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Counties in Texas by population density

Dallas County had the highest population density of 254 counties in 2024, at 1,178 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 46.3 inhabitants per km². Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest1,178Dallas County
Lowest0Loving County
Median8.6254 counties
Texas46.3History

Top 40 counties, 2024

CSVChart (SVG)

Dallas CountyDallas County: 1,178 inhabitants per km²1,178Harris CountyHarris County: 1,129.9 inhabitants per km²1,129.9Tarrant CountyTarrant County: 994.9 inhabitants per km²994.9Bexar CountyBexar County: 665.8 inhabitants per km²665.8Collin CountyCollin County: 575.4 inhabitants per km²575.4Travis CountyTravis County: 533.9 inhabitants per km²533.9Denton CountyDenton County: 460 inhabitants per km²460Fort Bend CountyFort Bend County: 425.9 inhabitants per km²425.9Rockwall CountyRockwall County: 415.4 inhabitants per km²415.4Galveston CountyGalveston County: 373.8 inhabitants per km²373.8El Paso CountyEl Paso County: 335.2 inhabitants per km²335.2Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 278.3 inhabitants per km²278.3Williamson CountyWilliamson County: 252.2 inhabitants per km²252.2Hidalgo CountyHidalgo County: 224.5 inhabitants per km²224.5Cameron CountyCameron County: 187.5 inhabitants per km²187.5Gregg CountyGregg County: 178.5 inhabitants per km²178.5Hays CountyHays County: 167.9 inhabitants per km²167.9Brazos CountyBrazos County: 163.6 inhabitants per km²163.6Nueces CountyNueces County: 162.3 inhabitants per km²162.3Bell CountyBell County: 145.6 inhabitants per km²145.6Lubbock CountyLubbock County: 140.2 inhabitants per km²140.2Comal CountyComal County: 139 inhabitants per km²139Brazoria CountyBrazoria County: 116.5 inhabitants per km²116.5Johnson CountyJohnson County: 112.7 inhabitants per km²112.7Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 112.1 inhabitants per km²112.1Guadalupe CountyGuadalupe County: 106.2 inhabitants per km²106.2Smith CountySmith County: 104.6 inhabitants per km²104.6McLennan CountyMcLennan County: 100.7 inhabitants per km²100.7Orange CountyOrange County: 99.4 inhabitants per km²99.4Kaufman CountyKaufman County: 97.9 inhabitants per km²97.9Ellis CountyEllis County: 95.9 inhabitants per km²95.9Wichita CountyWichita County: 79.7 inhabitants per km²79.7Midland CountyMidland County: 78.9 inhabitants per km²78.9Parker CountyParker County: 76.8 inhabitants per km²76.8Ector CountyEctor County: 73.4 inhabitants per km²73.4Hood CountyHood County: 63.6 inhabitants per km²63.6Randall CountyRandall County: 63.6 inhabitants per km²63.6Taylor CountyTaylor County: 62.6 inhabitants per km²62.6Grayson CountyGrayson County: 62.4 inhabitants per km²62.4Hunt CountyHunt County: 54.8 inhabitants per km²54.8
inhabitants per km². Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
inhabitants per km²		Change on 2023
1Dallas County1,178+1%
2Harris County1,129.9+2%
3Tarrant County994.9+1.6%
4Bexar County665.8+1.7%
5Collin County575.4+3.9%
6Travis County533.9+1.6%
7Denton County460+3.2%
8Fort Bend County425.9+2.9%
9Rockwall County415.4+4.2%
10Galveston County373.8+1.4%
11El Paso County335.2+0.8%
