Largest Counties in Texas by Population

Texas's counties, ranked by the latest official population estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau.

All 254 counties ranked · July 1, 2025 Census estimates

Counties ranked by their latest population estimate.
RankCountyPopulation
1Harris County5,045,026
2Dallas County2,661,397
3Tarrant County2,248,466
4Bexar County2,160,088
5Travis County1,389,670
6Collin County1,297,179
7Denton County1,069,346
8Fort Bend County975,191
9Hidalgo County921,549
10El Paso County877,858
11Montgomery County781,194
12Williamson County752,827
13Cameron County433,946
14Brazoria County419,080
15Bell County402,248
16Galveston County372,207
17Nueces County352,992
18Lubbock County328,906
19Hays County304,390
20Webb County281,224
21McLennan County272,020
22Jefferson County254,321
23Smith County252,549
24Brazos County249,088
25Ellis County240,867
26Johnson County218,048
27Kaufman County209,235
28Comal County209,166
29Guadalupe County201,111
30Midland County187,855
31Parker County184,767
32Ector County173,801
33Grayson County153,613
34Randall County152,351
35Taylor County150,077
36Rockwall County140,738
37Wichita County129,555
38Gregg County126,095
39Hunt County123,336
40Liberty County121,364
41Tom Green County120,602
42Bastrop County118,908
43Potter County114,453
44Bowie County92,696
45Victoria County92,656
46Henderson County88,595
47Angelina County88,154
48Orange County86,266
49Coryell County85,592
50Walker County83,842
51Wise County83,778
52San Patricio County72,053
53Harrison County71,956
54Hood County70,501
55Waller County69,858
56Starr County66,319
57Van Zandt County66,130
58Nacogdoches County66,035
59Anderson County59,805
60Maverick County58,823
61Hardin County58,723
62Chambers County57,594
64Burnet County57,015
65Medina County56,881
66Wilson County56,139
67Caldwell County55,150
68Rusk County54,854
69Kerr County54,037
70Atascosa County53,590
71Polk County53,434
72Cherokee County53,337
73Kendall County53,289
74Lamar County51,503
75Wood County49,688
76Val Verde County47,835
77Cooke County44,461
78Upshur County44,410
79Erath County43,911
80Wharton County42,060
81Hill County39,503
82Fannin County39,265
83Hopkins County39,063
84Jim Wells County38,804
85Brown County38,711
86Washington County38,288
87Matagorda County36,463
88Grimes County34,252
89Austin County33,625
90Jasper County33,075
91Bee County32,515
92Hale County31,819
93Titus County31,563
94Palo Pinto County30,791
95Howard County30,504
96Kleberg County30,315
97San Jacinto County29,488
98Cass County28,651
99Gillespie County28,527
100Milam County26,258
101Aransas County26,146
102Fayette County25,459
103Uvalde County24,963
104Shelby County24,286
105Gaines County23,956
106Lampasas County23,657
107Llano County23,353
108Panola County23,018
109Bandera County22,876
110Limestone County22,849
111Houston County22,316
112Montague County21,966
113Moore County21,891
114Hockley County21,600
115Colorado County21,439
116Gray County20,919
117Jones County20,861
118Freestone County20,811
119Lavaca County20,651
120Burleson County20,549
121Tyler County20,443
122DeWitt County20,309
123Gonzales County20,159
124Willacy County19,971
125Hutchinson County19,633
126Calhoun County19,599
127Bosque County18,918
128Andrews County18,914
129Frio County18,823
130Lee County18,729
131Deaf Smith County18,626
132Young County18,154
133Eastland County18,143
134Falls County17,869
135Robertson County17,839
136Leon County16,894
137Scurry County16,162
138Jackson County15,393
139Karnes County15,018
140Pecos County14,560
141Callahan County14,491
142Comanche County14,432
143Trinity County14,384
144Madison County14,226
145Nolan County14,117
146Zapata County13,753
147Blanco County13,581
148Rains County13,542
149Camp County13,380
150Lamb County12,579
151Wilbarger County12,481
152Reeves County12,138
153Morris County12,133
154Newton County11,954
155Live Oak County11,929
156Red River County11,816
157Dawson County11,776
158Terry County11,720
159Ward County11,125
160Franklin County10,994
161Clay County10,764
162Somervell County10,261
163Sabine County10,012
164Marion County9,896
165Runnels County9,693
166Parmer County9,678
167Jack County9,563
168Brewster County9,458
169Duval County9,402
170Stephens County9,380
171Ochiltree County9,284
172Archer County9,129
173Zavala County9,037
174Mitchell County8,947
175Hamilton County8,680
176Dimmit County8,024
177Coleman County7,915
178San Augustine County7,722
179Winkler County7,540
180Dallam County7,508
181McCulloch County7,472
182Yoakum County7,438
183Castro County7,295
184Goliad County7,208
185Bailey County6,963
186Swisher County6,703
187Refugio County6,657
188Childress County6,643
189Brooks County6,579
190La Salle County6,517
191Lynn County6,017
192Carson County5,805
193San Saba County5,787
194Delta County5,549
195Haskell County5,499
196Presidio County5,433
197Martin County5,284
198Hansford County4,944
199Hartley County4,904
200Floyd County4,881
201Crosby County4,852
202Wheeler County4,773
203Mills County4,580
204Jim Hogg County4,555
205Crane County4,554
206Garza County4,510
207Kimble County4,438
208Mason County3,990
209Fisher County3,692
210Concho County3,607
211Baylor County3,472
212Hudspeth County3,433
213Coke County3,412
214Hardeman County3,292
215Donley County3,213
216Sutton County3,203
217Shackelford County3,197
218Knox County3,192
219Reagan County3,166
220Upton County3,131
221Kinney County3,128
222Hemphill County3,083
223Lipscomb County2,955
224Sherman County2,781
225Crockett County2,769
226Real County2,745
227Hall County2,737
228Cochran County2,546
229Collingsworth County2,487
230Culberson County2,267
231Schleicher County2,245
232Menard County1,956
233Armstrong County1,843
234Oldham County1,783
235Jeff Davis County1,711
236Dickens County1,692
237Throckmorton County1,554
238Briscoe County1,474
239Irion County1,463
240Edwards County1,370
241Sterling County1,349
242Cottle County1,224
243Stonewall County1,186
244Glasscock County1,128
245Foard County1,044
246Motley County1,043
247Roberts County867
248Terrell County702
249Kent County674
250Borden County567
251McMullen County544
252Kenedy County319
253King County192
254Loving County52

About this ranking

Source
U.S. Census Bureau — County Resident Population Estimates (CO-EST2025-ALLDATA), Vintage 2025
Reference date
July 1, 2025
Universe
254 counties in Texas; 254 ranked
Ranked by
Population, highest first
Ties
Counties with equal populations share a rank; their display order is settled by name and then by official Census geographic identifier, so the order is the same everywhere.

Ranks are computed from the current estimate, not the decennial Census count.

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