Counties of Texas
Texas has 254 counties, home to 31,709,821 people across 676,660 km². Each county below opens its full profile — Census Bureau and American Community Survey figures, and how it ranks against the rest of Texas and the country.
- Counties
- 254
- Population
- 31,709,821
- 2025 estimate
- #2 of 51 states
- Area
- 676,660 km²
- #2 of 51 states
- Density
- 47
- per km²
- #23 of 51 states
How Texas's counties spread
Across Texas's counties: the middle value, where the state ranks among all states (1 = highest median), and which county is highest and lowest. Medians rather than totals, since most of these are rates that cannot be added up.
Amenities & Infrastructure
| Indicator | Median | Rank | Highest | Lowest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Households with Broadband2024 | 86.2% | 35 / 50 | King County100.0% | Foard County65.7% |
| Median Gross Rent2024 | $957 | 22 / 50 | Rockwall County$1,992 | Cottle County$264 |
| Median Home Value2024 | $169,250 | 35 / 50 | Travis County$523,000 | Stonewall County$48,600 |
| Owner-Occupied Homes2024 | 74.3% | 24 / 50 | Terrell County89.4% | Loving County11.1% |
| Vacant Homes2024 | 17.2% | 13 / 50 | Kenedy County56.7% | Williamson County3.9% |
Demography
| Indicator | Median | Rank | Highest | Lowest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 and Over2024 | 18.4% | 40 / 50 | Loving County81.8% | Jim Hogg County9.6% |
| American Indian & Alaska Native2024 | 0.1% | 29 / 50 | Culberson County2.9% | Throckmorton County0.0% |
| Asian, non-Hispanic2024 | 0.6% | 28 / 50 | Fort Bend County21.9% | Menard County0.0% |
| Average Household Size2024people | 2.6 | 8 / 50 | Jim Hogg County3.6 | Loving County1.2 |
| Black, non-Hispanic2024 | 3.7% | 15 / 50 | Jefferson County32.7% | Glasscock County0.0% |
| Foreign-Born2024 | 7.3% | 9 / 50 | Kenedy County46.9% | King County0.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino2024 | 27.8% | 3 / 50 | Starr County97.2% | Loving County0.0% |
| Median Age2024years | 39.3 | 46 / 50 | Loving County86.2 | Jim Hogg County26.1 |
| Sex Ratio2024per 1,000 males | 998 | 30 / 50 | McMullen County1,536 | Loving County222 |
| Speak a Language Other Than English2024 | 20.4% | 7 / 50 | Starr County91.2% | King County0.0% |
| Under 182024 | 23.4% | 6 / 50 | McMullen County39.9% | Loving County0.0% |
| Veterans2024 | 6.9% | 38 / 50 | Lampasas County19.7% | Loving County0.0% |
| White, non-Hispanic2024 | 56.3% | 43 / 50 | Loving County93.9% | Starr County2.3% |
Economy
| Indicator | Median | Rank | Highest | Lowest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Below Poverty Line2024 | 14.6% | 13 / 50 | Dimmit County41.1% | Rockwall County4.0% |
| Households on SNAP2024 | 11.9% | 26 / 50 | Starr County42.5% | Borden County0.0% |
| Income Inequality2024index | 0.453 | 18 / 50 | Stonewall County0.579 | Loving County0.308 |
| Median Household Income2024 | $65,035 | 34 / 50 | Rockwall County$127,981 | Swisher County$36,165 |
| Per Capita Income2024 | $32,918 | 37 / 50 | Travis County$62,607 | Zapata County$18,613 |
| Unemployment Rate2024 | 4.7% | 29 / 50 | Brooks County19.9% | Loving County0.0% |
Education
| Indicator | Median | Rank | Highest | Lowest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's Degree or Higher2024 | 20.6% | 37 / 50 | Travis County56.6% | Loving County0.0% |
| High School or Higher2024 | 85.5% | 48 / 50 | Comal County94.8% | Kenedy County52.8% |
