%

240Galveston County, TXTX372,207+59,373+81%

241Bell County, TXTX402,248+60,412+29%

242El Paso County, TXTX877,858+65,010−26%

243Hays County, TXTX304,390+83,960+163%

244Hidalgo County, TXTX921,549+96,012−48%

245Montgomery County, TXTX781,194+164,697+48%

246Williamson County, TXTX752,827+186,338+69%

247Fort Bend County, TXTX975,191+237,404+84%

248Denton County, TXTX1,069,346+243,808+53%

249Dallas County, TXTX2,661,397+245,400−33%

250Travis County, TXTX1,389,670+265,922+13%

251Collin County, TXTX1,297,179+282,124+24%

252Bexar County, TXTX2,160,088+294,551+42%

253Tarrant County, TXTX2,248,466+301,606+9%

254Harris County, TXTX5,045,026+638,686+10%

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