Texas Counties by Population (2026)

by Kristen Carney

Updated: February 9, 2026

The most populous counties in Texas are Harris County with 4,838,303, Dallas County at 2,621,179, Tarrant County with 2,167,390, Bexar County at 2,067,341, and Travis County with 1,330,015. You can get the most current Census population data for all 254 Texas counties, sorted from the most populous counties in Texas to the least, according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

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Rank County Population
1 Harris County 4,838,303
2 Dallas County 2,621,179
3 Tarrant County 2,167,390
4 Bexar County 2,067,341
5 Travis County 1,330,015
6 Collin County 1,163,337
7 Denton County 979,561
8 Fort Bend County 893,767
9 Hidalgo County 891,977
10 El Paso County 870,779
11 Montgomery County 684,432
12 Williamson County 672,688
13 Cameron County 426,120
14 Brazoria County 391,255
15 Bell County 386,897
16 Galveston County 358,990
17 Nueces County 352,955
18 Lubbock County 318,884
19 Webb County 269,294
20 Hays County 268,638
21 McLennan County 266,067
22 Jefferson County 253,878
23 Brazos County 242,311
24 Smith County 241,740
25 Ellis County 213,160
26 Johnson County 195,597
27 Comal County 183,826
28 Guadalupe County 183,642
29 Midland County 174,801
30 Kaufman County 172,604
31 Parker County 165,168
32 Ector County 164,654
33 Randall County 146,070
34 Taylor County 145,863
35 Grayson County 143,337
36 Wichita County 129,996
37 Gregg County 125,480
38 Rockwall County 123,617
39 Tom Green County 119,577
40 Potter County 115,975
41 Hunt County 108,972
42 Bastrop County 106,582
43 Liberty County 103,380
44 Bowie County 92,115
45 Victoria County 91,413
46 Angelina County 87,275
47 Orange County 85,307
48 Henderson County 84,862
49 Coryell County 84,748
50 Walker County 80,209
51 Wise County 75,005
52 San Patricio County 70,181
53 Harrison County 70,155
54 Starr County 66,067
55 Hood County 65,894
56 Nacogdoches County 65,162
57 Van Zandt County 62,649
58 Waller County 61,552
59 Anderson County 58,439
60 Maverick County 58,082
61 Hardin County 57,642
62 Navarro County 54,711
63 Medina County 53,547
64 Kerr County 53,489
65 Rusk County 52,842
66 Polk County 52,800
67 Wilson County 52,781
68 Burnet County 52,652
69 Cherokee County 51,886
70 Chambers County 51,498
71 Atascosa County 51,008
72 Lamar County 50,669
73 Caldwell County 48,669
74 Kendall County 48,567
75 Val Verde County 47,741
76 Wood County 46,961
77 Erath County 43,794
78 Cooke County 43,046
79 Upshur County 42,567
80 Wharton County 41,794
81 Jim Wells County 38,850
82 Brown County 38,347
83 Hopkins County 37,784
84 Hill County 37,328
85 Fannin County 37,326
86 Washington County 36,647
87 Matagorda County 36,329
88 Jasper County 32,727
89 Howard County 32,290
90 Hale County 32,131
91 Titus County 31,363
92 Grimes County 31,340
93 Austin County 31,170
94 Bee County 31,083
95 Kleberg County 30,579
96 Palo Pinto County 29,295
97 Cass County 28,568
98 San Jacinto County 28,441
99 Gillespie County 27,524
100 Milam County 25,567
101 Fayette County 25,042
102 Uvalde County 24,881
103 Aransas County 24,876
104 Shelby County 24,155
105 Panola County 22,726
106 Lampasas County 22,715
107 Llano County 22,424
108 Limestone County 22,283
109 Gaines County 22,232
110 Houston County 22,051
111 Bandera County 22,021
112 Moore County 21,373
113 Hockley County 21,363
114 Montague County 21,046
115 Gray County 21,045
116 Colorado County 21,006
117 Lavaca County 20,552
118 Jones County 20,304
119 Tyler County 20,238
120 Hutchinson County 20,184
