Ranking of Texas Counties By Population in 2020
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the Population for Texas was 29.24M. Among all Texas counties, Harris County had the highest population (4.74M), followed by Dallas County (2.61M), and Tarrant County (2.12M).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Texas counties.
You can see similar ranking information for related topics, and for other states. You can also see the ranking of all counties in the United States.
Related Topics: Texas Census Vintage Data Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2020 Census.
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Ranking of Texas Counties By Population in 2020
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| Rank | County | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harris County | 4735383 |
| 2 | Dallas County | 2610741 |
| 3 | Tarrant County | 2116297 |
| 4 | Bexar County | 2015620 |
| 5 | Travis County | 1296610 |
| 6 | Collin County | 1075651 |
| 7 | Denton County | 914510 |
| 8 | Hidalgo County | 872892 |
| 9 | El Paso County | 866684 |
| 10 | Fort Bend County | 829335 |
| 11 | Montgomery County | 625420 |
| 12 | Williamson County | 615631 |
| 13 | Cameron County | 421592 |
| 14 | Brazoria County | 373509 |
| 15 | Bell County | 372404 |
| 16 | Nueces County | 353600 |
| 17 | Galveston County | 351606 |
| 18 | Lubbock County | 311590 |
| 19 | Webb County | 267368 |
| 20 | McLennan County | 261192 |
| 21 | Jefferson County | 256172 |
| 22 | Hays County | 243988 |
| 23 | Brazos County | 234515 |
| 24 | Smith County | 234200 |
| 25 | Ellis County | 194328 |
| 26 | Johnson County | 180950 |
| 27 | Guadalupe County | 173708 |
| 28 | Midland County | 170725 |
| 29 | Ector County | 165511 |
| 30 | Comal County | 163637 |
| 31 | Parker County | 149560 |
| 32 | Kaufman County | 147169 |
| 33 | Taylor County | 143493 |
| 34 | Randall County | 141334 |
| 35 | Grayson County | 136152 |
| 36 | Wichita County | 129624 |
| 37 | Gregg County | 124317 |
| 38 | Tom Green County | 120201 |
| 39 | Potter County | 118309 |
| 40 | Rockwall County | 109202 |
| 41 | Hunt County | 100250 |
| 42 | Bastrop County | 98072 |
| 43 | Bowie County | 92913 |
| 44 | Liberty County | 92510 |
| 45 | Victoria County | 91315 |
| 46 | Angelina County | 86502 |
| 47 | Orange County | 84760 |
| 48 | Coryell County | 83126 |
| 49 | Henderson County | 82402 |
| 50 | Walker County | 76563 |
| 51 | Wise County | 68936 |
| 52 | San Patricio County | 68848 |
| 53 | Harrison County | 68806 |
| 54 | Starr County | 65871 |
| 55 | Nacogdoches County | 64643 |
| 56 | Hood County | 62056 |
| 57 | Van Zandt County | 59748 |
| 58 | Anderson County | 57937 |
| 59 | Maverick County | 57873 |
| 60 | Waller County | 57289 |
| 61 | Hardin County | 56355 |
| 62 | Navarro County | 52861 |
| 63 | Kerr County | 52696 |
| 64 | Rusk County | 52254 |
| 65 | Medina County | 51063 |
| 66 | Cherokee County | 50612 |
| 67 | Polk County | 50497 |
| 68 | Lamar County | 50135 |
| 69 | Wilson County | 50051 |
| 70 | Burnet County | 49479 |
| 71 | Atascosa County | 49290 |
| 72 | Val Verde County | 47605 |
| 73 | Chambers County | 47003 |
| 74 | Caldwell County | 45948 |
| 75 | Wood County | 45038 |
| 76 | Kendall County | 44572 |
| 77 | Erath County | 42719 |
| 78 | Cooke County | 41749 |
| 79 | Wharton County | 41586 |
| 80 | Upshur County | 41040 |
| 81 | Jim Wells County | 38888 |
| 82 | Brown County | 38059 |
| 83 | Hopkins County | 36827 |
| 84 | Matagorda County | 36295 |
| 85 | Fannin County | 35977 |
| 86 | Hill County | 35964 |
| 87 | Washington County | 35802 |
| 88 | Howard County | 34807 |
| 89 | Jasper County | 32923 |
| 90 | Hale County | 32467 |
| 91 | Titus County | 31294 |
| 92 | Bee County | 31042 |
| 93 | Kleberg County | 30986 |
| 94 | Austin County | 30135 |
| 95 | Grimes County | 29438 |
| 96 | Palo Pinto County | 28450 |
| 97 | Cass County | 28443 |
| 98 | San Jacinto County | 27538 |
| 99 | Gillespie County | 26766 |
| 100 | Milam County | 24778 |
| 101 | Uvalde County | 24564 |
| 102 | Fayette County | 24512 |
| 103 | Shelby County | 24048 |
| 104 | Aransas County | 23939 |
| 105 | Panola County | 22500 |
| 106 | Limestone County | 22150 |
| 107 | Houston County | 22070 |
| 108 | Gaines County | 21704 |
| 109 | Lampasas County | 21703 |
| 110 | Hockley County | 21497 |
| 111 | Llano County | 21318 |
| 112 | Moore County | 21269 |
| 113 | Gray County | 21195 |
| 114 | Bandera County | 20994 |
