Texas Counties by Population (2025)
2025 Pop.
500K
1M
1.5M
2M
2.5M
3M
3.5M
4M
4.5M
5M
Top 5 Most Populous Counties
5,115,154
2,675,802
2,263,501
2,157,285
1,379,491
254 Counties
| County | 2025 Pop. ↓ | Area (mi²) | Density | Change (2020) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harris County | 5,115,154 | 1.7K | 2,997 | 8.02% |
| Dallas County | 2,675,802 | 873 | 3,065 | 2.49% |
| Tarrant County | 2,263,501 | 865 | 2,617 | 6.96% |
| Bexar County | 2,157,285 | 1.2K | 1,740 | 7.03% |
| Travis County | 1,379,491 | 994 | 1,388 | 6.39% |
| Collin County | 1,301,352 | 841 | 1,547 | 20.98% |
| Denton County | 1,076,504 | 879 | 1,225 | 17.71% |
| Fort Bend County | 989,748 | 862 | 1,148 | 19.34% |
| Hidalgo County | 927,197 | 1.6K | 590 | 6.22% |
| El Paso County | 876,732 | 1K | 865 | 1.16% |
| Montgomery County | 783,881 | 1K | 752 | 25.34% |
| Williamson County | 753,320 | 1.1K | 675 | 22.37% |
| Cameron County | 435,240 | 892 | 488 | 3.24% |
| Brazoria County | 425,026 | 1.4K | 312 | 13.79% |
| Bell County | 405,091 | 1.1K | 384 | 8.78% |
| Galveston County | 372,228 | 379 | 982 | 5.87% |
| Nueces County | 353,605 | 839 | 421 | 0% |
| Lubbock County | 332,354 | 896 | 371 | 6.66% |
| Hays County | 302,361 | 677 | 447 | 23.92% |
| Webb County | 275,108 | 3.4K | 82 | 2.89% |
| McLennan County | 271,938 | 1K | 262 | 4.11% |
| Jefferson County | 254,504 | 877 | 290 | -0.65% |
| Smith County | 252,227 | 921 | 274 | 7.7% |
| Brazos County | 251,985 | 586 | 430 | 7.45% |
| Ellis County | 241,450 | 936 | 258 | 24.25% |
| Johnson County | 217,898 | 725 | 301 | 20.42% |
| Comal County | 209,159 | 560 | 373 | 27.82% |
| Kaufman County | 208,943 | 781 | 268 | 41.97% |
| Guadalupe County | 201,276 | 711 | 283 | 15.87% |
| Midland County | 188,817 | 900 | 210 | 10.6% |
| Parker County | 185,849 | 904 | 206 | 24.26% |
| Ector County | 174,594 | 898 | 194 | 5.49% |
| Grayson County | 154,008 | 933 | 165 | 13.11% |
| Randall County | 152,904 | 913 | 167 | 8.19% |
| Taylor County | 150,008 | 916 | 164 | 4.54% |
| Rockwall County | 142,452 | 127 | 1,122 | 30.45% |
| Wichita County | 129,866 | 628 | 207 | 0.19% |
| Gregg County | 126,827 | 273 | 465 | 2.02% |
| Hunt County | 123,704 | 840 | 147 | 23.4% |
| Liberty County | 120,912 | 1.2K | 104 | 30.7% |
| Tom Green County | 120,872 | 1.5K | 79 | 0.56% |
| Bastrop County | 118,731 | 888 | 134 | 21.07% |
| Potter County | 113,989 | 908 | 126 | -3.65% |
| Bowie County | 92,292 | 885 | 104 | -0.67% |
| Victoria County | 92,142 | 882 | 104 | 0.91% |
| Henderson County | 88,657 | 874 | 101 | 7.59% |
| Angelina County | 88,490 | 798 | 111 | 2.3% |
| Coryell County | 87,120 | 1.1K | 83 | 4.8% |
| Orange County | 86,373 | 334 | 259 | 1.9% |
| Walker County | 84,878 | 784 | 108 | 10.86% |
