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Most sparsely populated, Texas counties · 2000

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+0%

02Kenedy County, TXTX3190+0%

03King County, TXTX1920+0%

04Terrell County, TXTX7020+0%

05Hudspeth County, TXTX3,4331+0%

06McMullen County, TXTX5441+0%

07Culberson County, TXTX2,2671+0%

08Borden County, TXTX5671+0%

09Kent County, TXTX6741+0%

10Roberts County, TXTX8671+0%

11Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,7111+0%

12Edwards County, TXTX1,3701+0%

13Brewster County, TXTX9,4581+0%

14Motley County, TXTX1,0431+0%

15Oldham County, TXTX1,7831+0%

16Crockett County, TXTX2,7691+0%

17Sterling County, TXTX1,3492+0%

18Glasscock County, TXTX1,1282+0%

19Irion County, TXTX1,4632+0%

20Stonewall County, TXTX1,1862+0%

21Presidio County, TXTX5,4332+0%

22Briscoe County, TXTX1,4742+0%

23Throckmorton County, TXTX1,5542+0%

24Cottle County, TXTX1,2242+0%

25Schleicher County, TXTX2,2452+0%

26Foard County, TXTX1,0442+0%

27Armstrong County, TXTX1,8432+0%

28Kinney County, TXTX3,1282+0%

29Menard County, TXTX1,9563+0%

30Upton County, TXTX3,1313+0%

31Sutton County, TXTX3,2033+0%

32Reagan County, TXTX3,1663+0%

33Dickens County, TXTX1,6923+0%

34Lipscomb County, TXTX2,9553+0%

35Sherman County, TXTX2,7813+0%

36Collingsworth County, TXTX2,4873+0%

37Pecos County, TXTX14,5604+0%

38Kimble County, TXTX4,4384+0%

39Shackelford County, TXTX3,1974+0%

40Hemphill County, TXTX3,0834+0%

41Hartley County, TXTX4,9044+0%

42La Salle County, TXTX6,5174+0%

43Mason County, TXTX3,9904+0%

44Concho County, TXTX3,6074+0%

45Donley County, TXTX3,2134+0%

46Dallam County, TXTX7,5084+0%

47Coke County, TXTX3,4124+0%

48Hall County, TXTX2,7374+0%

49Real County, TXTX2,7454+0%

50Jim Hogg County, TXTX4,5555+0%

51Baylor County, TXTX3,4725+0%

52Cochran County, TXTX2,5465+0%

53Fisher County, TXTX3,6925+0%

54Reeves County, TXTX12,1385+0%

55Knox County, TXTX3,1925+0%

56Crane County, TXTX4,5545+0%

57Martin County, TXTX5,2845+0%

58San Saba County, TXTX5,7875+0%

59Garza County, TXTX4,5105+0%

60Wheeler County, TXTX4,7736+0%

61Hansford County, TXTX4,9446+0%

62Haskell County, TXTX5,4997+0%

63Hardeman County, TXTX3,2927+0%

64Mills County, TXTX4,5807+0%

65Carson County, TXTX5,8057+0%

66Coleman County, TXTX7,9157+0%

67Duval County, TXTX9,4027+0%

68Lynn County, TXTX6,0177+0%

69McCulloch County, TXTX7,4728+0%

70Dimmit County, TXTX8,0248+0%

71Floyd County, TXTX4,8818+0%

72Crosby County, TXTX4,8528+0%

73Bailey County, TXTX6,9638+0%

74Goliad County, TXTX7,2088+0%

75Brooks County, TXTX6,5798+0%

76Winkler County, TXTX7,5409+0%

77Andrews County, TXTX18,9149+0%

78Zavala County, TXTX9,0379+0%

79Yoakum County, TXTX7,4389+0%

80Castro County, TXTX7,2959+0%

81Swisher County, TXTX6,7039+0%

82Jack County, TXTX9,56310+0%

83Gaines County, TXTX23,95610+0%

84Archer County, TXTX9,12910+0%

85Ochiltree County, TXTX9,28410+0%

86Hamilton County, TXTX8,68010+0%

87Clay County, TXTX10,76410+0%

88Refugio County, TXTX6,65710+0%

