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Most sparsely populated, Texas counties · 1990

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+60%

02Kenedy County, TXTX3190+11%

03King County, TXTX1920−1%

04Terrell County, TXTX7021+30%

05Hudspeth County, TXTX3,4331−13%

06McMullen County, TXTX5441−4%

07Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,7111−12%

08Borden County, TXTX5671+10%

09Culberson County, TXTX2,2671+15%

10Edwards County, TXTX1,3701+5%

11Roberts County, TXTX8671+16%

12Kent County, TXTX6741+18%

13Brewster County, TXTX9,4581−2%

14Crockett County, TXTX2,7691−1%

15Oldham County, TXTX1,7832+4%

16Motley County, TXTX1,0432+7%

17Irion County, TXTX1,4632−8%

18Sterling County, TXTX1,3492+3%

19Glasscock County, TXTX1,1282+3%

20Presidio County, TXTX5,4332−9%

21Throckmorton County, TXTX1,5542+2%

22Briscoe County, TXTX1,4742+10%

23Stonewall County, TXTX1,1862+19%

24Armstrong County, TXTX1,8432−6%

25Schleicher County, TXTX2,2452+2%

26Kinney County, TXTX3,1282−8%

27Hartley County, TXTX4,9042−34%

28Cottle County, TXTX1,2242+18%

29Menard County, TXTX1,9562−5%

30Foard County, TXTX1,0443+11%

31Sutton County, TXTX3,2033+1%

32Dickens County, TXTX1,6923−7%

33Pecos County, TXTX14,5603−13%

34Concho County, TXTX3,6073−23%

35Sherman County, TXTX2,7813−10%

36Kimble County, TXTX4,4383−8%

37Lipscomb County, TXTX2,9553+3%

38Real County, TXTX2,7453−21%

39La Salle County, TXTX6,5174−10%

40Upton County, TXTX3,1314+31%

41Shackelford County, TXTX3,1974+0%

42Dallam County, TXTX7,5084−12%

43Mason County, TXTX3,9904−8%

44Coke County, TXTX3,4124−11%

45Reagan County, TXTX3,1664+36%

46Collingsworth County, TXTX2,4874+11%

47Donley County, TXTX3,2134−3%

48Hemphill County, TXTX3,0834+11%

49Hall County, TXTX2,7374+3%

50Jim Hogg County, TXTX4,5554−3%

51San Saba County, TXTX5,7875−13%

52Baylor County, TXTX3,4725+7%

53Fisher County, TXTX3,6925+11%

54Martin County, TXTX5,2845+4%

55Cochran County, TXTX2,5466+17%

56Knox County, TXTX3,1926+14%

57Garza County, TXTX4,5106+6%

58Crane County, TXTX4,5546+16%

59Reeves County, TXTX12,1386+21%

60Mills County, TXTX4,5806−12%

61Hansford County, TXTX4,9446+9%

62Wheeler County, TXTX4,7736+11%

63Goliad County, TXTX7,2087−14%

64Carson County, TXTX5,8057+1%

65Duval County, TXTX9,4027−2%

66Haskell County, TXTX5,4998+12%

67Lynn County, TXTX6,0178+3%

68Hardeman County, TXTX3,2928+12%

69Jack County, TXTX9,5638−20%

70Coleman County, TXTX7,9158+5%

71Dimmit County, TXTX8,0248+2%

72Crosby County, TXTX4,8528+3%

73McCulloch County, TXTX7,4728+7%

74Blanco County, TXTX13,5818−29%

75Bailey County, TXTX6,9639+7%

76Childress County, TXTX6,6439−23%

77Floyd County, TXTX4,8819+9%

78Brooks County, TXTX6,5799+3%

79Mitchell County, TXTX8,9479−17%

80Archer County, TXTX9,1299−10%

81Swisher County, TXTX6,7039−3%

82Live Oak County, TXTX11,9299−22%

83Clay County, TXTX10,7649−9%

84Hamilton County, TXTX8,6809−6%

85Zapata County, TXTX13,7539−24%

86Zavala County, TXTX9,0379+5%

87Gaines County, TXTX23,9569−2%

88Andrews County, TXTX18,91410+10%

