RANKING · 2025 ESTIMATES · 254 SHOWN OF 254

Most sparsely populated, Texas counties

Texas counties with the fewest residents per square mile (2025). This list covers the 254 counties in Texas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 254 is 22. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Garza County, TX, up 13 places to #58.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01Loving County, TXTX520−22%

02▲1King County, TXTX1920−46%

03▼1Kenedy County, TXTX3190−23%

04Terrell County, TXTX7020−35%

05McMullen County, TXTX5440−36%

06Culberson County, TXTX2,2671−24%

07▲2Borden County, TXTX5671−22%

08▼1Edwards County, TXTX1,3701−37%

09▲1Kent County, TXTX6741−22%

10▼2Hudspeth County, TXTX3,4331+3%

11Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,7111−22%

12Roberts County, TXTX8671−2%

13▲1Crockett County, TXTX2,7691−32%

14▼1Motley County, TXTX1,0431−27%

15Oldham County, TXTX1,7831−18%

16Glasscock County, TXTX1,1281−20%

17Stonewall County, TXTX1,1861−30%

18▲2Cottle County, TXTX1,2241−36%

19▼1Irion County, TXTX1,4631−17%

20▲4Presidio County, TXTX5,4331−26%

21▼2Sterling County, TXTX1,3491−3%

22Foard County, TXTX1,0441−36%

23▼2Brewster County, TXTX9,4582+7%

24▲1Briscoe County, TXTX1,4742−18%

25▼2Throckmorton County, TXTX1,5542−16%

26Schleicher County, TXTX2,2452−24%

27Dickens County, TXTX1,6922−39%

28Armstrong County, TXTX1,8432−14%

29Menard County, TXTX1,9562−17%

30▲1Sutton County, TXTX3,2032−21%

31▼1Kinney 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%

40▲5Hartley County, TXTX4,9043−11%

41▲5Hemphill County, TXTX3,0833−8%

42▲1Donley County, TXTX3,2133−16%

43▼2Shackelford County, TXTX3,1973−3%

44▼2Kimble County, TXTX4,4384−1%

45▼5Concho County, TXTX3,6074−9%

46▼2Coke County, TXTX3,4124−12%

47Knox County, TXTX3,1924−25%

48Real County, TXTX2,7454−10%

49Baylor County, TXTX3,4724−15%

50▲2Jim Hogg County, TXTX4,5554−14%

51▼1Fisher County, TXTX3,6924−15%

52▼1Mason County, TXTX3,9904+7%

53La Salle County, TXTX6,5174+11%

54▲6Reeves County, TXTX12,1385−8%

55▲1Hardeman County, TXTX3,2925−30%

56▲1Floyd County, TXTX4,8815−37%

57▼3Dallam County, TXTX7,5085+21%

58▲13Garza County, TXTX4,5105−7%

59▼4San Saba County, TXTX5,7875−6%

60▼2Wheeler County, TXTX4,7735−10%

61▼2Duval County, TXTX9,4025−28%

62▲1Hansford County, TXTX4,9445−8%

63▼2Crosby County, TXTX4,8525−31%

64▼2Martin County, TXTX5,2846+11%

65▼1Crane County, TXTX4,5546+14%

66▲4Dimmit County, TXTX8,0246−22%

67▼1Haskell County, TXTX5,4996−10%

68▼3Mills County, TXTX4,5806−11%

69▼2Coleman County, TXTX7,9156−14%

70▼1Carson County, TXTX5,8056−11%

71▼3Lynn County, TXTX6,0177−8%

72▲1Zavala County, TXTX9,0377−22%

73▲1Brooks County, TXTX6,5797−18%

74▼2McCulloch County, TXTX7,4727−9%

75Swisher County, TXTX6,7038−20%

76▲1Castro County, TXTX7,2958−12%

77▲1Bailey County, TXTX6,9638+6%

78▼2Goliad County, TXTX7,2088+4%

79Refugio County, TXTX6,6579−15%

80Winkler County, TXTX7,5409+5%

81▲2Runnels County, TXTX9,6939−16%

82▲4Yoakum County, TXTX7,4389+2%

83▲2Childress County, TXTX6,64310−14%

84▲4Mitchell County, TXTX8,94710−8%

85▼3Clay County, TXTX10,76410−2%

86▼2Archer County, TXTX9,12910+3%

87▲4Ochiltree County, TXTX9,28410+3%

