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Counties in Texas by population density, 2025

Dallas County had the highest population density of 254 counties in 2025, at 1,176.9 inhabitants per km². Loving County had the lowest, at 0 inhabitants per km². The median was 8.6 inhabitants per km² and the figure for Texas was 46.9 inhabitants per km². Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest1,176.9Dallas County
Lowest0Loving County
Median8.6254 counties
Texas46.9History

Top 40 counties, 2025

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Dallas CountyDallas County: 1,176.9 inhabitants per km²1,176.9Harris CountyHarris County: 1,140.9 inhabitants per km²1,140.9Tarrant CountyTarrant County: 1,003.2 inhabitants per km²1,003.2Bexar CountyBexar County: 672.3 inhabitants per km²672.3Collin CountyCollin County: 595.1 inhabitants per km²595.1Travis CountyTravis County: 539.6 inhabitants per km²539.6Denton CountyDenton County: 470.2 inhabitants per km²470.2Fort Bend CountyFort Bend County: 436.7 inhabitants per km²436.7Rockwall CountyRockwall County: 427.1 inhabitants per km²427.1Galveston CountyGalveston County: 378.8 inhabitants per km²378.8El Paso CountyEl Paso County: 334.4 inhabitants per km²334.4Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 289.4 inhabitants per km²289.4Williamson CountyWilliamson County: 260.5 inhabitants per km²260.5Hidalgo CountyHidalgo County: 226.5 inhabitants per km²226.5Cameron CountyCameron County: 187.9 inhabitants per km²187.9Gregg CountyGregg County: 178.1 inhabitants per km²178.1Hays CountyHays County: 173.6 inhabitants per km²173.6Brazos CountyBrazos County: 164.1 inhabitants per km²164.1Nueces CountyNueces County: 162.4 inhabitants per km²162.4Bell CountyBell County: 147.4 inhabitants per km²147.4Comal CountyComal County: 144.3 inhabitants per km²144.3Lubbock CountyLubbock County: 141.8 inhabitants per km²141.8Brazoria CountyBrazoria County: 118.7 inhabitants per km²118.7Johnson CountyJohnson County: 116.1 inhabitants per km²116.1Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 112 inhabitants per km²112Guadalupe CountyGuadalupe County: 109.2 inhabitants per km²109.2Smith CountySmith County: 105.8 inhabitants per km²105.8Kaufman CountyKaufman County: 103.5 inhabitants per km²103.5McLennan CountyMcLennan County: 101.3 inhabitants per km²101.3Orange CountyOrange County: 99.8 inhabitants per km²99.8Ellis CountyEllis County: 99.4 inhabitants per km²99.4Midland CountyMidland County: 80.6 inhabitants per km²80.6Wichita CountyWichita County: 79.7 inhabitants per km²79.7Parker CountyParker County: 78.9 inhabitants per km²78.9Ector CountyEctor County: 74.7 inhabitants per km²74.7Hood CountyHood County: 64.7 inhabitants per km²64.7Randall CountyRandall County: 64.4 inhabitants per km²64.4Grayson CountyGrayson County: 63.6 inhabitants per km²63.6Taylor CountyTaylor County: 63.3 inhabitants per km²63.3Hunt CountyHunt County: 56.7 inhabitants per km²56.7
inhabitants per km². Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025
inhabitants per km²		Change on 2024
1Dallas County1,176.9-0.1%
2Harris County1,140.9+1%
3Tarrant County1,003.2+0.8%
4Bexar County672.3+1%
5Collin County595.1+3.4%
6Travis County539.6+1.1%
7Denton County470.2+2.2%
8Fort Bend County436.7+2.5%
9Rockwall County427.1+2.8%
10Galveston County378.8+1.3%
11El Paso County334.4-0.2%
12Montgomery County289.4+4%
13Williamson County260.5+3.3%
14Hidalgo County226.5+0.9%
15Cameron County187.9+0.2%
16Gregg County178.1-0.2%
17Hays County173.6+3.4%
