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Most sparsely populated, Texas counties · 2020

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, TXTX520−4%

02Kenedy County, TXTX3190−15%

03King County, TXTX1920−26%

04Terrell County, TXTX7020−30%

05McMullen County, TXTX5441−29%

06Culberson County, TXTX2,2671−26%

07Edwards County, TXTX1,3701−34%

08Hudspeth County, TXTX3,4331−4%

09Borden County, TXTX5671−13%

10Kent County, TXTX6741−12%

11Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,7111−10%

12Roberts County, TXTX8671−7%

13Motley County, TXTX1,0431−25%

14Crockett County, TXTX2,7691−24%

15Oldham County, TXTX1,7831−20%

16Glasscock County, TXTX1,1281−21%

17Stonewall County, TXTX1,1861−26%

18Irion County, TXTX1,4631−15%

19Sterling County, TXTX1,3491−2%

20Cottle County, TXTX1,2242−28%

21Brewster County, TXTX9,4582+8%

22Foard County, TXTX1,0442−32%

23Throckmorton County, TXTX1,5542−22%

24Presidio County, TXTX5,4332−16%

25Briscoe County, TXTX1,4742−20%

26Schleicher County, TXTX2,2452−16%

27Dickens County, TXTX1,6922−36%

28Armstrong County, TXTX1,8432−14%

29Menard County, TXTX1,9562−17%

30Kinney County, TXTX3,1282−7%

31Sutton County, TXTX3,2032−17%

32Upton County, TXTX3,1313−3%

33Reagan County, TXTX3,1663+2%

34Collingsworth County, TXTX2,4873−17%

35Sherman County, TXTX2,7813−13%

36Pecos County, TXTX14,5603−10%

37Hall County, TXTX2,7373−25%

38Lipscomb County, TXTX2,9553+0%

39Cochran County, TXTX2,5463−32%

40Concho County, TXTX3,6073−17%

41Shackelford County, TXTX3,1973−6%

42Kimble County, TXTX4,4383−4%

43Donley County, TXTX3,2134−15%

44Coke County, TXTX3,4124−15%

45Hartley County, TXTX4,9044−3%

46Hemphill County, TXTX3,0834+1%

47Knox County, TXTX3,1924−21%

48Real County, TXTX2,7454−9%

49Baylor County, TXTX3,4724−15%

50Fisher County, TXTX3,6924−15%

51Mason County, TXTX3,9904+6%

52Jim Hogg County, TXTX4,5554−8%

53La Salle County, TXTX6,5174+14%

54Dallam County, TXTX7,5085+14%

55San Saba County, TXTX5,7875−7%

56Hardeman County, TXTX3,2925−25%

57Floyd County, TXTX4,8815−30%

58Wheeler County, TXTX4,7735−6%

59Duval County, TXTX9,4025−25%

60Reeves County, TXTX12,1386+12%

61Crosby County, TXTX4,8526−27%

62Martin County, TXTX5,2846+10%

63Hansford County, TXTX4,9446−2%

64Crane County, TXTX4,5546+17%

65Mills County, TXTX4,5806−13%

66Haskell County, TXTX5,4996−11%

67Coleman County, TXTX7,9156−17%

68Lynn County, TXTX6,0176−15%

69Carson County, TXTX5,8056−11%

70Dimmit County, TXTX8,0246−16%

71Garza County, TXTX4,5107+19%

72McCulloch County, TXTX7,4727−7%

73Zavala County, TXTX9,0377−17%

74Brooks County, TXTX6,5798−11%

75Swisher County, TXTX6,7038−17%

76Goliad County, TXTX7,2088+1%

77Castro County, TXTX7,2958−11%

78Bailey County, TXTX6,9638+5%

79Refugio County, TXTX6,6579−14%

80Winkler County, TXTX7,5409+9%

81Jack County, TXTX9,5639−3%

82Clay County, TXTX10,7649−7%

83Runnels County, TXTX9,6939−14%

84Archer County, TXTX9,1299−3%

85Childress County, TXTX6,64310−13%

86Yoakum County, TXTX7,43810+5%

87Hamilton County, TXTX8,68010−0%

88Mitchell County, TXTX8,94710−7%

