Cities in Texas by population

Houston, TX had the highest population of 256 cities in 2022, at 2.32 million. Lavon, TX had the lowest, at 6,522. The median was 24,399 and the figure for Texas was 30.12 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest2,316,816Houston, TX

Lowest6,522Lavon, TX

Median24,399256 cities

Texas30,118,002History

Top 40 cities, 2022

persons. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2022 persons	Change on 2021
1	Houston, TX	2,316,816	+1.1%
2	San Antonio, TX	1,476,463	+1.6%
3	Dallas, TX	1,303,744	+1%
4	Austin, TX	978,358	+1.2%
5	Fort Worth, TX	959,354	+2.3%
6	El Paso, TX	678,968	+0.1%
7	Arlington, TX	395,593	+0.5%
8	Corpus Christi, TX	316,457	-0.5%
9	Plano, TX	291,123	+0.8%
10	Lubbock, TX	264,296	+1.2%
11	Laredo, TX	256,856	+0.5%
12	Irving, TX	255,305	+0.3%
13	Garland, TX	246,780	+1%
14	Frisco, TX	220,399	+4.4%
15	McKinney, TX	208,584	+2.5%
16	Grand Prairie, TX	202,077	+2.4%
17	Amarillo, TX	201,380	+0.3%
18	Brownsville, TX	189,237	+1%
19	Killeen, TX	159,358	+1.4%
20	Denton, TX	150,969	+2.5%
21	Pasadena, TX	148,599	-0.1%
22	Mesquite, TX	148,157	+0.3%
23	McAllen, TX	144,703	+0.7%
24	Waco, TX	143,268	+0.6%
25	Midland, TX	135,355	+2.6%
26	Carrollton, TX	134,305	+0.5%
27	Lewisville, TX	131,642	+3.5%
28	Pearland, TX	129,038	+0.9%
29	Abilene, TX	127,376	+1.2%
30	Round Rock, TX	127,340	+2.6%
31	College Station, TX	124,421	+1.5%
32	Richardson, TX	119,245	+0.9%
33	League City, TX	115,518	-0.1%
34	Odessa, TX	113,574	+1.2%
35	Beaumont, TX	112,544	-0.9%
36	Allen, TX	112,062	+4.6%
37	Sugar Land, TX	109,843	+0.2%
38	Tyler, TX	109,457	+1.9%
39	New Braunfels, TX	104,777	+5.8%
40	Edinburg, TX	104,186	+1.2%
41	Wichita Falls, TX	102,623	-0.2%
42	Conroe, TX	101,735	+6.6%
43	San Angelo, TX	99,208	-0.3%
44	Temple, TX	89,791	+4.6%
45	Bryan, TX	88,054	+3.2%
46	Georgetown, TX	87,224	+14.8%
47	Mission, TX	86,750	+0.7%
48	Baytown, TX	84,925	+0.6%
49	Longview, TX	82,679	+1.2%
50	Pharr, TX	80,215	+0.8%
51	Flower Mound, TX	78,736	+1.6%
52	Cedar Park, TX	78,093	-1.1%
53	Mansfield, TX	76,853	+3.2%
54	Missouri City, TX	76,812	+2.3%
55	Leander, TX	74,584	+11.2%
56	Harlingen, TX	71,865	-0.3%
57	North Richland Hills, TX	70,820	+0.8%
58	San Marcos, TX	70,572	+1.6%
59	Pflugerville, TX	66,015	-0.7%
60	Victoria, TX	65,455	+0.4%
61	Rowlett, TX	65,152	+2.3%
62	Wylie, TX	61,240	+2.9%
63	Euless, TX	60,289	-0.4%
64	Kyle, TX	57,364	+11.1%
65	DeSoto, TX	56,191	+0.9%
66	Port Arthur, TX	55,828	-0.7%
67	Texas City, TX	55,687	+2.6%
68	Little Elm, TX	55,086	+8.4%
69	Burleson, TX	53,532	+3.9%
70	Galveston, TX	53,234	-0.4%
71	Rockwall, TX	51,609	+3.7%
72	Grapevine, TX	51,374	+0.9%
73	Bedford, TX	48,902	-0.8%
74	Cedar Hill, TX	48,427	-0.3%
75	Huntsville, TX	47,822	+1.9%
76	Haltom City, TX	45,647	-0.3%
77	The Colony, TX	45,567	+0.7%
78	Waxahachie, TX	45,520	+3.9%
79	Keller, TX	45,312	-0.3%
79	Sherman, TX	45,312	+0.5%
81	Schertz, TX	43,273	+1.1%
82	Weslaco, TX	42,271	+3.1%
83	Coppell, TX	41,971	-0.6%
84	Rosenberg, TX	40,951	+3.4%
85	Friendswood, TX	40,821	-0.3%
86	Lancaster, TX	40,521	-0.5%
87	Hurst, TX	39,774	-0.8%