18Brazos County164.1+0.3%
19Nueces County162.40%
20Bell County147.4+1.2%
21Comal County144.3+3.8%
22Lubbock County141.8+1.2%
23Brazoria County118.7+1.9%
24Johnson County116.1+3.1%
25Jefferson County112-0.1%
26Guadalupe County109.2+2.8%
27Smith County105.8+1.2%
28Kaufman County103.5+5.7%
29McLennan County101.3+0.6%
30Orange County99.8+0.3%
31Ellis County99.4+3.6%
32Midland County80.6+2.1%
33Wichita County79.70%
34Parker County78.9+2.8%
35Ector County74.7+1.8%
36Hood County64.7+1.7%
37Randall County64.4+1.4%
38Grayson County63.6+1.8%
39Taylor County63.3+1.1%
40Hunt County56.7+3.5%
41Waller County52.5+5.7%
42Bastrop County51.7+2.6%
43Potter County48.6-0.1%
44Angelina County42.7+0.2%
45Walker County41.3+0.5%
46Victoria County40.6+0.5%
47Liberty County40.4+4.4%
48Bowie County40.40%
49San Patricio County40.1+0.7%
50Aransas County40+1.8%
51Henderson County39.1+1.1%
52Caldwell County39.1+4.2%
53Chambers County37.2+2.9%
54Wise County35.8+3.1%
55Webb County32.3+0.2%
56Coryell County31.4+0.5%
57Kendall County31.1+2.5%
58Harrison County30.9+0.8%
59Tom Green County30.6+0.3%
60Van Zandt County30.3+1.3%
61Titus County30-0.2%
62Wood County29.7+1.1%
63Upshur County29.4+0.9%
64Wilson County27+1.5%
65Nacogdoches County26.9+0.1%
66Camp County26.4+1.2%
67Hardin County25.5+0.1%
68Washington County24.5+1.6%
69Rusk County22.9+0.4%
70Rains County22.8+1.6%
71Burnet County22.1+1.8%
72Lamar County21.9+0.3%
73Navarro County21.9+1.2%
74Anderson County21.7+0.4%
75Somervell County21.3+1.7%
76Starr County20.9-0.1%
77Austin County20.1+2.3%
78San Jacinto County20+0.5%
79Hopkins County19.7+0.6%
80Cooke County19.6+0.2%
81Cherokee County19.6+0.3%
82Polk County19.5-0.1%
83Kerr County18.90%
84Morris County18.6-0.3%
85Maverick County17.8+0.4%
86Jim Wells County17.3-0.1%
87Fannin County17.3+1.3%
88Atascosa County17+1.2%
89Grimes County16.8+2.7%
90Medina County16.6+2.3%
91Hill County15.9+1.6%
92Brown County15.8-0.1%
93Erath County15.7-0.2%
94Wharton County15-0%
95Calhoun County14.9-0.9%
96Franklin County14.9+1.4%
97Bee County14.3-0.4%
98Jasper County13.6+0.4%
99Kleberg County13.3-0%
100Howard County13.1-0.2%
101Willacy County13.1-0.5%
102Matagorda County12.9+0.8%
103Lampasas County12.8+0.3%
104Palo Pinto County12.5+1.5%
105Hale County12.2-0.8%
106Burleson County12+2.3%
107Cass County11.8-0.1%
108Shelby County11.8-0.2%
109Madison County11.8+0.3%
110Lee County11.5+1.2%
111Bandera County11.2+0.4%
112Panola County11-0.1%
113Gillespie County10.4+1.4%
114Fayette County10.3-0.2%
115Marion County10+0.7%
116Milam County100%
117Limestone County9.7+0.4%
118Llano County9.7+0.2%
119Moore County9.4+1%
120Hockley County9.2+0.4%
121Freestone County9.2+0.6%
122Montague County9.1+0.5%
123Falls County9+0.6%
124Gray County8.7-0.1%
125Jones County8.7+0.3%
126DeWitt County8.6-0.2%
127Colorado County8.6-0%
128Hutchinson County8.5-0.8%
129Tyler County8.5-0.3%
130Delta County8.3-0.2%
131Lavaca County8.2+0.6%
132Robertson County8.1+1.2%
133Trinity County8-0.3%
134Sabine County7.9-0.7%
135Karnes County7.8-0%
136Young County7.7-0.9%
137Eastland County7.6-0.9%
138Bosque County7.4-0.2%
139Blanco County7.4+1.4%
140Gonzales County7.3+0.2%
141Jackson County7.2+0.2%
142Houston County7-0.1%
143Scurry County6.90%
144Frio County6.4+0.1%
145Callahan County6.2-0.2%
146Uvalde County6.20%
147Gaines County6.2+2.9%
148Leon County6.1+0.9%
149Nolan County6-0.2%
150Comanche County5.9+1%
151Val Verde County5.9+0.1%
152San Augustine County5.6-0.7%
153Zapata County5.3-0.3%
154Ward County5.1+0.4%
155Terry County5.1+0.7%
156Dawson County5.1-0.6%
157Wilbarger County5+0.1%
