Texas Population By County in 2016

Updated on January 27, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the population of Texas was 27,914,064. Among all Texas counties, Harris had the highest population (4,622,836), followed by Dallas (2,591,488), and Tarrant (2,023,942). Loving was the least populated county (117).

Hover over or click on the counties in the map below to see the populations. The data can also be found in a table below. You can use the table to sort, filter, and explore the data further.

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Texas Population By County in 2016
Texas Population By County in 2016
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County Population % of State Population
Anderson 57595 0.21
Andrews 17775 0.06
Angelina 87661 0.31
Aransas 25216 0.09
Archer 8780 0.03
Armstrong 1838 0.01
Atascosa 48689 0.17
Austin 29650 0.11
Bailey 7138 0.03
Bandera 21678 0.08
Bastrop 82642 0.30
Baylor 3636 0.01
Bee 32823 0.12
Bell 341477 1.22
Bexar 1927409 6.91
Blanco 11291 0.04
Borden 658 0.00
Bosque 18035 0.07
Bowie 93575 0.34
Brazoria 353361 1.27
Brazos 219881 0.79
Brewster 9213 0.03
Briscoe 1481 0.01
Brooks 7220 0.03
Brown 38056 0.14
Burleson 17862 0.06
Burnet 45836 0.16
Caldwell 41095 0.15
Calhoun 21939 0.08
Callahan 13789 0.05
Cameron 420894 1.51
Camp 12751 0.05
Carson 6093 0.02
Cass 30048 0.11
Castro 7730 0.03
Chambers 40160 0.14
Cherokee 51870 0.19
Childress 7204 0.03
Clay 10268 0.04
Cochran 2913 0.01
Coke 3255 0.01
Coleman 8415 0.03
Collin 944313 3.38
Collingsworth 3009 0.01
Colorado 21091 0.08
Comal 134408 0.48
Comanche 13554 0.05
Concho 4134 0.02
Cooke 39334 0.14
Coryell 74924 0.27
Cottle 1398 0.01
Crane 4776 0.02
Crockett 3652 0.01
Crosby 5905 0.02
Culberson 2216 0.01
Dallam 7321 0.03
Dallas 2591488 9.28
Dawson 13000 0.05
Deaf Smith 18823 0.07
Delta 5131 0.02
Denton 807566 2.89
DeWitt 20598 0.07
Dickens 2191 0.01
Dimmit 10676 0.04
Donley 3387 0.01
Duval 11411 0.04
Eastland 18233 0.07
Ector 157748 0.56
Edwards 1915 0.01
Ellis 168367 0.60
El Paso 834112 2.99
Erath 41375 0.15
Falls 17279 0.06
Fannin 33937 0.12
Fayette 24999 0.09
Fisher 3874 0.01
Floyd 5849 0.02
Foard 1196 0.00
Fort Bend 744489 2.67
Franklin 10686 0.04
Freestone 19658 0.07
Frio 19547 0.07
Gaines 20477 0.07
Galveston 329038 1.18
Garza 6197 0.02
Gillespie 26225 0.09
Glasscock 1365 0.01
Goliad 7516 0.03
Gonzales 20784 0.07
Gray 22713 0.08
Grayson 128309 0.46
Gregg 123493 0.44
Grimes 27479 0.10
Guadalupe 154510 0.55
Hale 34062 0.12
Hall 3112 0.01
Hamilton 8245 0.03
Hansford 5572 0.02
Hardeman 3981 0.01
Hardin 56310 0.20
Harris 4622836 16.56
Harrison 66657 0.24
Hartley 5733 0.02
Haskell 5749 0.02
Hays 204581 0.73
Hemphill 4104 0.02
Henderson 80099 0.29
