Counties in Texas by real GDP growth

Briscoe County had the highest real GDP growth of 254 counties in 2015, at 89.7%. Jim Wells County had the lowest, at -24.3%. The median was 2.3% and the figure for Texas was 4.8%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest89.7Briscoe County
Lowest-24.3Jim Wells County
Median2.3254 counties
Texas4.8History

Top 40 counties, 2015

CSVChart (SVG)

Briscoe CountyBriscoe County: 89.7 %89.7Loving CountyLoving County: 65.6 %65.6Reeves CountyReeves County: 57.8 %57.8Culberson CountyCulberson County: 56.9 %56.9Sherman CountySherman County: 56.8 %56.8Swisher CountySwisher County: 47.5 %47.5DeWitt CountyDeWitt County: 44.9 %44.9Zavala CountyZavala County: 41.7 %41.7Reagan CountyReagan County: 39.8 %39.8Hartley CountyHartley County: 38.4 %38.4Martin CountyMartin County: 35.4 %35.4Hansford CountyHansford County: 31.6 %31.6Upton CountyUpton County: 30.4 %30.4Llano CountyLlano County: 27.3 %27.3Dallam CountyDallam County: 27.2 %27.2Burleson CountyBurleson County: 27 %27King CountyKing County: 26 %26Parmer CountyParmer County: 25.6 %25.6Glasscock CountyGlasscock County: 24.5 %24.5Karnes CountyKarnes County: 24.1 %24.1Donley CountyDonley County: 23.6 %23.6Dimmit CountyDimmit County: 21.6 %21.6Newton CountyNewton County: 20.8 %20.8Castro CountyCastro County: 19.6 %19.6Deaf Smith CountyDeaf Smith County: 19.3 %19.3San Augustine CountySan Augustine County: 18.4 %18.4Chambers CountyChambers County: 17.7 %17.7Baylor CountyBaylor County: 17.1 %17.1Floyd CountyFloyd County: 16.4 %16.4Moore CountyMoore County: 14.6 %14.6La Salle CountyLa Salle County: 14.1 %14.1Camp CountyCamp County: 14 %14Howard CountyHoward County: 14 %14Lavaca CountyLavaca County: 13.6 %13.6Shelby CountyShelby County: 13.4 %13.4Mason CountyMason County: 12.6 %12.6Edwards CountyEdwards County: 12.5 %12.5Uvalde CountyUvalde County: 12.5 %12.5Fort Bend CountyFort Bend County: 12.1 %12.1Atascosa CountyAtascosa County: 11.2 %11.2
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Briscoe County89.7+138.5 pts
2Loving County65.6+17.4 pts
3Reeves County57.8-12.8 pts
4Culberson County56.9-18.6 pts
5Sherman County56.8+24.2 pts
6Swisher County47.5+1.2 pts
7DeWitt County44.9+11.1 pts
8Zavala County41.7+32.9 pts
9Reagan County39.8+9.9 pts
10Hartley County38.4-16.3 pts
11Martin County35.4+33.5 pts
12Hansford County31.6-4.7 pts
13Upton County30.4+17.4 pts
14Llano County27.3+24.9 pts
15Dallam County27.2+6.1 pts
16Burleson County27+2.3 pts
17King County26+33.3 pts
18Parmer County25.6-11.3 pts
19Glasscock County24.5+14 pts
20Karnes County24.1+2.1 pts
21Donley County23.6+39.3 pts
22Dimmit County21.60 pts
23Newton County20.8+26.2 pts
24Castro County19.6-48.7 pts
25Deaf Smith County19.3-33.4 pts
26San Augustine County18.4+7.2 pts
27Chambers County17.7+13.1 pts
28Baylor County17.1+13.8 pts
29Floyd County16.4+49.1 pts
30Moore County14.6+19.7 pts
31La Salle County14.1-12.6 pts
32Camp County14+13.2 pts
32Howard County14+14 pts
34Lavaca County13.6-4.3 pts
35Shelby County13.4+2.6 pts
36Mason County12.6+14.9 pts
37Edwards County12.5+12.2 pts
37Uvalde County12.5+15.7 pts
39Fort Bend County12.1+2.1 pts
40Atascosa County11.2-16.9 pts
41Webb County11.1-3.5 pts
42Cottle County11+9.8 pts
43Houston County10.6+3.2 pts
44Franklin County10.1+4.2 pts
45Carson County9.8+6.8 pts
45Irion County9.8-24.7 pts
47Guadalupe County9-3.1 pts
47Travis County9+1.9 pts
49Gaines County8.9+23.5 pts
49Lipscomb County8.9+1.4 pts
49Roberts County8.9+4 pts
49Terrell County8.9+2.5 pts
53Falls County8.8+11.4 pts
54Robertson County8.5+3.9 pts
