RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 254 SHOWN OF 254

Most sparsely populated, Texas counties · 2010

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%

02Kenedy County, TXTX3190+0%

03King County, TXTX1920−20%

04Terrell County, TXTX7020−9%

05McMullen County, TXTX5441−17%

06Culberson County, TXTX2,2671−19%

07Borden County, TXTX5671−12%

08Hudspeth County, TXTX3,4331+4%

09Kent County, TXTX6741−6%

10Edwards County, TXTX1,3701−7%

11Roberts County, TXTX8671+5%

12Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,7111+6%

13Motley County, TXTX1,0431−15%

14Sterling County, TXTX1,3491−18%

15Crockett County, TXTX2,7691−9%

16Glasscock County, TXTX1,1281−13%

17Oldham County, TXTX1,7831−6%

18Brewster County, TXTX9,4581+4%

19Irion County, TXTX1,4632−10%

20Stonewall County, TXTX1,1862−12%

21Cottle County, TXTX1,2242−21%

22Throckmorton County, TXTX1,5542−11%

23Briscoe County, TXTX1,4742−9%

24Foard County, TXTX1,0442−18%

25Presidio County, TXTX5,4332+7%

26Armstrong County, TXTX1,8432−11%

27Menard County, TXTX1,9562−5%

28Schleicher County, TXTX2,2453+18%

29Kinney County, TXTX3,1283+6%

30Upton County, TXTX3,1313−1%

31Dickens County, TXTX1,6923−12%

32Sutton County, TXTX3,2033+1%

33Reagan County, TXTX3,1663+1%

34Pecos County, TXTX14,5603−8%

35Sherman County, TXTX2,7813−5%

36Collingsworth County, TXTX2,4873−5%

37Lipscomb County, TXTX2,9554+8%

38Coke County, TXTX3,4124−14%

39Kimble County, TXTX4,4384+3%

40Shackelford County, TXTX3,1974+2%

41Hall County, TXTX2,7374−11%

42Donley County, TXTX3,2134−4%

43Cochran County, TXTX2,5464−16%

44Hartley County, TXTX4,9044+9%

45Concho County, TXTX3,6074+3%

46Hemphill County, TXTX3,0834+14%

47Baylor County, TXTX3,4724−9%

48Mason County, TXTX3,9904+7%

49Knox County, TXTX3,1924−13%

50Fisher County, TXTX3,6924−9%

51Dallam County, TXTX7,5084+8%

52La Salle County, TXTX6,5175+17%

53Jim Hogg County, TXTX4,5555+0%

54Real County, TXTX2,7455+9%

55Reeves County, TXTX12,1385+5%

56Martin County, TXTX5,2845+1%

57San Saba County, TXTX5,7875−1%

58Crane County, TXTX4,5546+9%

59Wheeler County, TXTX4,7736+2%

60Hardeman County, TXTX3,2926−12%

61Hansford County, TXTX4,9446+5%

62Floyd County, TXTX4,8816−17%

63Haskell County, TXTX5,4997−3%

64Duval County, TXTX9,4027−10%

65Mills County, TXTX4,5807−4%

66Lynn County, TXTX6,0177−10%

67Carson County, TXTX5,8057−5%

68Crosby County, TXTX4,8527−14%

69Coleman County, TXTX7,9157−4%

70Garza County, TXTX4,5107+33%

71Dimmit County, TXTX8,0248−2%

72Brooks County, TXTX6,5798−9%

73McCulloch County, TXTX7,4728+1%

74Winkler County, TXTX7,5408−1%

75Goliad County, TXTX7,2088+4%

76Bailey County, TXTX6,9639+9%

77Swisher County, TXTX6,7039−6%

78Zavala County, TXTX9,0379+1%

79Castro County, TXTX7,2959−3%

80Refugio County, TXTX6,65710−6%

81Yoakum County, TXTX7,43810+8%

82Andrews County, TXTX18,91410+14%

83Clay County, TXTX10,76410−2%

84Jack County, TXTX9,56310+3%

85Runnels County, TXTX9,69310−9%

86Archer County, TXTX9,12910+2%

87Childress County, TXTX6,64310−8%

88Hamilton County, TXTX8,68010+3%

