Texas / Counties by Population
Below are the 254 Texas counties sorted by population from 1 to 253 (there are some ties). The population data are from the 2020 American Community Survey. You can copy and paste this list directly into your favorite spreadsheet program. Don't you just adore lovely numbers listed nicely in columns & rows? We do!
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| Rank | County | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harris County | 4,680,609 |
| 2 | Dallas County | 2,622,634 |
| 3 | Tarrant County | 2,077,153 |
| 4 | Bexar County | 1,978,826 |
| 5 | Travis County | 1,250,884 |
| 6 | Collin County | 1,006,038 |
| 7 | Denton County | 861,690 |
| 8 | Hidalgo County | 861,137 |
| 9 | El Paso County | 836,915 |
| 10 | Fort Bend County | 790,892 |
| 11 | Montgomery County | 590,188 |
| 12 | Williamson County | 570,437 |
| 13 | Cameron County | 422,135 |
| 14 | Brazoria County | 368,062 |
| 15 | Nueces County | 362,151 |
| 16 | Bell County | 355,700 |
| 17 | Galveston County | 337,600 |
| 18 | Lubbock County | 308,392 |
| 19 | Webb County | 274,847 |
| 20 | McLennan County | 254,045 |
| 21 | Jefferson County | 253,136 |
| 22 | Smith County | 230,184 |
| 23 | Brazos County | 226,370 |
| 24 | Hays County | 222,827 |
| 25 | Ellis County | 179,484 |
| 26 | Johnson County | 171,359 |
| 27 | Midland County | 171,238 |
| 28 | Guadalupe County | 163,030 |
| 29 | Ector County | 162,067 |
| 30 | Comal County | 148,921 |
| 31 | Parker County | 138,447 |
| 32 | Taylor County | 137,521 |
| 33 | Randall County | 136,005 |
| 34 | Grayson County | 133,527 |
| 35 | Wichita County | 132,154 |
| 36 | Kaufman County | 129,792 |
| 37 | Gregg County | 123,633 |
| 38 | Tom Green County | 118,645 |
| 39 | Potter County | 118,323 |
| 40 | Rockwall County | 101,175 |
| 41 | Hunt County | 96,202 |
| 42 | Bowie County | 93,622 |
| 43 | Victoria County | 92,044 |
| 44 | Angelina County | 87,119 |
| 45 | Bastrop County | 86,839 |
| 46 | Liberty County | 86,173 |
| 47 | Orange County | 83,776 |
| 48 | Henderson County | 81,969 |
| 49 | Coryell County | 75,576 |
| 50 | Walker County | 72,295 |
| 51 | Wise County | 67,884 |
| 52 | San Patricio County | 66,969 |
| 53 | Harrison County | 66,547 |
| 54 | Nacogdoches County | 65,080 |
| 55 | Starr County | 64,032 |
| 56 | Hood County | 60,025 |
| 57 | Maverick County | 58,098 |
| 58 | Anderson County | 57,917 |
| 59 | Hardin County | 57,356 |
| 60 | Van Zandt County | 55,970 |
| 61 | Rusk County | 53,988 |
| 62 | Waller County | 53,626 |
| 63 | Cherokee County | 52,341 |
| 64 | Kerr County | 52,195 |
| 65 | Medina County | 50,869 |
| 66 | Atascosa County | 50,194 |
| 67 | Polk County | 50,155 |
| 68 | Wilson County | 50,110 |
| 69 | Lamar County | 49,705 |
| 70 | Navarro County | 49,475 |
| 71 | Val Verde County | 49,018 |
| 72 | Burnet County | 47,548 |
| 73 | Kendall County | 45,491 |
| 74 | Wood County | 45,054 |
| 75 | Caldwell County | 42,817 |
| 76 | Chambers County | 42,571 |
| 77 | Erath County | 42,226 |
