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Cities in Texas by population

Houston, TX had the highest population of 256 cities in 2024, at 2.39 million. Lavon, TX had the lowest, at 8,468. The median was 25,448 and the figure for Texas was 31.32 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest2,385,800Houston, TX
Lowest8,468Lavon, TX
Median25,448256 cities
Texas31,318,578History

Top 40 cities, 2024

Houston, TX: 2,385,800 personsHouston, TX2,385,800San Antonio, TX: 1,534,063 personsSan Antonio, TX1,534,063Dallas, TX: 1,331,299 personsDallas, TX1,331,299Fort Worth, TX: 1,008,605 personsFort Worth, TX1,008,605Austin, TX: 998,607 personsAustin, TX998,607El Paso, TX: 685,231 personsEl Paso, TX685,231Arlington, TX: 403,348 personsArlington, TX403,348Corpus Christi, TX: 317,147 personsCorpus Christi, TX317,147Plano, TX: 293,395 personsPlano, TX293,395Lubbock, TX: 270,226 personsLubbock, TX270,226Laredo, TX: 268,740 personsLaredo, TX268,740Irving, TX: 258,637 personsIrving, TX258,637Garland, TX: 251,034 personsGarland, TX251,034Frisco, TX: 235,159 personsFrisco, TX235,159McKinney, TX: 227,497 personsMcKinney, TX227,497Grand Prairie, TX: 207,515 personsGrand Prairie, TX207,515Amarillo, TX: 203,513 personsAmarillo, TX203,513Brownsville, TX: 192,417 personsBrownsville, TX192,417Denton, TX: 166,235 personsDenton, TX166,235Killeen, TX: 160,388 personsKilleen, TX160,388Mesquite, TX: 150,461 personsMesquite, TX150,461Pasadena, TX: 149,276 personsPasadena, TX149,276McAllen, TX: 148,655 personsMcAllen, TX148,655Waco, TX: 146,790 personsWaco, TX146,790Midland, TX: 144,194 personsMidland, TX144,194Lewisville, TX: 136,050 personsLewisville, TX136,050Carrollton, TX: 135,781 personsCarrollton, TX135,781Round Rock, TX: 135,621 personsRound Rock, TX135,621Pearland, TX: 130,789 personsPearland, TX130,789Abilene, TX: 130,136 personsAbilene, TX130,136College Station, TX: 127,208 personsCollege Station, TX127,208Odessa, TX: 120,189 personsOdessa, TX120,189League City, TX: 118,267 personsLeague City, TX118,267Richardson, TX: 117,972 personsRichardson, TX117,972New Braunfels, TX: 116,523 personsNew Braunfels, TX116,523Conroe, TX: 114,661 personsConroe, TX114,661Allen, TX: 113,736 personsAllen, TX113,736Beaumont, TX: 113,022 personsBeaumont, TX113,022Tyler, TX: 112,547 personsTyler, TX112,547Sugar Land, TX: 108,937 personsSugar Land, TX108,937Houston, TX: 2,385,800 personsHouston, TX2,385,800San Antonio, TX: 1,534,063 personsSan Antonio, TX1,534,063Dallas, TX: 1,331,299 personsDallas, TX1,331,299Fort Worth, TX: 1,008,605 personsFort Worth, TX1,008,605Austin, TX: 998,607 personsAustin, TX998,607El Paso, TX: 685,231 personsEl Paso, TX685,231Arlington, TX: 403,348 personsArlington, TX403,348Corpus Christi, TX: 317,147 personsCorpus Christi, TX317,147Plano, TX: 293,395 personsPlano, TX293,395Lubbock, TX: 270,226 personsLubbock, TX270,226Laredo, TX: 