89Mitchell County, TXTX8,94710−3%

90Stephens County, TXTX9,38011−0%

91Live Oak County, TXTX11,92911−6%

92Ochiltree County, TXTX9,28411+14%

93Parmer County, TXTX9,67812+3%

94Gaines County, TXTX23,95612+21%

95Red River County, TXTX11,81612−10%

96Ward County, TXTX11,12513−2%

97Deaf Smith County, TXTX18,62613+4%

98Lamb County, TXTX12,57914−5%

99Wilbarger County, TXTX12,48114−8%

100Zapata County, TXTX13,75314+15%

101Terry County, TXTX11,72014−1%

102Blanco County, TXTX13,58115+25%

103Comanche County, TXTX14,43215−0%

104Callahan County, TXTX14,49115+5%

105Frio County, TXTX18,82315+6%

106Dawson County, TXTX11,77615−8%

107Newton County, TXTX11,95415−4%

108Val Verde County, TXTX47,83516+9%

109Leon County, TXTX16,89416+10%

110Nolan County, TXTX14,11717−4%

111San Augustine County, TXTX7,72217−1%

112Jackson County, TXTX15,39317−2%

113Uvalde County, TXTX24,96317+2%

114Bosque County, TXTX18,91819+6%

115Gonzales County, TXTX20,15919+6%

116Scurry County, TXTX16,16219+3%

117Houston County, TXTX22,31619+2%

118Robertson County, TXTX17,83919+4%

119Karnes County, TXTX15,01820−4%

120Lavaca County, TXTX20,65120+0%

121Eastland County, TXTX18,14320+2%

122Young County, TXTX18,15420+3%

123Delta County, TXTX5,54920−2%

124Llano County, TXTX23,35321+13%

125Trinity County, TXTX14,38421+6%

126Montague County, TXTX21,96621+3%

127Colorado County, TXTX21,43922+2%

128Jones County, TXTX20,86122−3%

129Sabine County, TXTX10,01222+3%

130DeWitt County, TXTX20,30922+0%

131Freestone County, TXTX20,81123+11%

132Falls County, TXTX17,86923−4%

133Gillespie County, TXTX28,52723+19%

134Tyler County, TXTX20,44324+4%

135Gray County, TXTX20,91924−1%

136Moore County, TXTX21,89124+9%

137Milam County, TXTX26,25824+2%

138Hutchinson County, TXTX19,63325−7%

139Hockley County, TXTX21,60025+1%

140Limestone County, TXTX22,84926+6%

141Fayette County, TXTX25,45926+13%

142Bandera County, TXTX22,87626+16%

143Burleson County, TXTX20,54926+4%

144Lee County, TXTX18,72926+6%

145Lampasas County, TXTX23,65728+11%

146Marion County, TXTX9,89628−4%

147Madison County, TXTX14,22629+6%

148Panola County, TXTX23,01829+5%

149Palo Pinto County, TXTX30,79130+4%

150Shelby County, TXTX24,28632+1%

151Cass County, TXTX28,65133+0%

152Matagorda County, TXTX36,46334−3%

153Grimes County, TXTX34,25234+13%

154Medina County, TXTX56,88135+17%

155Erath County, TXTX43,91135+15%

156Hale County, TXTX31,81936−1%

157Bee County, TXTX32,51536−2%

158Kleberg County, TXTX30,31536+2%

159Hill County, TXTX39,50337+9%

160Atascosa County, TXTX53,59037+16%

161Franklin County, TXTX10,99437+12%

162Willacy County, TXTX19,97137+10%

163Wharton County, TXTX42,06038+0%

164Jasper County, TXTX33,07538+0%

165Fannin County, TXTX39,26538+9%

166Howard County, TXTX30,50439+4%

167Brown County, TXTX38,71140+1%

168Calhoun County, TXTX19,59942+4%

169Maverick County, TXTX58,82342+15%

170Polk County, TXTX53,43443+10%

171Burnet County, TXTX57,01543+25%

172Cooke County, TXTX44,46144+6%

173Austin County, TXTX33,62544+20%

174Kerr County, TXTX54,03745+14%

