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Counties in Texas by population density

Dallas County had the highest population density of 254 counties in 2022, at 1,155.9 inhabitants per km². Loving County had the lowest, at 0 inhabitants per km². The median was 8.4 inhabitants per km² and the figure for Texas was 44.5 inhabitants per km². Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest1,155.9Dallas County
Lowest0Loving County
Median8.4254 counties
Texas44.5History

Top 40 counties, 2022

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Dallas CountyDallas County: 1,155.9 inhabitants per km²1,155.9Harris CountyHarris County: 1,087.7 inhabitants per km²1,087.7Tarrant CountyTarrant County: 963.9 inhabitants per km²963.9Bexar CountyBexar County: 643 inhabitants per km²643Collin CountyCollin County: 533.9 inhabitants per km²533.9Travis CountyTravis County: 518.8 inhabitants per km²518.8Denton CountyDenton County: 431.3 inhabitants per km²431.3Fort Bend CountyFort Bend County: 400.1 inhabitants per km²400.1Rockwall CountyRockwall County: 374.6 inhabitants per km²374.6Galveston CountyGalveston County: 364.1 inhabitants per km²364.1El Paso CountyEl Paso County: 330.8 inhabitants per km²330.8Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 252.4 inhabitants per km²252.4Williamson CountyWilliamson County: 233.4 inhabitants per km²233.4Hidalgo CountyHidalgo County: 218.4 inhabitants per km²218.4Cameron CountyCameron County: 184.4 inhabitants per km²184.4Gregg CountyGregg County: 177.4 inhabitants per km²177.4Nueces CountyNueces County: 161.8 inhabitants per km²161.8Brazos CountyBrazos County: 159.6 inhabitants per km²159.6Hays CountyHays County: 153.8 inhabitants per km²153.8Bell CountyBell County: 142.1 inhabitants per km²142.1Lubbock CountyLubbock County: 137.1 inhabitants per km²137.1Comal CountyComal County: 127.4 inhabitants per km²127.4Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 111.1 inhabitants per km²111.1Brazoria CountyBrazoria County: 110.1 inhabitants per km²110.1Johnson CountyJohnson County: 104.3 inhabitants per km²104.3Smith CountySmith County: 101.5 inhabitants per km²101.5Guadalupe CountyGuadalupe County: 99.4 inhabitants per km²99.4McLennan CountyMcLennan County: 99.1 inhabitants per km²99.1Orange CountyOrange County: 98.4 inhabitants per km²98.4Ellis CountyEllis County: 87.7 inhabitants per km²87.7Kaufman CountyKaufman County: 85.4 inhabitants per km²85.4Wichita CountyWichita County: 80 inhabitants per km²80Midland CountyMidland County: 74.2 inhabitants per km²74.2Parker CountyParker County: 70.8 inhabitants per km²70.8Ector CountyEctor County: 69.6 inhabitants per km²69.6Randall CountyRandall County: 61.8 inhabitants per km²61.8Taylor CountyTaylor County: 61.3 inhabitants per km²61.3Hood CountyHood County: 60.8 inhabitants per km²60.8Grayson CountyGrayson County: 59.3 inhabitants per km²59.3Hunt CountyHunt County: 49.9 inhabitants per km²49.9
inhabitants per km². Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
inhabitants per km²		Change on 2021
1Dallas County1,155.9+0.9%
2Harris County1,087.7+1.5%
3Tarrant County963.9+1.4%
4Bexar County643+1.7%
5Collin County533.9+4.4%
6Travis County518.8+2%
7Denton County431.3+3.9%
8Fort Bend County400.1+3.6%