268,740 personsLaredo, TX268,740Irving, TX: 258,637 personsIrving, TX258,637Garland, TX: 251,034 personsGarland, TX251,034Frisco, TX: 235,159 personsFrisco, TX235,159McKinney, TX: 227,497 personsMcKinney, TX227,497Grand Prairie, TX: 207,515 personsGrand Prairie, TX207,515Amarillo, TX: 203,513 personsAmarillo, TX203,513Brownsville, TX: 192,417 personsBrownsville, TX192,417Denton, TX: 166,235 personsDenton, TX166,235Killeen, TX: 160,388 personsKilleen, TX160,388Mesquite, TX: 150,461 personsMesquite, TX150,461Pasadena, TX: 149,276 personsPasadena, TX149,276McAllen, TX: 148,655 personsMcAllen, TX148,655Waco, TX: 146,790 personsWaco, TX146,790Midland, TX: 144,194 personsMidland, TX144,194Lewisville, TX: 136,050 personsLewisville, TX136,050Carrollton, TX: 135,781 personsCarrollton, TX135,781Round Rock, TX: 135,621 personsRound Rock, TX135,621Pearland, TX: 130,789 personsPearland, TX130,789Abilene, TX: 130,136 personsAbilene, TX130,136College Station, TX: 127,208 personsCollege Station, TX127,208Odessa, TX: 120,189 personsOdessa, TX120,189League City, TX: 118,267 personsLeague City, TX118,267Richardson, TX: 117,972 personsRichardson, TX117,972New Braunfels, TX: 116,523 personsNew Braunfels, TX116,523Conroe, TX: 114,661 personsConroe, TX114,661Allen, TX: 113,736 personsAllen, TX113,736Beaumont, TX: 113,022 personsBeaumont, TX113,022Tyler, TX: 112,547 personsTyler, TX112,547Sugar Land, TX: 108,937 personsSugar Land, TX108,937
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

RankCities2024
persons		Change on 2023
1Houston, TX2,385,800+1.7%
2San Antonio, TX1,534,063+1.9%
3Dallas, TX1,331,299+1%
4Fort Worth, TX1,008,605+2.5%
5Austin, TX998,607+0.9%
6El Paso, TX685,231+0.5%
7Arlington, TX403,348+0.7%
8Corpus Christi, TX317,147+0.1%
9Plano, TX293,3950%
10Lubbock, TX270,226+1.1%
11Laredo, TX268,740+3.2%
12Irving, TX258,637+0.5%
13Garland, TX251,034+2%
14Frisco, TX235,159+3.6%
15McKinney, TX227,497+5.4%
16Grand Prairie, TX207,515+1.8%
17Amarillo, TX203,513+0.5%
18Brownsville, TX192,417+0.9%
19Denton, TX166,235+4.4%
20Killeen, TX160,388+0.4%
21Mesquite, TX150,461+1%
22Pasadena, TX149,276+0.5%
23McAllen, TX148,655+1%
24Waco, TX146,790+1.3%
25Midland, TX144,194+3.1%
26Lewisville, TX136,050+1.3%
27Carrollton, TX135,781+1.2%
28Round Rock, TX135,621+3.3%
29Pearland, TX130,789+0.7%
30Abilene, TX130,136+0.8%
31College Station, TX127,208+0.7%
32Odessa, TX120,189+3%
33League City, TX118,267+1.6%
34Richardson, TX117,972-0.6%
35New Braunfels, TX116,523+4.9%
36Conroe, TX114,661+5.3%
37Allen, TX113,736+0.8%
38Beaumont, TX113,022+0.4%
39Tyler, TX112,547+1.6%
40Sugar Land, TX108,937-0.3%
41Edinburg, TX108,892+2.9%
42Wichita Falls, TX102,068-0.4%
43Georgetown, TX101,452+4.9%
44San Angelo, TX100,308+0.8%
45Temple, TX96,250+3.1%
46Bryan, TX91,187+1.1%
47Mission, TX88,478+0.9%
48Leander, TX87,680+8.9%
49Baytown, TX85,824+0.7%
50Longview, TX83,422-0%
51Pharr, TX81,038+0.5%
