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Counties in Texas by real GDP growth

Foard County had the highest real GDP growth of 254 counties in 2020, at 78.5%. Jim Wells County had the lowest, at -25.4%. The median was -2.1% and the figure for Texas was -1.2%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest78.5Foard County
Lowest-25.4Jim Wells County
Median-2.1254 counties
Texas-1.2History

Top 40 counties, 2020

CSVChart (SVG)

Foard CountyFoard County: 78.5 %78.5San Patricio CountySan Patricio County: 27.2 %27.2Lynn CountyLynn County: 21.4 %21.4Motley CountyMotley County: 18.9 %18.9Hardeman CountyHardeman County: 17.9 %17.9Concho CountyConcho County: 14.4 %14.4Oldham CountyOldham County: 12.3 %12.3Culberson CountyCulberson County: 11 %11Childress CountyChildress County: 10.9 %10.9Cottle CountyCottle County: 10.9 %10.9Denton CountyDenton County: 10.5 %10.5Armstrong CountyArmstrong County: 8.9 %8.9Baylor CountyBaylor County: 8 %8Cass CountyCass County: 7.7 %7.7Upton CountyUpton County: 7.5 %7.5Comal CountyComal County: 6.9 %6.9Rains CountyRains County: 6.9 %6.9Williamson CountyWilliamson County: 6.9 %6.9Red River CountyRed River County: 6.8 %6.8Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 5.9 %5.9Loving CountyLoving County: 5.9 %5.9Menard CountyMenard County: 5.9 %5.9Comanche CountyComanche County: 5.8 %5.8Caldwell CountyCaldwell County: 5.7 %5.7Cochran CountyCochran County: 5.6 %5.6Martin CountyMartin County: 5.4 %5.4Crockett CountyCrockett County: 5.3 %5.3Fisher CountyFisher County: 5 %5Panola CountyPanola County: 4.8 %4.8Parmer CountyParmer County: 4.7 %4.7Coke CountyCoke County: 4.6 %4.6Bailey CountyBailey County: 4.5 %4.5Bastrop CountyBastrop County: 4.5 %4.5Real CountyReal County: 4.5 %4.5Van Zandt CountyVan Zandt County: 3.9 %3.9Burnet CountyBurnet County: 3.8 %3.8Dawson CountyDawson County: 3.7 %3.7Washington CountyWashington County: 3.7 %3.7Guadalupe CountyGuadalupe County: 3.6 %3.6Collin CountyCollin County: 3.5 %3.5
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Foard County78.5+51.8 pts
2San Patricio County27.2+24.2 pts
3Lynn County21.4+9.7 pts
4Motley County18.9+16 pts
5Hardeman County17.9+17.2 pts
6Concho County14.4-17.6 pts
7Oldham County12.3+22.4 pts
8Culberson County11-20.1 pts
9Childress County10.9+8.6 pts
9Cottle County10.9+36.3 pts
11Denton County10.5+3.1 pts
12Armstrong County8.9+10.8 pts
13Baylor County8+4.4 pts
14Cass County7.7+2.8 pts
15Upton County7.5-22 pts
16Comal County6.9+0.4 pts
16Rains County6.9+2 pts
16Williamson County6.9-1.9 pts
19Red River County6.8-1.6 pts
20Hamilton County5.9+0.7 pts
20Loving County5.9-28.6 pts
20Menard County5.9+5.1 pts
23Comanche County5.8-10.8 pts
24Caldwell County5.7+3 pts
25Cochran County5.6-16.8 pts
26Martin County5.4-46.6 pts
27Crockett County5.3+7.9 pts
28Fisher County5+11 pts
29Panola County4.8-6.4 pts
30Parmer County4.7+3.9 pts
31Coke County4.6+7.7 pts
32Bailey County4.5+4.4 pts
32Bastrop County4.5-1 pts
32Real County4.5+1.4 pts
35Van Zandt County3.9+4.4 pts
36Burnet County3.8-1 pts
37Dawson County3.7+9.8 pts
37Washington County3.7-5.1 pts
39Guadalupe County3.6-18.6 pts
40Collin County3.5-0.5 pts
41Castro County3.4+2.6 pts
41Donley County3.4+12.4 pts
