Ranking of Texas Counties By Population in 2021
Updated on August 1, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the Population for Texas was 29.56M. Among all Texas counties, Harris County had the highest population (4.74M), followed by Dallas County (2.59M), and Tarrant County (2.13M).
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), 2021 Census.
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Ranking of Texas Counties By Population in 2021
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| Rank | County | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harris County | 4735517 |
| 2 | Dallas County | 2588235 |
| 3 | Tarrant County | 2129695 |
| 4 | Bexar County | 2030981 |
| 5 | Travis County | 1308868 |
| 6 | Collin County | 1114661 |
| 7 | Denton County | 943883 |
| 8 | Hidalgo County | 879865 |
| 9 | El Paso County | 867499 |
| 10 | Fort Bend County | 860305 |
| 11 | Montgomery County | 650755 |
| 12 | Williamson County | 644595 |
| 13 | Cameron County | 422636 |
| 14 | Bell County | 380399 |
| 15 | Brazoria County | 379121 |
| 16 | Galveston County | 355560 |
| 17 | Nueces County | 353292 |
| 18 | Lubbock County | 314642 |
| 19 | Webb County | 267400 |
| 20 | McLennan County | 263721 |
| 21 | Hays County | 255955 |
| 22 | Jefferson County | 253727 |
| 23 | Brazos County | 237612 |
| 24 | Smith County | 237182 |
| 25 | Ellis County | 203187 |
| 26 | Johnson County | 187511 |
| 27 | Guadalupe County | 177301 |
| 28 | Comal County | 174977 |
| 29 | Midland County | 168257 |
| 30 | Ector County | 160758 |
| 31 | Kaufman County | 158313 |
| 32 | Parker County | 157088 |
| 33 | Randall County | 144055 |
| 34 | Taylor County | 143922 |
| 35 | Grayson County | 139563 |
| 36 | Wichita County | 130073 |
| 37 | Gregg County | 124130 |
| 38 | Tom Green County | 119231 |
| 39 | Rockwall County | 116612 |
| 40 | Potter County | 116461 |
| 41 | Hunt County | 103591 |
| 42 | Bastrop County | 102276 |
| 43 | Liberty County | 97488 |
| 44 | Bowie County | 92282 |
| 45 | Victoria County | 90896 |
| 46 | Angelina County | 86730 |
| 47 | Orange County | 84666 |
| 48 | Coryell County | 84389 |
| 49 | Henderson County | 83653 |
| 50 | Walker County | 78348 |
| 51 | Wise County | 71871 |
| 52 | San Patricio County | 69767 |
| 53 | Harrison County | 69527 |
| 54 | Starr County | 65858 |
| 55 | Nacogdoches County | 64778 |
| 56 | Hood County | 64293 |
| 57 | Van Zandt County | 61253 |
| 58 | Waller County | 59419 |
| 59 | Anderson County | 58302 |
| 60 | Maverick County | 57683 |
| 61 | Hardin County | 57133 |
| 62 | Navarro County | 53637 |
| 63 | Kerr County | 53175 |
| 64 | Rusk County | 52695 |
| 65 | Medina County | 52328 |
| 66 | Polk County | 51877 |
| 67 | Wilson County | 51307 |
| 68 | Cherokee County | 51150 |
| 69 | Burnet County | 51146 |
| 70 | Lamar County | 50349 |
| 71 | Atascosa County | 49817 |
| 72 | Chambers County | 48727 |
| 73 | Val Verde County | 47533 |
| 74 | Caldwell County | 46940 |
| 75 | Kendall County | 46861 |
| 76 | Wood County | 46076 |
| 77 | Erath County | 43381 |
| 78 | Cooke County | 42398 |
| 79 | Upshur County | 41835 |
| 80 | Wharton County | 41652 |
| 81 | Jim Wells County | 38893 |
| 82 | Brown County | 38135 |
| 83 | Hopkins County | 37210 |
| 84 | Fannin County | 36723 |
| 85 | Hill County | 36378 |
| 86 | Matagorda County | 36339 |
| 87 | Washington County | 35947 |
| 88 | Howard County | 34365 |
| 89 | Jasper County | 32552 |
| 90 | Hale County | 32208 |
| 91 | Titus County | 31260 |
| 92 | Bee County | 30836 |
| 93 | Kleberg County | 30625 |
| 94 | Austin County | 30431 |
| 95 | Grimes County | 30145 |
| 96 | Palo Pinto County | 28742 |
| 97 | Cass County | 28573 |
| 98 | San Jacinto County | 27811 |
| 99 | Gillespie County | 27293 |
| 100 | Milam County | 25212 |
| 101 | Uvalde County | 24803 |
| 102 | Fayette County | 24690 |
| 103 | Aransas County | 24510 |
| 104 | Shelby County | 23984 |
| 105 | Panola County | 22556 |
| 106 | Lampasas County | 22224 |
| 107 | Limestone County | 22060 |
| 108 | Llano County | 22056 |
| 109 | Houston County | 21962 |
| 110 | Gaines County | 21878 |
| 111 | Bandera County | 21528 |
| 112 | Hockley County | 21265 |
| 113 | Moore County | 21136 |
| 114 | Gray County | 21128 |
| 115 | Colorado County | 20642 |
| 116 | Lavaca County | 20538 |
| 117 | Hutchinson County | 20438 |