89Ochiltree County, TXTX9,28410+1%

90Stephens County, TXTX9,38010−7%

91Castro County, TXTX7,29510+9%

92Winkler County, TXTX7,54010+20%

93Refugio County, TXTX6,65710+2%

94Runnels County, TXTX9,69311−2%

95Yoakum County, TXTX7,43811+20%

96Parmer County, TXTX9,67811−2%

97Leon County, TXTX16,89412−17%

98Frio County, TXTX18,82312−17%

99Val Verde County, TXTX47,83512−14%

100Llano County, TXTX23,35312−32%

101Deaf Smith County, TXTX18,62613+3%

102Callahan County, TXTX14,49113−8%

103Bandera County, TXTX22,87613−40%

104Red River County, TXTX11,81614+0%

105Comanche County, TXTX14,43214−5%

106Newton County, TXTX11,95415−10%

107Lamb County, TXTX12,57915+2%

108Terry County, TXTX11,72015+4%

109Uvalde County, TXTX24,96315−10%

110San Augustine County, TXTX7,72215−11%

111Bosque County, TXTX18,91815−12%

112Wilbarger County, TXTX12,48116+3%

113Ward County, TXTX11,12516+20%

114Jackson County, TXTX15,39316−9%

115Dawson County, TXTX11,77616−4%

116Gonzales County, TXTX20,15916−8%

117Gillespie County, TXTX28,52716−17%

118Trinity County, TXTX14,38416−17%

119Karnes County, TXTX15,01817−19%

120Houston County, TXTX22,31617−8%

121Jones County, TXTX20,86118−21%

122Tyler County, TXTX20,44318−20%

123Freestone County, TXTX20,81118−11%

124Robertson County, TXTX17,83918−3%

125Nolan County, TXTX14,11718+5%

126Montague County, TXTX21,96619−10%

127Delta County, TXTX5,54919−9%

128Lampasas County, TXTX23,65719−24%

129Colorado County, TXTX21,43919−10%

130Lavaca County, TXTX20,65119−3%

131Sabine County, TXTX10,01219−8%

132Young County, TXTX18,15420+1%

133Moore County, TXTX21,89120−11%

134Eastland County, TXTX18,14320+1%

135Lee County, TXTX18,72920−18%

136Scurry County, TXTX16,16221+14%

137Medina County, TXTX56,88121−31%

138Burleson County, TXTX20,54921−17%

139DeWitt County, TXTX20,30921−6%

140Fayette County, TXTX25,45921−8%

141Kendall County, TXTX53,28922−39%

142Milam County, TXTX26,25823−5%

143Burnet County, TXTX57,01523−34%

144Limestone County, TXTX22,84923−5%

145Falls County, TXTX17,86923−5%

146Madison County, TXTX14,22623−16%

147Grimes County, TXTX34,25224−20%

148Atascosa County, TXTX53,59025−21%

149Erath County, TXTX43,91126−15%

150Gray County, TXTX20,91926+5%

151Marion County, TXTX9,89626−9%

152Palo Pinto County, TXTX30,79126−7%

153Hockley County, TXTX21,60027+7%

154Panola County, TXTX23,01827−3%

155Franklin County, TXTX10,99427−18%

156Shelby County, TXTX24,28628−13%

157Fannin County, TXTX39,26528−21%

158Wilson County, TXTX56,13928−30%

159Hill County, TXTX39,50328−16%

160Maverick County, TXTX58,82328−23%

161Bee County, TXTX32,51529−22%

162San Jacinto County, TXTX29,48829−26%

163Somervell County, TXTX10,26129−21%

164Hutchinson County, TXTX19,63329+8%

165Polk County, TXTX53,43429−25%

166Rains County, TXTX13,54229−27%

167Willacy County, TXTX19,97130−12%

168Austin County, TXTX33,62531−16%

169Cass County, TXTX28,65132−1%

170Kerr County, TXTX54,03733−17%

171Starr County, TXTX66,31933−24%

172Jasper County, TXTX33,07533−13%

173Chambers County, TXTX57,59434−23%

174Matagorda County, TXTX36,46334−3%

