Counties in Texas by real GDP growth

Throckmorton County had the highest real GDP growth of 254 counties in 2023, at 118.8%. Terrell County had the lowest, at -20.5%. The median was 7.2% and the figure for Texas was 9.2%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Lowest-20.5Terrell County
Median7.2254 counties
Texas9.2History

Top 40 counties, 2023

CSVChart (SVG)

Throckmorton CountyThrockmorton County: 118.8 %118.8Glasscock CountyGlasscock County: 91 %91Borden CountyBorden County: 87.3 %87.3Martin CountyMartin County: 86.2 %86.2McMullen CountyMcMullen County: 83.1 %83.1Loving CountyLoving County: 69.1 %69.1Dimmit CountyDimmit County: 66.1 %66.1Hansford CountyHansford County: 62.5 %62.5Ward CountyWard County: 61.8 %61.8Upton CountyUpton County: 61.3 %61.3Crane CountyCrane County: 61 %61Sherman CountySherman County: 60.7 %60.7Andrews CountyAndrews County: 60.2 %60.2Howard CountyHoward County: 57.9 %57.9Reagan CountyReagan County: 57.2 %57.2Zavala CountyZavala County: 57.2 %57.2La Salle CountyLa Salle County: 56.5 %56.5Kent CountyKent County: 56.3 %56.3Yoakum CountyYoakum County: 53.9 %53.9Reeves CountyReeves County: 52.6 %52.6Live Oak CountyLive Oak County: 48.5 %48.5Culberson CountyCulberson County: 45.8 %45.8Irion CountyIrion County: 43.4 %43.4Winkler CountyWinkler County: 42.8 %42.8King CountyKing County: 41.5 %41.5DeWitt CountyDeWitt County: 40.4 %40.4Midland CountyMidland County: 37.5 %37.5Karnes CountyKarnes County: 36.2 %36.2Atascosa CountyAtascosa County: 35.1 %35.1Hartley CountyHartley County: 33.1 %33.1Gonzales CountyGonzales County: 31.7 %31.7Mitchell CountyMitchell County: 31.7 %31.7Dawson CountyDawson County: 31.1 %31.1Gaines CountyGaines County: 30.9 %30.9Pecos CountyPecos County: 30.9 %30.9Burleson CountyBurleson County: 28 %28Garza CountyGarza County: 26.6 %26.6Dallam CountyDallam County: 25.9 %25.9Castro CountyCastro County: 25.1 %25.1Crockett CountyCrockett County: 25.1 %25.1
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Throckmorton County118.8+145.4 pts
2Glasscock County91+96.5 pts
3Borden County87.3+73 pts
4Martin County86.2+92 pts
5McMullen County83.1+100.1 pts
6Loving County69.1+78.6 pts
7Dimmit County66.1+75.7 pts
8Hansford County62.5+65.7 pts
9Ward County61.8+74.9 pts
10Upton County61.3+62.8 pts
11Crane County61+51.2 pts
12Sherman County60.7+88.2 pts
13Andrews County60.2+66.3 pts
14Howard County57.9+59.9 pts
15Reagan County57.2+73.4 pts
15Zavala County57.2+66.2 pts
17La Salle County56.5+78.2 pts
18Kent County56.3+70.9 pts
19Yoakum County53.9+60.3 pts
20Reeves County52.6+68.1 pts
21Live Oak County48.5+28.4 pts
22Culberson County45.8+56.7 pts
23Irion County43.4+51.6 pts
24Winkler County42.8+57.3 pts
25King County41.5+49.5 pts
26DeWitt County40.4+58.6 pts
27Midland County37.5+37.1 pts
28Karnes County36.2+48.5 pts
29Atascosa County35.1+31.4 pts
30Hartley County33.1+40.9 pts
31Gonzales County31.7+40.6 pts
31Mitchell County31.7+35.2 pts
33Dawson County31.1+10.5 pts
34Gaines County30.9+37.6 pts
34Pecos County30.9+47.2 pts
36Burleson County28+43.6 pts
37Garza County26.6+36.2 pts
38Dallam County25.9+34 pts
39Castro County25.1+32.2 pts
39Crockett County25.1+32 pts
41Frio County24.4+27.1 pts
