Ranking of Texas Counties By Population in 2012
Updated on January 28, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the Population for Texas was 26.08M. Among all Texas counties, Harris County had the highest population (4.26M), followed by Dallas County (2.46M), and Tarrant County (1.88M).
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), 2012 Census.
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Ranking of Texas Counties By Population in 2012
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| Rank | County | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harris County | 4262549 |
| 2 | Dallas County | 2456296 |
| 3 | Tarrant County | 1882950 |
| 4 | Bexar County | 1788768 |
| 5 | Travis County | 1096918 |
| 6 | Collin County | 834839 |
| 7 | El Paso County | 832118 |
| 8 | Hidalgo County | 807930 |
| 9 | Denton County | 707027 |
| 10 | Fort Bend County | 624737 |
| 11 | Montgomery County | 484627 |
| 12 | Williamson County | 456144 |
| 13 | Cameron County | 415729 |
| 14 | Nueces County | 347966 |
| 15 | Bell County | 325138 |
| 16 | Brazoria County | 324295 |
| 17 | Galveston County | 301099 |
| 18 | Lubbock County | 286062 |
| 19 | Webb County | 260487 |
| 20 | Jefferson County | 251617 |
| 21 | McLennan County | 239369 |
| 22 | Smith County | 214824 |
| 23 | Brazos County | 200304 |
| 24 | Hays County | 168406 |
| 25 | Ellis County | 153779 |
| 26 | Johnson County | 153406 |
| 27 | Midland County | 147365 |
| 28 | Ector County | 144472 |
| 29 | Guadalupe County | 139657 |
| 30 | Taylor County | 134122 |
| 31 | Wichita County | 131742 |
| 32 | Randall County | 125047 |
| 33 | Gregg County | 123154 |
| 34 | Potter County | 122706 |
| 35 | Grayson County | 121866 |
| 36 | Parker County | 119494 |
| 37 | Comal County | 114897 |
| 38 | Tom Green County | 113324 |
| 39 | Kaufman County | 106569 |
| 40 | Bowie County | 93068 |
| 41 | Victoria County | 89124 |
| 42 | Angelina County | 87511 |
| 43 | Hunt County | 86992 |
| 44 | Orange County | 82908 |
| 45 | Rockwall County | 82772 |
| 46 | Henderson County | 78989 |
| 47 | Coryell County | 78515 |
| 48 | Liberty County | 76378 |
| 49 | Bastrop County | 74745 |
| 50 | Walker County | 68602 |
| 51 | Harrison County | 66273 |
| 52 | Nacogdoches County | 65868 |
| 53 | San Patricio County | 65261 |
| 54 | Starr County | 61951 |
| 55 | Wise County | 60395 |
| 56 | Anderson County | 58074 |
| 57 | Maverick County | 55723 |
| 58 | Hardin County | 55129 |
| 59 | Rusk County | 53735 |
| 60 | Van Zandt County | 52211 |
| 61 | Hood County | 52132 |
| 62 | Cherokee County | 51271 |
| 63 | Kerr County | 49712 |
| 64 | Lamar County | 49673 |
| 65 | Val Verde County | 48968 |
| 66 | Navarro County | 48157 |
| 67 | Medina County | 46812 |
| 68 | Atascosa County | 46444 |
| 69 | Polk County | 45517 |
| 70 | Waller County | 44365 |
| 71 | Wilson County | 44356 |
| 72 | Burnet County | 43383 |
| 73 | Wood County | 42402 |
| 74 | Jim Wells County | 41673 |
| 75 | Wharton County | 41130 |
| 76 | Upshur County | 39921 |
| 77 | Erath County | 39408 |
| 78 | Cooke County | 38729 |
| 79 | Caldwell County | 38648 |
| 80 | Brown County | 37804 |
| 81 | Matagorda County | 36534 |
| 82 | Chambers County | 36497 |
| 83 | Hale County | 36248 |
| 84 | Jasper County | 35855 |
| 85 | Kendall County | 35563 |
| 86 | Howard County | 35485 |
| 87 | Hopkins County | 35309 |
| 88 | Hill County | 35165 |
| 89 | Washington County | 33916 |
| 90 | Fannin County | 33601 |
| 91 | Titus County | 32605 |
| 92 | Bee County | 32486 |
| 93 | Kleberg County | 32093 |
| 94 | Cass County | 30032 |
| 95 | Austin County | 28572 |
| 96 | Palo Pinto County | 27862 |
| 97 | San Jacinto County | 26956 |
| 98 | Uvalde County | 26744 |
| 99 | Grimes County | 26686 |
| 100 | Shelby County | 26062 |
| 101 | Gillespie County | 25177 |
| 102 | Fayette County | 24645 |
| 103 | Milam County | 24116 |
| 104 | Panola County | 24000 |
| 105 | Limestone County | 23679 |
| 106 | Aransas County | 23466 |
| 107 | Houston County | 23212 |
| 108 | Hockley County | 23053 |
| 109 | Gray County | 22922 |
| 110 | Moore County | 22431 |
| 111 | Willacy County | 22202 |
| 112 | Hutchinson County | 22024 |
| 113 | Calhoun County | 21564 |
| 114 | Tyler County | 21504 |
| 115 | Colorado County | 20724 |
| 116 | Bandera County | 20579 |
| 117 | DeWitt County | 20360 |
| 118 | Lampasas County | 20050 |