12Montgomery County278.3+4.9%
13Williamson County252.2+3.9%
14Hidalgo County224.5+1.4%
15Cameron County187.5+0.9%
16Gregg County178.5-0%
17Hays County167.9+4.4%
18Brazos County163.6+0.8%
19Nueces County162.3+0.1%
20Bell County145.6+1%
21Lubbock County140.2+1.2%
22Comal County139+3.9%
23Brazoria County116.5+2.7%
24Johnson County112.7+3.9%
25Jefferson County112.1+0.4%
26Guadalupe County106.2+3.4%
27Smith County104.6+1.5%
28McLennan County100.7+0.7%
29Orange County99.4+0.3%
30Kaufman County97.9+6.1%
31Ellis County95.9+4.1%
32Wichita County79.7-0.3%
33Midland County78.9+3%
34Parker County76.8+3.6%
35Ector County73.4+2.8%
36Hood County63.6+2.4%
37Randall County63.6+1.5%
38Taylor County62.6+0.8%
39Grayson County62.4+2.6%
40Hunt County54.8+4.7%
41Bastrop County50.4+3.9%
42Waller County49.7+2.8%
43Potter County48.7-0.6%
44Angelina County42.6+0.4%
45Walker County41.1+1.1%
46Bowie County40.4+1.1%
47Victoria County40.4+0.5%
48San Patricio County39.8+1.1%
49Aransas County39.3+1.3%
50Liberty County38.8+6.4%
51Henderson County38.7+1.4%
52Caldwell County37.5+5.3%
53Chambers County36.2+3.5%
54Wise County34.7+4.2%
55Webb County32.2+3.2%
56Coryell County31.3-0.4%
57Harrison County30.6+0.6%
58Tom Green County30.5+0.7%
59Kendall County30.3+2.8%
60Titus County30+0.8%
61Van Zandt County29.9+1.9%
62Wood County29.4+2.2%
63Upshur County29.2+1.4%
64Nacogdoches County26.9+0.6%
65Wilson County26.6+1.9%
66Camp County26.1+1.3%
67Hardin County25.4+0.7%
68Washington County24.1+1.2%
69Rusk County22.8+2.5%
70Rains County22.4+2%
71Lamar County21.8+0.4%
72Burnet County21.7+3%
73Anderson County21.6+0.9%
74Navarro County21.6+1.4%
75Starr County21+0.5%
76Somervell County20.9+2%
77San Jacinto County19.9+0.5%
78Austin County19.6+3.5%
79Cooke County19.6+1.3%
80Polk County19.5-0.2%
81Hopkins County19.5+1.5%
82Cherokee County19.5+1%
83Kerr County18.9+0.2%
84Morris County18.6+0.3%
85Maverick County17.7+0.9%
86Jim Wells County17.3+0.2%
87Fannin County17.1+2.4%
88Atascosa County16.8+1.6%
89Grimes County16.3+2.3%
90Medina County16.2+1.4%
91Brown County15.8+0.7%
92Erath County15.7-0.7%
93Hill County15.7+1.7%
94Calhoun County15.1+0.2%
95Wharton County15+0.5%
96Franklin County14.7+1.2%
97Bee County14.3+4%
98Jasper County13.6+0.7%
99Kleberg County13.30%
100Willacy County13.1+0.3%
101Howard County13.1-0.4%
102Matagorda County12.8-0.2%
103Lampasas County12.8+1.1%
104Hale County12.3+0.4%
105Palo Pinto County12.3+1.8%
106Cass County11.8+0.2%
107Shelby County11.8+0.2%
108Burleson County11.8+3.1%
109Madison County11.7+3.1%
110Lee County11.4+1.3%
111Bandera County11.1+0.8%
112Panola County11+1%
113Fayette County10.4+0.3%
114Gillespie County10.3+1.3%
115Milam County10+0.7%
116Marion County10+1.2%
117Limestone County9.7+1.1%
118Llano County9.6+1.4%
119Moore County9.3+1.9%
120Hockley County9.1+0.8%
121Freestone County9.1+1.6%
122Montague County9.1+1%
123Falls County9+0.6%
124Gray County8.7-0.1%
125Jones County8.6-0%
126DeWitt County8.6+0.4%
127Colorado County8.6+1%
128Hutchinson County8.6-1.1%
129Tyler County8.6+0.4%
130Delta County8.4+0.7%
131Lavaca County8.2-0.2%
132Trinity County8+1.2%
133Robertson County8+1.8%
134Sabine County7.9-0.5%
135Karnes County7.8+0.4%
136Young County7.7+0.9%
137Eastland County7.6+0.5%