88	Duncanville, TX	39,564	-0.6%
89	Midlothian, TX	38,653	+4.5%
90	Copperas Cove, TX	37,992	+1.4%
91	Prosper, TX	37,870	+10.9%
92	Socorro, TX	37,741	+4.4%
93	La Porte, TX	36,756	+2%
94	Hutto, TX	36,706	+18.8%
95	Farmers Branch, TX	36,400	+1%
96	Weatherford, TX	36,239	+6.7%
97	Texarkana, TX	35,836	-0.8%
98	San Juan, TX	35,832	+0.8%
99	Cibolo, TX	34,835	+4%
100	Del Rio, TX	34,559	-0%
101	Celina, TX	34,476	+43.1%
102	Lufkin, TX	34,202	-0%
103	Harker Heights, TX	34,085	+1.4%
104	Cleburne, TX	33,906	+5.5%
105	Deer Park, TX	33,720	-0.1%
106	Fulshear, TX	33,524	+36.7%
107	Seguin, TX	33,508	+8.1%
108	Nacogdoches, TX	31,998	-0.1%
109	Forney, TX	31,991	+17.9%
110	Southlake, TX	31,164	+0.1%
111	Greenville, TX	31,081	+5.2%
112	Sachse, TX	30,635	+5.6%
113	Converse, TX	29,685	+3.5%
114	Eagle Pass, TX	28,287	+0.4%
115	Alvin, TX	28,159	+2.5%
116	Lake Jackson, TX	27,712	-0.6%
117	Balch Springs, TX	27,029	-0.5%
118	Denison, TX	26,415	+4.8%
119	Colleyville, TX	25,900	-0.3%
120	Corsicana, TX	25,628	+0.3%
121	Katy, TX	25,403	+6.8%
122	Saginaw, TX	25,357	+5.5%
123	University Park, TX	25,116	0%
124	San Benito, TX	24,849	+0.1%
125	Kerrville, TX	24,814	+1.1%
126	Kingsville, TX	24,812	-0.7%
127	Paris, TX	24,667	+0.1%
128	Benbrook, TX	24,541	-0.5%
129	Belton, TX	24,257	+2.7%
130	Anna, TX	23,825	+16.5%
131	Marshall, TX	23,719	+0.1%
132	Horizon City, TX	23,316	+0.8%
133	Watauga, TX	23,106	-0.8%
134	Corinth, TX	23,010	+0.9%
135	Princeton, TX	22,962	+14.4%
136	Ennis, TX	22,901	+7.7%
137	Fate, TX	22,804	+8.6%
138	Big Spring, TX	22,607	-13.3%
139	Dickinson, TX	21,742	+0.2%
140	Stephenville, TX	21,623	+1%
141	Murphy, TX	21,285	+0.3%
142	Boerne, TX	20,717	+6.9%
143	Portland, TX	20,426	-0.9%
144	Alamo, TX	20,298	+1.6%
145	Terrell, TX	20,274	+7.2%
146	Universal City, TX	20,047	+1%
147	Royse City, TX	19,837	+23.5%
148	Alton, TX	19,643	+4.2%
149	Angleton, TX	19,624	+1.1%
150	Seagoville, TX	19,588	+4.1%
151	Lakeway, TX	19,567	+1.7%
152	Crowley, TX	19,514	+1%
152	Plainview, TX	19,514	-1.5%
154	Melissa, TX	19,423	+14.5%
155	La Marque, TX	19,170	+1.7%
156	Orange, TX	19,092	-0.1%
157	Palestine, TX	19,091	+0.8%
158	Manor, TX	19,076	+5.4%
159	Brownwood, TX	18,733	-0%
160	Brenham, TX	18,669	+3.5%
161	Glenn Heights, TX	18,365	+6.9%
162	Nederland, TX	18,206	-1.5%
163	White Settlement, TX	18,124	-0.2%
164	Gainesville, TX	17,903	+1.2%
165	Alice, TX	17,676	-0.8%
166	Bay City, TX	17,528	-2.4%
167	Red Oak, TX	17,412	+12.9%
168	Addison, TX	17,341	-0.4%
169	Stafford, TX	17,246	+0.5%
170	Taylor, TX	17,104	+1%
171	Bellaire, TX	17,102	+0.6%
172	Groves, TX	16,855	-1.3%
173	Donna, TX	16,805	0%
174	Mercedes, TX	16,731	+2.6%
175	Pampa, TX	16,597	-0.9%
176	Humble, TX	16,468	0%
177	Sulphur Springs, TX	16,430	+2.2%
178	Hewitt, TX	16,412	+1.2%
179	Highland Village, TX	16,181	+1%
180	Buda, TX	16,154	+2.9%
181	Gatesville, TX	16,120	-0.2%
182	Live Oak, TX	16,027	+0.9%
183	Mount Pleasant, TX	16,024	-0.6%
184	South Houston, TX	15,994	+0.5%
185	Palmview, TX	15,838	+0.1%
186	Canyon, TX	15,772	+2.5%
187	Uvalde, TX	15,397	+0.2%
188	Rio Grande City, TX	15,289	-0.1%