| 119 | Gonzales County | 19923 |
| 120 | Jones County | 19873 |
| 121 | Lavaca County | 19532 |
| 122 | Freestone County | 19484 |
| 123 | Montague County | 19477 |
| 124 | Deaf Smith County | 19369 |
| 125 | Llano County | 19266 |
| 126 | Eastland County | 18461 |
| 127 | Gaines County | 18305 |
| 128 | Young County | 18273 |
| 129 | Bosque County | 18127 |
| 130 | Frio County | 17924 |
| 131 | Falls County | 17572 |
| 132 | Burleson County | 17437 |
| 133 | Scurry County | 17120 |
| 134 | Leon County | 16740 |
| 135 | Lee County | 16504 |
| 136 | Robertson County | 16447 |
| 137 | Andrews County | 16102 |
| 138 | Pecos County | 15563 |
| 139 | Nolan County | 14939 |
| 140 | Karnes County | 14857 |
| 141 | Newton County | 14433 |
| 142 | Trinity County | 14375 |
| 143 | Jackson County | 14271 |
| 144 | Zapata County | 14267 |
| 145 | Reeves County | 14256 |
| 146 | Lamb County | 13870 |
| 147 | Madison County | 13739 |
| 148 | Comanche County | 13723 |
| 149 | Dawson County | 13614 |
| 150 | Callahan County | 13488 |
| 151 | Wilbarger County | 13294 |
| 152 | Red River County | 12721 |
| 153 | Morris County | 12698 |
| 154 | Terry County | 12630 |
| 155 | Camp County | 12487 |
| 156 | Zavala County | 12015 |
| 157 | Live Oak County | 11671 |
| 158 | Duval County | 11564 |
| 159 | Rains County | 10927 |
| 160 | Ward County | 10825 |
| 161 | Franklin County | 10633 |
| 162 | Blanco County | 10619 |
| 163 | Ochiltree County | 10611 |
| 164 | Sabine County | 10526 |
| 165 | Clay County | 10525 |
| 166 | Dimmit County | 10472 |
| 167 | Marion County | 10387 |
| 168 | Runnels County | 10337 |
| 169 | Parmer County | 10188 |
| 170 | Stephens County | 9608 |
| 171 | Mitchell County | 9332 |
| 172 | Brewster County | 9262 |
| 173 | Jack County | 8992 |
| 174 | Archer County | 8815 |
| 175 | San Augustine County | 8789 |
| 176 | Coleman County | 8673 |
| 177 | Somervell County | 8555 |
| 178 | Castro County | 8254 |
| 179 | Hamilton County | 8251 |
| 180 | McCulloch County | 8241 |
| 181 | Yoakum County | 8052 |
| 182 | Swisher County | 7849 |
| 183 | Presidio County | 7614 |
| 184 | Winkler County | 7366 |
| 185 | Goliad County | 7329 |
| 186 | Refugio County | 7259 |
| 187 | Brooks County | 7203 |
| 188 | La Salle County | 7154 |
| 189 | Bailey County | 7139 |
| 190 | Childress County | 7102 |
| 191 | Dallam County | 7058 |
| 192 | Garza County | 6413 |
| 193 | Floyd County | 6352 |
| 194 | Hartley County | 6092 |
| 195 | Carson County | 6090 |
| 196 | Crosby County | 6033 |
| 197 | San Saba County | 5990 |
| 198 | Haskell County | 5883 |
| 199 | Lynn County | 5793 |
| 200 | Wheeler County | 5593 |
| 201 | Hansford County | 5532 |
| 202 | Jim Hogg County | 5275 |
| 203 | Delta County | 5240 |
| 204 | Martin County | 4976 |
| 205 | Mills County | 4833 |
| 206 | Crane County | 4522 |
| 206 | Kimble County | 4522 |
| 207 | Hardeman County | 4098 |
| 207 | Hemphill County | 4098 |
| 208 | Concho County | 4082 |
| 209 | Mason County | 4056 |
| 210 | Sutton County | 3916 |
| 211 | Fisher County | 3837 |
| 212 | Knox County | 3729 |
| 213 | Crockett County | 3707 |
| 214 | Kinney County | 3646 |
| 215 | Donley County | 3645 |
| 216 | Baylor County | 3593 |
| 217 | Reagan County | 3477 |
| 218 | Lipscomb County | 3448 |
| 219 | Shackelford County | 3361 |
| 220 | Real County | 3354 |
| 221 | Hudspeth County | 3353 |
| 222 | Hall County | 3269 |
| 223 | Upton County | 3265 |
| 224 | Schleicher County | 3257 |
| 225 | Coke County | 3198 |
| 226 | Sherman County | 3037 |
| 227 | Cochran County | 3029 |
| 228 | Collingsworth County | 3023 |
| 229 | Dickens County | 2324 |
| 230 | Culberson County | 2317 |
| 231 | Jeff Davis County | 2296 |
| 232 | Menard County | 2205 |
| 233 | Oldham County | 2046 |
| 234 | Edwards County | 1990 |
| 235 | Armstrong County | 1953 |
| 236 | Throckmorton County | 1610 |
| 237 | Irion County | 1582 |
| 238 | Briscoe County | 1576 |
| 239 | Cottle County | 1485 |
| 240 | Stonewall County | 1452 |
| 241 | Foard County | 1309 |
| 242 | Glasscock County | 1280 |
| 243 | Motley County | 1197 |
| 244 | Sterling County | 1190 |
| 245 | Roberts County | 938 |
| 246 | Terrell County | 917 |
| 247 | Kent County | 825 |
| 248 | McMullen County | 731 |
| 249 | Borden County | 613 |
| 250 | Kenedy County | 447 |
| 251 | King County | 269 |
| 252 | Loving County | 86 |