| 78 | Wharton County | 41,672 |
| 79 | Upshur County | 41,386 |
| 80 | Jim Wells County | 40,796 |
| 81 | Cooke County | 40,428 |
| 82 | Brown County | 37,805 |
| 83 | Matagorda County | 36,791 |
| 84 | Hopkins County | 36,708 |
| 85 | Howard County | 36,213 |
| 86 | Hill County | 36,109 |
| 87 | Jasper County | 35,562 |
| 88 | Washington County | 35,275 |
| 89 | Fannin County | 35,046 |
| 90 | Hale County | 33,463 |
| 91 | Titus County | 32,709 |
| 92 | Bee County | 32,609 |
| 93 | Kleberg County | 30,725 |
| 94 | Cass County | 30,002 |
| 95 | Austin County | 29,892 |
| 96 | Palo Pinto County | 28,792 |
| 97 | San Jacinto County | 28,574 |
| 98 | Grimes County | 28,447 |
| 99 | Uvalde County | 26,899 |
| 100 | Gillespie County | 26,668 |
| 101 | Shelby County | 25,263 |
| 102 | Fayette County | 25,247 |
| 103 | Milam County | 24,797 |
| 104 | Aransas County | 24,220 |
| 105 | Limestone County | 23,364 |
| 106 | Panola County | 23,186 |
| 107 | Hockley County | 22,986 |
| 108 | Houston County | 22,942 |
| 109 | Bandera County | 22,770 |
| 110 | Gray County | 22,063 |
| 111 | Tyler County | 21,524 |
| 112 | Calhoun County | 21,470 |
| 113 | Llano County | 21,452 |
| 114 | Willacy County | 21,419 |
| 115 | Colorado County | 21,357 |
| 116 | Moore County | 21,169 |
| 117 | Lampasas County | 21,152 |
| 118 | Hutchinson County | 21,105 |
| 119 | Gaines County | 21,077 |
| 120 | Gonzales County | 20,828 |
| 121 | DeWitt County | 20,217 |
| 122 | Lavaca County | 20,072 |
| 123 | Frio County | 20,013 |
| 124 | Jones County | 19,874 |
| 125 | Freestone County | 19,744 |
| 126 | Montague County | 19,640 |
| 127 | Deaf Smith County | 18,617 |
| 128 | Bosque County | 18,428 |
| 129 | Eastland County | 18,289 |
| 130 | Burleson County | 18,237 |
| 131 | Andrews County | 18,227 |
| 132 | Young County | 17,961 |
| 133 | Leon County | 17,325 |
| 134 | Falls County | 17,281 |
| 135 | Lee County | 17,174 |
| 136 | Robertson County | 17,094 |
| 137 | Scurry County | 16,918 |
| 138 | Pecos County | 15,725 |
| 139 | Karnes County | 15,547 |
| 140 | Reeves County | 15,546 |
| 141 | Nolan County | 14,901 |
| 142 | Jackson County | 14,822 |
| 143 | Trinity County | 14,689 |
| 144 | Madison County | 14,329 |
| 145 | Zapata County | 14,243 |
| 146 | Callahan County | 13,959 |
| 147 | Newton County | 13,788 |
| 148 | Comanche County | 13,597 |
| 149 | Lamb County | 13,018 |
| 150 | Camp County | 12,938 |
| 151 | Dawson County | 12,849 |
| 152 | Wilbarger County | 12,717 |
| 153 | Terry County | 12,408 |
| 154 | Morris County | 12,357 |
| 155 | Live Oak County | 12,175 |
| 156 | Red River County | 12,115 |
| 157 | Rains County | 12,001 |
| 158 | Zavala County | 11,930 |
| 159 | Ward County | 11,745 |
| 160 | Blanco County | 11,733 |
| 161 | Duval County | 11,194 |
| 162 | Franklin County | 10,767 |
| 163 | Sabine County | 10,470 |
| 164 | Clay County | 10,444 |
| 165 | Runnels County | 10,280 |
| 166 | Dimmit County | 10,232 |
| 167 | Marion County | 9,987 |
| 168 | Ochiltree County | 9,907 |
| 169 | Parmer County | 9,639 |