Health Coverage
| Indicator | Median | Rank | Highest | Lowest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Health Insurance2024 | 16.7% | 1 / 50 | Gaines County36.7% | Loving County0.0% |
| With a Disability2024 | 15.6% | 24 / 50 | Loving County72.7% | Donley County8.0% |
Population & Density
| Indicator | Median | Rank | Highest | Lowest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population2025 | 18,916 | 38 / 50 | Harris County5,045,026 | Loving County52 |
| Population Density2025/km² | 9 | 37 / 50 | Dallas County1,177 | King County0 |
Work & Commute
| Indicator | Median | Rank | Highest | Lowest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commute by Public Transit2024 | 0.0% | 46 / 50 | Irion County3.0% | San Augustine County0.0% |
| Households with No Vehicle2024 | 4.9% | 34 / 50 | Brooks County24.8% | Sterling County0.0% |
| Mean Commute Time2024minutes | 24.4 | 24 / 50 | Bandera County41 | Presidio County9.1 |
| Work from Home2024 | 7.2% | 42 / 50 | Travis County30.2% | Loving County0.0% |
All counties
| County | Population 2025 | Area | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson County | 59,805 | 2,752 km² | $62,068 |
| Andrews County | 18,914 | 3,887 km² | $72,242 |
| Angelina County | 88,154 | 2,066 km² | $60,960 |
| Aransas County | 26,146 | 653 km² | $69,466 |
| Archer County | 9,129 | 2,340 km² | $72,159 |
| Armstrong County | 1,843 | 2,355 km² | $72,750 |
| Atascosa County | 53,590 | 3,159 km² | $70,770 |
| Austin County | 33,625 | 1,674 km² | $75,789 |
| Bailey County | 6,963 | 2,142 km² | $61,420 |
| Bandera County | 22,876 | 2,049 km² | $75,813 |
| Bastrop County | 118,908 | 2,300 km² | $86,226 |
| Baylor County | 3,472 | 2,247 km² | $45,370 |
| Bee County | 32,515 | 2,280 km² | $57,673 |
| Bell County | 402,248 | 2,729 km² | $68,865 |
| Bexar County | 2,160,088 | 3,213 km² | $72,341 |
| Blanco County | 13,581 | 1,837 km² | $92,425 |
| Borden County | 567 | 2,324 km² | $65,625 |
| Bosque County | 18,918 | 2,546 km² | $68,914 |
| Bowie County | 92,696 | 2,292 km² | $59,803 |
| Brazoria County | 419,080 | 3,531 km² | $97,993 |
| Brazos County | 249,088 | 1,518 km² | $58,553 |
| Brewster County | 9,458 | 16,016 km² | $56,212 |
| Briscoe County | 1,474 | 2,331 km² | $45,417 |
| Brooks County | 6,579 | 2,443 km² | $47,764 |
| Brown County | 38,711 | 2,446 km² | $57,470 |
| Burleson County | 20,549 | 1,707 km² | $70,000 |
| Burnet County | 57,015 | 2,577 km² | $78,732 |
| Caldwell County | 55,150 | 1,410 km² | $69,758 |
| Calhoun County | 19,599 | 1,313 km² | $79,959 |
| Callahan County | 14,491 | 2,329 km² | $72,436 |
| Cameron County | 433,946 | 2,310 km² | $52,601 |
| Camp County | 13,380 | 507 km² | $58,843 |
| Carson County | 5,805 | 2,383 km² | $85,231 |
| Cass County | 28,651 | 2,427 km² | $53,813 |
| Castro County | 7,295 | 2,317 km² | $56,776 |
| Chambers County | 57,594 | 1,547 km² | $109,804 |
| Cherokee County | 53,337 | 2,727 km² | $61,261 |
| Childress County | 6,643 | 1,804 km² | $58,654 |
| Clay County | 10,764 | 2,820 km² | $80,114 |
| Cochran County | 2,546 | 2,007 km² | $45,313 |
| Coke County | 3,412 | 2,361 km² | $43,333 |
| Coleman County | 7,915 | 3,271 km² | $49,159 |
| Collin County | 1,297,179 | 2,180 km² | $121,600 |
| Collingsworth County | 2,487 | 2,379 km² | $61,280 |
| Colorado County | 21,439 | 2,487 km² | $66,377 |
| Comal County | 209,166 | 1,449 km² | $101,889 |
| Comanche County | 14,432 | 2,429 km² | $59,635 |
