Counties in Texas by foreign-born share of the population

Presidio County had the highest foreign-born share of the population of 254 counties in 2021, at 43%. Cottle County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 7.2% and the figure for Texas was 17%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Median7.2254 counties
Texas17History

Top 40 counties, 2021

CSVChart (SVG)

Presidio CountyPresidio County: 43 %43Hudspeth CountyHudspeth County: 42.6 %42.6Maverick CountyMaverick County: 29.5 %29.5Fort Bend CountyFort Bend County: 29.3 %29.3Dallam CountyDallam County: 28.2 %28.2Ochiltree CountyOchiltree County: 27.7 %27.7Gaines CountyGaines County: 27 %27Starr CountyStarr County: 26.6 %26.6Garza CountyGarza County: 26.5 %26.5Harris CountyHarris County: 26.2 %26.2Hidalgo CountyHidalgo County: 26.1 %26.1Moore CountyMoore County: 26 %26Kenedy CountyKenedy County: 25.4 %25.4Webb CountyWebb County: 25.2 %25.2Dallas CountyDallas County: 24.5 %24.5Parmer CountyParmer County: 24.1 %24.1Crane CountyCrane County: 24 %24El Paso CountyEl Paso County: 23.6 %23.6Glasscock CountyGlasscock County: 22.9 %22.9Cameron CountyCameron County: 22.8 %22.8Sherman CountySherman County: 22.4 %22.4Val Verde CountyVal Verde County: 22.2 %22.2Bailey CountyBailey County: 21.9 %21.9Collin CountyCollin County: 21.8 %21.8Zapata CountyZapata County: 21.1 %21.1Yoakum CountyYoakum County: 20 %20Titus CountyTitus County: 19.5 %19.5Hansford CountyHansford County: 19.4 %19.4Frio CountyFrio County: 18.3 %18.3Reeves CountyReeves County: 18 %18Castro CountyCastro County: 17.8 %17.8Travis CountyTravis County: 17.4 %17.4Cochran CountyCochran County: 16.3 %16.3Deaf Smith CountyDeaf Smith County: 16.3 %16.3Tarrant CountyTarrant County: 16.3 %16.3Hemphill CountyHemphill County: 16.2 %16.2Andrews CountyAndrews County: 16 %16Denton CountyDenton County: 15.9 %15.9Potter CountyPotter County: 15.6 %15.6Ector CountyEctor County: 15.6 %15.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Presidio County43
2Hudspeth County42.6
3Maverick County29.5
4Fort Bend County29.3
5Dallam County28.2
6Ochiltree County27.7
7Gaines County27
8Starr County26.6
9Garza County26.5
10Harris County26.2
11Hidalgo County26.1
12Moore County26
13Kenedy County25.4
14Webb County25.2
15Dallas County24.5
16Parmer County24.1
17Crane County24
18El Paso County23.6
19Glasscock County22.9
20Cameron County22.8
21Sherman County22.4
22Val Verde County22.2
23Bailey County21.9
24Collin County21.8
25Zapata County21.1
26Yoakum County20
27Titus County19.5
28Hansford County19.4
29Frio County18.3
30Reeves County18
31Castro County17.8
32Travis County17.4
33Cochran County16.3
34Deaf Smith County16.3
35Tarrant County16.3
36Hemphill County16.2
37Andrews County16
38Denton County15.9
39Potter County15.6
40Ector County15.6
41Winkler County15.5
42King County14.9
43Reagan County14.3
44Culberson County14.2
45Lipscomb County14.1
46Montgomery County13.8
47Midland County13.8
48Pecos County13.7
49Williamson County13.6
50Brazoria County13.5
51Concho County13.4
52Navarro County13.2
53Willacy County13.2
54Bexar County13.1
55Swisher County13.1
56Sutton County13.1
57Brewster County12.8
58Jeff Davis County12.7
58Kinney County12.7
60Calhoun County12.6
61Brazos County12.4
62Jefferson County12.1
63Waller County11.8
64Gonzales County11.8
65Caldwell County11.7
66Bastrop County11.6
67Hall County11.6
68Uvalde County11.6
69Matagorda County11.1
70Crockett County10.8
71Brooks County10.6
72Howard County10.5
73Madison County10.4
74Liberty County10.2
75Dimmit County10.2
76Lamb County10.2
77Cherokee County10.1
78Hale County10.1
79Austin County10.1
80Karnes County9.9
81Galveston County9.9
82Colorado County9.8
83Martin County9.7
84Gray County9.6
85Limestone County9.6
86Hays County9.3
87Collingsworth County9.3
88Camp County9.3
89Ward County9.3
90Smith County9.3
91Upton County9.2
92Lee County9.1
92Wheeler County9.1
94Edwards County9.1
95Gillespie County9.1
96Knox County8.9
96Rockwall County8.9
98Nueces County8.9
99Wharton County8.8
100Comanche County8.6
101Hockley County8.4
102McLennan County8.4
103Terry County8.4
104Hartley County8.4
