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Most sparsely populated, Texas counties

Texas counties with the fewest residents per square mile (2023). This list covers the 254 counties in Texas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01Loving County, TXTX520−22%

02King County, TXTX1920−46%

03Kenedy County, TXTX3190−23%

04Terrell County, TXTX7020−35%

05McMullen County, TXTX5440−36%

06Culberson County, TXTX2,2671−24%

07Borden County, TXTX5671−22%

08Edwards County, TXTX1,3701−37%

09Kent County, TXTX6741−22%

10Hudspeth County, TXTX3,4331+3%

11Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,7111−22%

12Roberts County, TXTX8671−2%

13Crockett County, TXTX2,7691−32%

14Motley County, TXTX1,0431−27%

15Oldham County, TXTX1,7831−18%

16Glasscock County, TXTX1,1281−20%

17Stonewall County, TXTX1,1861−30%

18Cottle County, TXTX1,2241−36%

19Irion County, TXTX1,4631−17%

20Presidio County, TXTX5,4331−26%

21Sterling County, TXTX1,3491−3%

22Foard County, TXTX1,0441−36%

23Brewster County, TXTX9,4582+7%

24Briscoe County, TXTX1,4742−18%

25Throckmorton County, TXTX1,5542−16%

26Schleicher County, TXTX2,2452−24%

27Dickens County, TXTX1,6922−39%

28Armstrong County, TXTX1,8432−14%

29Menard County, TXTX1,9562−17%

30Sutton County, TXTX3,2032−21%

31Kinney County, TXTX3,1282−7%

32Upton County, TXTX3,1313−8%

33Reagan County, TXTX3,1663−5%

34Collingsworth County, TXTX2,4873−22%

35Sherman County, TXTX2,7813−13%

36Pecos County, TXTX14,5603−13%

37Hall County, TXTX2,7373−28%

38Lipscomb County, TXTX2,9553−3%

39Cochran County, TXTX2,5463−32%

40Hartley County, TXTX4,9043−11%

41Hemphill County, TXTX3,0833−8%

42Donley County, TXTX3,2133−16%

43Shackelford County, TXTX3,1973−3%

44Kimble County, TXTX4,4384−1%

45Concho County, TXTX3,6074−9%

46Coke County, TXTX3,4124−12%

47Knox County, TXTX3,1924−25%

48Real County, TXTX2,7454−10%

49Baylor County, TXTX3,4724−15%

50Jim Hogg County, TXTX4,5554−14%

51Fisher County, TXTX3,6924−15%

52Mason County, TXTX3,9904+7%

53La Salle County, TXTX6,5174+11%

54Reeves County, TXTX12,1385−8%

55Hardeman County, TXTX3,2925−30%

56Floyd County, TXTX4,8815−37%

57Dallam County, TXTX7,5085+21%

58Garza County, TXTX4,5105−7%

59San Saba County, TXTX5,7875−6%

60Wheeler County, TXTX4,7735−10%

61Duval County, TXTX9,4025−28%

62Hansford County, TXTX4,9445−8%

63Crosby County, TXTX4,8525−31%

64Martin County, TXTX5,2846+11%

65Crane County, TXTX4,5546+14%

66Dimmit County, TXTX8,0246−22%

67Haskell County, TXTX5,4996−10%

68Mills County, TXTX4,5806−11%

69Coleman County, TXTX7,9156−14%

70Carson County, TXTX5,8056−11%

71Lynn County, TXTX6,0177−8%

72Zavala County, TXTX9,0377−22%

73Brooks County, TXTX6,5797−18%

74McCulloch County, TXTX7,4727−9%

75Swisher County, TXTX6,7038−20%

76Castro County, TXTX7,2958−12%

77Bailey County, TXTX6,9638+6%

78Goliad County, TXTX7,2088+4%

79Refugio County, TXTX6,6579−15%

80Winkler County, TXTX7,5409+5%

81Runnels County, TXTX9,6939−16%

82Yoakum County, TXTX7,4389+2%

83Childress County, TXTX6,64310−14%

84Mitchell County, TXTX8,94710−8%

85Clay County, TXTX10,76410−2%

86Archer County, TXTX9,12910+3%