| 115 | Colorado County | 20646 |
| 116 | Hutchinson County | 20577 |
| 117 | Lavaca County | 20352 |
| 118 | Willacy County | 20141 |
| 119 | Calhoun County | 20064 |
| 120 | Montague County | 20043 |
| 121 | DeWitt County | 19844 |
| 122 | Tyler County | 19829 |
| 123 | Gonzales County | 19681 |
| 124 | Jones County | 19680 |
| 125 | Freestone County | 19441 |
| 126 | Andrews County | 18616 |
| 127 | Deaf Smith County | 18527 |
| 128 | Frio County | 18414 |
| 129 | Bosque County | 18249 |
| 130 | Young County | 17844 |
| 131 | Eastland County | 17795 |
| 132 | Burleson County | 17682 |
| 133 | Lee County | 17506 |
| 134 | Falls County | 16962 |
| 135 | Scurry County | 16922 |
| 136 | Robertson County | 16768 |
| 137 | Leon County | 15777 |
| 138 | Pecos County | 15184 |
| 139 | Jackson County | 14997 |
| 140 | Karnes County | 14811 |
| 141 | Reeves County | 14768 |
| 142 | Nolan County | 14729 |
| 143 | Zapata County | 13875 |
| 144 | Callahan County | 13753 |
| 145 | Trinity County | 13638 |
| 146 | Comanche County | 13629 |
| 147 | Madison County | 13458 |
| 148 | Lamb County | 13006 |
| 149 | Wilbarger County | 12845 |
| 150 | Dawson County | 12472 |
| 151 | Camp County | 12430 |
| 152 | Rains County | 12179 |
| 153 | Newton County | 12159 |
| 154 | Morris County | 11973 |
| 155 | Terry County | 11790 |
| 156 | Ward County | 11677 |
| 157 | Red River County | 11556 |
| 158 | Blanco County | 11452 |
| 159 | Live Oak County | 11348 |
| 160 | Franklin County | 10370 |
| 161 | Clay County | 10255 |
| 162 | Ochiltree County | 9953 |
| 163 | Runnels County | 9921 |
| 164 | Sabine County | 9891 |
| 165 | Marion County | 9869 |
| 166 | Parmer County | 9854 |
| 167 | Duval County | 9810 |
| 168 | Zavala County | 9660 |
| 169 | Brewster County | 9564 |
| 170 | Somervell County | 9206 |
| 171 | Stephens County | 9094 |
| 172 | Mitchell County | 9011 |
| 173 | Dimmit County | 8582 |
| 174 | Archer County | 8555 |
| 175 | Jack County | 8487 |
| 176 | Hamilton County | 8247 |
| 177 | San Augustine County | 7925 |
| 178 | Winkler County | 7754 |
| 179 | Coleman County | 7683 |
| 180 | Yoakum County | 7673 |
| 181 | McCulloch County | 7587 |
| 182 | Castro County | 7333 |
| 183 | Dallam County | 7138 |
| 184 | Brooks County | 7096 |
| 185 | Goliad County | 7023 |
| 186 | Swisher County | 6948 |
| 187 | Bailey County | 6867 |
| 188 | Refugio County | 6740 |
| 189 | Childress County | 6658 |
| 190 | La Salle County | 6652 |
| 191 | Presidio County | 6107 |
| 192 | Garza County | 5812 |
| 193 | Carson County | 5794 |
| 194 | San Saba County | 5728 |
| 195 | Lynn County | 5606 |
| 196 | Haskell County | 5436 |
| 197 | Floyd County | 5374 |
| 198 | Hartley County | 5340 |
| 199 | Martin County | 5261 |
| 200 | Hansford County | 5252 |
| 201 | Delta County | 5223 |
| 202 | Crosby County | 5095 |
| 203 | Wheeler County | 4976 |
| 204 | Jim Hogg County | 4846 |
| 205 | Crane County | 4675 |
| 206 | Mills County | 4450 |
| 207 | Kimble County | 4293 |
| 208 | Mason County | 3968 |
| 209 | Fisher County | 3677 |
| 210 | Hardeman County | 3561 |
| 211 | Baylor County | 3462 |
| 212 | Reagan County | 3423 |
| 213 | Hemphill County | 3366 |
| 214 | Sutton County | 3357 |
| 215 | Knox County | 3351 |
| 216 | Coke County | 3320 |
| 217 | Concho County | 3316 |
| 218 | Upton County | 3303 |
| 219 | Donley County | 3280 |
| 220 | Hudspeth County | 3193 |
| 221 | Kinney County | 3125 |
| 222 | Shackelford County | 3109 |
| 223 | Crockett County | 3094 |
| 224 | Lipscomb County | 3038 |
| 225 | Hall County | 2799 |
| 226 | Sherman County | 2791 |
| 227 | Real County | 2750 |
| 228 | Collingsworth County | 2643 |
| 229 | Cochran County | 2564 |
| 230 | Schleicher County | 2443 |
| 231 | Culberson County | 2186 |
| 232 | Jeff Davis County | 1984 |
| 233 | Menard County | 1961 |
| 234 | Armstrong County | 1851 |
| 235 | Oldham County | 1763 |
| 236 | Dickens County | 1760 |
| 237 | Irion County | 1512 |
| 238 | Throckmorton County | 1451 |
| 239 | Briscoe County | 1422 |
| 240 | Edwards County | 1420 |
| 241 | Sterling County | 1384 |
| 242 | Cottle County | 1364 |
| 243 | Stonewall County | 1245 |
| 244 | Glasscock County | 1117 |
| 245 | Foard County | 1090 |
| 246 | Motley County | 1064 |
| 247 | Roberts County | 823 |
| 248 | Kent County | 759 |
| 249 | Terrell County | 750 |
| 250 | Borden County | 642 |
| 251 | McMullen County | 597 |
| 252 | Kenedy County | 350 |
| 253 | King County | 267 |
| 254 | Loving County | 67 |