Counties in Texas by population

Harris County had the highest population of 254 counties in 2020, at 4.73 million. Loving County had the lowest, at 63. The median was 18,470 and the figure for Texas was 29.24 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest4,734,060Harris County
Median18,470254 counties
Texas29,237,895History

Top 40 counties, 2020

CSVChart (SVG)

Harris CountyHarris County: 4,734,060 persons4,734,060Dallas CountyDallas County: 2,610,802 persons2,610,802Tarrant CountyTarrant County: 2,116,194 persons2,116,194Bexar CountyBexar County: 2,015,492 persons2,015,492Travis CountyTravis County: 1,296,572 persons1,296,572Collin CountyCollin County: 1,075,512 persons1,075,512Denton CountyDenton County: 914,517 persons914,517Hidalgo CountyHidalgo County: 872,753 persons872,753El Paso CountyEl Paso County: 866,582 persons866,582Fort Bend CountyFort Bend County: 830,347 persons830,347Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 625,369 persons625,369Williamson CountyWilliamson County: 615,611 persons615,611Cameron CountyCameron County: 421,504 persons421,504Brazoria CountyBrazoria County: 373,490 persons373,490Bell CountyBell County: 372,407 persons372,407Nueces CountyNueces County: 353,554 persons353,554Galveston CountyGalveston County: 351,586 persons351,586Lubbock CountyLubbock County: 311,589 persons311,589Webb CountyWebb County: 267,336 persons267,336McLennan CountyMcLennan County: 261,189 persons261,189Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 256,141 persons256,141Hays CountyHays County: 243,984 persons243,984Brazos CountyBrazos County: 234,527 persons234,527Smith CountySmith County: 234,205 persons234,205Ellis CountyEllis County: 194,322 persons194,322Johnson CountyJohnson County: 180,955 persons180,955Guadalupe CountyGuadalupe County: 173,722 persons173,722Midland CountyMidland County: 170,722 persons170,722Ector CountyEctor County: 165,491 persons165,491Comal CountyComal County: 163,608 persons163,608Parker CountyParker County: 149,559 persons149,559Kaufman CountyKaufman County: 147,165 persons147,165Taylor CountyTaylor County: 143,484 persons143,484Randall CountyRandall County: 141,255 persons141,255Grayson CountyGrayson County: 136,157 persons136,157Wichita CountyWichita County: 129,611 persons129,611Gregg CountyGregg County: 124,315 persons124,315Tom Green CountyTom Green County: 120,185 persons120,185Potter CountyPotter County: 118,353 persons118,353Rockwall CountyRockwall County: 109,199 persons109,199
persons. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2020
persons
1Harris County4,734,060
2Dallas County2,610,802
3Tarrant County2,116,194
4Bexar County2,015,492
5Travis County1,296,572
6Collin County1,075,512
7Denton County914,517
8Hidalgo County872,753
9El Paso County866,582
10Fort Bend County830,347
11Montgomery County625,369
12Williamson County615,611
13Cameron County421,504
14Brazoria County373,490
15Bell County372,407
16Nueces County353,554
17Galveston County351,586
18Lubbock County311,589
19Webb County267,336
20McLennan County261,189
21Jefferson County256,141
22Hays County243,984
23Brazos County234,527
24Smith County234,205
25Ellis County194,322
26Johnson County180,955
27Guadalupe County173,722
28Midland County170,722
29Ector County165,491
30Comal County163,608
31Parker County149,559
32Kaufman County147,165
33Taylor County143,484
34Randall County141,255
35Grayson County136,157
36Wichita County129,611
37Gregg County124,315
38Tom Green County120,185
39Potter County118,353
40Rockwall County109,199
41Hunt County100,260
42Bastrop County98,060
43Bowie County92,907
44Liberty County92,471
45Victoria County91,299
46Angelina County86,496
47Orange County84,759
48Coryell County83,102
49Henderson County82,400
50Walker County76,562
51Wise County68,931
52San Patricio County68,839
53Harrison County68,798
54Starr County65,853
55Nacogdoches County64,642
56Hood County62,054
57Van Zandt County59,747
58Anderson County57,941
59Maverick County57,866
60Waller County57,294
61Hardin County56,357
62Navarro County52,843
63Kerr County52,696
64Rusk County52,255
65Medina County51,058
66Cherokee County50,619
67Polk County50,464
68Lamar County50,131
69Wilson County50,051
70Burnet County49,480
71Atascosa County49,286
72Val Verde County47,597
73Chambers County46,992
74Caldwell County45,945
75Wood County45,042
76Kendall County44,568
77Erath County42,710
78Cooke County41,751
79Wharton County41,581
80Upshur County41,044
81Jim Wells County38,888
82Brown County38,056
83Hopkins County36,833
84Matagorda County36,287
85Fannin County35,974
86Hill County35,965
87Washington County35,791
88Howard County34,811
89Jasper County32,921
90Hale County32,458
91Titus County31,298
92Bee County31,043
93Kleberg County30,986
94Austin County30,133
95Grimes County29,443
96Palo Pinto County28,456
97Cass County28,441
98San Jacinto County27,542
99Gillespie County26,768