| Wise County | 84,499 | 904 | 93 | 22.58% |
| San Patricio County | 72,164 | 693 | 104 | 4.82% |
| Harrison County | 71,736 | 900 | 80 | 4.26% |
| Hood County | 70,571 | 421 | 168 | 13.72% |
| Starr County | 66,959 | 1.2K | 55 | 1.65% |
| Van Zandt County | 66,531 | 843 | 79 | 11.35% |
| Waller County | 66,282 | 513 | 129 | 15.7% |
| Nacogdoches County | 65,820 | 946 | 70 | 1.82% |
| Anderson County | 59,890 | 1.1K | 56 | 3.37% |
| Maverick County | 59,455 | 1.3K | 46 | 2.73% |
| Hardin County | 59,113 | 891 | 66 | 4.89% |
| Chambers County | 58,165 | 597 | 97 | 23.75% |
| Navarro County | 57,347 | 1K | 57 | 8.49% |
| Burnet County | 57,108 | 1K | 57 | 15.42% |
| Wilson County | 56,476 | 804 | 70 | 12.84% |
| Medina County | 56,387 | 1.3K | 43 | 10.43% |
| Caldwell County | 54,753 | 545 | 100 | 19.16% |
| Polk County | 54,370 | 1.1K | 51 | 7.67% |
| Kerr County | 53,922 | 1.1K | 49 | 2.33% |
| Cherokee County | 53,795 | 1.1K | 51 | 6.29% |
| Atascosa County | 53,527 | 1.2K | 44 | 8.6% |
| Rusk County | 53,511 | 924 | 58 | 2.41% |
| Kendall County | 53,162 | 662 | 80 | 19.27% |
| Lamar County | 51,405 | 907 | 57 | 2.53% |
| Wood County | 49,503 | 645 | 77 | 9.91% |
| Val Verde County | 48,135 | 3.1K | 15 | 1.11% |
| Cooke County | 44,737 | 875 | 51 | 7.16% |
| Upshur County | 44,675 | 583 | 77 | 8.86% |
| Erath County | 44,553 | 1.1K | 41 | 4.29% |
| Wharton County | 42,215 | 1.1K | 39 | 1.51% |
| Fannin County | 39,435 | 891 | 44 | 9.61% |
| Hill County | 39,336 | 959 | 41 | 9.38% |
| Hopkins County | 39,307 | 767 | 51 | 6.73% |
| Jim Wells County | 38,961 | 865 | 45 | 0.19% |
| Brown County | 38,785 | 944 | 41 | 1.91% |
| Washington County | 38,334 | 604 | 63 | 7.07% |
| Matagorda County | 36,360 | 1.1K | 33 | 0.18% |
| Grimes County | 34,369 | 787 | 44 | 16.75% |
| Austin County | 33,431 | 646 | 52 | 10.94% |
| Jasper County | 33,089 | 939 | 35 | 0.5% |
| Hale County | 31,892 | 1K | 32 | -1.77% |
| Titus County | 31,671 | 406 | 78 | 1.2% |
| Bee County | 31,144 | 880 | 35 | 0.33% |
| Howard County | 30,962 | 901 | 34 | -11.05% |
| Palo Pinto County | 30,700 | 953 | 32 | 7.91% |
| Kleberg County | 30,503 | 881 | 35 | -1.56% |
| San Jacinto County | 29,526 | 569 | 52 | 7.22% |
| Cass County | 28,576 | 937 | 30 | 0.47% |
| Gillespie County | 28,509 | 1.1K | 27 | 6.51% |
| Milam County | 26,285 | 1K | 26 | 6.08% |
| Aransas County | 25,839 | 252 | 103 | 7.94% |
| Fayette County | 25,491 | 950 | 27 | 3.99% |
| Uvalde County | 25,264 | 1.6K | 16 | 2.85% |
| Shelby County | 24,126 | 796 | 30 | 0.32% |
| Lampasas County | 23,759 | 713 | 33 | 9.47% |
| Llano County | 23,443 | 934 | 25 | 9.97% |
| Gaines County | 23,260 | 1.5K | 15 | 7.17% |
| Panola County | 23,228 | 811 | 29 | 3.24% |
| Bandera County | 23,031 | 791 | 29 | 9.7% |
