Fastest Growing Counties in Texas (2025)

County
Rank
Change (2020) ↓
2025 Pop.
2020 Pop.
Kaufman County141.97%208,943147,169
Liberty County230.7%120,91292,510
Rockwall County330.45%142,452109,202
Comal County427.82%209,159163,637
Montgomery County525.34%783,881625,420
Parker County624.26%185,849149,560
Ellis County724.25%241,450194,328
Hays County823.92%302,361243,988
Chambers County923.75%58,16547,003
Hunt County1023.4%123,704100,250
Wise County1122.58%84,49968,936
Williamson County1222.37%753,320615,631
Bastrop County1321.07%118,73198,072
Collin County1420.98%1,301,3521,075,651
Johnson County1520.42%217,898180,950
Fort Bend County1619.34%989,748829,335
Kendall County1719.27%53,16244,572
Caldwell County1819.16%54,75345,948
Blanco County1918.96%13,62311,452
Denton County2017.71%1,076,504914,510
Burleson County2117.54%20,78317,682
Hudspeth County2216.91%3,7333,193
Grimes County2316.75%34,36929,438
Guadalupe County2415.87%201,276173,708
Waller County2515.7%66,28257,289
Burnet County2615.42%57,10849,479
Brazoria County2713.79%425,026373,509
Hood County2813.72%70,57162,056
Grayson County2913.11%154,008136,152
Wilson County3012.84%56,47650,051
Jack County3112.83%9,5768,487
Somervell County3212.05%10,3159,206
Van Zandt County3311.35%66,53159,748
Rains County3411.28%13,55312,179
Austin County3510.94%33,43130,135
Walker County3610.86%84,87876,563
Midland County3710.6%188,817170,725
Medina County3810.43%56,38751,063
Montague County3910.26%22,10020,043
Llano County409.97%23,44321,318
Wood County419.91%49,50345,038
Frio County429.86%20,22918,414
Delta County439.73%5,7315,223
Bandera County449.7%23,03120,994
Fannin County459.61%39,43535,977
Lampasas County469.47%23,75921,703
Hill County479.38%39,33635,964
Upshur County488.86%44,67541,040
Bell County498.78%405,091372,404
Lynn County508.69%6,0935,606
Atascosa County518.6%53,52749,290
Navarro County528.49%57,34752,861
Randall County538.19%152,904141,334
Briscoe County548.09%1,5371,422
Archer County558.05%9,2448,555
Harris County568.02%5,115,1544,735,383
Aransas County577.94%25,83923,939
Palo Pinto County587.91%30,70028,450
Trinity County597.85%14,70913,638
Smith County607.7%252,227234,200
Polk County617.67%54,37050,497
Freestone County627.67%20,93219,441
Dallam County637.59%7,6807,138
Henderson County647.59%88,65782,402
Comanche County657.56%14,66013,629
Brazos County667.45%251,985234,515
Callahan County677.43%14,77513,753
Robertson County687.32%17,99616,768
San Jacinto County697.22%29,52627,538
Gaines County707.17%23,26021,704
Cooke County717.16%44,73741,749
Washington County727.07%38,33435,802
Bexar County737.03%2,157,2852,015,620
Tarrant County746.96%2,263,5012,116,297
Franklin County756.91%11,08710,370
Camp County766.89%13,28712,430
Leon County776.74%16,84015,777
Hopkins County786.73%39,30736,827
Live Oak County796.68%12,10611,348
Lubbock County806.66%332,354311,590
Lee County816.55%18,65217,506
Gillespie County826.51%28,50926,766
Travis County836.39%1,379,4911,296,610
Jones County846.38%20,93519,680
Cherokee County856.29%53,79550,612
Hidalgo County866.22%927,197872,892
Milam County876.08%26,28524,778
Galveston County885.87%372,228351,606
Culberson County895.81%2,3132,186
Throckmorton County905.65%1,5331,451
Ector County915.49%174,594165,511
Oldham County925.45%1,8591,763
Hamilton County935.43%8,6958,247
Stephens County945.23%9,5709,094
Falls County955.14%17,83416,962
Colorado County965.11%21,70020,646
Coleman County975.05%8,0717,683
Clay County984.98%10,76610,255
Bailey County994.98%7,2096,867
Moore County1004.95%22,32121,269
Hardin County1014.89%59,11356,355
San Patricio County1024.82%72,16468,848
Coryell County1034.8%87,12083,126
Taylor County1044.54%150,008143,493
Bosque County1054.36%19,04418,249
Tyler County1064.32%20,68519,829
Erath County1074.29%44,55342,719
Harrison County1084.26%71,73668,806
McLennan County1094.11%271,938261,192
Madison County1104.06%14,00413,458
Fayette County1113.99%25,49124,512
Roberts County1123.89%855823
Glasscock County1133.4%1,1551,117
Anderson County1143.37%59,89057,937
Goliad County1153.36%7,2597,023
Eastland County1163.29%18,38117,795
Cameron County1173.24%435,240421,592
Panola County1183.24%23,22822,500
Baylor County1193.03%3,5673,462
Webb County1202.89%275,108267,368
Uvalde County1212.85%25,26424,564
Mills County1222.83%4,5764,450
Coke County1232.83%3,4143,320
Young County1242.79%18,34117,844
Karnes County1252.76%15,22014,811
Maverick County1262.73%59,45557,873
Andrews County1272.73%19,12418,616
Limestone County1282.63%22,73322,150
Lamar County1292.53%51,40550,135
Jackson County1302.51%15,37314,997
Dallas County1312.49%2,675,8022,610,741
Rusk County1322.41%53,51152,254
Mason County1332.37%4,0623,968
Kerr County1342.33%53,92252,696
Angelina County1352.3%88,49086,502
Morris County1362.19%12,23511,973