| 118 | Montague County | 20437 |
| 119 | Willacy County | 20292 |
| 120 | DeWitt County | 19949 |
| 121 | Tyler County | 19898 |
| 122 | Jones County | 19811 |
| 123 | Freestone County | 19788 |
| 124 | Calhoun County | 19782 |
| 125 | Gonzales County | 19636 |
| 126 | Bosque County | 18499 |
| 127 | Andrews County | 18411 |
| 128 | Deaf Smith County | 18379 |
| 129 | Burleson County | 18109 |
| 130 | Young County | 17943 |
| 131 | Eastland County | 17826 |
| 132 | Lee County | 17679 |
| 133 | Frio County | 17543 |
| 134 | Falls County | 17113 |
| 135 | Robertson County | 16946 |
| 136 | Scurry County | 16837 |
| 137 | Leon County | 16009 |
| 138 | Jackson County | 15118 |
| 139 | Pecos County | 15117 |
| 140 | Karnes County | 14732 |
| 141 | Nolan County | 14605 |
| 142 | Callahan County | 14098 |
| 143 | Zapata County | 13875 |
| 144 | Trinity County | 13832 |
| 145 | Comanche County | 13805 |
| 146 | Madison County | 13512 |
| 147 | Reeves County | 12981 |
| 148 | Lamb County | 12909 |
| 149 | Wilbarger County | 12703 |
| 150 | Camp County | 12602 |
| 151 | Rains County | 12463 |
| 152 | Dawson County | 12367 |
| 153 | Newton County | 12212 |
| 154 | Morris County | 12007 |
| 155 | Blanco County | 11882 |
| 156 | Terry County | 11714 |
| 157 | Red River County | 11561 |
| 158 | Live Oak County | 11386 |
| 159 | Ward County | 11081 |
| 160 | Franklin County | 10497 |
| 161 | Clay County | 10311 |
| 162 | Sabine County | 10013 |
| 163 | Duval County | 9998 |
| 164 | Runnels County | 9892 |
| 165 | Parmer County | 9784 |
| 166 | Ochiltree County | 9768 |
| 167 | Marion County | 9620 |
| 168 | Somervell County | 9477 |
| 169 | Brewster County | 9473 |
| 169 | Zavala County | 9473 |
| 170 | Stephens County | 9433 |
| 171 | Mitchell County | 9042 |
| 172 | Archer County | 8702 |
| 173 | Jack County | 8550 |
| 174 | Dimmit County | 8479 |
| 175 | Hamilton County | 8230 |
| 176 | San Augustine County | 7905 |
| 177 | Coleman County | 7722 |
| 178 | Yoakum County | 7563 |
| 179 | McCulloch County | 7522 |
| 180 | Winkler County | 7382 |
| 181 | Castro County | 7366 |
| 182 | Dallam County | 7175 |
| 183 | Goliad County | 7133 |
| 184 | Swisher County | 7007 |
| 185 | Brooks County | 6969 |
| 186 | Bailey County | 6803 |
| 187 | Childress County | 6787 |
| 188 | La Salle County | 6708 |
| 189 | Refugio County | 6704 |
| 190 | Garza County | 6269 |
| 191 | Presidio County | 6113 |
| 192 | San Saba County | 5829 |
| 193 | Carson County | 5714 |
| 194 | Lynn County | 5645 |
| 195 | Hartley County | 5393 |
| 196 | Haskell County | 5375 |
| 197 | Delta County | 5344 |
| 198 | Floyd County | 5292 |
| 199 | Martin County | 5214 |
| 200 | Hansford County | 5120 |
| 201 | Crosby County | 5085 |
| 202 | Wheeler County | 4886 |
| 203 | Jim Hogg County | 4790 |
| 204 | Crane County | 4636 |
| 205 | Mills County | 4489 |
| 206 | Kimble County | 4348 |
| 207 | Mason County | 3929 |
| 208 | Fisher County | 3675 |
| 209 | Hardeman County | 3546 |
| 210 | Baylor County | 3458 |
| 211 | Donley County | 3361 |
| 212 | Concho County | 3348 |
| 213 | Hemphill County | 3324 |
| 214 | Knox County | 3318 |
| 215 | Coke County | 3304 |
| 216 | Sutton County | 3291 |
| 217 | Hudspeth County | 3275 |
| 218 | Upton County | 3233 |
| 219 | Reagan County | 3222 |
| 220 | Shackelford County | 3191 |
| 221 | Kinney County | 3122 |
| 222 | Crockett County | 3013 |
| 223 | Lipscomb County | 2895 |
| 224 | Hall County | 2842 |
| 225 | Real County | 2817 |
| 226 | Sherman County | 2789 |
| 227 | Collingsworth County | 2607 |
| 228 | Cochran County | 2480 |
| 229 | Schleicher County | 2438 |
| 230 | Culberson County | 2182 |
| 231 | Menard County | 1968 |
| 232 | Jeff Davis County | 1959 |
| 233 | Armstrong County | 1840 |
| 234 | Dickens County | 1734 |
| 234 | Oldham County | 1734 |
| 235 | Irion County | 1534 |
| 236 | Throckmorton County | 1503 |
| 237 | Edwards County | 1429 |
| 238 | Briscoe County | 1400 |
| 239 | Sterling County | 1380 |
| 240 | Cottle County | 1355 |
| 241 | Stonewall County | 1211 |
| 242 | Glasscock County | 1136 |
| 243 | Motley County | 1071 |
| 244 | Foard County | 1056 |
| 245 | Roberts County | 801 |
| 246 | Kent County | 748 |
| 247 | Terrell County | 721 |
| 248 | Borden County | 618 |
| 249 | McMullen County | 592 |
| 250 | Kenedy County | 339 |
| 251 | King County | 256 |
| 252 | Loving County | 54 |