52Mansfield, TX80,641+2.3%
53Flower Mound, TX79,964+0.1%
54Cedar Park, TX78,604+0.6%
55Missouri City, TX77,949+0.8%
56San Marcos, TX76,114+5.7%
57Harlingen, TX72,355+0.6%
58North Richland Hills, TX71,403+0.5%
59Rowlett, TX68,168+1.2%
60Pflugerville, TX67,285+1.7%
61Victoria, TX66,230+0.4%
62Kyle, TX65,923+4.9%
63Wylie, TX62,908+1.9%
64Little Elm, TX60,825+4.1%
65Euless, TX59,951-0.1%
66Texas City, TX57,890+2.2%
67DeSoto, TX56,817+0.8%
68Burleson, TX56,513+2%
69Port Arthur, TX55,982+0.1%
70Galveston, TX53,605+0.4%
71Rockwall, TX53,503+0.9%
72Fulshear, TX53,434+26.5%
73Celina, TX51,717+18%
74Grapevine, TX51,315+0.3%
75Sherman, TX50,349+6.1%
76Cedar Hill, TX49,671+1.5%
77Huntsville, TX49,043-0.4%
78Waxahachie, TX48,682+3%
79Bedford, TX48,625-0%
80Keller, TX46,599+0.1%
81The Colony, TX45,974+0.4%
82Haltom City, TX45,771+0.5%
83Schertz, TX44,745+2.6%
84Prosper, TX44,511+5.9%
85Midlothian, TX44,074+6.5%
86Weslaco, TX43,839+1.5%
87Hutto, TX42,686+9.6%
88Rosenberg, TX42,350+1.8%
89Coppell, TX41,8190%
90Friendswood, TX41,231+0.6%
91Lancaster, TX40,869+0.6%
92Weatherford, TX39,536+3.5%
93Hurst, TX39,525-0.1%
94Copperas Cove, TX39,519+2.2%
95Duncanville, TX39,359-0%
96Seguin, TX38,923+7.5%
97Socorro, TX38,742+1.2%
98Forney, TX38,400+8.3%
99Cleburne, TX38,341+5.5%
100La Porte, TX37,916+1.4%
101Cibolo, TX37,868+3.8%
102Farmers Branch, TX37,525+0.4%
103San Juan, TX37,298+1.9%
104Princeton, TX36,856+30.5%
105Texarkana, TX36,181+1.1%
106Harker Heights, TX35,182+2.4%
107Del Rio, TX34,552-0.1%
108Greenville, TX34,496+5.2%
109Deer Park, TX34,447+2.5%
110Lufkin, TX34,347+0.1%
111Sachse, TX32,995+1.3%
112Nacogdoches, TX32,538+0.6%
113Anna, TX31,996+14.5%
114Converse, TX31,544+3.4%
115Southlake, TX31,451+0.5%
116Alvin, TX29,636+3.4%
117Eagle Pass, TX28,789+0.9%
118Lake Jackson, TX28,043+0.7%
119Katy, TX27,797+4.4%
120Fate, TX27,407+11.3%
121Balch Springs, TX27,340+1.1%
122Denison, TX26,575+0.5%
123Royse City, TX26,399+9%
124Melissa, TX26,178+10%
125Saginaw, TX26,119+3.1%
126Colleyville, TX25,972+0.4%
127Corsicana, TX25,588-0.5%
128Belton, TX25,496+1.3%
129University Park, TX25,399+0.6%
130Kerrville, TX25,222+1%
131Paris, TX25,086+0.5%
132San Benito, TX24,991+0.8%
133Horizon City, TX24,813+2.4%
134Ennis, TX24,760+4.1%
135Kingsville, TX24,721-0.1%
136Benbrook, TX24,562+0.1%
137Corinth, TX24,413+2.3%
138Marshall, TX24,343+0.2%
139Watauga, TX23,095+0.2%
140Terrell, TX23,016+5.5%
141Alton, TX22,828+7.9%
142Boerne, TX22,732+4.6%
143Big Spring, TX22,344-0.9%
144Dickinson, TX21,909+0.4%
145Stephenville, TX21,761-1.3%
146Manor, TX21,653+6.1%
147Murphy, TX21,109-0.3%
148Angleton, TX20,878+2.9%
149Portland, TX20,758+1.2%
150Alamo, TX20,620+0.5%
151Crowley, TX20,492+2.3%
152Universal City, TX20,363+1%
153La Marque, TX20,211+2.9%
154Seagoville, TX20,128+1.1%
155Glenn Heights, TX19,753+4%
156Brenham, TX19,570+1.3%
157Palestine, TX19,503+0.1%
158Plainview, TX19,502+0.7%