Hidalgo 847759 3.04
Hill 35101 0.13
Hockley 23051 0.08
Hood 56595 0.20
Hopkins 36163 0.13
Houston 22892 0.08
Howard 36202 0.13
Hudspeth 4259 0.02
Hunt 91920 0.33
Hutchinson 21540 0.08
Irion 1575 0.01
Jack 8785 0.03
Jackson 14871 0.05
Jasper 35443 0.13
Jeff Davis 2229 0.01
Jefferson 255696 0.92
Jim Hogg 5245 0.02
Jim Wells 41206 0.15
Johnson 162816 0.58
Jones 19968 0.07
Karnes 15513 0.06
Kaufman 118040 0.42
Kendall 41916 0.15
Kenedy 427 0.00
Kent 748 0.00
Kerr 51442 0.18
Kimble 4405 0.02
King 289 0.00
Kinney 3634 0.01
Kleberg 31309 0.11
Knox 3729 0.01
Lamar 49555 0.18
Lamb 13205 0.05
Lampasas 20532 0.07
La Salle 7600 0.03
Lavaca 19886 0.07
Lee 16961 0.06
Leon 17200 0.06
Liberty 81381 0.29
Limestone 23466 0.08
Lipscomb 3502 0.01
Live Oak 12038 0.04
Llano 20621 0.07
Loving 117 0.00
Lubbock 302326 1.08
Lynn 5775 0.02
McCulloch 8121 0.03
McLennan 247573 0.89
McMullen 810 0.00
Madison 14127 0.05
Marion 10134 0.04
Martin 5627 0.02
Mason 4159 0.02
Matagorda 37143 0.13
Maverick 57901 0.21
Medina 49239 0.18
Menard 2097 0.01
Midland 163928 0.59
Milam 24678 0.09
Mills 4886 0.02
Mitchell 8481 0.03
Montague 19387 0.07
Montgomery 555338 1.99
Moore 21638 0.08
Morris 12420 0.04
Motley 1169 0.00
Nacogdoches 65532 0.24
Navarro 48403 0.17
Newton 14162 0.05
Nolan 15082 0.05
Nueces 361753 1.30
Ochiltree 10259 0.04
Oldham 2071 0.01
Orange 84652 0.30
Palo Pinto 28131 0.10
Panola 23407 0.08
Parker 129016 0.46
Parmer 9764 0.04
Pecos 15852 0.06
Polk 47654 0.17
Potter 120440 0.43
Presidio 7113 0.03
Rains 11283 0.04
Randall 132465 0.48
Reagan 3721 0.01
Real 3387 0.01
Red River 12175 0.04
Reeves 15203 0.05
Refugio 7275 0.03
Roberts 910 0.00
Robertson 16821 0.06
Rockwall 93579 0.34
Runnels 10290 0.04
Rusk 52836 0.19
Sabine 10389 0.04
San Augustine 8280 0.03
San Jacinto 27743 0.10
San Patricio 67325 0.24
San Saba 5920 0.02
Schleicher 3056 0.01
Scurry 17417 0.06
Shackelford 3337 0.01
Shelby 25583 0.09
Sherman 3053 0.01
Smith 225181 0.81
Somervell 8663 0.03
Starr 63697 0.23
Stephens 9383 0.03
Sterling 1337 0.01
Stonewall 1404 0.01
Sutton 3902 0.01
Swisher 7437 0.03
Tarrant 2023942 7.25
Taylor 136330 0.49
Terrell 815 0.00
Terry 12767 0.05
Throckmorton 1542 0.01
Titus 32455 0.12
Tom Green 117742 0.42
Travis 1206283 4.32
Trinity 14535 0.05
Tyler 21416 0.08
Upshur 40807 0.15
Upton 3698 0.01
Uvalde 27082 0.10
Val Verde 48901 0.18
Van Zandt 54407 0.20
Victoria 92423 0.33
Walker 71811 0.26
Waller 50062 0.18
Ward 11573 0.04
Washington 34688 0.12
Webb 272053 0.98
Wharton 41619 0.15
Wheeler 5526 0.02
Wichita 131386 0.47
Wilbarger 12893 0.05
Willacy 21749 0.08
Williamson 528207 1.89
Wilson 48202 0.17
Winkler 7917 0.03
Wise 64428 0.23
Wood 43790 0.16
Yoakum 8626 0.03
Young 18095 0.07
Zapata 14420 0.05
Zavala 12125 0.04