41Falls County3.4-0.3 pts
44Cherokee County3.3-0.7 pts
44Kimble County3.3+5.2 pts
46Kinney County3.2-0.2 pts
46Robertson County3.2-5.1 pts
48Tyler County3.1+0.8 pts
48Wood County3.1+1.3 pts
50Sabine County2.9+2.8 pts
51Archer County2.8+2.6 pts
51Starr County2.8-1.1 pts
53Travis County2.7-3.3 pts
54Kaufman County2.6-5.2 pts
55Winkler County2.5-31.2 pts
56Camp County2.2+8.1 pts
57Bell County2.1-0.7 pts
57Knox County2.1+3.7 pts
57Leon County2.1+1.9 pts
60Randall County2-2.3 pts
61Nacogdoches County1.9+5 pts
62Henderson County1.8-3.1 pts
62Howard County1.8-24.4 pts
64Tom Green County1.6-5.5 pts
65Collingsworth County1.5+4.4 pts
65Mills County1.5-10 pts
65Montgomery County1.5-2.5 pts
68Austin County1.3-4.7 pts
68Uvalde County1.3-5.2 pts
70Gillespie County1.2-7.4 pts
70Jim Hogg County1.2-0.5 pts
70Rusk County1.2+0.9 pts
70Young County1.2+3.1 pts
74Blanco County1.1-10.4 pts
74Hale County1.1-9.2 pts
74Lampasas County1.1-5.1 pts
77Potter County0.8-1.5 pts
78Aransas County0.7-5.2 pts
79El Paso County0.6-4.8 pts
79Llano County0.6-3.4 pts
81Hays County0.4-8.2 pts
81Lubbock County0.4-2.4 pts
81Pecos County0.4-28.8 pts
84Clay County0.3-2.1 pts
85Orange County0.2+7.3 pts
85Waller County0.2-41.7 pts
87Jones County0.1-4 pts
87Rockwall County0.1-23.4 pts
89Brazos County0-2.7 pts
89Presidio County0+0.5 pts
89Schleicher County0-20.9 pts
92Bosque County-0.2-4.2 pts
93Dallam County-0.3-3 pts
94Bowie County-0.4+0.4 pts
94Parker County-0.4-1.9 pts
96Taylor County-0.5-5 pts
97Chambers County-0.6+10.9 pts
98Coleman County-0.7-4.9 pts
99Brazoria County-0.8+2.7 pts
99Houston County-0.8-2.5 pts
99Marion County-0.8-2.3 pts
99Upshur County-0.8-8.6 pts
103Fort Bend County-0.9-7.1 pts
103Jack County-0.9+24.8 pts
105Delta County-1-12.6 pts
105San Augustine County-1-31.2 pts
105Val Verde County-1-4.4 pts
108Anderson County-1.2-4.8 pts
108Bexar County-1.2-3.2 pts
108Johnson County-1.2-2 pts
111Glasscock County-1.3-21.3 pts
112Deaf Smith County-1.4+4.4 pts
112Erath County-1.4-7.9 pts
112Harris County-1.4+0.6 pts
115Coryell County-1.5+1 pts
115Grayson County-1.5-2.5 pts
115Wichita County-1.5-5.3 pts
118Sterling County-1.6-5.8 pts
119Duval County-1.7+1.5 pts
119Hidalgo County-1.7-5.5 pts
119Hudspeth County-1.7-2.8 pts
119Jasper County-1.7+0.5 pts
123Crane County-1.8-16.3 pts
123Dallas County-1.8-6.2 pts
123Medina County-1.8-7.8 pts
126Kerr County-1.9-8 pts
127Fayette County-2-5.9 pts
128Angelina County-2.1-2.7 pts
128Franklin County-2.1+1 pts
128Smith County-2.1-6.2 pts
128Somervell County-2.1+3.2 pts
132Borden County-2.2-57.6 pts
132Dickens County-2.2+1.8 pts
132Ellis County-2.2-4.7 pts
132Fannin County-2.2-10.7 pts
136Matagorda County-2.3-13.6 pts
137Jeff Davis County-2.5-0.2 pts
138Hall County-2.6-5.6 pts
138Polk County-2.6-8.3 pts
140Webb County-2.7-7.1 pts
141Cameron County-2.8-5.9 pts
141McLennan County-2.8-0.8 pts
141Nolan County-2.8-9.4 pts
144Walker County-2.9-4.7 pts
145Colorado County-3-8.6 pts
146Hartley County-3.1-9 pts
147Lamb County-3.2-1.1 pts
147Mason County-3.2-3.6 pts
149Galveston County-3.3-6.1 pts
149Zavala County-3.3-20.2 pts
151Brewster County-3.4-7 pts
151Brown County-3.4-5.1 pts
151Burleson County-3.4-17.1 pts
151Victoria County-3.4-1.3 pts
155Harrison County-3.6+4.2 pts