42Motley County24.2-10.9 pts
43Scurry County23.1+29.3 pts
44Falls County22.5+18.6 pts
45San Augustine County22.2+50.5 pts
46Ochiltree County22.1+31.9 pts
47Deaf Smith County20.8+23.9 pts
48Delta County20.7+23.6 pts
49Hockley County20.4+24.7 pts
50Tyler County19.4+14.2 pts
51Fisher County19.2-13.4 pts
51Lavaca County19.2+16.4 pts
53Young County19+17.3 pts
54Haskell County18.4+10 pts
55Swisher County18.1+28.4 pts
56Edwards County18+18.6 pts
56Lee County18+29.4 pts
58Wheeler County17.9+39.7 pts
59Menard County17.4+26.2 pts
60Mills County17.2-4.7 pts
61Hemphill County16.4+35.4 pts
61Limestone County16.4+12.2 pts
63Sabine County15.7+9.6 pts
64Donley County15.5+20.1 pts
64Stonewall County15.5+18.6 pts
66Refugio County15.3-6.5 pts
67Madison County15.1+16.5 pts
68Bailey County14.9+18.4 pts
69Lipscomb County14.6+20.9 pts
70Roberts County14.5+23 pts
71Wharton County14+15.5 pts
72Chambers County13.9+9.7 pts
72Ector County13.9+6.2 pts
74Hudspeth County13.8+13.6 pts
75Mason County13.7+11.6 pts
76Leon County13.6+12.1 pts
76Sterling County13.6+18.8 pts
78Stephens County13.3+16.8 pts
78Washington County13.3+9.2 pts
80Dickens County13.2+2.7 pts
81Clay County12.9+10.8 pts
82Hutchinson County12.5+16.3 pts
83Freestone County12.2+10.2 pts
83Gray County12.2+11.9 pts
83San Saba County12.2+12.5 pts
86Grayson County12.1+8 pts
87Wilson County11.9+1.7 pts
88Milam County11.6+8.1 pts
89Callahan County11.5-10.5 pts
89Cherokee County11.5+10.9 pts
91Cass County11.1+8.4 pts
91Waller County11.1-1.7 pts
93Collingsworth County11+13.3 pts
94Caldwell County10.8+8.7 pts
95Cottle County10.6-26 pts
96Webb County9.8+5.6 pts
97Sutton County9.7+23.1 pts
98Hall County9.6+24.2 pts
98Hunt County9.6+9.9 pts
100Concho County9.5-55.3 pts
101Bee County9.4+0.2 pts
102Marion County9.3+10 pts
103Coke County9.2+1.2 pts
104Robertson County9.1+3.9 pts
105Bastrop County8.8-1.1 pts
105Maverick County8.8+2.3 pts
105Parmer County8.8+8 pts
105Presidio County8.8+11.4 pts
109Fayette County8.6+11.9 pts
109Jim Hogg County8.6+11.3 pts
109Kleberg County8.6+8.5 pts
109Oldham County8.6+9.3 pts
113Navarro County8.5+4 pts
114Cooke County8.4-3.9 pts
114Kimble County8.4+9.4 pts
116Williamson County8.3-0.9 pts
117Brooks County8.2+13.2 pts
117McCulloch County8.2+2.7 pts
119Shackelford County8-0.7 pts
120Wise County7.9+0.6 pts
121Duval County7.7+12.8 pts
121Hays County7.7-1.7 pts
121Henderson County7.7+4.2 pts
121Red River County7.7+3 pts
125Lamb County7.4+2 pts
126Hill County7.2-2.7 pts
126Upshur County7.2+9 pts
128Bosque County7.1-0.2 pts
129Archer County6.9-3 pts
129Llano County6.9+1.5 pts
129Rains County6.9+1 pts
132Guadalupe County6.8-17.4 pts
132Medina County6.8+2.5 pts
132Wood County6.8+4.7 pts
135Harris County6.7+4.4 pts
136San Patricio County6.6+11.2 pts
137Collin County6.5-2.4 pts
137Schleicher County6.5+2.9 pts
139Nolan County6.4+6.9 pts
139Randall County6.4+7.2 pts
141Cochran County6.3+8.4 pts
141Crosby County6.3+8.2 pts
141Jeff Davis County6.3+4.4 pts
141Kaufman County6.3+1.3 pts
145Coleman County6.2+1.7 pts
145Hamilton County6.2+1.8 pts
147Fort Bend County6+1.1 pts
148Hopkins County5.9-5.2 pts
149Bell County5.8+3.3 pts
149Kendall County5.8-3 pts
149Montgomery County5.8+3.6 pts