9Rockwall County374.6+5.8%
10Galveston County364.1+0.6%
11El Paso County330.8+0.1%
12Montgomery County252.4+4.7%
13Williamson County233.4+4.6%
14Hidalgo County218.4+1%
15Cameron County184.4+0.8%
16Gregg County177.4+1.1%
17Nueces County161.8-0.5%
18Brazos County159.6+2%
19Hays County153.8+5.3%
20Bell County142.1+1.8%
21Lubbock County137.1+1.1%
22Comal County127.4+5.6%
23Jefferson County111.1-0.6%
24Brazoria County110.1+2.5%
25Johnson County104.3+4.5%
26Smith County101.5+2.1%
27Guadalupe County99.4+3.2%
28McLennan County99.1+0.9%
29Orange County98.4+0.5%
30Ellis County87.7+4.5%
31Kaufman County85.4+9.1%
32Wichita County80-0%
33Midland County74.2+2.5%
34Parker County70.8+5.6%
35Ector County69.6+0.6%
36Randall County61.8+1.5%
37Taylor County61.3+1%
38Hood County60.8+3.1%
39Grayson County59.3+2.6%
40Hunt County49.9+4.8%
41Potter County48.9-1.3%
42Waller County46.7+4.5%
43Bastrop County46.3+4.2%
44Angelina County42.2+0.4%
45Bowie County40-0.7%
46Victoria County39.9+0.2%
47Walker County39.3+1.9%
48San Patricio County39+0.4%
49Aransas County38.2+1.9%
50Henderson County37.4+1%
51Liberty County34.2+5.4%
52Caldwell County34+2.2%
53Chambers County33.2+5.5%
54Wise County32+4.2%
55Coryell County30.9-0.3%
56Webb County30.8+0.4%
57Tom Green County30.2-0.3%
58Harrison County30+0.6%
59Titus County29.7-0.2%
60Van Zandt County28.8+2.6%
61Kendall County28.6+4.6%
62Wood County28.2+1.8%
63Upshur County28.1+1.6%
64Nacogdoches County26.5+0.2%
65Wilson County25.3+2.8%
66Camp County25.1+1%
67Hardin County25.1+1.2%
68Washington County23.2+1.2%
69Rusk County22-0.2%
70Rains County21.6+3%
71Lamar County21.5+0.3%
72Navarro County20.9+2%
73Anderson County20.8-1.8%
74Starr County20.7-0.2%
75Burnet County20.4+2.9%
76Somervell County20.3+3.3%
77Polk County19.3+2.2%
78San Jacinto County19.3+2.1%
79Hopkins County19+1.6%
80Cooke County19+1.5%
81Cherokee County18.9+0.7%
82Kerr County18.8+1.1%
83Austin County18.6+2.2%
84Morris County18.5+0.5%
85Maverick County17.4+0.1%
86Jim Wells County17.3-0.4%
87Fannin County16.4+1%
88Atascosa County16.1+1.9%
89Brown County15.7+0.7%
90Medina County15.7+2.5%
91Erath County15.6+1.2%
92Grimes County15.3+3.3%
93Hill County15+2.5%
94Calhoun County15-0.5%
95Wharton County14.9+0.3%
96Franklin County14.5+1.4%
97Bee County13.6+0.7%
98Jasper County13.4-0.1%
99Kleberg County13.3-0.6%
100Willacy County13.2-0.4%
101Howard County13.2-10.5%
102Matagorda County12.8-0.6%
103Lampasas County12.3+2.5%
104Hale County12.3-0.7%
105Palo Pinto County11.9+1.9%
106Cass County11.7-0.2%
107Shelby County11.7+0.2%
108Madison County11.3+1%
109Lee County11+1.6%
110Burleson County11+3.3%
111Panola County10.8+0.7%
112Bandera County10.8+2.8%
113Fayette County10.2+1%
114Gillespie County10+0.8%
115Marion County9.8-0.7%
116Milam County9.8+1.7%
117Limestone County9.5+1.2%
118Llano County9.4+2.7%
119Moore County9.1-0.1%
120Hockley County9-0.2%
121Freestone County8.8+1%
122Hutchinson County8.8-1.3%
123Montague County8.8+3.1%
124Gray County8.7-0.8%
125Falls County8.5-0.9%
126Tyler County8.5+2.6%
127Jones County8.5+2.2%
128DeWitt County8.4-0.8%
129Colorado County8.4+0.9%
130Lavaca County8.2+0.6%
131Delta County8.1+1.4%
132Sabine County7.9+0.2%
133Trinity County7.8+1.1%
134Karnes County7.7+1.3%
135Robertson County7.7+1.1%
136Young County7.6+0.3%
