Counties in Texas by households

Harris County had the highest households of 254 counties in 2021, at 1.66 million. Loving County had the lowest, at 33. The median was 6,418 and the figure for Texas was 10.24 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest1,658,503Harris County
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Map of counties, 2021

Anderson County: 16,477 countAndrews County: 6,263 countAngelina County: 31,151 countAransas County: 10,452 countArcher County: 3,371 countArmstrong County: 708 countAtascosa County: 15,899 countAustin County: 11,841 countBailey County: 1,952 countBandera County: 8,383 countBastrop County: 31,271 countBaylor County: 1,509 countBee County: 8,497 countBell County: 130,523 countBexar County: 717,124 countBlanco County: 4,749 countBorden County: 196 countBosque County: 7,037 countBowie County: 33,983 countBrazoria County: 124,284 countBrazos County: 83,627 countBrewster County: 4,706 countBriscoe County: 557 countBrooks County: 2,425 countBrown County: 14,651 countBurleson County: 7,178 countBurnet County: 17,941 countCaldwell County: 14,315 countCalhoun County: 7,748 countCallahan County: 5,247 countCameron County: 130,030 countCamp County: 4,385 countCarson County: 2,282 countCass County: 11,371 countCastro County: 2,417 countChambers County: 14,905 countCherokee County: 18,173 countChildress County: 2,070 countClay County: 4,119 countCochran County: 973 countCoke County: 1,384 countColeman County: 3,222 countCollin County: 369,168 countCollingsworth County: 1,053 countColorado County: 6,999 countComal County: 60,714 countComanche County: 5,138 countConcho County: 803 countCooke County: 16,106 countCoryell County: 23,954 countCottle County: 654 countCrane County: 1,614 countCrockett County: 1,297 countCrosby County: 1,934 countCulberson County: 634 countDallam County: 2,367 countDallas County: 947,046 countDawson County: 4,214 countDeaf Smith County: 6,064 countDelta County: 2,057 countDenton County: 321,447 countDeWitt County: 6,610 countDickens County: 635 countDimmit County: 2,902 countDonley County: 1,193 countDuval County: 2,842 countEastland County: 6,697 countEctor County: 59,019 countEdwards County: 558 countEllis County: 62,708 countEl Paso County: 288,186 countErath County: 14,926 countFalls County: 5,419 countFannin County: 12,470 countFayette County: 8,720 countFisher County: 1,533 countFloyd County: 1,894 countFoard County: 471 countFort Bend County: 259,106 countFranklin County: 3,546 countFreestone County: 6,567 countFrio County: 4,763 countGaines County: 6,775 countGalveston County: 131,877 countGarza County: 1,705 countGillespie County: 11,205 countGlasscock County: 457 countGoliad County: 2,671 countGonzales County: 7,496 countGray County: 7,881 countGrayson County: 51,021 countGregg County: 46,654 countGrimes County: 9,469 countGuadalupe County: 58,439 countHale County: 11,070 countHall County: 1,132 countHamilton County: 2,910 countHansford County: 1,764 countHardeman County: 1,222 countHardin County: 20,568 countHarris County: 1,658,503 countHarrison County: 24,276 countHartley County: 1,704 countHaskell County: 2,030 countHays County: 84,924 countHemphill County: 1,387 countHenderson County: 31,267 countHidalgo County: 251,916 countHill County: 13,043 countHockley County: 7,935 countHood County: 24,195 countHopkins County: 13,746 countHouston County: 7,353 countHoward County: 12,062 countHudspeth County: 869 countHunt County: 35,756 countHutchinson County: 6,881 countIrion County: 677 countJack County: 2,914 countJackson County: 5,155 countJasper County: 12,776 countJeff Davis County: 1,010 countJefferson County: 92,751 countJim Hogg County: 1,423 countJim Wells County: 12,835 countJohnson County: 60,915 countJones County: 5,792 countKarnes County: 4,431 countKaufman County: 46,189 countKendall County: 16,261 countKenedy County: 48 countKent County: 243 countKerr County: 21,842 countKimble County: 1,797 countKing County: 83 countKinney County: 1,039 countKleberg County: 11,559 countKnox County: 1,251 countLamar County: 19,930 countLamb County: 4,604 countLampasas County: 7,928 countLa Salle County: 1,868 countLavaca County: 8,012 countLee County: 6,148 countLeon County: 6,136 countLiberty County: 27,688 countLimestone County: 8,027 countLipscomb County: 1,144 countLive Oak