89Stephens County, TXTX9,38010−6%

90Live Oak County, TXTX11,92911−8%

91Ochiltree County, TXTX9,28411+11%

92Red River County, TXTX11,81611−19%

93Parmer County, TXTX9,67811−1%

94Andrews County, TXTX18,91412+43%

95Deaf Smith County, TXTX18,62612+0%

96Lamb County, TXTX12,57913−11%

97Newton County, TXTX11,95413−19%

98Wilbarger County, TXTX12,48113−12%

99Terry County, TXTX11,72013−7%

100Dawson County, TXTX11,77614−17%

101Zapata County, TXTX13,75314+14%

102Ward County, TXTX11,12514+7%

103Gaines County, TXTX23,95614+49%

104Comanche County, TXTX14,43214−3%

105Leon County, TXTX16,89415+3%

106San Augustine County, TXTX7,72215−11%

107Val Verde County, TXTX47,83515+6%

108Callahan County, TXTX14,49115+6%

109Uvalde County, TXTX24,96316−5%

110Blanco County, TXTX13,58116+35%

111Nolan County, TXTX14,11716−7%

112Frio County, TXTX18,82316+13%

113Houston County, TXTX22,31618−5%

114Jackson County, TXTX15,39318+4%

115Gonzales County, TXTX20,15918+6%

116Bosque County, TXTX18,91819+6%

117Scurry County, TXTX16,16219+3%

118Eastland County, TXTX18,14319−3%

119Young County, TXTX18,15420−0%

120Robertson County, TXTX17,83920+5%

121Trinity County, TXTX14,38420−1%

122Karnes County, TXTX15,01820−5%

123Sabine County, TXTX10,01220−5%

124Delta County, TXTX5,54920−2%

125Lavaca County, TXTX20,65121+6%

126Jones County, TXTX20,86121−5%

127Colorado County, TXTX21,43921+1%

128Tyler County, TXTX20,44321−5%

129Montague County, TXTX21,96621+4%

130DeWitt County, TXTX20,30922−1%

131Freestone County, TXTX20,81122+9%

132Falls County, TXTX17,86922−9%

133Llano County, TXTX23,35323+25%

134Gray County, TXTX20,91923−7%

135Hutchinson County, TXTX19,63323−14%

136Hockley County, TXTX21,60024−5%

137Moore County, TXTX21,89124+6%

138Milam County, TXTX26,25824+2%

139Limestone County, TXTX22,84924+0%

140Gillespie County, TXTX28,52725+28%

141Marion County, TXTX9,89626−11%

142Fayette County, TXTX25,45926+12%

143Bandera County, TXTX22,87626+18%

144Burleson County, TXTX20,54927+7%

145Panola County, TXTX23,01828−1%

146Lee County, TXTX18,72928+12%

147Madison County, TXTX14,22629+4%

148Palo Pinto County, TXTX30,79130+5%

149Shelby County, TXTX24,28630−5%

150Lampasas County, TXTX23,65730+22%

151Cass County, TXTX28,65130−7%

152Hale County, TXTX31,81932−11%

153Matagorda County, TXTX36,46333−4%

154Willacy County, TXTX19,97134+0%

155Jasper County, TXTX33,07535−7%

156Kleberg County, TXTX30,31535−2%

157Bee County, TXTX32,51535−4%

158Franklin County, TXTX10,99436+10%

159Grimes County, TXTX34,25237+24%

160Hill County, TXTX39,50337+11%

161Wharton County, TXTX42,06038+1%

162Medina County, TXTX56,88138+29%

163Howard County, TXTX30,50439+4%

164Erath County, TXTX43,91139+29%

165Calhoun County, TXTX19,59940−3%

166Fannin County, TXTX39,26540+14%

167Atascosa County, TXTX53,59040+27%

168Brown County, TXTX38,71140+1%

169Jim Wells County, TXTX38,80445−1%

170Maverick County, TXTX58,82345+22%

171Austin County, TXTX33,62547+28%

172Polk County, TXTX53,43447+22%

173Morris County, TXTX12,13348−8%

174Cooke County, TXTX44,46148+15%