| Concho County | 3,607 | 2,548 km² | $65,795 |
| Cooke County | 44,461 | 2,266 km² | $73,932 |
| Coryell County | 85,592 | 2,725 km² | $71,301 |
| Cottle County | 1,224 | 2,332 km² | $59,063 |
| Crane County | 4,554 | 2,033 km² | $62,212 |
| Crockett County | 2,769 | 7,271 km² | $81,022 |
| Crosby County | 4,852 | 2,332 km² | $52,188 |
| Culberson County | 2,267 | 9,873 km² | $58,777 |
| Dallam County | 7,508 | 3,894 km² | $71,500 |
| Dallas County | 2,661,397 | 2,262 km² | $76,547 |
| Dawson County | 11,776 | 2,332 km² | $54,360 |
| DeWitt County | 20,309 | 2,354 km² | $63,730 |
| Deaf Smith County | 18,626 | 3,877 km² | $60,799 |
| Delta County | 5,549 | 665 km² | $66,575 |
| Denton County | 1,069,346 | 2,276 km² | $111,498 |
| Dickens County | 1,692 | 2,335 km² | $49,335 |
| Dimmit County | 8,024 | 3,442 km² | $38,808 |
| Donley County | 3,213 | 2,401 km² | $58,750 |
| Duval County | 9,402 | 4,645 km² | $49,038 |
| Eastland County | 18,143 | 2,400 km² | $53,549 |
| Ector County | 173,801 | 2,326 km² | $71,536 |
| Edwards County | 1,370 | 5,485 km² | $40,313 |
| El Paso County | 877,858 | 2,625 km² | $59,806 |
| Ellis County | 240,867 | 2,424 km² | $99,595 |
| Erath County | 43,911 | 2,805 km² | $65,115 |
| Falls County | 17,869 | 1,983 km² | $57,247 |
| Fannin County | 39,265 | 2,274 km² | $72,295 |
| Fayette County | 25,459 | 2,460 km² | $75,854 |
| Fisher County | 3,692 | 2,328 km² | $65,533 |
| Floyd County | 4,881 | 2,570 km² | $58,462 |
| Foard County | 1,044 | 1,824 km² | $61,563 |
| Fort Bend County | 975,191 | 2,233 km² | $114,041 |
| Franklin County | 10,994 | 737 km² | $72,360 |
| Freestone County | 20,811 | 2,273 km² | $59,960 |
| Frio County | 18,823 | 2,936 km² | $66,010 |
| Gaines County | 23,956 | 3,891 km² | $74,132 |
| Galveston County | 372,207 | 983 km² | $86,105 |
| Garza County | 4,510 | 2,314 km² | $46,314 |
| Gillespie County | 28,527 | 2,741 km² | $76,162 |
| Glasscock County | 1,128 | 2,332 km² | $101,250 |
| Goliad County | 7,208 | 2,207 km² | $59,359 |
| Gonzales County | 20,159 | 2,763 km² | $58,672 |
| Gray County | 20,919 | 2,398 km² | $59,614 |
| Grayson County | 153,613 | 2,416 km² | $72,182 |
| Gregg County | 126,095 | 708 km² | $66,550 |
| Grimes County | 34,252 | 2,040 km² | $69,803 |
| Guadalupe County | 201,111 | 1,842 km² | $92,375 |
| Hale County | 31,819 | 2,602 km² | $51,897 |
| Hall County | 2,737 | 2,288 km² | $48,459 |
| Hamilton County | 8,680 | 2,165 km² | $58,219 |
| Hansford County | 4,944 | 2,382 km² | $69,441 |
| Hardeman County | 3,292 | 1,800 km² | $63,333 |
| Hardin County | 58,723 | 2,307 km² | $75,808 |
| Harris County | 5,045,026 | 4,421 km² | $74,983 |
| Harrison County | 71,956 | 2,331 km² | $66,103 |
| Hartley County | 4,904 | 3,786 km² | $75,841 |
| Haskell County | 5,499 | 2,339 km² | $60,653 |
| Hays County | 304,390 | 1,753 km² | $89,097 |
| Hemphill County | 3,083 | 2,347 km² | $61,563 |
| Henderson County | 88,595 | 2,263 km² | $65,179 |
| Hidalgo County | 921,549 | 4,069 km² | $54,338 |
| Hill County | 39,503 | 2,483 km² | $64,591 |
| Hockley County | 21,600 | 2,353 km² | $63,140 |
| Hood County | 70,501 | 1,090 km² | $88,160 |
| Hopkins County | 39,063 | 1,988 km² | $70,888 |
| Houston County | 22,316 | 3,188 km² | $56,531 |
| Howard County | 30,504 | 2,333 km² | $69,649 |
| Hudspeth County | 3,433 | 11,838 km² | $48,600 |
| Hunt County | 123,336 | 2,177 km² | $71,938 |
