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Counties in Texas by population density

Dallas County had the highest population density of 254 counties in 2021, at 1,145.3 inhabitants per km². Loving County had the lowest, at 0 inhabitants per km². The median was 8.3 inhabitants per km² and the figure for Texas was 43.7 inhabitants per km². Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest1,145.3Dallas County
Lowest0Loving County
Median8.3254 counties
Texas43.7History

Top 40 counties, 2021

CSVChart (SVG)

Dallas CountyDallas County: 1,145.3 inhabitants per km²1,145.3Harris CountyHarris County: 1,071.1 inhabitants per km²1,071.1Tarrant CountyTarrant County: 950.6 inhabitants per km²950.6Bexar CountyBexar County: 632.3 inhabitants per km²632.3Collin CountyCollin County: 511.4 inhabitants per km²511.4Travis CountyTravis County: 508.4 inhabitants per km²508.4Denton CountyDenton County: 415.2 inhabitants per km²415.2Fort Bend CountyFort Bend County: 386 inhabitants per km²386Galveston CountyGalveston County: 361.9 inhabitants per km²361.9Rockwall CountyRockwall County: 354 inhabitants per km²354El Paso CountyEl Paso County: 330.5 inhabitants per km²330.5Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 241.2 inhabitants per km²241.2Williamson CountyWilliamson County: 223.1 inhabitants per km²223.1Hidalgo CountyHidalgo County: 216.1 inhabitants per km²216.1Cameron CountyCameron County: 183 inhabitants per km²183Gregg CountyGregg County: 175.5 inhabitants per km²175.5Nueces CountyNueces County: 162.6 inhabitants per km²162.6Brazos CountyBrazos County: 156.5 inhabitants per km²156.5Hays CountyHays County: 146.1 inhabitants per km²146.1Bell CountyBell County: 139.5 inhabitants per km²139.5Lubbock CountyLubbock County: 135.6 inhabitants per km²135.6Comal CountyComal County: 120.7 inhabitants per km²120.7Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 111.8 inhabitants per km²111.8Brazoria CountyBrazoria County: 107.4 inhabitants per km²107.4Johnson CountyJohnson County: 99.9 inhabitants per km²99.9Smith CountySmith County: 99.4 inhabitants per km²99.4McLennan CountyMcLennan County: 98.2 inhabitants per km²98.2Orange CountyOrange County: 98 inhabitants per km²98Guadalupe CountyGuadalupe County: 96.3 inhabitants per km²96.3Ellis CountyEllis County: 83.9 inhabitants per km²83.9Wichita CountyWichita County: 80 inhabitants per km²80Kaufman CountyKaufman County: 78.3 inhabitants per km²78.3Midland CountyMidland County: 72.3 inhabitants per km²72.3Ector CountyEctor County: 69.2 inhabitants per km²69.2Parker CountyParker County: 67.1 inhabitants per km²67.1Randall CountyRandall County: 60.9 inhabitants per km²60.9Taylor CountyTaylor County: 60.7 inhabitants per km²60.7Hood CountyHood County: 59 inhabitants per km²59Grayson CountyGrayson County: 57.8 inhabitants per km²57.8Potter CountyPotter County: 49.6 inhabitants per km²49.6
inhabitants per km². Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
inhabitants per km²		Change on 2020
1Dallas County1,145.3-0.8%
2Harris County1,071.1+0.1%
3Tarrant County950.6+0.7%
4Bexar County632.3+0.8%
5Collin County511.4+3.6%
6Travis County508.4+1%
7Denton County415.2+3.3%
8Fort Bend County386+3.8%
9Galveston County361.9+1.2%
10Rockwall County354+6.8%