87Ochiltree County, TXTX9,28410+3%

88Hamilton County, TXTX8,68010+5%

89Stephens County, TXTX9,38010−3%

90Jack County, TXTX9,56310+9%

91Parmer County, TXTX9,67811−3%

92Red River County, TXTX11,81611−17%

93Live Oak County, TXTX11,92911−3%

94Lamb County, TXTX12,57912−14%

95Deaf Smith County, TXTX18,62612+0%

96Andrews County, TXTX18,91413+45%

97Newton County, TXTX11,95413−21%

98Wilbarger County, TXTX12,48113−15%

99Dawson County, TXTX11,77613−21%

100Terry County, TXTX11,72013−8%

101Ward County, TXTX11,12513+2%

102Zapata County, TXTX13,75314+13%

103San Augustine County, TXTX7,72215−14%

104Val Verde County, TXTX47,83515+7%

105Comanche County, TXTX14,43215+3%

106Nolan County, TXTX14,11715−11%

107Leon County, TXTX16,89416+10%

108Gaines County, TXTX23,95616+66%

109Uvalde County, TXTX24,96316−4%

110Callahan County, TXTX14,49116+12%

111Frio County, TXTX18,82317+16%

112Scurry County, TXTX16,16218−1%

113Houston County, TXTX22,31618−4%

114Jackson County, TXTX15,39319+7%

115Gonzales County, TXTX20,15919+8%

116Blanco County, TXTX13,58119+61%

117Bosque County, TXTX18,91819+10%

118Eastland County, TXTX18,14320−1%

119Young County, TXTX18,15420+1%

120Karnes County, TXTX15,01820−3%

121Sabine County, TXTX10,01220−4%

122Trinity County, TXTX14,38421+4%

123Robertson County, TXTX17,83921+11%

124Lavaca County, TXTX20,65121+8%

125Delta County, TXTX5,54922+4%

126Tyler County, TXTX20,44322−2%

127Hutchinson County, TXTX19,63322−18%

128Colorado County, TXTX21,43922+5%

129DeWitt County, TXTX20,30922+1%

130Jones County, TXTX20,86122+0%

131Gray County, TXTX20,91923−8%

132Falls County, TXTX17,86923−4%

133Montague County, TXTX21,96624+15%

134Freestone County, TXTX20,81124+16%

135Hockley County, TXTX21,60024−5%

136Moore County, TXTX21,89124+9%

137Llano County, TXTX23,35325+37%

138Limestone County, TXTX22,84925+4%

139Milam County, TXTX26,25826+8%

140Marion County, TXTX9,89626−10%

141Fayette County, TXTX25,45927+17%

142Gillespie County, TXTX28,52727+37%

143Panola County, TXTX23,01828+1%

144Bandera County, TXTX22,87629+30%

145Lee County, TXTX18,72930+20%

146Madison County, TXTX14,22631+10%

147Shelby County, TXTX24,28631−4%

148Cass County, TXTX28,65131−6%

149Burleson County, TXTX20,54931+25%

150Hale County, TXTX31,81932−13%

151Palo Pinto County, TXTX30,79132+14%

152Lampasas County, TXTX23,65733+33%

153Matagorda County, TXTX36,46333−4%

154Willacy County, TXTX19,97134−1%

155Howard County, TXTX30,50434−9%

156Kleberg County, TXTX30,31534−4%

157Jasper County, TXTX33,07535−7%

158Bee County, TXTX32,51537+0%

159Franklin County, TXTX10,99439+16%

160Calhoun County, TXTX19,59939−5%

161Wharton County, TXTX42,06039+2%

162Erath County, TXTX43,91141+33%

163Brown County, TXTX38,71141+3%

164Hill County, TXTX39,50341+22%

165Medina County, TXTX56,88143+45%

166Grimes County, TXTX34,25243+45%

167Atascosa County, TXTX53,59044+39%

168Fannin County, TXTX39,26544+26%

169Jim Wells County, TXTX38,80445−1%

170Maverick County, TXTX58,82346+24%

171Morris County, TXTX12,13348−7%

172Kerr County, TXTX54,03749+24%

173Polk County, TXTX53,43451+30%

174Cherokee County, TXTX53,33751+14%