55Stonewall County8.3-0.3 pts
56Collin County8.2+1.6 pts
57Galveston County8.1+19.9 pts
57Somervell County8.1+16.9 pts
59Nacogdoches County8+10.6 pts
60Comal County7.9+3.2 pts
60Denton County7.9-0.7 pts
62Crockett County7.8-11.1 pts
63Hays County7.5+3.1 pts
64Kendall County7.4-0.8 pts
64Pecos County7.4+9.9 pts
66Borden County7.2+26.2 pts
67Hemphill County7-8.5 pts
68Hudspeth County6.9-5.2 pts
69Childress County6.5+13 pts
70Blanco County6.4-2.4 pts
71McMullen County6.2-22.3 pts
71San Saba County6.2+5.3 pts
73Clay County6.1+5.4 pts
73Rockwall County6.1+2 pts
75Hardeman County5.9+13.5 pts
75Midland County5.9-4.6 pts
75Red River County5.9-2.2 pts
78Freestone County5.6+4.6 pts
78Kent County5.6+20.9 pts
78Yoakum County5.6+18.4 pts
81Madison County5.5-18.3 pts
81Randall County5.5-2.9 pts
81Wood County5.5+1.8 pts
84Andrews County5.4+9.4 pts
84Bexar County5.4+1.1 pts
86Coryell County5.3+5.3 pts
86Dallas County5.3+2.1 pts
86Hill County5.3+2.7 pts
89Fannin County5.2+3.2 pts
90Delta County5.1+1 pts
90Harris County5.1+3.6 pts
90Lamar County5.1+5.7 pts
93Winkler County5+1.7 pts
94Oldham County4.9+20.6 pts
94Starr County4.9+3.6 pts
96Bastrop County4.8+2 pts
97Brazoria County4.7+5.6 pts
97Haskell County4.7+16.5 pts
99Kaufman County4.4+6 pts
100Bell County4.1+4.7 pts
101Val Verde County3.9+1.8 pts
102Brazos County3.8-1.4 pts
102Menard County3.8+20.6 pts
104Gillespie County3.6-4.5 pts
105Maverick County3.5+2.7 pts
105Panola County3.5-16.4 pts
105Throckmorton County3.5-21.6 pts
108Kinney County3.4-1 pts
109Kerr County3.3-2.8 pts
109Montgomery County3.3-4.2 pts
109Tyler County3.3+1.9 pts
112Brown County3.2-0.5 pts
112Crosby County3.2+23.8 pts
114Grayson County3.1+1.3 pts
114Lubbock County3.1+2 pts
116Cooke County3-5.7 pts
117Jim Hogg County2.9-0.2 pts
118Ellis County2.8+2.9 pts
119Aransas County2.7-3.7 pts
120Tarrant County2.6+0.4 pts
121San Jacinto County2.5+2.8 pts
121Smith County2.5+3.8 pts
123Real County2.4+5.5 pts
123Terry County2.4+20.3 pts
125Bosque County2.3+1.8 pts
125Live Oak County2.3-13.4 pts
125Williamson County2.3+1.9 pts
128Bailey County2.2-18.8 pts
128Polk County2.2+3.9 pts
130Lee County2-6 pts
130Potter County2+0.7 pts
132Bandera County1.9+14.5 pts
133Leon County1.8-1.3 pts
133Tom Green County1.8+0.5 pts
133Willacy County1.8+16.8 pts
136Cochran County1.6+27.6 pts
136Crane County1.6+10.2 pts
138Bowie County1.4+4 pts
138El Paso County1.4+3 pts
140Medina County1.3+1.6 pts
140Ward County1.3+6.2 pts
142Armstrong County1.2+3.9 pts
143Hidalgo County1.1-0.6 pts
144Trinity County1+1.9 pts
145Navarro County0.9+0.5 pts
146Hall County0.6+25.2 pts
147Matagorda County0.5-3.6 pts
148Cherokee County0.4+0.5 pts
149Burnet County0.2-6.1 pts
149Cameron County0.2-0.2 pts
149Sabine County0.2+6.2 pts
149Van Zandt County0.2-1.6 pts
153Austin County0.1-0.4 pts
153Orange County0.1-2.5 pts
155Harrison County0-2.8 pts
156Collingsworth County-0.2+13.7 pts
157Coke County-0.5+11.6 pts
157Motley County-0.5+22 pts
159Dawson County-0.6+21.1 pts
159Gonzales County-0.6+0.8 pts
159Nueces County-0.6+4.9 pts
159Young County-0.6-1.6 pts
163Fisher County-0.8+7.2 pts
164Montague County-0.9-12.8 pts
165Runnels County-1+10.9 pts
166Brewster County-1.1-2 pts
166Jefferson County-1.1+20.4 pts
166Lamb County-1.1+6.3 pts
166Upshur County-1.1-6.5 pts
170Walker County-1.2-3.1 pts
171Ochiltree County-1.3-14.1 pts
171Taylor County-1.3-4.1 pts
171Waller County-1.3-6.8 pts
174Lynn County-1.4+38.8 pts
175Hale County-1.5+6.1 pts
175Wharton County-1.5+3.2 pts
177Coleman County-1.6+1.3 pts
177Hockley County-1.6+9.3 pts