DeWitt County1372.13%20,26619,844
Gregg County1382.02%126,827124,317
Brown County1391.91%38,78538,059
Orange County1401.9%86,37384,760
Gonzales County1411.87%20,05019,681
Nacogdoches County1421.82%65,82064,643
Kinney County1431.7%3,1783,125
Concho County1441.69%3,3723,316
Hall County1451.68%2,8462,799
Starr County1461.65%66,95965,871
La Salle County1471.61%6,7596,652
Red River County1481.6%11,74111,556
Wharton County1491.51%42,21541,586
Sherman County1501.47%2,8322,791
Castro County1511.32%7,4307,333
Lavaca County1521.25%20,60620,352
Cochran County1531.21%2,5952,564
Titus County1541.2%31,67131,294
El Paso County1551.16%876,732866,684
Val Verde County1561.11%48,13547,605
Houston County1571.1%22,31222,070
Sabine County1581.08%9,9989,891
Kimble County1591.02%4,3374,293
Fisher County1600.95%3,7123,677
Sterling County1610.94%1,3971,384
Victoria County1620.91%92,14291,315
Hockley County1630.87%21,68521,497
Shackelford County1640.8%3,1343,109
Collingsworth County1650.68%2,6612,643
Tom Green County1660.56%120,872120,201
Jasper County1670.5%33,08932,923
Cass County1680.47%28,57628,443
Stonewall County1690.4%1,2501,245
Refugio County1700.4%6,7676,740
Bee County1710.33%31,14431,042
Shelby County1720.32%24,12624,048
Jim Wells County1730.19%38,96138,888
Wichita County1740.19%129,866129,624
Matagorda County1750.18%36,36036,295
Calhoun County1760.11%20,08620,064
Deaf Smith County1770.02%18,53018,527
Nueces County1780%353,605353,600
Zapata County179-0.14%13,85613,875
Haskell County180-0.15%5,4285,436
Carson County181-0.26%5,7795,794
Yoakum County182-0.36%7,6457,673
Willacy County183-0.45%20,05120,141
Crosby County184-0.49%5,0705,095
Jefferson County185-0.65%254,504256,172
Bowie County186-0.67%92,29292,913
Childress County187-0.86%6,6016,658
Dickens County188-1.19%1,7391,760
Brewster County189-1.33%9,4379,564
Swisher County190-1.34%6,8556,948
Sutton County191-1.37%3,3113,357
Terry County192-1.43%11,62111,790
Irion County193-1.52%1,4891,512
Kleberg County194-1.56%30,50330,986
Marion County195-1.56%9,7159,869
Crane County196-1.58%4,6014,675
Hale County197-1.77%31,89232,467
Martin County198-1.96%5,1585,261
Mitchell County199-1.99%8,8329,011
Parmer County200-2.1%9,6479,854
Gray County201-2.12%20,74621,195
Terrell County202-2.13%734750
Donley County203-2.16%3,2093,280
Real County204-2.18%2,6902,750
Duval County205-2.71%9,5449,810
McCulloch County206-2.73%7,3807,587
Ochiltree County207-2.94%9,6609,953
Wheeler County208-3.07%4,8234,976
Lamb County209-3.08%12,60613,006
Pecos County210-3.16%14,70415,184
Edwards County211-3.17%1,3751,420
Runnels County212-3.31%9,5939,921
Armstrong County213-3.4%1,7881,851
San Augustine County214-3.44%7,6527,925
Wilbarger County215-3.61%12,38112,845
Potter County216-3.65%113,989118,309
Newton County217-3.65%11,71512,159
Scurry County218-4.31%16,19216,922
Nolan County219-4.39%14,08314,729
San Saba County220-4.45%5,4735,728
Knox County221-4.74%3,1923,351
Ward County222-4.92%11,10211,677
Menard County223-4.95%1,8641,961
Motley County224-5.36%1,0071,064
Upton County225-5.39%3,1253,303
Hutchinson County226-5.5%19,44520,577
Hardeman County227-5.53%3,3643,561
Winkler County228-5.66%7,3157,754
Dimmit County229-5.81%8,0838,582
Zavala County230-6.01%9,0799,660
Foard County231-6.24%1,0221,090
Lipscomb County232-6.35%2,8453,038
Hansford County233-6.42%4,9155,252
Dawson County234-6.89%11,61312,472
Jim Hogg County235-6.95%4,5094,846
Hemphill County236-7.16%3,1253,366
Brooks County237-7.2%6,5857,096
Floyd County238-7.55%4,9685,374
McMullen County239-7.71%551597
Presidio County240-8.37%5,5966,107
Schleicher County241-8.51%2,2352,443
Hartley County242-9.08%4,8555,340
Reagan County243-9.44%3,1003,423
Cottle County244-9.53%1,2341,364
Kent County245-10.67%678759
Crockett County246-10.92%2,7563,094
Howard County247-11.05%30,96234,807
Kenedy County248-11.71%309350
Jeff Davis County249-14.01%1,7061,984
Borden County250-15.26%544642
Reeves County251-18.36%12,05614,768
Garza County252-19.13%4,7005,812
King County253-19.48%215267
Loving County254-25.37%5067

Texas Counties Growth Overview

Texas's counties show varied growth patterns from 2020 to 2025. Kaufman County leads with 41.97% annualized growth, followed by Liberty County (30.7%) and Rockwall County (30.45%). The largest counties are Harris County (5,115,154), Dallas County (2,675,802), and Tarrant County (2,263,501). Of the 254 counties in Texas, 178 are growing while 76 have experienced population decline. Overall, counties averaged 3.66% annualized growth, with total population growing by 8.94% annually.

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Sources

  1. US Census: 2024 Place Gazetteer Files
  2. City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2024

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