11El Paso County330.5+0.1%
12Montgomery County241.2+4.1%
13Williamson County223.1+4.7%
14Hidalgo County216.1+0.8%
15Cameron County183+0.3%
16Gregg County175.5-0.1%
17Nueces County162.6-0%
18Brazos County156.5+1.3%
19Hays County146.1+5%
20Bell County139.5+2.2%
21Lubbock County135.6+1%
22Comal County120.7+6.9%
23Jefferson County111.8-0.9%
24Brazoria County107.4+1.5%
25Johnson County99.9+3.6%
26Smith County99.4+1.3%
27McLennan County98.2+1%
28Orange County98-0.1%
29Guadalupe County96.3+2.1%
30Ellis County83.9+4.6%
31Wichita County80+0.4%
32Kaufman County78.3+7.6%
33Midland County72.3-1.2%
34Ector County69.2-2.8%
35Parker County67.1+5%
36Randall County60.9+1.9%
37Taylor County60.7+0.3%
38Hood County59+3.6%
39Grayson County57.8+2.6%
40Potter County49.6-1.5%
41Hunt County47.6+3.3%
42Waller County44.7+3.8%
43Bastrop County44.5+4.3%
44Angelina County42+0.4%
45Bowie County40.3-0.7%
46Victoria County39.8-0.4%
47San Patricio County38.8+1.3%
48Walker County38.6+2.4%
49Aransas County37.5+2.4%
50Henderson County37+1.7%
51Caldwell County33.3+2.2%
52Liberty County32.5+5.3%
53Chambers County31.5+3.6%
54Coryell County31+1.6%
55Webb County30.70%
56Wise County30.7+4.3%
57Tom Green County30.3-0.8%
58Harrison County29.8+1.1%
59Titus County29.7-0%
60Van Zandt County28.1+2.5%
61Upshur County27.7+1.9%
62Wood County27.7+2.8%
63Kendall County27.3+5.2%
64Nacogdoches County26.5+0.3%
65Camp County24.9+1.4%
66Hardin County24.8+1.4%
67Wilson County24.7+2.5%
68Washington County23+0.4%
69Rusk County22+0.8%
70Lamar County21.4+0.5%
71Anderson County21.2+0.7%
72Rains County21+2.4%
73Starr County20.8-0%
74Navarro County20.5+1.6%
75Burnet County19.9+3.4%
76Somervell County19.7+2.9%
77San Jacinto County18.9+1.1%
78Polk County18.9+2.4%
79Cherokee County18.8+1.3%
80Hopkins County18.7+1.1%
81Cooke County18.7+1.5%
82Kerr County18.6+0.9%
83Morris County18.4+0.3%
84Austin County18.2+1%
85Maverick County17.4-0.4%
86Jim Wells County17.40%
87Fannin County16.2+2.4%
88Atascosa County15.8+1.4%
89Brown County15.6+0.2%
90Erath County15.5+1.6%
91Medina County15.3+2.7%
92Calhoun County15.1-1.3%
93Wharton County14.8+0.2%
94Grimes County14.8+2.4%
95Howard County14.7-1.2%
96Hill County14.7+1.2%
97Franklin County14.3+1.3%
98Bee County13.5-0.6%
99Kleberg County13.4-1.1%
100Jasper County13.4-1.1%
101Willacy County13.3+0.8%
102Matagorda County12.8+0.1%
103Hale County12.4-0.8%
104Lampasas County12+2.4%
105Cass County11.8+0.4%
106Shelby County11.7+0.3%
107Palo Pinto County11.7+1.1%
108Madison County11.2+0.3%
109Lee County10.9+1%
110Panola County10.7+0.3%
111Burleson County10.6+2.5%
112Bandera County10.5+2.6%
113Fayette County10.1+0.9%
114Gillespie County10+2%
115Marion County9.9-1.3%
116Milam County9.6+1.8%
117Limestone County9.4-0.3%
118Llano County9.1+3.8%
119Moore County9.1-0.7%
120Hockley County9-1.1%
121Hutchinson County8.9-0.6%
122Gray County8.8-0.4%
123Freestone County8.7+1.8%
124Falls County8.6+0.9%
125Montague County8.5+2.2%
126DeWitt County8.5+0.5%
127Colorado County8.3+0.4%
128Tyler County8.3+0.5%
129Jones County8.3+1.2%
130Lavaca County8.2+0.9%
131Delta County8+2.1%
132Sabine County7.9+1.3%
133Trinity County7.7+1.5%
134Robertson County7.7+1.1%
135Karnes County7.6-0.1%
136Young County7.6+0.6%
137Eastland County7.4+0.4%
138Bosque County7.3+1.4%
139Scurry County7.2-0.6%