88▼1Hamilton County, TXTX8,68010+5%

89Stephens County, TXTX9,38010−3%

90▼9Jack County, TXTX9,56310+9%

91▲2Parmer County, TXTX9,67811−3%

92Red River County, TXTX11,81611−17%

93▼3Live Oak County, TXTX11,92911−3%

94▲2Lamb County, TXTX12,57912−14%

95Deaf Smith County, TXTX18,626120%

96▼2Andrews County, TXTX18,91413+45%

97Newton County, TXTX11,95413−21%

98Wilbarger County, TXTX12,48113−15%

99▲1Dawson County, TXTX11,77613−21%

100▼1Terry County, TXTX11,72013−8%

101▲1Ward County, TXTX11,12513+2%

102▼1Zapata County, TXTX13,75314+13%

103▲3San Augustine County, TXTX7,72215−14%

104▲3Val Verde County, TXTX47,83515+7%

105▼1Comanche County, TXTX14,43215+3%

106▲5Nolan County, TXTX14,11715−11%

107▼2Leon County, TXTX16,89416+10%

108▼5Gaines County, TXTX23,95616+66%

109Uvalde County, TXTX24,96316−4%

110▼2Callahan County, TXTX14,49116+12%

111▲1Frio County, TXTX18,82317+16%

112▲5Scurry County, TXTX16,16218−1%

113Houston County, TXTX22,31618−4%

114Jackson County, TXTX15,39319+7%

115Gonzales County, TXTX20,15919+8%

116▼6Blanco County, TXTX13,58119+61%

117▼1Bosque County, TXTX18,91819+10%

118Eastland County, TXTX18,14320−1%

119Young County, TXTX18,15420+1%

120▲2Karnes County, TXTX15,01820−3%

121▲2Sabine County, TXTX10,01220−4%

122▼1Trinity County, TXTX14,38421+4%

123▼3Robertson County, TXTX17,83921+11%

124▲1Lavaca County, TXTX20,65121+8%

125▼1Delta County, TXTX5,54922+4%

126▲2Tyler County, TXTX20,44322−2%

127▲8Hutchinson County, TXTX19,63322−18%

128▼1Colorado County, TXTX21,43922+5%

129▲1DeWitt County, TXTX20,30922+1%

130▼4Jones County, TXTX20,861220%

131▲3Gray County, TXTX20,91923−8%

132Falls County, TXTX17,86923−4%

133▼4Montague County, TXTX21,96624+15%

134▼3Freestone County, TXTX20,81124+16%

135▲1Hockley County, TXTX21,60024−5%

136▲1Moore County, TXTX21,89124+9%

137▼4Llano County, TXTX23,35325+37%

138▲1Limestone County, TXTX22,84925+4%

139▼1Milam County, TXTX26,25826+8%

140▲1Marion County, TXTX9,89626−10%

141▲1Fayette County, TXTX25,45927+17%

142▼2Gillespie County, TXTX28,52727+37%

143▲2Panola County, TXTX23,01828+1%

144▼1Bandera County, TXTX22,87629+30%

145▲1Lee County, TXTX18,72930+20%

146▲1Madison County, TXTX14,22631+10%

147▲2Shelby County, TXTX24,28631−4%

148▲3Cass County, TXTX28,65131−6%

149▼5Burleson County, TXTX20,54931+25%

150▲2Hale County, TXTX31,81932−13%

151▼3Palo Pinto County, TXTX30,79132+14%

152▼2Lampasas County, TXTX23,65733+33%

153Matagorda County, TXTX36,46333−4%

154Willacy County, TXTX19,97134−1%

155▲8Howard County, TXTX30,50434−9%

156Kleberg County, TXTX30,31534−4%

157▼2Jasper County, TXTX33,07535−7%

158▼1Bee County, TXTX32,515370%

159▼1Franklin County, TXTX10,99439+16%

160▲5Calhoun County, TXTX19,59939−5%

161Wharton County, TXTX42,06039+2%

162▲2Erath County, TXTX43,91141+33%

163▲5Brown County, TXTX38,71141+3%

164▼4Hill County, TXTX39,50341+22%

165▼3Medina County, TXTX56,88143+45%

166▼7Grimes County, TXTX34,25243+45%

167Atascosa County, TXTX53,59044+39%

168▼2Fannin County, TXTX39,26544+26%

169Jim Wells County, TXTX38,80445−1%

170Maverick County, TXTX58,82346+24%

171▲2Morris County, TXTX12,13348−7%

172▲3Kerr County, TXTX54,03749+24%