189	Mineral Wells, TX	15,212	+1.7%
190	Lockhart, TX	15,005	+2.1%
191	West University Place, TX	14,916	+0.5%
192	Hereford, TX	14,791	+0.1%
193	Manvel, TX	14,667	+20.4%
194	Hidalgo, TX	14,418	+1.5%
195	Jacksonville, TX	14,279	+0.7%
196	Dumas, TX	14,236	-0.4%
197	Lumberton, TX	14,024	+1.4%
198	Azle, TX	13,976	+3.3%
199	Forest Hill, TX	13,950	+0.8%
200	Trophy Club, TX	13,844	-0%
201	Seabrook, TX	13,783	+1.5%
202	Port Neches, TX	13,668	+0.7%
203	Tomball, TX	13,659	+7.3%
204	Kilgore, TX	13,448	+0.5%
205	Henderson, TX	13,394	+0.8%
206	Beeville, TX	13,334	-2.3%
207	Andrews, TX	13,260	-0.7%
208	Athens, TX	13,118	+0.1%
209	Iowa Colony, TX	12,954	+19.9%
210	Robinson, TX	12,916	+2%
211	Santa Fe, TX	12,851	+0.5%
212	Richmond, TX	12,664	+3%
213	Levelland, TX	12,396	-0.1%
214	Granbury, TX	12,362	+5.7%
215	Webster, TX	12,265	+0.5%
216	Borger, TX	12,230	-1.6%
217	El Campo, TX	12,167	-0.6%
218	Selma, TX	11,745	+1.1%
219	Leon Valley, TX	11,471	-0.2%
220	Roma, TX	11,458	-0.3%
221	Fredericksburg, TX	11,388	+1.1%
222	Elgin, TX	11,368	+8.7%
223	Port Lavaca, TX	11,291	-0.9%
224	Bastrop, TX	11,281	+10%
225	Snyder, TX	11,205	-1.1%
226	Fair Oaks Ranch, TX	11,137	+5.9%
227	Burkburnett, TX	11,106	+0.6%
228	Pleasanton, TX	10,947	+1.4%
229	Fairview, TX	10,904	+2.1%
230	Rockport, TX	10,724	+2.6%
231	Clute, TX	10,689	+0.5%
232	Bonham, TX	10,632	+1.2%
233	Heath, TX	10,604	+4.6%
234	Freeport, TX	10,569	-0.4%
235	Bellmead, TX	10,558	+0.6%
236	Galena Park, TX	10,434	-0.3%
237	Sweetwater, TX	10,377	-1.3%
238	Raymondville, TX	10,218	-0.1%
239	Robstown, TX	10,186	+0.4%
240	San Elizario, TX	10,115	+0.1%
241	Ingleside, TX	10,087	+1.8%
242	Town of Pecos, TX	10,072	-10.9%
243	Roanoke, TX	10,005	+0.6%
244	Sanger, TX	9,763	+3.6%
245	Lago Vista, TX	9,731	+5%
246	Helotes, TX	9,534	+4.6%
247	Kennedale, TX	9,323	+10.2%
248	Dayton, TX	8,987	+2.6%
249	Liberty Hill, TX	8,971	+34.7%
249	Mont Belvieu, TX	8,971	+7%

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Resident population. Spain and the EU: 1 January, with Spanish figures from the official municipal register (Padrón). Norway: Statistics Norway, 1 January. United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July. United Kingdom regions and local authorities: Office for National Statistics estimates for 30 June. Other countries and the World: World Bank mid-year estimates, which count all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals), Cities in Texas by population, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 14 May 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/population/texas-cities?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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  title = {{Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals): Cities in Texas by population, 2022}},
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Which city has the highest population?

Houston, TX, with 2.32 million in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Lavon, TX, with 6,522 in 2022.

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