175Cooke County, TXTX44,46151+22%

176Hopkins County, TXTX39,06351+22%

177San Jacinto County, TXTX29,48852+33%

178Austin County, TXTX33,62552+43%

179Starr County, TXTX66,31954+24%

180Somervell County, TXTX10,26155+51%

181Anderson County, TXTX59,80556+9%

182Navarro County, TXTX57,18157+27%

183Lamar County, TXTX51,50357+6%

184Burnet County, TXTX57,01557+67%

185Rains County, TXTX13,54259+48%

186Rusk County, TXTX54,85459+16%

187Washington County, TXTX38,28863+26%

188Hardin County, TXTX58,72366+22%

189Camp County, TXTX13,38068+16%

190Nacogdoches County, TXTX66,03570+12%

191Wilson County, TXTX56,13970+73%

192Upshur County, TXTX44,41076+26%

193Wood County, TXTX49,68877+35%

194Titus County, TXTX31,56378+12%

195Van Zandt County, TXTX66,13078+37%

196Tom Green County, TXTX120,60279+16%

197Harrison County, TXTX71,95680+16%

198Kendall County, TXTX53,28980+124%

199Coryell County, TXTX85,59281+14%

200Webb County, TXTX281,22484+46%

201Wise County, TXTX83,77893+72%

202Chambers County, TXTX57,59496+121%

203Caldwell County, TXTX55,150101+71%

204Henderson County, TXTX88,595101+21%

205Aransas County, TXTX26,146104+16%

206San Patricio County, TXTX72,053104+7%

207Bowie County, TXTX92,696105+4%

208Liberty County, TXTX121,364105+73%

209Victoria County, TXTX92,656105+10%

210Walker County, TXTX83,842107+36%

211Angelina County, TXTX88,154110+10%

212Potter County, TXTX114,453126+1%

213Bastrop County, TXTX118,908134+106%

214Waller County, TXTX69,858136+114%

215Hunt County, TXTX123,336147+61%

216Taylor County, TXTX150,077164+19%

217Grayson County, TXTX153,613165+39%

218Randall County, TXTX152,351167+46%

219Hood County, TXTX70,501168+72%

220Ector County, TXTX173,801194+43%

221Parker County, TXTX184,767204+109%

222Wichita County, TXTX129,555206−2%

223Midland County, TXTX187,855209+62%

224Ellis County, TXTX240,867257+116%

225Orange County, TXTX86,266258+2%

226McLennan County, TXTX272,020262+27%

227Kaufman County, TXTX209,235268+193%

228Smith County, TXTX252,549274+45%

229Guadalupe County, TXTX201,111283+126%

230Jefferson County, TXTX254,321290+1%

231Johnson County, TXTX218,048301+72%

232Brazoria County, TXTX419,080307+73%

233Lubbock County, TXTX328,906367+36%

234Comal County, TXTX209,166374+168%

235Bell County, TXTX402,248382+69%

236Nueces County, TXTX352,992421+13%

237Brazos County, TXTX249,088425+63%

238Hays County, TXTX304,390450+212%

239Gregg County, TXTX126,095461+13%

240Cameron County, TXTX433,946487+29%

241Hidalgo County, TXTX921,549587+62%

242Williamson County, TXTX752,827675+201%

243Montgomery County, TXTX781,194750+166%

244El Paso County, TXTX877,858866+29%

245Galveston County, TXTX372,207981+49%

246Rockwall County, TXTX140,7381,106+227%

247Fort Bend County, TXTX975,1911,132+175%

248Denton County, TXTX1,069,3461,217+147%

249Travis County, TXTX1,389,6701,398+71%

250Collin County, TXTX1,297,1791,542+164%

251Bexar County, TXTX2,160,0881,742+55%

252Tarrant County, TXTX2,248,4662,599+55%

253Harris County, TXTX5,045,0262,955+48%

254Dallas County, TXTX2,661,3973,048+20%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES