Ranking of Texas Counties By Population in 2017
Updated on January 28, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the Population for Texas was 28.29M. Among all Texas counties, Harris County had the highest population (4.66M), followed by Dallas County (2.62M), and Tarrant County (2.06M).
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), 2017 Census.
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Ranking of Texas Counties By Population in 2017
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| Rank | County | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harris County | 4655798 |
| 2 | Dallas County | 2620425 |
| 3 | Tarrant County | 2056197 |
| 4 | Bexar County | 1956394 |
| 5 | Travis County | 1227373 |
| 6 | Collin County | 972724 |
| 7 | Hidalgo County | 854739 |
| 8 | El Paso County | 836087 |
| 9 | Denton County | 834649 |
| 10 | Fort Bend County | 768258 |
| 11 | Montgomery County | 571542 |
| 12 | Williamson County | 546837 |
| 13 | Cameron County | 421506 |
| 14 | Brazoria County | 362261 |
| 15 | Nueces County | 361328 |
| 16 | Bell County | 347683 |
| 17 | Galveston County | 334691 |
| 18 | Lubbock County | 305689 |
| 19 | Webb County | 273378 |
| 20 | Jefferson County | 255889 |
| 21 | McLennan County | 251638 |
| 22 | Smith County | 227159 |
| 23 | Brazos County | 223985 |
| 24 | Hays County | 214863 |
| 25 | Ellis County | 173434 |
| 26 | Johnson County | 167114 |
| 27 | Midland County | 165417 |
| 28 | Guadalupe County | 159666 |
| 29 | Ector County | 156823 |
| 30 | Comal County | 140721 |
| 31 | Taylor County | 136615 |
| 32 | Randall County | 134148 |
| 33 | Parker County | 133616 |
| 34 | Wichita County | 131807 |
| 35 | Grayson County | 131085 |
| 36 | Gregg County | 122985 |
| 37 | Kaufman County | 122753 |
| 38 | Potter County | 120008 |
| 39 | Tom Green County | 117745 |
| 40 | Rockwall County | 96956 |
| 41 | Hunt County | 94058 |
| 42 | Bowie County | 93625 |
| 43 | Victoria County | 92011 |
| 44 | Angelina County | 87523 |
| 45 | Orange County | 85056 |
| 46 | Bastrop County | 84624 |
| 47 | Liberty County | 83648 |
| 48 | Henderson County | 80976 |
| 49 | Coryell County | 74886 |
| 50 | Walker County | 72764 |
| 51 | San Patricio County | 67221 |
| 52 | Harrison County | 66516 |
| 53 | Wise County | 65781 |
| 54 | Nacogdoches County | 65231 |
| 55 | Starr County | 63887 |
| 56 | Anderson County | 58232 |
| 57 | Hood County | 57994 |
| 58 | Maverick County | 57883 |
| 59 | Hardin County | 57194 |
| 60 | Van Zandt County | 55141 |
| 61 | Rusk County | 54148 |
| 62 | Cherokee County | 52099 |
| 63 | Kerr County | 51883 |
| 64 | Waller County | 51736 |
| 65 | Medina County | 50205 |
| 66 | Lamar County | 49610 |
| 67 | Wilson County | 49226 |
| 68 | Atascosa County | 49094 |
| 69 | Val Verde County | 49071 |
| 70 | Polk County | 48938 |
| 71 | Navarro County | 48744 |
| 72 | Burnet County | 46592 |
| 73 | Wood County | 44325 |
| 74 | Kendall County | 43985 |
| 75 | Caldwell County | 42302 |
| 76 | Wharton County | 41869 |
| 77 | Erath County | 41744 |
| 78 | Chambers County | 41249 |
| 79 | Upshur County | 41103 |
| 80 | Jim Wells County | 40952 |
| 81 | Cooke County | 39903 |
| 82 | Brown County | 37816 |
| 83 | Matagorda County | 36848 |
| 84 | Hopkins County | 36456 |
| 85 | Howard County | 35778 |
| 86 | Hill County | 35722 |
| 87 | Jasper County | 35580 |
| 88 | Washington County | 34804 |
| 89 | Fannin County | 34570 |
| 90 | Hale County | 33901 |
| 91 | Titus County | 32652 |
| 92 | Bee County | 32598 |
| 93 | Kleberg County | 30756 |
| 94 | Cass County | 29958 |
| 95 | Austin County | 29729 |
| 96 | Palo Pinto County | 28554 |
| 97 | San Jacinto County | 28233 |
| 98 | Grimes County | 27924 |
| 99 | Uvalde County | 27073 |
| 100 | Gillespie County | 26520 |
| 101 | Aransas County | 25421 |
| 102 | Shelby County | 25218 |
| 103 | Fayette County | 25110 |
| 104 | Milam County | 24907 |
| 105 | Limestone County | 23376 |
| 106 | Panola County | 23165 |
| 107 | Houston County | 23073 |
| 108 | Hockley County | 22974 |
| 109 | Bandera County | 22312 |
| 110 | Gray County | 22089 |
| 111 | Calhoun County | 21716 |
| 112 | Moore County | 21571 |
| 113 | Tyler County | 21498 |
| 114 | Willacy County | 21489 |
| 115 | Hutchinson County | 21339 |
| 116 | Colorado County | 21301 |
| 117 | Llano County | 21199 |
| 118 | Lampasas County | 20867 |
| 119 | Gonzales County | 20743 |
| 120 | Gaines County | 20575 |
| 121 | DeWitt County | 20164 |
| 122 | Lavaca County | 20015 |
| 123 | Jones County | 19829 |
| 124 | Frio County | 19818 |
| 125 | Freestone County | 19651 |
| 126 | Montague County | 19408 |
| 127 | Deaf Smith County | 18742 |
| 128 | Bosque County | 18309 |
| 129 | Eastland County | 18278 |
| 130 | Burleson County | 18055 |
| 131 | Young County | 17916 |
| 132 | Andrews County | 17599 |
| 133 | Falls County | 17342 |
| 134 | Leon County | 17224 |
| 135 | Robertson County | 17152 |
| 136 | Lee County | 17104 |
| 137 | Scurry County | 17020 |
| 138 | Pecos County | 15626 |
| 139 | Karnes County | 15590 |
| 140 | Reeves County | 15141 |
| 141 | Nolan County | 14912 |
| 142 | Jackson County | 14798 |
| 143 | Trinity County | 14680 |
| 144 | Madison County | 14292 |
| 145 | Zapata County | 14251 |
| 146 | Callahan County | 13967 |
| 147 | Newton County | 13909 |
| 148 | Comanche County | 13531 |
| 149 | Lamb County | 13186 |
| 150 | Camp County | 12829 |
| 151 | Dawson County | 12734 |
| 152 | Wilbarger County | 12693 |
| 153 | Terry County | 12427 |
| 154 | Morris County | 12360 |
| 155 | Red River County | 12167 |
| 156 | Live Oak County | 12157 |
| 157 | Zavala County | 11946 |
| 158 | Rains County | 11713 |
| 159 | Blanco County | 11473 |
| 160 | Ward County | 11377 |
| 161 | Duval County | 11239 |
| 162 | Franklin County | 10801 |
| 163 | Clay County | 10496 |
| 164 | Sabine County | 10422 |
| 165 | Dimmit County | 10281 |
| 166 | Runnels County | 10275 |
| 167 | Marion County | 10076 |
| 168 | Ochiltree County | 10004 |
| 169 | Parmer County | 9688 |
| 170 | Brewster County | 9324 |
| 171 | Stephens County | 9288 |
| 172 | Somervell County | 8850 |
| 173 | Jack County | 8829 |
| 174 | Archer County | 8788 |
| 175 | Yoakum County | 8527 |
| 176 | Hamilton County | 8413 |
| 177 | Coleman County | 8402 |
| 178 | San Augustine County | 8302 |
| 179 | Mitchell County | 8234 |
| 180 | McCulloch County | 7934 |
| 181 | Castro County | 7668 |
| 182 | Winkler County | 7595 |
| 183 | Goliad County | 7559 |
| 184 | La Salle County | 7537 |
| 185 | Swisher County | 7440 |
| 186 | Childress County | 7260 |
| 187 | Dallam County | 7248 |
| 188 | Refugio County | 7178 |
| 189 | Brooks County | 7138 |
| 190 | Presidio County | 7044 |
| 191 | Bailey County | 6987 |
| 192 | Garza County | 6480 |
| 193 | Carson County | 6003 |
| 194 | San Saba County | 5994 |
| 195 | Crosby County | 5850 |
| 196 | Floyd County | 5832 |
| 197 | Lynn County | 5828 |
| 198 | Hartley County | 5701 |
| 199 | Haskell County | 5696 |
| 200 | Martin County | 5526 |
| 201 | Hansford County | 5470 |
| 202 | Wheeler County | 5301 |
| 203 | Delta County | 5268 |
| 204 | Jim Hogg County | 5186 |
| 205 | Mills County | 4923 |
| 206 | Crane County | 4675 |
| 207 | Hudspeth County | 4615 |
| 208 | Kimble County | 4380 |
| 209 | Mason County | 4185 |
| 210 | Hardeman County | 3956 |
| 211 | Hemphill County | 3944 |
| 212 | Fisher County | 3869 |
| 213 | Sutton County | 3796 |
| 214 | Kinney County | 3709 |
| 215 | Reagan County | 3706 |
| 216 | Knox County | 3669 |
| 217 | Upton County | 3657 |
| 218 | Baylor County | 3554 |
| 219 | Crockett County | 3528 |
| 220 | Real County | 3413 |
| 221 | Lipscomb County | 3361 |
| 222 | Donley County | 3334 |
| 223 | Shackelford County | 3289 |
| 224 | Coke County | 3278 |
| 225 | Hall County | 3043 |
| 226 | Sherman County | 3038 |
| 227 | Schleicher County | 2988 |
| 228 | Collingsworth County | 2958 |
| 229 | Cochran County | 2847 |
| 230 | Concho County | 2701 |
| 231 | Jeff Davis County | 2257 |
| 232 | Culberson County | 2227 |
| 233 | Dickens County | 2192 |
| 234 | Menard County | 2115 |
| 235 | Oldham County | 2106 |
| 236 | Edwards County | 1931 |
| 237 | Armstrong County | 1866 |
| 238 | Irion County | 1523 |
| 239 | Briscoe County | 1515 |
| 240 | Throckmorton County | 1510 |
| 241 | Stonewall County | 1374 |
| 242 | Cottle County | 1373 |
| 243 | Glasscock County | 1366 |
| 244 | Sterling County | 1285 |
| 245 | Motley County | 1226 |
| 246 | Foard County | 1197 |
| 247 | Roberts County | 937 |
| 248 | Terrell County | 810 |
| 249 | McMullen County | 766 |
| 250 | Kent County | 758 |
| 251 | Borden County | 669 |
| 252 | Kenedy County | 408 |
| 253 | King County | 287 |
| 254 | Loving County | 133 |