158Newton County4.9-0.3%
159Andrews County4.9+0.6%
160Deaf Smith County4.8+0.6%
161Lamb County4.8-0.3%
162Live Oak County4.4+0.6%
163Red River County4.4-0.2%
164Parmer County4.2+0.4%
165Jack County4.1+1.5%
166Stephens County4-0.3%
167Hamilton County4-0.4%
168Ochiltree County3.9-1.9%
169Archer County3.9-0.1%
170Clay County3.8+0.3%
171Mitchell County3.8-0.1%
172Childress County3.7-0.7%
173Yoakum County3.6-0.8%
174Runnels County3.6-0.7%
175Winkler County3.5-0.3%
176Refugio County3.3-1%
177Goliad County3.3+0.1%
178Bailey County3.3+1.1%
179Castro County3.1-0.7%
180Swisher County2.9-2.1%
181McCulloch County2.7-0%
182Brooks County2.7-1.8%
183Zavala County2.7-1.6%
184Lynn County2.6+1%
185Carson County2.4-0.4%
186Coleman County2.4-0.7%
187Mills County2.4-0.1%
188Haskell County2.4+0.5%
189Dimmit County2.3-2.3%
190Crane County2.2-0.8%
191Martin County2.2-0%
192Crosby County2.1-2%
193Hansford County2.1-1.4%
194Duval County2-2.6%
195Wheeler County2-1.1%
196San Saba County2-0.4%
197Garza County1.9-1.3%
198Dallam County1.9+0.8%
199Floyd County1.9-2.8%
200Hardeman County1.8-2%
201Reeves County1.8+0.1%
202La Salle County1.7-0.5%
203Mason County1.7-0.5%
204Fisher County1.6+0.3%
205Jim Hogg County1.5-1.2%
206Baylor County1.5-0.3%
207Real County1.5-0.6%
208Knox County1.4-1.8%
209Coke County1.4+0.7%
210Concho County1.4+0.9%
211Kimble County1.4+0.4%
212Shackelford County1.4+0.1%
213Donley County1.3-0.2%
214Hemphill County1.3-1.8%
215Hartley County1.3-1.4%
216Cochran County1.3+0.4%
217Lipscomb County1.2+1.8%
218Hall County1.2-2.1%
219Pecos County1.2-0.8%
220Sherman County1.2+0.2%
221Collingsworth County1-3.1%
222Reagan County1+0.7%
223Upton County1+0.7%
224Kinney County0.9+0.1%
225Sutton County0.9-1.3%
226Menard County0.8+1.8%
227Armstrong County0.8+1.7%
228Dickens County0.7-0.7%
229Schleicher County0.7-2.1%
230Throckmorton County0.7+1.1%
231Briscoe County0.6+0.2%
232Brewster County0.6-0.5%
233Foard County0.6-0.3%
234Sterling County0.6-1.7%
235Presidio County0.5-3.4%
236Irion County0.5-3.1%
237Cottle County0.5-3.3%
238Stonewall County0.5-3.1%
239Glasscock County0.5-1.4%
240Oldham County0.5-0.6%
241Motley County0.4+4.1%
242Crockett County0.4-1.3%
243Roberts County0.4+1.7%
244Jeff Davis County0.3-3.6%
245Hudspeth County0.3-0.3%
246Kent County0.3-3.7%
247Edwards County0.3-0.8%
248Borden County0.2+1.2%
249Culberson County0.20%
250McMullen County0.2-2.6%

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Resident population divided by land area in km². World Bank figures use mid-year population and land area excluding inland water.

United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July divided by land area (water excluded) from the latest Census Gazetteer files. US tables often give people per square mile; multiply persons per km² by 2.59 to compare.

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. Population Estimates Program resident population on 1 July divided by land area from the latest Census Gazetteer files, persons per km². https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Which county has the highest population density?

Dallas County, with 1,176.9 inhabitants per km² in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest population density?

Loving County, with 0 inhabitants per km² in 2025.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program resident population on 1 July divided by land area from the latest Census Gazetteer files, persons per km². Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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