| Hutchinson County | 19,633 | 2,298 km² | $67,228 |
| Irion County | 1,463 | 2,723 km² | $70,357 |
| Jack County | 9,563 | 2,359 km² | $68,079 |
| Jackson County | 15,393 | 2,148 km² | $65,414 |
| Jasper County | 33,075 | 2,431 km² | $56,723 |
| Jeff Davis County | 1,711 | 5,865 km² | $59,286 |
| Jefferson County | 254,321 | 2,271 km² | $60,026 |
| Jim Hogg County | 4,555 | 2,943 km² | $42,211 |
| Jim Wells County | 38,804 | 2,241 km² | $51,896 |
| Johnson County | 218,048 | 1,878 km² | $84,859 |
| Jones County | 20,861 | 2,405 km² | $59,464 |
| Karnes County | 15,018 | 1,937 km² | $60,214 |
| Kaufman County | 209,235 | 2,022 km² | $89,485 |
| Kendall County | 53,289 | 1,716 km² | $114,962 |
| Kenedy County | 319 | 3,778 km² | $38,882 |
| Kent County | 674 | 2,337 km² | $72,889 |
| Kerr County | 54,037 | 2,858 km² | $69,395 |
| Kimble County | 4,438 | 3,240 km² | $69,455 |
| King County | 192 | 2,359 km² | $46,645 |
| Kinney County | 3,128 | 3,524 km² | $70,000 |
| Kleberg County | 30,315 | 2,283 km² | $61,292 |
| Knox County | 3,192 | 2,203 km² | $56,667 |
| La Salle County | 6,517 | 3,851 km² | $57,716 |
| Lamar County | 51,503 | 2,350 km² | $61,880 |
| Lamb County | 12,579 | 2,632 km² | $60,760 |
| Lampasas County | 23,657 | 1,845 km² | $81,736 |
| Lavaca County | 20,651 | 2,512 km² | $63,240 |
| Lee County | 18,729 | 1,629 km² | $76,371 |
| Leon County | 16,894 | 2,779 km² | $61,449 |
| Liberty County | 121,364 | 3,000 km² | $68,703 |
| Limestone County | 22,849 | 2,345 km² | $60,573 |
| Lipscomb County | 2,955 | 2,414 km² | $72,560 |
| Live Oak County | 11,929 | 2,693 km² | $57,150 |
| Llano County | 23,353 | 2,419 km² | $67,530 |
| Loving County | 52 | 1,732 km² | $51,250 |
| Lubbock County | 328,906 | 2,320 km² | $64,155 |
| Lynn County | 6,017 | 2,310 km² | $73,679 |
| Madison County | 14,226 | 1,207 km² | $74,596 |
| Marion County | 9,896 | 987 km² | $49,672 |
| Martin County | 5,284 | 2,370 km² | $93,734 |
| Mason County | 3,990 | 2,406 km² | $74,180 |
| Matagorda County | 36,463 | 2,831 km² | $58,628 |
| Maverick County | 58,823 | 3,314 km² | $49,568 |
| McCulloch County | 7,472 | 2,760 km² | $54,043 |
| McLennan County | 272,020 | 2,685 km² | $66,643 |
| McMullen County | 544 | 2,952 km² | $43,875 |
| Medina County | 56,881 | 3,433 km² | $78,074 |
| Menard County | 1,956 | 2,336 km² | $53,043 |
| Midland County | 187,855 | 2,332 km² | $92,874 |
| Milam County | 26,258 | 2,632 km² | $66,141 |
| Mills County | 4,580 | 1,938 km² | $67,620 |
| Mitchell County | 8,947 | 2,360 km² | $60,550 |
| Montague County | 21,966 | 2,411 km² | $64,545 |
| Montgomery County | 781,194 | 2,699 km² | $97,701 |
| Moore County | 21,891 | 2,330 km² | $61,762 |
| Morris County | 12,133 | 653 km² | $58,645 |
| Motley County | 1,043 | 2,563 km² | $61,154 |
| Nacogdoches County | 66,035 | 2,451 km² | $53,555 |
| Navarro County | 57,181 | 2,615 km² | $63,111 |
| Newton County | 11,954 | 2,418 km² | $42,618 |
| Nolan County | 14,117 | 2,362 km² | $50,747 |
| Nueces County | 352,992 | 2,174 km² | $66,897 |
| Ochiltree County | 9,284 | 2,377 km² | $70,183 |
| Oldham County | 1,783 | 3,886 km² | $79,900 |
| Orange County | 86,266 | 865 km² | $72,104 |
| Palo Pinto County | 30,791 | 2,467 km² | $67,674 |
| Panola County | 23,018 | 2,101 km² | $64,894 |
| Parker County | 184,767 | 2,341 km² | $104,443 |
| Parmer County | 9,678 | 2,281 km² | $69,735 |
| Pecos County | 14,560 | 12,338 km² | $72,750 |