100Milam County24,780
101Uvalde County24,565
102Fayette County24,511
103Shelby County24,042
104Aransas County23,930
105Panola County22,498
106Limestone County22,141
107Houston County22,073
108Lampasas County21,704
109Gaines County21,699
110Hockley County21,484
111Llano County21,331
112Moore County21,264
113Gray County21,197
114Bandera County20,987
115Colorado County20,641
116Hutchinson County20,569
117Lavaca County20,355
118Willacy County20,125
119Calhoun County20,064
120Montague County20,040
121DeWitt County19,841
122Tyler County19,824
123Gonzales County19,670
124Jones County19,667
125Freestone County19,439
126Andrews County18,616
127Deaf Smith County18,533
128Frio County18,406
129Bosque County18,255
130Young County17,847
131Eastland County17,800
132Burleson County17,679
133Lee County17,504
134Falls County16,942
135Scurry County16,916
136Robertson County16,767
137Leon County15,775
138Pecos County15,188
139Jackson County14,997
140Karnes County14,811
141Reeves County14,769
142Nolan County14,724
143Zapata County13,875
144Callahan County13,748
145Trinity County13,636
146Comanche County13,635
147Madison County13,457
148Lamb County13,005
149Wilbarger County12,842
150Dawson County12,474
151Camp County12,429
152Rains County12,182
153Newton County12,163
154Morris County11,978
155Terry County11,792
156Ward County11,679
157Red River County11,564
158Blanco County11,451
159Live Oak County11,348
160Franklin County10,372
161Clay County10,255
162Ochiltree County9,954
163Runnels County9,916
164Sabine County9,896
165Marion County9,866
166Parmer County9,856
167Duval County9,811
168Zavala County9,668
169Brewster County9,561
170Somervell County9,206
171Stephens County9,095
172Mitchell County9,013
173Dimmit County8,584
174Archer County8,553
175Jack County8,484
176Hamilton County8,252
177San Augustine County7,923
178Winkler County7,757
179Coleman County7,687
180Yoakum County7,672
181McCulloch County7,592
182Castro County7,324
183Dallam County7,137
184Brooks County7,095
185Goliad County7,021
186Swisher County6,948
187Bailey County6,869
188Refugio County6,742
189Childress County6,657
190La Salle County6,642
191Presidio County6,105
192Garza County5,806
193Carson County5,795
194San Saba County5,723
195Lynn County5,609
196Haskell County5,439
197Floyd County5,369
198Hartley County5,337
199Martin County5,259
200Hansford County5,253
201Delta County5,221
202Crosby County5,096
203Wheeler County4,976
204Jim Hogg County4,845
205Crane County4,671
206Mills County4,447
207Kimble County4,293
208Mason County3,970
209Fisher County3,678
210Hardeman County3,558
211Baylor County3,461
212Reagan County3,423
213Hemphill County3,365
214Sutton County3,361
215Knox County3,346
216Coke County3,321
217Concho County3,317
218Upton County3,301
219Donley County3,276
220Hudspeth County3,189
221Kinney County3,127
222Shackelford County3,114
223Crockett County3,095
224Lipscomb County3,039
225Hall County2,805
226Sherman County2,784
227Real County2,749
228Collingsworth County2,642
229Cochran County2,559
230Schleicher County2,438
231Culberson County2,185
232Jeff Davis County1,987
233Menard County1,959
234Armstrong County1,851
235Oldham County1,766
236Dickens County1,758
237Irion County1,506
238Throckmorton County1,457
239Edwards County1,421
240Briscoe County1,420
241Sterling County1,383
242Cottle County1,366
243Stonewall County1,244
244Glasscock County1,117
245Foard County1,090
246Motley County1,062
247Roberts County824
248Kent County758
249Terrell County752
250Borden County643

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Resident population. Spain and the EU: 1 January, with Spanish figures from the official municipal register (PadrĂ³n). United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July. Other countries and the World: World Bank mid-year estimates, which count all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

For Denmark, Statistics Denmark counts the registered resident population on 1 January. Greenland and the Faroe Islands are excluded. The annual series selects the first-quarter reference date from FOLK1A. The World Bank series exists for every country, so use it (through compare) to rank countries on one basis.

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. Annual estimates of the resident population for the United States, states and counties, 1 July (Population Estimates Program). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Which county has the highest population?

Harris County, with 4.73 million in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest population?

Loving County, with 63 in 2020.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual estimates of the resident population for the United States, states and counties, 1 July (Population Estimates Program). Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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