175Kleberg County, TXTX30,31534−4%

176Hale County, TXTX31,81935−5%

177Cooke County, TXTX44,46135−15%

178Howard County, TXTX30,50436−4%

179Brown County, TXTX38,71136−9%

180Wharton County, TXTX42,06037−3%

181Hopkins County, TXTX39,06338−10%

182Calhoun County, TXTX19,59938−8%

183Wise County, TXTX83,77838−29%

184Cherokee County, TXTX53,33739−12%

185Navarro County, TXTX57,18140−12%

186Webb County, TXTX281,22440−31%

187Bastrop County, TXTX118,90843−34%

188Washington County, TXTX38,28843−14%

189Jim Wells County, TXTX38,80444−4%

190Van Zandt County, TXTX66,13045−21%

191Anderson County, TXTX59,80545−13%

192Liberty County, TXTX121,36446−25%

193Wood County, TXTX49,68846−20%

194Waller County, TXTX69,85846−28%

195Hardin County, TXTX58,72346−14%

196Rusk County, TXTX54,85447−8%

197Lamar County, TXTX51,50348−9%

198Caldwell County, TXTX55,15048−18%

199Camp County, TXTX13,38051−14%

200Morris County, TXTX12,13352+1%

201Upshur County, TXTX44,41054−11%

202Nacogdoches County, TXTX66,03558−8%

203Titus County, TXTX31,56359−15%

204Coryell County, TXTX85,59261−14%

205Harrison County, TXTX71,95664−7%

206Tom Green County, TXTX120,60265−5%

207Walker County, TXTX83,84265−18%

208Kaufman County, TXTX209,23567−27%

209Henderson County, TXTX88,59567−20%

210Hood County, TXTX70,50169−29%

211Aransas County, TXTX26,14671−20%

212Parker County, TXTX184,76772−27%

213Hunt County, TXTX123,33677−16%

214Victoria County, TXTX92,65684−12%

215San Patricio County, TXTX72,05385−12%

216Angelina County, TXTX88,15488−13%

217Ellis County, TXTX240,86791−24%

218Guadalupe County, TXTX201,11191−27%

219Bowie County, TXTX92,69692−9%

220Comal County, TXTX209,16693−34%

221Hays County, TXTX304,39097−33%

222Randall County, TXTX152,35198−14%

223Grayson County, TXTX153,613102−14%

224Potter County, TXTX114,453108−14%

225Midland County, TXTX187,855118−8%

226Williamson County, TXTX752,827125−44%

227Taylor County, TXTX150,077131−5%

228Ector County, TXTX173,801132−2%

229Johnson County, TXTX218,048134−23%

230Brazoria County, TXTX419,080141−21%

231Smith County, TXTX252,549164−13%

232Montgomery County, TXTX781,194175−38%

233Bell County, TXTX402,248181−20%

234McLennan County, TXTX272,020182−11%

235Wichita County, TXTX129,555195−7%

236Rockwall County, TXTX140,738201−41%

237Brazos County, TXTX249,088208−20%

238Orange County, TXTX86,266241−5%

239Hidalgo County, TXTX921,549244−33%

240Lubbock County, TXTX328,906249−8%

241Fort Bend County, TXTX975,191262−36%

242Jefferson County, TXTX254,321273−5%

243Cameron County, TXTX433,946292−22%

244Denton County, TXTX1,069,346311−37%

245Collin County, TXTX1,297,179314−46%

246Nueces County, TXTX352,992347−7%

247Gregg County, TXTX126,095384−6%

248Galveston County, TXTX372,207573−13%

249Travis County, TXTX1,389,670580−29%

250El Paso County, TXTX877,858584−13%

251Bexar County, TXTX2,160,088956−15%

252Tarrant County, TXTX2,248,4661,352−19%

253Harris County, TXTX5,045,0261,651−17%

254Dallas County, TXTX2,661,3972,122−16%

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