| 170 | Stephens County | 9,358 |
| 171 | Brewster County | 9,231 |
| 172 | Somervell County | 8,958 |
| 173 | Jack County | 8,888 |
| 174 | Archer County | 8,754 |
| 175 | Yoakum County | 8,612 |
| 176 | Hamilton County | 8,434 |
| 177 | Coleman County | 8,281 |
| 178 | San Augustine County | 8,260 |
| 179 | Mitchell County | 8,256 |
| 180 | McCulloch County | 7,970 |
| 181 | Winkler County | 7,822 |
| 182 | Goliad County | 7,578 |
| 183 | Castro County | 7,561 |
| 184 | La Salle County | 7,551 |
| 185 | Swisher County | 7,403 |
| 186 | Dallam County | 7,272 |
| 187 | Childress County | 7,219 |
| 188 | Brooks County | 7,100 |
| 189 | Refugio County | 7,015 |
| 190 | Bailey County | 6,916 |
| 191 | Presidio County | 6,808 |
| 192 | Garza County | 6,028 |
| 193 | San Saba County | 6,004 |
| 194 | Carson County | 5,957 |
| 195 | Lynn County | 5,886 |
| 196 | Floyd County | 5,782 |
| 197 | Crosby County | 5,753 |
| 198 | Haskell County | 5,711 |
| 199 | Martin County | 5,676 |
| 200 | Hartley County | 5,588 |
| 201 | Hansford County | 5,431 |
| 202 | Delta County | 5,277 |
| 203 TIE | Jim Hogg County and Wheeler County | 5,187 |
| 204 | Mills County | 4,877 |
| 205 | Crane County | 4,739 |
| 206 | Hudspeth County | 4,687 |
| 207 | Kimble County | 4,375 |
| 208 | Mason County | 4,248 |
| 209 | Hardeman County | 3,958 |
| 210 | Hemphill County | 3,901 |
| 211 | Fisher County | 3,827 |
| 212 | Sutton County | 3,793 |
| 213 | Reagan County | 3,766 |
| 214 | Knox County | 3,679 |
| 215 | Kinney County | 3,674 |
| 216 | Upton County | 3,651 |
| 217 | Baylor County | 3,560 |
| 218 | Real County | 3,429 |
| 219 | Crockett County | 3,393 |
| 220 | Donley County | 3,317 |
| 221 | Lipscomb County | 3,301 |
| 222 | Coke County | 3,298 |
| 223 | Shackelford County | 3,291 |
| 224 | Sherman County | 3,046 |
| 225 | Hall County | 3,025 |
| 226 | Concho County | 3,018 |
| 227 | Collingsworth County | 2,939 |
| 228 | Schleicher County | 2,898 |
| 229 | Cochran County | 2,860 |
| 230 | Jeff Davis County | 2,245 |
| 231 | Culberson County | 2,183 |
| 232 | Dickens County | 2,182 |
| 233 | Oldham County | 2,110 |
| 234 | Menard County | 2,108 |
| 235 | Armstrong County | 1,950 |
| 236 | Edwards County | 1,944 |
| 237 | Cottle County | 1,624 |
| 238 | Irion County | 1,553 |
| 239 | Throckmorton County | 1,500 |
| 240 | Glasscock County | 1,447 |
| 241 | Stonewall County | 1,412 |
| 242 | Motley County | 1,362 |
| 243 | Briscoe County | 1,348 |
| 244 | Sterling County | 1,274 |
| 245 | Foard County | 1,207 |
| 246 | Terrell County | 903 |
| 247 | Roberts County | 784 |
| 248 | McMullen County | 724 |
| 249 | Kent County | 704 |
| 250 | Borden County | 653 |
| 251 | Kenedy County | 391 |
| 252 | King County | 279 |
| 253 | Loving County | 117 |
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United States Census Bureau. B01001 SEX BY AGE, 2020 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey Office. Web. 17 March 2022. http://www.census.gov/. |
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