138Bosque County7.4+0.1%
139Blanco County7.3+2.5%
140Gonzales County7.3+0.5%
141Jackson County7.1+1%
142Houston County7+1.3%
143Scurry County6.9-0.1%
144Frio County6.4+1.5%
145Callahan County6.2+0.7%
146Uvalde County6.2+0.1%
147Leon County6+1%
148Nolan County6-0.7%
149Gaines County6+3.2%
150Comanche County5.9+1.8%
151Val Verde County5.9+0.2%
152San Augustine County5.7-1.1%
153Zapata County5.3+0.2%
154Ward County5.1+1%
155Dawson County5.1-0.5%
156Terry County5.1+0.7%
157Wilbarger County5-0.3%
158Newton County5-1.1%
159Andrews County4.8+0.9%
160Lamb County4.8-0.7%
161Deaf Smith County4.8+0.5%
162Live Oak County4.4+0.3%
163Red River County4.4+1.1%
164Parmer County4.2+0.1%
165Stephens County4.1+0.3%
166Hamilton County4+1.3%
167Jack County4+2.4%
168Ochiltree County4-1.9%
169Archer County3.9+1%
170Clay County3.8+0.3%
171Mitchell County3.8-1.5%
172Childress County3.7-1.1%
173Yoakum County3.6+0.8%
174Runnels County3.6-1.4%
175Winkler County3.5-0.8%
176Refugio County3.4+0.4%
177Goliad County3.3+0.5%
178Bailey County3.2+1.3%
179Castro County3.2+0.7%
180Swisher County3-0.8%
181Brooks County2.7-2.5%
182Zavala County2.7-1.9%
183McCulloch County2.7-0.5%
184Lynn County2.6+2.3%
185Carson County2.4-0.9%
186Coleman County2.4+1.3%
187Dimmit County2.4-0.9%
188Mills County2.4+0.9%
189Haskell County2.3+0.5%
190Crane County2.3+0.4%
191Martin County2.2+0.2%
192Crosby County2.1-0.3%
193Hansford County2.1-1.3%
194Duval County2.10%
195Wheeler County2+0.1%
196San Saba County2+5%
197Garza County2+0.5%
198Floyd County2-2%
199Dallam County1.9+2%
200Hardeman County1.9-2.5%
201Reeves County1.8+1.5%
202La Salle County1.7+0.2%
203Mason County1.7+1.8%
204Fisher County1.6+1.9%
205Jim Hogg County1.6-1.1%
206Baylor County1.60%
207Real County1.5-2.9%
208Knox County1.5-2%
209Coke County1.4+0.3%
210Concho County1.4+4.2%
211Kimble County1.4-1.3%
212Shackelford County1.3-0.8%
213Donley County1.3+1%
214Hemphill County1.3-0.4%
215Hartley County1.3-2.8%
216Cochran County1.3+0.1%
217Hall County1.2-0.4%
218Lipscomb County1.2-0.5%
219Pecos County1.2-0.3%
220Sherman County1.2+3%
221Collingsworth County1.1+0.8%
222Reagan County1-1.1%
223Upton County1-0.5%
224Kinney County0.9-1.2%
225Sutton County0.9+0.7%
226Menard County0.8-1.9%
227Armstrong County0.8-0.9%
228Dickens County0.7-0.1%
229Schleicher County0.7-2.7%
230Throckmorton County0.7+0.6%
231Briscoe County0.6+1.9%
232Brewster County0.6-0.3%
233Foard County0.6-3.5%
233Sterling County0.60%
235Presidio County0.6-1.9%
236Irion County0.6-2.8%
237Cottle County0.5-2.3%
238Stonewall County0.5+1.6%
239Glasscock County0.5-0.8%
240Oldham County0.5+1.3%
241Motley County0.4-1.8%
242Crockett County0.4-1.3%
243Roberts County0.4+2.9%
244Jeff Davis County0.3-4.1%
245Kent County0.3-3.9%
246Hudspeth County0.3+1.4%
247Edwards County0.3-1.2%
248Borden County0.2-2.4%
249Culberson County0.2+3.1%
250McMullen County0.2-3.1%

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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 1,178 inhabitants per km² in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest population density?

Loving County, with 0 inhabitants per km² in 2024.

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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