121 Willacy County 20,139
122 Freestone County 20,049
123 DeWitt County 20,016
124 Calhoun County 19,868
125 Gonzales County 19,851
126 Burleson County 18,857
127 Bosque County 18,687
128 Andrews County 18,610
129 Frio County 18,582
130 Deaf Smith County 18,460
131 Young County 18,029
132 Eastland County 18,011
133 Lee County 17,971
134 Falls County 17,291
135 Robertson County 17,167
136 Scurry County 16,488
137 Leon County 16,263
138 Jackson County 15,152
139 Karnes County 14,968
140 Pecos County 14,896
141 Nolan County 14,454
142 Callahan County 14,241
143 Trinity County 14,046
144 Comanche County 13,950
145 Zapata County 13,841
146 Madison County 13,648
147 Lamb County 12,828
148 Camp County 12,798
149 Rains County 12,775
150 Reeves County 12,664
151 Wilbarger County 12,616
152 Blanco County 12,446
153 Dawson County 12,134
154 Newton County 12,093
155 Morris County 12,076
156 Terry County 11,629
157 Live Oak County 11,620
158 Red River County 11,611
159 Ward County 11,144
160 Franklin County 10,632
161 Clay County 10,495
162 Sabine County 10,023
163 Runnels County 9,874
164 Ochiltree County 9,786
165 Duval County 9,742
166 Marion County 9,737
167 Parmer County 9,731
168 Somervell County 9,691
169 Brewster County 9,503
170 Zavala County 9,412
171 Stephens County 9,351
172 Mitchell County 9,018
173 Jack County 8,882
174 Archer County 8,867
175 Hamilton County 8,406
176 Dimmit County 8,380
177 San Augustine County 7,874
178 Coleman County 7,833
179 Yoakum County 7,571
180 McCulloch County 7,514
181 Winkler County 7,454
182 Castro County 7,344
183 Dallam County 7,298
184 Goliad County 7,141
185 Brooks County 6,943
186 Swisher County 6,937
187 Bailey County 6,913
188 La Salle County 6,839
189 Childress County 6,743
190 Refugio County 6,707
191 Presidio County 5,930
192 Carson County 5,801
193 Lynn County 5,752
194 San Saba County 5,696
195 Delta County 5,438
196 Haskell County 5,421
197 Martin County 5,218
198 Floyd County 5,216
199 Hartley County 5,215
200 Hansford County 5,119
201 Garza County 5,118
202 Crosby County 5,041
203 Wheeler County 4,862
204 Jim Hogg County 4,727
205 Crane County 4,610
206 Mills County 4,511
207 Kimble County 4,389
208 Mason County 3,955
209 Fisher County 3,655
210 Hardeman County 3,501
211 Baylor County 3,485
212 Hudspeth County 3,403
213 Coke County 3,353
214 Concho County 3,328
215 Knox County 3,307
216 Sutton County 3,277
217 Donley County 3,257
218 Hemphill County 3,234
219 Reagan County 3,232
220 Upton County 3,191
221 Shackelford County 3,175
222 Kinney County 3,157
223 Lipscomb County 2,918
224 Crockett County 2,822
225 Hall County 2,820
226 Real County 2,802
227 Collingsworth County 2,588
228 Cochran County 2,550
229 Schleicher County 2,381
230 Sherman County 2,295
231 Oldham County 2,249
232 Culberson County 2,195
233 Menard County 1,955
234 Jeff Davis County 1,865
235 Armstrong County 1,822
236 Dickens County 1,747
237 Throckmorton County 1,639
238 Sterling County 1,468
239 Irion County 1,409
240 Cottle County 1,368
241 Briscoe County 1,301
242 Edwards County 1,290
243 Stonewall County 1,227
244 Motley County 1,183
245 Glasscock County 1,068
246 Foard County 991
247 Terrell County 835
248 Roberts County 832
249 Kent County 734
250 Borden County 713
251 McMullen County 700
252 King County 211
253 Kenedy County 145
254 Loving County 33

United States Census Bureau. B01001 SEX BY AGE, 2024 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey Office. Web. January 29, 2026. http://www.census.gov/.

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