177Jasper County-1.6-9.2 pts
180McLennan County-1.8-6.1 pts
180San Patricio County-1.8+4.7 pts
182Cass County-1.9+0.4 pts
182Liberty County-1.9-1.9 pts
184Frio County-2.1-22.5 pts
184Nolan County-2.1+1.5 pts
186Hopkins County-2.3-11 pts
186Stephens County-2.3-1.1 pts
188Angelina County-2.5-1.9 pts
188Milam County-2.5+1.3 pts
188Mills County-2.5-21.1 pts
191Kleberg County-2.6+2 pts
191Parker County-2.6-11.4 pts
191Wichita County-2.6-2 pts
194Hunt County-2.9-9.5 pts
194Jackson County-2.9+0.2 pts
194Lampasas County-2.9-4.1 pts
197Marion County-3+6.2 pts
198Henderson County-3.2-5.2 pts
199Anderson County-3.3-2.2 pts
200Garza County-3.4+9.2 pts
200Rusk County-3.4-2.8 pts
202Caldwell County-4.1-0.5 pts
202Limestone County-4.1+0.2 pts
204Johnson County-4.5-8.6 pts
204Mitchell County-4.5+11 pts
206Kimble County-4.6-10.7 pts
207Callahan County-4.7-5.1 pts
208Dickens County-5+4.4 pts
208Fayette County-5-5.1 pts
210Hardin County-5.2+4.5 pts
210Scurry County-5.2-2.9 pts
212Wise County-5.4-17.6 pts
213Concho County-5.5+9.4 pts
213Erath County-5.5-17.1 pts
215Presidio County-5.6-5.7 pts
215Washington County-5.6-11.2 pts
217Rains County-5.7-12.4 pts
217Schleicher County-5.7-14 pts
219Grimes County-5.8+1.6 pts
220McCulloch County-5.9-9.8 pts
220Morris County-5.9+2.9 pts
222Gray County-6-6.1 pts
223Bee County-6.4-4.7 pts
223Victoria County-6.4-8.5 pts
225Hamilton County-6.6-7.8 pts
226Brooks County-6.8-25.3 pts
226Titus County-6.8+0.4 pts
228Jones County-7.5+1.5 pts
229Jack County-7.6-31.4 pts
230Wilbarger County-7.7+1.9 pts
231Gregg County-8.2-6.3 pts
231Jeff Davis County-8.2-13.2 pts
233Archer County-8.3-9.9 pts
234Wilson County-8.5-4 pts
235Hood County-8.9-18.3 pts
236Calhoun County-9.5+11.7 pts
236Colorado County-9.5-5 pts
238Palo Pinto County-9.6-23.2 pts
239Duval County-10.8-7.9 pts
239Ector County-10.8-12 pts
241Comanche County-11.4-37.2 pts
242Sutton County-12.1-20.4 pts
243Eastland County-13.1-11.2 pts
243Refugio County-13.1-6.2 pts
245Wheeler County-13.4-9 pts
246Sterling County-13.5-17.8 pts
247Zapata County-14.3-24 pts
248Knox County-16.5-15.4 pts
249Kenedy County-17.2-39.1 pts
250Foard County-17.5-17.3 pts

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Annual percentage change of GDP in chain-linked volumes, or at constant prices in the World Bank series.

Each value comes from one official source for that place: national statistics offices, Eurostat, for the United States the Bureau of Economic Analysis or, for other countries and the World, the World Bank. Annual values compare one calendar year with the previous one; quarterly values compare a quarter with the same quarter a year earlier. Past values can be revised. United States figures come from BEA tables SAGDP11 for the nation and states and CAGDP11 for counties. Growth in small counties can swing widely from year to year.

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. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAGDP11: annual percent change in real GDP, all industry total, individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAGDP11.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Which county has the highest real GDP growth?

Briscoe County, with 89.7% in 2015, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Jim Wells County, with -24.3% in 2015.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP11: annual percent change in real GDP, all industry total, individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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