175Somervell County, TXTX10,26146+25%

176Hopkins County, TXTX39,06346+10%

177San Jacinto County, TXTX29,48846+19%

178Jim Wells County, TXTX38,80447+4%

179Navarro County, TXTX57,18147+6%

180Rains County, TXTX13,54248+19%

181Cherokee County, TXTX53,33748+9%

182Starr County, TXTX66,31950+14%

183Kendall County, TXTX53,28950+41%

184Morris County, TXTX12,13351−1%

185Wilson County, TXTX56,13953+32%

186Lamar County, TXTX51,50355+3%

187Anderson County, TXTX59,80555+6%

188Washington County, TXTX38,28856+11%

189Rusk County, TXTX54,85458+13%

190Chambers County, TXTX57,59459+35%

191Hardin County, TXTX58,72361+14%

192Van Zandt County, TXTX66,13062+9%

193Camp County, TXTX13,38063+7%

194Wood County, TXTX49,68865+14%

195Liberty County, TXTX121,36465+8%

196Wise County, TXTX83,77865+21%

197Upshur County, TXTX44,41067+11%

198Nacogdoches County, TXTX66,03568+9%

199Caldwell County, TXTX55,15070+18%

200Coryell County, TXTX85,59272+1%

201Tom Green County, TXTX120,60272+6%

202Harrison County, TXTX71,95673+6%

203Webb County, TXTX281,22474+30%

204Titus County, TXTX31,56380+15%

205Bastrop County, TXTX118,90884+28%

206Waller County, TXTX69,85884+32%

207Walker County, TXTX83,84287+10%

208Henderson County, TXTX88,59590+7%

209Aransas County, TXTX26,14692+3%

210San Patricio County, TXTX72,05393−3%

211Victoria County, TXTX92,65698+3%

212Hunt County, TXTX123,336102+12%

213Bowie County, TXTX92,696105+4%

214Angelina County, TXTX88,154109+8%

215Hood County, TXTX70,501122+25%

216Parker County, TXTX184,767129+32%

217Grayson County, TXTX153,613130+9%

218Randall County, TXTX152,351132+16%

219Kaufman County, TXTX209,235132+45%

220Potter County, TXTX114,453133+7%

221Taylor County, TXTX150,077144+4%

222Midland County, TXTX187,855152+18%

223Ector County, TXTX173,801153+13%

224Ellis County, TXTX240,867160+34%

225Guadalupe County, TXTX201,111185+48%

226Comal County, TXTX209,166194+39%

227Johnson County, TXTX218,048208+19%

228Wichita County, TXTX129,555210−0%

229McLennan County, TXTX272,020227+10%

230Smith County, TXTX252,549228+20%

231Brazoria County, TXTX419,080230+30%

232Hays County, TXTX304,390232+61%

233Orange County, TXTX86,266245−4%

234Jefferson County, TXTX254,321288+0%

235Bell County, TXTX402,248294+30%

236Lubbock County, TXTX328,906311+15%

237Brazos County, TXTX249,088332+28%

238Williamson County, TXTX752,827379+69%

239Nueces County, TXTX352,992405+8%

240Montgomery County, TXTX781,194437+55%

241Gregg County, TXTX126,095445+9%

242Cameron County, TXTX433,946456+21%

243Hidalgo County, TXTX921,549493+36%

244Rockwall County, TXTX140,738616+82%

245Fort Bend County, TXTX975,191679+65%

246Denton County, TXTX1,069,346754+53%

247Galveston County, TXTX372,207768+16%

248El Paso County, TXTX877,858790+18%

249Collin County, TXTX1,297,179930+59%

250Travis County, TXTX1,389,6701,030+26%

251Bexar County, TXTX2,160,0881,383+23%

252Tarrant County, TXTX2,248,4662,091+25%

253Harris County, TXTX5,045,0262,397+20%

254Dallas County, TXTX2,661,3972,712+7%

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