175Kerr County, TXTX54,03748+20%

176Cherokee County, TXTX53,33748+8%

177Hopkins County, TXTX39,06348+15%

178San Jacinto County, TXTX29,48848+23%

179Burnet County, TXTX57,01549+44%

180Somervell County, TXTX10,26149+35%

181Navarro County, TXTX57,18152+17%

182Rains County, TXTX13,54253+33%

183Starr County, TXTX66,31954+23%

184Anderson County, TXTX59,80555+5%

185Lamar County, TXTX51,50355+3%

186Rusk County, TXTX54,85456+10%

187Washington County, TXTX38,28859+18%

188Wilson County, TXTX56,13962+54%

189Hardin County, TXTX58,72363+17%

190Camp County, TXTX13,38064+8%

191Kendall County, TXTX53,28967+86%

192Nacogdoches County, TXTX66,03568+9%

193Wood County, TXTX49,68869+22%

194Upshur County, TXTX44,41070+16%

195Van Zandt County, TXTX66,13071+24%

196Wise County, TXTX83,77876+41%

197Harrison County, TXTX71,95676+11%

198Titus County, TXTX31,56377+11%

199Chambers County, TXTX57,59478+79%

200Tom Green County, TXTX120,60279+15%

201Coryell County, TXTX85,59279+11%

202Liberty County, TXTX121,36479+31%

203Webb County, TXTX281,22479+38%

204Caldwell County, TXTX55,15084+43%

205Henderson County, TXTX88,59594+12%

206Aransas County, TXTX26,14695+6%

207Walker County, TXTX83,84297+24%

208San Patricio County, TXTX72,05399+2%

209Victoria County, TXTX92,656104+9%

210Bowie County, TXTX92,696105+4%

211Angelina County, TXTX88,154108+8%

212Bastrop County, TXTX118,908109+68%

213Waller County, TXTX69,858111+74%

214Hunt County, TXTX123,336119+30%

215Potter County, TXTX114,453130+4%

216Grayson County, TXTX153,613145+23%

217Hood County, TXTX70,501146+50%

218Randall County, TXTX152,351154+35%

219Taylor County, TXTX150,077156+13%

220Parker County, TXTX184,767164+67%

221Ector County, TXTX173,801184+36%

222Kaufman County, TXTX209,235186+104%

223Midland County, TXTX187,855189+47%

224Ellis County, TXTX240,867206+73%

225Wichita County, TXTX129,555206−2%

226Guadalupe County, TXTX201,111243+94%

227Johnson County, TXTX218,048248+42%

228McLennan County, TXTX272,020251+22%

229Smith County, TXTX252,549253+34%

230Orange County, TXTX86,266254−0%

231Brazoria County, TXTX419,080273+54%

232Comal County, TXTX209,166289+107%

233Jefferson County, TXTX254,321293+2%

234Lubbock County, TXTX328,906347+28%

235Bell County, TXTX402,248352+56%

236Hays County, TXTX304,390356+147%

237Brazos County, TXTX249,088399+53%

238Nueces County, TXTX352,992421+13%

239Gregg County, TXTX126,095454+12%

240Cameron County, TXTX433,946472+26%

241Williamson County, TXTX752,827546+144%

242Hidalgo County, TXTX921,549554+53%

243Montgomery County, TXTX781,194595+111%

244Rockwall County, TXTX140,738848+150%

245El Paso County, TXTX877,858854+27%

246Galveston County, TXTX372,207924+40%

247Fort Bend County, TXTX975,191955+132%

248Denton County, TXTX1,069,3461,032+109%

249Collin County, TXTX1,297,1791,265+116%

250Travis County, TXTX1,389,6701,298+59%

251Bexar County, TXTX2,160,0881,620+44%

252Tarrant County, TXTX2,248,4662,439+46%

253Harris County, TXTX5,045,0262,772+39%

254Dallas County, TXTX2,661,3972,993+18%

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