89Mitchell County, TXTX8,94711+0%

90Stephens County, TXTX9,38011+0%

91Runnels County, TXTX9,69311+0%

92Childress County, TXTX6,64311+0%

93Parmer County, TXTX9,67811+0%

94Live Oak County, TXTX11,92912+0%

95Blanco County, TXTX13,58112+0%

96Zapata County, TXTX13,75312+0%

97Deaf Smith County, TXTX18,62612+0%

98Ward County, TXTX11,12513+0%

99Red River County, TXTX11,81614+0%

100Val Verde County, TXTX47,83514+0%

101Leon County, TXTX16,89414+0%

102Frio County, TXTX18,82314+0%

103Callahan County, TXTX14,49114+0%

104Terry County, TXTX11,72014+0%

105Lamb County, TXTX12,57914+0%

106Comanche County, TXTX14,43215+0%

107Wilbarger County, TXTX12,48115+0%

108Newton County, TXTX11,95416+0%

109Dawson County, TXTX11,77617+0%

110Uvalde County, TXTX24,96317+0%

111San Augustine County, TXTX7,72217+0%

112Nolan County, TXTX14,11717+0%

113Jackson County, TXTX15,39317+0%

114Gonzales County, TXTX20,15917+0%

115Bosque County, TXTX18,91818+0%

116Scurry County, TXTX16,16218+0%

117Llano County, TXTX23,35318+0%

118Robertson County, TXTX17,83919+0%

119Houston County, TXTX22,31619+0%

120Young County, TXTX18,15420+0%

121Gillespie County, TXTX28,52720+0%

122Eastland County, TXTX18,14320+0%

123Lavaca County, TXTX20,65120+0%

124Trinity County, TXTX14,38420+0%

125Freestone County, TXTX20,81120+0%

126Montague County, TXTX21,96621+0%

127Karnes County, TXTX15,01821+0%

128Delta County, TXTX5,54921+0%

129Colorado County, TXTX21,43921+0%

130Sabine County, TXTX10,01221+0%

131DeWitt County, TXTX20,30922+0%

132Bandera County, TXTX22,87622+0%

133Moore County, TXTX21,89122+0%

134Jones County, TXTX20,86122+0%

135Tyler County, TXTX20,44323+0%

136Fayette County, TXTX25,45923+0%

137Milam County, TXTX26,25824+0%

138Falls County, TXTX17,86924+0%

139Limestone County, TXTX22,84924+0%

140Gray County, TXTX20,91925+0%

141Lee County, TXTX18,72925+0%

142Lampasas County, TXTX23,65725+0%

143Burleson County, TXTX20,54925+0%

144Hockley County, TXTX21,60025+0%

145Hutchinson County, TXTX19,63327+0%

146Madison County, TXTX14,22628+0%

147Panola County, TXTX23,01828+0%

148Palo Pinto County, TXTX30,79128+0%

149Marion County, TXTX9,89629+0%

150Medina County, TXTX56,88130+0%

151Grimes County, TXTX34,25230+0%

152Erath County, TXTX43,91130+0%

153Atascosa County, TXTX53,59032+0%

154Shelby County, TXTX24,28632+0%

155Cass County, TXTX28,65132+0%

156Franklin County, TXTX10,99433+0%

157Hill County, TXTX39,50334+0%

158Willacy County, TXTX19,97134+0%

159Burnet County, TXTX57,01534+0%

160Matagorda County, TXTX36,46335+0%

161Fannin County, TXTX39,26535+0%

162Kleberg County, TXTX30,31536+0%

163Kendall County, TXTX53,28936+0%

164Hale County, TXTX31,81936+0%

165Austin County, TXTX33,62536+0%

166Somervell County, TXTX10,26137+0%

167Bee County, TXTX32,51537+0%

168Maverick County, TXTX58,82337+0%

169Howard County, TXTX30,50437+0%

170Wharton County, TXTX42,06038+0%

171Jasper County, TXTX33,07538+0%

172Polk County, TXTX53,43439+0%

173San Jacinto County, TXTX29,48839+0%