County: 3,857 countLlano County: 9,220 countLoving County: 33 countLubbock County: 118,704 countLynn County: 2,104 countMcCulloch County: 3,138 countMcLennan County: 94,194 countMcMullen County: 186 countMadison County: 3,985 countMarion County: 4,036 countMartin County: 1,868 countMason County: 1,490 countMatagorda County: 13,686 countMaverick County: 17,690 countMedina County: 16,765 countMenard County: 904 countMidland County: 63,506 countMilam County: 9,740 countMills County: 1,695 countMitchell County: 2,258 countMontague County: 7,835 countMontgomery County: 214,328 countMoore County: 6,893 countMorris County: 4,784 countMotley County: 458 countNacogdoches County: 24,179 countNavarro County: 17,602 countNewton County: 4,728 countNolan County: 5,548 countNueces County: 129,845 countOchiltree County: 3,605 countOldham County: 648 countOrange County: 30,636 countPalo Pinto County: 10,383 countPanola County: 8,186 countParker County: 50,815 countParmer County: 3,172 countPecos County: 4,995 countPolk County: 17,028 countPotter County: 43,103 countPresidio County: 2,195 countRains County: 4,585 countRandall County: 54,480 countReagan County: 1,069 countReal County: 893 countRed River County: 4,591 countReeves County: 4,070 countRefugio County: 2,189 countRoberts County: 310 countRobertson County: 6,310 countRockwall County: 35,771 countRunnels County: 3,746 countRusk County: 17,656 countSabine County: 4,317 countSan Augustine County: 3,167 countSan Jacinto County: 9,451 countSan Patricio County: 23,808 countSan Saba County: 1,960 countSchleicher County: 883 countScurry County: 5,973 countShackelford County: 1,269 countShelby County: 8,898 countSherman County: 810 countSmith County: 81,377 countSomervell County: 3,227 countStarr County: 18,599 countStephens County: 3,385 countSterling County: 397 countStonewall County: 472 countSutton County: 1,124 countSwisher County: 2,477 countTarrant County: 739,804 countTaylor County: 53,292 countTerrell County: 426 countTerry County: 4,082 countThrockmorton County: 618 countTitus County: 10,654 countTom Green County: 44,814 countTravis County: 514,227 countTrinity County: 5,879 countTyler County: 6,525 countUpshur County: 14,576 countUpton County: 1,422 countUvalde County: 8,324 countVal Verde County: 16,146 countVan Zandt County: 22,047 countVictoria County: 34,219 countWalker County: 23,780 countWaller County: 17,286 countWard County: 4,299 countWashington County: 13,906 countWebb County: 76,207 countWharton County: 14,991 countWheeler County: 1,935 countWichita County: 48,173 countWilbarger County: 4,586 countWillacy County: 5,372 countWilliamson County: 217,780 countWilson County: 16,949 countWinkler County: 2,723 countWise County: 23,488 countWood County: 17,584 countYoakum County: 2,682 countYoung County: 7,409 countZapata County: 4,390 countZavala County: 3,394 count
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count, 2021. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households). Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Harris County: 1,658,503 countHarris County1,658,503Dallas County: 947,046 countDallas County947,046Tarrant County: 739,804 countTarrant County739,804Bexar County: 717,124 countBexar County717,124Travis County: 514,227 countTravis County514,227Collin County: 369,168 countCollin County369,168Denton County: 321,447 countDenton County321,447El Paso County: 288,186 countEl Paso County288,186Fort Bend County: 259,106 countFort Bend County259,106Hidalgo County: 251,916 countHidalgo County251,916Williamson County: 217,780 countWilliamson County217,780Montgomery County: 214,328 countMontgomery County214,328Galveston County: 131,877 countGalveston County131,877Bell County: 130,523 countBell County130,523Cameron County: 130,030 countCameron County130,030Nueces County: 129,845 countNueces County129,845Brazoria County: 124,284 countBrazoria County124,284Lubbock County: 118,704 countLubbock County118,704McLennan County: 94,194 countMcLennan County94,194Jefferson County: 92,751 countJefferson County92,751Hays County: 84,924 countHays County84,924Brazos County: 83,627 countBrazos County83,627Smith County: 81,377 countSmith County81,377Webb County: 76,207 countWebb County76,207Midland County: 63,506 countMidland County63,506Ellis County: 62,708 countEllis County62,708Johnson