137Eastland County7.5+0.2%
138Bosque County7.3+1%
139Gonzales County7.2+1.1%
140Jackson County7.1+0.2%
141Scurry County6.9-3.5%
142Houston County6.9-0.2%
143Blanco County6.8+4.5%
144Uvalde County6.2+0.2%
145Frio County6.2+1.2%
146Callahan County6.1+1.1%
147Nolan County6.1-1.2%
148Val Verde County5.8+0.1%
149Leon County5.8+1.1%
150San Augustine County5.7-0.4%
151Comanche County5.7+0.7%
152Gaines County5.7+1%
153Zapata County5.3-0.4%
154Dawson County5.2-1.5%
155Ward County5.1-1.3%
156Newton County5-1.1%
157Wilbarger County5-1.3%
158Terry County5-2.3%
159Lamb County4.8-1.2%
160Deaf Smith County4.8+0.2%
161Andrews County4.7-0.4%
162Live Oak County4.3+1.6%
163Red River County4.3+0.3%
164Parmer County4.2-1.5%
165Ochiltree County4.1-1.1%
166Stephens County4-0.7%
167Hamilton County3.8+0.8%
168Mitchell County3.8-1%
169Archer County3.8+1.8%
169Childress County3.8+0.7%
171Clay County3.7+1.7%
172Jack County3.7+2.3%
173Runnels County3.6-0%
174Yoakum County3.6-0.9%
175Winkler County3.40%
176Refugio County3.3-0.8%
177Goliad County3.2+0.2%
178Bailey County3.2+0.4%
179Castro County3.1-0.9%
180Swisher County3-0.9%
181Brooks County2.8-1.2%
182Zavala County2.8-1%
183McCulloch County2.7-0.4%
184Lynn County2.5+1.9%
185Carson County2.4+1.7%
186Dimmit County2.4-1.3%
187Coleman County2.4+1.9%
188Mills County2.3+0.2%
189Haskell County2.3+0.7%
190Crane County2.2-1.7%
191Martin County2.2+1%
192Crosby County2.1-1.5%
192Hansford County2.1-0.2%
194Duval County2.1-3.3%
195Floyd County2-0.9%
196Wheeler County2-1.8%
197San Saba County2+0.7%
198Hardeman County1.9-1.2%
199Garza County1.9-28%
200Dallam County1.9+0.9%
201Reeves County1.7-9.5%
202La Salle County1.7-2.3%
203Mason County1.7+1.2%
204Jim Hogg County1.6-0.7%
205Fisher County1.6-1.1%
206Real County1.6+0.1%
207Baylor County1.5+0.3%
208Knox County1.5-1.2%
209Coke County1.4+0.7%
210Hartley County1.4-3.2%
211Kimble County1.4+2.2%
212Hemphill County1.4-3.7%
213Donley County1.4-2.4%
214Shackelford County1.4+0.3%
215Concho County1.3+1.4%
216Cochran County1.3+2.3%
217Hall County1.2-1.3%
218Pecos County1.2-2.5%
219Lipscomb County1.2-1.6%
220Sherman County1.2-0.4%
221Collingsworth County1.1-0.9%
222Reagan County1-3.2%
223Upton County1-2.6%
224Kinney County0.9+0.2%
225Sutton County0.9-1.7%
226Menard County0.8+0.7%
227Armstrong County0.8+0.9%
228Dickens County0.7-0.1%
229Schleicher County0.7-3.6%
230Throckmorton County0.7+2.3%
231Briscoe County0.6+2.7%
232Presidio County0.6-2.9%
233Sterling County0.6+2.6%
234Brewster County0.6-1.2%
235Foard County0.6-0.9%
236Cottle County0.6-2.7%
237Irion County0.6+0.5%
238Stonewall County0.5+0.4%
239Glasscock County0.5+0.6%
240Oldham County0.5+1.8%
241Crockett County0.4-2.2%
242Motley County0.4-3.8%
243Roberts County0.30%
244Jeff Davis County0.3-3%
245Kent County0.3-0.3%
246Hudspeth County0.3+3.6%
247Edwards County0.3-0.4%
248Borden County0.3-6%
249Culberson County0.2-0.9%
250McMullen County0.2-3.5%

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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 1,155.9 inhabitants per km² in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest population density?

Loving County, with 0 inhabitants per km² in 2022.

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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