174Kerr County, TXTX54,03740+0%

175Rains County, TXTX13,54240+0%

176Brown County, TXTX38,71140+0%

177Wilson County, TXTX56,13940+0%

178Calhoun County, TXTX19,59941+0%

179Cooke County, TXTX44,46142+0%

180Hopkins County, TXTX39,06342+0%

181Chambers County, TXTX57,59444+0%

182Starr County, TXTX66,31944+0%

183Cherokee County, TXTX53,33744+0%

184Navarro County, TXTX57,18145+0%

185Jim Wells County, TXTX38,80445+0%

186Washington County, TXTX38,28850+0%

187Rusk County, TXTX54,85451+0%

188Morris County, TXTX12,13352+0%

189Anderson County, TXTX59,80552+0%

190Lamar County, TXTX51,50353+0%

191Wise County, TXTX83,77854+0%

192Hardin County, TXTX58,72354+0%

193Wood County, TXTX49,68857+0%

194Van Zandt County, TXTX66,13057+0%

195Webb County, TXTX281,22457+0%

196Camp County, TXTX13,38059+0%

197Caldwell County, TXTX55,15059+0%

198Upshur County, TXTX44,41061+0%

199Liberty County, TXTX121,36461+0%

200Nacogdoches County, TXTX66,03563+0%

201Waller County, TXTX69,85864+0%

202Bastrop County, TXTX118,90865+0%

203Tom Green County, TXTX120,60268+0%

204Harrison County, TXTX71,95669+0%

205Titus County, TXTX31,56369+0%

206Coryell County, TXTX85,59271+0%

207Walker County, TXTX83,84279+0%

208Henderson County, TXTX88,59584+0%

209Aransas County, TXTX26,14689+0%

210Hunt County, TXTX123,33691+0%

211Kaufman County, TXTX209,23591+0%

212Victoria County, TXTX92,65695+0%

213San Patricio County, TXTX72,05397+0%

214Hood County, TXTX70,50198+0%

215Parker County, TXTX184,76798+0%

216Angelina County, TXTX88,154100+0%

217Bowie County, TXTX92,696101+0%

218Randall County, TXTX152,351114+0%

219Grayson County, TXTX153,613119+0%

220Ellis County, TXTX240,867119+0%

221Potter County, TXTX114,453125+0%

222Guadalupe County, TXTX201,111125+0%

223Midland County, TXTX187,855129+0%

224Ector County, TXTX173,801135+0%

225Taylor County, TXTX150,077138+0%

226Comal County, TXTX209,166139+0%

227Hays County, TXTX304,390144+0%

228Johnson County, TXTX218,048175+0%

229Brazoria County, TXTX419,080177+0%

230Smith County, TXTX252,549190+0%

231McLennan County, TXTX272,020206+0%

232Wichita County, TXTX129,555210+0%

233Williamson County, TXTX752,827224+0%

234Bell County, TXTX402,248226+0%

235Orange County, TXTX86,266255+0%

236Brazos County, TXTX249,088260+0%

237Lubbock County, TXTX328,906271+0%

238Montgomery County, TXTX781,194282+0%

239Jefferson County, TXTX254,321287+0%

240Rockwall County, TXTX140,738339+0%

241Hidalgo County, TXTX921,549362+0%

242Nueces County, TXTX352,992374+0%

243Cameron County, TXTX433,946376+0%

244Gregg County, TXTX126,095407+0%

245Fort Bend County, TXTX975,191411+0%

246Denton County, TXTX1,069,346493+0%

247Collin County, TXTX1,297,179584+0%

248Galveston County, TXTX372,207659+0%

249El Paso County, TXTX877,858671+0%

250Travis County, TXTX1,389,670817+0%

251Bexar County, TXTX2,160,0881,123+0%

252Tarrant County, TXTX2,248,4661,671+0%

253Harris County, TXTX5,045,0261,992+0%

254Dallas County, TXTX2,661,3972,541+0%

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