County: 60,915 countJohnson County60,915Comal County: 60,714 countComal County60,714Ector County: 59,019 countEctor County59,019Guadalupe County: 58,439 countGuadalupe County58,439Randall County: 54,480 countRandall County54,480Taylor County: 53,292 countTaylor County53,292Grayson County: 51,021 countGrayson County51,021Parker County: 50,815 countParker County50,815Wichita County: 48,173 countWichita County48,173Gregg County: 46,654 countGregg County46,654Kaufman County: 46,189 countKaufman County46,189Tom Green County: 44,814 countTom Green County44,814Potter County: 43,103 countPotter County43,103Rockwall County: 35,771 countRockwall County35,771Harris County: 1,658,503 countHarris County1,658,503Dallas County: 947,046 countDallas County947,046Tarrant County: 739,804 countTarrant County739,804Bexar County: 717,124 countBexar County717,124Travis County: 514,227 countTravis County514,227Collin County: 369,168 countCollin County369,168Denton County: 321,447 countDenton County321,447El Paso County: 288,186 countEl Paso County288,186Fort Bend County: 259,106 countFort Bend County259,106Hidalgo County: 251,916 countHidalgo County251,916Williamson County: 217,780 countWilliamson County217,780Montgomery County: 214,328 countMontgomery County214,328Galveston County: 131,877 countGalveston County131,877Bell County: 130,523 countBell County130,523Cameron County: 130,030 countCameron County130,030Nueces County: 129,845 countNueces County129,845Brazoria County: 124,284 countBrazoria County124,284Lubbock County: 118,704 countLubbock County118,704McLennan County: 94,194 countMcLennan County94,194Jefferson County: 92,751 countJefferson County92,751Hays County: 84,924 countHays County84,924Brazos County: 83,627 countBrazos County83,627Smith County: 81,377 countSmith County81,377Webb County: 76,207 countWebb County76,207Midland County: 63,506 countMidland County63,506Ellis County: 62,708 countEllis County62,708Johnson County: 60,915 countJohnson County60,915Comal County: 60,714 countComal County60,714Ector County: 59,019 countEctor County59,019Guadalupe County: 58,439 countGuadalupe County58,439Randall County: 54,480 countRandall County54,480Taylor County: 53,292 countTaylor County53,292Grayson County: 51,021 countGrayson County51,021Parker County: 50,815 countParker County50,815Wichita County: 48,173 countWichita County48,173Gregg County: 46,654 countGregg County46,654Kaufman County: 46,189 countKaufman County46,189Tom Green County: 44,814 countTom Green County44,814Potter County: 43,103 countPotter County43,103Rockwall County: 35,771 countRockwall County35,771
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
count
1Harris County1,658,503
2Dallas County947,046
3Tarrant County739,804
4Bexar County717,124
5Travis County514,227
6Collin County369,168
7Denton County321,447
8El Paso County288,186
9Fort Bend County259,106
10Hidalgo County251,916
11Williamson County217,780
12Montgomery County214,328
13Galveston County131,877
14Bell County130,523
15Cameron County130,030
16Nueces County129,845
17Brazoria County124,284
18Lubbock County118,704
19McLennan County94,194
20Jefferson County92,751
21Hays County84,924
22Brazos County83,627
23Smith County81,377
24Webb County76,207
25Midland County63,506
26Ellis County62,708
27Johnson County60,915
28Comal County60,714
29Ector County59,019
30Guadalupe County58,439
31Randall County54,480
32Taylor County53,292
33Grayson County51,021
34Parker County50,815
35Wichita County48,173
36Gregg County46,654
37Kaufman County46,189
38Tom Green County44,814
39Potter County43,103
40Rockwall County35,771
41Hunt County35,756
42Victoria County34,219
43Bowie County33,983
44Bastrop County31,271
45Henderson County31,267
46Angelina County31,151
47Orange County30,636
48Liberty County27,688
49Harrison County24,276
50Hood County24,195
51Nacogdoches County24,179
52Coryell County23,954
53San Patricio County23,808
54Walker County23,780
55Wise County23,488
56Van Zandt County22,047
57Kerr County21,842
58Hardin County20,568
59Lamar County19,930
60Starr County18,599
61Cherokee County18,173
62Burnet County17,941
63Maverick County17,690
64Rusk County17,656
65Navarro County17,602
66Wood County17,584
67Waller County17,286
68Polk County17,028
69Wilson County16,949
70Medina County16,765
71Anderson County16,477
72Kendall County16,261
73Val Verde County16,146
74Cooke County16,106