| Limestone County | 22,733 | 905 | 25 | 2.63% |
| Moore County | 22,321 | 900 | 25 | 4.95% |
| Houston County | 22,312 | 1.2K | 18 | 1.1% |
| Montague County | 22,100 | 931 | 24 | 10.26% |
| Colorado County | 21,700 | 960 | 23 | 5.11% |
| Hockley County | 21,685 | 908 | 24 | 0.87% |
| Jones County | 20,935 | 929 | 23 | 6.38% |
| Freestone County | 20,932 | 878 | 24 | 7.67% |
| Burleson County | 20,783 | 659 | 32 | 17.54% |
| Gray County | 20,746 | 926 | 22 | -2.12% |
| Tyler County | 20,685 | 924 | 22 | 4.32% |
| Lavaca County | 20,606 | 970 | 21 | 1.25% |
| DeWitt County | 20,266 | 909 | 22 | 2.13% |
| Frio County | 20,229 | 1.1K | 18 | 9.86% |
| Calhoun County | 20,086 | 507 | 40 | 0.11% |
| Willacy County | 20,051 | 591 | 34 | -0.45% |
| Gonzales County | 20,050 | 1.1K | 19 | 1.87% |
| Hutchinson County | 19,445 | 887 | 22 | -5.5% |
| Andrews County | 19,124 | 1.5K | 13 | 2.73% |
| Bosque County | 19,044 | 983 | 19 | 4.36% |
| Lee County | 18,652 | 629 | 30 | 6.55% |
| Deaf Smith County | 18,530 | 1.5K | 12 | 0.02% |
| Eastland County | 18,381 | 927 | 20 | 3.29% |
| Young County | 18,341 | 914 | 20 | 2.79% |
| Robertson County | 17,996 | 855 | 21 | 7.32% |
| Falls County | 17,834 | 765 | 23 | 5.14% |
| Leon County | 16,840 | 1.1K | 16 | 6.74% |
| Scurry County | 16,192 | 905 | 18 | -4.31% |
| Jackson County | 15,373 | 829 | 19 | 2.51% |
| Karnes County | 15,220 | 748 | 20 | 2.76% |
| Callahan County | 14,775 | 899 | 16 | 7.43% |
| Trinity County | 14,709 | 694 | 21 | 7.85% |
| Pecos County | 14,704 | 4.8K | 3 | -3.16% |
| Comanche County | 14,660 | 938 | 16 | 7.56% |
| Nolan County | 14,083 | 912 | 15 | -4.39% |
| Madison County | 14,004 | 466 | 30 | 4.06% |
| Zapata County | 13,856 | 1K | 14 | -0.14% |
| Blanco County | 13,623 | 709 | 19 | 18.96% |
| Rains County | 13,553 | 229 | 59 | 11.28% |
| Camp County | 13,287 | 196 | 68 | 6.89% |
| Lamb County | 12,606 | 1K | 12 | -3.08% |
| Wilbarger County | 12,381 | 971 | 13 | -3.61% |
| Morris County | 12,235 | 252 | 49 | 2.19% |
| Live Oak County | 12,106 | 1K | 12 | 6.68% |
| Reeves County | 12,056 | 2.6K | 5 | -18.36% |
| Red River County | 11,741 | 1K | 11 | 1.6% |
| Newton County | 11,715 | 934 | 13 | -3.65% |
| Terry County | 11,621 | 889 | 13 | -1.43% |
| Dawson County | 11,613 | 900 | 13 | -6.89% |
| Ward County | 11,102 | 836 | 13 | -4.92% |
| Franklin County | 11,087 | 284 | 39 | 6.91% |
| Clay County | 10,766 | 1.1K | 10 | 4.98% |
| Somervell County | 10,315 | 186 | 55 | 12.05% |
| Sabine County | 9,998 | 492 | 20 | 1.08% |
| Marion County | 9,715 | 381 | 25 | -1.56% |
| Ochiltree County | 9,660 | 918 | 11 | -2.94% |
| Parmer County | 9,647 | 881 | 11 | -2.1% |
| Runnels County | 9,593 | 1.1K | 9 | -3.31% |
| Jack County | 9,576 | 911 | 11 | 12.83% |