152Colorado County5.6+5.2 pts
152Uvalde County5.6+5.7 pts
154Brewster County5.5+1.2 pts
155Fannin County5.40 pts
156Tarrant County5.3+1.6 pts
157Gregg County5.2+0.5 pts
157Terry County5.2-2.9 pts
159Hood County5.1-3.5 pts
159Houston County5.1+6.7 pts
161El Paso County5-0.6 pts
161Rockwall County5-8 pts
163Jasper County4.9+5.3 pts
163Kinney County4.9+5.6 pts
165Liberty County4.8-0.1 pts
165Smith County4.8+2 pts
167Comal County4.7-1.3 pts
168Nacogdoches County4.6+1.4 pts
168Van Zandt County4.6-3.6 pts
170Franklin County4.5-8.6 pts
171Bowie County4.4+3.6 pts
172Angelina County4.3+0.4 pts
172Goliad County4.3+13.4 pts
172Jackson County4.3+10.2 pts
172Polk County4.3-1.6 pts
172Travis County4.3-4.9 pts
177Brazos County4.2-1.2 pts
178Bexar County4.1-3.1 pts
178Brown County4.1+3.4 pts
178Real County4.1+11.7 pts
181Cameron County3.9-1.2 pts
181Morris County3.9-11.1 pts
183Jim Wells County3.7-2.1 pts
184Dallas County3.6-0.4 pts
184Parker County3.6-7.3 pts
184Somervell County3.6-1.1 pts
184Taylor County3.6-0.5 pts
188Carson County3.5+4.6 pts
188Denton County3.5-4.9 pts
188Grimes County3.5-6.5 pts
188McLennan County3.5+0.4 pts
188Montague County3.5+7.6 pts
193Anderson County3.3+1.6 pts
194Johnson County3.2-1.6 pts
194Lubbock County3.2+1.7 pts
196Victoria County3.1+0.8 pts
197Burnet County3-3.8 pts
198Erath County2.9-6.3 pts
199Blanco County2.8-6 pts
199Matagorda County2.8+3.3 pts
201Wilbarger County2.7-5.9 pts
202Austin County2.6+1.1 pts
203Ellis County2.5-7 pts
204Palo Pinto County2.3+1.2 pts
205Hidalgo County2.2+0.7 pts
205Jefferson County2.2+0.2 pts
207Walker County2.1-4.2 pts
208San Jacinto County1.9-2.5 pts
208Val Verde County1.9+1.1 pts
208Wichita County1.9+0.4 pts
211Harrison County1.8-0.3 pts
212Lamar County1.7-1.7 pts
212Willacy County1.7+2.6 pts
214Kerr County1.6-3.9 pts
215Hale County1.5-1.9 pts
215Orange County1.5+1.2 pts
217Comanche County1.4-10.1 pts
217Eastland County1.4-1.8 pts
219Lampasas County1.3-5.3 pts
219Tom Green County1.3-1.3 pts
221Bandera County1.2-3.1 pts
222Armstrong County1.1-33.9 pts
222Brazoria County1.1-2.3 pts
224Calhoun County0.9+4 pts
225Galveston County0.6-9.2 pts
226Newton County0.4-7.7 pts
227Hardin County0.1+0.7 pts
227Nueces County0.1-2.2 pts
229Coryell County-0.2-2.8 pts
230Potter County-0.3+1 pts
231Shelby County-0.4-9.2 pts
232Zapata County-0.7+0.6 pts
233Camp County-1-12.6 pts
234Hardeman County-1.4-10.2 pts
235Starr County-1.6-0.7 pts
236Aransas County-1.8-7.7 pts
237Rusk County-2.2-2 pts
237Trinity County-2.2-9.2 pts
239Titus County-2.3-14.7 pts
240Gillespie County-2.7-9.9 pts
241Kenedy County-3.20 pts
242Jack County-3.8-1.4 pts
243Panola County-3.9-3.2 pts
244Baylor County-4.2-11.8 pts
244Foard County-4.2-18.1 pts
244Moore County-4.2-21.8 pts
247Knox County-4.3-40.1 pts
248Jones County-5.8-14.7 pts
249Childress County-7.5-32.7 pts
250Runnels County-7.8-24.5 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?

Throckmorton County, with 118.8% in 2023, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Terrell County, with -20.5% in 2023.

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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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