159Red Oak, TX19,397+3.9%
160Orange, TX19,290+0.8%
161Lakeway, TX19,207-1.2%
162Manvel, TX19,080+11.4%
163Brownwood, TX18,768+0.5%
164Gainesville, TX18,370+1.3%
165Nederland, TX18,165+0.1%
166White Settlement, TX18,1240%
167Taylor, TX17,954+2.6%
168Alice, TX17,613-0.1%
169Mercedes, TX17,490+4.1%
170Bellaire, TX17,418+1%
171Bay City, TX17,405-0.7%
172Lockhart, TX17,356+11.7%
173Addison, TX17,3020%
174Stafford, TX17,159-0.2%
175Iowa Colony, TX17,141+15.8%
176Sulphur Springs, TX16,925+1.8%
177Groves, TX16,906+0.3%
178Donna, TX16,8600%
179Hewitt, TX16,719+0.3%
180Humble, TX16,510+0.4%
181Gatesville, TX16,4660%
182Pampa, TX16,430-0.8%
183Canyon, TX16,392+1.4%
184Live Oak, TX16,301+1.2%
185Mount Pleasant, TX16,251+1.1%
186Buda, TX16,172+0.2%
187South Houston, TX16,160+0.7%
188Highland Village, TX16,153-0.3%
189Palmview, TX15,935+0.3%
190Mineral Wells, TX15,761+1.7%
191Rio Grande City, TX15,467+0.5%
192Uvalde, TX15,4640%
193West University Place, TX15,158+0.9%
194Hidalgo, TX15,125+3%
195Tomball, TX15,123+5.4%
196Azle, TX15,032+3%
197Hereford, TX14,872+0.4%
198Dumas, TX14,726+2.6%
199Jacksonville, TX14,662+1%
200Forest Hill, TX14,240-0.6%
201Lumberton, TX14,232+0.9%
202Seabrook, TX13,928+0.7%
203Athens, TX13,823+1.1%
204Port Neches, TX13,752+0.6%
205Trophy Club, TX13,750-0.3%
206Andrews, TX13,565+0.8%
207Kilgore, TX13,545+0.2%
208Henderson, TX13,495-0.1%
209Richmond, TX13,279+1.9%
210Beeville, TX13,193-0.6%
211Santa Fe, TX13,121+1%
212Granbury, TX12,964+2.6%
213Robinson, TX12,958-0%
214Bastrop, TX12,758+8%
215Elgin, TX12,542+1.5%
216Webster, TX12,495+1.4%
217Levelland, TX12,485+0.5%
218El Campo, TX12,168+0.8%
219Borger, TX11,964-1.2%
220Selma, TX11,935+1.1%
221Liberty Hill, TX11,922+15.1%
222Fair Oaks Ranch, TX11,772+2.6%
223Fredericksburg, TX11,711+1.6%
224Roma, TX11,566+0.4%
225Leon Valley, TX11,492+0.5%
226Heath, TX11,473+2%
227Pleasanton, TX11,394+2%
228Port Lavaca, TX11,224-0.2%
229Snyder, TX11,147-0.1%
230Rockport, TX11,108+1.6%
231Bonham, TX11,094+2.7%
232Burkburnett, TX11,051+0.2%
233Roanoke, TX10,932+0.4%
234Fairview, TX10,923+0.1%
235Clute, TX10,867+1%
236Northlake, TX10,753+13.1%
237Kennedale, TX10,747+6.7%
238Freeport, TX10,599+0.2%
239Bellmead, TX10,556-0.1%
240Galena Park, TX10,427+0.2%
241Robstown, TX10,398+0.5%
242Town of Pecos, TX10,372+1.5%
243Providence Village, TX10,345+12.3%
244Lago Vista, TX10,263+1.5%
245Dripping Springs, TX10,218+17%
246Mont Belvieu, TX10,197+5.5%
247San Elizario, TX10,184+0.3%
248Helotes, TX10,168+2.5%
249Sweetwater, TX10,165-0.7%
250Sanger, TX10,160+2.5%

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  • United Kingdom regions and local authorities: Office for National Statistics estimates for 30 June.
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Houston, TX, with 2.39 million in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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