| Stephens County | 9,570 | 897 | 11 | 5.23% |
| Duval County | 9,544 | 1.8K | 5 | -2.71% |
| Brewster County | 9,437 | 6.2K | 2 | -1.33% |
| Archer County | 9,244 | 903 | 10 | 8.05% |
| Zavala County | 9,079 | 1.3K | 7 | -6.01% |
| Mitchell County | 8,832 | 911 | 10 | -1.99% |
| Hamilton County | 8,695 | 836 | 10 | 5.43% |
| Dimmit County | 8,083 | 1.3K | 6 | -5.81% |
| Coleman County | 8,071 | 1.3K | 6 | 5.05% |
| Dallam County | 7,680 | 1.5K | 5 | 7.59% |
| San Augustine County | 7,652 | 531 | 14 | -3.44% |
| Yoakum County | 7,645 | 800 | 10 | -0.36% |
| Castro County | 7,430 | 894 | 8 | 1.32% |
| McCulloch County | 7,380 | 1.1K | 7 | -2.73% |
| Winkler County | 7,315 | 841 | 9 | -5.66% |
| Goliad County | 7,259 | 852 | 9 | 3.36% |
| Bailey County | 7,209 | 827 | 9 | 4.98% |
| Swisher County | 6,855 | 890 | 8 | -1.34% |
| Refugio County | 6,767 | 770 | 9 | 0.4% |
| La Salle County | 6,759 | 1.5K | 5 | 1.61% |
| Childress County | 6,601 | 697 | 9 | -0.86% |
| Brooks County | 6,585 | 943 | 7 | -7.2% |
| Lynn County | 6,093 | 892 | 7 | 8.69% |
| Carson County | 5,779 | 920 | 6 | -0.26% |
| Delta County | 5,731 | 257 | 22 | 9.73% |
| Presidio County | 5,596 | 3.9K | 1 | -8.37% |
| San Saba County | 5,473 | 1.1K | 5 | -4.45% |
| Haskell County | 5,428 | 903 | 6 | -0.15% |
| Martin County | 5,158 | 915 | 6 | -1.96% |
| Crosby County | 5,070 | 900 | 6 | -0.49% |
| Floyd County | 4,968 | 992 | 5 | -7.55% |
| Hansford County | 4,915 | 920 | 5 | -6.42% |
| Hartley County | 4,855 | 1.5K | 3 | -9.08% |
| Wheeler County | 4,823 | 915 | 5 | -3.07% |
| Garza County | 4,700 | 893 | 5 | -19.13% |
| Crane County | 4,601 | 785 | 6 | -1.58% |
| Mills County | 4,576 | 748 | 6 | 2.83% |
| Jim Hogg County | 4,509 | 1.1K | 4 | -6.95% |
| Kimble County | 4,337 | 1.3K | 3 | 1.02% |
| Mason County | 4,062 | 929 | 4 | 2.37% |
| Hudspeth County | 3,733 | 4.6K | 1 | 16.91% |
| Fisher County | 3,712 | 899 | 4 | 0.95% |
| Baylor County | 3,567 | 867 | 4 | 3.03% |
| Coke County | 3,414 | 912 | 4 | 2.83% |
| Concho County | 3,372 | 984 | 3 | 1.69% |
| Hardeman County | 3,364 | 695 | 5 | -5.53% |
| Sutton County | 3,311 | 1.5K | 2 | -1.37% |
| Donley County | 3,209 | 927 | 3 | -2.16% |
| Knox County | 3,192 | 851 | 4 | -4.74% |
| Kinney County | 3,178 | 1.4K | 2 | 1.7% |
| Shackelford County | 3,134 | 914 | 3 | 0.8% |
| Hemphill County | 3,125 | 906 | 3 | -7.16% |
| Upton County | 3,125 | 1.2K | 3 | -5.39% |
| Reagan County | 3,100 | 1.2K | 3 | -9.44% |
| Hall County | 2,846 | 883 | 3 | 1.68% |
| Lipscomb County | 2,845 | 932 | 3 | -6.35% |
| Sherman County | 2,832 | 923 | 3 | 1.47% |
| Crockett County | 2,756 | 2.8K | 1 | -10.92% |
| Real County | 2,690 | 699 | 4 | -2.18% |
| Collingsworth County | 2,661 | 918 | 3 | 0.68% |