140Gonzales County7.1-0.2%
141Jackson County7+0.9%
142Houston County6.9-0.4%
143Blanco County6.5+3.7%
144Nolan County6.2-0.8%
145Uvalde County6.2+1%
146Frio County6.1-2.6%
147Callahan County6.1+2.6%
148Val Verde County5.8-0.2%
149Leon County5.8+1.7%
150San Augustine County5.8-0.2%
151Comanche County5.7+1.3%
152Gaines County5.6+0.8%
153Zapata County5.40%
154Dawson County5.3-0.9%
155Ward County5.1-4.9%
156Terry County5.1-0.7%
157Newton County5.1+0.5%
158Wilbarger County5.1-1.1%
159Lamb County4.9-0.8%
160Deaf Smith County4.7-0.8%
161Andrews County4.7-1%
162Parmer County4.3-0.7%
163Red River County4.3+0.1%
164Live Oak County4.2+0.5%
165Ochiltree County4.1-1.9%
166Stephens County4.1+3.8%
167Mitchell County3.8+0.4%
168Hamilton County3.8-0.2%
169Childress County3.8+2%
170Archer County3.7+1.8%
171Clay County3.7+0.5%
172Yoakum County3.7-1.5%
173Runnels County3.6-0.3%
174Jack County3.6+0.7%
175Winkler County3.4-4.7%
176Refugio County3.4-0.6%
177Goliad County3.2+1.6%
178Bailey County3.2-0.9%
179Castro County3.2+0.4%
180Swisher County3+0.8%
181Brooks County2.9-1%
182Zavala County2.8-1.9%
183McCulloch County2.7-0.8%
184Garza County2.7+7.8%
185Dimmit County2.5-1.2%
186Lynn County2.4+0.7%
187Carson County2.4-1.2%
188Coleman County2.4+0.4%
189Mills County2.3+0.9%
190Haskell County2.3-0.9%
191Crane County2.3-0.9%
192Martin County2.2-0.8%
193Crosby County2.2-0.3%
194Duval County2.2+2.2%
195Hansford County2.2-2.5%
196Wheeler County2.1-1.8%
197Floyd County2.1-1.4%
198San Saba County2+1.5%
199Hardeman County2-0.3%
200Reeves County1.9-11.9%
201Dallam County1.8+0.6%
202La Salle County1.7+0.3%
203Mason County1.6-0.8%
204Jim Hogg County1.6-1.2%
205Fisher County1.60%
206Real County1.6+2.2%
207Baylor County1.5-0.1%
208Knox County1.5-0.9%
209Hartley County1.4+0.9%
210Hemphill County1.4-1.2%
211Coke County1.4+0.1%
212Donley County1.4+2.4%
213Shackelford County1.4+2.8%
214Kimble County1.3+1.4%
215Concho County1.3+0.8%
216Hall County1.2+1.6%
217Cochran County1.2-3.2%
218Pecos County1.2-0.4%
219Lipscomb County1.2-4.5%
220Sherman County1.2-0.1%
221Collingsworth County1.1-1.3%
222Reagan County1.1-4.8%
223Upton County1-1.9%
224Kinney County0.9-0.1%
225Sutton County0.9-1.9%
226Menard County0.8+0.4%
227Armstrong County0.8-0.6%
228Dickens County0.7-1.5%
229Schleicher County0.70%
230Throckmorton County0.6+3.7%
231Presidio County0.6+0.2%
232Briscoe County0.6-1.3%
233Brewster County0.6-0.8%
234Cottle County0.6-0.7%
234Foard County0.6-2.5%
236Sterling County0.6-0.5%
237Irion County0.6+1.6%
238Stonewall County0.5-2.5%
239Glasscock County0.5+1.7%
240Oldham County0.4-1.8%
241Motley County0.4+1%
242Crockett County0.4-2.3%
243Roberts County0.3-2.3%
244Jeff Davis County0.3-1.2%
245Kent County0.3-1.9%
246Hudspeth County0.3+3%
247Borden County0.3-4%
248Edwards County0.3+0.8%
249Culberson County0.20%
250McMullen County0.2-1%

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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 1,145.3 inhabitants per km² in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest population density?

Loving County, with 0 inhabitants per km² in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

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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