75Atascosa County15,899
76Wharton County14,991
77Erath County14,926
78Chambers County14,905
79Brown County14,651
80Upshur County14,576
81Caldwell County14,315
82Washington County13,906
83Hopkins County13,746
84Matagorda County13,686
85Hill County13,043
86Jim Wells County12,835
87Jasper County12,776
88Fannin County12,470
89Howard County12,062
90Austin County11,841
91Kleberg County11,559
92Cass County11,371
93Gillespie County11,205
94Hale County11,070
95Titus County10,654
96Aransas County10,452
97Palo Pinto County10,383
98Milam County9,740
99Grimes County9,469
100San Jacinto County9,451
101Llano County9,220
102Shelby County8,898
103Fayette County8,720
104Bee County8,497
105Bandera County8,383
106Uvalde County8,324
107Panola County8,186
108Limestone County8,027
109Lavaca County8,012
110Hockley County7,935
111Lampasas County7,928
112Gray County7,881
113Montague County7,835
114Calhoun County7,748
115Gonzales County7,496
116Young County7,409
117Houston County7,353
118Burleson County7,178
119Bosque County7,037
120Colorado County6,999
121Moore County6,893
122Hutchinson County6,881
123Gaines County6,775
124Eastland County6,697
125DeWitt County6,610
126Freestone County6,567
127Tyler County6,525
128Robertson County6,310
129Andrews County6,263
130Lee County6,148
131Leon County6,136
132Deaf Smith County6,064
133Scurry County5,973
134Trinity County5,879
135Jones County5,792
136Nolan County5,548
137Falls County5,419
138Willacy County5,372
139Callahan County5,247
140Jackson County5,155
141Comanche County5,138
142Pecos County4,995
143Morris County4,784
144Frio County4,763
145Blanco County4,749
146Newton County4,728
147Brewster County4,706
148Lamb County4,604
149Red River County4,591
150Wilbarger County4,586
151Rains County4,585
152Karnes County4,431
153Zapata County4,390
154Camp County4,385
155Sabine County4,317
156Ward County4,299
157Dawson County4,214
158Clay County4,119
159Terry County4,082
160Reeves County4,070
161Marion County4,036
162Madison County3,985
163Live Oak County3,857
164Runnels County3,746
165Ochiltree County3,605
166Franklin County3,546
167Zavala County3,394
168Stephens County3,385
169Archer County3,371
170Somervell County3,227
171Coleman County3,222
172Parmer County3,172
173San Augustine County3,167
174McCulloch County3,138
175Jack County2,914
176Hamilton County2,910
177Dimmit County2,902
178Duval County2,842
179Winkler County2,723
180Yoakum County2,682
181Goliad County2,671
182Swisher County2,477
183Brooks County2,425
184Castro County2,417
185Dallam County2,367
186Carson County2,282
187Mitchell County2,258
188Presidio County2,195
189Refugio County2,189
190Lynn County2,104
191Childress County2,070
192Delta County2,057
193Haskell County2,030
194San Saba County1,960
195Bailey County1,952
196Wheeler County1,935
197Crosby County1,934
198Floyd County1,894
199La Salle County1,868
199Martin County1,868
201Kimble County1,797
202Hansford County1,764
203Garza County1,705
204Hartley County1,704
205Mills County1,695
206Crane County1,614
207Fisher County1,533
208Baylor County1,509
209Mason County1,490
210Jim Hogg County1,423
211Upton County1,422
212Hemphill County1,387
213Coke County1,384
214Crockett County1,297
215Shackelford County1,269
216Knox County1,251
217Hardeman County1,222
218Donley County1,193
219Lipscomb County1,144
220Hall County1,132
221Sutton County1,124
222Reagan County1,069
223Collingsworth County1,053
224Kinney County1,039
225Jeff Davis County1,010
226Cochran County973
227Menard County904
228Real County893
229Schleicher County883
230Hudspeth County869
231Sherman County810
232Concho County803
233Armstrong County708
234Irion County677
235Cottle County654
236Oldham County648
237Dickens County635
238Culberson County634
239Throckmorton County618
240Edwards County558
241Briscoe County557
242Stonewall County472
243Foard County471
244Motley County458
245Glasscock County457
246Terrell County426
247Sterling County397
248Roberts County310
249Kent County243
250Borden County196

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Number of households, which equals the number of occupied housing units. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), Counties in Texas by households, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/texas-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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