| Cochran County | 2,595 | 775 | 3 | 1.21% |
| Culberson County | 2,313 | 3.8K | 1 | 5.81% |
| Schleicher County | 2,235 | 1.3K | 2 | -8.51% |
| Menard County | 1,864 | 902 | 2 | -4.95% |
| Oldham County | 1,859 | 1.5K | 1 | 5.45% |
| Armstrong County | 1,788 | 909 | 2 | -3.4% |
| Dickens County | 1,739 | 902 | 2 | -1.19% |
| Jeff Davis County | 1,706 | 2.3K | 1 | -14.01% |
| Briscoe County | 1,537 | 900 | 2 | 8.09% |
| Throckmorton County | 1,533 | 913 | 2 | 5.65% |
| Irion County | 1,489 | 1.1K | 1 | -1.52% |
| Sterling County | 1,397 | 923 | 2 | 0.94% |
| Edwards County | 1,375 | 2.1K | 1 | -3.17% |
| Stonewall County | 1,250 | 916 | 1 | 0.4% |
| Cottle County | 1,234 | 901 | 1 | -9.53% |
| Glasscock County | 1,155 | 900 | 1 | 3.4% |
| Foard County | 1,022 | 704 | 1 | -6.24% |
| Motley County | 1,007 | 990 | 1 | -5.36% |
| Roberts County | 855 | 924 | 1 | 3.89% |
| Terrell County | 734 | 2.4K | 0.31 | -2.13% |
| Kent County | 678 | 903 | 1 | -10.67% |
| McMullen County | 551 | 1.1K | 0.48 | -7.71% |
| Borden County | 544 | 897 | 1 | -15.26% |
| Kenedy County | 309 | 1.5K | 0.21 | -11.71% |
| King County | 215 | 911 | 0.24 | -19.48% |
| Loving County | 50 | 669 | 0.07 | -25.37% |
Overview of Texas Counties
There are 254 counties in Texas.
Harris County is the largest county in the state, with a population of 5,115,154. The most recent census shows that its population has increased by 0.08% since the previous census.
A number of other Texas counties also boast relatively large populations for their state, though not able to match the density of Harris County:
- Dallas County : 2,675,802
- Tarrant County : 2,263,501
Texas Counties with the Fewest Residents
The smallest county in Texas is Loving County , with a population of just 50. This total represents a decrease of 0.3% since the last census count was performed.
Other small counties include:
- King County : 215
- Kenedy County : 309
- Borden County : 544
Texas Counties with Rapid Growth
Kaufman County , with its sizeable population of 208,943, has shown the largest population growth, with an increase of 0.4% since the last census.
Montgomery County has also had relatively high population growth of 0.25% with 783,881 residents.
On the other hand, Loving County has had the largest decrease in population, with its 50 current residents totalling 0.3% less than the previous census.
Sources
- US Census State Population Estimates - Most recent state estimates from the Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program
- US Census County Population Estimates - Most recent county estimates from the Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program
- American Community Survey (2009 - 2013)
- Census QuickFacts
- Historical Populations of States and Counties (1790 - 1990)