156Calhoun County-3.7+3.7 pts
156Hill County-3.7-7.4 pts
156Hunt County-3.7+2.4 pts
159Callahan County-3.9-7.5 pts
160Tarrant County-4-5.9 pts
161Bee County-4.1-7.6 pts
162Gray County-4.2-1.6 pts
162San Jacinto County-4.2-17.9 pts
164Gaines County-4.3-15.9 pts
164Mitchell County-4.3-4.1 pts
166Wharton County-4.5-18 pts
167Hopkins County-4.6-13 pts
168Hardin County-4.7-0.4 pts
168Madison County-4.7-9.6 pts
168Trinity County-4.7-13.4 pts
171Kleberg County-4.8-11.3 pts
171Willacy County-4.8-3.5 pts
173Shelby County-4.9-1.1 pts
174Milam County-5-17.1 pts
175Liberty County-5.1-9.3 pts
176Brooks County-5.2-7.2 pts
176Lipscomb County-5.2-11 pts
176Navarro County-5.2-5.6 pts
179Kendall County-5.3-8.6 pts
179Wilson County-5.3-20.2 pts
181Maverick County-5.6-7 pts
182Irion County-5.7-36.6 pts
183Grimes County-5.9-5.9 pts
184Bandera County-6-16.2 pts
185Wise County-6.1-9.2 pts
186Stephens County-6.4-10.8 pts
187Runnels County-6.5-7.9 pts
188Carson County-6.6-9 pts
188McCulloch County-6.6+4.6 pts
190Reagan County-6.7-27.9 pts
191Crosby County-6.8-18 pts
192Freestone County-7.2-10.2 pts
193Gregg County-7.3-9 pts
193Wheeler County-7.3+6.5 pts
195Midland County-7.4-21.9 pts
195Titus County-7.4-0.9 pts
197Haskell County-7.7-23.1 pts
197Shackelford County-7.7-9.4 pts
197Wilbarger County-7.7-7.8 pts
200Edwards County-7.9-8.4 pts
200Hansford County-7.9-9.2 pts
200Lamar County-7.9-4.6 pts
200Scurry County-7.9-7.7 pts
204Morris County-8-4.3 pts
204Palo Pinto County-8-9.4 pts
206Nueces County-8.1-12 pts
207Andrews County-8.2-12.4 pts
207Reeves County-8.2-92.5 pts
207Yoakum County-8.2-19.6 pts
210Limestone County-8.4-10.2 pts
210Throckmorton County-8.4+0.8 pts
212Eastland County-8.6-4.4 pts
212Lavaca County-8.6-18.9 pts
214Gonzales County-9-23.2 pts
215Terry County-9.2-7.1 pts
216Refugio County-9.3-11 pts
217Roberts County-9.5-9.4 pts
218Swisher County-9.8+2.3 pts
219Hood County-9.9-16.7 pts
219Lee County-9.9-25.7 pts
221Kent County-10.7-11.2 pts
222Montague County-10.9-9.7 pts
223DeWitt County-11.4-14 pts
224Sherman County-11.5-14.6 pts
225Newton County-11.6-17 pts
225Stonewall County-11.6-9.6 pts
227Zapata County-11.9-12.5 pts
228McMullen County-12.4-24.8 pts
229Hemphill County-12.7-11.1 pts
230Frio County-12.8-11.4 pts
231Terrell County-13.1-14.4 pts
232Garza County-13.2-20.6 pts
232Karnes County-13.2-21 pts
234Ward County-13.3-49.4 pts
235Hockley County-13.7-16.9 pts
236Sutton County-14.1-7 pts
237Goliad County-14.2-12.3 pts
238Briscoe County-14.3-14.2 pts
239Jackson County-14.4-18.6 pts
240Cooke County-14.6-1.1 pts
240San Saba County-14.6-18.2 pts
242Hutchinson County-15.2-1.3 pts
243Ector County-15.4-19.3 pts
244Live Oak County-15.8-43.1 pts
245Jefferson County-16-16.6 pts
246King County-16.1-11.6 pts
247Ochiltree County-16.4-15.3 pts
248Atascosa County-16.6-29.7 pts
249Moore County-16.7-37.1 pts
250Floyd County-19.3-36.6 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?

Foard County, with 78.5% in 2020, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Jim Wells County, with -25.4% in 2020.

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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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