105Dickens County8.4
106Angelina County8.3
107Fayette County8.3
108Kaufman County8.3
109Gregg County8.2
110Chambers County8.2
111Burnet County8.1
111Floyd County8.1
111Schleicher County8.1
114Shelby County8
115Erath County7.9
116Hopkins County7.8
117Ellis County7.8
118Bell County7.7
118Young County7.7
120Nacogdoches County7.6
121Cooke County7.6
122Hardeman County7.6
123Childress County7.5
124Walker County7.5
125Scurry County7.4
126Briscoe County7.4
127Wise County7.3
128Hill County7.2
129Rusk County7.1
130San Jacinto County7
131Guadalupe County6.9
131Jackson County6.9
131Kendall County6.9
134Hunt County6.9
135Freestone County6.8
136Franklin County6.8
137Atascosa County6.8
138Kerr County6.8
139Taylor County6.7
140Blanco County6.7
141Grayson County6.6
142Sterling County6.6
143Grimes County6.5
144Victoria County6.5
145Coleman County6.5
146Nolan County6.5
147Bosque County6.4
148Lubbock County6.3
149Mills County6.2
150Burleson County6.2
151Wilbarger County6.1
152Bandera County6.1
152Kleberg County6.1
152San Saba County6.1
155Anderson County6
156Washington County6
157Comal County6
158Crosby County5.9
159Palo Pinto County5.9
160Wichita County5.8
161Stephens County5.8
162Coryell County5.8
162Medina County5.8
164La Salle County5.8
165McCulloch County5.6
166McMullen County5.6
167Oldham County5.6
168Leon County5.5
169Goliad County5.5
170Tom Green County5.4
171Morris County5.4
172Zavala County5.4
173Somervell County5.3
174Randall County5.3
175Lampasas County5.2
175Live Oak County5.2
177Polk County5.1
178Menard County5.1
179Jack County5
180Hutchinson County5
181Harrison County4.9
182Falls County4.9
183Hamilton County4.9
184Coke County4.8
185Parker County4.8
186Henderson County4.8
187Kimble County4.8
187San Patricio County4.8
189Lavaca County4.7
190Eastland County4.7
191Fannin County4.7
192Milam County4.7
193Haskell County4.6
194Dawson County4.6
195San Augustine County4.5
196Mason County4.5
196Runnels County4.5
198Robertson County4.5
199Johnson County4.4
200Bowie County4.4
201Wilson County4.4
202Jones County4.2
202Llano County4.2
204Aransas County4.1
204Brown County4.1
206Trinity County4.1
207Wood County4.1
208Lynn County3.9
209Panola County3.8
210Rains County3.7
211Archer County3.7
212Lamar County3.6
213Irion County3.6
214Foard County3.6
215Montague County3.6
216Upshur County3.6
217Jim Wells County3.5
218Van Zandt County3.5
219Tyler County3.5
220Jasper County3.1
221Bee County3.1
222Red River County3.1
223Hood County3.1
224Orange County3.1
225Houston County3
226DeWitt County3
227Duval County2.9
228Shackelford County2.8
229Baylor County2.8
230Clay County2.8
231Cass County2.6
232Jim Hogg County2.6
233Mitchell County2.6
234Donley County2.5
235Fisher County2.4
236Armstrong County2.1
237Marion County2
238Carson County2
239Real County1.9
240Hardin County1.8
241Roberts County1.7
242Throckmorton County1.6
243Sabine County1.6
244Refugio County1.5
245Stonewall County1.3
246Loving County1.2
247Callahan County1.1
248Delta County0.8
249Terrell County0.8
250Kent County0.8

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About this ranking

People who were not US citizens at birth, as a percentage of the total population. Includes naturalized citizens, lawful permanent residents, temporary migrants and unauthorized immigrants. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Based on place of birth, not nationality: a naturalized citizen counts as foreign born, and people born in Puerto Rico, the US island areas or abroad to American parents count as native. Not comparable with foreign_population_share, which counts foreign nationals in Spain and the EU. Calculated from counts in ACS table B05002, which are stored as inputs.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b05002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Which county has the highest foreign-born share of the population?

Presidio County, with 43% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest foreign-born share of the population?

Cottle County, with 0% in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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