173▼1Polk County, TXTX53,43451+30%

174▲2Cherokee County, TXTX53,33751+14%

175▼1Cooke County, TXTX44,46151+22%

176▲1Hopkins County, TXTX39,06351+22%

177▲1San Jacinto County, TXTX29,48852+33%

178▼7Austin County, TXTX33,62552+43%

179▲4Starr County, TXTX66,31954+24%

180Somervell County, TXTX10,26155+51%

181▲3Anderson County, TXTX59,80556+9%

182▼1Navarro County, TXTX57,18157+27%

183▲2Lamar County, TXTX51,50357+6%

184▼5Burnet County, TXTX57,01557+67%

185▼3Rains County, TXTX13,54259+48%

186Rusk County, TXTX54,85459+16%

187Washington County, TXTX38,28863+26%

188▲1Hardin County, TXTX58,72366+22%

189▲1Camp County, TXTX13,38068+16%

190▲2Nacogdoches County, TXTX66,03570+12%

191▼3Wilson County, TXTX56,13970+73%

192▲2Upshur County, TXTX44,41076+26%

193Wood County, TXTX49,68877+35%

194▲4Titus County, TXTX31,56378+12%

195Van Zandt County, TXTX66,13078+37%

196▲4Tom Green County, TXTX120,60279+16%

197Harrison County, TXTX71,95680+16%

198▼7Kendall County, TXTX53,28980+124%

199▲2Coryell County, TXTX85,59281+14%

200▲3Webb County, TXTX281,22484+46%

201▼5Wise County, TXTX83,77893+72%

202▼3Chambers County, TXTX57,59496+121%

203▲1Caldwell County, TXTX55,150101+71%

204▲1Henderson County, TXTX88,595101+21%

205▲1Aransas County, TXTX26,146104+16%

206▲2San Patricio County, TXTX72,053104+7%

207▲3Bowie County, TXTX92,696105+4%

208▼6Liberty County, TXTX121,364105+73%

209Victoria County, TXTX92,656105+10%

210▼3Walker County, TXTX83,842107+36%

211Angelina County, TXTX88,154110+10%

212▲3Potter County, TXTX114,453126+1%

213▼1Bastrop County, TXTX118,908134+106%

214▼1Waller County, TXTX69,858136+114%

215▼1Hunt County, TXTX123,336147+61%

216▲3Taylor County, TXTX150,077164+19%

217▼1Grayson County, TXTX153,613165+39%

218Randall County, TXTX152,351167+46%

219▼2Hood County, TXTX70,501168+72%

220▲1Ector County, TXTX173,801194+43%

221▼1Parker County, TXTX184,767204+109%

222▲3Wichita County, TXTX129,555206−2%

223Midland County, TXTX187,855209+62%

224Ellis County, TXTX240,867257+116%

225▲5Orange County, TXTX86,266258+2%

226▲2McLennan County, TXTX272,020262+27%

227▼5Kaufman County, TXTX209,235268+193%

228▲1Smith County, TXTX252,549274+45%

229▼3Guadalupe County, TXTX201,111283+126%

230▲3Jefferson County, TXTX254,321290+1%

231▼4Johnson County, TXTX218,048301+72%

232▼1Brazoria County, TXTX419,080307+73%

233▲1Lubbock County, TXTX328,906367+36%

234▼2Comal County, TXTX209,166374+168%

235Bell County, TXTX402,248382+69%

236▲2Nueces County, TXTX352,992421+13%

237Brazos County, TXTX249,088425+63%

238▼2Hays County, TXTX304,390450+212%

239Gregg County, TXTX126,095461+13%

240Cameron County, TXTX433,946487+29%

241▲1Hidalgo County, TXTX921,549587+62%

242▼1Williamson County, TXTX752,827675+201%

243Montgomery County, TXTX781,194750+166%

244▲1El Paso County, TXTX877,858866+29%

245▲1Galveston County, TXTX372,207981+49%

246▼2Rockwall County, TXTX140,7381,106+227%

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

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

249▲1Travis County, TXTX1,389,6701,398+71%

250▼1Collin 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 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES