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Census ACS 2023 · 254 counties

Largest Counties in Texas

Texas has 254 counties with Census data available. The largest is Harris County with a population of 4,758,579. County-level data is important because counties are the primary unit of local government in most states, responsible for courts, elections, public health, and infrastructure. Population distribution across counties reveals where growth is concentrated and where rural decline may be occurring.

Source: Census ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates

#CountyPopulationMedian Income
1Zavala County9,532$41,887
2Zapata County13,855$36,527
3Young County17,963$63,723
4Yoakum County7,589$82,261
5Wood County46,094$62,524
6Wise County72,359$89,897
7Winkler County7,540$91,898
8Wilson County51,501$92,461
9Williamson County643,889$108,309
10Willacy County20,218$45,645
11Wilbarger County12,712$51,626
12Wichita County129,842$62,168
13Wheeler County4,902$67,964
14Wharton County41,651$66,100
15Webb County267,731$62,506
16Washington County36,156$75,085
17Ward County11,255$71,719
18Waller County59,455$76,135
19Walker County78,292$49,862
20Victoria County91,281$70,101
21Van Zandt County61,323$68,274
22Val Verde County47,647$59,673
23Uvalde County24,810$57,849
24Upton County3,227$52,321
25Upshur County41,864$62,794
26Tyler County20,084$50,647
27Trinity County13,850$51,663
28Travis County1,307,625$97,169
29Tom Green County119,398$66,254
30Titus County31,284$59,220
31Throckmorton County1,589$58,864
32Terry County11,699$45,905
33Terrell County851$46,989
34Taylor County144,259$66,406
35Tarrant County2,135,743$81,905
36Swisher County6,981$39,031
37Sutton County3,306$75,000
38Stonewall County1,244$61,250
39Sterling County1,389$78,750
40Stephens County9,278$54,695
41Starr County65,809$38,182
42Somervell County9,510$83,382
43Smith County238,014$71,923
44Sherman County2,434$74,167
45Shelby County24,108$50,436
46Shackelford County3,169$64,659
47Scurry County16,633$62,689
48Schleicher County2,426$90,141
49San Saba County5,802$54,855
50San Patricio County69,519$67,512
51San Jacinto County27,983$59,526
52San Augustine County7,889$46,338
53Sabine County9,998$59,924
54Rusk County52,613$67,506
55Runnels County9,880$63,490
56Rockwall County116,931$124,917
57Robertson County16,973$66,250
58Roberts County785$66,118
59Refugio County6,693$58,016
60Reeves County13,219$56,056
61Red River County11,621$46,912
62Real County2,821$45,417
63Reagan County3,259$70,288
64Randall County143,791$80,905
65Rains County12,505$64,874
66Presidio County6,043$29,014
67Potter County116,634$50,448
68Polk County51,780$59,066
69Pecos County14,983$67,689
70Parmer County9,752$68,164
71Parker County158,079$102,099
72Panola County22,624$62,593
73Palo Pinto County28,920$64,972
74Orange County84,993$73,372
75Oldham County2,097$76,402
76Ochiltree County9,852$64,988
77Nueces County352,829$66,021
78Nolan County14,565$50,160
79Newton County12,193$41,044
80Navarro County53,735$59,310
81Nacogdoches County64,897$51,528
82Motley County1,267$62,857
83Morris County12,014$55,082
84Moore County21,234$61,325
85Montgomery County654,722$97,266
86Montague County20,599$62,818
87Mitchell County8,989$56,033
88Mills County4,499$64,494
89Milam County25,268$59,076
90Midland County171,496$93,984
91Menard County1,964$48,191
92Medina County52,419$73,462
93McMullen County623$45,833
94McLennan County263,608$63,888
95McCulloch County7,565$51,919
96Maverick County57,770$51,270
97Matagorda County36,274$55,174
98Mason County3,951$68,750
99Martin County5,230$77,083
100Marion County9,631$47,447
101Madison County13,574$67,128
102Lynn County5,667$57,411
103Lubbock County314,633$63,367
104Loving County54$51,087
105Llano County22,011$65,636
106Live Oak County11,444$53,869
107Lipscomb County2,964$71,442
108Limestone County22,185$58,109
109Liberty County97,993$64,773
110Leon County16,067$59,975
111Lee County17,758$66,000
112Lavaca County20,479$61,768
113Lampasas County22,267$76,919
114Lamb County12,919$56,997
115Lamar County50,421$61,122
116La Salle County6,946$55,469
117Knox County3,322$56,304
118Kleberg County30,629$57,612
119Kinney County3,140$66,341
120King County189$70,192
121Kimble County4,355$65,703
122Kerr County53,166$67,927
123Kent County727$71,420
124Kenedy County52—
125Kendall County46,971$110,498
126Kaufman County160,718$88,606
127Karnes County14,819$59,103
128Jones County19,968$63,472
129Johnson County188,820$81,826
130Jim Wells County38,863$47,492
131Jim Hogg County4,797$42,230
132Jefferson County253,939$59,934
133Jeff Davis County1,740$32,625
134Jasper County32,807$49,919
135Jackson County15,081$61,752
136Jack County8,623$65,693
137Irion County1,432$58,125
138Hutchinson County20,413$65,470
139Hunt County104,917$70,112
140Hudspeth County3,331$39,336
141Howard County33,127$71,457
142Houston County22,042$54,563
143Hopkins County37,351$64,725
144Hood County64,198$86,802
145Hockley County21,455$54,810
146Hill County36,664$63,147
147Hidalgo County880,921$52,281
148Henderson County83,658$63,955
149Hemphill County3,311$72,052
150Hays County256,429$85,827
151Haskell County5,390$54,044
152Hartley County5,307$82,122
153Harrison County69,584$66,040
154Harris County4,758,579$73,104
155Hardin County57,126$72,532
156Hardeman County3,529$61,179
157Hansford County5,182$68,299
158Hamilton County8,320$55,339
159Hall County2,827$46,728
160Hale County32,247$52,788
161Guadalupe County178,368$93,776
162Grimes County30,385$67,080
163Gregg County124,860$64,809
164Grayson County139,988$70,455
165Gray County21,131$56,082
166Gonzales County19,764$59,355
167Goliad County7,096$59,556
168Glasscock County1,070$106,806
169Gillespie County27,202$67,799
170Garza County5,435$50,545
171Galveston County354,721$85,348
172Gaines County21,904$76,605
173Frio County18,019$60,098
174Freestone County19,813$58,460
175Franklin County10,522$66,800
176Fort Bend County859,721$113,409
177Foard County1,079$42,212
178Floyd County5,294$55,461
179Fisher County3,661$64,700
180Fayette County24,783$76,541
181Fannin County36,525$68,377
182Falls County17,063$55,372
183Erath County43,244$65,351
184Ellis County203,927$95,898
185El Paso County866,275$58,859
186Edwards County1,392$38,500
187Ector County163,206$71,031
188Eastland County17,846$51,741
189Duval County9,824$50,081
190Donley County3,276$56,648
191Dimmit County8,507$33,409
192Dickens County1,641$50,417
193DeWitt County19,853$64,014
194Denton County945,644$108,185
195Delta County5,345$62,855
196Deaf Smith County18,487$54,114
197Dawson County12,311$55,789
198Dallas County2,603,816$74,149
199Dallam County7,180$72,332
200Culberson County2,181$42,672
201Crosby County5,072$52,197
202Crockett County2,881$81,739
203Crane County4,623$59,915
204Cottle County1,302$58,819
205Coryell County83,772$68,904
206Cooke County42,473$72,472
207Concho County3,301$59,632
208Comanche County13,786$59,946
209Comal County174,552$99,015
210Colorado County20,736$68,554
211Collingsworth County2,733$60,165
212Collin County1,116,601$117,588
213Coleman County7,765$52,364
214Coke County3,315$46,431
215Cochran County2,520$42,137
216Clay County10,402$77,355
217Childress County6,772$60,333
218Cherokee County51,143$59,830
219Chambers County49,178$108,114
220Castro County7,328$63,485
221Cass County28,582$54,328
222Carson County5,802$84,583
223Camp County12,652$55,061
224Cameron County423,192$51,334
225Callahan County14,017$68,455
226Calhoun County19,921$71,870
227Caldwell County47,184$68,503
228Burnet County51,064$77,158
229Burleson County18,327$72,888
230Brown County38,294$55,305
231Brooks County6,987$31,310
232Briscoe County1,223$41,188
233Brewster County9,464$52,612
234Brazos County237,980$58,388
235Brazoria County381,650$95,155
236Bowie County92,321$59,295
237Bosque County18,546$69,339
238Borden County723$64,250
239Blanco County12,008$87,564
240Bexar County2,037,344$70,571
241Bell County379,811$66,051
242Bee County31,000$56,075
243Baylor County3,464$42,313
244Bastrop County102,370$82,730
245Bandera County21,589$69,703
246Bailey County7,044$70,625
247Austin County30,712$75,994
248Atascosa County50,058$69,413
249Armstrong County1,883$68,462
250Archer County8,734$71,958
251Aransas County24,449$61,754
252Angelina County86,791$58,847
253Andrews County18,518$76,902
254Anderson County57,825$58,846

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Frequently Asked Questions

Harris County is the #1 ranked county in Texas by population, with a value of 4,758,579 according to Census ACS 2023 data.

Texas has 254 counties tracked in Census ACS 2023 data.

All data comes from the American Community Survey (ACS) 2023 5-Year estimates by the US Census Bureau.

Sources: US Census Bureau ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates

Data from the American Community Survey 2023 5-Year estimates. Covers all counties in Texas.