| Polk County | 53,434 | 2,738 km² | $62,259 |
| Potter County | 114,453 | 2,353 km² | $53,249 |
| Presidio County | 5,433 | 9,985 km² | $43,802 |
| Rains County | 13,542 | 594 km² | $65,413 |
| Randall County | 152,351 | 2,364 km² | $83,864 |
| Reagan County | 3,166 | 3,044 km² | $57,813 |
| Real County | 2,745 | 1,811 km² | $39,605 |
| Red River County | 11,816 | 2,704 km² | $48,491 |
| Reeves County | 12,138 | 6,826 km² | $64,297 |
| Refugio County | 6,657 | 1,996 km² | $60,181 |
| Roberts County | 867 | 2,393 km² | $67,868 |
| Robertson County | 17,839 | 2,215 km² | $72,236 |
| Rockwall County | 140,738 | 330 km² | $127,981 |
| Runnels County | 9,693 | 2,722 km² | $62,632 |
| Rusk County | 54,854 | 2,394 km² | $68,658 |
| Sabine County | 10,012 | 1,274 km² | $66,585 |
| San Augustine County | 7,722 | 1,374 km² | $50,408 |
| San Jacinto County | 29,488 | 1,474 km² | $65,364 |
| San Patricio County | 72,053 | 1,796 km² | $69,704 |
| San Saba County | 5,787 | 2,940 km² | $55,819 |
| Schleicher County | 2,245 | 3,395 km² | $86,694 |
| Scurry County | 16,162 | 2,345 km² | $60,039 |
| Shackelford County | 3,197 | 2,368 km² | $73,047 |
| Shelby County | 24,286 | 2,061 km² | $49,776 |
| Sherman County | 2,781 | 2,390 km² | $61,250 |
| Smith County | 252,549 | 2,387 km² | $74,192 |
| Somervell County | 10,261 | 482 km² | $79,825 |
| Starr County | 66,319 | 3,168 km² | $37,639 |
| Stephens County | 9,380 | 2,322 km² | $58,008 |
| Sterling County | 1,349 | 2,392 km² | $64,954 |
| Stonewall County | 1,186 | 2,373 km² | $56,875 |
| Sutton County | 3,203 | 3,766 km² | $78,906 |
| Swisher County | 6,703 | 2,306 km² | $36,165 |
| Tarrant County | 2,248,466 | 2,241 km² | $84,207 |
| Taylor County | 150,077 | 2,371 km² | $67,139 |
| Terrell County | 702 | 6,107 km² | $44,886 |
| Terry County | 11,720 | 2,302 km² | $44,100 |
| Throckmorton County | 1,554 | 2,363 km² | $59,216 |
| Titus County | 31,563 | 1,052 km² | $58,425 |
| Tom Green County | 120,602 | 3,943 km² | $68,370 |
| Travis County | 1,389,670 | 2,575 km² | $99,611 |
| Trinity County | 14,384 | 1,797 km² | $52,018 |
| Tyler County | 20,443 | 2,394 km² | $55,396 |
| Upshur County | 44,410 | 1,510 km² | $66,208 |
| Upton County | 3,131 | 3,215 km² | $49,167 |
| Uvalde County | 24,963 | 4,019 km² | $53,801 |
| Val Verde County | 47,835 | 8,145 km² | $66,100 |
| Van Zandt County | 66,130 | 2,182 km² | $69,475 |
| Victoria County | 92,656 | 2,285 km² | $70,896 |
| Walker County | 83,842 | 2,031 km² | $52,324 |
| Waller County | 69,858 | 1,330 km² | $80,397 |
| Ward County | 11,125 | 2,164 km² | $65,952 |
| Washington County | 38,288 | 1,565 km² | $77,825 |
| Webb County | 281,224 | 8,706 km² | $63,058 |
| Wharton County | 42,060 | 2,813 km² | $66,924 |
| Wheeler County | 4,773 | 2,369 km² | $60,167 |
| Wichita County | 129,555 | 1,625 km² | $63,524 |
| Wilbarger County | 12,481 | 2,515 km² | $54,102 |
| Willacy County | 19,971 | 1,530 km² | $54,180 |
| Williamson County | 752,827 | 2,890 km² | $111,340 |
| Wilson County | 56,139 | 2,082 km² | $94,565 |
| Winkler County | 7,540 | 2,179 km² | $86,900 |
| Wise County | 83,778 | 2,343 km² | $93,421 |
| Wood County | 49,688 | 1,671 km² | $60,300 |
| Yoakum County | 7,438 | 2,071 km² | $84,925 |
| Young County | 18,154 | 2,369 km² | $68,010 |
| Zapata County | 13,753 | 2,586 km² | $39,239 |
| Zavala County | 9,037 | 3,360 km² | $36,749 |
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